The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-06-01
By EMMA REID RYAIL

Cs3asY when Mrs. B. A. Bachelder,
 representing the Boston grand opera is in the city consulting with committees from the Music Study club and other musical organ izations relative to the season of grand opera, it is particularly so, as a season of opera is now assured.
 Both the Metropolitan opera in New York and the Boston grand opera will feature opera in English the coming season, and the following will be read with interest:
 English grand opera will be the most novel of novelties in the Metro politan grand opera house the coming season, according to the annual an- nouncement of Giullom Gatti- -Casazza, general manager.
 Four operas new to this opera house and four revivals are on the programme Six new artists, three of them Ameri- cans, have been engaged, and other new members are to be substituted for some of the artists whose contracts are not renewed. All the leading singers of last year, however will be seen again.
 The novelties to be produced during the season of 1916-17 are "Iphigenia in Tauris," by Gluck, to be sung in Ger man; Francesca da Rimlni,' book by Gabrielle d'Annunzio, music by R. Zan- donai, to be sung in Italian; The Can terbury Pilgrims, first time on any stage, book by Percy Mackaye music by Reginald de Koven, to be sung in Eng fish; Les Pecheurs de Perles," by Bizet to be sung in French; Massanet' S ''Thais,' Delibes' 'Lamke," Mozart s 'Le Nozze di Figaro" and Donizettis will appear in "Thais' and Enrico Caruso in "LElisir d'Amour."
 The new artists who have been en- gagged are Alice Eversman, American so- phano, lately of the Karlsruhe opera house; Odette Le Fontenay, Franco American soprano, a concert singer; Kathleen Howard, formerly of the Gen. tury Opera company; Paul Bender, bass baritone of the Royal theatre, Munich, and Paul Fisler, who takes the position of one of the assistant conductors.
 
 On Saturday the Mayo conference will be held in Chattanooga, to which many of our most prominent women will go. Extensive preparations have been made by the Chattanooga people to entertain their many guests. Mrs. c. P. Orr, who is i'll, was invited to be one of the speak CTS and is unable to attend.
 Mrs. Draper, who is head of the New York Red Cross, will send representa- tive. who will be heard in a 15-minute talk. Mrs. Lindon bates, Mrs. Albert Key, Mrs. Lindsay Patterson, Mrs. Still well, Mrs. Van Rensselaer, and Miss Maude Wetmore will also be speakers.
 Myc NoY7in Do n1yhn Of gomery, president of the League of Southern writers, will be unable to at- tend.
 At recent meeting of the Southern Baptist convention in Asheville, N. C., a former Birmingham girl, was chosen as one of the soloists for the convention and the following notice in the Brevard News will be read with interest by friends in the city:
 "A merited compliment was paid Miss Grace Johnson in being chosen as one of the soloists for the convention by Dr. Calvin B. Waller, pastor of the First Baptist church and chairman of the com mittee on arrangements Miss Johnson played two violin solos Sunday evening at the Baptist church, also a solo in re- cital at All Souls church at Biltmore Thursday afternoon. Her friends will be pleased to know of the honor conferred upon her in playing at the convention, the most notable assembly of the Bap- tist church and one of the largest re- ligious bodies in the world"
 Another pretty outdoor center for the social life was inaugurated Wednesday evening in Atlanta at the Capital City club in reopening the roof garden, when several hundred guests assembled to en- joy the dinner and dancing under the stars. The parapet on the sides was out lined with flowers, vines and blooming plants, forming a picturesque skyline, and each table was decorated with the seasonable blossoms.
 The following invitation has been received:
 MT. and Mrs. Warren Barnett re- quest the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Orline, to MT. James Dolphin Moore, Jr., on Wednesday evening, June fl, 1916, at o'clock, First Methodist church, Bir- mingham, Ala.
 MT. and Mrs. A. J. S. Tyler enter tained last evening the members of the Mitchell-Tyler wedding party after the rehearsal at their home on North High lands, with buffet supper. Those pres ent were Miss lone Harrison, Miss Kathryne Vim, Miss Violet Tyler, Miss Augusta Kyle. Miss Lucy Jones, Miss Martha Lewis Scott, Miss Evelyne Co., ing, Miss May Stohns, Mrs. James Kyle, Mrs. Carl Johns, MT. John B. Reid, Jr. MT. George Fulmer, MT. w. c. Mitchell and pr. J. w. Johnson.
 
 Miss Lucy Proctor entertained yes- terday afternoon at "a rock party experimenting Miss Hattie Hughes Kennedy. The house was beautifully decorated with summer roses and ferns Miss Margaret Kennedy and Miss Mar agret Proctor presided the punch