The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-04-17

NNNE of the largest and most bril- Il U liant affairs of the year was the
 reception rendered the delegates to the biennial convention and the vis- iting artists. The club was aglow with many spring blossoms and hundreds of Birmingham's representative women beau- tifully gowned, and numbers of prominent men were veing with each other in gtv- ing these guests a most cordial welcome to Birmingham.
 On the porches and in the dining room huge punch bowls of ices were served from elaborately decorated tables by Mrs. Jelks Cabaniss, Mrs. Felton Vim berly, Mrs. Frank Smith, Mrs. Mrs. Roy Knight. Mrs. Ed Crawford, Mrs. Fred Phillips, Mrs. Joseph Walker and oth- CTS.
 Mrs. E. II. Cabaniss, Mrs. l., W. Bar rett Mrs. Felix Drennen, Mrs. Harold Samson, Mrs. Fred Levert and others greeted the guests in the reception room.
 Those receiving with Mrs. Houston Davis, president of the Music Study club were: Mrs. A. J. Oehsner, president N. r. M. C.; Mrs. William H. Jamison first vice president; Mrs. W. A. Hinckle, sec ond vice president; Miss Adelaide Car mon, third vice president; Mrs. George Hail, fourth vice president; Miss Carlotta Simonds, recording secretary; Mrs. George N, Oberne, corresponding secre- tary; Mrs. J. $. Morris. treasurer; Mrs. E. M. Bradford, auditor; Mrs. David AL len Campbell. honorary vice president; Mrs. Winifred B. Collins, honorary vice president; Mrs. John Leverett, honorary vice president; Mrs. Julius Eugene Kin ney, honorary vice president; Mrs. Helen C. Webster, honorary vice president; Mrs. A. M. Robertson, honorary vice president.
 Mrs. E. T. Rice stood in the sun par Tor and standing with her were: Mrs. W. D. Steele, chairman course of study; Mrs. Wilhelm Mddelschute, chairman sacred music; Mrs. James o. Dickens, chairman library extension; Mrs. Emer- son Brush chairman philanthropic; Mrs. Ella May Smith, chairman American music; Mrs. Louis E. Wager, chairman young professional and student exten- sion; Mrs F. A. Seiberling, chairman endowment fund; Mrs. John R. MacAr thur, chairman community music; Mrs. George B. Harvey, chairman printing committed; Mrs. William James Gilfillan, associate editor Musical Monitor; Mrs. A. C. Potter. chairman programme ex- change.
 Mrs Victor Hanson also received in the sun parlor, and those assisting her were the state presidents: Mrs. Jere- miah Metzger, Arizona; Mrs. Sarah Cline Jones, Arkansas; Mrs. Josephine Crew, California; Mrs Charles E. White Colo rado; Mrs. Frederick Munroe Card, Con- IT Apif1 Mrs. William A Hinckle, Illinois; Mrs. J. P. Reid Steele Indiana; Mrs. Norma Wiese, Iowa; Mrs. William Logan, Kan sas; Mrs G. W. Mickels, Kentucky; Miss Mary S. Conway, Louisiana; Mrs. R. Il. Jones, Massachusetts; Mrs. F. W. Nich- ols, Michigan; Mrs. J. NJ Harwell, Mis- sissippi; Mrs. Mabel c. Derge Missouri Mrs. o. F. Wadsworth, Montana Miss Hazel Gertrude Kinscella, Nebraska; Mrs Russell MacMurphy Chase, New Hsmp- shire; Mrs. H. w. Hemphill, New Jersey; William Jerome Lewis. New York; Mrs A. c. Cradorff, North Carolina; Miss Fannie C. Amidon, North Dakota; Mrs k. B. Lawson, Oklahoma; Mrs. William Horsfall, Oregon; Mrs. c. c. Collins, Pennsylvania; Mrs. W. T. Bates, South Carolina; Mrs. J. F. Lyon, Texas; Mrs. A. H. Peabody, Utah; Miss Lucy Cole, NaShlngtOni Mrs Amos Payne, West Virginia; Mrs. J. H. Stapleton, Wis eonsin; Mrs. R. Kimhall, Wyoming; Mrs. Lucy Bricktenstein. District Columbia.
 The following invitations have been received: You are cordially invited to at tend the reception by the United States Good Roads association to the southern governors and distinguished guests Tues day evening at o'clock, April r, 1917, the Tutwiler, Birmingham, Ala
 Mrs. Victor Hanson, president of the state organization of Musical clubs, en- tertained the officers and members of the standing committees yesterday at