The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-27

1886. MT. Berney is a native of Mont.
 gomery.
 William J. Townsend, son of the late
 George J. and Mrs. Townsend. died at
 noon to-day at the family home. Frank
 lin and Madison streets. He was born in Galveston and was 26 years old. His mother. two sisters and three brothers survive him. The deceased was an em-
 ploye of the L. and N. Railroad
 News was received to-day of the bleaching of the two masted schooner Edith and May, north of Fort Morgan, Saturday night. Her anchor chain parted and she was driven ashore. The schooner had a cargo of coal for tho Fort Morgan reservation.
 Ray Wilson. a Mobile Bay pilot. Is reported as having sustained ugly ln- juries by the premature explosion or cannon firecracker in his left hand. The member was badly lacerated and his face burned.
 E. H. Robertson in the Circuit Court this afternoon filed a suit for $40,0o0 against the Byrne Mill Company. of Stockton. for breach of contract for lumber as alleged in the complaint.
 AnuouHCSlitut was hihuV sHsS noon of the engagement of Morris M Meyer, of Mobile. and Miss Hattie Weiss, of Alexandria. La. g
 Mobile Ssociety News.
 To go back to the $. C. s: hall. which reality. the number of strangers pres ent was noticeable. The debutantes held the center of the stage, of course, ball, and the older ones tremble just as the young ones do week later at the Strikers. The two first dances, re- served for the ~naskers.. are the criti- buds, for on them depend the sue cess or sorrow of the evening. To one looking on, apparently the whoia a sweet, happy face beamed with pleasure as the maskers bestowed on them the crowning honor of the even- ing And ars Sn what spd what pietsg rood time they had and what nice clothes thes wore Miss Lettice Clarke, who came all the way from Europe to make hef debut among her mothers and fathers friends, wore one of the prettiest cos tunes of the evening, and her sweet manners made real friends of her partners of the evening. MT. Gaylord Clark. a great big splendid fellow, had as cordial welcome frou the girls as his sister did from tho men, and they will be loath to give him up when college claims him again.
 A belle of the evening was Miss Helene Maury who came from New Orleans to attend the ball Her pale blue gown was a charming affair. ard she looked very pretty in 1t. Though bearing no resemblance to her brown eyed mother who as Miss Nellie Ross | was styled the pocket edition of Ve- nus" she inherits her charm and has a blonde beauty of her own.
 Miss Tage Humphrey, is compar- | ative stranger in Mobile, having come | here with her parents from Wheeling. ! West Va, a few months since. She | Is a handsome brunette and shared the | honors with the Mobile belles last | evening.
 Another very peculiar girl was Miss Wilson of Louisville, who is spending the winter here.
 Miss Madeleine L'Engle, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. W. J. L'Engle. is home from college for the holidays. and was one of the girls receiving much atten- ton. With her is Miss Gabrielle Mo Quaide of New York.
 Mir. W. I. L'Engle. IT,. Yale man Is also home for the holidays and is spending a day or two with a college friend, Mir. Harrington Moore of New York.
 Yale was quite in evidence last even. Ing, as the Yale basket ball team caulo Tn a body to the ball aftey playing the Y. NJ. C. A. team.
 The Misses Glass. of Montgomery, and the Messrs. Glass of Princeton. were among the popular guests. They will remain in Mobile some days on a visit to their grandmother, Mrs. M. E. Price.
 The Council of Jewish Women held heir monthly meeting this afternoon. The Council is studying this winter the Festivals of Historic Reli- zion, the subject today being the vas answered by appropriate, quota ions.
 Piano solo--Miss Yetta Zimmerman.
 Paper-Feast of the Booths, by Mrs. gnatius Freid.
 Violin solo-Mr. John Kern.
 Poem-by Rabbi Moses.
 Song--Mrs. B. Coleman.
 A pleasant episode of the week was he dinner given this evening at his ather's home. by Mir. J. B. Davis. Jr.. lome for the holidays from the Uni- -ersity of Virginia. The table decora- ions were the college colors. orange nd blue and the place cards were '. f V. flags. The pretty dinner was en- oyed by Misses Mabel Goode, Helen sich. Emily Boone. Marguerite Ligon, .ily Radcliff. Sadie Leatherberry, and Iessrs. Willie Orton. James Grey. Jr., I Hired Mcintosh, Grey Smith. Engene [ 'right, and the host of the revels.
 Miss Dora sternfeldt of Montgom- ry is visiting Mrs. Gabriel. 2
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Glass returned ( oday to Montgomery. a