The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-18

t7TlHE social side of the meeting in Bir-
 mingham on April IS to 2l inclu-
 sve of the National Federation ot Musical Clubs, will be second only to the splendid musical side.
 Mrs. Edward II. Cabaniss, whose execu- tive ability. social prestige and apprecia- tion of the aesthetic in life is well known throughout the state. has been made chairman of the social side of the con vention. Her plans, while not fully out lined yet, will include teas, luncheons and dinners in the clubs. Many private homes will also be opened for visitors, artists and delegates.
 The decoration committee, with Mrs. Lowell in charge, will make of the city the places of entertainment and the halls things of beauty" It is fortunate that the meeting will be at tho time of the year that nature will lend helping hand and the honeysuckle, the dogwood and the Dorothy Perkins roses will vie with each other in riotous joy of welcome to the musicians of the country and their guests.
 Mrs Solon Jacobs, chairman of the re- ception committee and chairman of the automobile committee, will see that the visitors are properly received at the sta- tions, and at the various headquarters.
 Mrs E. G. Chandler is preparing every detail of information necessary in the proper handling of so large an aggrega- tion of visitors. Then the music-what 8 wealth of music for Birmingham, for Ala bama, for the south, by representative I,nr rn are more than 30 committees working every day who will be hard at work from now until the meeting is over. Every day some of these splendid women or many times all of them are to be found at headquarters of the biennial board in the Chamber of Commerce, making plans, outlining work or finishing with plans as already outlined by the various heads of the local clubs or the national executive committee.
 Among the hostesses in the city who have offered to take visiting artists, con testants or visitors as guests are: Mrs w. J. Adams, Mrs J. c. Henley, Mrs T H. Molton Mrs. Richard Johnston Mrs Samuel Adler and Mrs. E. G. Chan dler.
 Mrs. Victor Hanson Is chairman of the home, hotels and hospitality committee Members of this committee are: Mrs Leo K Steiner, Mrs. w. I. Grubb, Mrs ]. c. Henley, Mrs. J. Rivers Carter and Mrs. J. w. Donnelly.
 Mir. Emile Levy of the committee on arrangements announces the sixth Sun day organ recital at Temple Emanu-El under the auspices of Temple Emanu-El and the Independent Presbyterian church and with the cooperation of the MUSIC Study club and Arion clubs. today at 330 D m MT Rienzi Thomas, organist, as- sisted by Mr. Leon Cole and the Arion club The programme is as follows: Con- cert piece Parker) Tn Victus' (Prothro). Arion club. Funeral March and "Chant Seraphique" (Guilmant); sclo. Come Ye Accursed, rejected (Irom requiem fray) (NerdD, MT. Leon Cole (a) "Allegro;'' (b) Toccato,' from sixth symphony (Widor). Long Day" (Sul- livan), Arion club. The Storm Lem nensl Offertory (Batiste). The pro gramme on Sunday, April 1, will be given by Mrs. W. A. Logan.
 MT. Thomas Dozier, commandant of Camp Henry D. Clayton announces the following appointments to serve as of fcial ladies of Camp Henry D. Clayton S c. ", to serve during the twenty St cond annual convention of Sons of Con federate Veterans. to be held in Washing ton next June to 8 Mrs. Samuel Led better matron of honor; Mrs. Shackle- ford. chaperon; Miss Augusta Clark. sponsor; Miss Bland Tomlinson. maid of honor Miss Margaret Moore. maid of hcnor: Miss Helen Eubank, maid of honor; Miss Katherine Ledbetter, maid of honor, and Miss Josephine Zinzer. maid of honor. They will also serve in their official capacity at the grand ball to be given by the camp at the Southern club on Tuesday evening of April 10, 1917, in honor of Gen. George P. Harrison of Orelika. commander-in-chiefo of the Con- federate Veterans. and Gen. Ernest c. Baldwin of Roanoke, Va, commander in-chief of the sons This ball will be one of the social events of the season, and will be attended by large number of society folk throughout the city and state.
 Mrs. F. ]. Donahoo entertained at St. Patrick's party Friday afternoon when the members of the Ardis Heights Auc- ton Bridge club was her guest The house was adorned with lilies and ferns carrying out the white and green colors. After a course luncheon was served the afternoon was spent playing cards and A boudoir cap was given as the prize, which was won by Mrs. A. l.. Kidd. The guests were Mrs. C. A. Earth, Mrs. E. Krummell. Mrs. J. Harper, Mrs. R. Holman, Mrs. Reinzi Thomas, Mrs. l.. A. Smith and Mrs. A. l.. Kidd
 Tn a. recent supplement of the New York Times was lovely picture of Miss Elizabeth Shelley and the boy whom she has recently brought across the water to adopt The following lines were with the picture
 Miss Elizabeth Shelley and little Bo- gojud Chaptchanine, a little Servian or phan not yet f. arrived on the American liner Finland. Miss Shelley. a war nurse, on duty in the town of Shabats, found the little fellow near where his mother and many other mothers like her, lay dead, and was so impressed by him that bringing him here for an American edu- cation."
 The following letter has been sent throughout the city, and will be read with interest by all who are interested in helping 10 increase the fund for the blind who were made so in the recent war:
 Dear Sir or Madam: An entertainment 10 to be given for the benefit of our fund at the Jefferson theatre Monday evening, March 1S, at S:15.
 'sThe entertainment will include talk by one of the blinded heroes of this war. Serg. Nal Robert Middlemiss of the Kings own Scottish borderers, and a urioue war film taken specially for the fund at the front with the sanction of