The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-05-03
LOCAL Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. J. ". English, Jr. Of At
lanta are guests al the De Soto.
Capt. Henry Blum returned from the
north last night on the city Of Augusta.
Mr.. Henry 1. Seeman was a passenger
on the City OF Augusta from New York
last night.
Mr. John Wistar. representing r. d.
Wood & Co, iron manufacturers OF Phil
adelphia. is in the city
Mrs. ]. Z. Boston OF Marietta is in the
city visiting her parents. Mai and Mrs W.
e Snellmau. She viii remain through the
May week celebration
Elder P. G. Mcdonald of the Primitive
Bdpllst church VIII conduct services this
morning and tonight at AOnge's han.
There will be no afternoon services.
Mr.. s Girard Fox of the De Soto gave
a pleasant little hsh dinner al Mrs. Ban
non yesterday Inc guests We're MIS-
4. A Plat of New York and Miss Isabelle
Henn-ng Of Tuxedo Park. y. Y.
MIR. and Mrs. g W. Hammeran left Wed
nesday for Baltimore and New York. At
Yer a weeks stay north they Will 90 10
Belgium and Germany, and 10 Mr.. Ham
meran's home, where they viii stay until
september.
Miss Theresa Kohler and Mr.. Oscar S.
kuiman, whose engagement was an
nounced last week, will receive their
trends this afternoon at Mr.. kohler's
residence, No. IA Abercorn street The
young couple have been the recipients of
many handsome presents.
Ensign SignOr has received orders to at
tend the annual session of the naval war
college at Newport. At the close of the
session Oct. I. he will resume his duties in
this city During his absence the branch
photographic office will be under the
charge of Mr.. Clarence Hatch.
The commencement exercises Of the grad
uattng class of the Training School for
Nurses connected with the Postgraduate
Medical Scholl and Hospital of New York,
were held on Thursday evening in the
Broadway tabernacle. The class consist
ed Of thirty-one graduates. Mrs. Matte
NJ. Freeman received the tirst honor. Mrs.
freeman IS daug hter OF MAJ. W. +.
Shellman Of this city. She is TO be con-
graduated on the nigh honor which has
rewarded her devotion TO the profession
which she has chosen for her life's work.
A delightful moonlight ride, given IN
honor of Miss Rose Lodges birthday. was
| enjoyed by party Of young people at
Isle of Hope on Tuesday evening. Rowing,
dancing and other amusements were in
dulged in, and Ii was quite late when the
party returned to the city. Among those
present were; Misses Rosa Lodge, Bessie
Hodge, Rosa McAvoy, Lizzie Lodge, Let
tie Lodge, Annie Benkin, Sadie COsgrove,
Mary link, Maggie Corsey Lula Mar
tin, Maneas, Brennan, O'Neal Messrs
Dan Grenim, Alfred Moffat Edward Wig
gins, Alfred Modecai, Charles Modecai,
Walter Schaffer Carl Collins, Henry
Brockman, McGrath and Freeman. The
party was chaperoned by Mrs Lodge and
Mrs. Hodge.
At the annual picnic of the Chatham Ar
tillery, on Friday, there were seated at one
table al the cub house at Tybee, four of
SaVannah's oldest citizens, none of whom
was under 80 years old. There were Col
Robert D. Walker. aged 81: Mr.. NJ. \.
Cohen, aged 81; DR. A. A Solomons and
Mr.. r. 3. Armstrong, both of whom are
so years old. They enjoyed talking over
old times, and the many events of interest
of a similar kind they had attended in the
past II is a rare thing that four such
well known citizens so well advanced in
years meet together in this way. but their
meeting on this occasion was a demon
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love for picnicking, and all OF them en-
joyed it, too.
Miss Beulah widows entertained few
of her many friends at her residence, No.
1879 East Broad street, Wednesday even
ing Among those present were: Miss
Nellie O'Connor, Miss Mamie Flatley, Miss
Mamie Linehan Mrs. NJ. Egan, Miss
Maggie Berry. Miss Maggie Flatley, Miss
Maggie OConnor Miss Viola Alley Mrs
Reynolds, Miss Lula Bowick. Miss Flor
ence Alley, Miss Nellie Pollard. Miss Les
| lie Floyd, Miss Bessie Symons Miss En-
| lily Alley. Messrs. L. S. Butler, Bacon J. c.
Ennis, NJ. Egan, J. H. Hagerty. B. c.
| Atkins j. +. O'Connor, r. j. Brady, C.
c. Robertson, H. L. Brunson, P. Ferguson,
John Sitter, NJ. N[enges, E. J. Ryan. r.
5. Brady. Joseph OConnor, William Mills.
| Charles Sitter, Martin Berry.
DIR. A. A Solomons, OF the old estab-
! lished house of Solomons G. Co, reached
his S0th year yesterday. Fifty-one years
ago he came to Savannah from Charles
ton and opened a drug store on Whitaker
street. just across the lane from where.
| the Morning News building stands and
a year later moved to where the firm has
since carried on business, corner of Bar
nard and Congress streets Dr. Solo
mons is a native of Georgetown s g
and graduated al the Charleston Medical
College in 1885. AS citizen and business
man he has always ranked with the dre,
in this city, and to-day is its most honor
able, as well as most venerable merchant.
The Morning News echoes the sentiment
of all who know DR.. SOlomons when il
wishes for him many more years of health
and happiness.