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The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-02-28

,SIi: Mrs. Henry Eaton. Mrs. s; i; A'll'Ean
Mrs. Il. ", piEsins. Mrs. M.s John rafraat. Mrs
Charlie sheppnTi Mr.; c. Il: Baldwin Mrs
Ms. Patterson, Entertained the Needle Work
M Miss h MsgIs p aftsTnS9n- Th9 se,l present , WsTe.
Who is visiting Mrs. Patterson: Mines. D.. W
MMoesei ]. WIN Hall ! s Carson, Charles a
S Whi, E: ID. seamans; James Biythe. T. !.
Ledgerwood. Morris. Mccorinick. Misses Ida
and Mamie Haideman. Mary Hall and BertIe
The Pleasant Hour Club met with Mrs. Z.
NJ; Roh3r,.s Wednesday afternoon.
cMrS. carr Gray has returned from a trip 10
Mrs. ". Il. Self is visiting friends in Lin
Mrs. W. 7. Morrow is in kansas City. the
guest OF her @sisisf, Mrs. Peabody.
cards TUESDAY evening. At tns ctoss of tne
f faSiss T e ~ aGS s. : ssry = q H. es a.
sshnstaer, MI and Mrs. !. j., Kendriek. Mr.
M. and Mrs, L. NJ. Middleton Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry ay vaughan; Mr. and Mrs. Ge9rse Il
Mrs. Jess Taylor.
Miss Lillian Carroll has returned to her home
Mrs; A: D; Woodruff entertained informally
FRIDAY evening In honor OF the Misses Maud
ana Emma Underwood OF Seneca. Mo.
Mrs. Z. d. Parce is visiting in Fort Smith.
The Just Is" Club entertained with a
banquet Wednesday evening a. the home OF
Mrs. G ID. Worley. These present Were: Mr..
and Mrs X. Fisher. Mr.. and Mrs. W. lmniet.
A. HaelsiE and Mr.. and Mis-. g. Benton
Misses Nina Garrett and Dorothy camp en-
tertained al the home of the former SATURDAY
evening. Refreshments Were served 10 Misses
Emily DiGgins, Mona Short. Irwin Davis, Else
and Hortense Altchui. Pearl Shad. urn. MadSe
FINK. Irene McEahany. Gertrude Crank. Agnes
Garrett. Ethel Smalley. Elizabeth Mcclure.
Mereert Brantisan. John William Jewell. John
McGreS9r: Paul Mccain. Louis Reps; John gar
rett. Walter Williams. William Rutherford,
George Camp. Boyd Davis. Frank Davis. Willie
Baldwin and Harold Crank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Warren White entertained In
formally Friday evening in honor Of Miss Mat
~ Massey OF Crane. No. The invitations In
GUIDED Miss Frsda Kohler. Miss Edna Cooper.
Mss Gertie Cooper. Miss Anna Young. Miss
Mildred Woods. Miss Lott.e Iiarnhart. Miss Eva
Stokes. Miss Maude LLOYD. Miss Laura Massey.
.n!ss Nellie Massey and Miss Pauline Nichols.
with M-ssrs. Scott SCherer. James Beshears.
RAY Boyer. Gottfried Messerti, Dudley Messerti.
Haze Hemphill of Crane. Mo-; Fred scho,ield.
tayne. Keller. Brown. Chamberiin and VII!
feltz.
The woodmen Circle entertained with a party
Monday in honor of Miss Dora Wards birthday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cummings, Mr.. and Mrs. Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chi,ders. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Ward. Mrs. Carr. Mrs. Mason. Mrs. Reed Miss
Gussie Wtlby Miss Cora Carter Miss Dora
man. Miss Dollie Andrews. Miss Cora Huff-
man. Miss Ida Ward. Miss Calvan. Miss Susie
Cresterson. Miss Bessie Bagby. Mr.. Williams,
Mr; Walter Stoker. Mr.. Isaac Ward. Mr., Walter
cummings. Mr.. Ralph Cummings and Mr.. Bud
Carter.
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WASHINGTON. NO.

