The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-05-06

The tea and dance given yesterday att ernoon at the Southern club under the auspices of the Birmingham Equal Sui- frage association was attended by seNera' hundred guests, and ranks as one or tue tremendously successful ventures or season which has been phenomenal for the number and briliance of its affairs TOT charity or civic cause. CleVerness m every conceit of decoration and re freshment is characteristic of entertain ments given under the auspices of this lh- teresting body of women, a characteristic eminently borne out yesterday alter noon. The ballroom was used entirely TOT dancing, and the living room arranged TOT tea. Here were stationed three taoies' All had the votes for women colors laV- ishly displayed In the center of the DOH bon table was an immense brown basket filled with yellow iris blossoms. The cloth which covered the surface of the taple was a handsome Japanese embroidery cre- ation. and the silver candlesticks were topped with yellow shades embossed Tn tiny yellow flowers. Yellow hints and bonbons, wafers and the votes TOT women sandwich filled silver trays
  the tea tables was Mrs. John Lewis un- derwood, pretty and vivacious brunette in blue crepe and blue hat. Mrs. Henry F. DeBardeleben performed a similar oi- flee at another table, handsome black \ charmeuse gown with lace garnitures ana small black hat being effectively and be- eomingly worn. In the hall was stationed he punch table and Mrs. Victor Hanson Presided.
 receiving party with Mrs. Charles G. Davis as chairman, floor committee with Mrs. Truman Aldrich as chairman also a ticket committee which had as it's chair man Mrs. Charles Bowman, refreshment committee headed by Miss Florence Golf fin and decoration committee with Mrs. Jack Bowron as chairman all saw to the pleasure of the numerous guests, so that in the ballroom and the space reserved for the reception the enjoyment of the throng of visitors was assured. Mrs Os- car R. Hundley was general chairman Of the tea-dance. She was there in love ly afternoon gown of white ratne, made with an exquisite coat of imported lace. Her hat was white Panama.
 Mrs Davis wore gray with a white Pan anna hat encircled with a green band. Among the members of committees who assisted in giving pleasure to the numer- ous guests were Mrs. Charles Bowman, who was there in charming white voile lace afternoon gown garnitured With handmade lace, Miss Florence McCrossin, whose costume was combination of brown and yellow tones; Mrs. Victor Han son, who was in natural colored pongee lat feathers: Miss Cora Gregg, who wore a stunning gown made of imported French efepe in blue shade and adorned with & bit of mahogany, her hat matching in color and trimmed with fruit; Miss Annie Donnelly, who was in a light afternoon toilette Mrs. James w. Donnelly in changeant taffeta and small white hat Mrs. Leo K. Steiner, who wore white lin- gerie and a white hat on which q para disc bird was poised at a becoming angle: Mrs. Richard Johnston, who wore black; Mrs. Walter Phillips, Mrs. J. E. Frazier, Mrs. Jesse Yeates, Mrs. Felix Blackburn, Miss Edith Bowron, Mrs. Samuel Adler, Mrs. Otto Marx, Mrs. Thomas Parke, Mrs. John Turner. Jr.. Mrs. Gus Pope. Mrs. w. M. Jordan, Miss Louise Long, Miss Dun bar Avirett, Miss Jessie May Perkins, Mrs. E. c. Chandler, Mrs. Charles Fro ment. Mrs. J. c. Carmichael, MT Donnelly, MT. and Mrs. Mason billiard, MT and Mrs. l. D. OSDOfn, MT. ana MrS. Y. M. NllllaHl- son, MT. J. Reese Murray. MT. Richard Johnston. Jr.. Judge Oscar Hundley, Miss Marianne Hamilton. Mrs F. M. Tutwiler, Miss Myrtle Miles, Miss Elizabeth Going, Mrs. A. l.. Smith, Mrs. Herbert Tutwler, Mrs. Angus Taylor, Mrs. James Bowron, Mrs Harry Jones. MT. Wood. MT. Mann, MT. Dearborn and others.
 One of the interesting visiting women at the club was Miss Elizabeth Shelley of Washington, who was with her house hostess, Mrs. Gray. Miss Shelley is an ardent suffragst and a member of one of the national committees. She is de- cidedly popular in Birmingham. her for mer home, and was attractively attired yesterday in a black and white gown wearing with it d smart black chapeau Among the many others noted were Mrs Bessie Gray, Mrs. c. H. Tngerman, Mir Angus Taylor Miss Eua Weakley, Miss ard w. Massey, MT. and Mrs. Pankey, Mrs. T. T. Ashford. Mrs. Charles c. Davis Mrs. John c. Crouch, Mir. J. K. Miles. MT Harry Miles. MT. Knox, MT. Jesse Ad- kjns. Mir. Cary Baker Mrs. Henry T. Dean, Mrs Tom Bowron, MT. George B. Ward Mrs Frank Bell, Mrs. Houston Davis Mrs Florence Buck. Mrs Charles Ongerman. Mrs. Thomas D. Parke, Mrs. Frank Nelson Jr., MT. James Bowron, MT. and Mrs. Henry Fitts, Miss Annie Williams. Mr. w. D. Nehbitt Mir and Mrs. Arthur Adams Mir and Mrs. Henry Badham, Mrs. Mark Lewis, Miss Elizabe