The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-06-14
A sAccHAvENA CLUB PICNIC.

The "Bacchavema'' Club entertained at
 a picnic and dRmce Friday evening at
 P1ekett's Spring. The german was led by
 Mir. Weatherly Carter, assisted by Miss
 May Hall of coos,ada.
 The others pressent were: Mir. H. E..
 CoImiff with Miss Willie Stone. Mir. H.
 c. crenshaw with, Miss Hazel Wiley of
 Troy, Mfr. W. J. Connin with Miss Ro-
 berta Roberts, Mfr. W. D. Han with Miss
 Kate Nettles. Mfr. Elmofe Higgins with
 Miss Mary Knowles. Mir. Robert Meyer
 with Miss Frankie Jones. Mir. Paul Park
 CT with Miss Lucia Richardson, Mir. Cari
 Smith with Miss Camilla Webber, Mir.
 Ernest Thompson with Miss Alma Tiilis.
 MT. Gaston Troy with Miss Eunice
 Semmes, Mir. Jack Hobbie with Miss
 Moselev of Union Springs. Mir. Will Holt
 with Miss Clark. Mir. Edgar Finch with
 Mfr. W. P. Davidson, MT. Ludlow El-
 more. T. c. Jones, Jr.. s. H. Roberts.
 L.. F. Woodruff, J. H. Kirkpatrick, Wal
 ter Clark, Mr. Lusher of Mobile. Mr.
 Foster of Gatlsden.
 This past week of sociaa pleasures at the
 Governors horne in EIHfaula is one of
 historical significance. This home on
 Tho Hin has been for the past half cen-
 tury noted as one of the most beautiful old colonial homes in the State. In the early days of Eufaula the homes on the blum were the fashion. but these old mansions were deserted for some reason, and the trend toward The Hill left many grand old homes vacant--most of them have been torn down. That deserted
 river shore, where the view is beautiful beyond description is now the mecca of
 the driving public. The driveways from the bluff all lead to The Hilf' on the highest point of which the home known for more than forty years as "The Short er's'' is situated. It was built by Mrs.
 Jelks's grandmother, Mrs. Neadwell and was an important fSure during the Civil War, when on SC veral occasions 1t was the scene of eventA that live in the his tory of the State.
 It has been known of late years as the home of the late Major Henry R. Shorter and Mrs. Shorter, but at the time of it's | destruction by fire about a year ago. it was. as 1t had been for some time, the | home of Governor and Mrs. Jelks.
 1 The restoration of this home, now the | centre of the social life of the State. is l an event of importance as 1t occurs when l the master and mistress of it are at the l head of affairs of State, both political | and social, and when their lovely young | daughter and only child. Miss Catherine | Shorter Jelks has just made her entrance l into the social world.
 | NfOVGrn0f ana N1FB. JcihS udNC diWdy l been social favorites and now that their daughters presence as a young lady in ehetr home will add to the brilliancy of the life there, this new old home will be moro than ever the centre of society. l The home Is distinctively of colonial type From a broad long hallway two ! spacIous apartments open on either side, | and each of these lead by way of French l windows to verandahs that stretch along three slds. In the front the verandah | swells out to 8 breadth of eighteen feet | forming an ideal terrace porch in front of | which from square platform, steFS lead | down either side to the lawn.
 On the beautiful bright night of the reception, the guests were impressed with ] the long sweep of the moon on thtt 1 veranda1h. The home faces the South and I in front there Is no obstruction, SO nc | shadow intrudes as the moon moves ! from horizon to horizon shedding It's soft l rays all the while on tflts fortunate spot Governor and Mrs. Jelks were married twenty years ago in this home, when he was a rising young journalist at the be- ginning of his brilliant career and on the occasion of the celebration of the twen- tieth anniversary of their wedding day, l just as the day was dying in the wee ! sma' hours he brewed a punch of wine 1 left from their wedding. He made the | punch in the magnificent silver loving cup l that was presented to him by the mem | bers of the State Senate, of which he was president, and the members of the house party and others of, the receiving party
 stood about it and with hearty good will 1 drank to the health. hapiness and pros perity of their host and hostess.
 The functions given during the week in l Eufaula in compliment to the guests of | the house party were elegant affairs and | added greatly to the pleasure of the stay there. Among them were: A card party, given on Wednesday. by Miss | Marie Cherry; a luncheon on the same day given by Miss Nell Conner, a recep- tio,, m ThtlrSdav hx, Misa aiI