Mrs Bowers u Pacific was the guest OF
washington friends Monday.
Mr. and Mrs; Irwin Schultz are the guests OF
ST Louis relatives
fr, M y II w s'Gsnasr was the guest of St Louis
Guy HI H. Kahn Rahma M nd and IO ;n h,i F. 1ahmann
Mr; and Ms DSlRh Mayns Of St, Louis wero
u" Mss sses Mas ~ " Fam ef Ti ip,enas No. who ha,
been the guest q Miss LAzzie Liple for several
Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie. Grohe and Henry
Bsin 1,ns Of st. T., Louis eq1 were up Tuesday to attend
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Peisirup sunday.
-u pss' Of % 4 hi nishf fris S1 + FrI LAYS was tho
James Booth Of Pacific was the guest of
Mss Matte wilkins Z entertained friends at a
eap-year party saturday evening.
of Washington friends.
Louis Housemann Of Labadie vas the guest
of Washinsten friends sunday and Monday.
Louis were the guests OF Washington relatives.
A; A. Tibbe was the guest Of friends in Port
u: 4 weinek was the guest of friends in
Miss lille Busch visited ST. Louis wedne.-
Mrs. NJ. ]. steffns of Chicago was the guest
Mrs. Garry Butler was the guest OF relatives
William Trentnann. who has been the guest
OF his brother in Laverty. Ok. for several
Mrs. Henry Bolte Of St. Louis was the guest
Of Washington relatives.
Mrs. J. r. GalIemore and two little daughters.
%sfarynei and Grace. are the guests OF relatives
in Baldwin. Ill.
Miss Kate Bradley was the guest of friends
in St. Louis.
viii DroeEe WAS the guest OF St. Louis
friends.
Nr. and Mrs. Tony siedhon OF ST. Louis are
the guests Of relatives at this place
Miss Paula Busch was the guest OF st. Louis
friends Wednesday.
Doctor Wurth OF s. Louis was the guest Of
friends at this place.
The young ladies' class and the active turner's
gave a dance at the Turner Hall Thursday
right.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Harry Dickbrader Of st.
Louis were the guests Of relatives at this place.
Miss Lilly Busch gave 4 delightful sleightns
party Sunday evening to a party Of young
friends. The party we're chaperoned by Mr..
and Mrs. John b. Busch.
Mt. and Mrs. Hellmers and Mrs Ward of
Hermann were the guests Of Washington
friends,
Miss Ida Stumpe entertained Friday after
noon. the occasion being her birthday.
Mrs. Doctor Einbeck Of New Haven was the
-uest of Mrs. o. W. Arcularius Wednesday-
Misses Emma and Ella Holtmeyer are tho
quests of ST. Louis friends.
Oswald Smith and julius Winkler OF Kirk
wood were the guests Of Washington friends
Sunday.
ington party at the Commercial Hotel parlors
Aopday night
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SPRINGFIELD, no.

