The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-01-01

Mir. M. II. Friedman and four, MT. c. H. Lusk and six. MT. J. T. Jones and two, Mir. Abe Weinstein and 10, Mr. F. Blumbery and 10. MT. W. l.. Lambkin and two, MT. G. Hogan and two, MT. and Mrs. Leon C.. Bradley and two. MT. Brasher and two, and many others.
 The Southern club Is enjoying the most notable holiday season in it's history. Everywhere there flashes the green and red of the seasonable dec- orations, and holly, mistletoe and smilax add a natural touch to the completeness of the decorations.
 The members of this club enjoyed one of the most brilliant entertain ments of the early winter season last evening in celebration of New Years Eve. Dancing began at o'clock, and at II o'clock a grand march was held and favors were distributed for ush- ering in the New Year,
 Shortly before midnight, the assem- blaze gathered in the Tudor room, where supper was served, and sang 'The star-Spangled Banner and "Auld Lang Syne."
 Between 12 and o'clock a musical program was given under the direc- tion of Mir. O. Gordon Erickson. Mrs. c. Guy Smith of Montgomery sang selections from the opera. Samson and Delilah." quartet was furnished by Mrs. May Shackeiford, Mrs. P. Smith, MT. Leon Cole and Mir. Owen Gillespie, and duet by Mrs. Holly .Cowherd and Mrs. Guy Smith, with Wiegand's orchestra.
 At midnight the lights were turned out for a moment to indicate the pass ing of the old year and the entrance of the new.
 Among those entertaining, Mr. and Mrs. W. NJ. Hoke had as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Mike Hoke Miss Evelyn Hoke Mir. Lee Pogue. and Mir and Mrs. Frank Chaney of Oneonto. Mrs. R. A. Terrell Was hostess to MT R. A. Terrell. Jr., Mr. and Mrs Edwin Shields of New York. who at tended the Phi Gamma Delta conven- tion, and MT. and Mrs. c. B. Woodruff
 MT. and Mrs. D. S. Dimmick had Mir and Mrs. Hubert Scruggs as their guests.
 Among others entertaining. MT Walter Henley had seven guests, Dr. Courtney Shropshire. three; MT. W. A Martin reserved a table for f2; MT A. J. Gray 12, Mr. c. E. Dodge had 14. Mir H. J. Arrant entertained Il friends. MT. A. R. Forsyth had a table for four. pr. G. M. Lathem entertained
 five friends. and Mir. James Keith | five
 There were many others sentertain- 1 ing and 400 members enjoyed the de- 1 lightful occasion. + | The annual ball at the Country clut will be an event of tomorrow even 1 ing. but 1t was unusually gay lasi evening when the New Years Evs I dinner-dance assembled a great crowd of society people.
 l The club is very lovely since the new decorations have been arranged 1 The ivory tinted walls of the ballroom make a charming background for ths decorations. The lights with shades | merging from yellow into soft reds | produce a Chinese effect which i. most attractive. Window boxes witt ;sgrowing plants have been placed 1T the alcove and many other lovely flea. lures have been added.
 | The decorations were wonderfully 1 attractive and appropriately suggest 1 ing the south and carrying out tn,
 effect of the Christmas season. l In the ballroom quantities of south
 ern smilax were festooned about tn,
 room. amid which dropped the lonf gray moss of the gulf states. and gay, the appearance of a forest in the fal south. Amid the greens and sof
 gray of the background. hundreds Q