The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-14

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VARIOUS SOCIETY EVENTS.

The following invitations will be is
sued to-day: 'Mr. and Mrs. Francis
Douglas Bloodworth request the honor
Of your presence at the marriage Of
their daughter, Effie, and MFR. Francis
Marion Butner on Tuesday, Dec. 81,
at noon, st. Paurs Episcopal Church,
Savannah. Miss Lucy Bloodworth
will be the maid of honor, while the
pest man will be Mr.. James Butner.
Mr.. Spencer Shotter gave a delight
ful dinner party last evening at
Greenwich House, the guest of honor
being Mrs. George Rountree of Will
mihgton, N. C. The others who were
present We're Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson
Carmichael. Mr.. and Mrs. Fleming
duBignon, Mrs. James Dent, Mr.. Pope
Barrow and Mr.. w. W. Williamson.
Among the important social events
OF next week will be ball Thursday
evening for which the Harmonic Club
has sent out invitations.
Mr.. William S. Lowell of Birming-
ham, Ala, has been spending the last
day or two in Savannah.
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arrive in few days to visit her broth
er, Mr.. Donald Fraser.
Mrs. Russell and Miss Annie Lou
Russell are the guests of Mrs. Hugh
Harris in Athens.
Mrs. A. Gleason has returned from
Summerville, near Augusta, where she
has been visiting Miss Anne Woods.
Mr.. Savage Lynch is visiting friends
in Charleston.
Miss Julia Romare who Has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. Murchison
Thomas, has returned to her home in
| Atlanta.
Or: L. S. oppenheimer, who has been
visiting friends in Savannah, left yes
terday for his home in Tampa.
Miss Georgia Thompson has returned
from New York, where she has been
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Sydney
Cope.
Mr.. and Mrs. William C. Perry and
Master William Perry, Jr., will leave
to-day for Jacksonville, Fla, where
Mr.. Perry's business has taken him for
the winter months.
Miss Susie verdier of Bluffton, S. c.,
is the guest of Miss Wallace, on Jones
street, west.
At Jekyl Island the first guests of
the season, Mr. Charles Maurice of
Pennsylvania, and Mr.. William Struth-
ers of Philadelphia, have arrived. Both
gentlemen have brought their families
with them, aud have opened their beau
tiful homes for the winter season.
Other guests will follow within the
next week, and by Jan. Jekyl will be
crowded with Iulti-millionaires from
all parts OF the United States. The
season at Jekyl this year promises to
be brilliant one. A number of the
guests have had their beautiful homes
repaired, new houses have been built,
and other improvements made on the
| island. Some of the most distinguish
| ed people of the United States Will vis-
| it the great resort during the winter
The steam yacht NADIA, owned by Ed
win Gould, sailed from Norfolk yester-
day for Jekyl, where she will be board
ed by Frank ]. Gould and his bride,
1 nee Miss Kelly, of New York. Aboard
the yacht they will have their honey
moon cruise, in which hunting will
play a prominent part.
! Among the very attractive new chill
dren's books brought out for the holi-
days is one from the publishing house
of r. II. Russell, New York. 1t is
! called Nightmare Land" The verses
| are by Miss @. Orr Clarke, and the IL
| Illustrations which are in colors are by
| Caroline Lore Goodwin. Miss Good
wins home was formerly in Savan-
nah, before her marriage to Mr.. Dan
| iel ODay, Jr., of Rye, N. Y. She
studied abroad and made a speciality
of drawings of children and the illus
trations in this book are in her hap
piest vein.
Among their other activities in con-
| nection with the South Carolina In
| terstate and West Indian Exposition
! the Charleston women are busily en-
gagged in making provision at the Wo-
! mans Building for the care of babies
and children. A day nursery will be
conducted there by the South Caro-
lima kindergarten Association, and an
attractive play ground will be enclosed
Immediately outside of this room.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. j. Davis are ex-
pected home to-day from st. Angus
tine, where they have been on their
wedding trip.