The age-herald., 1898-05-06
IN THE SOCIAL REALM.
-BY MRS. GEORGE c. sALL---~

ssoeaeeDeeo eeosS os 0e9oSSos Mrs. Willis J. Mllner. ohicers for the en- suing year will be elected at this meeting.
 Mrs. A. R. Dearborn will entertain the clionian Club Saturday afternoon, instead of Friday
 The young ladies of the East Lake Atheneum have generously contributed s5.g0 to the flag fund being raised by The Age Herald
 MT. Harry English has collected a great number of interesting curios, which he is constantly adding to. Yesterday he pur- chased some of the silk scraps left from the flags of the First regiment being made by the ladies, to preserve in the museum, and the purchase money-one dollar-the committee in charge immediately donated to the flag fund.
 Captain Bertram Clayton. formerly of Eu- faula, but for several years q resident of Brooklyn, N. Y, will command Troop c of the latter city. Captain Clayton is a son of the late General H. D. Clayton of Alabama, and brother of Hon. Henry D. Clayton, representative from the Third dis trct in congress.
 Captain Clayton is a graduate of West Point, and his command is one of the 'swellest" of the New York troops, and has in it's ranks several millionaires. Cap tain Clayton is also graduate of the State University, at Tuscaloosa.
 Dr. c. H. Bradford of St. Louis died a few days ago at the Southern hotel in that city.
 pr. Bradford at one time lived in Ala bama, at Roseland, near Eufaula. He mar red Mrs Carrie Toney Cochran. whose un- timely death occurred few years ago. Dr. Bradfords estate was willed by him to his brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, northern friends and certain charities. Pre- vious to his death he had given very large sums to charitable institutions. Dr. Brad ford was IS years of age when he died
 Mrs. w. A. Chenoweth, consderate as she always is of the comfort and pleasure of friends, sent two freezers of dellcius ice cream to the Commercial club rooms yesterday afternoon for the ladies who are making the regimental flags
 MT Warner also sent to the ladies quantity of delightful fruit lemonade.
 The Kings Daughters will meet this aft ernoon at 43O o'clock with Mrs. John Lon don on the South Highlands.
 The relief committees of the Society of United Charities will meet this morning at 10 o'clock.
 MT. and Mrs N. F. Thompson are spend ing a few days at Mobile.
 MT. and Mrs. J. E. Webb have returned from visit to Montgomery.
 MT and Mrs. James Bailey are visiting relatives at Greenwood, s. c.
 Mrs. I. Green, who has been the guest of her sister, Mrs J. J. Altman, has returned to her home at Tuscaloosa.
 Miss Lillian McDowell, of Holly Springs, Miss, is the guest of Mrs. E. T. Taliaferro, 423 North 18th street.
 ossseessesssssess sssssessseeeee in the past two years have spread disaster and death among the Spaniards.
 ''The infantry is armed mostly with Mau- ser rifles of 7-millimetre calbre. Fully B. 900 Mauser rifles are in use. The army has also upwards of 12,OO0 Remington rifles while the cavalry is armed with about D. 900 Remington carbines Nearly all of the troops have machettes.
 "While little effort has been made to uni form the troops, they are generally dressed in thin cotton duck the distinctive badges being worn the hat. We call these badges escarapclas. They are recognized and feared everywhere. The hats are made of palm-leaf fibre strips.
 Tn the civil organization, the chief exec utive is the president of the republic of Gu ba, Gen. Bartolome Masso. The vice-presi- dent isc Domingo Mendez Capote who is also secretary of war. Andreas Moreno is secretary of foreign affairs, Ernesto Fonts secretary of finances, and Manuel Silva secretary of the interior. A civil govern ment has always been maintained for each of the six provinces. These officers com prise a governor, lieutenant-governor and many prefectures.
 Under Weyler's cruel prosecution fully 2500OO Cubans have perished from disease and starvation. Of the population at pres ent 100 900 are Cubans and 150, 900 non-com- batants are Spaniards. The Spanish troops have suffered severely from neglect and lack of proper food, and the statement that fully SS, 900 of them are now in hospitals Is confirmed by our advices from the island. There is no doubt that they have been very badly treated by the home government.
 "While yellow fever attacks those who are not acclimated, there need be no fear of the United States troops contracting the di- sease, provided they have nourishing food and take good care of themselves"