The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-06


tiful Gordon-Leigh wedding followed by a
large reception at the residence Of Gen.
and Mrs. Gordon, on Oglethorpe avenue.
in fact, 1t may be said to have been
week of weddings. for Thursday evening
two took place Miss Evelyn Smith ana
MIR. Arthur 2. Wells were quietly married
at the Lawton Memorial and at Trinity
Church Miss Annie Powell and Mr.. Har-
vey Seward celebrated their marriage in
she presence of a number OF invited guests
Following this ceremony large reception
was given for the bride and groom by Mr..
and Mrs. William c. Powell, at their
home, 100 Duffy street east Until now
social events have been somewhat con-
spicuous by their absence. People seemed
slow in returning from the North, and the
presence of so large a number of brass
buttons in the city had not added mate
rally 10 the gaieties of the town. Tues
day, however, invitations were issued by
the officers of the Second Louisiana Vol
unteer Infantry to a ball at the De Soto
Hotel on Friday evening. This was antici-
pated with great pleasure by lovers of the
military. as well as by lovers of dancing.
and ali pleasurable anticlpatLons were more
than realized. The scene in the banquet
hail of the De Soto was a very beautiful
one, for a military ball is always a bril-
liant picture of color, and this was ex-
ceptlonalIy brilliant. Palms were placed
In all the window alcoves, the arching
branches making becoming frames for
young couples resting between the dances,
and entirely across one end of the han was
a heavy screen of bamboo vine, behind
which was stationed the efficient band of
the Second Louisiana. The ladies who act
ed as chaperons were Mrs. William W.
Gordon, Mrs. T. Mayhem Cunningham,
Mrs T. p. Ravenel and Mrs. p W. Mel
drim
The officers of the Second Louisiana
who were present were Col f. f. Wood,
Lieut.. Col w. c. Dufour, accompanied by
Mrs. Dufour; Maj w. L. Hughes Maj.
Frank Chalaron, Capt. r. G. Guerard
Capt II. C. Favrot, Capt. c. T. Ma alison,
Capt. NJ. W. Rainold, Capt. John B. Wa
terman, Capt A. NJ. Jacob, Capt. p. NJ
Lamberton, Lieut.. S. NJ. Herndon, Lieut.
Rufus E. Foster, Lieut.. Frank Oriol
Lieut.. George T. Dugazin Lieut.. Joseph
NJ. Forraris, Lieut. George d. Stockman.
and the distinguished military guests
were, Gen. Warren ]. Kiefer and his staff,
Gen. Lloyd Wheaton and his staff. and
Gen. Francis Green, also the twelve col
onels of the several regiments in Savan-
nah, including Col. William Jennings
Bryan. Among these were Col. Russell
n. Harrison Col. Mabry, Col Blow, ac-
companied by Mrs. Blow; Col. Maus, and
Maj. Stuart, Maj Longstreet Mai John
G. Evans, accompanied by Mrs Evans;
LTuf frfa lot 1rA a,r7f.. Il
Mrs. Ford: Capt. Carbonel, accompanied
by Mrs. Carbonel, formerly Miss Cisneros;
Capt. Hacker. accompanied by Mrs. Hack
er; Lieut.. Dan Webster, Lieut.. Hamilton,
Lieut.. Kellar, Lieut.. Thomson, Lieut.. Sar-
soris. Lieut.. Williams, accompanied by
MRS. Williams.
A number of naval officers were also
among the guests: Col Wood, Mai.
Hughes. Capt. Guerard and Capt. Madi-
son acted as masters of cerem onies and
are greatly TO be congratulated on the
success of the entertainment
At IL O'Clock Col. Wood and Mrs Gun
bingham, Gen. Green and Mrs. Ravenel,
Gen. Kiefer and Mrs. Gordon and Gen.
Wheaton and Mrs. Meldrim, led the way
10 the supper room, where refreshments
were served during the entire evening
Mrs. Hubbard. wife of Gen. Hubbard. was
present, and Mrs. Moulton, wife of Col
1doulton, also Mrs. Arthur Kinzie of Chi
cago, Mr. and Mrs. w /. Wilson. Mr.
Bnd Mrs. John Mallock, Mr.. and Mrs.
Pleasant Stovall, Lieut. and Mrs W. W.
Gordon, Jr Mr. and Mrs Wallace How
ard, MIR. and Mrs. Henry McAlpin Mr.
and Mrs. George Cam Mr.. and Mrs. w
II. Schley, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Karow.
MIR and Mrs. A. Z. Moyneo, Mr. and
Mrs. C. w. Murphy, Miss Marie Nisbet
Miss Florence Nisbet, Miss Elizabeth But
der, Miss Elise Guerard, Miss Mary Haines,
Miss Lily Anderson, Miss Annie Mac
lean, Miss Mary Jones, Miss Katharine
Hartrdge Miss Lila Low, Miss Coriune
Machall, Miss Lola Moynelo. Miss Emma
Hopkins, Miss Elizabeth Haskell Miss
Righton Habersham, Miss Flora Dancy,
Miss Floride Banks Miss Jennie Sulli-
van, Miss Rosa Sullivan, Miss Elise
Rauers, Miss Agnes Hayward Miss Bes-
sic Hayward, Miss Alice Connerat. Miss
Marie Blois, Capt Trenholm Hopkins
lieut. Walter c. Haruidge. DR.. w w
Owens and the Messrs. S. p. Shotter II.
y. Williams, p. w. Meldrim, f. n. Han
cock, Charles Cunningham, Robert Elem
ing Morague Fleming, John Morris, An
ton Wright, Adams Ganahl, Clarence An
derson, John Carswell, T. NJ. Cunning
ham, Jr., Noble Jones. William Gadsden,
Arthur Elliott, George Cosens. Frank Hol-
land. Edward Demere, Palmer Arson,
Stuart Hincks, Clarence Connerat and
Edward Stoddard, and number of others.
Surely any bitterness left by the "late
war" has been effaced in this latest war
Of ours for side by side at this bali might
be seen descendants of Gen. Stuart, Gen.
Grant and Gen. Dongstreet
Mrs. John Nisbet, Miss Marie and Miss
Florence Nisbet reached home Tuesday
after a pleasant visit with Mrs Wilder
in Marietta. Miss Lordy Nisbet is now
sophomore at Vassar College. and Miss
Mamie Nisbet is at Mrs McCulloch's
school, near Washington.
Gen. Gordon left last week for Wash
ington on official business connected with
the Porto Rican commission.
Mrs. Edwin Parsons, who has been the
guest Of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs G. A.
whitehead, left The city Tuesday last Mr.
l and Mrs. Parsons will remain in New
aork al the Windsor Hotel until Deem