The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-01-06

1lN1A14D5 " 8l1LANA1tOl(1AL cA4N guests received in the drawing room which was festively ornamented with white hyaeinths and smilax. The hos tess wore an attractive afternoon gown built of .messaline in a soft shade of green and with iridescent trimmings. Miss Handley was gowned in light blue messalne with real lace trimmings. Her hat was blue velvet and ornamented with willow plumes. Miss Moore wore a su- perb gown of rose panne velvet with trim mings of embroidered net and cloth of gold. Her hat was a large white model suggesting virot. It was ornamented with huge flowers in several tones.
 MT and Mrs John L. Kaul entertained a~ ~rty of guests last evening in com plfinent to Miss Dora McLester and MT. Chalifoux whose marriage will be an event of this evening. The affair was in the nature of buffet dinner and preceded the rehearsal for the wedding. The guests included the large family connection of both young people and additional friends. It proved one of the most charming pre-
 
 nuptial events of the winter.
 Mir. and Mrs D. Vorenberg entertained last evening at a theatre party in compli- ment to Miss yorenberg and MT. Herz- feld the party witnessing Miss Blaneh Walsh's play at the Jefferson
 MT. and Mrs. Vorenbergs guests were Mir. and Mrs. Ed Well, MT. and Mrs. Ike M. Meyers. MT. and Mrs. Max Meyer son, MT. and Mrs Harry Well, Mr and Mrs. Lee Wiles, MT. Sam Well of Hunts ville MT. l. J. yorenberg, MT. si Mey erson Miss Carolyn Rosenbaum of Me ridian, Miss Stella Jarod of Mount Yer non Ind, Miss Hazel Rosenbaum of Mount Vernon, Ind, Miss Flossie Lewen- stein of Nashville, Miss Vorenberg and Mir Herzfeld
 A pleasant incident in Hon. Frank H. Hitchcock's visit to Birmingham was the hour spent at the Country club Monday afternoon and subsequent luncheon at the Southern club. The party asked to meet MT. Hitchcock included MT. and Mrs. James Bowron, MT, and Mrs. William H. Kettig. MT. And Mrs. John L. Kaul Miss Daisy Moody, Mrs. David phomp- son of Cleveland, O., MT. Erskine Ram sey and Mr. Culpepper Exum.
 The private dining room at the Country club was the scene last evening of a din- ner beautiful in all it's appointments, when MT. Stephen Smith had as his guests the members of the Armstead- Moore rlo taI. mented, the floral scheme and dainty place cards suggesting admirably the bridal event.
 Mr. Smiths guests included Miss Bes- sic Moore, MT. Armistead, Miss Edna Moore, Miss Mildred Tynes, Miss Flor ence Rogers, MT. Thomas Hall and Dr. E. P. Hogan.
 Miss Moore looked superb in messaline directoire frocl in the apricot shades, with which she wore an immense black hat. Miss Tynes' gown was blue messa- line en train and decorated with rare laces and embroideries and she wore a picture hat of black.
 Miss Florence Rogers was becomingly gowned in pink messaline with garnitures of gilt, with black directolre hat. Miss Edna Moore wore an attractive blue mes- saline dinner gown, with trimmings of tailored buttons and laces. Her large hat was blue ottoman silk faced with black velvet.
 Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher left yesterday | for the west, where she will, fill a series of engagements in the leading cities. Miss Genevieve Motherwell will leave Friday for Memphis, where she will enter school.
 Monday morning marked the close of one of the most enjoyable entertainments that had been devised for the college set during the holidays, when the members of the house party which Mrs. A.. c. sharp ly gave to her son, Roger Williams, re- turned to the city. The party occupied two cottages. the Sharply cottage and the Adams cottage, at Hale Springs, on Shades mountain, just above Oxmoor, and was given to MT. Williams and his fra ternty brothers, the Phi Gamma Deltas, or Fijs The following left Birming- ham Saturday at 1 p. m. in two large conveyances: Miss Helen Thompson, Miss Leila Wood, Miss Sue Hardie, Miss Kate Perry. Miss Florence Moffett, Miss Dor othy Johnson, Miss Iza Ryan and Miss Mary Lou Cobb, and Messrs. Clayton Brantly and Fred Maxwell of Tuscaloosa, Roger Williams, Clement R. Wood, Rob- ert Hemphill, Charles Moffett, Dixie Me- Crossin and Byrd Haley. The chaperoes were: Mrs. A. c. Sharply and Mrs. W. P. McCrossin saturday evening a. beau- tiful dinner was served to the party. At each place were small Alabama pennants and copies of the Theta Fiji," semi-oo- casionally gotten out by Theta chapter of Phi Gamma Delta, of which Clement Wood Of Birmingham is editor. The the fraternity colors, as was the house. Phi Gamma Delta penpants were dis played on every hand. At o'clock all repaired to the hotel, which had been thrown open to the visitors, and to the music of a regular country nigger' dance was held. Many beautiful figures were led the whistle being ytSssed around, and in the intermission refreshing punch, cake, sandwiches, salad and fruit were served. Sunday was spent in driving about the country and the mountains, and sec ing the many spots of interest and beau- tiful bits of scenery. The party drove in huge bus, and enlivened the keen mountain air with snatches of song, col-