The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-30
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 Mrs. George c. Ball has been invited to
 address the Georgia woman's Press Club, at its annual convention, upon the topic. Journalism in Sister States.'' Mrs. Ball is still, believe, President of the is the best known journalist in that State. Mrs. Ball writes that she Is eager to do full justice to Southern newspaper wo- men in her address. and is acquiring all the information within reach to this end. The Alabama Press Association has not held a convention for several years, and because of her husbands business inter- ests. Mrs. Ball has not kept In active touch with newspaper work of late. and Is residing in Atlanta temporarily. Mrs. Ball Is a charming woman personally, very magnetic. very intellectual and eA- ecutive. No wonder the Alabama Press Club languishes, more or less. withou, her hand at its helm.-New Orleans Times Democrat
 Miss Martha Young of Greensboro, the talented writer of dialect verse, author of "Plantation Ballads" and Plantation Bird Legend'' and reader of her own writing spent yesterday in the city as the guest of Mrs. W. H. Tisdale. By re- quest she recited at the No Name Club and by urgent invitation she recited be- fore the Young Peoples Society of the Court Street Methodist Church, which was entertained by Mrs. J. H. Rice in the afternoon. Later in the evening a num- Der of friends called at Mrs. Tisdale's and Miss Young charmed them with a rendition of "The Sight of Uncle Sol,' Miss Young possesses an art all her own It Is like none other and her interpreta- ton of the plantation darkey's talk is al once an intermingling of quaint humor and tender pathos which Is a delight to all who fall beneath its spell.
 Mrs. Grant wilkinS of Atlanta will ar- rive this evening to visit her mother Mrs. Virginia Abercrombie. Mrs. Will kins comes from New York where she visited her sister-in-law, Mrs. Joseph W. Woolfolk and her daughter, Mrs. Will liam Hayes. formerly Miss Julia Wilkins. She will bring with her little Grant Will kins Hayes. her grandson.
 MT. and Mrs. Alex Troy left yesterday morning for Greenville to attend the mar riage of their son. Mir. Alex Troy, Jr.. to Miss Miriam Thames. In the party with them were MT. Corot of Boston. who Is their guest, and Father Savage of St.
 
 MT. James H. Hardaway leaves this evening for Las Vegas, N. M. where he goes In search of health. Mir. Hardaway has many friends who hope that he will soon return fully restored. Other Mont gomerians at Las Vegas are Miss Emma Jackson and MT. J. D. Beale.
 Mir. Frank Peabody went to Eufaula yesterday where he went to attend the marriage of Miss Stella Foy and MT. Os- car Williams of Troy which was cele- brated last evening.
 The San Souci Card Club will meet with Mrs. B. Bosworth Smith on Friday (tomorrow) afternoon at half past 3 o'clock at her home. 1O19 South Perry Street.
 Dr. W. c. Bailey of Las Vegas, N. M, Is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Glenn An- drews. He came to Talladega to attend the Medical Association and is en route home.
 The many friends in this city of Prof Ernest Francisco Fenollosa, the distin- guished Orientalist will be interested to learn of his evening at the White House