The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-01-02
TUSCALOOSA.
Important Change In Management of
 Tuscaloosa Lumber Company.

Tuscaloosa, January 1.-(Special.) .)-At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the Tuscaloosa Lumber company, E. U. Fordyce rendered his resignation as president of the company. and James W. Strudwick was elected as director. He will therefore leave his business at Cy- press and again become a citizen of Tuscaloosa, as he will have the entire control of the company. The following officers were elected: President Mims P. Jemison; vice president, Richard P. Prowell; secretary and treasurer, James w. Strudwlck; superintendent, w. D. Bowers.
 Jim w. Muslin concluded his work as manager for the Postal Telegraph com pany yesterday and has entered upon his duties as representative of Cothran & Co.,, members of the New Orleans cotton exchange and Chicago board of trade Mrs. G. Frederick Martin of Little Rock, Ark, was given charming din- ner last evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. G. w. VanHoose. The following guests were present: Mrs. G. Frederick Martin, Judge and Mrs. James J. May field, MT. and Mrs. s. F. Aston, MT. and Mrs. w. F. Fitts, MT. and Mrs. Talli- ferro of Louisiana; Mrs. Ellen Peter Bryce, Messrs. Woolsey VanHoose, and William B. Oliver.
 MT. Burns has resigned his position as inspector for the Southern Weighing and Inspection bureau and Is now with the Rosenau mills at Cottondale Mr. J. M Craig of Birmingham has accepted the position made vacant by MT. Burns.
 Duke Roycroft, and old and highly es- teemed citizen of Tuscaloosa county died t<. 1.xx rr,--- day evening.
 w. L. Black has resigned his position as bookkeeper for I. Friedman and is now with mining company at Empire. His place will be filled by Oscar Park.
 Efforts are being made to arranged with the railroad for a special car to take the Warrior Guards, Company F, Second Ala bama, to Montgomery to attend the inau- guration of Governor William D. Jelks on January 19 Captain Collier states that If the arrangements can be made that the guards will go over in a body. If, however, the arrangements cannot be perfected, 1t is probable that they will not attend.
 The Up-to-Date club was entertained by Mrs. Walter Gully yesterday after noon. The subject for discussion was the Artist Murillo.
 Dr. Samuel Minturn Peck Tuscaloosa S gifted author and poet, who now resides in New York, Is the guest of his nephew. Dr. Sidney F. Leach, at the Bryce Insane hospital. After short visit to relatives here he goes to Fort Smith, Ark, to be the guest of his sister, Mrs. John M. Martin
 Miss Leila Nelson of Fern Dell and Wal ter Cooke of Holton were married Satur- day afternoon at the home of MT. and Mrs. J. w. Barnett. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. L. O. Dawson. The bride is daughter of the late Rev. l. H. Nelson of Jacksonville Ark, while the groom is a son of S. H. Cooke of Bridgewater, Va.
 Misses Pattie and Clara Cox of Carroll ton are the guests of Mrs. Alex. G. Mil- Ter on Seventh street.
 Otis Hayslett has returned from a visit to relatives at Montgomery. He was &C., companied home by his cousin, Hughson Hawkins, of Okolona, Miss
 Mrs. F. w. Needs entertained her class in the Methodist Sunday school very de- lightfully at her home yesterday after noon. There were a large number of it- tie folks present and they enjoyed a charming afternoon.
 Misses Bettie Wilds and Carrie Turner, who have been spending the holidays here, have returned to Attalla to resume their school duties.
 Miss Belle Davidson, who has been spending the holidays in the city with her parents, left yesterday for Nashville to resume her studies at Wards semin- ary.