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The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

was the buffet supper given by MT and Mrs. Henry B. Gray Sunday evening al their home on South Twentieth street Mr. and Mrs. Gray also complimented
 on this occasion the members of the dou-
 ble seXtette of the Society Circus, whc
 so cleverly assisted Mrs. Gray this year
 in her annual contribution to the success
 of the smart event. It will be remembered
 that last year at this time MT. and Mrs | Gray were also hosts for the double sex tette, and that the entertainment Sunday evening followed very prettly upon the former one.
 l The table, from which a splendfdly ap. | pointed supper was served, was covered with a rare cloth of imported Chinese i, linen. clever In workmanship and rich ir quality. The china service, like the linen l was brought by the hostess from the
 Orient on her recent visit and was most
 decorative. The floral centerpiece was a great basket of Easter lilies and pink tu- lips, combination rare and lovely. Among those who accepted Mr. and Mrs. Gray's invitation were Miss Kinney, Miss Gamaliel Dixon, Miss Margaret Latady. Miss Ellen Percy. Miss Sophie Murphy,
 Miss F'rederika Ferguson, Miss Eliza beth Morris. Miss Ethel Tathem, Mss Marguerite Howell of Dayton, Miss Flor ence Coffin, Miss Emee McCrossin, Mss Gladys Enslen, Miss Mabel Wheelock, Miss Edna Miles, MT. Throckmorton, MT. Robert Malone MT. Robert McDavid, MT. Wilson Searight, MT. Ashby Long, Mir. Kennon Boiling. MT Brown, MT. William Dunn, MT Jeks Cabasiss, MT. Beach Chenoweth, MT. Valentine Kolb Mr Will liam Callahan. MT, Hubert Kinney, Mr Henry Gray, Jr., MT. Mudd Martin, Mir and Mrs. Culpepper Exum, Mir and Mrs. William Mudd. Mir. and Mrs. Munro Lanier, Mrs. Florence Buck
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
MISS WERTHEIMER
 GIVES A COTILLON

Yesterday afternoon the Hillman ball room was a scene of merriment when the closing exercises of Miss Wertheim- CTS dancing class took place. Dances of every description were executed in a most skillful and graceful manner, showing credit to their training. The opening number was a grand march lead by John Levert, assisted by Doro- thy Meyer. The afternoon closed with a cotillon. Many intricate figures were introduced by the little men and they acquitted themselves most capably. Appropriate souvenirs were distributed among the children. Those taking part were Jane Allison, Felice Beitman Leita Beitman, Jean Blach, Teckla Blach, Harold Blach, Caroline Copeland Jennie 1T. Copeland, Mourice Caheen, Caroline A. Winkler, Phillip Frost. Eleanor Westeott, Dorothy Meyer, Eleanor Saks, Louise Marx. Max stern, U. Levert, Kate Smith, Harriet Smith, Jack McNeal, Eugene Johnson, Eliza beth Johnson, Jake Saks, Berney Stein CT, George Connors, Josephine Connors, Charles Kenkiowitz simon Netter, Ali son Lovenfhal, Jenie Lehman, Henrietta Eisman, Marion Lewis, Phillip Shaw. Bonnie Wise, Charles Bromberg, Will liam Bromberg, Jennie Thompson, Hor- tence Abramson, Jean Abramson, Made line Deshazo Clara Ebert, Henry Ebert. Lawrence Falk, Francis Hood, James Hood, Sylven Pizitz, Louise Schulhoefer, Caroline Schulhoefer, James Puekett. Mary Puckett, Joe Ash, Wilbur Styles, Mary Styles, Hampton Smith, John Chichester, Tolmiade Chichester, Virgil Cameron, Julia Drew. Lester Kenny Exum Robert Jemison, Virginia Kaul, Eva Lathrop, Bigham Oliver. Dole Oliver, Marion Oliver, Myra B. Pope. Pireson Sonson, sFlorence Young, Annie Young, Burgin Hawkins.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

