The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1901-08-16
MT. PLEASANT.
The Old Bachelors Royalty Entertain
..-. The Old Maids.
The Phosphate Octopus Getting Down
to Busine2s,-Hay Longs Pros
pects.-It Rains.-The Town
Getting Good.

Mt Pleasant, August IA. The recep-
ton Of the Old Bachelors to the old |
maids last evening at the Howard lnsti
tute dormitory was one of the most de-
lightful and unique entertainments
ever given in this city The dormitory
grounds parlors and dining hall We're
beautifully decorated for the occasion.
An elegant course of refreshments was
served in the spacious dining hall in
which around the table was seated the
guests of the evening, eighteen couples
in all. Each guest was presented with
a handsome bachelor button as a SOU
venir of the occasion. At the entrance
Of the hall was placed large and am
pie dish pan tliled with water, and sus-
pended nearby was a towel of remark
able longitude made specially for the
event, for the benefit of the guests.
Frappe was served from Commodious
cedar bucket by two of the best looking
| bachelors of the city. After the banquet.
in the dining room, the meeting was
called to order by .ICitytAttorney P. s..
Chandler who stated that the object of
the banquet was to promote the cause
of matrimony in Mt. Pleasant and stop
the alarming increase in the number
of old maids and bachelors OrganiZa-
ton was perfected by the election of
officers, who were chosen as follows: 2.
S. Chandler, president ; S. j. Stockard,
\ vice-president; W! ID. Strayhorn, secre-
tary. The speeches nominating candiT
dates for the different Offices were i'm
mensely enjoyed, and the hits made
were rich; numerous and racy. After
I my q
}'livered a charming speech for the
good of the order (Which was capitally
lreceived Resoiutionsawere adopted ex-
II pressing the regfetsLo Of the order at the
enforced absence of that noble knight
p and gallant gentleman, fion.h E. b.
Rayburn, who was out of the city.
fProf. and Mrs 82lA. Bostick acted as
v host and hostess for the occasion and
, fdid the honefs with theifiusuaf1 grace.
1t was one of the most thoroughly de-
Rlightful events given here in long
itime,N and it's believed that great
- Ideal Better Feeling will exist heneeforth
between the old bachelors and the ole
I t13ids, affd POSSIBLY some very salts
iI-fatory results willBe obtained. tcl-
7 work in tie phosphate !m1ues' mas
5 Been srsBend6d this week Dor the tirst
e pTime this Summer On acc0htd OF -eKces
+ SiyB rafhs. NThe engineers and cover
seers and estimatorslfor the phosphate
r foctdbusG combine areET pushing
: work' Fapidly. GThey Ihaveibetweeh 2OI
- and 800 llaboftrs in the's fields maxine
81 excavationB,a''s surveys, etc, and thu
? work is being showed with 1alf posBibl!
= despAteHJIt islthe general opinion herr
4 that the disclaimer of Hthe Niginia
l Carolina Chemical CoJ2 thattit9,isy no
. the purchaser of the fieldiwas made TO
' purposes known to- themselves and tina
y In reality this Comapny willsturn out
"a to be the purchaser after ALI At an.
4 rate the VIC. people are figuring sus
81 pitiousiy conspicuous in all movement
u Pertaining TO the combine, which justi
ties the belief that they are working TO
/ HB6methfng more than the part of mer
ID agents. !lAh "@ si-t' JaH IT.
~ The management of Hay Long Col
II lege is greatly encouraged over tn
~ prospects for the}school' of the coming
K season, which they claim are brighte
!. THAN they have ever been. lt.'' 'a-, .,
SIT never rains but itpours. ''llTw
weeks ago the people of this sectio
We're burning up and praying for rain
lJ Now they accomplishing because
4 is raining (which bears out the oil