The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1904-08-04
!: CHAT or PEOPLE AND EVENTS.

and the entertainments that now
and then come to revive these
memories, have more than
present enjoymentin them. The
early part of the week Sunny
side" the old Hamilton res
idence. one of q cluster of ante
belium homes there, now the
country place Of Mr.. w. L. Us
sery, was thrown open to a com
pany Of friends who shared in
day of elegant hospitality. Mum
bered with the guests invited was
Major John p Mayo, who unable
to attend, in expressing his re-
greet wrote beautifully of Wa
verley and gave a bit of its his
tory that will be Of interest Ma
jOr Mayo says:
mot many years ago over
those hills and dales the red
man held undisputed sway; right
proudly did the Choctaw chief
view his broad acres and painless
forests, and no gem in his wood
land crown was more valued than
this especial holding. Tradition
tells of council fires and great
gatherings of the swarthy chill
dren of the forest on the very
ground you now occupy "a land
not the unhallOwed trophy of
bloody war, but bartered and
paid for by Col. Young. the
honOred ancestor of the worthy
men and women who now bear
his name, and stand EN- bOdI-
ments of Southern chivaIry and
graceful beauty. The Inherent
qualities of the earth and sky as
sert themselves in the races that
occupy it. The chiefs of the red
men found no better place to
pitch their wigwams, calling it
home and raising up rulers for
their people, and after its pur-
chase and settlement by Col
Young abundant wealth from its
rich soil soon rewarded his eff
forts; culture and refinement,
with a hospitality that extended
the fame of Waverly to remote
Southern States, distinguished it
among many other homes. Then
was given a sketch of Waverley S
gift to the country during the
dark days of the Sixties, and
again reverting to happier hours,
there is a pretty reference to the
Hamilton home particularly, in
recalling that those portals
opened wide to let sunlight and
JOY flood the home, and pouring
a rich libatiOn across it's TIRES
hold, christened it Sunnyside, "
for the gladness and pleasure
that have been it's occupants.
COlumbians will be much in
terested in the announcement of
the approaching marriage of Mr..
Hunter Williams Foote, formerly
of this city, and Miss Vivian
Rhorer, of Gulfport, the wedding
to be celebrated at the home of
the bride on the evening of
Wednesday, the tenth, and to be
an event around which will
gather the best wishes of many
throughout the State. Miss
Rhorer is the daughter of a Mis-
sissippian prominent in the
rapid development of Gulfport,
and is described as an attractive
girl in whom are united charming
graces of person and manner.
Mr.. Foote has for several years
made his home elsewhere, but is
still claimed as a Columbian
whose host of friends attest at
once his popularity and sterling
qualities. He is the eldest son
of Captain and Mrs. FL. d. Foote,
and is connected with families
that have figured conspicuously
in financial, church and State
affairs. He is a grandson of the
late Judge II. w. Foote, of Ma
con, who served with distinction
as Colonel in the Confederate
army, and in times of peace be-
came eminent AZ jurist and in
Legislative councils. MIR. and
Mrs. Foote. upon the occasion of
their visit to Columbus shortly
after their marriage, will be &C
corded the most cordial Of vel
comes.
Monday marked the close of