friends Informally Wednesday afIerrSon. Those
Campbell. Miss Martins Graham Of Montgomery
G11y Mo; Mrs; s II Quick Mrs; Andrew
Favor. Mrs. Mcclure. Mrs. William Reinhon.
e Mrs; !: R e; Beach Hsnra Mr seb aIsn1s , SShr mE, H M5s;
Mrs. =. Q. Campbell entertained informally
Wednesday evening In honor Of her guest, Miss
4 ns,.hi pr. ssnsa ..ie # r.. M saS &Ts. Ga, c; MIii,,F So:
Lynch. Miss Katherine Holbrook. Mrs. Emma
Mr. MWyn Bentley e Mr.. Wash Adams nsn and i. Nj.
Miis Pauline : h Lyme, eg g,a. ~. Nth : lunch
The table was decorated with pink carnations.
Were: MI Mis-. Palette. Miss Mafsh. G in q s' Of
sM ie1ls Mean. e sna MISC Ms;; Dot aii .ea 1ss Dixon Miss
! @i.s Ms saass s sfsRssy, sfss'n 6 the in s ssesF Ct Ct
Mr. A; q; Campbell s, The attraction was the
Mrs Elizabeth Ramey was the .honoree Of a
surprise Ssr d a1sfaey s Me-. S1Is.' %eaE ss { p I1fsDs,
Thee pT Sr. Mere ws.s M Mr.: IsPs; Aos hit Ms:
5seop; Mrs. Woody, Ms. Vol; Mrs:
Holmes. Mrs. French. Mrs. Winism shelton.
MT n. s anS Nrs' Bard snS T faiie 1sen ahs family de-
| parted last week for st. Louis to make it their
future home.
honor M5.. a; Il M,. see ggeasrad sntf R'shass. Th nass; r. in
fresflments were served. The guests were: Miss
IS Richards, Bessie Bagby. Ella Agnew. Jesse
Reddick. Lora Jones sherna H1mln Cara
Robert Hollingsworth. Dale Johnson. Fred Har-
yey. Lloyd shrimp, Gustai Rush. Harry Will
Mr.. I. ]. Delaney has returned from St.
Louis after a visit with bis parents here: -
her home in Montgomery City after an extended
visit with her aunt. Mrs. Clarence. Hunt of
Memphis. Tenn and her cousin. Mrs. A. P.
Miss Eva stearns entertained with a luncheon
Friday at her suburban home Cover were
laid for Mme... Max CTlaudet. Robert Porter,
James Mcclure H. n. smith. Ernest Bender.
william Michael and MISC Florence Oldham
Mi.s Ella Waddle Of Ash Grove is visiting
Mrs. F. NJ. B!.hee of Madison. Ia. win arrive
this week on q visit to Mrs II. 3. Mcdaniel.
Miss Lille Wilkins of Dublin. Tex. is the
guest Of Mrs. Edith Bell.
Miss Nell Kirkpatrick.
Miss Leta Gray has returned to her home in
Carthage. after a visit with Mrs. Ivan Link.
En M1s: T SIns r HintSn sntf Tsass pt sss Tu s.4s!
Mines. Martin Lines. Louis Hinton. J.. L. Car
Beach. Claude Hinton. Borley. Emory Denton.
sHs se''G gan nean sa ss,ss0s Misses s + c srsdie', May Any
Tent; Cla,s Skinner Ida Dixon: Nell Gideon.
patrick. Berta Ross. Mary Biges and Nell
Mrs. McIain Jones entertained the Busy
woman,s Idle Hour club Wednesday. after
HoiS,ooE. ME-. J. 3. Jewell. Mrs. Cosby Ely.
Mn. c. {. Clements. Mrs. Fred See. Mrs. vii.
liam sheppard. Mrs. NJ. cooIbauxh. Mrs James
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LOUISIANA. MO.

