The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-11-23
NEWS OF THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Miss GiIlespy Enterta!ns for
House Guest
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Miss calame Honored With Pre-Nuptia
Party-Art Club Announces Plans
For Exhibition-Announce
of Meetings-PersonaIs.
NOTES HERE AND THERE
BY MYRTLE MILES.


her guest Miss Belle Wilkins of Selma,
and was a happy introduction to the
brilliant events of the week.
The home of the hostess is an ideal
place for a dancing party, the lower
floor may be thrown together to form a
spacious ballroom. This was done last
night and gave ample room for the 30
couples whom Miss Gillespy invited to
meet her guest. Every spot in which
flowers might be placed without inter-
ference with the gayeties of the even
ing was adorned with blossoms. The
drawing room and library we're both beau
tiful with easement and mantel decora-
lions of white ohrysanthemums and the
small living room adjoining the library
as well as the dining room were gaily
bedecked with crimson carnations. azas
leas and Richmond roses. Saliva was
the principal flower, however, in the dec
grafton of the living room.
A punch table in the dining room was
decorated in crimson azaleas and the
larger table held carnations. Late in
the evening salad course with crimson
Ices was served In the dining room.
dancing costume of green chiffon. made
over messaline of the same delicate shade
and embellished with silver laces and
embroideries. Miss Wilkins wore a pink
messaline frock trimmed with white chif-
fon and gold
The cotllon was led by Mr.. Owen Gill
lespy with Mrs. Gillespy assisted by
Mr. George Watkins with Miss Wilkins.
Among those invited were Miss Belle
Wilkins, Miss Donald Seals, Miss Mar
jorie Weatherly, Miss Mabel Wheelock,
Miss Pleas Hobbs, Miss Madge Chisolm,
Miss Bessie McCrossin, Miss Mary Ware,
Miss Willie May Bates, Miss Florence
Rogers, Miss Mary Ruth McLester, Miss
Helen Rosa Randolph Miss Sue McLes
ter, Miss Eva Conner, Miss Estelle Nabb,
Miss Lulu Mcqueen and Miss Virginia
Abercrombie of Montgomery, Miss Emily
Howell of Chattanooga, Miss Louise Wal
ker, Miss June Jackson, Miss Maybelle
,Roden, Miss Mel McMein of Quincy, ILL.,;
Miss Dorothea Orr, Miss Bessie May
Thompson, Miss Rose Gillespy, Miss May
belle Cosby, Miss Kathleen Nixon, Miss
Fannie Dunn, Miss Mary Campbell, Miss
Ruth Lacy of Wyoming, Miss Marie
| Smith, Miss Linley Graham, Miss Lillian
Moore, Miss Grace Hardie, Miss
Mary George Cruikshank, Miss Ellen Linn
Motion, Jean Ballenger, Ella Sumpter
| of Pulaski, Tenn; Messrs. Robert
Ware, VIII Dunn, Mat Sloan, Robert
Gregory, Norvell Cullom, Dick flaw
kins, Biscoe Seals, Val Nesbit, George
Ward, DR.. Lorenzo Luckie, Chase Per-
kins, John benson, Jack Asbury, Ry-
! burn Pinckard, Will Bason. Frank
| Smith. Paul McCartin, DR.. Miles Wat
kins, George watkins, Roy Huffman,
Ernest Sifford, r. A. Brown, Mudd
Martin, Charles Terry, Fulton Towers,
| H G. Seibles, Robert Johnston, Jack
Walton, Pete Smith, Nenia Steele, Lee
| Tilghman, Ed Irwin, Mark Johnson,
| Walter Ford, Hugh Miller, Julian Dow
Paul Wittichen. Hill Ferguson, Steve
Smith, Frank benson, Jelks Cabaniss
Edward Cabaniss, sebe Whatley, L. w.
Baldwin, T. B. Dryer, Edward Craw-
| ford, VIII Johnston, Smith Cullom,
Robert Mcclure, James Allen, Reid Law
son, Ramseur, Henry Porter, G. G. Craw-
ford. Erskine Ramsey, Kinds Peevy.
Several young married people were pres
ent. notably Mr.. and Mrs. Mercer Bar
| nett, DR.. and Mrs Mortimer Jordan,
| and Mr.. and Mrs w. A. Chenoweth, Jr.
FOR MISS cALAME.
Miss Ella Calame whose marriage is
to be an event of tomorrow was the hon.
ored guest at a kitchen shower given yes
hx
Flowers made a pretty setting for the
party gathered In response tt Miss Brew
er's invitation. They were combined with
greenert in each of the rooms to form
| a graceful decoration. The hostess was
assisted in receicving by Mrs. w. F.
Therkildson, Mrs. w. T. Brewer, Mrs.
Emma Bailey. In the library ices were
served by Miss Carrie Calame and Miss
| Ruth WEIGH.
Miss Hazel Dooley and Miss Ella Lee
Brewer assisted the hostess in the din
ing room where tea and sandwiches were
served during the hours of the party.
A number of useful gifts were pre-
scented to the bride-elect by the coterie
of friends gathered about her. Miss
Brewer invited Miss Ella Calame Mrs.
w. f. Therkildson, Mrs. R. Woodrow,
Miss Adele Shaw, Mrs. Roe, Mrs. R. v.
| Taylor, Mrs. j. b. Andrews, Miss Maude
Andrews, Miss Mary Jonesf Miss Mary
| Brakeman, Miss Juliet Odom, Mrs.
| Gum, Miss Marie Gilardon, Miss Bessie
| oliver, Miss Sarah oliver, Miss aKther-
| Inc Parker, Mrs. Potts, Miss Talulah
Kuneff, Miss Nellie Luffmon, Mrs A.
" Abbott, Mrs. A. S. Smith, Miss Ha-
eel Dooley, Mrs. Hubert Scruggs, Mrs.
| John b. Bidgood, Mrs. Mcneil, Miss
Arlie Ewart. Mrs. wellington Owen, Miss
Irene Dozier Miss Octavia Savage Miss
| Alice Walpole Miss Alma Stockmar. Miss
| Carrie Calame, Miss Lewie South, Miss
| Jessie May South, Miss Ruth WEIGH,
Mrs. William George, Mrs Emma Bailey,
| Mrs. w. T. Brewer Mrs. e. w. Crawford,
Mrs. w. e. Thomas, Mrs. B. f. Mitchell.
Miss Ella Lee Brewer.
ART STUDY CLUB.
The Art Study circle will meet Satur-
| at her residence on Highland avenue be-
tween Monroe and Iroquois streets The
following programme has been prepared:
The transition painters.
The Umbrian school.
| Fra Angelica.
Current events In art
BIRMINGHAM GIRL WRITES
FROM sWEETeRIAR COLLEGE.