The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-20
JUNE SOCIETY
 IN BIRMINGHAM Notes of Club Life Here and
 Elsewhere THE DAYS EVENTS Miss Enid Marx Entertains-Dance to Be Given at the University Club-W eddings of Much
 Local Interest
By MYRTLE MILES

dNdy rom nome IS one or lnea IeW ul- versions permitted by the strenuous weather to chose between the restful, spacious Country club, with it's little din- ing room, where a dainty luncheon may be served very privately, and the down. town Southern club, where people rather like to touch elbows, chiffon waited against summer silks, and be a part of a | throng. These summer days, judging | from the numbers noted in the cafe, the | jaded appetite seems to find stimulus at the Southern club to be whetted and to | be satisfied from hors doeuvres to des- sert. And that, of course, is what a cafe | is for Music which is enjoyed to the | full during the dinner hour on Sunday nights, is after all only the food of love, and the daintiest lady consults the menu | rather than the programme of the or | chestra. Lunching there every day one finds the same parties of men-politicans chatting over some problem, or flnanciers and business men with club friends en- toying the clubs quiet for an hour dur ing the turmoil incident to a busy day in Birmingham. MT. Walker Percy is . fla nillar figure, and is almost always ac- companied by several others. MT. Nathan L. Miller is always to be seen, usually with some club friend, but sometimes alone. Others seen are Mir. A. R. Dear born, MT. Frank L. Turner, MT. J. H. Barr, who are always there, and it is a pleasure to MT. R. L. Tilghman's friends to again see him there as the clubs sec retary. MT. and Mrs Bradley Saunders and MT. and Mrs. Ross Smith are of the Roebuck Springs contingent often there. Last week Miss Martha Dabney and Miss Besise May Thompson were two so- ciety girls having luncheon together, both smartly gowned, Miss Thompson in white and Miss Dabney wearing blue with a be- coming little bonnet Mrs. Felix Dren- nen, Mrs. Crockard, Mrs. McBee, Mrs. John NJ Caldwell and Mrs. George Bates Kelly are among the smartly gowned matrons spending the early part of the summer in town and often noted lunching at the club, always wearing some varia- tion of the summer tailored frock or foul ard, and hats of various sizes, trimmed sketchily with some sort of fantasy.
 A novel and attractive club which has just been organized in Chicago is the Farm club, It is out on the north shore and is in reality very much renovated and improved old farmhouse. built over 50 years ago by a New Englander and along New England lines. In it's membership it follows the usual Country club plan. It is beautifully situated and strongly built, according to description of one of its members, and is situated near Highland park, on the road much travelled by motor cars. All floors have been used as din- ing rooms and the place will serve as a wayside inn where weary travellers may tarry for food and refreshments that will be served in one or another of the rooms The roof has been arranged with vine trimmed lattices and beneath the trees of the great old orchard in the yard there will also be tables.
 Many changes are taking place in the location of New Yorl's fashionable clubs due to the invasion of business in their localities. The Calumet club, which is familiar to many Birmingham club men, has disposed of the unexpired term of it's lease for $S5,00O and moved It's home even though it's location was dear to many
  clubmen on account of its traditions. The Knickerbocker club, it is said, will also have to move soon, as it is now in the midst of business section. The Manhat- tan is also contemplating a move, for Madison Square is these days far below the club zone. The Manhattan has, in- deed, made a rather zigzag course since it's organization in 1872. going from Del monico's to one private residence or man sion after another, and finally taking up its abode in the famous Jerome mansion at Madison Square and Twenty-sixth street, which contained the private thea tre in which Mrs. Cora Urquhart Potter made her first appearance on the anna teur stage. It is now stated that the new home of the club will be the residence of MT. Harry Payne Whitney, at Ftfty-sev- enth street and Fifth avenue.