The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-11-27
Informal Courtesies of Thanksgiving
Small Dinner Parties and Family Reunions Indicate the Spirit of the Day-Weddings Occur-Dinner Party for MT Otis
 Skinner at the Newspaper Club-Other Notes

in Birmingham. for several weeks and will
 also visit the Northngtons. l Miss Hazel Bissett. who Is a student 1 in Nashville, has come home to spend the holidays with MT. and Mrs. T. J. Bissett. and has as her guest Miss Julia Holomop l of Kentucky.
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Bissett will leave Sunday for New York. | A pleasant custom among a number of | Birmingham employers is the periodical | luncheon or dinner-outings of various l types-when an entire office force or CO., workers in some particular line share a I hospitality
 1 Yesterday Mrs. T. c. Husted, modiste. 1 was hostess to the IS women who have | been associated with her in business since she came to this city two years ago. They were entertained at luncheon at her
 new home on Louise street yesterday aft ernoon at o'clock, enjoying a luncheon Of five courses, at table decorated with yellow and white chrysanthemums, smaller blossoms being scattered over the cloth. Those composing the party were Miss Maud Lockany. Miss Julia Godilke
 Miss Hattie Livingston. Mrs. Will Rush, Miss Pearl Pinson. Mrs. R. H. Bass, Miss
 Jessie Boyet. Mrs Wesley Bridges, Mrs.
 H. T. Mankin. Mrs Fannie Horan, Miss
 Mary Reynolds. Miss Annie Armstrong,
 nii5S beftnd oyheb, MISS Alieen hlillflBS-
 worth, Mrs. Clyde Beaver, Miss Mary
 Freeman. Mrs. Martin. Miss Maxine Snow
 and Mrs. Morgan Holmes.
 Mrs. M. H. Betty was hostess yester-
 day at luncheon in West Pratt to Mrs. Hugh Betty of Linden, MT. Horton Betty
 of Meridian, MT. Karl Betty of Charles
 ton, MT. Grady Betty of Birmingham, MT.
 Paul Tubbs and Miss Ella Biles. Mrs. John Johnston has returned to
 Quinton after a visit to Mrs. James Ira
 wick in Pratt City.
 Miss Ethel Hallmark is with relatives in Oneonta.
 Mir. and Mrs. James R. Latimer enter
 tained at dinner last night in Woodlawn for MT. R. A. Brown of Fort Payne, who
 is their guest. In the dining room yellow
 chrysanthemums were used for decora-
 tions. The guests were Miss Ruth Houser,
 Miss Rosa Barham, Miss Margaret Rake straw, Miss Clara Madison, Mr. Brown,
 Mir. Pinckney Hogan, MT. s. J. Moore, Mir.
 John Terrell and MT. J. W. Rogers.
 Miss Estelle Beatty and Miss Minnie Daniel accompanied a party of friends
 yesterday in motor trip to Tuscaloosa.
 MT. and Mrs. Ross of Selma and Miss
 Minnie Harrison are guests of MT. and
 Mrs. W. F. Ross.
 Mrs. T. w. Smith of Columbus, Ga,
 who has been visiting MT. and Mrs. Oscar Hurt Smith, have returned home. Miss Smily Speigner of Marion, Mrs. t,. V. Jones of Rockford and Mrs. Kathleen Strother of Meridian are guests of Mrs. A. H. Simms
 MT. and Mrs. W. A. Griffin of Avon dale were among the Thanksgiving din- | ner hosts assembling at their table which | was decorated with chrysanthemums Mr md IT Burgin. Miss Jessie Burgin, MT. J. N | Merrell. Miss Esther Merrill and Mir and Mrs. James Burgin.
 | Mrs G. R. Trafford and Mrs. H. M Stanton were joint hostesses to the Ma 1 trons' Forty-two club last night in Avon
 dale. Thirty-three members and their | husbands were present. A salad and ice | were served.
 | MT. and Mrs Edward Thweattman have returned to Spencer, N. c. Mrs. J. R. Russell left yesterday to visit ] in Atlanta.
 The many friends of Mrs. Lucy A
 Mcconnell of Montgomery will regret 1 to learn of her serious illness at the home of her son, pr. John A. OCon- nell. 1f30 North Thirtieth street. The Edgewater club will meet this l afternoon at 3 o'clock with Mrs. H. T. Patterson, 1415 Cullman avenue. tenpte EInaHu-E Fl chapter VIII enter 1 tain at the Phenix club Monday after noon commencing at 8 o'clock. Bridge 1 and Lctta will be played prizes will l be awarded and refreshments served. | A small admission fee will be charged. l The public is cordially invited. 1 Mrs. T. M. Cottrell of East Lake and her | little son are spending Thanksgiving in | Oklahoma.
 Miss Matte Hare of Orrville is the guest of Miss Evie Burt. MT Eugene Jones of Chicago arrived yesterday to visit Mrs. A. B. Jones.
 Mrs. J. c. Dawson was hostess Wednes-