The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-03-02

Inc Joe wheeler cnapter, Cnlldren OF
the Confederacy will give a silver tea
this afternoon from 3 to o'clock. at
the home of Miss Agnes Walter Each
member has invited II guests.
There will be a meeting of the Creche
this morning at II o'clock at the resi-
denee Of Mrs j. t. Nixon. The mem
bers are urged to be present.
Mrs. Earle G. McLin plans to give at
an early date complimentary recital at
Gable hal. Mrs. McLin has many frieds
who will be glad to learn that she will
again make her home in Birmingham
During the days when the Pollock
! Stephens institute was under the leader
ship of Mrs q. II. Taliaferro she was the
| teacher of expression. leaving that insti-
! tuition to travel as a public reader. She
| is a graduate Of the Currie School of
Expression of Boston. and her readings
have delighted large audiences in the
east and south. Mrs. J. s. Bridges and
Miss Monetta Stribling will assist in the
| programme, having charge of the music
with which the readings will be inter-
spersed. Mrs McLin will be connected
with the Fletcher School of Music as
teacher of expression.
Mrs. Guy s. Cothran of Rome. Ca, re-
turned to her homo yesterday after a
visit to her sister, Mrs. A. s. Leath.
President Charles Eliot Of Harvard and
Mrs. Eliot will be house guests of Mr..
and Mrs. w P. G. Harding next week.
! They are expected to arrive Sunday night
and will remain until Thursday. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harding have expected for several
months to have DR.. and Mrs. Eliot as
| their guests and planned large recep-
! ton in their honor However, this will
be impossible, as they come during Lent
| They will, instead, entertain them very
informally two evenings during their
stay, the invited guests including some
of those interested in the educational
! interests of the city.
| A friendship of many years exists be-
tween the two families. The Hardings.
who are Bostonians, and the Eliots have
known each other intimately for 200 years.
Mr.. Harding's little daughter, Margaret
Eliot Harding, is the namesake of Mr..
Harding's aunt, Mrs.A Margaret Eliot
Harding White, who. in turn, was named
for President Eliot's aunt, Miss Margaret
| Eliot.
Several other entertainments, both pub
lie and private, will be given in compIi-
ment to President Eliot.
Mrs. Rosalie Chapman has returned to
her home in Huntsville, after visit
to her daughter, Mrs. Erie Pettus.
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after his recent illness and has been re-
moved to his home from st. yincent's
! hospital
Miss Eva Conner entertained a few
guests Saturday evening at the Country
club at a dinner in compliment to Mr..
and Mrs. Mercer Barnett. In the group
seated about the elegantly appointed table
were Mr.. and Mrs. Barnett, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Calhoun. Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lathrop, Miss Emmie Barnett,
| Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Conner, Mr.. Caskie
| Norvell, Mr.. Herbert Tutwiler Mr. Mark
Johnston, Mr.. Melville Drennen and the
| hostess.
The guests gathered in the private din
| ing room. The table was beautifully dec
GRATED following a yellow scheme. In the
center was a large PLAGUE fashioned of
| jonquils. The place cards were also dec
GRATED with jonquils, the design being
hand-painted.
Mrs. w. d. Smith gave a box party
| Saturday afternoon at the Jefferson in
compliment to Miss Marie Aldrich.
Mrs. Norman Brooks was at home az
usual Saturday afternoon, her charming
informal days at home continuing
throughout the Lenten season. Among
those calling during the Afternoon were
Mrs. Walker Percy, Mrs. Frances De-
| Bardeleben, Mrs. J. H. McCary, Mrs. T.
U. Walter, Mrs. Guy Johnson, Mrs. Ford,
Miss Marie Pinckard, Miss Martha Dab
ney, Miss Eva &C lner, Mrs. Richard Mas
sey, Mrs. Louis Plosser, Mrs. Feagin and
Mrs. Vincent Ferguson.
Miss Ales Vann and Miss Addie Wac
Vann have returned to Pratt City after
visiting Miss Locie Walker for several
days.
Mr.. w. P. G. Harding returned Sunday
| from Boston.
Dr. J. H. Phillips returned Sunday from
Chicago.
An account comes from Cuba of the
| American club ball which was given on
the evening of Washington's birthday
Mentioned among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. F. M. Joy and Mr.. and Mrs
Richard Peters of Birmingham.
The American club was in gala array.
writes the correspondent when it's beauti-
full halls were thrown open to hold the
annual Washingtons birthday ball, an af-
fair which is always eagerly awaited by
l Americans of Havana as by all those.
who, while away from home, wish to
attend celebration of the birth of the
great American patriot.
The club was most artistically adorned
for the occasion. Plants and natural flow
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