The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-07-19

introduced Mrs Rountree in a very happy
 fashion.
 From the beginning of her brief talk
 Mrs. Rountree commanded the attention
 of her audience by her gracious person. alty, her delightful style and the clear,
 concise manner in which she told of the
 purpose of the organization, the good 1t
 was accomplishing, and Mrs. Rountree's s
 outline of the Red Cross work was one
 of the most interesting features of the
 morning.
 During the brief business session, after
 Mir. Blair had public thanked Mrs. Roun-
 tree for her valuable talk, Mrs. Peter | Bryce was placed in nomination for presi-
 dent, but gracefully declined the honor. A nominating committee, consisting of
 Mrs. Will Fitts, Mrs. Henry Jones, Mrs. Virgil Jones and Mrs. Bryce, was ap- pointed by the chairman and they sug- gested the following officers and executive
 board who were elected by exclamation
 President, MT. F. G. Blair
 l Vice President-Mrs. George H. Searcy.
 Secretary-Mrs. w. A. Collier
 Treasurer-Mr Robert Cochrane.
 The executive board consists of Mrs.
 Ellen Peter Bryce, Judge H. B. Foster, Mrs. Battle Searcy, Judge w. w. Bran
 don, Miss Margaret Miller and Mrs. J. A. Glider.
 | Sixty of the most prominent men and
 women are charter members of the Tus- caloosa chapter, American Red Cross and
 other names will be added if the secre- tary is notified.
 Among the many lovely parties given for Miss Dahlia Ayala, who is the guest I of Mrs. Roy Bowman at Fountain Heights was the 'slumber party" given ] by Miss Lorena Finder when she invited
 a number of young women to spend the | night with her and a few young men came in and spent the evening dancing
 until late hour, when delightful refresh
 ments were served. Among the guests 1 were Miss Lucille Keith, Miss Ayala, Miss. Katherine Lane, Mrs. Roy Bowman, MT. Stocton Bruner, MT. Dewey Davis. MT. l Carl Parkinson, MT. Frank Goodrich and MT. Turner
 l Mrs. Mac Batson of Bessemer enter 1 tained at a luncheon on Saturday, also complimeting Miss Ayala. In the after moon the young people went to West Lake
 where skating and bathing was en- joyed. Among the guests were Miss
 Dahlia Ayala, Miss Lucille Keith, and Mrs. Roy Bowman.
 The Womens Council board calls a i mass meeting of the women of Birming- ham at Cable hall tomorrow afternoon at ! 4 o'clock tu hear Dr. Lumsden who is 1 a United States government expert. He 1 will talk on Cause and Prevention Of l Typhoid Fever" in which each and every citizen should be vitally interested. It | is hoped that the women of the city will avail themselves of this wonderful op portunity to hear this speaker. | A marriage which will come as a sur prise to many friends in the city is that of Miss Elizabeth J. Bickley, daughter ] of Dr. J. T. Rckley and MT. Everett N. | Brown, which occurred yesterday after noon at the First Methodist church, | where the ceremony was performed by 1 the Rev. Dr. Branscomb and was wit ! messed by few intimate friends of both Mir. Brown and Miss Bickley. MT. and l Mrs. Brown will leave today for Chi | cago and ether western points, and upon | their return will make their home in this l city. Mrs. Brown was reared in this l city, and is cne of Birningham's most popular and attractive young women.
 
 MI, ard Mrs. Henry Moore Broadnax l were hosts Monday evening to the meIn bers of the Eubank- -Broadnax bridal party following the rehearsal. 1 Mrs. Joseph l.. Smith assisted the hosts | in receiving the guests, and Miss Az zellee Burke served a punch in the | library. The brides table in the dining room was ornamented with a large cake | l floral decorations were of pink and white l gladioli and English ivy. Mints and ices | further emphasized the color scheme. | Miss Carrie Beckham and Mrs. Joseph l Walsh presided in the dining room. The guests were the members of the bridal party, Miss Broadnax, bride-elect, Miss | Grace TIillhcuse, Miss Daisy Stacey, Miss Ruby Buckshaw, Miss Ollie Montgom- cry, Miss Nell Long Broadnax, Miss | Minnie McNeill, MT. William ScholI MT. Clifford Propst, MT. Claude Brown, MT. | Earle Abele, MT. Joseph c. Broadnax, | MT. and Mrs. J. W. Minor, Mr. and Mrs. W. s. Eubank, MT. and Mrs. Joe Walsh, | MT. and Mrs. c. F. Waites, MT. and Mrs. | c. F. Byrd, MT. and Mrs J. L. Smith, I MT. and Mrs J. c. Curlee, MT. William Evans, Mr. J. H. Eubank and others. The Volunteer Relief association will meet Thursday morning at II o'clock at the parish house of the Church of | the Advent.
 Miss Helen Keser entertained the Bach elor Girls and few friends yesterday afternoon at Green Lodge" at Edge wood. Among the guests were Miss Ro- binia Gallacher, Miss Margaret Lassiter, Mrs. Lawson Gambill, Mrs. E. B. Irwin, | Miss Florence Dent of Newman, Ga, Miss Barbara Gonzalez, Miss Helen Newhin- ney and the club members, who are: 1 Misses Dorsey Harris, Kathryn Ross, Ma bel Marler Doris Moughon, Nellie Hay low, Emma Collins, Lida Otis. Ella Louis ] Ward, Etoile White, Mrs. Nenian Steele, Mrs. Houston Brice and the hostess, Miss l Keiser.
 | There was a meeting Monday afternoon l of the executive board of the Birmingham | center of the Drama league, on the mezzanine floor of the Tutwiler. l Mrs. L. J. Haley, first vice president of the league, was in charge, and stated that the main object of the meeting was to elect secretary to take the place of MT. Dallas Townsend who is with Bat | tery in the mobilization camp, now in Montgomery.
 l Mrs. William l.. Brown was unani- mously chosen to fill this important posi- tion.
 M rand Mrs. B. H. Andrews entertained l last evening at an informal dance at their home in compliment to Miss Lillian Lan- l fer of Anna, H., who fly the guest of Miss | Ann Lanier.
 l Among those who were invited to meet Miss Lanier were Miss Ann Lanier, Miss Emily Collins Miss Mabel Plosser, Miss Katherine Carey, Miss Caroline and Miss ! Jennie Hammond Copeland. Miss Chloe Walling of Huntsville Miss Virginia Miss | Helen and Miss Bertha Stone, Miss Mary l Simpson, Miss Mabel Lallande, Miss Ruth Lallande, Miss Mildred Kettig Miss Olivia Robinson, Miss Lucy Simpson, Miss Eleanor Massey. Messrs Charles Plosser Mir Alex Cecil, Jr., Mr. Guy Yates, Mir. Robert Wilkinson. MT. Paul Lee Wood