1 What Professor Agostini doesn't know l about presenting a Klrmess isn't worth | knowing
 Professor Agostini and his clever assist ant. Mir. Percival L. Lynwood, have for gotten more about dancing and costuming ana scenic effects than most of us ever heard of. and their word for artistic and well managed amateur performances Is far and away ahead of anybody else's. Birmingham recalls Professor Agostini with much pleasure, for to him the credit Is due for presenting one of the most beautiful affairs that has ever been given here.
 The prettiest and Snost popular belles of that day, the ceverest and handsomest beaux, and the most attractive of the mar ried women were included In the "Dramat- ic Personae'' of the other performance, just as they are today. and the beautiful Kirmess has never been forgotten, but will always be reverted to with the greatest possible pleasure, not only by the spec tators of it, but the participants as well. Professor Agostini has been most com- plimentary concerning those who are talk ing part in the present Kirmess, declar- ing them to be far above the average in point of cleverness and ability to perform the intricate dances that he will pre- sent.
 Chatting about Birmingham Amateurs, Professor Agostini says among other things:
 ''I fond the young men and women very clever in the art of dancing. As a matter of fact, however, dancing has assumed an entirely different phase all over the merly society people danced only the con- ventional waltz, two step and polka. Now adays men and women study dancing as a fine art. Nothing is more beautiful than to see a graceful woman doing the fancy dances. Look at the women who have made great names for themselves as dancers. Pavlowa, Gertrude Hoffman, Isadora Duncan, Maude Allen and Mary Garden, who is one of the most grace full dancers I ever saw. consider it very remarkable when l can come to town and in less than four weeks take several hun dred people and train them until they are almost like professionals. It's great compliment to their ability. Of course Mir. Lynwood is practically professional. He gives the professional air to our per formances. He has been offered several times the role of Prince Danile in ''The Merry Widow but lacking the desire to be professional entirely, he has re- matned with me for 15 years."
 
 our people. how does that compare with their talent for dancing?'' asked.
 'There is great defciency," said Pro-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

1 lessor Agostini, in musical talent in Bir-
 mingham, I regret to say. I had heard
 before came here of the wonderful
 musical ability of Birmingham, but really it is very hard to get good vocalists-that | is, among the younger people. I think the climate, the smoke and the dust and 1 tho conditions here are not conducive to good voices. Isn't there something in that?"
 DO you have more success in pre- senting your Kirmess than any of the other things that you do?" I asked.
 "A Kirmess is always sure to please, was the answer. Ut Is so graceful and pretty and so different from the usual Amateur performance that it cannot fall Ito please. I have written several things musical extrayaganzas and things of that sort. There's the Carnival of Ma- sical Romance, Terpsichorean Revels, a Fairy Romance and a lot of others--but I find that the Kirmess is always appre- ciated. I've done musical arrangements of Little Red Riding Hood and Alad- din-and many others, but after all l believe I prefer the Kirmess."
 q fancy that the role of the Merry Widow is the most difficult part to ill., I suggested.
 | T hear we are to have five Merry | Widows in town the evening of the l first performance of the Kirmess-Miss Nina Gentry, who did the part in At lanta, Miss Rosa Coates of Mobile and Miss Annie Laurie, who delighted Mont gomery with her lovely performance and then our two charming Merry Wid- ows in the Birmingham production than whom there couid be no more graceful and lovely young women. The others are coming to see how we do it here.
 "One thing about our performances" Professor Agostini continued, "aH am ateur performances are criticised for not being prompt. People complain that they go to the theatre and get so tired waiting that they cannot enjoy the show when 1t comes, but with us we make speciality or being profess sional In that respect. If no other We guarantee promptness and we seldom overstep the bounds. Indeed, Il o'clock will find our first performance over and the curtain rung down."
 How many times have you given tho Kiriness?'' l asked.
 Professor Agostini smiled and turning to MT. Lynwood said:
 ',rhis is our 179th performance, isn't 1t? MT. Lynwood knows, because he has danced in all of them. In one year l turned over to Charity $151, ,000-above all expenses. I think that is something of a record. don't you? I have given the Kirmess from Maine to California in no locality more successfully than In the West, and I will say candidly that l lo not believe that any performance that we have ever given was more beau tiful, more artistic and more graceful than the Kirmess that Birmingham will witness this week."
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Society
CONTINUED FROM PAGE 6,


