The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1918-02-15
BIRMINGHAM GIRLS
VISIT ADMISSION
BY PATRIOTIC PATRICIA

Admission, February 14.-(Speclal Miss
Alice Bowie, one of Birmingham's love-
ly girls. is being feted as the guest of
Mrs. William Riley Owen. Miss Bowie
was the honoree on Tuesday afternoon,
when Mrs. A. J. Goodwin entertained
at her home the Knitting club and
number of members of the military cir
Gle
The Knitting club was formerly the
Luncheon Bridge club, composed OF An
niston's most prominent young matrons.
This season they have periodically re-
linquished the pleasure of bridge and are
spending the hours formerly spent in
playing the fascinating game in knit
ting for the soldiers. AS all Of the men,
bers are loyal Hooverites, they have also
sacrificed the luncheon feature, and serve
simple refreshments.
Miss Bowie was one of the bellies al
the dance Tuesday and Wednesday even
ings, which, by the way were two OF the
most brilliant of the season.
On Tuesday evening the dance oc-
Cured at the clubrooms on the camp res
ervation with the officers of the 1O4th
engineers as hosts. The rooms were
banked with evergreens and elaborately
decorated with. the regimental colors'
intermingled with red, white and blue.
The committee in charge of the en-
tertainment were: Maj. Alexander Mac
Glashan, commander of the Second pat
talon; Lieut. Carl Surran, medical Off
GER and Lieut., c. r. Martin of the head
quarters company The committee was
heartily congratulated during the even.
ing upon the success of the function.
On Wednesday evening the OFFICERS OF
the machine gun battalion entertained
at dinner-dance at the Admission nm
The dance hall was elaborately dec-
grated with palms, flowers, machine gun
emblems and. as at all the military
dances, the colors Of Old Glory were eV
erywhere in evidence.
A delightful dinner was served In the
private dining room to the large ASSEM-
blage of guests. The best Danas OF
Camp Mcclellan furnished martial melo-
dies for both dances
Among the visitors noted at the aHalrs
were: Miss Sarah Bellinger, MISS Cor7
uelia Elliott of Gadsden, Miss Helen Dod-
son of Greensboro, S. c.; Miss Louise
johnson of Macon, Ca; Miss Stacia ray
lor of Richmond Va; Miss Hazel Ivr-
ings of Havre De Grace, Mo; MISS
Kate Caldwell of Jacksonville, MISS
Gladys Manning of Talladeea, MISS FRAN
ces Castleman of Greensboro MISS Glenn
of Eufaula. The wives of the oHicers
ably assisted in planning the details
of the delightful affairs, and IN enter
the guests.
-Four dances are planned for Saturday
On Saturday Afternoon the girls VIII en-
terrain in honor of the enlisted men az
the Country club. On Saturday evening
the signal corps will give a dance az
the Alabama club, the Jewish weitare
will entertain at the RESI-
room, and the Country club at theii
clubrooms in honor of the officer mem
bers.
Mrs. P. ]. JOY, one of the charming
members of the military circle from
Atlantic City, N. j., entertained at edros
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Joy was assisted in entertaining
by Mrs James MacNamee OF ELIZABETH
N. T.. Mrs l.. Reisner of New YORK,
Mrs carl Surran, Mrs w. Schooley,
Mrs. James Lamey of Atlantic CITY,
N. j. ~,
Mr.. and Mrs Morrey, prominent cit'-
zens of washington, d. G., who are
visiting their son, Mr.. David Morrey OIL
Camp Mcclellan, are doing a great deal
for the pleasure of the soldier boys. Dii-
ners in town and treats taken to camp
picture show parties and other ulVei
sions are among the pleasures daly
given khaki-clad lads by this generous
Washington couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Nor
rev are friends of the Roosevelts, and
were often entertained by them in the
White House during Roosevelts term as
President.
Camp Mcclellan lost two of its most
popular officers this week. Lieutenant
Catliff of Staunton, Va, was transferred
to Fort Meyer, Va; Capt. Samuel Hodg-