The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1897-05-14
ENTERTAINMENTS.

II the press of the country may be
relied upon In the least, the people
of the Mt. Pleasant country have in
store a rare treat for tomorrow
evening, in the presence of Mr..
Ralph Bingham, who will make his
appearance at Hay Long Seminary
at 8 o'clock in the evening. Music
and Melody, Wit and Wisdom,
Mimicry and Jest are all his, so the
papers say. 1.-THE gift of eloquence
has come to him by divine right"
says the New York Herald. His
el0cution is not the requirement of
art, but the gift of nature" says the
Syracuse Herald, and all the papers
where he has been, TEEN with
praises of him. The admission is
only So cents.
The Peripatetic Club was enter
tanned by Dake Biddle on Thursday
evening of last week. The club will
hold their next meeting with Will
Dale, when the life and works of
Mark Twain will be discussed.
Miss Lizzie Swansburg gave a de-
lightful entertainment to a few
friends last Monday evening.
The Embroidery Circle will meet
with Miss jamie Elan next We'd
nesday afternoon at her home on
Sixth street.
The members of the Grace Hammer
and Joe Ramsey Epworth Leagues OF
the First Methodist Church gave
ian old-time Wesleyan Tea" in
Bostick's Hall, in the new Cakes
building, last Monday evening. The
room was prettily decorated in the
League colors, yellow and white
| and fragrant cut flowers. Inc
object of the tea was to promote a
more social relation among. the
members, everyone in attendance
being required to engage in con-
versation with someone with whom
they were not related or closely ac-
uuainted, before they were per
mitted to partake of the tea. All OF
the members were invited and
allowed to bring one friend. A
good crowd was in attendance, anc
the entertainment proved to be
very enjoyable one.
The Students Club held theil
regular meeting in the hall in the
Cakes building last Friday night
The following program was carried
out, each participant reading al
essay on his or her subject, and tn
entire meeting proved to be highl.
entertaining and instructive:
"Edict of Nautes" =. Mr.. L. P. Padgett
"Richelieu" 90. o.. Miss Lottie Wilkins
"Court Life of Louis XIV" .........
..............M Miss Voorhiet
"Life of the French People in the
Time of Louis XIV. Miss Beechel
"Modern Topic-Gladstone's Recent
Letter" ................M Miss Wilke
i The next meeting of the Club will
be held May 81.
The young men gave German q
the residence of Miss Florence Fal
rell, on the Mt. Pleasant pike, las
Thursday evening. Those in at
tendance were: Miss Florence Far
rell, Hough Guest; Miss Leig
=. Whitthorne, Bruce Cochran; Mis-
. Virginia Webster, Ed Mathis; Mis-
Nina McLemore, James Ogilvit
Miss Ethel Hendley, w. B. Wooteu
/ Miss Eva James, Conner Akin; Mi:
Virginia Carpenter, Eugene Lons
Miss Evelyn Farrell, Richar
! Cheairs; Miss Katie Wilkes, ]. K
: Farrell; Miss Daisy fowler, Erne'
| Farrell; Mrs. f. H. Hatcher an
Mrs. A. s. James; rovers, Hug
CRANBERRY, Sam Harlan and Cheail
Mayes.
The following party of young pc
pie, champerOned by Mr.. add Mr.
, will Alexander and Mr.. aud Mr.
! Will Moore, visited Rattlesnal
: Falls last Friday and spent the da
very pleasantly: Miss Matte Pc