The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-11

daughter of Gen. James H. Lane of Lollie Belle Cloud, Mary Danner and Mary Beckett, all of Mobile. as maids of honor, Mrs. Stanley Finch Of Mobil as mStron of honor, and Mrs. GeorSe | w Duncan, as chaperon, for the re- ul n. Misses Miriam Burton and Anna W. more of Auburn are appointed maids of honor, representing the Children Of the Confederdcy. The delegates and others from Alabama are expected to show them all the courteoies and honor due their position.
 On the official program the the first day Is a recitation by Miss Emma Frances Ives. who will render Toms Last Forage" by John Trotwood Moore.
 Miss Lane, who has been appointed as sponsor for the Division, is a daugn- tor of Gen. James H. Lane, professor of civil engineering in the Alabama Polytechnic Institute.
 General Lane entered the Confederate army as major of the ist North Caro- lima Volunteers. being later elected lieutenant-cofonel of the same regi- ment and colonel of the 2Sth North Carolina volunteers, and afterwards appointed brigadier-general and as- signed to the command of the North Carolina troops. He served through out the war, was in all the great bat ties of the army of Northern Virginia. and was wounded three times. Ills four brothers, two of whom were killed. were Confederate soldiers, one served on his stan as aide, another was sur geon, another lieutenant in the Vir- ginia infantry and the youngest was private in the Virginia cavalry.
 Her mother was Miss Charlotte Ran dolph Meade. whose three brothers were also in the Confederate army. one as aide on General Lane's staf, another as lieutenant in Virginia battery and the third in the Richmond Home Guards.
 MRS. BLACKMAN COMPLHMENTED.
 The following from The New Or leans Item will interest friends here of Mrs. BIackman:
 MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Pescay in- vited a number of their musical friends to their hospitable home last evening to meet Mrs. Rachel LandIs Biackman. a most talented young wo- man from Chattanooga, Tenn. who Is visiting Mir. and Mrs. w. NJ. Taylor, of 1928 State street &l
 Mrs Blackman is a beautiful and uueenly daughter of an old Southern family and has rare talents as an in- terpreter and impersonator of .he high est literary productions which have been perfected by course in the Boston School of Expression.
 ''Last Friday night Mrs. Blaekman charmed a large and cultured aud. ence at the Soniat Avenue Church with number of selections touching al- most every phase of character work Last night she delighted those who were so fortunate as to hear her Among the musicians who added to the pleasure of the evening in the parlor recital in the home of Mir. and Mrs. Pescay were Mrs Gerault Farrar Mrs. C. J. Miller, Mrs. R. K. Hack ett, and Mrs. T. R. Fairy. Others present were Dr. and Mrs. R. K Hackett, Mir. and Mrs Paul B. Alke- Mrs. C. c. and Miss Wiggin, Dr. c Jererson Miller. Mir. T. R. Fairy, and Mir. and Mrs. w. NJ. Taylor
 The host and hostess filled the eve ninf with the most delightful surprises | for all present. Mrs Blackman mad many friends during her short visi here and has a most cordial welcome awaitlng \her whenever she shall re turn. She left today for Mobile anc Montgomery to fill engagements or her way home
 Mrs Blaekman was for several year la resident Of Montgomery. She is nov l the guest of Mrs. T.. A. Blackman at her home. s05 Sayre stret. | & @ e
 MOVEMENT FOR HUMANE SOCIETY The movement to form human society in Montgomery is growing apace 1t is the one line Of work oi which men and women are equally in 1 terested. All who have eyes to se and hearts to feel find enough to spu them on to immediate effort in a shor walk on any of our thoroughfares One does not need to sink to senti mentality on the subject to look witt horror and pity on the physical sui fering of the dumb brute who toil for man and when limitation of intel lect preclude the possibility of thei l "knowing why" when they suqffer. Tn the face of the horse or mul suffering pain from force over strain from chahnG harness, from sores. o from insufficient food, there is no lool of hope-no look of resentment-jus pltlful look of acceptance.
 The brute in mankind is uppermos