The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-08
SOCIETY IN WASHINGTON
ny CONSTANCE CARRUTHERs

strength and has therefore, decided to take 1t easier for awhile.
 Miss Laura Merriam. younger daughter of former Governor Merriam of Minneso- ta, and Mrs. William R. Merriam, Is se- riously i'll with typhoid at the Merriam home. Miss Merriam has been the guest of her brother and sister-in-law, Pay master and Mrs. J. H. Merriam, at the navy yard, and was expected in Boston for Thanksgiving, to be the guest for the winter of her brother-in-law and sister, MT. and Mrs. John Wheelwright Miss Merriam is receiving every attention, and is cared for by two trained nurses Her parents are both here. Miss Merriam was a debutante last year and one of the most prominent and popular of the buds She Is also one of the most skilled and daring riders of the Chevy Chase club, riding after the hounds and usually in at the brush. She is also classed among the beauties of her season, with fair hair and most fetching manners.
 Miss Marie Edmonston King, daughter of MT. and Mrs. George A. King and one Of the most charming and attractive de- butantes of the season. will make her formal bow to society at a large tea at the home of her parents Tuesday aft ernoon. December 6.
 Wednesday Mrs. King will chaperon her daughter, Miss Edith McQuade and Miss Dorothy Gauntlet, to Annapolis for the Thanksgiving hop at the naval academy, returning to Washington in time for Thanksgiving dinner and the Noel house charity ball at the New Will lard that evening.
 Later in the week Miss King will go to Philadelphia with party of friends for the army and navy football game Saturday.
 The Mississippi society of Washington held its second monthly meeting of the season last week. An address by Maj Holmes Conrad was the principal event of the evening Besides this an excellent musical programme was carried out. c. V. Pettys, chairman of the entertainr ment committee, had charge of this part of the evenings festivities. James U. Mccormick, president of the society, was unable to be present and Captain Bell took his place.
 One of the features of the evening was the, bird limitations by Miss Genevieve Small. Miss Orley McCarty, accompa- nied by Mrs. Thomas Herndon, gave a soprano solo. and Franz Bourshee pi ano solo. P. D. Lowd and G. c. Fur bershaw performed on the banjo and guitar.
 
 Mrs. Charles Nelson Riker of Ken lucky will be the guest of her mother. Mrs. William F. Dennis. Mrs. Dennis will give an afternoon reception for her ds sughter during her stay. Mrs. Dennis and Mrs. -Rllxer will be at home inform ally Mondays in December.
 Miss Katherine Baxter of Louisville, Ky. is In Washington for a visit to Miss Catherine Britton. Among the festivities which Miss Britton arranged in honor of her guest were an afternoon tea for November 30. and a dinner for Decem- ber ?.
 The marriage of Miss Leola Tracy Pratt, daughter of Tracy Pratt of Hunts vile, Ala, to MT Thomas Carlisle Cole man took place at St. Stephens Episco- pal church. Rev. George Fiske Dudley performed the ceremony in the presence of the relatives of the contracting par ties.
 Mrs. Collins and son, Kanick Pelouze Collins of Colorado Springs. are at the Grafton for the winter. Mrs. Collins is daughter of the late General Pelouze