The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-05


One of the features of the Shake
speare Club to which the members had
looked forward with pleasure last win
ter was Mrs. Greenwood Ligon's paper
on Wagner as the Shakespeare of Mu-
sic" For some reason. Mrs. Lyon was
unable to give the paper at the APP
pointed time, much to the disappoint-
ment of the club. who finally persuad-
ed her to read It at some more con-
venient time. This afternoon Mrs.
Lyon invited the Shakespeare Club to
her home on Spring Hill Avenue and
rarely have the members spent a more
agreeable afternoon. The program was
devoted to Wagner as the Shakespeare
of Music" Mrs. Ligon's paper being
the principal feature and all that her
admirers expected. 1t was illustrated
by selections from Rheingold by Miss
Julia McPhillips. Magic Fire Music.
from Valkyrie, by Miss Marietta Green;
Spinning Wheel Song, from Flying
Dutchman, by Miss Emily Byrd Prize
Song. from the Meistersinger on violin
and piano by the Misses Sterling, Mrs
Craighead gave a reading, "A wag-
merriam Matinee" and Mrs. Lyon recit.
ed charmingly Collinss Ode to the Pas
sions
The prospectus committee of the
ing with the Chairman, Mrs. r. H
Boiling, anticipating merely a morning
of hard work. This work. however,
proved to be the keenest pleasure when
at noon Mrs. Boiling invited her COM
mittee into the dining room where a
beautifully appointed table delighted
the eye, and spring chicken, soft shell
crabs, peach cream and other delica-
Hies inspired the brain workers with
new strength to continue their labors. |
The prospectus is not yet given to the
public, but the makers of It. who en-
joyed Mrs. Bolling's hospitality, were:
Mrs. B. B. Boone, Miss Sallle Creagh. |
Miss Della Carr. Miss Florence Hop
per, Mrs. sgd Robbins and in addition |
to these, Mrs. Saffold of Montgomery.
Mrs. John Holmes and Mrs. William
Mickle, Jr.
The afternoon of a June day is not
as heated as the friendly rivalry be- |
tween the contestants for the Luce cup
and though one by one the tail end |
ers" are dropping off the leaders make
up for their detection in zest and en-
thusiasm. Betting is spirited, the IA
vorites being Miss Mollie Irwin, who |
plays scratch; Miss Emma Rhett, who
is leader so far, and Miss Virginia |
Sims. Today's game Is the third of the
series of four, the last to be played
June Is.
Mrs. Holcombe Quill and Mrs. Ernest
Wagar served refreshments to a hun
cry multitude at the Saturday tea, as
sisted by Mrs. G. NJ. Luce, Mrs. C. 7.
Hearin, Mrs. Thomas St. John. Miss
May &c Robinson, Miss Kathleen Will
Hanson and Miss Helen Smith.
Next week the Yniue cottage at
Daphne will be the camping ground of
a merry picnic party who will spend
the month of June in an ideal way. The
cottage is perched high upon the bluffs
a fine view of the bay and
all the breezes therein, and the per-
sonnet of the party leaves little to be
desired in the way of fun. The picnic
ors will come and go at will. some
spending the entire month, some only a
week at a time. In the party will be
Mrs Greenwood Lyon, Mrs. Luce.
Misses Kate and Maude Middleton, Mol
lie Irwin, Colleen Hughes and a num-
Der of gentlemen.
Among the out of town friends who
have arrived to attend the Groom Gail
lard wedding. are Mr.. and Mrs. Alec
~awthon and Margaret Cawthon of
Selma, Mrs NJ. j. Harrison of Selma,
Misses Marie Moore. and Cornelia Nor
rissette of Perdue Hill and DR.. Tenent
of Oak Hill.
After an absence of eight or nine
months Miss Annie Louise Harrison
has returned from New York She
spent the winter at Miss Huger's school
oerfecttng herself in music and Ian
yuages.
Mrs Charles Percy will entertain in
ormally at a musicale Wednesday af
ernoon for Miss Nellie Percy who has
'een away several years having her
iweet voice cultivated.
Messrs. W q. Horn. N R. Clarke,
Ind j. S. Raymond leave tomorrow
or Louisville to take part in the golf
yames of the Southern Golf Associa-
ion meeting there.
Mrs Theodore Hughes and son ar
ived today from New Orleans and VIII '
pend the summer with Mrs. Hughes's
mother, Mrs. Chamberlain.
Mrs. A. L. Hall and Miss Nell Hall 4
will arrive tomorrow from Baltimore d
md will spend the summer at Mrs. Jo- q.
eph Hodgson's.