The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-01-27
SOCIETY NEWS AND ACTIVITIES TN THE CITY AND SUBURBS

Christian association huts and engage | in similar work.
 l The members of the Ionian club, one of the best known literary clubs of the city. which meets every other Thursday, | meet on the alternate Thursday at the | Red Cross rooms, and do Red Cross work. | Parties really seem to have gone out of style, and days go by without one l hearing of a real social function, given | for pleasure alone. In most instances, when teas are given or other social af- | fairs, they are given for the benefit of | some patriotic work.
 h Montgomery everyone is knitt.rg, everywhere, every day! Even at the re- ception at the Exchange hotel, given for | the distinguished French visitors on Wednesday evening, any number or women brought their knitting along. And the children, bless their hearts. They
 are knitting, too. The other day passed a little girl of perhaps six years, sit ting on the wall in front of her home | busily knitting. When l questioned her, | she told me that she was learning to | knit by making a sweater for her dog,
 and when she really learned that she was going to make sweater for grandfather" She was really too busy to talk long, so I did not detain her. |
 worth. announce the marriage of their
 daughter, Berta. to MT. John Bottger, Jr., of Montgomery, on January 20 1918. at their home at Wadsworth. This announcement is of much interest wkere Mir. Bottger has resided for some 1 time and has many friends. He is as- sstant cashier of the New York Life Insurance company. MT. Bottger and his
 bride are at home at 615 South Perry street.
 The knitting division of the Woman's League for Service has completed the 5o0 knitted garments for the sailors on board the battleshp Alabama" This
 was indeed a task, but one that was done gladly and graciously and the women who did such splendid work are to be commended.
 Tn addition to these, 75 knitted gar
 ments have been sent to the Alabama men who are stationed at Camp Wheeler. Mrs. F. A. Flowers, as chairman of the
 knitting division, deserves great credit for her tireess enthusiasm and the vast amount of work which she has &C.,
 complished.
 MT. and Mrs. George Washington Tay-
 Tor of Demopolis have announced the
 engagement of their daughter, Anne
 Trezevant to Lieut.. William McRea Ford
 of Baltimore the date of the wedding tc
 be announced later. This announcement will be of interest throughout Alabama
 owing to the prominence of the bride 1 elect. Miss Taylor is a girl of unusual attractiveness and during her young ladyhood has been much admired ir Montgomery, where she has spent much
 of her time with her aunt, Mrs. Henry Crommein. Her father was member oi Congress from the First district for g
 number of years. and has a host o1
 friends throughout the south One of the musical treats of the seasor
 was the concert given Thursday evening at Sidney Larrier hall by the Montgomery Music club, under the direction of MT l Alfred Hartzel of Camp Sheridan. Since last October the club has been under
 the direction of MT. Hartzel, one O 5 the best known and artistic music lead l CTS in the country. He was formerly di . rector of the Festival Chorus of Cincin nati and the May festival of that city [ under his leadership, has received thu highest praise
 The ensemble work of the club in tn } programme presented Thursday evening and the artistic shading were proof 0 ! what can be accomplished by local tai ent. All of the soosts added greatl.
 to the pleasure of the evening Mis-
 |
 celent work as club accompanist, showe
 rare technique. Mrs. Fannie Marks Sci . bels of this city, who has toured the en ' tire United States delighted the audenc = with her violin numbers. Mrs. J. M . Barker's rich contralto voice was neve a heard to better advantage than on thi
 occa sion, and Miss Lottice Howell :, ', sv eet soprano was more than beautiful il A representative audience of musi
 lI-xx 41.- r. gcmery Music club. Montgomerians ar Y indebted for bringing to the city eac Z. season four or five artists of nationa a reputation. The next artist to be pre- n sented by the club will be Ossip Gabrilo : witch, the great pitnist. and son-n-lay t of Mark Twain. During the past tw @ years the Music club has brought t 5. Montgomery. the Zoellner quartet, tn . New York Philharmonic orchestra. tn q Flonzaley quartet. Paul Reimers. Misch < Elman, the Russian Symphony orchestra e Miss Helen Stanley Madam Gabriel d Gills and Cecil Tanning.
 Is this not list of which they ma - we'll be proud? The active members ( : the Montgomery Music club, of whic = Miss Kate Booth is president. are Mr. e Marion Auerbach. Mrs. j. NJ Barke Z, Mrs. G. c. Bayles, Mrs. T. T. Byar o Mrs. Robert Belser Mrs. w. F. Blac; x MTS NllilS ISTeWcf. Jf-, ulSS i>dte bOOtl Y Mrs Michael Cody. Mrs. Joshua Clark
 Mrs R. l.. Chapman, Mrs E. E. Cob
 Miss Cecile Chiffon, Mrs. Carnot Dexte N Miss Isabelle Evans, Miss Jeannette ES
 son, Mrs W. F. Feagin, Mrs. Howar
 Gerrish, Mrs r. w. Green. Mrs. R. ( , Hanna, Mrs. Frank Hurley, Mrs. w. l ~ Henderson. Mrs. J. B. Hobdy, Miss To,
 ise Holt. Miss Harriet Huber. Miss Rosa
 lie Armistead Higgins. Mrs. c. E. Ingall
 r ,;,,rr, ATrr I ,lrtx.
 Mrs. Bruce Kennedy Mrs. Fred Kerr Il Mrs l.. Lassiter, Miss Isabel Levysten
 Miss Pauline Lewy Mrs. Hardie McG
 lee, Mrs J. J. Moriarty, Mrs. w. r. MI