The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-11
TATE SPRINGS.

Tate resembles nothing so much as great hive of bees just now, buzzing, b,zzins, bUZzing, all the day; busy' bnsv. busy. from morn till night, sip ming the sweetness from the summer hours. The younger bees, the queen bees. who are in the thick of the social procession, can barely find time from fbe whirl of their engagements to drink the water for which they are os- tensibly here. Every day brings US new arrivals and developes new plahs and settlements; and, though we often lament the forced departure of some bright particular star, it is the same old story of The King Is dead! Long live the King! The month of August was ushered in with a large card party given by Judge and Mrs. Westmoreland of Atlanta in honor of Mrs. Parrott and Miss Johnson. Nine tables of SIX people each participated; the first prize, silver locket, being won by Mrs Palmer of Murfreesboro; the gentle mans prize, a handsome silver match box. by MT. Gay of Louisiana. Miss Rankin and Dr. Alexander cut the con- solation prizes, two pretty stick pins.
 On Saturday morning MT. Vaughn Nixon of Atlanta gave a bowling party to Miss Emma Johnson. At this, Miss Helen Smith of Birmingham proved to be the most skillful bowler and won silver belt pin, while Mir. Rowan won the gentlemans prize, scarf pin. Miss Rankin demonstrated her right to possess the booby, a silver hat pin. Saturday evening the crowd was given a champagne srrpcr by MT. Tate of Charlotte. N. c.
 Watermelon parties are another pieeasant form of entertainment, and one of these was given on the lawn Sunday morning by MT. and Mrs. J. S. B. Thompson of Atlanta. Monday evening, after the dance, Mrs. Hunter of Atlanta gave farewell supper to Mrs. Parrott and Miss Johnson of At lanta,. who departed Tue ay morning. The card party given Tuesday morn ing by Miss Rankin and Miss Ballen- tine was one of, the largest affairs of the week. They were assisted in en- tertaining by Miss Helen Smith. The first prize. a pretty hat pin, was won by Miss Ronsaville of Rome, Ga; the consolation by little Miss Rankin. MT. R. s. Moore of Louisiana won pair of cuff buttons, and MT. Mitchell of At lanta cut the consolation.
 Wednesday was quite a gala day. There were two bowling parties in the forenoon, one by MT, and Mrs. Ellis of Auburn. Ala, at which the prize was won by Miss Sadie Wyman of Mont gomery, and the booby by Miss Clark of Selma. MT Hallman also gave large bowling party, followed by luncheon on the lawn. But the event par ex- cellence. to which every girl had looked forward with keenest pleasure, was the german given Wednesday evening by Mir. Horton of Chattanooga, in honor of Miss Valera Rankin of Atlanta. The favors were brought from Baltimore, and were dainty souvenirs in the shape of gold brooches and pretty toys. About twenty-five couples participat ted. led by MT. Horton. who introduced a beauti- ful wedding scene as one of the figures. Miss Rankin, as the bride, looked very winsome under the bridal veil, and acted the role to perfection. Miss Bal lentine was the maid of honor. After the dance the guests adjourned to the pavilion over the spring. where refresh ments were served and speeches and recitations closed a most delightful evening. adv