The Columbus weekly dispatch., February 02, 1905, Image 8

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The - t Oiyf have in their
e-.-r ry-makinijr introduced a ear
r.;vl Ti-t k t' speed the paring
month. Monday, Tuesday nd
j- r.i;ay xK r-rr .-is' i n";Nh d by
e.'bghtful par:ies. ' ed .
f sday i foi acoidi.'ti. i liurs
oaya Jai ai.' ua, and ou Sat
urday th- Ur-di g ircle L joy-
1 a ;.uaz' m nf'rrnoon with
Miss Power as hostess at the
.j;ne of Vr. and Mrs. Claude
Ayrts. The first event in so
d lev orthy a lit wa planned in
compliment o Mr Didrd, an at
tvi'tive yii or, who joined a
c mraiy -f C 1 im! ians in trav
els abroad last summer, and
made warm friends whose wel
come t her has been most cor
dial. She was the guest of hon
or Monday, at an evening oi
chirming and informal hospitali
ty when Miss Marcie Billnps en
teric; iued at cards, and contrib
uted to the season one of its
brightest and pleasantest 02
casions. Invited to meet the
h noree were: Miss Loraine
Street. Miss May Richards,
Mis Sim rail, Miss Alyda Carr,
Saunders Bradford, Mr.
Henry fcherrod. Mr. J. A. Neil
son, Jr., Mr. Jamie Billups, Mr.
John B. Patterson and Mr. Hen
ry Humphries. Again on the
following evening, Miss Baird
-wis complimented with a lovely
entertainment given by Col. and
Mrs. William Richards, whose
home is associated with happily
ramembered pleasures, claimed
ane?r and increased on Tuesday
.erening. Euchre was played,
and the score cards in pink and
crimson rose design were unus
ually pretty souvenirs. A great
ounch of carnations awaited the
fortunate player, Miss Lavinia
Robertson, whose record of
games was the highest. The
guests were: Miss Baird, Miss
Anna Louise Lee, Miss May
Richards, Miss Eloise Whitfield,
Miss Joe Estes, Miss Lilla
Franklin, Miss Laura Young,
Miss Lavinia Robertson, Miss
Goodrich, Miss Julia Rhett,
Miss Lizzette Rhett, Miss Mar
cie Billups, Miss Hardy, of Vir
giuia, Miss Bickley, Miss Carr,
Miss Pauline Owen, Miss Lo
raine Street, Miss Susie Owen,
Mr. Emmet Leigh, Col. Baldwin,
Mr. E. T. Moore, Mr. Charles
Richards, Mr. Carey Cocke, Mr.
Wallace Stevens, Mr. C. F. Sher
rod, Jr., Mr. Carr, Mr. Moody,
Mr. Neilson, Mr. Henry Sher
rod, Mr. Lide, Mr. Charles Hop
kins, Mr. Henry Humphries. Mi
Sam Humphries; Mr Jamie Bill
ups, Mr. Jack Cox, Mr. Gaius
Whitfield, Jr., and Mr. Edward
Humphries.
Mr. and Mrs.T. W. Hardy en
tertained briiliautJy on Friday
evening in honor of their guests.
Mrs. Weisiger and Miss Hardy of
Virginia, a gathering in keeping
with those that have often in the
past centered around the Hardy
home, and speaking at once for
its beauty of detail and of com
plete effect. This home, elegant
in i' appointments, and wish it
spacious sweep of rooms lending
itself soadmirabiy to decorations
wis beautiful in a wealth of rose
colored and white carnations.
Better Fruits-Batter Profits
Better peaches, apples, pears and
berries are produced when Potash
is liberally applied to the soil. To
insure a full crop, of choicest quality,
use a fertilizer containing not less
than 10 per cent, actual
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AND
I vi:-!-.' candles in silver a'nd gilt
j -delabra were in evid"nc
! everywhere. To tin -libra ry with
1 its rich, red w;IIs. giving artistic
contrast to ivorv wood work,
j punch was server! by M iss Lu
ieiie Hardy and Miss Elizabeth
Rhe't, arming in the daintiest
ui wi:i:c; oj-gandies, their tlowers
j crimson roses, Here also unique
i score cards were distributed to
i the players, who were met in the
.drawing room by Mr. and Mrs.
j Hardy, Mrs. Weisiger and Miss
Hardy. Mrs. Hardy and Mrs.
