The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-02-26

Idb6 LIT. recipes OF y dCkSOD, dl1
, is a successful young banker
whose future seems to hold The
fulfllment of a present rich il
promise. The wedding will bt
celebrated at the old homestead
in Aberdeen on the evening ot
Wednesday. the fourth of March
The death of DIR. John @. Ger
dine, which occurred in Athens,
| Georgia. Thursday, is a distinct
loss to the medical profession in
the South, and a host of Missis-
sippians who have noted with
pride his splendid career, will be
grieved to learn of his demise.
For years Dr. Gerdine was a
resident of this State and was
/ known and loved by many in Co.
lum bus, whose sincere interest
has ever attended him, and whose
sympathy is waited now to his
bereaved family. His life of SER
vice nobly done will make his
memory blessed.
The Reading Circle met with
Mrs. JohnP Mayo yesterday af-
ternoon, and had bright contri-
buttons to the Spanish program
in papers upon THE Expulsion
OF the Morecos, +" Spain under
Philips Third and Fourth" and
reading from the Vale of Ce-
dars. Next Saturday being the
last meeting iH February will be
devoted to book chat in general.
Another addition to the week 5
gaiety was the meeting of the
Ahdeek Club with Miss Marcie
Billups Wednesday morning.
Mr.. T. w. Lipscomb b is expect
ed within the next fortnight to
visit his parents, DR.. and Mrs.
Lowndes Lipscomb. Mr.. Lips
comb has just completed with
distinction two-years course at
the Madison IN. j. Theological
Seminary, during which time
he has been accorded signal hon
ors. Last summer his vacation
was spent as pastor of leading
Madison Church, and he has also
been engaged IN Missionary
work in New York.
The animal visits of Rex and
the pageants that come with his
entry always attract visitors to
the cities he favors and Colum-
bus will as usual be represented.
Mrs. Sheffield left last week to
join Miss Ella Sherrod in New
Orleans, Mrs. William Rhett is
in Mobile with Mr.. and Mrs.
Benjamin Rhett, Mr.. William
Gardner will probably be one of
the Governor s staff present at
Natchez
Judge and Mrs. j. M. Dickin-
son have many friends here who
will be pleased to have tidings of
the convalescence of their son,
Overton. His severe illness with
| typhoid fever was much regret
ted in Columbus, where he paid
brief visit few years ago and
made so agreeable an impression.
Mrs. Charles Cookies friends
are glad to have news of her safe
arrival at Nassau after a pleas
ant passage on the. Princess Vic
toria. The party will be absent
six weeks, and a journey en-
bracing the principal islands OF
the West Indies has been out
lined.
The Mardi Gras Entertainment
of the Ladies Whist and the
Tuesday Whist Clubs is eagerly
anticipated. Mrs. William Win
ston has kindly offered her home
for the affair, which will nc
doubt be marked by all the JOY
of carnival times.
/ Miss Maude Loeb accom- panied
her father, Mr.. Simon Loeb to
New York. Mr.. Albert Loeb
was one of the Colum bians to at
tend the Rice wedding in Mont
| gomery last week.
| Mr.. Eugene Hollis is in the
lcity. Mrs. Hollis, who has been
| the guest of Mrs. Philip st.
| George Cooke at Laurel, post
| poned her homecoming until
Friday.
| The former parishoners of DIR.
&c. E. w. Dobbs will be interested
| in learning that he has resigned
his pastorate at Harrodsburg,
| Kentucky. TO accept a call to the
| First Baptist church of Marietta,
| Ga.
Miss Lavinia Robertson and
Miss Anne Louise Lee have re
turned from a pleasant stay II
Birmingham. Miss Ann Watson,
also a visitor there, arrived home
Friday afternoon.
Mrs. TRIMMER. of Spartan
burg. S. c., is IN the city tht
guest of Mrs. Charles L. Steele
Mrs. King. of Scooba. is witt
DIR. and Mrs. Mckinley.
Mrs. PnntAc0sf. WIN has hoo,