The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1916-10-28

0T1WO prominent Alabama women,
Mrs. ]. Asa Rountree and Mrs.
< Charles ]. Sharp, both of Birming-
ham, have been announced as candidates
for the office of next president of the
Alabama division of the United Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy. These announce
ments have been made by the L. D. c.
chapters to which Mrs. Sharp and Mrs.
Rountree belong.
The Pelham chapter of Birmingham in
dorsed Mrs. Rountree's candidacy several
days ago in very complimentary terms.
Mrs. Rountree is most loyal and de-
voted daughter, has held offices of i'm
portance in the state and national or
ganization and has given unselfish serv-
ice to the noble cause she represents
Mrs. Sharp is no less conspicuous as
splendid work for the U. d. C. is widely
known and appreciated.
The William L. Yancey chapter, in
unanimously indorsing her candidacy for
the office of state president of the Ala
bama division, says:
Mrs. Sharp has served with distinction
as president of Yancey chapter She is
devoted to the cause of the United Con-
federate Veterans and is always an at
tractiye visitor at their state and annual
reunions. Her father and eight uncles
served in the Confederate army. She
has filled the position of state historian
with credit to herself. and the organiza-
ton. 1t was While serving as chairman
of the cotton tax committee that she
procured the requisite information, as to
Alabama's share of the cotton tax fund.
Mrs. Sharp has been selected not be-
cause she is member of this chapter,
but because the chapter believes she will
be a capable president and a credit to
the daughters of the entire state.-Mont-
gomery Journal.
Tonight will be Football Night at the
Lyric theatre as there will be a theatre
party for the boys of the Auburn-Mis
sissippi team, to which a number of the
society set have been invited.
The theatre will be decorated with the
college colors. There will be about 100
in the party. Among the young women
who will attend will be: Miss Anita Eus-
tbs, Miss Margaret Gage, Miss Mary Sib
ley, Miss Mallie Moughon,r Miss Gertrude
Motion, Miss Elizabeth Massey, Miss Vir-
ginia Abbott, Miss Margaret Cameron,
Miss Mary Snider, Miss Ruth Olmsted,
Miss Lucy Simpson. Miss Selma Robinson,
Miss Susie Green. Miss Rosewood Wilder,
Miss Katherine Ross, Miss Helen McCary,
Miss Dorothy Lum, Miss Lottie Evans,
Miss Amelia Caldwell and Miss Erin
Weller.
The following invitations have been re-
ceived: "Mr. and Mrs. Edmund Richard
son McDavid request the honor of your
presence at the marriage of their daugh-
ter, Rose owen to Mr.. Leonidas Poyntz
Munger on Tuesday afternoon, November
{. at o'clock at the Church of the Adj
vent in the city of Birmingham
The following cards have been received:
Mr.. and Mrs. James William Donnelly
announce the marriage of their daughter,
Annie Blinn. to Mr.. Walter Harding
Blaney, on Wednesday, October %, 1916,
Birmingham An enclosed card bears
the following statement AT home after
November Is, the Clermont, East Walnut
Hills Cincinnati, o."
Miss Mary snider entertained at a
luncheon in honor of her guest, Miss
Eleanor Atl1in of Knoxville, at her home
OF Twenty-first street, south. Among
the guests were their former schoolmates
at Columbia Tenn, who are: Miss Kitty
Sibley, Miss Clara DeBardeleben, Miss
Leila Harrison, Miss Kate Smith and
Miss Helen Minchener of Troy.
Miss Lottie Evans entertained a few
friends at her home on Orange avenue
complimenting Miss Eleanor Atkins of
Knoxville, who is the popular guest of
Miss Mary Snider. Among the guests
We're: Miss Atkins, Miss Snider, Miss
Elizabeth Wyman, Miss Elizabeth School
ar, Miss Mary Sibley, Miss Kitty Sibley,
Miss katherine Ledbetter and her guest,
Miss Leola Nance of Huntsville, Miss
Leila Harrison, Miss Josephine Evins,
Miss Margaret Bradshaw, Miss Clara De-
Bardeleben and Miss Ivy Jones'
The Cautac club will be entertained at
a dance this evening by William C. Cum
bingham, Jr., at his home on Twentieth
street, north.
Miss Evelyn Glass entertained the mem
bers of her bridge club. Miss Glass in
cluded in her hospitality Miss Mae Glass
of Uniontown, Mrs. Chalmers Moore and
the club members. Mrs. Frank Glass Jr.,
Mrs. Warren Buchanan, Miss Lucille
Lamkin, Mrs. Sidney Smith, Miss Marga-