The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-15

iilof ciicAl dro proud the acquisition. Mime. Nordica Is taking an active part In the work of the societies and has been assisting on the programme at the entertainments that have been given The equal suffrage bill origi- mated by Mrs. Clarence Mckay is being urged for passage before the legisla- true, Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch, act ing as chairman of Mrs. McKay's Equal Suffrage society in the preparation of the bill
 Mir. Arthur Tnkersley the journalist and traveller who married Mrs. John Walker Fearn recently in London, will, upon his return to America take his bride to the Pacific coast to reside.
 Mrs. lnkersley, who was the widow Of Minister Fearn to Greece Roumania and Servia, was one of the most brilliant and honored figures at the royal courts She received wedding gifts from Queen Eliza beth of Roumania, the former Queen Na- thalie of Servia and the Queen of Greece
 No American bride ever before received so many royal good wishes. Mrs. Inlzer- sley's former husband, MT. Fearn, was a native of Mobile
 Much interest has been manifested in society circles over the announcement re- gently of the engagement of Miss May Bourne, eldest daughter of ex-Commodore Frederick G. Bourne of the New York Yacht club. to Ralph Beaver Strassburger of Norristown, Pa. MT. Strassburger Is graduate of the Naval academy at An napolis. He belongs to the Army and | Navy club and to the New York Yacht | club.
 Miss May Bourne, though the eldest. has been the least conspicuous of Com | modore Bournes three daughters Miss | Marion C. and Miss Marjorie Bourne are well known for their love of outdoor sports. They are enthusiastic automo- bilists, experts with the shotgun and lovers of pet dogs.
 MT. Robert S. Lovett, president of the Hartman railroads, has returned from Aiken, s. C., where his family is spend ing the mid-winter season.
 Among the leading events in New York society during the week, were the dinner given by Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish Friday and dance given by Mrs. Geraldyn Red mond at the Colonial club on Tuesday. The dinner was the third of a series given by Mrs. Fish and she had as guests quite number of leaders of the "40O" The dance given by Mrs. Redmond was in honor of Miss Elizabeth Russell, debut ante of the season, daughter of Mrs Row land Russell.
 
 Society Is much interested in the an- nouncement from the west of the engage ment of Mrs. William Loyall Ashe and | Walter H. Seymour. Mrs Ashe is a half | sister of Anna Peters and before her | marriage was Miss 'Bet' Peters of Stock ton. Their father was J. D. Peters, who was known as the River King. for he owned most of the steamers plying on the | river route from San Francisco. Walter | H SeymOur fg ra arrival in San Francisco and makes his | home at the Cosmos club. The wedding is to be an event of the early new year.
 The New York chapter, Daughters of the Confederacy, will give their annual
 ball at the Hotel Plaza Monday. Plans for the event have been in preparation i for several weeks.
 ] On the entertainment committee are Mrs Frank Briggs Carpenter. chairman: | Mrs. Harvey Dew, Mrs T. D, Semple. Mrs. John J. Crawford, Mrs Hartwell B. l Grubbs, Mrs. Julian Rivers, Mrs. Harley Lindsay and Mrs. Everett Jackson. Mrs. James Cough Jamison will be the chairman of the floor committee, assisted by Messrs. G. McAdoo, Stuart G. Gib- boney, William Reed, Charles B. Kemp, Charles Kahler. Coleman Morgan, Harry and James Connolly, T. Darlington Sem- rle, John P. East. Harley Lindsay, J. F. Allen, Thomas H. Gossett, H. D. Fur miss, Buchanan Schley Henry H. Mo- Corkle and William B. Davis. | The engagement is announced of Miss Adele Frank Hedelberger of Philadelphia and MT. Augustus c. Binswanger of New York Miss Heidelberger is the daugh- | CT of MT. and Mrs. Charles Heidelberger and grand daughter of MT. Meyer Frank of Philadelphia. MT. Binswanger is a graduate of the Johns Hopkins university and of the University of Maryland.
 Mir and Mrs. Jeremiah Mibank, who were married in St. Paul. Minn. on De- cember 10, returned from their wedding trip today. They will make their home
 with MT. Milbank's parents, MT. and Mrs.
 Joseph Milbank.
 I Mrs. William Douglas Sloane has de-
 cided on January 90 for her dance, which may be given without cotillon, and on | February Mrs. Robert L. Gerry will
 give a dinner dance at Sherry's, the first
 important entertainment since her mar
 riage. Col. John Jacob Astor will give | a dinner dance on February 6 at the
 Astor mansion and for the cotillon to fol-
 low some extra guests will come from other dinners. With these private dances
 the Junior cotillon of Tuesday night must
 not be overlooked. While it might seem
 that the debutantes are tired out, 1t is
 not likely that any of them will remain away. MT. Stowe Phelps will lead the cotillon and the dance will be held, as
 usual, at sherry's.
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