The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-12-26

"VER~ year the 700 members of lS the Country club and their many SS4 friends look forward to the bril- liant ball which closes the festivities of one year and gives an suspicious and delightful opening to those of an other.
 Friday evening the club will give It's New Years Eve ball at their charm ing club house. For this, it's annual entertainment, the club will be beau tifully decorated with evcrgreens' smilax. Christmas and New Year bells holly, tinsel, bunting, with electric lights of various colors. MT. Baker will have charge of the special deco rations and will give particular at- tention to the ballroom, the assembly hall and the coffee room.
 The favors secured for this year will be the most extensive and exclusive of any heretofore secured for the annua entertainment and will consist largely of mardi gras favors, noise makers hats in various colors and shapes and special favors not being disclosed un- til the evening of the ball recepNon.
 Supper will be served at 12:30s Cof- fee will be served in the coffee room after the plate supper.
 The grand march will commence at 12 o'clock and will be led by MT Valentine J. Nesbit, the president of the club, with Mrs Nesbit for his part ner During the grand march large bell will be rung announcing the ar rival of the New Year.
 Confetti, paper ribbons. horass and other noise makers will be used to make the occasion one of unusual fes- tivity.
 The club has secured the services of a good orchestra. Dancing will last until morning.
 The arrangements for the entertain ment have been in charge of the house committee of the club consisting of MT Paul Chalifoux, MT. Lowell Yerkes MT, Henry Gray, MT. Ralph Smallman and MT LeRoy Percy. The reception begins at 10 o'clock.
 SOUTHERN CLUB
 The Southern club will add to its lcng list of notable and brilliant events by giving a New Years supper and ball at the clubhouse on the last eve ming of December.
 There will first be a dance, beginning a. 10 o'clock. Beautifufl and appro- priate favors have been ordered, and are being fashioned at the most ex- elusive factories. Many of these little favors have grown dear to the hearts of society by the associations of for mer years and events. Then there will be many new designs and many fash toned after the original ideas of of ficers of the club. it's members and friends who were attendant upon many past festivities.
 At II o'clock supper will be served in the famous Tudor room where the going of the old. year and the coming of the new will be watched by the 300 guests this being the limit of reserva- tions to be allowed.
 After supper dancing will be re. stunned. For many years an invitation to the Southern club has meant more than almost anything in realms of so- ciety, both for the young men and women and the older contingent, and this New Years celebration will be nc exception. There will be many young men present whose fathers were char ter members, and some are still mem bers. The campaign for young men members during the summer added a long list. At the same time many oi the first members of the Southern club have retained their names upon the roll and wifi join in this celebration which will undoubtedly be a memorable one TUTWILER
 At the Tutwiler there will be an elaborate celebration of the going out