The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-12-25

Of them Will be Tn costume and will att tend the ball later in the evening. Among the women most actively inter es'ed in the dance for the benefit of the hospital are Mrs. Austen Gray, Mrs Payne Whitney, Mrs. J. Noramn de R, Whitehouse and Mrs. Arthur Scott Bur den.
 The Alabama society of New York gave it's first reception Tuesday evening at the Waldorf-Astoria, when a number of new members were enrolled. The Alabama society has among it's prominent menl- bers Judge H. M. Somervile and pr. John A. Wyeth, the well-known physician Several big entertainments are already in prospect for the new year. Mrs. Will liam Douglas Sloane will give her annual dance on January 4. MT and Mrs. El- bridge T. Gerry will give dinner dance on January IT, Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish will give one of her big dinner parties on January 5. She will also entertain at din- ner on December 29.
 If rumors published in London are true Miss Vivian Gould nay not follow in the footsteps of her elder sister and marry young American.
 From America" says the London Daily Chronicle, comes a report of the engage n1ent of Lord Deoies with Miss Vivian Gould. the 17-year-old daughter of George Jay douiu, tHe AIntrlcdn nlllllOndlTe banker and financier.
 Lord Decies. who succeeded to the harcny on the death of his brother in July last, is in his forty-fourth year. He is a good soldier and fine sportsman. He met Miss Gould last year, when she was still school girl with short skirts and flowing locks, but has visited America since his accession to the barony, and has been the guest of ,Mr. and Mrs. Gould at Lakewood, N. J.
 "Rumor states that Miss Gould's par ents refuse to consider the engagement until next January, when she celebrates her eighteenth birthday. It Is expected that the betrothal will then be formally announced"
 At suffragette headquarters excitement reigned when the rumor was spread that Miss Inez Milholland, vivacious, bronze haired, and clever suffragette, was en- gagged to be married to Sydney Smith, In other words, the rumor had 1t that Miss Milholland and MT. Smith, both warm friends of Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont, had formed friendship under the guiding in fiuence of Mrs. Belmont, and that per- hapG the energy and enthusiasm of the most picturesque suffragette would be lost.
 There was jingle of telephone bells as suffragettes hinted for Miss Milholland She was not at Hotel Manhattan. Miss Milholland was in the New York uni vcrslty law school digging out cases and hunting for points that would prove the right of women to vote. sAt least her mother thought so.
 Mrs. John E Mllholland was likewise frantic over the runor of the reported en- gagement.
 'It Is not true" she said, but the fear full mother quickly put in a hurry tele- phone call for the university. Miss Mill holland was found in the law library DOT ing over a musty tome and racing to get out her lesson, as she was planning a suffragette meeting for the young men of the law school in the evening. When the young woman was reached she lis- tened calmly as her mother recited the details of the alleged engagement
 What does all this mean?" asked the excited mother.
 ''Nothing. mama" answered the mod ern Portia. Mother, don't you think am too busy for thoughts of such things? I have my law, the cause, and, what's more, I have a woman's suffrage meeting right here in the university tonight and I haven't time to discuss such things"
 Miss Milholland, who is daughter of John E. Milholland. one time politician and now 8 millionaire promoter. with headquarters. in London, Is an alunna of sVassar. She stood near the head of her class, was star debater in college, and always an advocate of woman suffrage