The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-03-18
Mobile Society News.

No greater acknowledgement of the drawing forces of the navy could be ask
 ed than the excursion that left here this
 morning for Pensacola. In the beaches that pulled out about 10 o'clock there were some men, of course. but they dldn count as they knew perfectly well when they started-but the women! Or, dear!
 There was every known specimen, every size. shape, age and condition, married and single, and every one carried one or
 more grips in which were slowed the hilation of the navy was to be under taken. To assist in this valiant enterprise there were maids with
 eyes of brown, eyes of blue, or inevitable maiden with the dreamy eyes.
 And what a good time they looked as if | they were anticipating! The sight made
 the can't-get-aways fairly green with envy.
 A few of the many who left in addition | to the names mentioned yesterday were | Mrs. c. T. Hearin and children, MT. and
 Mrs. c. M. Luce, MT. and Mrs. N. R. Clarke, MT. E. D. Ledyard, Mrs. Lewis
 Malone Miss Ethel Moses, Miss Hester | Loughnn, Mrs. W. P. Mcintosh, Miss | Warfield, Mrs. M F. Kirkbride, Mrs. Dryer, Miss Kate Sheriff, MT. and Mrs. | Cary Butt Misses Sarah and Maria Bush.
 One of the prettiest dinners ever given
 in Mobile was Mrs. Rhett Goodes birth | day dinner this evening at her pretty | home on St. Emanuel Street The charm | ing hostess and St. Patrick having by | chance chosen the same date, with the | difference of few hundred years, Tor | their natal day, green was of course the prevailing color of the pretty decoration,
 which were as effective as they were unique, and all imported from the North | for the happy event. Green, green, green was everywhere, flags and ribbons, ferns,
 palms in abundance, and the table was
 a vision of beauty. In the center was a | huge harp of smilax and ferns with gold | en strings and from the leaves peeped out | tiny toads and snakes that St Patrick | has driven out of his native land. The
 place cards were shamrocks, hand painted | and on each was the pretty head of a
 bewitching girl the work of Mrs. Goode' 8 | sisters, Misses Mildred and Natalie Hut | ton of Detroit. At every plate also were queer little Irish figures holding the | salted almonds. The menu disclosed fresh | surprises and pleasures with every course. | all appropriate to the day. Green harps | with golden strings held the frozen punch | and the ices were served in high Irish l hats. But the piece de resistance was the
 birthday cake. a tempting confection with
 the traditional harp in the center. gar
 nished in violets, the March flower, and vn the top. individual violets every one | holding a lighted candle.
 l The guests who enjoyed this most de- | lightful dinner and joined most heartily | in wishing their hostess many more hap | py returns" were Col. and Mrs. D. E. | Huger, Mir. and Mrs. Allen Sheriff, MT. and Mrs. William Fitts, pr. and Mrs. w.
 P Mcintosh and MT. and Mrs. k. H.
 Clarke
 l At the meeting of the Hamilton Whist | Club yesterday afternoon the buttons
 were won by Miss Molie Irwin and Miss | Ethel Hodgson. The others present were | Mesdames Elliott John3tone, Broadwood,
 F. Davis, Gazzam Dryer, Kirkbride. P. J. Acker, H. G. Donald and Misses | May Fans and Julia McPhilips.
 Miss Virginia Smith left yesterday for | her home in Selma, having spent a DOT tion of the winter here with relatives and
 friends.
 MT. and Mrs. George Hurd left yester-
 day afternoon for New York.
 At the home of MT. nd Mrs. Brewer, on Conception Street, Miss Natalie
 Brewer and MT. William Shelby Reed of New York were quietly married yesterday
 at noon in the presence of the immediate | family and a few friends. The service was performed by Rev. W. J. E. Cox of | the St Francis Street Baptist Church. | The bride wore a travelling gown of blue cloth with hat to match and had no att
 tendants. Immediately after the ceremo-