The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-05
By JANE SHELBY
' UMMER is on the wane and with

NU UMMER is on the wane and with N in the next week or SO the so N cial gayeties of brilliant fall season will begin. Already extensive plans are being arranged by the pop ular belles of the debutante set and . number of large entertainments will take place during the early part of the winter.
 Then a number of prominent and in teresting engagements have been an- nounced and many others will be am nounced in the near future. the we'd dings to occur in the early autumn and each of these nuptial affairs will be preceded by series of delightful entertainments for the brides-elect
 The lull in social affairs of the late summer season was broken during the past week by several dancing parties given complimenting the girls and boys who will leave in the near future to resume their studies in school or college and the young folks, who never seem to weary of their favor ite pastime, danced to their heart S content. One of the most enjoyable of these dances was that which had Miss Elizabeth Prince and Miss Jordan Prince as joint hostesses to honor their attractive guests. Miss Nell Brantley and Miss Madge Brantley of Troy and Miss Frank Montgomery of Tunca, Miss. This event took place at the Country club and was enjoyed by more than 25G guests. Other informal dances were given by Miss Katherine Jones' Hiss Olivia Robinson and Miss Marian Snlyer.
 The coming week promises to be equally as bright for the college set. Miss Katherine Mccormack has issued invitations for large dance at the Country club Wednesday evening to introduce her lovely guest, Miss Ad- die Small of Macon. Ga, and num- her of other entertainments are being arranged for Miss McCormack's guest.
 Mrs. Helen Smith Woodruff whose charming story, The Lady of the Lighthouse" has been read and en- Joyed by thousands, has written a new book entitled, MT. Doctor Man" and the proceeds of the sale of this book will be given to the Children's hos rital of Birmingham that a contiguous ward may be added to this worthy in- stitution. It will be remembered that Mrs. Woodruff donated the receipts from "The Lady of the I.ighthouse, to | the New York Association for the Blind
 MT Doctor Man will be out in No l vember and will be sold at all the book | stores also by a committee of prom 1 inent women belonging to the Chill | dren's hospital association with Mrs | Hale Tarrant as chairman of the com | mittee. Being released by the publish CTS at that time of the year when | Christmas will be drawing near this pretty little book will make an ideal | gift and everyone who buys copy of | MT. Doctor Man will lend a helping | hand to the Children's hospital
 
 Miss Minnie Davis of Birmingham. whose wonderful lyric soprano is com | pared by Flames to that of the late Nordica at the height of her oper- atic career, arrived In Birmingham re- cartly from New York. where she has been studying for opera. and has been nersuaded by her many friends to rake a short concert tour in Alabama and has completed several engage nents. Tn New York she has sung inI the smartest of Fifth avenues drawing rooms and on the "at home" days of the great patrons of musical art where the famous artists of the Metropolitan company gather. very often has she won their applause and inspired the prediction that America will herald her as one of it's greatest opera stars She has a charming and cultured acquaint- anceshir in New York and has appeared on number of important programmes \ as a proteEe of Mrs Vanderbilt, Mrs Flagler, Mrs. Chauncey Depew. Mrs Disston and others. Her concert en- agreements in her native state will be rare artistic treats Flames says that the quality of Miss Davis voice is the Nordica, quality-Nordica in her prime MRS. GODBIE ENTERTAINS
 FRIENDS AT DANCE