The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1914-11-20

| held its open meeting yesterday afternoon,
| Representatives from each of the CLUBS
/ in the local federation and few addi-
tional friends composed the audience that
heard Mr.. c. +. Markets. interesting talk
and the musical programme presented by
Miss Florence Kelly and the members of
the Newspaper club orchestra.
The residence was beautifully decorated
with autumn foliage and chrysanthe-
NUNS. Mrs J. ]. Eaton, Mrs. Felix Tar
rant and Mrs Victor Prowel. OFFICERS of
the club. received with Mrs. McCarty and
in the dining room, where a hot cup of
tea furnished a grateful refreshment after
the chill winds. Mrs. Hubert Scruggs and
| Mrs Markell were presiding. Miss Alice
Rumph and Miss Lucille Douglas were
at the punch table. The meeting was one
of the most delightful in the clubs his
| tory.
Miss Annie Franklins farewell lunch
con to her guest Miss Florence Crossom
of Baltimore. was pleasant event of yes
terday, enjoyed by number of the hos
| tess friends. Yellow chrysanthemums
adorned the luncheon table and the place
cards were decorated with specimens of
the yellow blooms. Those present were
| Miss Franklin, Miss Crosson. Miss Jose
phine Began, Miss Margaret Drennen,
Miss Kate Porter of Greenville, Miss Mary
o Brien. Mrs. Anna O'Brien, Miss Ella
Louis Ward. Miss Luella Strickland, Miss
Mabel Marler, Mrs Haggan. Mrs. J. J.
Boggan, Miss Cundell Baldwin, and Mrs.
| Hugh Franklin.
Mrs Sam Nance was hostess yesterday
to the Norwood Social club. For her first
i prize she awarded silk hose. and for the
consolation hand embroidered guest tow
els After the games salad course was
| served. The party included two visitors,
! Mrs. George Robinson and Mrs L. w.
| Farrar of WetumplSa, besides the regular
members. who are Mrs. w. j. Lassiter.
| Mrs. Newton Paisley. Mrs. Gordon
Moughon, Mrs. w. s. Moughon Mrs. J.
A. Shook. Mrs. John Wood, Mrs. Walter
| Mccoy, Mrs. Eli Pgman Mrs. w 7. SIM
| mons, Mrs. Philip Alexander and the hos
/ tess, Mrs. Sam Nance.
Mrs. George Blinn will entertain the
Edgewood club this Afternoon at her home
1872 Eleventh avenue, south.
| Mrs. A. S. Leath and Mrs. George r.
Ward, who are visiting Mrs. Frances
Riggs in Marion, have been delightfully."-
entertained and are expected home to-
night.
| Mrs Sara Byron Doyle of Knoxville is
| the house guest of Mrs. Jack Bowron.
| Mrs. Doyle formerly made her home in
this city and has a large number of
| friends in society.
| Mrs. l.. w. Farrar and Mrs. George
| Robinson OF Wetumpka are visiting
| friends in Norwood.
| Mr.. and Mrs. I. II. Clay base returned
| from their bridal trip to New York,
| Washington and other points in the east,
and are at home at 2217 North Seventh
avenue. The young matrons class of the
| Fifty-sixth Street Baptist church will
| give a large reception for Mrs. Clay next
1 week.
| Mrs. I. II. Motion, has been the guest
1 of Mrs. r. S. Robinson in Montgomery
during the federation meeting.
| DR. and Mrs. Travis Drennen left yes
| terday for their home in Hot Springs,
| Ark, after a charming visit among Bir-
| mirgham relatives.
| Miss Kitty Grey Coleman is here from
| Uniontown to visit Miss Annie Blinn.
| The Friday Luncheon Bridge club will
meet today with Mrs. Edward Warren.
| The Matrons club of Pratt City met yes
| terday with Mrs. c. ID. Comstock, who en-
| tertained besides the regular members
Mrs C. W. Overstree, Mrs. H. c. Nelms
| Mrs. J. W. Day. Mrs. J. I. Hendricks,
| Mrs. r. G. Mcmahon and Mrs. s. l.. Baty.
A musician programme was presented and
a salad course followed Rev. and Mrs. w.
| L. Faust have returned to Roanoke after
| a visit to Mr.. and Mrs. j. t. Rogers.
| Mr. w. l.. George and Mr.. George DON
oldson are spending the week in Syla-
| cauga.
| The marriage of Miss Jessie Holly and
| Mr. Bradford Gasque, which occurred in
| East Birmingham Sunday, was later
| learned with surprise by the friends of the
| two young people. The ceremony was
pronounced by the Rev. w. NJ Anderson,
pastor of the Woodlawn Methodist
| church, and Miss Mamie McNeal and Mr..
T. q WastbroOl< vera attendants
Mrs ]. Sullivan is critically ill at the
] home of her son, Mr.. John Sullivan.
| The young women of the Girls club
will plant trees and shrubs on Arbor
Day in the Tenth Avenue park under the
auspices of the Tenth Avenue City Beau
| tiful CLUB.
Mrs. K. E. Smith is visiting in Atlanta.
The Womans Christian Temperance
union will meet today In Ensley with
Mrs. Mary johnson.
Mrs. II. L. Cary of Cleveland, o., is
the guest of friends in Fairfield.
Mrs. j. S. Hall entertained the Thurs
day Forty-two club yesterday afternoon,
and had as her extra guests Miss Roxye
Hudson, Mrs s. s. Heide and Miss Addie
Burgin
The Thread of the Story club met yes
terday afternoon through the courtesy of
Mrs. McCalley at the school building and
enjoyed an hours cooking demonstration.
The usual programme followed.
The Mothers club of Woodlawn met
Yesterday morning in the Woodlawn Ii
brary and a programme was presented
under the auspices of Mrs. c. s. Cross
grove. Mrs. M. Fl. Bell and Mrs. Mar
vim served refreshments. The extra
guests were Mrs. X. A. Clayton and Mrs.
| J. u. Terrell
| Miss Matte Hughes Kennedy was hos
tess yesterday to the spend-the-Day EN-