The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-04-06
CHARITY BALL AT SOUTH
 ERN CLUB LAST EVENING
Musk Chambee Wedding Solemnized- Informal Luncheons Features of Monday-Club Announcements
 Random Notes
By JANE SHELBY

The Southern club was the scene of the annual charity ball, with Mr. IL K. Milner and Mr. Morris Bush as chair men. for the benefit of the District Nurses association last evening and sev- eral hundred of Birmingham's fashion ables were in attendance. Unique indeed was the arrangement of the ball this year Under the direction of Mir. Sydney Lazarus a complete minstrel perform ence was given including jokes, mono logues. songs and dances. Mrs Tom Turner was interlocutor with Miss Mayo Thatch. Miss Marguerite Nabers, Miss Gustrine Miner, Mir Arnold Hirsch and Mir Sydney Lazarus as end men The society belles taking part in the min strels wore white skirts and mems eye ming coats and vests. having big min strel collar with lapels of black and white diagonal Their wigs were green. with ties and gloves to match. Composing the chorus were Misses Katherine Reynolds, Miss Mary Ellen Perkins. Miss Nell Cos by, Miss Margaret Chenoweth Miss Helen McCary, Miss Leona Plosser and Miss Eula weakley.
 The stage setting was especially at tractive, the scene taking place in pergola which was festooned with south ern smilaX and garlauds of white, pink and crimson roses. The minstrel was given in the tudor room and those acting q s ushers were: Mr H. C. Ryding, Mr. Alfred Shook. AIr. John Turner, MT. W D Nesbit, MT. Jesse Atkins, Mr. Will Dunn, MT. W. P. Redd MT. l.. Sevier. MT. F. l.. Bivings, MT. Harry Jones, MT Robert w. Ewing and Judge B. NJ. Allen.
 All of the songs and hits were local In application and brought forth round after round of laughter. Some of the inter locutors introductions to songs were very bright and clever one was, Miss Frisky Scheff will sing Dick Drennens latest song hit Tagging the Baby to Sleep" and another touching upon the suffrage question and Mrs. Hundley was oh, Where is My Dancing Boy Tonight2' Miss Katherine Reynolds and Mir. Arnold 1irsch gave a catchy rag song and dance and Miss Evelyn Going and Miss Bessie Cunningham added much to the entertainment with their pretty ballads. Miss Gustrine Miners monologue was fine Miss Marguerite Nabers gave this one. Reverend Barnwell asked MT. Mill ner if he ever attended a place of wor- ship" to which he replied, q certainly do, I'm on my way to see her now" MT. Robert Malone drew several car toons or well known local people, 1n- cuding MT. EXum. Mr. William Hous- man and Mir. Frank Crockard
 Following the mnstrels the guests ad- iourned to the ball room. where the grand march was led by Mir. Milner and Miss Susie Martin. assisted by Mir. Mor- ris Bush and Miss Lettie Woods.
 Another feature of the evening was the globe trot dance given by MT. Herbert Kinney and Miss Florine Hodges. The dance was composed of steps from tha Hungarian polka, the Chinese toodle and the Japanese waddle. As an encore these graceful young dancers gave the latest fox trot, which includes some of the old cake walk stpes Miss Hodges cos tune was fashioned of turquoise blue taffeta the skirt being made with two big ruffles and the bodice was orna-