The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-09-17
C. Y. B0CACKl,
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 and given prompt attention. Phone 33o. 34 Comm, % St
Society at Tate, Spring.

The second week in September has been unusually gay at Tate this year, the &C., customed fall festivities having been aug mented by the entertainments which have been given in honor of the 3rd regiment of the National Guards of the State of Tennessee.
 Of the most elaborate functions was the reception and ball which was given We'd nesday evening. The handsome new par Tor was the setting for the reception, and at S:3o o'clock 1t presented an animated and brilliant appearance with its long line of uniformed officers, respiendent in their full dress regimentals. The officers and some of the young women of the ho- tel constituted the receiving party. and for about an hour the reception kept the guests in the parlor. The room was fra grant with Eut flowers and ferns, arrang- ed ip vases on the pianos. mantel and other places, and the military character of the entertainment was suggested by the large pennant which was draped about the entrance and doorway.
 The ball followed the reception and opened with a grand march, led by Miss Grace Fuller of Memphis and Lieutenant Colonel Carey Spencer of Knoxville. The ball room in the old hotel was eIaborateiy decorated in the national colors. the ar tistic rangement of the flags, buntings and military insignia having been the work of MT. George Hand Wright of New York, one of the most prominent iliustra- tors in the country, who is now the guest of the hotel.
 At the far end of the hall. where the orchestra was stationed, the wall was dec- orated and draped with flags and bunting, above which were the letters IN. G., s. IT," painted in red. Down the length of the room, the spaces between the win- dows were covered with draperies in the national colors, caught up in rosette fash ion. surmounted by crosssd flags.
 Large shields, on whic4 4were the words, God Bless Our Country were hung above the windows, and over the door, ways were patriotic trophies. The corners | of the room were filled with beautiful | foliage, with which this section abounds- | mountain laurel and autumn leaves just becoming rich in deep yellows, reds and browns. Chains were arranged along the 1 walls of the room for the spectators, and the handsomely gowned women both here and on the floor added the necessary touch of color and beauty to complete a | charming picture.
 After the opening grand march the evening was given up to the younger dan- cers, and the ball room was crowded un- | til 1O:30.
 At that time supper was announced, and the guests repaired to the dining room where they were served at two appointed
 tables which extended the length of the
 room.
 They were decorated with vases of cut l flowers and ferns were also gracefully | scattered over the cloth.
 The room was attractively decorated
 with great punches of rhododendron | fastened to the pillars and banked in thd corners.
 There were several hundred guests pres
 ent. including Governor and Mrs. James | B. Frazier, besides the officers of the National Guard of Tennessee. adv.