The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-03-26
NEWS Of THE DAY
IN SOCIETY WORLD
Afternoon of Hospitalities for
Visiting Teachers
NOTES HERE AND THERE
Mrs. Orr Hostess-Mr. and Mrs. Nor
row Entertain Riding Club-sIrs.
A. $. Edmonds' Luncheon.
Personal Mention
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BY MYRTLE MILES

The Music Study club concert yester-
day afternoon for the visiting delegates
TO the Alabama Educational association
in the musical departments of the state
schools was one of the loveliest affairs
ever given by this interesting organiza-
ton Their affairs are always charming
and make a distinct appeal to society in
Birmingham as well as to the purely
musical element The group of matrons
who planned yesterdays entertainment
included some of the delightful hostesses
in society and they planned the con-
cert with the same interest that makes
their own inequalities SO perfect. They
were Mrs. Vincent Ferguson, Mrs. John
lie. Carmichael and Mrs. Frank Jones.
Under their deft touch Cable hall became
a verltable little power of concert
chamber. Great palms and rubber plants
reared their broad leaves on either side
of the stage. and vases filed with peach
blossoms and wild crabapple blossoms
brought the transforming touch of spring.
The group of hostesses invited to re-
ceive the visitors added their gracious
ness to make the occasion a happy one.
They included Mrs. Flournoy Rivers, the
vice president of the club; Mrs. Charles
Sharp, Mrs. William Hardie, Mrs. F. Fl.
Lathrop. Mrs L. j. Davids, Mrs. /. d.
Steele Mrs G. F. Harrington, Mrs. Vim
cent Ferguson, Mrs. Frank Jones, Mrs
Carmichael Mrs. G. r. Harrington, Mrs
William Gussen, Mrs. Julia N. Finch and
Mrs. J. s. Bridges
| The guests were greeted at the door by
who acted as ushers. These included Miss
Edith Bowron Miss Amy Ward, Miss
Maebelle Roden, Miss Fern Minor, Miss
Jamie Harris. Miss Sara Malam, Miss
Woolf, Miss Kathleen Nivon, Miss Flora
IOrra, Miss Monetta Stribling.
| The concert committee, including Mrs.
W. NJ Mayes, Mrs. Houston Davis and
Miss Stribbling, arranged a signally at
tractive programme. The numbers were
as follows:
| l. Chnson provencale, Dell Acqua, So
prano solo-Miss Annie Lou Wood.
O. Theme and variations, string quar-
tet (Iaydn)-Mrs. Dunhan, Mrs. Wells,
Mr.. Klcnk and Mr.. Balsam.
g. Aria, Samson and Delilah" Saint
Caens)-Mlle. Rene.
4. VOCAL QUARTET, "a MY isooS
Chloe" Clough-Leighter. (b) 'Thro the
House Give Glimmering Light Mrs.
Beach)-Mrs. w. j. Adams, Mrs. Moxie
Flies. Mrs. E. L. Bruce and Miss Haidee
Tutwiler.
5/Abendlied (Schumann), violin solo
Miss Jessie May Perkins.
! g. "Ah Love But a Day (Beach) solo
G. o. Friermood.
Z. Etude de concert d fiat QiszD-Mrs.
Edna Gockel-Gussen.
s. String quarrel (a) Motif Lento, Opus
II, No. (Rubenstein)
| OBJ Canzonetto (Godard)-Mrs. Wells,
Mrs. Durham, Mr. Klenk, Mr.. Balsam.
Following the musicale charming re-
ception was held. Back of the stage,
where draperies of green and oriental
rugs gaze a touch of cosmess, pretty
tea table was arranged with decorations
of yellow jonauils and to harmonic in
color the minis and other bon-hons We're
yellow and green Mr.. William Gussen
of the Conservatory of Music presided
with signal grace over the bowl of frozen
punch, and with the assistance of the
other hostesses made the close of the aft
ernoon as delightful as was the begin
ming to the scores of strangers in at
tendance.