The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-01
By JANE SHELBY

I the golf tournament. If so, 1 must ao- knowledge that they have beaten us this l time. Of course, when Atlanta had the l former tournament of the Southern Wom- ems Golf association the organization was in it's infancy, and the next time we e.;- pect to do much better. However, tle fact remains that Birmingham holds the palm so far and she can sit back and wait for some other city to excel the l charming hospitality of last weeks tour nament And no group had a happier l time of 1t all than those from Atlanta In the first place. our fair city ever had such a representation al previous tourna- ments. We have always had d clever sports contingent present-Mrs Paine, Mrs. Broyles. Mrs. Robert Jones, Aiexa Stirling and so on-but this time the golf CTS were reinforced by others who are not such good players, but are socially active and interesting. The Country cub was the scene of much of the gayety of course: and small luncheon parties every day were grouped there in large numbers Then every afternoon and more especially every evening was given over to social pleasures. One of the very best of these, say many, was the moonlight picnic given by the Edward Barrets, aad the list of guests sounded much like one of our own. For instance, Mrs. Frank Adair, Mrs. Thomas B. Paine, Mrs. Edwin John son, Mrs. Albert Thornton, IT,, Mrs h. man Sanders, Mrs. John Sommery,ls aad MT. James H. Nunnally. The Atlanta con- tingent contained several beauties as well as prize golf players. Of course, Mrs. AL bert Thornton was much admired. She was the guest of another beauty, Mrs. Campbell Maben. and the two made a most alluring picture at the club during the weeks affairs. A Birmingham paper noted the fact that Mrs. Thornton Is a remarkably beautiful woman, with soft brown hair and faultless peachblow cofn- plexon.
 or course, Atlanta's sports record was sustained by the splendid playing Of Alexa Stirling and Mrs. Tom Paine. And I do think that Mrs Paine helped also to sustain our record for dane ing.
 Another charming Atlanta girl is added to the list of June brides in the announcement of the engagement of Miss Mary King to Henry Hamilton Hart, made by the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. c. D. King, notes the Hearst's Sunday American. The bride-elect is one of the several lovely daughters of MT. and Mrs. King, prominent Allan tians, and since her debut year or SO ago she has been exceedingly popular, not only in Atlanta, but in other cities The King home is the scene of an al-
  pitality and the parties given for the young girls who are guests in the home and for the daughters of the house. hold when they visit in other places, forms a bright, gay series
 The bride elect is vivacious and pset- ty, and is a graceful dancer, having been a belle at the affairs given by the college set preceding her debut.
 MT. Hart is a young Atlanta man connected with the Southern Belle Tel epncne company and is popular in busi- ness and in the social world as well.
 The marriage, which takes place at the Peachtree street residence of Mr and Mrs. George k. King, on June 30 will be a beautiful event, With a mum Der of friends attending the young couple.
 Mrs. Frank Clarke of Birmingham. who was Mary Cockrell of Mobile, will chaperone' Miss Augusta Clarke, debu- tante daughter of General Louis. for the university dances They will be Y ith Mrs. William McGiffert on Seven teenth avenue, Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Augusta Clarke who has been