The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-14
The Newc of Mobile.


 Each one is to contribute a chapter to the hard luck story and he sum total will be sufficient to bring tears to the eyes of the weather man on whose offending head so many anathemas have been hurled of late. The most recent chapter will be written by Mrs. N. R. Clarke, who had arranged a boat party-all day trip to Dog River Curb today, only to see her best laid plans dissolved in steady downpour of rain which started in early with an evident intention of spending the day-and maybe the week and month
 The womens Foreign Missionary Soci- ety of Alabama of the Methodist Epis- copal Church is in session in this city now and the Methodist families have opened their hearts and homes to the del egates The complete list of delegates and their hostesses is as follows:
 With Mrs. M. s. Andrews-Mrs. E. c. Dowdell President of the Society. With Miss DorrNAA-Mrs. Pratt of Prattville. Miss Lipscombe of Auburn.
 With Mrs. Vaughan-Mrs. J. w. Shoaf of Opelika. Mrs. Lupton of Auburn.
 With Mrs. George Stone-Miss Lowell of Orrville.
 With Mrs W. S. Stewart. So2 St. Louis Street-Mrs. pr. Kendrick of Montgom- cry, Mrs. H. H. Stewart of Selma. of Evergreen.
 With Miss Mary Grifin-Mrs. Cape of Union Springs.
 With Mrs. Dr. Izard-Mrs. Chappelle of Greenville, Mrs. Julia B. Powers of Greensboro.
 With Mrs. Henderson-Mrs. J. T. Doug las of Brewton.
 With Mrs. J. o. smith-Mrs. Sanford of Opelika.
 With Mrs. W. P. Dickinson-Mrs. J. W. Rush of Dothan.
 With Mrs. R. G. Hearin-Mrs. Davis of Montgomery.
 With Mrs. Cumming-Mrs. Brown of Troy Mrs. Glenn of Troy, Mrs. Eidson of Louisville.
 With Mrs. Brewer-Mrs. de Yampert of Montgomery. Miss Duggan of Greensboro.
 With Mrs. Michael-Mrs. John William
 With Mrs. Rencher-Mrs Larkin of Montgomery, Mrs. Dr. Pearson of Mont gomery.
 With Mrs. March-Mrs. Henderson of Montgomery. Mrs. Carmichael of Mont gomery.
 With Mrs. Hargrove-Mrs. J. r. Rob- erts of Pine Apple.
 With Mrs. Young-Mrs. Shackleford of Prattville, Mrs. E. NJ Howard of Tus- kegee, Miss Nellie Bllbro of Tuskegee.
 With Mrs. Kate Bancroft-Miss Frances Howard of Autaugaville.
 With Mrs. Faith-Miss Catherine Bull low of Pensacola. Miss Emma Wilson of Orrville.
 With Mrs. Dumas-Mrs. F. A Butler of Nashville Mrs. l.. M Bunkley of Opelika, Mrs. Carrie Noble of Pensacola
 With Captain Danner-Miss Ruby Ed wards of Selma, Mrs. s. A. Davis of Pensacola
 With Mrs. Discher-Mrs. Powers of Georgiana, Mrs. Pilley of Georgiana.
 With Mrs. Slaughter-Mrs. Wade.
 With Mrs. Britton-Miss Minnie Pickett of Greensboro.
 With Mrs. Mumme-Miss Howard of Autaugaville, Miss Hattie Smith.
 With Mrs. A. J. Lamar-Miss Mary Richards of Pensacola.
 With Mrs. Coster-Mrs. A. J. Taylor and Master Ira Taylor of Selma
 With Mrs. w. A. Hill-Mrs. Wilkerson of Prattville, Mrs. Delay of Opelka. With Mrs. F. c. Turner-Mrs. Snead of Marianne, Miss Hattie Smith of Mari | anna.
 Welcome the coming. speed the part ing guest was the spirit in which the l Committees from the cotton exchange. | Chamber of Commerce and River and Harbor Committee arranged dinner for this evening in compliment to Captain l Cosby, the parting guest and Captain 1 Craighill, his successor. General Whit | ing and Captain Danner were in charge | of the arrangements and the dinner was | the pleasure and success that one would | except with those two experienced gen | erals in command. In addition to Cap | tain Cosby and CaptH4n Craighill there were present as honored guests General l CralgnliI, Iatner or the captain, Captaln | Colwell of the Isla de LuZon. the Captain | of the Hartford, which arrived in port today. and MT. R. H. Clarke.
 Capt. Spencer Cosby who for year has been in charge of the United States En- | gineer's office In this city has been re- lieved by Captain Craighill and left to- | night for Washington. He will have only l about ten days in that city and will then go to the Philippines for duty. |
 Mrs. Ben Woolf and daughter. Mrs l Della Phillips, and the latter's child, af- ter an extended visit to the father and | mother of Mrs. Woolf MT. and Mrs. A Kosminsky. left today for Forest. Miss
 The excurslonists returned today from New Orleans their enthusiasm in no wise | dampened by the rain and enthusiastic over the Crescent City and shopping | therein.
 Dr. Penniman, dean of the University of Pennsylvania. lectured tonight at the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium on the Modern | Novel and Its Readers"
 There was a reception tonight at the Government Street Presbyterian Church l in honor of Rev. Leighton Stewart, mis- sionary to China.
 Mrs. Hawkins who has been the guest of her brother, MT. J. A Dickens, and Mrs Dickens, returned today to her home | in Virginia.
 Mrs J. s. Harrington. who has beer visiting her daughter, Mrs. s. $. Pugh | left today for Clarksburg, w. Va.
 Miss Netta Thompson will entertain the Research Circle of the Colonial Danes | Saturday afternoon.
 The Menti-Culture Club met today with Miss Regina Rapier. Mrs. Rhett Goode will give dinner Tuesday evening.
 SHOT THROUGH WINDOW. Joe Powers Attempts to Exterminate