The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-23
LIBRARY TEA A
BRILLIANT SUCCESS

Library Day at the Gold Lion tea
room was one of the happest occa-
sions of early Lent. Mrs. e. G. Steph
ems, who arranged the day for the
benefit of the Public Library, has be-
come one of the chief benefactors OF
the institution. Her personal popu-
larity together with the beauty of the
day and the appeal which the cause
makes in the hearts of society in its
broadcast sense conspired together to
make the George Washington tea a
brilliant success. The patronage was
enormous. From the earliest hour I'M
til dusk the pretty room was flleo
and the assembly was most represent
tative.
The stars and stripes were decidedly
in evidence. An immense flag was un-
furled opposite the entrance and clus-
ters of smaller ones hung on chandc-
Tiers throughout the apartment while
palms in their luXuriant beauty Were
augmented by vases of American.
beauty roses. The place suggested a
fashionable eastern tea room and the
wish was often expressed that the
AFTERNOON Tea sHoulu Decome Il perila
nent one at the Gold Lion-so often
indeed was 1T repeated to Mrs. Stevens
at she has signified her intention to
make Saturday an afternoon tea day
during the season. 1t promises TO be-
come the rage and the fragrant Rus
sian beverage with the tempting sand
wiches and bonbons as dispensed v
OF of ,,o+
inee luxury affected by all.
A number of gentlemen came in dur
ing the afternoon and evidently re-
garded the occasion as decidedly
pleasant innovation. Among the many
noted at the tea tables were Mrs. Lee
Vert, Mrs. James Mason, Mrs. Henry
Morschem, Mrs. Florence Jordan, Mrs.
A. III. Ford, Mrs. John Caldwell, Mrs.
Crockard, Mrs. Felix Drennen, Miss
Helen Thompson, Miss Annie Donnel-
ly, Mrs. l.. ]. Taley, Mrs. Woodward,
Mrs. Tarrant, Mr. and Mrs. ]. w.
Luke, Miss Mary Duth McLester, Miss
Mary Ware, Mrs. William Grub, DR..
and Mrs. j. III. Phillips, Mrs II. H.
White, Mrs. Bruce Brewer. Mrs. Il. II.
Cabaniss, Mrs. Nelson, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. w. Donnelly, Mrs. Fred Sheph erd,
Mrs. Nat Miller. Miss Kate Roga.l.
Mrs. w. q. Evans, Mrs. Hill Fer
guson, Mrs. Robert Jemison, Jr..
Mrs. Lee Clary, Mrs. Arthur Adams,
Mrs. Gillespy, Mrs. Ed Russell. Mrs. Har-
rison Stuart Matthews, Mrs. j. d. Kirk
patrick, Miss Connie Evans, Mrs. sgd
Jones, Mrs. James Bridges, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Gray, DR.. l.. r. Luckie, Mr.. j. b.
Luckie, Mrs. Barnes Morgan. Mrs. Ship
pian, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. j. G. Whitfield,
Mrs. w. p. G. Harding, Mrs. w. M.
Jordan, Mrs. Eastman. Mrs. Danforth.
Mrs. Fulenwider. Mrs. HEIDI, Mrs. Bride
Cormicl. Mrs. Owen Gillespy. Mrs. Paul
ina Simon. Mrs. Richard Randolph, Mrs.
Henry Badham, Mrs. Butte, Mrs. Har-
Weatherly, Miss Marion Hamilton, Mrs
A, Q. Lane. Miss Bonnie, Mrs. Brophy,
Mrs. Bankston. Mrs. Saks. Mr.. and Mrs
Ilathrop, Miss Ryding, Miss GUN, Miss
Lucy Truss. Mrs. Locke, Mrs Minge,
Mrs Samson, Mrs. Jack Johnson, Mrs.
w, W. Crawford. Mrs. Sharp, Mrs. Roy
Miss Louise Rushton, Miss Roberta
Adams, Mrs. g. Simmons, Mrs, Rivers
Carter, Mrs. Robert Hood, Mr.. David
Grace, Mrs. Eddy, Mrs. Barnes Morgan,
Mrs. Demere, Mrs. Houston Johnson, Mr..
and Mrs. Dick Johnson. Mrs. Lowell, Mrs.
McMiller, Mrs. McNutt, Mrs. Leedy, Miss
Leedy. Mrs. Wyman, Mrs. McLester, Miss
Sue McLester, Miss Hattie Morton, Mr..
and Mrs. Alex Birch, Mrs. Tyson, Miss
ELLA Smith, Mrs. James Allen and others