 once residents of New York, later of San Francisco, and now of Cleveland, is the son of MT. and Mrs. Frank F. Hickox of Cleveland. He Is a Yale graduate class of 1905, and member of the Country, Mayfeld, Tavern, Union and University clubs. MT. Patrick Calhoun is the well known traction magnate and railroad lawyer. He Is a grandson of John Caldwell Calhoun, vice president of the United States and a native of South Carolina MT. Calhoun has of late years taken active part In the consolf- dation and development of street rail- ways In Plttsburg, St. Louis. Baltimore and San Francisco. In Cleveland, San Francisco, South Carolina, Georgia ana Texas he has large real estate interests, The Calhouns keep up their Charleston home. and have residences in San Fran- cisco and on Euclid Heights, Cleveland, and in New York. Mrs. Calhoun was a Miss Williams of Charleston. The sec ond daughter, Miss Margaret Green Calhoun, married Mir. Paul Scott Eos ter last summer.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
MATRONS' CLUB
 HOLDS MEETING

One of the most enjoyable meetin gs of the Matrons' club was held Friday afternoon. April 5, at the home of Mrs. J. B. Wood. The house was appropri- atey decorated with lilies for the Eas- ter season.
 The club members with several in- vited guests enjoyed spirited games of 42, after which delicious refreshments in two courses were served. The Ice cups were decorated with Easter lilies and hand painted ssure cards still further carried out the Easter decora- tive scheme The guests of the club were Mrs. M P. Hollingsworth of Tus- oaloosa, Mrs. Hollam of East Lake, Mrs. N. w. Keeker, Miss Clark, Miss Fowles and Mss Maude Wood.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
REARGUMENT OF
 RATE CASES ORDERED

Washington, April S.-Reargument of the so-called inter-mountain rate cases was today ordered by the su- preme court of the United States. The reargument will permit Justice Pitney to participate in the decision of the cases. The cases involve the constitu- tionality of the long and short haul provisions of the interstate commerce law and the power oi the interstate commerce commission to make blanket rates over large area of territory instead of acting merely on rates from specific points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
CIVIC IMPROVEMENT MEETING IS HELD

The Woodlawn branch of the Civic Inn proyement league, which has been re- gently organized with 3o members, met Wednesday afternoon, April 8, at the city hall The vice president, Mrs. C. B. Hen ley, presided over the meeting. Mrs. c. P. Orr. the president of the main body of the league, was present and talked on The Need of Civic Organiza- tion." The members of this new organiza- tion enjoyed her instructive talk along this line.
 IL was decided by the members of this league to have their meetings the first Friday in each month.
 Mrs. Dupoint Thompson is chairman of committee on health and sanitation; Mrs J. L, Burris, chairman of park commit tee: Mrs. Luke Franklin. chairman of highway committed; Mrs. w. M. Ander- son, chairman of chlldren's committee.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
LEAP YEAR DANCE

''The NJ M. C." win entertain at a leap year dance at the home of Misses Bodekers, Thursday, April II, 1912. The club colors are pink and white. These will be used in the decorations.
 The club members are Miss Kate Bod eker. Miss Gertrude Bodeker, Miss Rose Cotter, Miss Mamie O'Brien, Miss Pa tricia Varley Miss Ruth Olmstead, Miss Freida Lane, Miss Fannie Weber, Miss Joe BodelSer, Miss Sara Fleming, Miss Marguerite Antwine, Miss Edith uhl, Miss Dorothy Weber, Miss Urania Gard Ing. Miss Lillian Antwine, Miss Mar garet Bodeker.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
THE HUB
B Birmingham the Center of the SOuth'S Wholesale
 Hardware Territory

Birmingham is the hub of the south for the wholesale hard ware business
 This city the center of the greatest manufacturing terri tory souh of the greatest iron and steel center cept Pittsburg, in this country.
 With these front of them the wholesale hardware companies of Birmingham have naturally grown immense size which necessitated the carrying of large stocks
 Tie Handley Hardware Company has always stood the top of the wholesale hardware houses of Birmingham having grown 2S years small beginning to be the larg est wholesale hardware Alabama any adjoining state
 This firm is naturally the hub of this great hardware ter rtory In order obtain this supremacy and maintain it, the firm has carried the largest and most complete line of hardwa be found this territory which extends into Tennessee Mississippi Florida, Georgia and over all Alabama,
 As usual this spring the Moore Handley Hardware Com has stock that ample for all demands from the reta traders of the territory and will ship your orders medatey great majority of orders leave warehouses within 24 hous after they received.
 If YOU are already of you appreciate these facts if you are not then write for particulars call
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
DEMOCRATS WILL
 STAND BY PLANS