Weisiger were both most
becomingly gowned in black,
the former wearing a hand
some black crepe de chine,
the latter a stylish black lace, jet
spangled over, taffeta. Miss
Hardy's costume of pink crepe
de chine was perfectly suited to
her striking brunette style. An
elaborate and delicious menu
was served after an exciting and
merry contest at whist. Among
the guests were: Mr. and Mrs.
Foster of Atlanta, Mrs. Thomas
Christian of Tuscaloosa, Mr. and
Mrs. Sanford, Mr. and Mrs.
Dashiell, Capt. and Mrs. Wins
ton. Mr. and Mrs. Brooks, Mr.
and Mrs. Searcy, Capt. and Mrs
Davis, Mr. and Mrs. Frazee, Mr.
& Mrs. Simrall, Maj. and Mrs.
Mayo, Mr. and Mrs. Ayres, Mr.
and Mrs. Donoghue, Mrs. Catch
ings Baird, Mrs. M. T. Franklin,
Miss Elmore, Miss Lee, Miss
Goodrich, Miss Mary Billups,
Miss Lavinia Robertson, Miss
Baird, Miss Laura Young, Mr.
William Rhett, -Col. Richards,
Mr. Wallace Stevens, T.
Moore, Mr. Johns, Mr. Emmet
Leigh, Mr. Brickell, Mr. J. A.
Neilson, Jr., Mr. C. F. Sherrod,
Jr., Dr. McKinley Mr. J. M.
Street, Mr. Jack Cox, Mr. Gaius
Whitfield, Jr., Mr. Sam Hum
phries, Mr. Erskine Hopkins.
A glimpse of Japan faithfully
observed in countless pictures
que touches, was the reward of
those who attended the Japanese
tea, held at the Armory under
auspices of the Library Associa
tion Thursday evening. Japan
ese lanterns shed light upon
quantities of Japanese orna
ments Japanese maids flitted
about serving refreshments or
dispensing bon bons, and Ki
monas, silks, vases and an array
of wares suggestive of the far
East were features of the Ba
zaar. The entertainment was an
unqualified success, and as a re
sult the funds of the library are
substantia'ly reinforced. An
election of officers and of libra
rian for the year 1905 will take
place next Wednesday afternoon
at three o'clock. The present
officers of the Association are:
President, Mr. Ledyard Vaughn,
Vice President, Dr. Curry,
Treasurer, Mr. E. C. Chapman,
Secretary, Miss Sherrill.
The dance at Concordia Wed
nesday night was arranged as a
social courtesy to Miss Baird,
and was au additional gaiety that
colored the joyous trend of the
week. Graceful figures of the
cotilion were led by Mr. Jamie
Billups with Miss Baird, and the
other dancers were: Miss Bick
ley, Miss Simrall, Miss Carr,
Miss'Augusta Prowell, the Miss
es Owen, Miss Kirksey, Miss
Loraine Street, Miss Marcie
Billaps, MissFoote, Miss Anna
Leigh Cady, Mr. and Mrs. D.
Hay ward, Jr., Mr. Nelson Hutch
inson, Mr. Patterson, Mr. Carr,
Mr. Leigh ton Lide, Mr. Rob
ert Hairston, Mr. Henry Hum
phries, Mr. Waller, of Crawford,
Mr. Jack Cox, Mr. Henry Sher
rod, Mr. Goldstein, Mr. Hamp
ton Young and Mr. Ry land Prow
ell. A perfect epidemic of La
Grippe has swept over Columbus
lately, and from its clutches few
households have been entirely
exempt. Included in the num
ber of those who have been re
cent sufferers are; Mrs. John
Oliver, Col.f Garth, Miss Mary
mi iili inainiriir' liriT'"Jiiri'"1'')Tnj r "p---r f-- -'-rrtunir'iif
Garth. Vir. Joha F. Mtro. Mr.
