The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-22
SOCIETY IN SELMA
By oorAv1A sTURD1vANr WYNN.

Selma, February 2L-(Special.) )-The forty penitentialy days of Lent, which
 were ushered in Wednesday, will pass in
 uneventful quiet, so far as social affairs
 are concerned, but perhaps at the end o1
 that period every feature connected with the tremendously successful wives nlgnt lprogremme' of the Selma Kiwnnis Club, 1 held at the Y. M. c. A. recently Will have been retold hundred times, and the event will then be accorded a place pre- eminent in the social annals Of the city'
 To crystalize the many crowding impress
 sions of the brilliant and lavish scene of Thursday evening, when the audi i torium at the Y. M. C. A. was trans formed into a sort of Kiwanis land, peo-
 pied with the beautifully gowned wives
 and near wives" of the hospitable mem bers of Selma's Youngest club of ousl- ness men, who established, by perfectlon ioe their first annual wives night enter
 tainment standard impossible to surpass 1 and difficult to again attain, will prove
 a difficult task to the 200 persons peraic- 1 mating, as each part of the wonder1uly | Iarranged programme followed so closely 1 on the heels of it's successor that not d mcment Jagged and the hours rom o." to 1 D. m were filled brim full of en- l joyment. The presence of several or tne 1 principals and chorus from the 'On Lauy, lLady'' Company filled tbe last hour ana a half with cabaret features which proVeo highly diverting and introduced pleas- ing novelty into the affair. , Never has such skill been expended ls i transforming the auditorium of the I. M. l. C. A.. which has been the scene or mahy i banquets and entertainments, as was oo| forth under direction of MT. E. B. Kay ser of the decorations committee, assist ed by MT. Ross Ferguson and Mir Ed"lh 1 Long. whose efforts drew forth exclaIna- lions of delight from the guests as >ley entered Ihe candle-lit rooms to the strains of America" played by MT. Louis be- nish, mayor of Selma, who though member of the Rotary Club, was guest of the occasion. . col ors seemed to line the walls, the ,ceil- ings and in the table decorations flowers were used in conjunction with proau hands of blue ribbon to heighten the eA" feet broad banner of yellow, suS pended over the stage, bore the "oro | 'ebiwanis," and radiating from the cen tral pillows of the room were .strealiieis i. of yellow and blue, which compieteiS yelled the ceiling. A trellis work of Wnlte' trimmed with southern smilax, was ar ranged on each of the central pillows. and the same treatment was used aoou the stage. which was beautifully set Wlth a baclzground of greens, and Wltn WlcNe. vases filled with yellow flowers Apous the walls Japanese lanterns were placeo at regular intervals, balanced py open Jananese parasols, and the only hgnt, as l lthe puests entered the dining room, was sbed bv these lanterns and the unshadeo 1 candles burning in crystal candiestlchS on the long tables. Vases of ealenoulculi' 1 interspersed with garlands or hotloues srnilax. arranged on the long bands 0. blue, which bisected the tables were useu on the four long tables, and the spean- CTS table, presided over by MT. [1uns n,ii,t Mallory. president of the Kawanis Ciup' was centered with basket or snap dragon and calendulcum. Music was interspersed with each course, and the awarding of hfteen priAe9' one to each lady present. was carried Iap- idly forward, with sustained interest III every feature. The "Blue Danuoe Wa1tz," sung by quartet composeo oA MT. w E. Allen, Mrs. R. D. Neely' Mrs' lJoseph Dunglinson and Mrs. John Creagh' was the first of the musical treats of the Ievening, and the beautiful accompanl- ment. played by MT. Alonzo Meek, added to the beauty of the number. No encores were permitted, owing to the iengthy pro gramne. but the appreciation of the audi ence was expressed in frequent outpursts of applause. Mr. Mallory. in his address. chose most
  the women of Kiwanis, and the femenine guests of the evening, and his apt ana We1l-phrased speech was received with | applause At it's conclusion he proposed 1 a toast to the ladies, which was gwen 1 with good will in march around the l tables by the men.
 1 During the entire evening the award | ing of prizes continued, as each of the seven elaborate courses was served, and iaur electrical ADDI1dnCeS, cases of groceries barrels of flour, sugar | and many other valuable presents were given The grand prize, given at the eno | of the evening, WAS handsome gas range. given by the Alabama Power Com pany, and was won by Mrs. Lee Adier.
 A unique gift, presented by Cook ttaro- ware Company was an airplane ride m
 inc Keen Kutter airplane, and this was won by Mrs Max Hagerdorn. A sewing table. donated by Johnson Furniture Com panv. was presented to Mrs. H. B. ElKan. Mrs. Bruce Hain was presented with gold piece, the prize offered by F. U. Thomas, and Mrs. LeGrande Elebash.
 Mrs. J. c. Heinz and Mrs. J. A. Relo
 also received some of the grand prizes.1 l MT. Alonzo Meek, who contributed large ly to the success of the evening by ms i able accompaniments, was warmly ap- nlauded for his piano solo, "Polonalse'
 | from Chopin, and the male quartet, com posed of Messrs. Creach, Allen, Priester and Graham gave pleasure by their song'
 ..It's Always Fair Weather When Good
 Fellows Get Together"
 I Lieut.. and Mrs F. F. I. Mel left Selma Thursday for Rome, Ga, after makihs l 9 short visit to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd kS1- cev. Lieutenant Mel is former editot of the Selma Times and claims many friends throughout Alabama. He IS now connected with the supply and dispurs- 1 ing office of the navaI air station at Key l West. where he and Mrs. Mel are max. 1 ing their home. At one time Lieutenant and Mrs. Mel resided in Birmlngnaifs where they are well known. l Mir. Max B. Hagerdorn has returned from a business trip to New York.
 1 Mrs. A. D. Pitts was called to Union
 town Wednesday by the illness or VT
 Pitts. who was stricken With lnIiueliza Awhile attending to legal business tnere.
 Mrs. Lloyd Townes and little dausnssr
 | Frances Lloyd, are guests of Mrs
 rownes, sister. Mrs. J. E. Robbins. and
 will soon join MT. Townes in Birming'
 ham, their future home, where MT
 l Townes is in charge of four Of the pest
 known picture houses of that city.
 | Mrs. w. w. Harper, Misses Frances
 Morrison, Cornelia Morrison, Rosa ano
 | Kate Chsolm went up to Montevaho >'
 hear Freida Hempel, who appeared II
 l concert there Wednesday evening. Oi
 Tuesday evening Mrs. Harper was one ol
 the musicians contributing to nnlsnee
 programme at the college at the confer
 cree of musicians held there.
 Mrs c. M. Howard entertained seVera
 tables of bridge Thursday in honor O.
 1 Mrs. David Cauilzins of Cleveland, o., wh'
 tI, n