The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-04-05
Mobile Society News.


 It Is not often that the Knights of Revelry have as cool an evening for dancing as was this. tonight. and the pleasant change added zest and made of dancing a pleasure.
 Temperance Hall was ablaze with lights and filled with an eager crowd of young people, married and single, jub- liant at being released from the long quietude and happy at getting back once more to R ball room.
 The K. O. R.'s proved themselves again, as they have done for thirty years, graceful and courteous hosts. They were the life and soul of the even ing. All Mobiles social life was pres ent, the girls looking sweeter and fresh- CT. because of their forty days rest.
 The committees serving were:
 General chairman, Pnce Williams. Jr
 Exceptionally Tacon, chairman; J. O.. Dickens, E. B.. Kirkbride, c. M. Luce, R. Melfett. R. F. Neville. R. Piaggio. Jr., J. M. Van Deusen. A. E. Stiles. Dr. A. Festorazzi. c. L. Lavaretta, J. w McAl- pine. R. B, Owen. Jr.. ]. L. Taylor and H. A. Chamberlain.
 Society-Captain A. B. Dure. chairman; c. A. Lyons. P. D. Pettus. O. F. Caw- thon, Jr., R. E. Wilson, H. J. Griflng. T. O. Goodbrad, E. c. Horton, c. L. Sweizer, A. J. Wiidman. c. F. Vincent. Willis Roberts Joseph R. Michael, H. M. Hopper and James E. Mcdonnell.
 Floor committee in mask.
 The change in the weather yesterday morning struck death blow at the us- ual Easter dress parade. It was just cold enough to make thin gowns an inn possibility. and not cold enough for win ter left-overs, and many puzzled women surveyed the situation frowningly when Church time drew near. With some, va rlety carried the day and summer silks and lace hats shivered in the breath of leftover winter. Others essayed to serve two masters, combining winter gowns and new spring hats, while others braye- ly faced the Easter music in old clothes and felt sereneiy comfortable in body and uncomfortable in mind.
 But the true spirit of Easter was the abundance of flowers. The gardens bloomed with them, the churches were beautiful with .em and every woman wore them. beautifying old or new toil- cites with roses violets or lilies of the valley. The music too, told of the joy of Easter tide. and the services at the churches were beautiful and impressive. In Christ Church every pew was filled upstairs and down, and chairs were plac- ed In the aisles to accommodate the CTOWu. 1UG bdIue was tHc ease dt IllE1t at the children's festival.
 One mans good fortune Is Mobiles loss, and the successful courtship of Mr. Ellis Gates will mean the carrying away from lifelong friends of Miss Jennie Fee Austell. The engagement of this young couple has been an open. secret for sometime. and the announcement is now made of the wedding which will take place in June. Miss Austell has been a great belle in her short social career, and has many warm friends among men and women who offer their best wishes. Mir. Gates has made his home In Chicago. where he is secretary and treasurer of the American Terra Gotta and Ceramic Works. He Is we'll known in Mobile also, where he has made many good friends who congratulate him on his good fortune. Mrs. Harry Donald was the hostess of - Hamilton Whist Club this afternoon the first meeting of the club since Mar di Gras. The players were Mrs. Don- aIu, Mrs Kirkbride, Mrs. Davis, Miss Mrs. E. c. Hughes. Mrs. E. S. Colston Mrs. Henry Hall Jr.. Mrs Fitts. Mrs | Broadwood, Mrs. R. Moore. Miss Le Ba- ron.
 Mir. Henry Masson returned tonight tc New York. He has been spending a well earned vacation here in his old home renewing boyhood friendships and rivet- ing strong ties with new and old friends all of whom regret that his stay is at ar end. -..--
 Mrs. Frank Reese left to-day for Pen sacola to visit her sister, Mrs. Keyser and to attend the Osceola ball or We'd nesday night. Mrs. Julian Whiting will go over tomorrow chaperoning Miss jessie Whiting and Miss Helen Clarke. The Discards will be entertained We'd nesday afternoon by Miss Maebel Nc Kee at Mrs. Joseph Hodgson's. The | hour is changed from 1 to 3:30. The Would-Be Bowlers met this morn 1 ing for their weekly game. Miss Hettie Dahlgren and Miss Bernice Patterson were the hostesses.
 | Lieutenant Muslin, U. s. N, of the bat tleship Missouri. came over from Pen | sacola, to spend Easter in Mobile.
 Mrs. George Robinson is in the city visiting her parents. Gen. and Mrs. Ju' Iap Whitin0