j Grey Strdivnt. Wit Jennie
Worthington, Miss Ervin, Mis-
Daiy Sher'ill ani Miss Sadie
j Hudson,.
j Cards announcing the roar
iriageoi' Mr. Harry R-lig and
i Mi;-s- Hannah Deborah Ljwiu
have been received, the cere
f mouy having beeu celebrated at
.the home of 1 1 - bride in Ciuein
imii, Wednesday, ihe twenty
i fifth. Upon thrir arrival hero
after several vyecks spent in the
I East, Mr. and Mrs. Selig will
e welcomed by hosts of friends
whose best wishes are generous-
; ly given t hem.
From Atlanta comes the re
gretted news of the serious ill
ness of Mrs. Charles Rice witb
pneumonia. Her father, Dr.
Sykes, has been called to her
bedside, and in the past few days
her condition has shown no im
provement. Mrs. Rice is a uni
versal favorite in Columbus, and
the hope that she may soon be
convalescent is very generally
echoed.
Miss Hawley of the college
music department, will give a
public recital at an early date in
the chapel of that institution.
Miss Hawley is an accomplished
pianist, and her first appearance
here will be awaited with inter
est and with pleasant anticipa
tions.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Garth's
friends will be glad to learn that
they are having a delightful visit
to Florida. After a fortnight
stay in Tampa, they are now on
Southern coast at Naples on the
Gulf for two weeks.
The sympathy and good wish
es of many little friends go out to
Master Ralph Pope Blair, who is
quite ill with pneumonia, which
has followed an attack of grip,
and causes much anxiety.
Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Hay ward,
Jr., leave next week for New Or
leans to attend the marriage of
Miss Hayward and Mr. Peter
La Bouisse.
Miss Mary Jeptha Harris re
turns tomorrow from Scooba,
where she has beeo the guest of
Mr. and Mrs. Howard King.
Mrs. Dockery, of Hernando,
was the guest of Mrs. Latham at
the Hillside Inn last last week.
Miss Virginia Chapman re
turned home Thursday after a
ten day's visit to Miss Garth.
Sickening Shivery'Fits
of Ague and Malaria can be relieved
add cured with Electric Bitters. Tij
is a nure, tonic medicine; of especial
benefit in malaria, for it xerts a trf
carative influence on the disease, driv
ing it entirely out of the system. It is
much to be preferred to Quinine, hav
ing none of this drug's after effects.
E. S. Munday, of Henrietta, Texas,
writes: "My brother was very low
with malarial fever and jaundice, till
he took Electric Bitters which saved
his life." At Chapman fc May field's
drug store, price 50c guaranteed.
The Great Cotton Convention.
Continued from Page One.)
ing the farmers and land owners
present shall be asked to sign
the following agreement:
"We, the undersigned farmers
or land owners, living in (school
district,) (beat,) (precinct,) No.
, County of ,
State of
-, hereby pledge
ourselves to reduce the acreage
planted by us in cotton and to
reduce our consumption of fer
tilizers in growing cotton, as
shown by the statements set op
posite our names. "
Fourth That said committee
on acreage and membership
shall immediately canvass said
district and ask all farmers and
land owners in said district who
do not attend such meeting to
sign said pledge, and said com
mittee shall return said pledge
to the chairman of said precinct.
Fifth Said precinct chairman
slfall preserve said pledges and
they shall immediately make a
written report to the county
chairman, showing the total
number of acres planted in cot
ton in said precinct in 1904, and
the total number to be planted in
1905; the total amount of fertil
izer used in growing - cotton in
said precinct, and the total
amount to be used in said pre
cinct in said years.
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Sixth The county chairman
shall immediately forward to the
State vicepresident of their re
spective States a written state
ment showing the total number
of acres planted in cotton in
their respective counties in 1904,
and the total amount to be plant
ed in 1905, and shall make a like
report as to the fertilizer used
and to be used in said years.
Seventh The vicepresident of
each State shall immediately,
upon receiving the reports of the
county chairman, forward to the
president of this association a re
port showing the number of
acres planted in cotton in his
State in the year 1904, and the
amount" of fertilizer used in said
year in growing cotton and the
amount of cotton to be planted
and fertilizer to be used in 1905.