John M. Wilson returned Friday from No
The Century Club was entertained Tuesday
Afternoon py yr MT of st. Louis Is visiting hi,
parent. J. p. Lynott. ST.. and other reIa-
tiyes and friends In this city.
b. q. Henshaw returned Sunday from a
visit OF several weeks with relatives at Phoen-
tx. Ariz. Miss RUBY. his daughter. will re-
main for several months.
with his parents. Captain and Mrs. James Nc
H c. Krebs visited his uncle. S. f. Krebs.
NJ Troy. Mo-. last week.
Mrs. J. w WATSON Of Hannibal Is the
cuest Of relatives and friends
Mrs NJ. =. Mury is entertaining her niece,
Mr.. van Horn FagR. Of ST. Louis.
Mrs Jake Fuchs OF Hannibal is the guest
Of her mother. Mrs. Anna Yoanker: and family.
daughter. Mrs. Archie Carr. and family. at
MIS-, Ruth Smith Of st. Louis is the euest
Of her cousin. Mrs. n c. Hardin; and family.
guest Of relatives in this city several days
Mr.. and Mrs. R. J.. Hawkins attended the
McMnlla Sullivan wedding and also visited
friends at 81. Louis last week.
Mrs. Emma Adams departed for st. Louis
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Mr.. /. Jones and Mr.. J. Heck OF Believille
Were the guests II Misses l.. Raymond and L.
Eldrei last week.
Robert Morton Of Decatur, H.. was a visitor
"Wednesday.
This Misses Deanie Nearan and Minnie Batchs
spent sunday in BellevIi!s. guests OF Mrs. L.
FlInsch.
M. Glass has returned from a trip to New
York.
William AshhauSh Was the guest of Miss
Melinda Juia last week.
e. De Arnlon OF 81. Louis was the guest of
Mas Eeile last week.
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Monday. after a visit with Mrs. ]. r. Siedd
and other friends.
Mrs. ]. l. Nhitiock Of Aberdeen spent sew
eral days last week with her daughter. Miss
Mar Whitiovk. in this city.
Miss Anna Naderhof liz visiting relatives at
her home in Adams County. Illinois.
MT and Mrs. q. A.: smith of Guthrie. Oh.
7. Smith last week. and are now visiting
Mr.. Smiths parents al Seoo. III.
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Mrs. c. NJ Fette and little daughter have re-
Miss Anse Pindell has returned from = visi,
in Quincy
Misses Charlotte and Ida White have gone to
ruest of her niece. Mrs. K. b. b. simonson.
day Mss s: s1hss b BF? hsnoss a Of Ms & iains aaa pss'z Th T@ss-
s Misss; P assv T 5ssrri Ef Tsht ISf H5y. 4 Ts'iis n sssi:
ing. Nell MarseiIles. Eva Baldwin. Netsie nscy,
sEike. Arch 6oniton. JACK 1BG reedi nssh o Il
Mackey. Lyle Burnett. Aaron Rowland. Vim
Mis- kissis wa /; i gave a dinner party
L LSsiaAy The 7sen snsst ta W asTef Mss ii Ie E Mha.h L sl s1.
Reils ksy. Anna bps,tis1. Enby De Witt Mae
s seione Of F %fss aad ifafif fs.: " Cassy G ana o'f FL
Williams and Oria Hartley.
Mrs. J. ]. Caldwell has returned TO her home
Mrs, Edward Dreseher and son. Howell. have
'e The y MUSES. sl.a,f Nsta R kasi.r 's AND Si' Eli 5slsstfsi Knott
have returned from a visit to Mrs. Luther Nc
spend several weeks.
70 Mrs Frs; Harry LPsan has Fssa5ssd from a visi.
tending school In JaGksonyilIe: ~;
Miss Katherine Houck has returned to her
Miss Mildred Buell.. who has been the sues,
OF Miss Minnie King. has returned to her home
IN Monroe City.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Mayes have returned
from a vis.; In Monroe City.
Mrs, L P. Hill is visiting in Keokuk. Ia
Miss Carrie Sonnenburg entertained the
THURSDAY Card Club. Those present were Misses
Meta Kabler, Efte Shryock, Lois Seaton. Nell
Carter. Bess P1ndelI. Elizabeth Knott. Emaline
Gerken. Helen Boushton: Esther Brewinston,
Mrs. Russell Hall and Mrs. Mort Hard.
Mrs. chester Saunders gave a luncheon
Thursday IN honor Of Mrs. w. H. Hubbard Of
NcCloud. Cal. The guests were Mines. John
Stone. ToIie Breeding. Lulu Franklin. John
Sullivan, John Saunders. W. H. Saunders and
W. +. fancy.
Miss Sadie Pitts. who has been the guest OF
her sister. Mrs. J. c. Chiffon. has returned to
her home IN Paris. No
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PADUCAH, Ky.

The Ladies' Aid Society Of the Fr.t Cum
berland Presbyterian Church gave 4 waning
ton tea marty Monday evening.
The Charity Club entertained with Q Colonial
tea Tuesday afternoon At residence OF MI.
H. 8. welle on Kentucky avenue.
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MEXICO. MO.

