The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-03-10
Chat of PeonIe ana Events.

SioI1As &AbAI A~iSNFC4a.f L. - -
Richard Kennon Hines, Of Ma
con, Georgia, the wedding to
occur at St Paufs Episcopal
church on the evening of Tues
day. the nineteenth Of April, at
nine o'clock, and to claims the
warm interest of friends through
out the Southland, while in Col
umbus the event will be the
centre of especially bright wishes
and glad anticipatlons. To few
girls has been given so sincerely
aud abundantly the tribute OF
universal popularity as to Miss
Watson, in whom the gift of IN
usual beauty is united to so Iowa
bic a personality AID to intel
lectual c arms that are an in
herltance to the daughter of Lily
Moore Watson, whose death in
the early flush of brilliant
womanhood was a loss TO the lit
erary South, and Of the late Hon.
Edward Watson. son of Judge J.
w. c. Watson, eminent as iurist
and statesman, and himself a
lawyer of distinguished ability,
who served with signal credit as
assistant attorney general during
Cleveland 5 first ministration
Mr.. Hines is a member of a
prominent and influential Geor-
gia family, and is leading young
attorney, whose talents have al
ready won for HIM the need of
merited success. He is most
cordially congratulated by many
who recognize the lovely qualities
embodied in the young bride-to
be, and hope for both of them the
generous bestowal Of every hap
piness.
That there has been a complete
cessation Of all the pleasures so
ciety is wont to offer in season,
the week in its dullness, rarely
lifted, testiieS, and but for the
Vending lecture at the college
Friday evening there would be
naught to specialize in the days.
Dr. WendIing's fame had prece-
ded him, and those who heard his
magnificent Grafton upon Stone
wall Jackson, felt how fully he
deserves the wreath woven for
him as a speaker whose elo-
quence holds his audience in
thrall. IN the list Of next year 5
attractions, his matchless Man
of Galilee" would add to the
course which tits the plan of the
| lyceum bureau to enlarge and
maintain at high standard. Yet
though affairs of formal nature
were conspicuous by their alb
sence. the meeting Of the Daugh-
tiers of the Confederacy Friday
morning presented, as always,
social features, and in larger
measure also the meeting OF the
Reading Circle yesterday after
noon. The Circle has recently
accepted for the new line of
work to begin in the Autumn a
Study of Russia and Japan, en-
dorsed and outlined by the pro
gramme committee, Mrs. Z. p.
Landrum. Miss Power and Miss
Peyton.
Miss Irene Robertson returned
Tuesday from Colum bus, Geor-
gia, where she has had de
lightful stay with Miss Maude
Thomas. Among those who en-
tertained in her honor, was Miss
Mary Yonge. admired here.
Miss Yonge gave an elegant card
party as a compliment to Miss
Robertson, whose souvenir Of the
occasion was an artistic Christy
picture. Another absentee whose
visit elsewhere has been marked
by much attention is Miss Anne
Green, now the guest of Mrs.
Dari ington Semple in New York.
She was the honoree Of a beauti-
ful cotillion gwen by Mrs. Sem
pie few evenings ago. and has
been entertained most pleasantly
by Mrs. AchisOu, nee Terrell,
formerly of Mississippi.
Col. Fl. NJ. Waddell has been
Chairman of the En-
tertainment Committee for the
Tri-Statc Y. NJ G. A. Conven- /
tion which assem- bles here on the /
ninth of April, and together with
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