The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-02-13
ENSLEY

The Thread of the Story club met with Mrs. A. K. Wright on Avenue G Thurs day afternoon. The programme was as follows Roll call; current events; Mazda" (Sudermann), Mrs. Penning- ton; ''The Sun>en Bell" (Hauptmann), Mrs. Roy Dimmitt; reading, Mrs N. R. Baker. After which the members enjoyed a very pleasant half hour. At
 this time the hostess served salad course with coffee.
 Mrs. N. ". Garrett entertained the Sesame Literary club at her home, 17O9 Pike avenue, on Wednesday afternoon. Red carnations and ferns were prettily arranged in the rooms and with the small red hearts that appeared with the refreshment course of ices completed the valentine idea. A delightful bev- craze was dispensed to the guests by
 Mrs. Golf in the dining room before | the meeting. Mrs. G. D. Handle was leader for the afternoon. The pro- gramme was on the crusaders and was as follows: Roll call, Ecclesiastes, third and fourth crusades, Mrs. J. c. Bryant; Sketch of Queen Eleanor" Mrs. W. H. Wynne; "The Minor Cru sades," Mrs. Lewis: current events, Mrs Mcdonald. After the literary meeting a scene from 'The Christian by Hall Caine was given by Mrs Earle G. Mo Lin, who is we'll known as reader, and four songs in two groups were sung by Mrs. Little of Birmingham Among Mrs. Little's songs were "The Rosary" Sweet Miss Mary" and 'Goodnight" Mrs. Passmore was the accompanst. Included in the guests were Miss Jones, Miss Lily N Holman, Mrs. Golf, Mrs. Little. Mrs. Passmore, Mrs. Brown, Mrs. White and Mrs. Earle G. McLin, Mrs. D.. M Lewis is the next hostess. Mrs. R. s. Cross was hostess Wednes- day afternoon to. the Angelyn- Gilmore club of Fairview. The study of Tenny- sons "Idyls of the King" was com pleted at this meeting with lesson from The Passing of King Arthur" At the next meeting the club will take
 up "Stoddard's Lectures" The initial programme in this course of study will be 'Italy" A number of interesting discussions featured the meeting. At the close of the programme a plate lunch- con was served Mrs. J. T. Means will be hostess to the club at the March meeting.
 The members of the Ensley Highland Forty two club and several extra guests were entertained Wednesday, afternoon by Mrs. Fred Mallock Potted plants and red hearts formed the dec-
 orations and buffet luncheon followed the games of forty-two Miss Eula Don- ovan. Miss Elizabeth Coleman and Mrs. w. R. Blackburn were guests in ad- dition to the members of the club, whose personnel is Mrs. R. L. Hassler, Mrs. Sam H. Hall. Mrs s. Fl. Mann, Mrs. w. J. Kelly. Mrs. F. E. Swann, Mrs. w. G. Carr, Mrs. J. Sessions, Mrs T. C. Carter, Mrs. w. B. Single. Mrs l.. l.. Whittle. Mrs T. c. Mitchell, Mrs T. l.. Crenshaw and the hostess MT. and Mrs. c. w. Samuel were hosts on Wednesday evening at dinner, en- tertaining at their home on the Ems ley Highlands. Four courses were served and a crystal vase of roses formed the central motif of a pret- tily appointed table around which were seated Mir and Mrs. C. T. Elder of Birmingham, Mir. ]. F. Bra gan and MT. and Mrs. w. c. Samuel.
 MT, and Mrs J. l.. Lowry entertained at dinner on Thursday evening at their home on Jefferson avenue. Three courses were served and the table was beautiful deyelopment of the differ ent shades of pink, the central floral
 plaque fashioned of pink and White
 carnations with maidenhair fern,
 around which were seated Mir and Mrs.