The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-04-01
Mobile Society News.

Mobile Society News. An interested crowd of spectators as- sembled at the Country Club yesterday afternoon to watch the golf match be- tween Mrs. George Fearn and Miss Thompson of St. John. Canada. Miss Thompson Is the amat ateur woman cham pion Of Canada and rumors of her play ing made all lovers of the sport anxious to witness her skill. 1t also made the local players very shy about going up against her, but finally Mrs. George Fearn with the spirit of the true sports man consented to meet her in single bat tie and the game was played yesterday. Mrs. Fearn put up pretty game. but so did the Canadian champion and went her i've better on eighteen holes. Her game is said by those who profess to know. a strong one and even some of the "pirates." as a certain clique of our best golfers have been nicknamed. consider her a foeman worthy of their steel.
 On Thursday morning Miss Thompson and MT. Robert Hunter will play a match game
 Miss Thompson. her parents. MT. and Mrs. Robert Thompson (which is rather a backhanded way of stating iO and Mrs. Percy Thompson are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Louis Donald on Georgia Ave nue.
 Last evening Mrs. Donald gave a very pretty and enjoyable supper in their honor, her guests including MT. and Mrs.
  MT. and Mrs. R. V. Taylor Mrs. Harry Pillans, Mir. Robert Middleton, Dr. Ben nett. Mir. Benjamin Rhett and Dr. Frank Sherrard.
 The thing that has been more noticeable than any other this year Is the almost general abandonment of formal visiting. The card clubs had much to do with 1t during the season. for one met every body one knew at least once or twice a week. sometimes oftener, at card parties and there was no time left for inter change of visits. If one got in few necessary party calls between times. 1t was considered a triumph of indomitable will. Even since Lent began the disIn- clination to make formal calls is appar- ent. On Government Street, where once the coming of a bright fair Tuesday was the signal for all the world to don its prettiest gown and best bonnet and scamper from house to house scattering smiles and bits of pasteboard and car | rying away conscience void of offense towards man-now many a Tuesday finds | the hostess playing 10 empty benches | if, indeed. she happens to stay at home | at all. Whether the lew way or the old Is better is matter of individual taste. but certain 1t is to the close observer ] that the old order has changed. The above heading appears to the soci- ety edl;cr the refinement of sarcasm at this stage of Lent. for society as writ
  operations for a short space. and news as spelled with a capital N is non est. Lula Chaser Saturday night. and the Rogers Brothers last evening. drew houses that for size and brilliancy, sug gested the gala nights of the gay sea son, but these. we believe, were the last songs of the dying swan, and no other ripple will occur until after Easter. Oc casi onally one hears rumorS of weddings to occur immediately after Easter, but If there are to be any such they have been kept remarkably quiet and not even suspicion as to the identity of the cou- pies has gotten abroad. Perhaps. after all. the rumors were started as stop gaps in conversation during fashionable calls.
 The Pivot Whist Club held a delightful meeting yesterday afternoon with Mrs. F. A. Hoffman on Dauphin Way. Present were Mesdames c. s. shawhan, l.. c. Horn. Syd Robbins, H. F. Vass. G. M. Luce W. H. Monk, Jr,. Thad Partridge, Caro- Cameron, Horace Clarke, G. B. Shawhan. Joseph Tucker, P. J. Acker, William BarnwalL, R. A. Rush and Miss Hannah Lyon.
 A pretty vase. the first prize. was won by Mrs. Penrose Vass; a handkerchief, the consolation, by Miss Hannah Lyon. and the guest prize. a box of Huyler's candy by Mrs. Paul Acker.
 The next meeting will not be until Easter Monday with Mrs. Thad Partridge
 loisipp DCNhWlln lS WilH us TUT d leW days this week, plying his first Episco- pal visit to the parish. On Sunday morning he confirmed large class at St. Johns Church and on Sunday evening another class It Christ Church. In or der to give all of the Bishops people a chance to hear him, St. Johns and Trin- tty churches were .losei and the three congregations met at Christ Church. In took advantage of the opportunity Bishop Beckwtth will preach ag lin tonight at Trinity Church.
 Bishop Beckwith and his wife are the guests of Rev. and Mrs. Brewster during their stay in this city.
 Mrs. Leo L. Solomon, who was matron of honor at the marriage of her sister, Miss Iska Brown. to Mir. Kohlmeyer. of New Orleans, left yesterday for her home In Louisville
 Miss Dena Goldstein, who was also one of the wedding party, mas returned to New Orleans.
 The Hamilton Whist Clum met yester- day afternoon with Mrs. Charles Gazzan Those present were Mrs. NJ. F. Kirkbride, Mrs. Harry Donald, Mrs. William Frank Davis, Mrs. Broadwood and Miss Julia McPhilips.
 Mrs. James Sawyer, who has been vis- iting her mother, Mrs. J. E. Bixler, for some months, returned today to her home in Asheville, N. c.
 Mrs. John H. Ackes and little daughter Laura, left today for New Orleans to visit relatives They will be absent about ten days.
 MT. and Mrs. George H. Tucker left tonight for Memphis, after a pleasant visit of some days to Mrs. Fuckers par ents.
 Miss Lottie Long left Sunday for her home in Greenville, Ala. after a delight full visit in this city.
 Mrs. l.. H. Pickett arrived today from New Orleans to visit her sister, Mrs. Joseph Hodgson.