The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-22
Mobile Society News.


 The navy fever has again broken out in Mobile and Is spreading with a rapid ity that threatens to become epidemic Some years ago a like epidemic ragged in the town, threatening to decimate the female population and for six months or more 1t did deadly work carrying away numbers of the prettiest women. The local physicians finally succeeded in stamping 1t out but have kept the origi- nal patients under strict surveillance, as navy fever Is not like yellow fever in this that one attack does not necessarily pre- vent a second or third. On the contrary 1t seems to weaken the system and rem der the patient more liable to a return of the disease. As hay fever returns ev- cry year to its victims with the smell of n certain flower the new mown hay or any one of dozen causes. so the sight of brass buttons on a blue coat or the glint of an epaulette will cause the utter col- lapse of one who has ever suffered from navy fever.
 Since 95 the city has been compara- lively free from the disease, only a few sporadic cases appearing at mardi graS on the arrival of United States cruiser. and these of the mildest type. The situation this season. however, is more serious and causes grave alarm. The first symptoms appeared with the visit of the Alabama on mardi gras, spread with the coming of the Luzon and became most virulent with the ap- pearance of the Hartford. The majority of the cases reported are confined to the ladies who seem moro easily affected. Some report that they caught the conta- zion in Pensacola last week and that that city is far, far worse off than this, every man, woman and child in the place having succumbed. It Is understood that the disease has even been carried to Mont gomery by party of eXcursionists who visited Pensacola last week, but the au- thorities are in hopes of preventing its spread by isolating the patients.
 All of which has nothing to do with the price of coal but has a little bearing on the fact that the officers of the Hartford are planning a reception on board ship Tuesday which will be the gala affair of the coming week and which Is being look ed forward to with keen pleasure.
 It also bears little on certain party that will be given in compliment to the officers and their wives at the Country Club Monday evening.
 For next week the program as known IS as follows:
 Monday-Plvot whist, Mrs H. P. vass; Hamilton whist. Mrs. Charles Gaz2am.
 Tuesday-Reception by Miss Adelaide Proskauer for Miss Iska Brown; dinner for Miss Brown by Mrs. Charles Brown; reception on the Hartford.
 ednesday-Brown-K Kohlmeyer we'd ding; Century Book Club: Whist Club Mrs. Harry Schwartz; Tea Club, Mrs. Stanley Herndon.
 Friday-Menticultu Club, Mrs. Hattie Smith; E. l.. G.. Miss Eugenia Mo Intosh.
 saturday-sh Shakespeare Club: peanut hunt.
 The three weeks which intervene be- tween now and Easter hold little of prom ise to those who still hunger after the t1eshpots of Egypt The world is resting a little after its strenuous season, which somehow seemed to lap over into Lent this year, and indeed 1t needs good long rest to brace itself for the rush of lawn parties. which is almost at hand It was hoped by some when the new municipal government went into of flee that it would signalize its accession by some great humanitarian deed that would shed glory upon itself and rever- berate down into history and that that act would take the form of the suppress sion of lawn parties and fee cream fes- tivals. But, so far. no steps have been taken towards that end and the cry of the ticket sender is already heard in the