The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-06-24

blame to the architects nor anywhere
else but to our own carelessness. And,
worst OF all, little children are the
helpless victims. How often is baby
allowed to lie fat on it's back In cradle
or carriage with its face lifted to
glare of light? 1t is worse than It
could possibly be for an adult. for he
will know enough to turn over or 9TH
erwise shield his eyes with the bed
coverings. 1t is wrong, a great
wrong. The light not only interferes
with the baby's sound sleep. but 1t in
many cases directly affects the optic
| nerves and impairs the organ of sight.
And so we have many little children
wearing glasses"
There are a number of women dele
gates in the Republican PRESIDENT.
Convention being held in Chicago now.
Eva F. LeFevre is alternate delegate
from Colorado; Emma H. Eldridge is
delegate from Colorado and Jennie
Nelson is delegate from Utah. The
latter is quoted as writing of the Con-
vention:
1T was splendid, glorious. never
enjoyed anything so much in my life as
did attending the convention today
esteem 1t a great honor and privi-
lege to have been sent here by the men
of the State Convention of Utah. am
grateful indeed to them.
Il have never attended a national
convention before, and at first 1t SEEM
ed like a great sea of faces, nothing
more. Then I began to distinguish
the features of the different famous
men of the party. Senator Depew. SEN
ator Foraker, Senator Fairbanks and
the others / had seen and read about.
And as I looked at all those leaders
and at the great assemblage of brainy.
sterling men, 1 pondered over the many
years that women have been deprived
of the privilege of working with men
on equal terms in politics, and I re-
Joiced that IL was my privilege to be
one of the first to cross the barrier"
A young Englishman, Gerald Festus
Kelly, fresh from college, has in two
years shown his right to be ranked as
one of the great modern painters.
In this years Salon in Paris he, has
five pictures and one of them Is a por
trait of an American girl, Miss Celeste
Wilder of Charlotte, n. C. Not only
the Paris Salon but the French govern
ment has held out to him the wreath
of bays" thus refuting the old tradi-
lions of the art world, that entailed
years of unrecognized toll for the stu
dent
SOCIAL ITEMS.
General and Mrs. William C. Oates
will entertain at a german at Pickett
Springs this evening in compliment to
their son, Mr.. William C. Oates, Jr,
who is spending his vacation at home.
1t promises to be one of the most de-
lightful al fresco affairs given this
season.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert B Eilenberg
and little son, Leigh, who have been
in New York for the past two weeks
visiting her sister, Mrs. William weav-
err, are now in Clinton with Mrs. Ellen
berg's mother, Mrs. Leigh.
Mrs. Ware and her granddaughter.
Miss Bessie Walker, have gone to St.
Louis and later will go to Springfield,
ILL.,, to visit the latters brother Mr.
James Ware Walker.
Mrs. A. H. Munger of Kansas City.
Mo, who has been the guest of her
sister, Mrs. A. S. Knowles, for some
days. left yesterday for her home in
the west
DR.. and Mrs. H. j. Pearce are the
guests of her parents. Rev. and Mrs.
G. w. Townsend at their home on
Goldthwaite Street.
Miss Carrie Jones and Miss Annie D.
McNeel are spending some time with
Miss Lula Belle Matthews at her home,
126 Holcombe Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph NJ. Kennedy
have returned from a visit to SPRING
field, ILL.,, and st. Louis. where they
visited the fair.
Miss Rebecca Breedloe of Tuskegee
is visiting Miss Lila McIver at No. 10
Cramer avenue.
Miss Mary Joe Matthews is visiting
friends and relatives in Gold Hill and
Opelika.
Miss Mary Blue Grove left yester-
day on a visit to relatives at Pratt
vile.