The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-08-13
MAN WEBS IN At
IANTA = TALLY-Ho PICNIC AT
EAST LAKE-sOCIETY IN ASHE-
yILLE-ARRIyALs AND DEPART
UREs OF yAcATIONISTs-O
TOPICS OF GENERAL INTEREST
BY MYRTLE MILES

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re to be presented in the Casino ON Au-
gust %. Most of the characters have been
chosen and appointed. but few changes
were made recently. 1t was announced
this week that Mrs. Charles DeLoosey
Oelrichs will pose In the Shield OF
Launcelot," and that Mrs. Kenneth CAS-
tleman will impersonate Queen Isabella
of Portugal after painting of Utian
Both were cast, first for other pictures,
Mrs Oelrichs for Beatrice dEste, and
Mrs Castleman as Charlotte Corday. a
spirit of unrest prevails both among ,he
uarticipants and the managers, as an
effort is being made to have each woman
represent the character adapted to her
The Secretary of the Navy and Mrs
George Won L. Meyer of Washington
who are spending the summer at their
home in Massachusetts, will go TO New
port today on the Dolphin to visit Mr.
and Mrs. r. L. Boeckman, who entertain
in their honor this evening. Later the
company will attend Mrs. Ogden Goelet's
dance. The secretary will remain in New
mort over Monday to visit the Atlantic
fleet. which will arrive there that day
The following personalities, clipped
from an Asheville, N. c., paper of the
week will be read with interest as every
one mentioned is known to local So
ciety:
.Among the most charming couples here
at present are Mr.. and Mrs. Barrett Phin-
Ivy of Athens. Ga. Mrs. Phinizy is even
prettier and more attractive than when
as Miss Martha Glover she was a reign
ing belle in Atlanta and throughout the
south
From Montgomery Miss Caroline and
Miss Lucy Randolph, with their mother,
Mrs M. A. Randolph, are among the
most attractive bellies, and their many
friends here gave them a. cordial well
come when they arrived the past week.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Bishop of Ath-
ems add a great deal to the social life at
the Battery Park, and there Is no pref
tier woman here this summer than Mrs.
Bishop, who as Miss Eleanor Carroll of
Augusta was famous belle few sea-
sons ago.
Miss Maude Cox and her mother, Mrs.
Frank Cox, are always the center of an
adniring circle. Miss Cox is charming
and with her sister-in-law, Mrs. Tench
Cox, who was the lovely Miss Sallie Pot
ter of Washington, the two are among
the most popular women here this sea-
son.
Mrs James C. Hunter of Atlanta, who
is here for the summer, numbers her
friends by the score Mrs. Hunters
charming vivacity and sweet cordially
endear her to every one who knows her,
and she is always surrounded by num-
Der of admiring friends who delight TO
pay her the most delightful attentions.
Mrs George Vanderbilt frequently mo-
tors over to the Battery Park from her
Baltimore home, and yesterday came In
to say good-by to her friend, Mrs. Morti-
mer Hancock, who goes today to join her
husband, who is in India with his regi-
ment with the English army.
Mrs. Hancock is pleasantly remember
ed as the lovely Miss Madeline Battle,
the daughter of DR.. Westrey Battle.
"Mr. and Mrs. D. P. Hutchinson and
their lovely daughters, Misses Annie and
Selene. and Susan Hutchinson, are the at
|traetive representatives from Charlotte
society.
Baltimore and nearby cities are much
interested in the Highland Horse Show in
Harvard county, which opened yester-
day. Many house parties are being en-
tertained at country homes in the neigh
borhood of Highland and GAINESVILLE for
the show.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. H. Waters have
a house full of guests at their place
near GAINESVILLE, as have Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Carroll. Among those at the
show are Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rush Street,,
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoff, Mrs. Dorsey WilliamS
Miss Katharine F. Robertson, Mrs. c.
Russell Hinchman and Mr.. Roland West.
The show is held on the farm of Mrs.
Samuel H. Hopkins.
Hot Springs, Va. has been very gay
this week. OF especial moment was the
comedy, "A Midsummer Nights
Scream presented bv Burr Mcintosh
at the Homestead. Society was we'll
evidenced by the long list of patrons
ard patronesses. Among the prominent
Washingtonians were DR.. and Mrs. Guy
Fairfax Whiting, Mr.. and Mrs. Melville
E. ingalls,, Mrs. Benjamin Chew Thigh
man, Mrs William G. >Buehler, Mrs. Da-
vid Dunlop. Mr.. and Mrs Edgar Bright
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cole Scott, Col
and Mrs. Edward Colston, Judge and
Mrs. William Harrison jackson. Maj
w. Stewart Symington, Mr. and Mrs
George Mason Chichester, Miss Mary
Bell Perkins, Carman r. Runyon, Rev
Maitland Alexander, Mrs. James s.
Inglis, Archibald M. McCrea, Edward
Grocer. Justice and Mrs. Horace Lur-
ton and Gen. and Mrs. William r.. Cox.
Mr.. Leonard Hewitt of Louisville has
resigned as secretary of the Louisville
Country club to be succeeded by Mr.
Rodman Grubbs. This will be learned
with interest by Mr.. Hewitts Birming
ham friends.
Miss Elizabeth Green left Louisville
yesterday for Detroit Mich, where she
goes to be the guest of Admiral Rob
ert Berry and Mrs. Berry Later she
will join Mr.. and Mrs. Hart Taylor
and accompany them on a camping trip
to northern Wisconsin.
Miss Selene Armstrong; Birmingham
friends will be interested in the fol-
lowing note which appeared yesterday
In the Atlanta Constitutions:
Miss Selene Armstrong of the
Washington. d. c., Times is in the
city, the guest of Mrs. Isaac Boyd. She
has been visiting her old home in
Washington, Wilkes county, but re-
turns Saturday to assume her profess
sional duties. Miss Armstrong
through a series of articles written
from Georgia. attracted the attention
of the editors of the paper on which
she now is, and she was offered posi-
ton on the local staff.
Miss Armstrong Is the only woman
member of the staff of the paper
which Is one of, the several in the
chain of newspapers owned and di-
rected by Frank Munsey, the pub
Usher
Since her arrival in Washington
Miss Armstrong, in newspaper par
lance. has more than made good. She
has been assigned to important fea-
ture work and has done reportoriai
work from the "Whfte Housa down IN