The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-12
CONVENTION BANQUET
 OF BUSINESS WOMEN

CONVENTION BANQUET
 OF BUSINESS WOMEN
 Representing the social side of the state convention of the Alabama Business Women's clubs, which as- sembled in Birmingham Friday and Saturday, the banquet of Friday evening was one of the delightful af- fairs of the week.
 The long tables were placed in the reception room, which was decorated with field flowers; an abundance Of Shasta daisies filled the baskets placed here and there about the room and at intervals upon the tables were baskets of daisies, in variety of pretty shapes, the ha,.dles tied with big bows of tupA.
 Miss Mary Crs. Fen was the toast mistress. Miv~ Craven is acknowl- edged as i5eal in that capacity, and her ir~. .oductions were expressed in defs shtfully chosen language and filed with a dainty imagery express sive of her personality.
 She presented to the delegates of the clubs assembled Birmingham s beloved president, Dr. Lola Taylor, who responded in terms expressive of affection for the members of the Bir- mingham and state clubs.
 Mrs H. k. Pearce, state president, made a charming response in behalf of her office.
 The stunts given were artisticaliy designed and carried out. Represent ing the state, Our Alabama an Ala bama picture of Aunt Mandy and Uncle Jim was enacted in character by Miss Mary Perry and Miss Ann werness. Mrs. o. L. Stephenson's | |. 1,~I y,at ha melody, Mighty Lax Rose"
 Tributes were paid the cities of the state sending delegates.
 Miss Katherine Holt, attired to represent gallant of earlier days, in a cavaliers costume, read "The Spirit of Bienville." For Talladega, Miss Lillie Goldstein, in the dress Of an Indian maiden, sang, By the Waters of Minnetonka," her lovely voice expressing in the rythm Of the song the music of the flowing, rip- bling waters.
 Miss Katherine Brown, attired in the beruffed costume of the early sixties, represented Montgomery, the capital of the Confederacy, and sang an old love song in a sweetly precise manner indicative of those days
 For Anniston, suggestive of camps and soldiers, Dr. Bond appeared with handsome flag, and as the assem- blaze rose in it's honor. she repeated the inspiring lines My Flag and Your Flag"
 Miss Coral Wood, as water nymph, represented Florence on the waters of the great Tennessee, ana gave an attractive and graceful dance rendition.
 Pretty Mrs. Mildred King Bridges, dressed in juvenile attire, with pima fore and slippers. on the first anni- versary of the organization of the Gadsden club, appeared with a birtn- day cage bearing one candle for Gadsden, wishing her in song d happy birthday. .
 For Bessemer, the baby club, weeks old, she had bottles of milk and tiny baby doll.
 Mrs. c. W. Neel. Miss Perna Rop- inson and Miss Ann Werness gave "Echoes From a Rummage Sale" Tn a realistic manner familiar to all women.
 Miss Marian Goar and Miss Martha Dickerson, representing ghosts, ex- pressed dissatisfaction for the work of the women's clubs of TaliadeGa Tn cleaning up the town and the ceme- tery. The closing number was Ala bama," sung by all present The accompanists were Mrs. Laura Jackson Davis, Miss Elizabeth GOT win and Miss Gussie Goldstein.