Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-01-04

her father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. o.
NJ. Spellman, and her aunt, Miss Fan
ny Johnson. The Spellman home was
beautifully decorated with holly and
mistletoe. Much fun was had by the
young men with the mistletoe in its
relation to cupid and hymen. The
visitors present We're, Misses Roberts,
of Searcy; Lizzie LeMaire, Mrs. Jessie
R. Core, Pine Bluff; Mrs. Leroy Es-
telle and son. of Omaha, Neb; Messrs
Chas. LeMaire, Pine Bluff; David
Crockett, of Little Rock; John Fergu.
son, Fayetteville.
Daughters Of the confederacy-
Under the auspices OF the David o.
Dodd chapter, U. D. c., brilliant re-
reception was given at the home ofMrs
J. R. Martin on the evening of De-
cember 81. Mrs B. F.. Benton, presi-
dent of the state association. super
vised tn entertainment and she must
feel hattered at its success. The
chapter expressed its gratitude to the
following parties, who aided in various
ways in making the meeting possible: :
Mrs. ]. r. Martini for the use of her
handsome house; Mr. Pollitt, for cleo
tric lights; Mr. H. J. Teitz. for the
gIaphophone; Mr.. l.. O. Knox, for the
supply of chairs, and Mrs. ]. r. Martin
for the quilt contributed for the quilt
ing party. Good music was rendered
by Miles string band The "quilting
act" was led by Mrs. ]. S. kersh, Mrs.
Hamilton. Of Texas Mrs H X. White
Mrs. S. n. Reeder. Mrs. II. B. Mizell,
Mrs. A. B. Grace, and Mrs. c. r..
Fitzhugh, and it was a most interest
ing feature Of the yening The mex
striking feature OF the evening was tE
old time cOtillion, and the Virginia
reel, both of which were heartily a.
tered into by many Of the guest
young, middleaged and few lst
slightly advanced on theToad to sper-
annuation. The cotillion was lie by
General H. King White, with theease
and dignity of the MARQUIS of ,adiz,
with Mrs. Hamilton, of Texas who
though a grandma, was piture of
grace and elegance. Mr.. c. { Love
lady, with the courtly bearin of the
young knight, Alonzo de Agilar, led
the reel with Mrs. J. r. Main, who,
by her gentle and queenly rovements
was the envy of the youner ladies'
There were no silly new fatures" in
these dances. 1t was plat, graceful,
artless, elegant dancing, whose sim
pllcity and unaffectednes was above
criticism, even by an 'intolerant."
Prof. Jordan read a penn, entitled,
When the last Old Confederate Dies"
The author is Mrs. J. ROudley, of Vir-
ginia. It is said to one Of the
most pathetic poems ever written.
1t will be printed in te Graphic with
two verses added y an Arkansas
gentleman. AS the ast hour of 1902 |
passed away. the guests gathered
around "bowl of hiss" and cxchang-
ed toasts and god wishes, replete
with sentiment al w.t. then they
pledged renewed tyotion to the order
they represented nd to the cause for |
which they stan. All praise and
honor for this evoted band of the |
Daughters of te Confederacy-but |
where are the United Sons of the
Confederacy, al what are they doing?
Bluff City cIu Elects Officers
The Bluff ty club will elect of1ic-
ers for this var at p. m. today.
Mathontes Glib
The Matlntes club will meet next |
WednesdaNfternoon.
Bluff City Iub Watch Night
The Bill City club held watch |
night pay on New Years eve which |
was largy attended by the members
and alsta number of guests. Euchre
was indged in for a while and Miss
Bessie 3luthenthal Won the ladies'
prize al Percy Meyer won the other.
All prsent were well entertained.