The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-01-04

i The President made his annual address. 1 congratulating the association and ex- pressing a desire to retire from further l service Oficers were elected as follows: Daniel P. Bestor, President: J. c. Rich. First vice-President; J. W. Grey, Sec ond vice-President; William cowiey. Secretary and Treasurer.
 c. F, Railxes, St. Louis representative of The Northwestern Miller. issued from Minneapolis, is in the city looking over l the milling situation. This Is Mir. | Raikes's first visit to Mobile, and after e | look around, expressed much pleasure at the business appearance of the Gulf City. An important meeting of St. Vincent Branch, No. 3se, Catholic Knights of America. win be held at their hall tomor- row night. This is the date for the an- nual election of officers. and 1t is urg-4 that all the members be present.
 Mrs. Harry B.. Pake and children, after pleasant visit to the family of her brother, MT. Simon Metzzer. on Monroe Street, left this morning for Demopolis.
 Hon. J. D. McInnis, President of the Mississippi Railroad Commission, spent today in the city and made a call among the railroad people.
 Mrs. IT, Policeman of DemopoIis re- turned home this morning from a de- lightful visit to her brother, Albert W. ! Metzger.
 The change of schedule of the fast mali. No. S7 of the l.. and N., brings The Ad- vertiser five minutes earlier. l
 the Druid City," is in the city on n business trip.
 G. c. Faulk and wife of Moss Point Miss.' are guests of the Battle House.
 Mobile Society News.
 At the meeting of the card club at Mrs. W. M. Higby's Friday afternoon the ia- dies present were Mesdames c. T. Hearin, Garrett of New York. R. A. sadler, D. M. Rea. K. E. Overall, James McPhilips, E. D. Ledyard, s. Sims. M. Brewster. F. B. Adams, 10. Mccartney c. W. Butt. O. H. Clark. J. B. Robertson, J, O. Dickens. Chace Little, Patterson and Misses Batre, Hodgson. Williams, Hig- iey.The first prize. silver salad fork, was won by Mrs. D. M. Rea, the second a vase. by Mrs. Butt and the consolation by Mrs. Mccartney.
 Miss Margaret Johnson of Selma, who was one of Mrs. P. J. Hamilton's receiv- ing party new years, was one of the most admired girls that evening. She is a pretty blonde with attractive manners and has already many friends here, made on the occasion of her first visit to the Misses Crawford. On that visit she was an attendant at the Crawford -Burgett wedding-and this visit is to attend the marriage of Miss Mary Crawford to pr. Heustis Fonde.
 Some of the functions already sched- uled for next week are: The Young La- dies Cotillion on the 9th; Miss Pillan's reception to Miss Ruse on the sth: the Athelstan german on the 9th: the Craw- ford-F F0nde wedding on the Sth, and card clubs galore. Wednesday is the date for Mrs. LeMoyne's appearance at the thea Ire and such is the popularity of this ac- tress that that evening is being kept free of other dates as far as possible.
 The crawford-Fonde wedding will take place Thursday afternoon and will be very simple and quiet owing to a recent death in Dr. Fonde's family. No cards save announcement cards, will be issued. Dr. Fonde and his bride will spend their honeymoon in New Orleans and on their return will be at home at Mrs. Craw- ford's on Washington Square.
 Mir. Murray Wheeler gave 6 handsome dinner at the Battle House this evening in compliment to Miss Loudie Heustis. Ills guests were Mrs. c. H. Clark. Mir. and Mrs, Frank Ruse Mrs. Cleland Smith, Miss Heustis, Miss Moore. Miss Middle ton, Miss Irwin. Miss Tate and Messrs. W. M. Marshall, E. c. Rice. l.. Barrett H. Goldthwaite. F. L. Ross.
 MT. Joseph HgAgson, Jr.. will leave for St. Louis Monday to assume his new po- sition as travelling export agent for the | Mobile and Ohio Railroad.
 Mrs. Walter Cunningham gave card party this afternoon in compliment to her sister. Mrs. Peacock. who is visiting her.
 Mrs. Auglin who has been the guest for some weeks of Mrs. J. B. Schley. leaves l tomorrow for her home in Florence, Ala. The ladies of the Century Book Club held a business meeting this morning at the Y. M. c. A.
 Mrs. Inge Selden returned Friday even- ing from visit to her parents in Greens | boro.
 The Shapespeare Club held it's regular monthly meeting at the club room Satur-