The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-08-30
Wcmen and Society.
By Mrs J. M. deCottes.
MRS. pECKER,s LOG CABIN.

MRS. BECKER,s LOG CABIN.
 A special to The New York World from Lander. Wyo., says:
 A little one-story, six-room log ranch house in Arapahoe, with miles of sage brush land stretching away from it in all directions, with snow-capped noun tains looming in the distance and with only a numbering stage coach drawn by four horses connecting 1t with the out side world, has in 1t more and finer cut glass, china, and siIverware than any other house, public or private, in this State.
 Arapahoe lies twenty miles north of Lander and boasts not near fifty souls all told. But the traveller will ind it's ranch -hoHse an uncommonly good place at which to put up over night, for Mrs. Becker the proprietress, keeps two first-rate Chinese cooks and supplies her table with delicacies.
 The traveler set down by the stage at its door will see nothing in the out ward aspect of this house to arouse an expectation that he will find anything uncommonly good within.
 Imagine his surprise and delight, then, when he finds the wealth of cut glass, china and silver which graces Mrs Beckers table, excellent service, W ell-nigh every delicacy that money can buy, cleanliness everywhere, and beds as fresh and comfortable as one can find anywhere.
 Not long ago Mrs. Becker sent an order to New York for a thousand dol lars worth of cut t-glass, but she sees nothing to gossip about in 1t She also has several hundred dollars worth of Navajo blankets and other Indian curios She made an army oncers wife a gift of five or six hundred dol lars worth of these curios recently, and thought nothing of 1t.
 Not long ago Mrs. Becker gave party to which she invited some of the best folk in Lander and some of the officers and their wives from the miii- tary post a few miles away. It was unique society function, and each or the guests went away from 1t with a beautiful and costly gift from the nost- ess One young women received handsome saddle. another fine sou vanir spoon with an elk's tooth In the handle; a gentleman received soild gold scarf pin, and the others presents equally valuable. The gifts cost tho hostess about $200
 Mrs Becker Is an educated and an accomplished woman and her little ranch-house has been the, scene ot many delightful social events She has gowns that if worn at a horse show Tn New York or Boston or Chicago would attract attention If Eastern society women knew how much she paid Tor them they would open their eyes In as- tonishment.
 IRON AND COPPER. Housekeepers will be sorry to give uu the attractive enamelled cooking utensils. An exchange says The enamelIed ware that has suc- ceeded the former iron and copper cooking utensils contains a menace to health. Don't use such ware lest splinter from the cracked enamel enter your body, carrying death with 1t. An English scientist attributes the wide prevalence of appendicitis to the use of enamelIed cooking utensils. He points out that when the old-fashioned cooking utensils were in vogue appen- dicitis was practically unknown. The present age uses increasingly enamel ware which splinters on the least prov ocation. I find that not only food such as porridge will carry the needle | like splfnters to the body, but that soup and even tea may very well con- tain sharply splintersd particles Of this most dangerous glass"
 Many physicians and surgeons have advanced the theory known as the me- Cnanlcdl theory, LudL litc CdhoC OA 0P pendicitis may be the Introduction through the food of some sharp. irri- ta ting substance, causing inflammation and ulceration. They designate tooth brush bristles, wheat grit, particles or antimonal rubber stoppers, as common fl ritants. None of these are Of sucn irritating quality as spicules Of enamel which might be swallowed with the sauces or vegetables cooked in the ACrnFdinRlV among medical men and some house | keepers, there is a crusade having Tor its object the return to the old copper or iron kettle.
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 WEST END SCHOOL IM- PROVEMENT ASSOCIATION. Upon a recent visit to the city. Mrs. E. D. Thames, of Greenville, urged the women of Montgomery to form an As sociation for School Improvement ac- cording to~the suggestions of the State Federation Committed. and the State Department of Education. Acting upon her advice. Mrs. Essie
 &ooth Sloane called a meeting at the
 home of Mrs. Henry Williams, Fourth Avenue, West End.
 About twenty women were present and a large number who were unable to attend requested to have their names entered upon the roll.
 The following officers were elected: President, Miss Delaney O'Gwynn.
 First Vice President. Mrs. Sloane
 Second Vice President. Mrs. w. A. Gunter.
 Secretary, Miss Sallie Waters Treasurer, Mrs J. A Hamn. | The constitution and bylaws of the regular Alabama Associations were adopted.
 A contribution was received of a | bookcase to receive the books which tit is hoped will be collected in the near future. All such contributions will be received by Mrs. Sloane at IF Sayre street.
 A committee was appointed to visit each home in the district and ascertain the number of children of school age and everything pertaining to the gener- l ai interests of the school which can be | learned before the fall term begins | The committee consists of four mem
 hers. Mrs A. D. Griggs, Miss Kate Burke Simpson, Miss Mary Williams ane Mrs. Sloane. | The only request made of the public
 nt present by the Association is to urge mon the patrons the importance of en- | tering the pupils promptly at the be- ginning of the term. Any contribution