Eighth The president of this
association upon receiving these
reports, shall immediately tabu
late the same and send a copy
thereof to the county chairmen
in the different cotton States and
Territories.
Ninth If any county not al
ready organized should fail to or
ganize, the vicepresident of the
State in which said county is sit
uated, shall cause said county to
be organized as herein provided
and if any precinct should fail to
organize, the county chairman
of the county in which such pre
cinct is situated, shall caue such
precinct to be organized, as here
in provided.
Tenth It shall be the further
duty ol officers of this associa
tion to report the names and ad
dresses of such persons who re
fuse to sign the agreement to re
duce acreage for 1905 together
with the number of acres of cot
ton planted by such persons in
1904, and the number of acres
that they will probably plant in
1905, and to make a like report
as to fertilizer.'
The concluding session of the
convention was held last Thurs
day. The work of note and in
terest before the body on this
day was the adoption ol the re
port on a permanent organiza
tion. The organization is to be
known as the Southern Cotton
Association with Harvie Jordon,
of Georgia, president, and other
officers. It inclbdes in its mem
bership all the cotton growing
states and territories and pro
vides to regulate cotton produc
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and especially cotton marketing,
using every effort to secure
broader markets and to limit the
production to the demand at re
munerative prices, and to reduce
to a minimum all expense of
handling cotton and products
from the time it leaves the field
until it reaches the consumer.
There are to be State and terri
torial, county and parish and
subdivisional associations, all
relative to the parent system.
Officers are to be elected once a
year. The executive committee
of the main association is to con
sist of twentyseven members,
apportioned as follows;
Alabama, 3; Arkansas, 2; Flor
ida, 1; Georgia, 3; Indian Terri
tory, 1; Louisiana, 2; Mississippi,
3; Missouri, 1; North Carolina, 2;
Okolahoma, 1; South Carolina, 2;
Tennessee, 1; Texas, 5.
Each State and territorial asso
ciation is to be composed of one
member from each cotton grow
ing countyand is to elect repre
sentatives to the main body. Each
voting precinct is to have two
cotton producers in the county
organization. The President and
VicePresident of the Southern
Cotton Association are made ex
officio members of its Executive
Committee. The committee re
commended Harvie Jordan for
President, and E. S. Peters for
VicePresident, and provided a
provisional Executive Commit
tee. The funds for the organiza
tion and its operation are to be
derived from initiation fees, an
nual dues and a charge on each
bale of cotton produced by its
membership.
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Lodge Lore.
Union Lodge No. 35, I. O- O.
F., will meet tomorrow night and
all members are urged to be
present. The by-laws of this
lodge are being amended and
every member should be present
to participate in this work.
A delegation of leading Ma
sons from this city attended an
exemplification of the Masters'
degree by the West Point Lodge
last Monday night returning
home after the work. Those
who attended were Messrs. li.
A. Carson, II. M. Wad dell, 11. S.
Curry, C C. Buder, and Sam
Schwab.
There was a meeting of De
Molay Commandery No. S
Knights Templar, last Friday
night, at which time the Red
Cross degree was conferred up
on Mr. R. A. Carson. After the
ceremonies incidental to the con-
j ferring of the degree had been
coucluded the members of the
commandery repaired to Ger
aud's Cafe, where a delightful
banquet was served. A number
of new members have been add
led recently and there are other
applications now on file.
Imperfect Digestion
Means less nutrition and in rons
quence less vitality. When the liver
fails to secrete bile, the blood becomes
loaded with bilious properties, the
digestion becomes impaired and the
bowels constipated. Uerbine will
remedy this: it ives tone to the stom
ach, liver and kidneys, strengthen
the appetite, clears and improves the
improves the complexion, indfuse.-
new life and vigror to the whole sys
tem. 50 cents a bottle. Sold by John
son fc Caine.
Rev. J. T. Murrah, of Senato
bia. Miss., has been spending
the past few days with relatives
in Columbus and vicinity.
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