The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-03-20

! interesting one.
 party composed of Mrs. Thomas NJ 1 Owen, Mrs. W. A. Stafford, Miss Rosalie ] Armistead Higgins ana Mrs. Willis Brew CT, Jr., left Sunday for Macon, Ga. to at l tend the convention of the League of | Southern Writers and the conference for education and industry in that city, i March 19, 20, 21 and 22, says the Mont 1 gomery Advertiser.
 ] It was greatly regretted by every mem 1 Der of the league that Mrs Willis Brew
 CT, Sr., secretary and treasurer of the league of Southern Writers will be un- l able to attend on account of the critical l illness of her uncle, Mir. Iogue of Wash 1 ington, Ga. Her daughter-in-law, Mrs l Willis Brewer, Jr., will act as secretary and treasurer at the convention. A num-
 Der of social affairs have been planned in I honor of the delegates, including a tea at l the home of Mrs. E. J. Willingham. i Mrs. Charles Henderson. wife of the governor of Alabama, will go to Macon. l Ga, Tuesday and will join the party. | She will have 8 part on the programme | of the woman's conference on Thursday. Another prominent woman who will at- ! tend will be Mrs. Zebulon Judd of Au- burn, president of the State School Im- provement association. l The party while in Macon will be at the Hotel Dempsey.
 MT. c. Grant LaFarge, secretary of the American academy in Rome, announces that among others Ms. Jack Smith of Birmingham has qualified for competi- tions for scholarships in the American academy in Rome prizes. This is the blue ribbon event in art competitions and en- titles the winner to three years course at the American academy in Rome It can be said without contradiction that the standard of previous years is fully main tained in this years class of applicants, more than 90 having qualified. People are more and more beginning to appreciate the American academy and it's work. The wrong impression that this is a school for few chosen students sent to Italy at great expense is passing away and the true conception of the academy in the absence as an invaluable asset to American art is being grasped. It is really postgraduate school, open 1 to all Americans, where the best talent ] in this country is sent and enabled to develop and achieve their highest pow
 CTS for the elevation of American art
 
 The La sociedad Castallana held its
 regular meeting yesterday afternoon at Central High school. After roll call the club enjoyed the following programme: Government, Local and General" by
 Miss Eloise Hoskins.
 Education, by Miss velma Lea. "The Country by MT. Thomas Whet- more.
 tees and the critic the meeting ad- journed Miss IIettie Sibley will entertain at Japanese tea tomorrow afternoon at her home on Highland avenue in honor of Miss Eva Horner of Asheville, N. C., who is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. c. s.
 Simmons, at the Tutwiler Those who have been invited to receive with Miss Sibley are: Miss Horner, Mrs. Simmons, Misses Alma and Eleanor Messer, Mrs A. B. White Misses Annie and Mary Sib- ley, Miss Estelle Hubbell, Miss Josephine Johnson, Miss Maybeth Beddow, Miss Katherine Kirkman. Miss Elizabeth Mas sey, Miss Marie Oden, Miss Florine Hodges. Mrs J. D. Moore, Jr., Mrs. Cecil Gilchrst. Miss Margaret Gage. Miss yir- ginia Abbott, Miss Josephine Cosby, Miss Augusta Clark, Miss Margaret Cheno-
 weth and Miss Eula Weakley. Mrs. John Stone Hoskins will entertain the Wednesday Luncheon Bridge club to- morrow.
 Mrs Sidney Smith will entertain the | Friday Bridge club Friday afternoon at her home on South Nineteenth street. Miss Mary Lois Ball will give bridge party Thursday afternoon at her home on South Nineteenth street, compliment
 ing Miss Mary Mott Williams of Mich igan, who is the guest of Miss Elizabeth c. Locke.
 Miss Etoile White will entertain the Bachelor Girls club tomorrow afternoon at her home at Chestnut Hill. ssA The Dramatic club of Central High school held it's regular meeting in tho high school auditorium. In the absence of the president, Miss Coleman, the vice president, MT. Cumming, took the chair. ] After the business a very delightful pro- gramme was enjoyed. It consisted of one act play, Every. Student" The cast
 Every student: weller Smith. l Classnaate: Clyde Kennedy. I Result: Veranelle Batson. 1 Truth: Beatrice Zell. 1 Athletics: Flake Miller. l Bluff: Robert Wilkerson. 1 Good Times: Robert Bromberg. ! Wisdom: Rosalie Engle. 1 Good Sense: Frank Troncali. 1 Ambition: Lillian Karples. l Perseverance: Claudine Lawley. ! Alma Mater: Vera Dumas l Herald: Tom Moore.
 
 l Int marriage of Miss Vivian Howard, | daughter of MT. and Mrs. Thomas Daw- ! son Howard, and MT. Harry Anderson Burns will take place tomorrow morning | at 8 o'clock at the home of the brides