The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-12-15

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 Daniel R. Freeman. aged g years, na- tive of Maine. died aarly this morning on St. Stevens road. near Catharine. He was attended by his mother and one sister.
 He came here month ago from uerto lCortez where his father now is. The latter was cabled and will come on the first steamer He requested that the body
 be held until his arrival.
 ]. R. Henry, a fresco painter, engaged in panting the ceiling of the Burgett Me- lmorial annex of Government Street Pres byterian Church. fell from the scaffold to the floor. a distance of nearly thirty feet, this morning. His right arm was broken in two places and he sustained internal in- juries.
 A. N. Pitts. painter. fell from a lad der this afternoon. while painting the
 seamens Bethel. He was badly injured.
 onicers of the Young Mems Hebrew As- sociation were elected for the ensuing year as follows: Charles Hess. President; H. Gabriel. Viee-President; c. Neubrik
 Recording Secretary; Herman vogel, Fi- Lanciai Secretary: Hugo W. Proskauer. Treasurer.
 At a meeting of the deacons of Broad Street Presbyterian Church yesterday. Rev. W. T. McEiroy. late of winchester,
 Ky. was elected to fili that pulpit. I Saturday last, Q smooth tongued Italian. giving his name as Debonis and claiming to be Captain of an Italian bark, went to Henaldo Piaggio. a well known business man. representing foreign interests, and borrowed sum of money. He left, going to Pensacola. Piaggto learning the man had duped him reported the matter at police headquarters. Debonic was cap- tured tonight in Pensacola and will be brought here.
 1 Mobile Society News. | sAtla large cotiliien at Temperancc Hall this evenniR. MisR Gertrude Smith, young est dauRhter-of Mr. and Mrs { GregOry L.
 Smith. made her formal entrance into society. This capaci0us, sturdy old ball room has been the scene for years back of innumerable handsome public balls, but never before of a private party--and the privileged guests this evening could not but wonder as they looked about them,
 how 1t happened that no one had ever thought of doing just this thing before.
 Mans ingenuity had often converted the room into brilliant spectacular effect,
 but never before had women shown what
 their taste and stiilful fingers could ac- tcqmplish and the hall bloomed into flower garden under their deft touch The floor
 covered with spotless canvass was but
 the ground work, as it were. On the walls and about the galleries bamboo
 hung in graceful gariands and scarlet peoples. big and effective, nodded tffelr
 brilliant heads from the green back I ground. The centre column which has often heretofore wrecked artistic endeav-
 ors. reared itself proudly conscious of the
 smiiax and peoples with which tonight it | wAs wfeathed At one end of the hall, palns made an effective background for
 the favor table loaded with glitterfng
 Souvenirs brought from New Orleans for the occasion. These tables were presided
 over by Mrs. Matthew Brewster. Mrs.
 Harry Inge, Mrs. Harry Smith, Mrs. Thomas Smith. Mrs. B. D. Bondurant Noticeable among the decorations were | five large Japanese fans. every one hay ing as stock complete. Japanese figure l and when at the close of the evening the 1 ribbons holding these sticks in place were cut by Miss Gertrude Smith. every guest
 received one of the figures as @ souvenir Mir. and Mrs. Smith with the fair de- butante and her sisters. Misses Helen and Hattie. were assisted in receiving by
 Misses Zemma Mastin, Louise Vass, 1 Georgia Sage. May Prince. Theo William son. Elizabeth Rhett, May Threefoot, May Robbins, Agnes Blacksher, Nellie Friend
 i Mrs. Smith wore a pretty toilette of white net over silk and looked as young and pretty as her daughters. Miss Ger | trude's gown was of blue satin, spangted, and she carried an armful of roses. Miss Hattie wore pink taffetA and Miss Helen, | whose first appearance it was in a ball room since her illness, wore 5 becoming white silk gown.
 MT. L. c. Dorgan led the eotillion with Miss Gertrude, Among the many pretty | ttna wurnm ala NasfN1 rAN AsrN1R wickets trimmed in red poppies were placed about the hall and as the couples marched through them and in and out, the effect was lovely. At midnight, danc- | ing was temporarily suspended. while small tahles were placed about the room and a supper served of both substantials and sweets. .t....
 Altogether a more charming affair was never given In this city and will be long I remembered. Miss Gertrude starts her life of belledom with nothing but sunshine and hapiness before her, a reflection of her own vivacious and sunny tempera- | ment
 Miss Lily Higley returned yesterday from Selma where she has been the guest | for several weeks of Miss Winston Jones. Miss Higley expects Miss Jones down | later in the week to attend the Athelstan
 reception on Friday.
 | Mrs. James Maury of Pass Christian is
 in the city visiting her mother. Mrs. 1 William Ross.
 Miss Nan Garber of DemopoIis arrived l this morning and Is the guest of her cousin, Miss May Prince.
 1 MT. and Mrs Louis Canfield Parker will spend the holidays In the city with Mrs.
 Parker's parents, MT. and Mrs. John Quill.