Washington, April s.-Democratic leaders of the House have determined to stand by their plans for economy in the appropriation supply bills and have served notice that the first clash will come in conference on the army appropriation bill. which Is scheduled to pass the Senate this week. The Sen ate committee on military affairs added to the House bill S7,557, ,453.
 The House democrats declare that if anything will delay an adjournment of Congress in time for the national con- ventions it will be refusal of the Sen- ate conferees to yield on the supply bills. st
 The House army appropriation bill carried a total of sSzsJ77, 2571S. 1ne Senate committee has recommended an appropriation of s95,314,710.sS. which is S2,726925 in excess of the amount appropriated for the fiscal year 1912.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
kLEIN-MORTON
 CARDS RECEIVED
The following is received .

Inc foIIoWlng IS recelVed.
 MT. and Mrs. John Robert Morton will give in marriage their daughter. Pearl, to Mir. Wallace Carnahan Klein on Thursday evening. April 1S 1912, at 6:s0 o'clock at their home, 170S Noble street, Anniston. The honor of your presence is requested
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
SMITH-OLIVER
 WEDDING IN LAFAYETTE

The following announcement will in- terest friends throughout Alabama:
 Mir and Mrs. Samuel II. Oliver of La fayette, Ala, announce the engagement of their sister Miss Mae Hines, to Mir. James Arthur Smith. the wedding to take place on Tuesday evening, April 30.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
ti-FOreign Riots

London, April s.--Anti-foreign riots have broken out In the Chinese prov ince of Shen Si, where many Moham- medans have been massacred, according to a news agency dispatch from Tien Tsin received here this morning.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
MRS. OSCAR HUNDLEY
 HOSTESS TO BRIDGE CLUB

Mrs. Oscar R. Hundley will be hostess this afternoon to her bridge club. |: in- cludes 12 members.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
MIR. AND MRS. GRAY
 HOSTS TO BRIDAL PARTY

One of the loveliest of the many en- tertainments arranged to compliment Miss Mary Kinney thnd MT. Burt Throckmorton
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
MRS. JOHN YEATMAN
 ENTERTAINS BRIDGE CLUB

The Friday Bridge Luncheon club meets this week with Mrs. John T. Yeatman at
 her home on Crescent avenue
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
Rehel Tribesmen Routed

Rabat, Morocco. April s.--A French column under command of General Ditte has routed a large force of rebel tribesmen near Marhel. The engago- ment lasted 1s hours and the fighting was severe.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
MIR. AND MRS. JEMISON GIVE BUFFET SUPPER

MT. and Mrs. Robert Jemison will give a buffet supper Thursday evening in com pllment to Miss Elizabeth Morris and MT. Jelks Cabaniss
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
NEWS OF THE
 COUNTY COURTS

The case of Willie Woods, a. negro, charged with the murder of a Greek cook near the Terminal depot. is on trial in the first division of the criminal court, Judge Samuel E. Greene presiding. The taking of evidence was concluded yesterday afternoon and the arguments will begin this morning. Jere King Is representing the defend ant, White Gibson assisting Ed Winston in the prosecution. The city and circuit courts stand ad- journed for two weeks on account of the Jefferson county call week in the supreme court. The law requires the civil courts to stand adjourned, not only the supreme court week, but the week previous. The criminal court stands adjourned for one week only, that in which the supreme Jefferson county.
 Cleveland Dorsey, Steve Hudson and to the grand Jury on a charge of burglary and grand larceny by Judge I. H. Benners of the court of common pleas. -~-~~>~>~~---->~-~- are here to attend the Mcintosh Rains wedding on the 10th.
 MT and Mrs. Frank H. Crockard will leave today to spend a fortnight in New York city
 Mrs. W. c. J. Everett left Sunday morning for Mobile to attend the Will tt,. Af~a be away most of the summer. Mrs. john L. Raul left yesterday for New York city to spend 10 days.
 
