The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-12-17


munes, whose efficient service
placed him in the regular army.
His bride was the ward
Of the late John @. Long, of Chi
cago, and has the distinction of
having been selected by the
Khedive of Egypt as the Ameri-
can girl to occupy the seat Of
honor at the great state banquet
Of that ruler. Mr.. and Mrs.
Bankhead sail for Manila in
February. Another recent wed
ding, the news of which will be
interesting to a number here, is
that of Miss Florence Leftwich,
former mistress of modern Ian
guages at the I. !. and c., and
Mr.. Samuel Privlean Ravenel,
of Philadelphia. During her two
years stay in Columbus Miss
Leftwich made warm friends and
/ is recalled most pleasantly. Mr..
Ravenel is a member of the well
known South Carolina family of
that name
President and Mrs. Andrew
A. KincannOn have issued invi-
tations to their crystal wedding
on Thursday, the sixteenth, the
anniversary of a wedding which,
in its happiness, has been a full
fllment of all the glad wishes
that conferred about it fifteen
years ago. The College faculty
and a cOterie Of intimate friends
will be the guests at this nota-
BILE gathering, and among the
relatives from a distance who
will share in its pleasures are:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Aldrich.
of Greenwood, Mr.. w. @. George,
of Carrollton: Capt. James Kin
cannon, Mrs. Rogers, of Tupelo;
Miss Fannie George, of Hatties-
burg; Mr.. Shelby Steele. of
Greenwood.
A jolly evening in the land of
Good Times" with smiles
Astounding and travel robbed OF
every discomfort was the ex-
cursion at the Public Library
Friday evening. when willing of
fcials, from conductor to news
boy, contributed to the mirth OF
the journey. The entertainment,
admirably counterfeiting a real
tour on wheels, was novelty
that proved highly enjoyable and
gave substantial addition to the
book fund. A recent order will
soon place upon the rapidly fill
ing shelves of the Library the
following volumes, praised by
critics and counted with the best
selling books Of the year: The
Heart of Rome" by F. Marion
Crawford; The Mettle of the
Pasture" by James Lane Allen;
'Rebecca of SunnybroOk Farm.
Kate Douglas Virgins; Cher
~ Booth Tarkin0tOn: 1.-TWO
Prisoners, " Thomas Nelson Page;
The Heart of the Hyacinth, -
Onota Watanna; DIR Lavendar's
People, " Margaret Deland; The
Proud Prince, ;" Justin McCar-
thy; The Southerners," Cyrus
Townsend; Colonel Carriers
Christmas" Hopkinson Smith.
A reception, lovely in all its
appointments, was given by Miss
Matte Lou Brown yesterday in
honor of the pupils of the vocal
department Of the [. l. and G..
The entire lower floor of the
old Franklin home, typically
| Southern, with its spacious
rooms and wide verandas, was
thrown open to welcome the
school girls, and decorations OF
holly and mistletoe gave a gay
holiday air which was the &C
com paniment of the holiday
spirit that reigned within. Miss
Brown was assisted in receiving
| oy Mrs. T. B. Franklin, Mrs
| Lowry and Miss Lila Franklin
and during the afternoon elegant
refreshments were served. The
| occasion was the initial merry
| making of the Christmas season
1T so delightfully."- foreshadowed
aud is a cherished courtesy and
memory to the students it com
plimented.
The Silver Tinl- Circle ~