The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-12-23
CARE FOR THE POOR
SELMA ORGANIZATIONS HAVE MADE
 AMPLE ARRANGEmENTa.
Mmmher of Needy PeFsens tn Central City is Not Very Grena BRf Dfs-
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Advertiser Bureau. Galma Tfee a2

Selma. Dec. 22.
 Charitable Selma win take care Of her roor in a most bonntAous way on Christmas Day. On that day many des- oIate homes win bs made cheerful and many little souls will be made happy. | gelna's poor are not very numerous but those who are unfortunate will be provided for by ths kind hearted people of the city who are better on in the matter of worldly treasures.
 The majority of the citizens around here who are in actual need are thoaei or the negro race. But few white fam. fiiee need the actual necessities of life. ] but be those in need white or black 1 they will be provided for on that day.
 The Selma branch of the Salvation Army is making extensive preparationsI far the giving Of a christmas dinner to quite a numher Of the p0or of theI city They win rfepare dinners for 300, which they wifi place in baBkrtr and di$tribatA.@ Those baskets besides Fcoptalning turkey will be made up which will so 10 make a delightful din- ner s
 The members of the Salvation Army are on the DrInripa1 street corners of the city with pots and cans soliciting the heip of the puhlic in this matter. They are being aided most 1lberaIly by the public who are fully coRnSzant oi the good work which this great body ia do'ng throughout the world
 Other charitable societies Of the city are also making active preparations for the caring of the roor of the city on giveM dinners and to those who are ace tuaIIy in need of clothing many articles Of wearing apparel will be given tol them besides something to eat. Many individual citiSeng have fn mind mum Der of the needy which they will help Nan4 fxak rAa asy and 1t is doubtful if agv Of those who are in need will be overlooked by eith- CT Of the charitable societies or by the citizens. tib
 AIumnl to Have Banquet. Those members of the alumni Of the University of Alabama who are resi- dents Of Selma are preparing to have banquet at the Hotel Albert on the evening of January 2. There are about l fifty citizens in Selma today who at. I tended the University of Alabama and the banquet promises to be a most | During the evening many talks will be made by those around the bhnquet I table and as the "reminiscences Of the | college days. are gone over and spoke os again there will be joysin the heart | of every member of the alumni present
 President kbercromhie. President Of i the University Of AlabaaTn, VIII be Tn" l vited to attend the banquet and the n,enrbers of the committee who will ifs.. vite him believe that he will be present on that occasion. HiIl Ferguson, Pres ident of the Alumni Association. has l also been invited. MT. Ferguson takes ! great interest in these gatherings of l the alumni of the University and will be present at the banquet.
 Had a Pistol on FITm.
 Last night members of the police i force heard what they believed to be three shots from pistol on Washing | ton Street. in the heart of the city. The shots wersS located at a place where there were congregated a number of negroes and the officers searched these weapons on their person. On negro named Jim King they found a conceal ed pistol. sors
 Tn the pistol there were Ave shells. but three Of these had been discharged Il and only two of them were loaded The I police believe that King was the one who did the shooting, but could not ' prove ;it on him. SO he was arrested for carrying aeconcealed weapon. In Police Court this morning he was tried II on this charge and was lined $4S or ninety days on the streets
 Il Held . Teachers' Institute.
 I In the ofice of County Superinten- .i dent D. M. Galloway. at the court house fl this morning. a teachers institute which was attended by tho majority of the teachers in this county. was held. The meeting was a very enthu- slastic one and will result in much good to the teachers who ware present. Professor Galloway made an address to the meeting which was highly appre- eiated by all.
 During tho meeting Mrs. R. L. | Committee of tho Alabama Federation of Women's Clubs addressed the meet Ing To those present Mrs. Mel ex- planed the working of the committee of the Federation of which she was a member. and gave much valuable information as to the work which the Federation had undertaken Her re- marks were listened to with the closest attention by her auditors and in turn each one Of the teachers gave in their name so that some of the literature which the committee had published could be mailed to them.
 After the reading, Mrs. Mel was very much enthused over the prospects of a great improvement among the schools of this county and the work of the Federation will receive the hearty cooperation of all of the teachers who attended the institute and heard her remarks this morning.
 After the remarks oy MrS. Nlet, mrS. Frances Higgins of the Committee os Travelling Libraries of the State Fed
 eratlon of women's Clubs # Alabama, addressed the institute in beEaIf Of the I committee which she was a member of. The remarks made by Mrs. Higgins proved very interesting to those who heard her and her talk will result in much good in the future to the teach CTS of the county.
 Complimentary to Miss whitby.
 Mrs. s. l.. Walker deiightfullyoe
 tertained some friends on Thursday afternoon at her home on Parkman street. at a linen shower for Miss
 Annie Elizabeth whitby. The apart
 ments used were tastefully decorated
 with a Japanese plan in which lan-
 terms, and parasols, entered
 After the arrival of the guests. the
 honoree of the occasion was reques-
 ted to stand beneath a parasol and
 pun a ribbon and as she did from out
 of it fell many beautiful leces of linen. delicious six course luncheon
 was served In the dining room at a
 table lovely in It's appointments, NIaH Adler Entertni0s.
 Miss Estelle Adler charmlnEly en- tcrts'ned "a number of friends on
 Thursday afternoon at cards at tn,