N. T. Harvey of st. Louis was the guest of
his parents. Doctor and Mrs. George Harvey,
the hrst Of the week.
Mr.. e r. Williams entertained friends With
cards Monday evening.
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ST. CHARLES. MO.

Miss Maude Spears Of 81. Louis spent Sunday
with friends here.
Little Miss vernia Rinse celebrated her
Doctor y; y stahi was called to his old
count OF the death OF his mother.
Miss Laura Wilke was a guest Of friends here
Miss Nettie Furrer has returned to her home
The Reverend B. I. Kamerer returned home
days.
Judge James d. Barnett OF Montgonery City
spent Tuesday with friends In this city.
Nrs. William NJ. Gray and Mrs. NJ l. Co
mann We're in st. Louis Thursday visiting Mrs.
Mrs. Louis H. Broker very pleasantly enter
ts!ned the Ladies Aid Society of the Jefferson
at her home on South Main street.
Quite a number Of the friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. Casper ii. Wilbrand visited their country
evening. in honor OF the twenty-dftb anniver-
sary OF their marriage. The party left here at
s o,Sloek in the evening and t9oS MI and Mrs.
was spent in a most enjoyable manner.
Mrs T. G. Salveter departed last week for
illness. Of her husband. who was visiting at
Ms. Charlie. Korte Of Alton. Ill. has been
Mrs Louis Ringe was In st. Louis this week
visiting Mrs. Van Syke.
Mrs. August R Huning entertained a few OF
nsr friends Wednesday afternoon at her home
Mr. and Mrs. Charles voselsneier are enter
tanning Mr. John Tompke OF Sweet springs. Mo.
home In st. Louis after a visit TO the Misses
Ringe in this city.
Airs. Christina Charlesworth OF st. Louis y
visiting relatives here.
Mrs. ". A Craven and mother. Mrs. Chap
man, will depart Tuesday for Checotah- i. T..
ven Will remain here a week or two and will
follow his family 10 their new home.
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~vINCEXNEs, IND.

Mr.. and MRS. Fred Henderon are visiting at
Patoka-
Mrs. Richard Van Stone Is the guest OF
friends In Indianapolis.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bass are visiting
friends at Sumner. ILL.,
Miss Edith Ashley was married TO E. C..
Williamson Tuesday.
Mrs. German Zinkeler NJ. Terre Haute IL the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. William Bolk.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hollingshead attended
the ninety-hfth birthday celebration OF Nj.
Samuel Peck AT Hartford City.
Miss Mary Haughton. guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
c. L. Hauehton, has returned to Greencastle.
Miss Elizabeth Hackman entertained her club
at cards.
Misses Maud white and josephine schaIler
have returned from Rising Sun. where they
attended a house party at the home OF Mrs.
John W. Snapp.
Mrs. Louis Osterhage entertained with a
coffee social Thursday.
Mrs. Jane Reynolds and DAUGHTER. Miss Jes-
sic. are visiting william Reynolds In Mobile.
Ala.
Miss Chr.tabeI,e Thomas Of Stockton. Cal,
is the gue>t Of Miss Bessie Keith.
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EVANSVILLE. IND.

