The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-03-20

Now that Lent is half over and we have
passed the mi-careme of the French our
thoughts turn naturally TO the beautiful
Easter that lies before us-the Easter that
is nowhere more beautiful or better loved
than In our old town.
AND yet it is not with the feeling of the
French or the other Southern nations OF
Europe that we look forward to that
day as putting an end to a period of
solemnity and forced abnegation that pals
upon minds longing always for the bright
and gay as we do not as people give our
selves up to wild excuses before Shrove
Tuesday, the Attic Philosopher says
Man prepares himself for privation by
safety and ends by damning himself be-
fore he has begun to do penance.) but
neither do we plunge for forty days into
the other extreme. 1t is a time of rest of
quiet, of thankfulness-not only in the
deepest religious sense-but mentally and
physically, a time in which many of
us can do and feel justified in doing what
we like best, a time for thought and
study, for well directed helpfuluess, for
our poor, our friends, our people, and
ourselves; not forty days for the idleness
that is not rest, the gloom that is not piety,
the so-called self denials that are not
religion The many reading clubs mat
have sprung into existence since Febru-
airy 23rd, and the charitable work begun
now to be continued through the year to
come, attest the truth of this. AS for the
reading societies, language societies, Uni
versity Extension societies, let them be
welcomed at all times and in all places,
for they mark the desire for knowledge
that means progress.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Duckworth, who are
at the De Soto, have been given number
of dinner parties during the week; among
them one on Wednesday evening by Mr..
and Mrs. Charles A Shearson. Yellow
daffodns decorated the table, at which the
guests were Mr.. and Mrs Paul Haskell,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Nisbet, Miss Maria
Minis, Miss Lila Low, Mr.. H. t. Williams
and Mr. W. w. Mackal.
Again on Thursday Mr.. and Mrs. w. w.
Mackall entertained in their honor ,he
following guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Shearson. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Haskell,
Miss Lila Low, Miss Eleanor Green, Mr..
Henry r. Williams, and Mr.. Andrew Low
Green.
Mrs. Fleming duBignon returned yester-
day morning from Atlanta, where she has
been at the Kimball for a few days. The
Constitution of Friday says: Yesterday
at noon Mrs. Joseph Thompson entertain
ed at cards and luncheon in honor of Mrs.
Fleming duBignon of Savannah. Twelve
ladies were present and whist was enjoyed
till o'clock, when an elegant luncheon
was served in a private dining room at the
Kimball The table decorations were most
artistic and were composed of pink roses
and lilies of the valley. Mrs. Thompson's
guests were: Mesdames T.. c. Peters. r.
j. Lowrey, Louie M Gordon, st. Julien
Rayenel, Barbour Thompson, Archibald
Davis Eugene Spalding, r. b. Ridley
Miss Harwood and Miss Joan Clarke"
Mrs. James Johnston and Miss Elizabeth
Johnston left Wednesday for Bay St.
Louis TO visit Mr.. and Mrs. Houstoun
Johnston.
Mrs. Beirne Gordon and Mrs. William
M Low will return tomorrow from Bluff
ton. where they have been for the past
week.
Miss Jessie Anderson is visiting Mrs.
Charles Mallard in Valdosta.
Mr. and Mrs. John Mackay Elliott and
Miss Mary Belle Elliott arrived Wednes-
day from New York, and are the guests
of MIR. and Mrs. Joseph A. Huger.
Mrs William r. Leaken will leave dur
ing the week for Gainesville, Pa, to visit
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Huston.
Mrs. Eaton and Miss Mamie Eaton of
st. Louis, who have been the guests OF
MIR. and Mrs. John Heard Hunter are
now with Mrs. e. j. Thomas. on McDon-
ough street.
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Haines, Miss caro-
duBignon and Miss Jessie Chisholm are
among the guests at house party, which
is being given by the Misses Venable al
their Stone Mountain home, near Atlanta
dinner party was given last evening
by Col. and Mrs. W. w. Gordon in honor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Duckworth. The
other guests were Mr. and Mrs ]. J.
Rauers and Mr.. Hubert Duckworth.
Miss Alice Bum Of Springfield Ill. Is
visiting Mrs. T. Mayhem Cunning
ham, Jr.
Miss Mabel Gordon and Miss Margaret
Stiles returned Friday from Bluffton
where they spent the week with Mrs
Beirne Gordon.
DIR. Deas Murphy returned TO New Yorl
during the week.
Mr.. Richard d. Wylly of Darien ha.
been spending several days in Savannah.
Messrs Percy Huger and Harris Cone
Jr.. left Thursday evening for Sewanee
Tenn, where they will pursue thel
studies at the University of the South.
Mrs. James G. Mills is spending few
weeks in st. Augustine.
Miss Guile Stiles will arrive to-day from
Washington, d. c., 10 visit Col. and Mrs
= w. w. Gordon.
Mrs. Thomas Morgan is in Augusta
where she is visiting relatives and friends
Miss Lizzie Johnson left Monday fo
New York.
Mrs. Champion McAlpin came over Fri
day from her home, Linden, in South Car
DINA, and is spending a few days in towi
with relatives.
Mrs. Alfred Mills and Masters
Charles Mills, Hugh Stiles ant