The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-08-29

perfect. A screen of palms and foliage made a verdant background on the one side and through the masses of tropical plants the soft rays of the summer moon stole in and lost themselves in the bright lights of the electric bulbs which glls- tened among the blossomsson the im- mense table.
 The arrangement of the flowers that adorned the table was triumph for the decorators, and suggested admirably the meaning of the evenings celebration Ex- tending along the center was a veritable garden of bloom, the flowers all arranged placque fashion in four large mats each bearing in a floral design in the center an Initial letter of the name "Birming- -Edgewood Electric Railway" Cir cling between the placqNes and forming a figure 8" was a miniature car track over which passed a small electric car It was lighted with tiny electric bulbs and at intervals along the toy car line were little posts surmounted by electric lights. Other features of the dinner also. suggested the new system-the ices, which were molded in the form of electric cars, and cakes, which were small re- productions of the floral decorations on the table.
 Seated at the table were Miss Dabney and Mir. Steve Smith, Jr., Miss Florence Rogers and MT. Bason, Miss Maybelle Roden and Dr. John Edmondson, Miss Jennie Trimble and Dr. Howell Hehin, Miss Eleanor Matthews and MT. Carl Wittichen, Miss Edith Bowron and Mir Totten, Miss Florence Smith and MT. Robert Mabry, Miss Mary George Cruik- shank and MT. Will Warren, Miss Mar garet Latady and MT. Phifer Smith, Miss Mary Campbell and MT. Jelks Cabaniss, MT and Mrs. Guy Johnson, MT. and Mrs., Sidney J. Bowie MT. Webb Crawford, MT. Mitchell Williamson, MT. and Mrs. Ross c. Smith, Mir. George Gordon Crawford, Mir. Henry Gray, MT. George B. Ward and MT. Melville Drennen.
 The scene presented at the palm-bor- dered table was especially pretty, the clubs ideal situation making a perfect background for the coterie of belles and beauties. The costumes worn by the young women and matrons were notably attractive. Miss Martha Dabney, who was the especially hopored member of the party, had changed the smart white lingerie toilette worn during the after noon and removed her big black hat which was crowned with white plurnes. appearing In an evening costume of white net built over pink silk, which was very becoming to her patrioian type. Another charming member of the party was Miss
 
 during the afternoon in a stunning white and black creation, topped off with huge Gainesborough. and was now daintily lovely in soft blue evening gown Miss Florence Rogers was one of the beauties of the occasion in robe fashioned of Irish laces, and another member of the party that was much admired was Miss Mary George Cruikshank, who looked lovely in pink point de spirit dinner gown, made over pink messaline.
 Miss Jennie Trimble, who is always one of the beauties of any occasion was es- <pecially attractive in a white messaline satin evening gown with which she car- ried American beauty roses. These formed only part of the group of handsomely gowned matrons and maids, and added much to the beauty of the dinner party. FRlERSON-WARFIELD.
 MT. and Mrs. S. W. Warfield of Colum- bia, Tenn, announce the engagement of their daughter, Julia, to MT. Horace Frierson. Jr, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn,