The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1917-09-16


/ Lowell, chairman; Mrs. 1. w. Grub, Mrs.
Earle Drennen, Mrs. Val Nesbitt.
Preparation of Supplies Committee
Mrs. Frank p Glass, chairman; Mrs.
w. c. Bonham, Mrs. j. c. Bryant Mrs.
George w. Hays, Mrs. E. D. Brown,
Mrs. H. w. Bostick, Mrs. E. T. Glass,
Mrs. Murray Hitchcock, Mrs. Robert
Ewing, Mrs. Vassar Allen, Mrs. H. E.
Fearce, Mrs James Downey, Mrs. r. A.
Clayton, Mrs. w. L. PEBBLES.
Committee On Care of Work Room and
Finished Materials-Mrs. John D. Nc
Neill, chairman; Mrs. James Donnelly,
Mrs. j. R. McWane, Mrs. A. c. Hazen,
Mrs. Glen Gazzam.
Committee ON Publicity-Mrs. Prentiss
b. Reed, chairman Mrs. Chalmers
Moore. Mrs. C. D. Comstock. Mrs. w. E..
James, Miss Margaret Coleman.
Mrs. Sidney Dringer will entertain the
Cosmopolitan Auction Bridge club
Wednesday afternoon at 2:S0 o'clock.
Miss Annie Cunningham of Corona en-
! tertained at a luncheon yesterday at the
Tutwiler complimenting Mrs. Harding
Burke. who leaves soon for Houston,
Tex, where she will reside. The table
was conferred with large star of blue
/ bonnets, the Texas state flower, in the
middle Of which was a vase of pink
roses tied with blue tulle. The favors
were tiny suitcases, filled with bonbons.
The guests were: Mrs. John Mccoy,
Mrs. B. f. Rooster, Mrs. Hal Copeland,
Miss Willie Mae Cunningham and Mrs.
Harding Burke.
News comes from Mrs. j. T. Slater
! that the town of Fayetteville, N c.,
where with her little daughter, Ann, and
Mr.. Slater. she is making her home, is
one of the most charming places and
a most desirable town in which to live.
With her charm of manner and unusual
personality Mrs. Slater makes friends
rapidly, so that her life in Fayetteville
will no doubt be enriched with many
congenial friendships, as the culture and
refinement of this delightful old Caro-
lima town is roverbial.-Selma Times.
The Utopian club dance Tuesday even
ing at the Southern club was enjoyed by
large number of the younger set, sew
eral of whom left for the different
schools Wednesday.
A color scheme Of red and white, the
club colors, was carried out
Mr.. Marion Lokey, president of the
club, led the grand march with Miss Ber-
nice Hilty, popular visitor from New
York.
The chaperones were Mr.. and Mrs. w.
K. Trechsel, Mr.. and Mrs H. C. Vance,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Estes, DR.. and Mrs
r. A. PEBBLES, Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. Hilty,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Strickland.
Among those present were: Miss Sylvia
Arid Amelie Brown, Elizabeth Coleman,
Mallie Coleman, Frances Dodge, Drucilla
Dovel, Frances Devoe, Emily Frawley
SARAH Frawley, Mildred Fruitticher
Grace Fruitticher. Bernice Hilty, CO.
settle Harris, Maxine Harris, Alice Irwin,
Lillian Perkins, Esther Kennedy Mabel
Kennedy, Rachel Lowe, Bernice Phillips,
Stanley Scull, Estelle Sheffield, Elise
Sparrow, Vivian Trechsel, Messrs. Bryson
Arid. Stedham Acker, Aubrey Allison, Ce-
ell Camp, John Craig, Riddick Estes
Isham Gillespie, ]. r. Gardner, Jr, Her
bert Hahn, Leon Hamerick H. Harris
Fritz Jones. John Krichler, r. Killings
worth. Marion Lokey, Kenneth Lamkin,
Rodney Montague, Cambridge Norris,
Henry Naff, John o. PEBBLES, James Pat
ton, James Smith, Roland Sparton, Rob-
ert Strickland, L. Speigler Douglas Stock
ham, Arthur Schneider, Albert Toney and
others.
One of the most interesting affairs of
the south was the house party and re-
union of the Fitzhugh family, given by
Mrs. George Fitzhugh at her country
home, "Glenwood" near Blount Springs
when she entertained her daughters and
grandchildren.
Those who were frequenters OF Blount
Springs few years ago remember the
beautiful Fftzhugh girls were familiar
figures at all the social gatherings and
the springs where they were greatly adj
mired. The late Major Fitzhugh was
. from Virginia and came to Alabama
many years ago, where he was closely
Identified with the upbuilding of this
state, being one Of the civil engineers
who laid off and built the Louisville and
Nashville railroad. which he was asso-
ciated with until his death a few years
ago. Mrs Ftzhugh was one of the beau
ties of north Alabama and their beautiful
country home has always been the center
of much gayety and many delightful
house parties
Among those who were with Mrs Fitz-
hugh at this time were her three daugh-
tiers. Mrs. Elizabeth Byrd and son, VIII
liam Fitzhugh Byrd of this city; Mrs.
Leonard Hobart (Fannie Fitzhugh) and
son, Fitzhugh, of Decatur. and Mrs. Ar
thur Pitts Grace Fftzhhugh), and son,
Mclean Pitts, of Selma.
The groomsmen of the Collins-Prince
wedding party will entertain Mr. En-
NETT Collins at dinner tomorrow even
ing.
The ladies of the Highland Methodist
church met few days ago and organ
lied a Red Cross unit with the idea of
knitting this winter for the soldiers. The
meeting will be held at the church, and