;s5 .. {, Ii t. b ssss :; H. 4 IL Ian &ss'j as5v, Ss Ess:
day evening. It being in honor of the birthday
guests "y WERE q s iFs T Edward Yi F. !nt so snaRisf' Ms.
ME Arehsr. Decsor Frances es''s ca .etr: M Mrs M' ).
=; Baushmsn. Miss Jennie V Dodge. Misses
Mrs. susan Morris Garsin. Mrs ~. Jesse Il. &c:
RInns Mrs Walter seymour M,s Charles
M Ms5ss: Mis- Mis-. l. A1 r oae I'll H MF.' 4. N Y. Palmer Fl !:
Miss CoTnsl,a Palmer: Mrs.; H. J. Peskinbansh:
k ksssss k ksata an ar. An Harry Kei Snow: MI, Hrs: flames James
= walker: Mira; CLIFFORD shopbsli: MTs: Add;
Williams and Mrs. Robert pavidson 1' ENC
Colonial tea vas given at the home OF
p Campbell street and Jefferson avenue Mon
day sysn Ing b Flags r and .i 'fisoloTsd bun nnn;iq ,s
typical Martha Washinston costuines. Fayors
q red-andowhIse hstehets were pinned by The
4 table of h~1memade candies was presided over
by Miss Lillian Schultz; During aa5s- the evening
s Vision ane Of MISS T PhrsSiaaa"?Ms; cG ahas Was ne s-n sSPea.
Ehf Il aG n II Pr B. shs Stone, ezshl cbaI Hese Tu nmss, +:
Ss fs 2 8 8, k ksGkysarii h Henry j. G,af. Henry
Hlilsf; VT. N vainet and anlI {. a N' psns, Gustav
Little Miss Jeanette schmitz. the daush.er
her birthday tuesday evening at her home, in
Upper Fifth street. by entertaining friends
washington party at her home. in Adams ave
nue. Monday evening; -
MIS- f1tEEy tle ncI eurnEc
Club at her home. in Washington avenue. Mon
day afternoon.
4 delightful evening was spent at the home
Of Miss COrine Reuter-. at No. Cos Read street,
features OF the evening. together with an old
fashioned candy pulling. Valentines were the
favor..
Miss Loraine Cutler entertained Tuesday aft
guessing contest wss the feature Dainty re-
freshmsnts were served. the ices being red.
Captain William Blakey has been called to
Hopkinsville. KY. By the serious illness OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Daussman. whose home
in washington avenue was badly damaged by
IRE. are making their home with the sister
Of Mr.. Daussman. Mrs. Lena Cook. in Second
avenue. until the repairs on the home are com
pleted.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Zutt have returned from
a trip TO New orleans.
a few days in New Orleans and Birmingham.
Mrs. Gus Hartmetz is quite iii with typhoid
Mr. and Mrs. Henry welnstock of Chicago.
H.. are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Nathan Ichen-
haUssr.
Miss Title Lichtenberger Of New Harmony.
Ind, liz visiting Mrs. George Warren.
Miss Title Hulvershorn and Miss Lola Beste
OF Mount Vernon. Ind. have returned from .
trip to New Orleans. La. where they attended
Miss Lola Beste of Mount Vernon. Ind, who
has been visiting IN the city, departed Mon
day for Terre Haute. Ind.
day from a trip 10 New Orleans. La.
Paul Viewer. who has been here for q brief
visit with his parents. Doctor and Mrs. ]. n.
Viewer: returned to Memphis Monday evening.
will remain for a few weeks.
Nal Bohen OF St Louis. Mo. WAS here visit
Ing Will Alvey Of Upper Second street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
GENERAL 5. D. LEE
COMMANDER OF CONFEDERATE
 VETERANS.
Pays Tribute to the Beloved and Lamented Gordon Gordon.
 Issues Circular Letter.

Headquarters United Confederate Vet Arans, New Orleans. La, January g. 19O4.-To All Members of United Confed- crate Veterans Camps.-My Dear Conn rades: The death of our almost idolized commander. so eminentIy fitted for the place by his splendid war record. his or- atory and his winning magnetism, has imposed a difficult task upon me, his successor. in keeping up our organiza- tion: doubly difficult without your con- tinuing to me the same tender feeling, love and esteem which you bestowed up on him in such heaped-up measure. No living Confederate can All his place as he filled 1t.
 Tn obdeience to natures laws, in the thirty-nine years since we laid down our arms, our great generals and many of the rank and file who followed them, have crossed over the river, and the sur vivors are but a remnant of the most valiant army that ever contended against mighty odds and untold resources. We are so near the river ourselves that We can almost hear the roaring of the wa ters.
 Our commander has fallen. but the cause for which we toiled and the prin- ciples for which we fought still IIve-can never die. Let us-as we did in the he- roic days of 1881 to 1885. when our lead CTS fell in battle and our commands were thinned by shot and shell-close up our ranks and step forward, perpetuate our great fraternal organization. and have our sons and daughters step into our places as we vacate them and continue to vindicate the integrity of our lives and the ends for which we contended,
 'The proudest part of my life is the
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
INTERESTING HISTORY
Of Strenuous Days in Alabama and
 the Sout5.


