The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-11-20


If one view the question from the
standpoint of the many nd if the amount
of pure enjoyment is taken into consid-
Grafton, the circus was far and away the
most important event of the week-prob-
ably one Of the most important events of
the year. Not even the clerk Of the
weather could mar the joys Of Wednesday
last. when soldier and civilian, mistress
and maid. "grown-ups" and school chill
dren met on common ground in the
charmed circle of the circus tent.
Certainly the weather was most unpro-
pitious from Monday until Friday, and
even many theater-goers in the face of
such downpours. resisted the attractions
of the Baldwin Melville Company. For
tunately it cleared Friday evening and
the stars we're out when guests from diff
ferent parts of the town hurried to the
De Soto to enjoy the hospitality of the
First Texas This was the third military
ball given since the soldiers have been
chartered in Savannah, and in gaiety ana
charm it was not inferior to its predeces-
sors. The large banquet hall presented a
very festive appearance with its brilliant
lights and decorations Of palms, bamboo
and smilax. AT one end of the hall the
band was stationed behind a broad screen
of glossy bamboo Vine across which were
draped three flags, the central one bear
ing the well-known Remember the
Maine" and For the cause of civiliza-
ton" the other two being the standard
of the Lone Star State" and "Old Glory
The lady patronesses from Savannah were
Mrs William Washington Gordon, Mrs.
T. Mayhem Cunningham Mrs. j. Rauers,
Mrs Charles B. Malone and Mrs. Meldrlm.
Those of the officers wives who acted as
hostesses were Mrs A. e. Devine, nee
Miss Ware of San Antonio, where she
has been a great beauty as well as a
leader in social circles; Mrs. r. W.
Hearne nee Miss Williams, the grand
daughter of Gen. Sam Houston, and god
mother of the battleship Texas, and Mrs.
Thomas Scurry of Dallas, well-known
society leader
A handsome collation. was served at half
past eleven in the dining room adjoining
the ball room. The officers of the First
Texas present were Lieut. Col.
Charles G. Dwyer Maj. Thomas
Scurry, Or. Thomas R. Marshall.
.. "A. "A.
by Porter, Capt. Victor N. Theriot Lieut.
r. W. Alvey Capt T. II, Franklin, Lieut.
O. c. Drew Lieut.. J. W. Rainboldt, Capt
A. F. w McManus. Lieut.. 7. f. Fitz-
simmons, Lieut.. A. b. Volts, Lieut.. w.
3. Hamilton. Lieut.. Raymond Keller,
Capt. E. j. Hernandez, Lieut.. G. F. Ca
zell. Capt. George Willrick, Lieut.. j. w.
Moore, Lieut.. T. H. Krall, Capt r. w.
Hearne, Lieut.. I. ]. Dawson, Lieut.. r.
r. Johnson, Lieut.. ]. W. Smith, Lieut..
A. p. Scott, Capt. ]. f. Murchert, Lieut.
B. H. Dabney. Lieut.. r. u. Atkins, Lieut..
r. T. Jackson. Lieut.. A. f. Devine and
Capt. E. L. Richards. Among the mil
itary invited were Gen. and Mrs
Douglas, Col. and Mrs Guild, Col
and Mrs. Durham, Capt and Mrs. Will
liams, Col and Mrs. Wood, Maj and Mrs
Scott, Capt. and Mrs. MARBLE, Capt and
Mrs. Higgins, Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, Gen
Wheaton. Lieut.. Webster, Gen. Keifer.
Capt. Keller, Gen Gordon, Col
Oscar Brown. Maj. Frank Cor
don. Maj. Longstreet, Lieut.. Hick-
man, Lieut.. Herndon and Lieut. Owens
Other guests were Mr.. and Mrs Clarence
w. Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs r NJ Cunning
ham. Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Wilson, Mr.
and Mrs. Pleasant StoVall, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles A. Gibbes, Mr.. and Mrs Walreg
c. Hartridge Mr., and Mrs. John Malloch,
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Howard, Mr.. and
Mrs. Julian B. Johnson, Capt.
and Mrs. ]. c. Postell, Mr. and Mrs.
Jack Klnzie. Mr.. and Mrs Walter Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Matthew Hopkins Mr.. ana
Mrs. Connerat MIR and Mrs. Howard
Hopkins, Mrs. Booker of Virginia, Mrs
Wise of Galveston, Mrs, Mchaels of Gal
weston Mrs. Alfred Pruden, Miss
Lila Low, Miss Corlnne Mack
al, Miss Leonora Gabbett, Miss Harriet
Elliott, Miss Florence Nisbet, Miss Geor-
M.
Lola Moynelo, Miss Mcfarland Miss
Phoebe Elliott. Miss Rosa Sullivan, Miss
Woodbridge, Miss Annie Maclean Miss
Righton Habersham, Miss Booker of Vir-
sinia, Miss Wise of Galveston, Miss Reid
Miss Marie Blos, Miss Connerat the
Misses Rauers, Miss Jane Sullivan. Miss
Orme Miss Wilder of North Carolina. Miss
Mary Haines,> Miss Nan duBignon, Miss
Egan the Misses Haskell, Miss Emma
Huger, Miss Agnes Hayward. Miss Bessie
Hayward, Mr.. Meldrim, Capt. w. w. VIII
Hanson, Mr.. c. b. Malone, Mr. Charles
Banks Mr. Anton Wright. Mr. Clarence
Anderson. Mr.. Edward Haskell Mr. Hen
ny Bruen, Mr.. Hubert Duckworth, Mr. Al
brecht, Mr.. England, Mr.. Edward De
mere, Mr.. Oliver Hunter, Mr.. Langdon
West, Mr.. Savage Lyman, Mr.. Harry Dan
iel Mr.. Frank bearing, Mr.. A. e. Nov
nelo Mr.. ]. F. Minis, MIR. Fred Myers,
Mr.. Axson, Mr Louis Morgan, Mr. Rob
ert Hull, Mr.. Lowndes Walthour, MI
Henry Walthour, Mr.. Robert Butter, Mr.
Noble Jones, Mr.. George Cam, Mr. Ed
ward S. Elliott. Mr.. George Cosens, and
Mr.. John Carswell.
Gen. and Mrs. William w Gordon gave
charming little dinner party Thursday
evening. The decorations were of pink.
large cut glass vase surrounded by eight
smaller vases, all filled with sunset roses