The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-06-03
The University Club Holds
 Brilliant Opening Reception
Hundreds Attend-Among Those Notedrs Drennen Gives Luncheon-Mrs. Long Hostess At Linen Shower For Bride -Eect-Events Promised-Other
 Topics of Social Interest
By MYRTLE MILES.

By MYRT
 A brilliant event and one of importance in the social life of the community was the opening reception of the University club last evening. The doors of the club were thrown open to hundreds of guests and if this first function was a fpretaste of the cordiality and hospitality of the ones to come, an era of gayety and charm has been instituted that is unsurpassed in Alabama's social history.
 The gentlemen in charge of this first beautiful affair gave it constant atten- tion this week and that the beauty last evening does the club great credit, is the opinion of the hundreds who attended the reception last night. The decorators of the building achieved decided triumph
 The wealth of many woodlands was used in draping the frieze of the lower rooms with green. Smlax in great gar lands twined about the ceiling every where and intermingled with it were the tendrils of asparagus ferns. The veran- da was enclosed with canvas and tall bay trees formed a veritable avenue which was given a luxurious background by the leaves of giant palms. Rugs and handsome porch furniture made a pretty sitting room of the circular corner, while table whose bowl was kept filled through out the hours of the reception.
 As one entered, the reception hall held the attention for time with its brilliant electrical display. There are many in- candesoents and, beaming from above are rich chandeliers. The grand stairway was banked with woodland smilax from which peeped several refiectors. A back ground for the stair balcony was a great a light suggestive of the dawn-a dawn of prosperity and brightness for the clubs career Is the hope of it's friends.
 Hanging from the great arch which sep arates reception room from living room were baskets filled with growing plants and showing among their leaves many crimson roses. This was the American Beauty department and hundreds of roses were banked in the arches, show ing more richly by contrast with the handsome plants which sat about the rooms.
 Crossing the reception room the guests entered the music room, whose big chan delier was a great ball of smilax and on whose mantel were banked pink Killar- ney roses. Hanging on the handsome portieres were floral designs in roses and greenery symbolic of good luck, in the horseshoe pattern and in others portray ing the clubs monogram. The apartment arjoining this was ethe tea room, cheery and altogether feminine in the little lux ures of crystals and silver which gilt tered among the flowers and pink tapers on the tea table. Bon bons and other dainties were served here while in the tiny apartment to which 1t leads was a coffee table.
 Up the beautiful stairway the guests went to the handsomely appointed dress ing rooms on the second floor. The fem inine element was charmed with the daintiness of the womens dressing room; White wood work and blue walls topped with a frieze of pink roses and wistaria; soft gray rug with blue border and white French enamel dressing tables, pretty toilet accessories, dainty blue-f1ow- cred chintz curtains made gracious en- semble. But the height of feminine en- thusiasm was reached when the tiny al- cove was noted-a circle lined with panel mirrors before which sat several white dressing stools This room was decorated with pink roses and field daisies. A bas- ket of daisies sat on each of the graceful mantel. and in the shelf between pink roses were so fresh as to seem blooming. Tn the alcove, from the center of which depends & bright chandelier, are side lights to which were caught garlands or tulle and flowers.
 There was no receiving line to welcome the guests at this lovely affair. the mem bers each constituting himself host and personally providing for@the pleasure of the evening" Mir Edward Devereaux Smith, the president and Mir William B. Leedy, the vice president, were however. in evidence and mingling among the large assembly were the directors of the club who had been constituted reception committee! They were MT. w. s. Mudd, pr. L. G. Woodson, Dr. Mortimer H. Jordan, pr R. c. Woodson, MT. H. L. Badham. Mai R. s. Woodson. MT. Gull Exum, MT. John l.. Kaul, MT w. c. Kilgore, MT. Walker Percy, MT. Er- skine Ramsay, MT. Munro B. lanier' MT. H. C. Ryding. MT. stephen Smith, MT. Frank S. White, Jr., MT. Hampton s. Smith, MT. V. w. Long, pr. Lewis Morris Mir B. M. Allen, MT. D. F. Turn bull. MT. Horace Johnson, Dr. A. H. liar ris, MT. Vassar l.. Allen, MT. Bem Price, MT. J. F. B. Baugh, MT Frank Jones' pr. James A. Allen, MT. Carl A. Brown, MT. Robley c. Munger, MT. c. w. Pratt ana 'Dr. J. D. S. Davis.
 The guests were conducted through the various rooms of the club from cellar to dome, the poolroom in the third floor heinz the final display and one of the most attractive. Refreshments were served during the evening-salads, sand wiches and ices being supplemented with nunch and coffee At 1:30 the big living room was cleared for a dance which was tbe finale of the enjoyable event.
 The guests in attendance at the recep- tion were most representative.
 Mrs Edward Devereaux Smith, the wife oe the presdent of the club. was one of Ina beautiful women who lent grace to tbe onening of the club. She was att1red in an evening costume of white lace showing an inner lining of blue. Mrs. W F. Ieedy, Jr., the wife Of the vice ,,resident. was a beauty of decidedly dlf- farent type. Her costume was prlncesse nraation of cream lingerie elaborately ar,,broidered. Mrs. Mortimer Jordan, whose husband, Dr. Jordan. was one or Ike group in the receiving party, was ,.ra cions and youthful figure In plnK ,a,arousette evening gown made ankle ianath She was strilxingly like her beau tif,,l mother. Mrs. Zell Gaston, who, Wl,h r,dee Gaston, was among the guests, Mrs Gaston wore white semproioereo Mrs. Fred Winkler was was among the visiting girls at'ractlns