The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-13
Notice, Y. w c. A, Board.


 Notice, Y. W. c. A. Board.
 lhe Board of the oung women's Chris tion Association will meet Tuesday morn- Black at her home, z16 South Court Street. ....... ~ --..............--.-... -
 Notice, Infirmary Aid.
 The Infirmary Aid win meet at the home of Miss Fannie Mathews Tuesday afternoon at o'clock.
 SOCIAL. ITEMS.
 All the time that the spring girl has to spare from the drcssmaker or beins the dressmaker, she is dcvoting to bow!- ing tennis and gilf. The bowling alley of the Elks' Club is a popular place for the young women who are cultIvatiLR muscle and good spirits and some fine rlsyers are being developed: ..
 A bowling alley is to be added soon to the attractio of the Beauvoir Club and a delightful acquisition 1t will sure ly prove. It is said there will be Lady | Day, when they may enjoy bowling ac- companiec by the members.
 There are rumors of news of The COun- try Club, but nothing that even an en. terprising reporter can hang a story on. There is nothing definite except that @e are to have a Country Club and keel space with other cities in diversion , which Is just as important feature as commerce. Though few realize it. All eyes arc turned toward St. | Louis now, and the social side of the | Fair .s claiming the attention of the so- cial circles of other cities. Among the women whose homes are spoken of as probably to be among those that will | be the scene of brilliant entertainments sS | is Mrs. David Randolph Calhoun. wife ' of the brother of Miss Josephine Cai' | houn, now of Montgomery. A beautiful | picture of Mrs. Calhoun appeared ir d ! recent issue of Everybody's Magazine n l an article. Western Society and its Leaders," by Mrs. Reginald De Kovcn, who says of her:
 Mrs. David Randolph Calhoun Is one of the leaders of the younger set of matrons and sets eff her slender, grace ful figure in the most delightful gowns. She acts, plays, sings, loves to enter | tsjn, and Is devoted to horses. Indeed, her stable won several ribbons at Lilc Ia ast horse show"
 Mir Calhoun is a man of great wealth and Is one of the most prominent men O; St. Louis He was President Of the Horse Show. Mir. and Mrs. Calhoun have lucl tiiio "CCA illO thSil cent country home, ten miles from Si Louis. near the swell Country Club-The Log Cabin Club. Their elegant city honi1 is opposite the St, Louis Club. In all the newspaper and magazine ar lIcles bearing on the social side of the St. Louis Fair this beautiful woman, Mrs. David Randolph Calhoun, occupies pI eminent part.
 New York exchange has the follow | ing to say of a charming family-former- | ly Montgomerians:
 Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Brewton Gale gave a reception for their daughters, the Misses Gale, in the palm room of the | Hotel St. Andrew last Friday afternoon, Mir. and Mrs. Gale are from the South, | but have long been identified with New York's Southern Colony. The recep- tion room with it's soft colored lights | it's palms, its daintily decorated tables | and fair young women, had the charm oi true Southern hospitality. Here from to one dropped in sans ceremonie. MT Gale from Montgomery She is a great. granddaughter of Andrew Dexter. the founder of Montgomery. It was an In dian settlement when he discovered 1t | He donated the present capital grounds | and gave sites for churches of every de- | nomination, including .Ae Hebrew. The Misses Gale recently returned from a two years stay in Europe, completing 1 their education. They are accomplished musicians and linguists. There are no more popular members of the younger Southern set.
 The Louisville Times has the following to say of two Montgomerians who are visiting Louisville:
 Mrs. John c. Lee and her niece, Mrs Virgie Childers Grimm, both prominent in the social circles of Montgomery, Ala, are in Louisville for a few days, the guests of Mir. and Mrs. Witherspoon, S2e Second Street. The late Dr. John c. Lee was widely known in the South, both as a physician and soldier. He was a surgeon in the Confederate army on the staff of Major General Thomas c. Hind man of Arkansas when the latter com manded the trans Mississippi Depart ment. He was a cousin of General Rob- ert E. Lee and was greatly beloved for his beautiful character and unselfish dis position.
 The members of the J. E. B. Stuart Chapter of the Children of the Confed- eracy. gave a ground pea and egg hunt yesterday afternoon at the home of the director. The prizes for the ones find ing the greatest number of peanuts and eggs were Robert Janney Edward Greg | ory and Annie Warren Jones.
 The regular meeting of the J. =. B. Stuart Chapter will be held next Satur- day, March 19. at the home of the direc- tor This will be the last meeting of the first year of the organization and the election of officers will take place and a | full attendance Is desired.
 A popular London medical sheet sug- gests that young men should undergo an intellectual test before being allowed to marry. Already We. are told that the gem tier sex are in the majority in the Brit ish population and no wonder dismay is spreading among British femininity for such a requirement would swell the ranks of old maids immeasura Tn commenting on this suggestion a writer says: "The old saws seem applicable to this condition. "A half loaf is better than uone.' and Anything, Lord. just so it's a mani"
 The following invitation has been re- ceived by friends in Montgomery.
 John c. Wllliams-Minnie May Rhodes. 1S79-19Oi
 ''Mr and Mrs. Jchn C. Williams at home Monday evening. March the twen- ty-eighth, nineteen hundred and four. from 8 to F. TalladeRa Alabama"