The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-02-26
SOCIETY NOTES.
wHAr THE SOCIAL WORLD IS DO
ING IN LENT.

Ara to Come-Savennah Ladies Visit
ing in Other Cities-Personal Mention
of Well Known People-Other Mat.
ters Of Interest.
ovsr town and hamlet ringing,
let the merry song go singing;
welcome TO the Young Years beauty. and the
blessed gifts she brings;
Greet her for the apple blossoms
Wrssthed about her budding bosoms-
Love her for the sunny days,
IIay barely braided hair foretells
Bless her for the pleasant plenty
Grape and grain that God hath sent ye,
Laud her though We live to lose her
In the snow, and chime the bells.
There has not been very many or very
startling events in the social world of the
mast week; few entertainments have been
given. But human nature is restless and
can't keep still even 10 Lent. Some shadows
have fallen across some hearts, while others
have had only the sunshine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Meldrim have been SPEND
ing a few days in Augusta. Mrs Meidrim
prolonged her stay and remained several
DAYS with her sister, Mrs. Morgan Mrs
Meldrim has many friends in Augusta and
Is always the center of a circle OF admirers
of her intellectual endowments as well as
her graceful manners. Mrs. Meldrim was
accompanied by her son Ralph, a worthy
representative OF gifted family, and who
possesses qualities with which success will
surely be his, il it be true as some one saws
shat the child is father to the man."
Mr.. A. r. Lawton was host at a bsauti-
full dinner given recently to Mr.. Edward
Strobel of New York. The table was a
orNF hnotnFv i'm n % Ill
the flowers being yellow nartissus Those
present we're Gen. A. K. Lawton, Mr.. W,
W. Msokall, Mr.. Edward Strobel, Mr..
Walter Charlton, Mr.. Henry Cunning
ham, Mr.. Brook Beckwith and others.
DR.. Palmer has enthused Savannah on
the subject of music, and some ambitious
amateurs are forming quartets and double
quartets. and get so interested In their
own singing that they forget when it is
time TO 60 home.
One of the after Lenten social events will
be play for the benefit of she Guards.
Some Of socety's favorites will take part.
and the best amateur talent in Savannah
will be seen, with pleasure again this season,
above the fooIlights. This performance
will prove an attraction not only on account
OF those who take part, but for the cause it
self, and the popular Guardsmen will be
present in full force, to show their apprecia-
ton Of much effort aud time on the part of
their friends, who are submitting themselves
willing sacrifice to their cause.
Miss Jessie Chisholm is visiting Miss
Stovall Of Augusta, Ga, which means that
Miss Chisholm is charging the circle of her
friends and that Augusta is approaching
another of SaVannah's fair representatives.
Tor " ashlngtou, d. G. Mr.. Beck with will
witness the Inauguration and will also at
tend to some business matters of his own
He has the hearty good wishes of his many
friends that his stay in W Washington will be
profitable as we'll as pleasant, for there Is
no more popular young man in the state
than the genial, magnetic Mr.. Beokwith.
Mr.. Frederick f. Hull with his interest
ing family. moves to Meidrim this week
Their many friends will be pleased to know
that there will be only seventeen miles be-
tween Savannah and their hospitable home.
Miss Woodbridge returned last week to
her home in Savannah, after visit of
several days to Augusta, Ga, where she
was the guest of Miss Hattie Phinizy.
Among the many guests of the De Soto l
notice the arrival of Joseph b. Beall and
family. Mr.. BeaIl, though now a resident
of New York city. is native Georgian,
aud was a classmate of Hon. +. G. duBig-
non, the late John l.. Hammond, William
s. Rockwell and Collector Of Customs T. F.
johnson, with whom he served as ranking
officer in the Twenty-seventh Georgia bat
talon of artillery. Mr.. Beall captured for
wife soon after the war one of Pennsyl-
vania's fairest bellies, who has presented
him with three most charming daughters
al lSet1
ence, all of whom are on route for their
northern home after a most pleasant So
Journ on the island of Cuba.
Mrs. Charles Ellis, Jr, has as her guests
her mother and sister, Idrs. Hardee aud
Miss Helen Hardee. They have been
missed from Savannah for sons time, and
are welcomed back by their friends.
Mrs. McKeown with her son left for
Wayneeboro last week to visit her brother,
Mr.. Robert Nicely.
Mr.. George Mills made happy some youth
full hearts on Wednesday by a trip to
Thunderbolt. The fortunate small bows
we're George Baldwin, Malcolm Maclean,
Jr., Gerrard Newman, Charles Mills and
Wallace Postel. They spent blissful day
playing in the water and eating the lunch.
Miss Fife Pope of Washington, Ca, has
been visiting in Augusta, and attended the
st. Valentine ball.
Miss Henrietta Myers is visiting relatives
IN Washington, D. c., where she will re-
main for some time.
Wednesday was certainly gala day as
we'll as a holiday The streets were
thronged with pleasure-seekers Soldiers"
and hand organs. There were many out-of-
town amusements. too, and riding and
driving. A straw ride was one Of the mer-
riest. A large wagon was quite filled with
young people; they were Miss Ellen
Arson, Miss Jenny May, Miss
Mamie Pritchard, Miss Leila Hall,
Miss Sarah Mills, Mr.. Horace Crane,
Mr.. Robert Mercer, Mr.. Randolph Arson,
Mr.. Lewis Cotter, Mr.. Frank Viewer, TO
say nothing of large and numerous lunch
baskets. banjo and guitar. This harmoni-
Gus crowd was kindly matronized by Mrs.
Charles Dixon, who is pronounced by one
OF the party as the very incest chaperon
eyer invented. The day was spent at the
hermitage.
Ihunderbolt was more popular than ever
on Wednesday, the,races being the attract
I'VE feature. Among those who witnessed
tnem was party, of which Mrs. Withers
YES the cheperon. They were Miss Maggie