The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-03-21
Dy JANE SHELBY

While it is still too early to speak witli absolute finality as to the multiplicity of festive and frothy novelties offered at the annual charity ball, 1t is, nevertheless, a certainty that many fresh and delightful features will be introduced. It is to be a minstrel show-just thati And the min streis, all except perhaps the "end men will be women. In fact this ball is to be queer, topsy-turvy affair, with it's lead ing feature minstrel show, composed of women and it's general chairmen, two prominent men. These are MT. Morris Bush and MT. Henry Key Milner, and their chairmanship follows that of women who have made each annual ball mem- orable event
 The brilliant and beautiful charity ball given at the Country club a few years ago under the chairmanship of Mrs. Ed ward Miles will not soon be forgotten. Mrs. T. G. Bush conducted the next one at the Hotel Hillman, and made of 1t a brilliant success. The floral ball given at the Country club several Easters ago. under the capable direction of Mrs. Ed ward Barrett and Mrs. Walker Percy, was one of the most beautiful spectacles ever enjoyed by Birmingham society," who appeared in tissue paper attire amid wistaria-hung walls and beneath wood- land boughs, pink-petalled and draped with Spanish moss. The vivacity and gayety of the ball presided patriotic er- feet, and that other splendidly successful bal directed by Mrs Charles Oracle Davis when pretty girls in nurses uni
 
 lies presented a clever dance for the ep. tertainment of the ballroom assembly, are remembered triumphs of the District Nursing association, and none have for gotten the Empire ball with Mrs. Ed ward II. Cabaniss as the general chair fcan, another beautifully planned func- ten. This also occurred at the Country club.
 Last year Mrs Sidney Johnston Bowie and Mrs. W. E. B. Davis together as- slI1ed the chairmanship of the ball. which tcck place at the Southern club, and never have the patrons of this annual philanthropy had so good time. Every thing was arranged for their pleasure, and the entertainment both in the tudor room, where gypsy camp fires were light ed, and in the ballroom where the mod ern dances were demonstrated, was un- excelled.
 The women, whose effoatt have made the success of the ball each year, have been tremendously successful in their management, making every penny of expenditure count for so much of com- fort to the sufferers whose needs they supply. It is not generally known that the decorations which have been fashioned by so many busy fingers for the balls were afterward sold to excellent ad- vantage and the resulting sum added to the general fund. So there is no wasted effort nor is there lavish use of money for refreshments, as the promoters of District Nursing association are firm be-
 rs in making their efforts, one and
 give relief to some sufferer. The re-
 ,ments, therefore, this year will con
 only of punch.
 participants in the minstrel show
 been chosen, with Mrs. John Tur- to act as interlocutor Miss Mayo
 -h, Miss Gustrine Milner, Miss Mar
 Cnenoweth, Miss Carrie Yates, Miss
 $, YVeakley. Miss Katherine Reynolds,
 Helen McCarty. Miss Jessie May siins. Miss Nell Cosby, Miss Louise .,- !. Miss Florine Hodges, Miss Mar
 lte Nabers, Miss Evelyn Going, Miss
 le Cunningham, MT. Hubert Kinney,
 Meredith Roberts, and MT. Robert
 ne compose this interesting aggre-
 n, and will present the clever songs