 Mir and Mrs. John Milner Caldwell will go to New York the last of the week. They expect to be absent fort night.
 have named their little son Neil Har- grove.
 Mrs Frank Phillips of Columbus. Miss, and Mrs. Hargrove of Tusca- loosa are guests of Mrs. F. B. Clem- ents.
 Mrs J. L. Acree of Dothan, who has been visiting Mrs. W. M. Anderson at
 
 her home yesterday afternoon
 
 Mrs. Edward Waddle of Griffin, Ga, arrived in Birmingham Saturday after noon to be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John Elmer Stanley. Mrs J. D. Simpson and Mrs. Alice Johnson will leave today for W ashing- ton to attend missionary council.
 
 Mrs. c. w. Tolliver left last night for Washington. MT. and Mrs. c. R. Crery have moved into their new home on Phelan street Miss Louise Harrison of Clarksville, I Tenn. who as the guest of Mrs. Will bur Kelley, Is always popular visitor in Birmingham, Is expected in fort night to again be Mrs. Kelley's guest.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
NOTES AND PERSONALS

1 Mir. and Mrs R. L. Rains and their [ son. Robert Rains, of Washington, D..
 C., are the guests of G. w Rains. They
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

"BIRMINGHAM sPECIAL,v THE NEW YORK TRAIN, VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY, LEAVES 9;3O A. NJ.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09
ANNOUNCEMENTS

The William l.. Yancey chapter, U. D. C.. will meet Wednesday aftetnoon at o'clock with Mrs. Joseph R. Estes, 929 South Twelfth street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

The Catholic Womans club will meet with Mrs. w. C. Herman at her home, 6l2 St. Charles avenue. Tuesday, April 9. A full attendance is requested as inn portant business win come before the | fln
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mrs J. D. Simpson and Mrs. Alice Johnson will leave today for W washing ton to attend a missionary council.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Tuesday evening, April 12. at o'clock the ladies ot West End Methodist Epis- copal church Will pres sat play, Sew ing Circle a, Burnt Corn HILL" and Be hind Scenes With tho Sr,iggs Family" It wil. be gwen at Old Fei,ows' hall and an enJoya5le evenins is rltmised those who attend.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

S3.50 SELMA AND RETURN, 10, II, 12. SOUTHERN RAILWAY.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

The annual meeting of the Federation of Mission Societies will be held April r in the Sunday school room of the First Methodist church at 2 ?. m. A full repre- sentation of the mission workers is earn estly desired Notice is given that a change in the bylaws will De called for at this meeting. and the election of officers will also be held.
 This meeting marks the first milestone in the progress of the Federation of Mis- sion Societies and should be an enthusi- astie gathering of the women.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

MT. and Mrs. G. R. Crery have moved into their new home on Phelan street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mrs Edward Waddle of Griffin, Ga, arrived in Birmingham Saturday after noon to be the guest of her daughter, Mrs. John Elmer Stanley
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Cleveland Dorsey Steve Hudson and Henry Willis, negroes, were bound over to the grand Jury on a charge of burglary and grand larceny by Judge L H. Benners of the court of common pleas.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Miss Louise Harrison of Clarksville, Tenn. who as the guest of Mrs. Will bur Kelley, Is always popular visitor in Birmingham, Is expected in a fort night to again be Mrs. Kelley's guest
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mrs. C. w. Tolliver left last night for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mrs. Frank Phillips of Columbus, Miss, and Mrs. Hargrove of Tusca- loosa are guests of Mrs. F. B. Glenn ents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mir. and Mrs, William S. Reynolds have named their little son Neil Har- grove.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mrs. J. l.. Acree of Dothan, who has been visiting Mrs. w M. Anderson at Woodlawn the past week, returned to her home yesterday afternoon.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mrs. W. G. J. Everett left Sunday for Mobile to attend the Will son Austin wedding. Mrs. Everett will be away most of the summer.
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are here to attend the Mcintosh Rains wedding on the 10th.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

MT. and Mrs. John Milner Caldwell will go to New York the last of the week. They expect to be absent fort night.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

MT. and Mrs. Frank H. Crockard will leave today to spend a fortnight in New York city.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-04-09

Mrs. john l.. Raul left yesterday for New York city to spend 10 days.
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