The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-26

The annual opening reception at the Southern club was a brilliant event of last evening, taking place. according to a custom of many years, finding but one or two variations, on Thanksgiveing eve. It was attended by several hundred club members with their wives and women friends. and the presence of a number of interesting and important visitors added spirit and pleasure to the evening.
 A spirit of informality was especially enjoyable. Contrary to past custom a buffet service of hot oysters and chicken and their accompaniments instead of the course supper, occurred at midnight in the Tudor room, but number of people sat at the small tables during the re- freshment service. These tables, like the several long ones on which a variety of zdainties were spread, were adorned with red carnations, decoration suitable to the rich draperies and mural decoration of the handsome room.
 Palms and smilax were employed in the decorative motif of the several large for nal apartments. White lilies supplement- ed the greenery in the living room on tiit Hist llOOit anu Jciic" NaiA $S'-%-N-0 nuns were used in the card room, palms being massed on the musicians platform in the ballroom, where the lights were stwined with smiax.
 The grand march, whose figures are always brief and simple, was led by the president of the club, Colonel T. o. Smith. with Mrs. Smith, who was very handsome in black net evening gown spangled with silver. MT. Jesse Adkins was in- vted this year to assist Colonel Smith by leading the cotillon and his partner was Miss Belle Roberts. The figures were simple, and their intricacies continued but briefly. Mr. Adkins having chosen this type of the limited space and the large number of people in the ballroom but it was attractive and introduced the informal dancing most pleasantly.
 A floor committee, already mentioned, and the vice president, MT. J. w. Me- Queen, with the board of governors, as sisted in entertaining the guests at the club.
 Among the many women who with the usual membership of the club annually meeting together in this pleasant fashion, who were seen last night at the club were Mrs. Thomas Hopkins, who was looking very lovely in blue gown with iridescent overdress. Her daughter, Miss Margaret Evans, who was one of the most popular of the younger girls, and was wearing orchid chiffon; Miss Helen Eubank, in yellow brocade with tulle and crystal garniture; Mrs. Mason billiard. in pink chiffon and crystal; her charming M l.. II embossed in pastel shades; Mrs. Frederick Gunster. in pink chiffon and gold lace; Mrs. F. J. Dunn, wearing white satin with overdress of net spangled with jet and crystals; Mrs. William H. Kettig, who is also the wife of a member of the board, in taupe chiffon, with touches of blue and silver; Mrs. Thomas Bowron, in a handsome crystal and silver robe; Mrs. Henry Dean, wearing white messa- line. with crystal garnitures; Mrs. Ed ward Magruder Tutwiler, who with Ma jor Tutwier and their dinner guests came over fro mthe Tutwller, wore a handsoms jet gown; her house guest. Mrs. Faulk- ner, of Virginia, was in flame velvet, 8 superb gown in which she was very hand some. The other women of the party were also handsomely attired. Mrs. Frank l.. Whitman wore yellow brocade and chiffon, Miss Fannie Dunn a blue bro- cade and lace gown. Miss Martha Dabney an exquisite white tulle embroidered witt pearls and crystals and made over satin Mrs. Solon Jacobs looked exceedingly handsome in a jet gown finished with a large corsage rose. Mrs. Charles Sharp in chiffon and princesse lace over pink satin; Mrs. Frank Crockard in a lovely flame tinted velvet with bodice of chf- ion and net embroidered in sequins oi the same shade; Mrs Felix Drennen wore w.ite with silver lace. The women al the club all looked charming. It was a perfect night for reception and thus tho Southern clubs opening affair was giver under the happiest. of auspices.