 A young man by the name of William l.. Fleming from near Brundidge, in Pike County, was a few years ago, one of the students of the Alabama Poly technic Institute at Auburn. He devel- oped great capacity for history and his- toric research. and after graduating at Auburn took a course at Columbia Uni versity. New York. He is now an As- sistant Professor of History in the West Virginia State University at Morgan town. He Is publishing a series of doc uments relating to reconstruction in the south, illustrating the peculiar condi- tions, social. political and economic, pre- vailing fin this part of the country du- ring that terrible ordeal. The first num- bers of the series will consist. of docu- ments relating to the Ku Klux move ment. and following these. documents re- Iating to the Freedman's Bureau and the Union League will be printed, and final ly several monographs illustrative of so- cial and economic conditions under the carpetbag governments. The first num- Der of the series contains "The Consti- tuition and Ritual of the Knights of the White Camelia," with a chapter by Pro- lessor Fleming descriptive of the origin and purposes of the order The price of the documents is 15 cents each, and they may be had by addressing Prof. Walter l.. Fleming, West Virginia University. Morgantown, W. Va.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
DISTRICT STEWARDS MEET.
Salary of Methodist Presiding Eide
 Fixed at S2, BOO.

I
 The Montgomery district stewards ot the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, held their regular annual meeting at II o'clock yesterday morning at the home of Rev. J. s. Frazer, the presiding elder, @ Scott street.
 The meeting was we'll attended and considerable business was transacted in matters pertaining to affairs existing in the office of the district stewards.
 The following stewards were present: J. H. Reeves, of the Clayton Street Methodist Church, MT. Sweatt of the Dex- ter Avenue Methodist Church. H. M. Rcemer of the Highland Park Methodist Church, J. s .Dowdell of the Court Street Methodist Church, R. M. Green of OpeIika, J. T. Andrews of Auburn. ]. A. Bullock of the Tuskegee Circuit, w. E. Reynolds of the Warrior Stand cir cult, George D. Patterson of Tallassee, and c. W. Thompson of Tuskegee.
 The salary of the presiding elder was fixed at $2.5oo. and the. various assess ments to the different charges in the dis trict were apportioned on a basis of the amount paid in by each charge during the past year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
ROBBERY AND LEGENDARY.
Home of c, ". Morris Bureiarized
 and Burned

Anniston. March 1.-(special .)-Indica- tons point strongly to robbery and in- cendiarism>in the burning of the home of Cy. w. Morris at Oxford at an early ho IF this morning.
 Mrs. Morris was awakened by smoke ana on arousing other occupants of the house, discovered the front door wida open as we'll as other doors. Her trunk ana bureau had been rified and con si1eraoIe sum of money taken
 Oxford station of the Admission nostofRc.. and was in Clay County on A vacation, only women and children were in the house.
 The loss is about s1,OOO. covered by in- suranee.. The Morris home was entered oy burglars. Saturday night. but little was secured. Officers are making every enort to locate the burglars.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-02
SberjPs Sale.

finder and by virtue of an execution placed in my hands from the Circuit Court of Mont gomery county Alabama. against c. F. Mat teson. and in favor of V. c. Agee. l will nroceed to sell at public auction on Saturday ibe 5th day of March. 9o4. at No. II6 High street. in the city of Montgomery. Alabama, durng the legal hours of sale. to the highest hest and last bidder. for cash. the fol- lowing described personality as the property of the defendant to-wit; One lot of household furniture pictures. crockery. etc. which is more particularly described in an inventory, dled in the sheriffs office.
 w. R. WALLER,
 Feb. 23. 1904. Sheriff
 Wed-3t