The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-01-07

miles south Of Mobile, on the bay shore
 railroad. The initial steps were taken to-
 night and large capital is behind the en-
 terprtse. Alabama Port is located near the famous Mobile Ray oyster beds and
 an ideal spot for such an industry. | At o'clock this afternoon the aerial truck and hose company No. 2. I were called to the Southern Hotel. The icupola on top of the building was on fire. The flame was quickly extinguished
 with but little damage. Sheriff A. B, Cook of choctaw county. arrived here this morning and took with him to his county Essex Knox. a negro wanted there on several charges. Knox
 was arrested by Deputies Murphy and Patch.
 l Directors of the cotton exchange met | this afternoon and adopted resolutions en- dorsing the Panama canal and requesting | the Alabama Senators and Representa- tives 10 vote for 1t.
 J. D. Keen arrived here yesterday from Louisville, Ky. to assume the duties of assistant master of trains of the Louis- ville and Nashville Railroad. Lee Washington, a negro. was before the recorder this morning charged with
 beating and cursing a woman. He was
 fined s15 or thirty days. Mss Corinnia Kirkbride left this after
 noon for South Bend. Ind.., to resume
 her school duties at St. Mary's Academy. Henry Clark. after spending the holi- days with his family, returned to-day to the University of Alabama Mobile Society News. The Drawing Cards wiii meet to-mor- row at Io'ciock with Miss Lily Hisley. The friends of Miss Elizabeth Menden-
 hall will be sorry to learn that she is quite sick
 Miss Virginia Thomas expects to leave this week for for a visit to friends in Charlotte. N. c.
 Mir. and Mrs. Edwin Mccartney are spending sometime af Biloxs the guests of Mfr, Edwin Emanuel Mrs. Duke Goodman wiil entertain at a luncheon on Saturday tor Mss Mary Robbins and Miss zessma Mastin. Mrs. Imossne Little. Mrs. Ings salden and Miss Meta Huger VIII scrva at the Country Club tea Saturday afternoon.
 The Discards met to-day with Miss Marcia Burgess. All the members were on hand for the weekly game aud num- Der of married ladies. Miss Burgess's guests
 The Bowling Club held it's weekly meeting at the Country Club to-day. Mrs. Henry Schoenborn Is the latest addition to the membership and was initiated into the mysteries this morning.
 The present week is unnaturaiiy quiet. Apparently everybody is too tired from last week to make another effort, and the result Is stasnation. Several things are on the cards for next week, and the week after, notably Mrs. Junius Woolfs card party on the 18th, which wiil be giv- en for Miss Louise Yass and Miss Mary Robbins.
 The social sessions Of the Fidelia Club are always the finest of their kind. The committees in charge devote time. fore thought. and great pains to the carrying outsU of their original ideas. the result invariably being novelty and pleasure for their guests4. Last night there were three attractions. an excellent musicale, an excellent supper and a dance, leay- ing nothing more to be desired. The concert was as foIlows: l. Overture, Drago's orchestra.
 Coon song. Jas. F. Qulll, Jr.
 String Quartette, "BarbilIage" God arD, first violin, Carl Georg; second vio- lin, Miss Birdie Eichoid; viola, Mrs. H. Tonsmeire; cello. Leo M Brown.
 Musical slkit. Master Tom Soost and Miss Fine soost. Accompanist, Miss Pearla Soost.
 Violin solo, Miss Georgia Stirling.
 Vocal solo, Sunset" Dudley Buck), Miss Flora zimmern. Accompanist. Miss Yetta Zimmern.
 Intermission.
 Musical selection, Drago's orchestra.
 Character song. "Tatters.'' Miss Lillian Frenkel.
 whlstlins solo. Miss Kit.iebelle Stir ling.
 Dutch song and dance. Dave Levi Ac- companist, Mrs Leslie.
 Ekit, Katie. My Southern Rose" from ''When Johnnie Comes Marching Home" Miss Gertrude Solomon; James F. Quill, Jr.
 Baritone solo, Thomas H. FIaiIiwslL
 Sketch, MT. Charles Rapier, Mir. J. Dorian.
 The committees to whom much of the lows:
 Reception Committee--Chas. H. Brown. chairman; l.. Forcheimer, Henry Hess, H. Piser, Walter Mitchell
 Floor Ccmmittee-E Eugene Brisk, chair man; E. Eichold, H. Haverman, A. v. Feiber. Reub. Richard.
 Entertainment Committee-M. c. For cheimer. chairman; M. Frenkel, W. Michael