Birmingham state herald., 1896-05-29
OUR SOCIAL WORLD

(All items of social Interest will be gladly noted in these columns if sent to Mrs. George c. Ball, Nineteenth street between Tenth and Eleventh avenues South High lands Telephone 9ss.)
 The trial of Dr. w. L. Ryder for the murder of Miss Sallie Emma Owen be- gan at Talbotton, Ga, Monday. The story of this tragedy is too fresh in the minds of the people to render retelling necessary. It was one of the blackest crimes, one of the most inexcusable mur- ders of our century, and public opinion is so thoroughly aroused upon the subject in Georgia that it is expected that jus tice will be meted out, notwithstanding the social influence and position of Dr. Ryder and his family. Miss Owens fam fly is one of the most prominent and in fiuential in Georgia, and her mother Is daughter of Col. Hiram Read of Auburn, Ala, and a sister of Dr. A. H. Read Of Opelika. Miss Owen was one of the noblest of young women, highly accom- plshed and universally admired. Great concern will be felt in the trial of Dr. Ryder in Alabama, as well as in Georgia, and it is not inappropriate just here in view of this fact to give this sketch of him and his family, taken from an ex- change:
 Dr. w. l.. Ryder has been @ citizen of Talbot county for several years. He was very successful dentist and made great many friends; was generally con sidered generous, tmpulsive fellow, but one who put a great deal of interest into whatever he did and therefore as busi- ness man he succeeded.
 "Dr. Ryder was son of MT. William Ryder, an Englishman, who, upon arrival in this country, first settled at Darien, Go of o,.dc att no In ty, but subsequently moving into Bibb county, making his home at Walden. He was an honored citizen of that section, and numbered among his lifelong friends Hon. George Pagan of Houston county, MT J. J. Tinsey of Walden and Hons. A. o. Bason, R. k. Parke, w. A. Huff and many others of the most prominent citizens of Macon. MT. Ryder was Con- federate soldier and for a long time prisoner al Point Lookout. He organized school and taught his fellow prisoners. Being made prison bookkeeper, he was the last one liberated when the war was over. He was prominent Mason and a Christian. Mrs. Ryder was Miss Sarah McArthur. They had six boys and two girls. The oldest son, John, is farmer near Waycross, Ga.; T. P. Ryder is work ing for the Central railroad at Macon; Prof. R. A. Ryder once taught school in Talbotton and married Miss Katie Cor man, daughter of MT. O. D. German, and on his mothers side second cousin to the young lady whom Dr. w. l.. Ryder mur- dered. Professor Ryder is now teacher in the public schools of Columbus. Rev. James T. Ryder is member of the South Georgia conference and is now stationed at Perry. One of the sisters married MT. M. M. Mcdonald of Montezuma, Ga.; the other married Hon. Walter T. McAr- thur, prominent man in Georgia for number of years and one of Georgia's noblest sons.
 "Dr. W. L. Ryder is the youngest of this family of eight children"
 The Nineteenth Century club was en- tertained on Wednesday afternoon by Misses Kathleen and Daisy Lewis at their home on Underwood HILL South Highlands. The young ladies devoted themselves to the selection of forty living Americans, who, because of remarkable achievements, are entitled to be called '"The Immortals." The following is the list Thomas Edison, Edwin Abbey, Marion Crawford, Mary Anderson, Dr. Talmage, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, Joel Chandler Harris, Joseph Jefferson, Mark Twain, Walter Dam- rosch, Joseph Pulitzer Dr. Parkhurst, D. l.. Moody, James Whitcomb Riley, Thomas Nelson Page, c. D. Gibson, J. F. Sousa, George M. Pullman, Joseph Choate, Lew Wallace Frances Willard, Theodore Thomas, William Chase, F. Stockton, C. E. Stedman, Alexander Gra- nam bell, GTeSlueIll ILlllOt, blSHOp V lH- cent, Sargent, Barnard, General Long, street w. D.. Howells, Clara Barton, Chauncey Depew, c. A. Dana, Chief Jus tice Fuller, R. de Koven, R. Ingersol, T. B. Aldrich
 Delightful refreshments were enjoyed by the club, after which the members ad- journed to meet next Tuesday afternoon at 5 o'clock with Miss Ava Bradford.
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 The following invitation has been re- ceived by many of the young friends of Dr. and Mrs. s. l.. Ledbetter:
 "Dr. and Mrs. Ledbetter at home Tues day, June 2, from to 7:30 o'clock, to meet Miss Morrow and MT. Hagood."
 This F'riday) afternoon at o'clock a meeting will be held at the residence of Mrs. Joseph F. Johnston, Twelfth ave- nue, South Highlands, to organize a chapter of the Daughters of the Oonfed- eracy. All women who are entitled to membership are cordially invited to be present
 The following handsome invitation has been received:
 Theta Chapter of Sigma Nu requests the pleasure of your presence at its eighth annual banquet. city hall, Tuskaloosa, Ala, Thursday evening, June IS, 1896.
 MT. and Mrs. w. w. Coghill are now boarding with MT. and Mrs. William J. Cameron, on West Twentieth street.
 MT. George R. Ward and his little granddaughter, Miss Margaret Cameron, are spending short time with relatives at Louisville, Ky.
 The following announcement from the Atlanta Constitution of Wednesday will be of interest to Birmingham friends of the young couple:
 "An engagement that will create inter- est in the Atlanta social world is that of Mr. Thaddeus E. Horton to Miss Corinne Ruth Stocker, which is now first announced They will be married June