The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-07-27
GATHERED HERE AND THERE

The park concerts are nightly at
tracing throngs of people TO Capitol
park and providing a splendid type of
entertainment to the many who are
taking advantage of this great free Of
fering. The character of the selections
is greatly to the credit of the director,
Mr.. Memoli, since 1t is proving that
music of the syncopated sort is not all
that may be used to appeal to the gem
eral mass of people. To familiarize
the children with good music is an ex-
cellent iSea, and this is probably best
to be accomplished by a public band.
Mr.. Memoli, in talking of his work
the other evening, mentioned the grow
ing popularity of the better composers
since tho beginning of the concert
work this summer. Frequently" he
| said, II hear small boys in the street
whistling the melody from some opera
| overture which had been played the
night before at the park. This after
noon l heard a little chap who had
drawn close to the steps last night so
that he could listen more closely,
whistling La Paloma' and whistling it
very correctly"
| The celebration of the Wagner CEN
tenniel by the band in the park prom
| ises to be a rare treat. The men are
rehearsing for it and probably two
evenings will be given to the presen-
tation of the programme which is to
be entirely Wagnerian.
| The crowds gather at the park even
when the clouds threaten rain and
| whether in the seats near the band
stand or sitting on the grass or in au-
tomobiles at some distance away from
| the music, the pleasure of the listeners
| is evident in appreciatiye attention. The
| Music Study club has given an abund-
| ance of pleasure to the stay-at-home
folks this summer.
| The photographs which appear in to-
days paper are among the mother
| types to be found in Birmingham. Any
| one who strays often in and out of the
| studios is sure to be impressed with
the variety of lovely poses and the
beauties to be found among the scores
of devoted young mothers with their
children.
Mrs. Felix Drennen and her two chill
dren compose a lovely trio; little boy
and girl are bright and vivacious and
inherit the good looks of both their
mother and their father. Mrs. Drennen
was formerly Miss Rosabel Runyon.
Mrs. Max Winkler and her little girls
are charming together in the photo
graph, just as they are in reality-real
companions and chums She has al
ways been considered a beauty; as
Florence Kaufman she was quite raved
over, and to her beauty is added IA
sweet, delightful nature. One of the
little girls-Maxine-is her fathers
namesalSe; the other bears the name
of her two grandmothers.
The presence of several attractive
visitors saves the season from unmiti
gated dullness, as far as society may
| be considered. That ther stay In Bir-
| mingham may be pleasant, affairs OF
more or less informality are being con-
stantly arranged.
| Miss Rebacca Stout, a pretty Mont
gomery girl, who is visiting Miss Helen
McCary, has been one of the most feted
| of the visitors. Tonight Mr.. and Mrs.
| w. D. Nesbitt will have a party of
about 20 friends to meet her at buff
| fet supper. In the number are Miss
Stout. Miss McCary. Miss Gustrine Mil
ner. Miss Gamaliel Dixon. Miss Eliza
beth Going, Miss Mary Parke London,
Mr. Bestor Brown, Mr.. Val Kolb, Mr..
| Jesse Atkins, Mr. Hollis Bush, Mr.. Nor
ris Bush. Mr. Marshall Mayes, Mr..
| Sorsby Jemison. Mr.. Robert Brooke,
| Mr.. Julian Herndon, Mr.. Key Miner,
and MIR. W. r. ]. Dunn.