The St. Louis Republic., 1904-09-18
Misse. Ada Davis. Lois Fitzpatrick and Eugenia
Howard to Be Observation-Disclosures of
the Country Club Set.

ding in ,raplewo"i ia.- week said the
Laconic Man
Hate weddings. bu; had to 60 Old
friends Ceremony at some suburban
shurch. SIX O'Clock left oficc two
1 hours early and missed man had been
| lookir; Tor al week Missed uut an slo.-
90 deal. too Got ii:o f7crk coat. detest-
able gray trousers aid silk lat. with
usua! .iNings. Fclt ike fool going
through bushes YsE; a.. town to catch
; Suburban car No room IN car. stood
on hack platform Stood all the way out
'Eecn 10 Mapiewood lately Don't go.
Been out on Manchester avenue lately?
Don't 20 there. either. Know what Just
Is when you -c- il: Well, dust t1o feet
and halc thick covers the road from
Kings highway 10 Msrlevocd. Was on
tie back platform Dust just whirlei
round in circles and settled onto me.
Swallowed Jumps oc it.
When got 20 that town or suburb o.
wharevs. It's. went into barber shop and
took look al myself. Know me- CiJ:s-s not.
not. Couldn't see clothes. only dust.
Erock was brown. Silk hat worse Hair,
musIache, eyebrows. neck and face st,li
WORSE. Dust had gToInd in
Barber worked and brushed and sweat
ed No use Took another look and de-
cided- No wedding. Got on car headed
for city Made tracks for Turkish bath
and left clothes TO De sent TO cleaners
Sill, ha, total loss
No more suburban weddings IN Sep
tenoer- Just note that down.
MRS PORTER PLEASED.
Nh. Fannie Lowry Porter. u-einber OF
thx
Ia. Ga, writes TO me from her pleasant
homo in tina, only street OF its name In
the world-Peach Tree-ot her great salts
faction that three out OF the thirty-two
women on the entire jury OF awards arc
from Georgia They are. as you know.
Mrs. Isaac Boyd Mrs. William II. FELTON,
and Mrs. Joseph ScrUtchins. the last being
recently appointed Nrs. Porter worked
very hard in behalf Of these ladies. and II
Is entirely due TO her indefatigable efforts.
assisted by those of Miss I.av:n,a Easan,
mat Georgia received such recognition.
Mrs. Porter arrives in town to take up
her work az a member OF the board again
the last OF this week
AMY TOWNSEND ENGAGED.
Mr.. Henry Clay Townsend yesterday
made formal announcement Of the en-
ga&ement OF his younger daughter. Amy.
TO Mr.. Walter Lndenberger OF Columbus.
o.. Yale. "a. and a member Of the IA
nous Scroll and Ksy Society. While the
engagement has existed for about two
year.. yesterdays announcement II the
FIRST authentic one that has been given to
friends OF the Townsend family. Tho mar
riase Is set for late October. and viii b
a fashionable event
Miss Townsend. a vsrr sweet ana at
tractivs girl. has been living At the Buck
tngham with her father this summer. She
Il now in Columbus. where she went TO
oniciate at q wedding In the Lindenberysr
family.
ANSWERED COLLEGE SON0A
Let me tell you one OF the very pleas |
ant Worlds Fair happenings." said Man |
ton Davis. the other day. ''Of course, |
many people have many kinds that give !
to them greater or less pleasure, but this |
one especially appealed 10 me. for its very |
and-weil. this Il g.:
Last Saturday night went out to the /
Fair alone. The hour was too late to ar |
range to meet any friends. had thought |
Of going earlier in the evening. and was |
thoroughly tired out after a lawyers busy
day. and had not UP to i've minutes before
my departure on . 'scuttle train even
contemplated visiting the Fair
that night But 60 did. and struck out
on the Pike brick pavements.
Scarcely had made four yards OF
progress before somebody grabbed my
hand and proceeded to shake It nearly on.
Twas Tom Jones. a college chum from
HemphiA and he too. was alone: 90 10
)oined forces and went into the Alps. Sit
ding At . table and chatting vigorously
over old University Of Virginia days III
grew 20 enthusiastic-hadn't seen Jones