The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-03-21


 
 which will be called "The Religions of the World' in Il tableaux in which the | beauty of Birmingham society will be secn. Then, too, the topic and the pie lures will be illustrated by beautiful music. Among those already selected to take part in the tableaux are Mrs Mark B. Lewis, Mrs. William Mudd Jordan, Mrs. Frank Lupton, Mrs. Ross c. Smith, Mrs. Robert Cotton, Mrs. W. P. c. Hard ing, Mrs John Raul, Mrs. Charles Still man, Mrs. Porter Walker, Mrs. l.. w.. Barrett Miss Mary Ruth McLester. Miss Florence Weatherly Miss Dorothy Weatherly, Miss Edith Bowron. Miss Grace Hardie Miss Virginia Means, Miss Alabama King, Miss Hannah Elliott Miss Vernon Marks, Miss Louise Walker. Miss Mary Kirkpatrick, Miss Sarah Wilson, Miss Carrie Yeates. Miss Mary Campbell, Miss Dorothy Davis. Miss Margaret Da- wis, Miss Alice Fallon Miss Lucille Gas ton, Mrs John London, Jr., and Mrs. John Snow Jemison. For several days society has talked much of the enter tainment and is looking forward to it with more than passing interest. Is it any wonder when so much which appeals to the good the esthetic and the beau tiful will be pictured?
 The opening of the riding academy on South Highlands is attended with much interest among horselovers in Birming- ham. The school is in the building for merly popular as the southsde skating rink, and promises to take it's place as an amusement for pleasure lovers
 The academy is in charge of Mr Jack Pollard, who has had a class in Bir- mingham all winter The ground with in fba hnf1l tan bark and the seats coupled by the spectators are still retained. During the spring and summer they will no doubt be filled with interested spectators. Later there will probably be exhibitions en- | tered into by the members of the classes. number of prominent people have be- come interested in the academy There will be included the classes for the little people and others for older folk Yester- day afternoon the track was used for the first time by some enthusiastic de- ivotees of the sport and there will be other classes tomorrow.
 Now that skating as a diversion has ceased to be a fad and society is seek ing another amusement, 1t seems that horseback riding will supply the de- mand.
 Mrs. Mary A. Hammett of Sylacauga announces the engagement of her daugh- ter Katharine to Mir. John Clinton Will Hams, the wedding to take place April 15 at Sylacauga.
 Mrs. J. D. Moore will entertain a few guests informally Tuesday afternoon at 1;SO o'clock.
 The entertainment to have been given Tuesday evening. March 2S. for the benefit of the Girls Home has been postponed until "Wednesday evening.
 pr. w. H. Searns is to lecture and the event will take place at Cable hall.
 Mir. Loring, who has been the guest this week of MT. and Mrs. Guy Johns was entertained al luncheon Friday at the Southern club. In the party were Mir. and Mrs. Johnson, Mr and Mrs. Culpepper Exum, MT. and Mrs E. w. Barrett, Mrs. shipman and Mr. Wilson Brown.
 The coming of Arthur Hartmann, the violinist, Is attracting much interest in music circles. He has received the most flattering comments from the critics in every city visited on his tour. In Nashville he was encored a number of times says the Musical Courier. and newspapers published in other cities | continued since his return from Eu- rope. where he played with the large orchestras in Berlin, Dresden and Vienna
 The Treble Clef club scored an un- doubted triumph when they introduced Mime. Frieda Langendorff early in the season, and it is thought that in bring ing Arthur Hartmann there will be d repetition of the first success. The n to be rendered by them. "The Tong of Norma" a chorus sung years ago by the Treble Clef club with Miss Bessie Cunningham in the solo parts. will be rendered with Mrs. c. J. Severin as soloist. An (a) and (b) number is composed of the songs, By the Sea- and Birds Gayly Singing Der Usn Rubensteins Angels" will be another number given by the club.
 Mrs. Charles J. Allison will entertain at cards Saturday afternoon in compli- ment to her guests. Mrs. Bancher and Mrs. Gardner of Pittsburg.
 Mrs. c. B. McCormack's bridge lunch con will be an event of Thursday aft ernoon.
 Mrs. Charlotte Feaster Zetrouer of Rochelle, Fla, announces the engage ment of her daughter Margaret Sarah to Mr. John Alexis Matthews of Bir- mingham, Ala. the marriage to take place April 27 at her home in Rochelle, Fla.
 | The Philatllea class of the First Christian church will hold cake sale at Clarke Brothers grocery Saturday March 20
 A revival of the campaign for beautify- ing the city of Birmingham promises to take place in the near future. Many in- quiries have been made at.the headquar- ters of the ''city beautiful' recently az to whether the crusade against the un- lovely and unsanitary would be contin- ued in Birmingham this summer. That question is answered in the letter issued yesterday from the headquarters of the movement. It Is addressed to all house keepers and is 'an explanation within itself of the work, past and present, of those interested In the city beautiful plan. The letter is given as follows: gro the Women of Birmingham: Last fall and winter the people of Blr mingham laid broad and lasting founda tions for most beautiful city and fo .--r