The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-09-01

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From a social viewpoint, the
gathering of the national guard !
seems to have been one of IN.
usual charm, and our own repre-
sentatives, who were on every
hand accorded beautiful courte-
sizes, bring to US glowingaccounts
of days and nights wherein
pleasures held carnival. TIL e
press dispatches have given the
general news Of the camp in
much that made it unique and
memorable. but the personal
touches of added interest must
come as an aftermath. T h e
closing days of the encampment
were, perhaps the brightest, or
at least appeared so with arecog-
milton that they were the last.
Saturday evening, the officers
card party was a delightful oc-
casion. and Sunday an elegant
dinner party at General Head
quarters with Major General
Kesler as host was an event in
the graceful hospitality of which
many Columbians shared, among
them; Mrs. T. B. Franklin. Miss
Lila Franklin, Major Mayo,
Capt. Mcclure, Mr.. Fernandis
Pope, Mr.. John w. Craddock,
Mr.. jamie Carr, Capt. PASSING,
and Master Thomas Mayo. The
officers ball at the Montross
Hotel on Monday evening served
as a farewell gaiety before the
duties and preparations for leave
taking were in order Dwelling
particularly upon the pleasures
at which Colum bans we're guests
of honor, one notes their presence
at the reception Saturday after
noon on board the U. S. Revenue
Cutter, anchored a few miles
from Biloxi, and again the ladies'
of the party enjoyed a lovely
dining at Mississippi City as
guests at Judge Kimbrough 5
attractive Summer home on the
beach. This was especially a
compliment to the sponsor and
maids of the Third Regiment, a
quintette of charming girls. uni
versally and deservedly admired.
Mrs. Metcalf of Greenville and
Mrs. T. B. Franklin acted as
chaperons for the regiment the
sponsor of which was Miss Hunt
of Greenville, daughter of the
Consul-General to Hong Kong,
China, during the Cleveland adj
ministration, the maids, Miss
Mary Craig Kimbrough, Miss
Lila Franklin, Miss Startling and
Miss Montgomery.
Despite the suggestion which
the intense heat encourages of
high and shady retreats apart
from crowds, st. Louis and the
Fair continue to assert theirs way.
Miss Allie Stevens, Miss Laura
Young and Mr.. Wallace Stevens
are now counted with our visitors
to the Exposition, as is also Mr..
Charles Hopkins. DIR. and Mrs.
w. w. Westmoreland, Mis- 5
Westmoreland, and Mr.. w w.
Westmoreland, Jr., leave at an
early date for a fortnight's stay.
Mrs. WestmOreland will revisit
her old home in Missouri before
returning. Mr.. Felix Chapman,
who left Wednesday for New
York, will include St. Louis in
his homeward journey, and vii
probably be joined there by Mrs.
Chapman.
Mrs. S. 3. Sherrod and Mrs.
Sarah Sheffield arrived last week
from Tuscum bia, Alabama. where
they have been visiting DR.. and
Mrs. Taylor Hill Henry. The
greater part of the Summer they
spent as members of the Column
bus colony at Monteagle. Others
expected this week after Sum
mers elsewhere are Mrs. Margie
B. Patterson and Miss Sadie
Hudson. Miss Cornelia Hudson
will remain at Soluda, n. c. two
weeks longer.
Mrs. Peasants. who as Miss
Lucille Gibson is remembered
with affection here as a student
at the Industrial Institute and
College and a musician of excep-
tional brilliancy, hasa large circle