The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-05-13
Mobile Society News.

At the meeting of the Hamilton Whist Club yesterday afternoon Mrs. Brood more was the hostess and the guests, Mesdames F. P. Davis. II. G. Donald. M. F. Kirkbride, Gazzam, w. c. Fitts, Jo- seph Hodgson, P J. Acker. Miss Julia McPhilips, Miss Mollie Irwin and Miss Le Baron. At the conclusion of the game the team for the coming tournament was drawn and the five players who will rep resent the club are Mrs. Donald, Mrs. Fitts. Mrs. Davis and Mrs. Kirkbride, a very strong quartette.
 Mrs. W. T. Kelly was fhe hostess of the Pivot Whist Club ybsterday after noon. when very. enjoyable two hours danes F. Q. Hoffman, L; H. Horn. ". H. Monk. Jr.. R. A. Rush, c. s. shaw han. Shelton Lewis, E. D. BOndurant, B. wall. w. K Tyson, Thomas St. John, c. NJ. Luce G. H. Clark of Birmingham Miss Bessie Kelly. Miss Maribel Williams and Miss Hannah Lyon. The club prize, a Mexican centerpiece with doilies to match. was won by Mrs. Hoffman, the guest prize. a white gauge fan, by Miss Marlbel Williams. and the consolation, an embroidered centerpieee, by Miss Han nah Lyon.
 In compliment to Miss Maribel Will Hams. MT. D. R. Dunlap gave a most enjoyable launch party this afternoon on the Scimitar.
 That the weather and the weather man combined can strike no terror to young people bent upon frolicking, was illus trated last evening when moonlight boat party was organized and carried out sue | cessfully in the absence of the moon and in the face of an imminent downpour of very wet water. The party left town about 6 on board the tug Lapwing and after quick, delightful run of an hour landed at Montrose where the Burgess home was thrown hospitably open to receive the visitors. While there was no moon, there
 was enough light to disclose the pictur esque beauty of Montrose and many who | had never visited this spot before were lost in admiration of the beauty of the view from the high cliffs. Supper was eaten picnic fashion in groups on the
 wide piazza of the house and was done
 ample justice by appetites sharpened by | the salt air. Shortly after 10 o'clock the | move city awrds was begun and 1t was
 then that the moon decided to disappear | for good and all, and hid it's face behind
 the clouds and kept and wept until the
 picnickers were reduced to the consistency of pulp and sought refuge, sardiTne like.
 in the pilot house built to accommodate one third the number Not that anybody cared. The ducking only added to the | fun, and it was with genuine regret that all saw city lights spring up and knew that he evenings frolic was over. Those Mrs. Charles Mohr, Mrs. Campbell of Pa ducah, Ky. Mrs. N R. Clarke, Misses
 Annie Louise Harrison, Mabel Heustis, Manda Middleton. Kate Irwin, Ethel
 Hodgson. Sara Bush, Messrs. l.. C.. Dir gan, J. B. Waterman, E. c. Rice. H. F. | Upton, J. A. Walters. A. w. Brooks, Jo- seph Lyons, o. T. Cawthon, A. F. Bush. P. D. Pettus. G. F. Annspaugh. D. R. Dunlap and at Montrose the number was reinforcer by the addition of Mrs. Lewis Malone. Miss Ethel Moses and MT. Smith | of Savannah.
 Miss Minnie Mott and Mrs. Ed McKin- ney have gone to Nashville. Tenn. Mrs. James Grey Thomas. Jr.. gave a
 large and enjoyable card party this after