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The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
MRS. NAPIER WRITES
BY MRS. .. M. l

FROM CHINA.
 The following letter from the brave young Alabama girl who went recently 10 join her fiance, Rev. Napier, tells of her trip and her wedding in that for eign land. She was before her mar riaee Miss Lois Boyd. MT Napier was at one time a resident of Montgomery.
 Mrs. Napier writes to her cousin. Dr. William Boyd, as follows:
 My trip across the Pacific was most delightful and I enjoyed every day of 1t and was not sea-sick in the slight est Our boat--the largest that cross es, was not moved by the storm. which lasted two days. She is a beautiful vessel, like a palace inside.
 I expected when left home that Mir. Napier would meet me at Nagasaki, Japan, but as the boat was nearing Yokohama, our first stop, my heart De- gan to flutter and I got my hopes up that he would meet me there, so when the boat stopped I watched the launches that came out to take passen- gers ashore, but he was not there anu the next day went ashore and, fooiisn girl that I was, almost expected nim to happen up somewhere on the stIee,S but he did not and when I went Dack to the ship that night wept. So de- cided not to get up my hopes any more but while we were in Yokohama Mr. McCollum saw that was heartprokeh SO he wired him to come to kope-out next stop, and so naturally, l expecteu him to be there. not Knowing Una. over here telegrams are not as quick as in the home land and that possibly ha did not get it, so I just knew he would be there, but when our boat dropped anchor and the launches pe- gan to come out he was not there ana I thought that my poor heart Wouiu break But l managed to live tnrousn it and when I reached Nagasaki ne was there. Oh, yes, he was there' anu I was too. It was Sunday morning, April 8. 1906. We went ashore anu were married in a beautiful home or some friends. The house was decorat- ed in cherry blossoms and my bouquet was cherry blossoms. My dress was of white silk crepe de chine embroider- ed in wisteria It was made in Japan, as I lost my trunk with my wedding dress in it. We were married in the afternoon at 3:30 and the guests were some Japanese Christians. and friend from the boat. How quaint and sweet everything was. After the ceremony Ice cream and cake was served by a little Japanese girl and the wedding cake was brought in and l cut 1t ana 1t was passed around.
 They introduced us to the Japanese friends and we had to make low ,poWs and I enjoyed it--I thought it was sucn an odd way and experience for an American bride. We went on poaro our steamer again that night ana reached Shanghai on "Wednesday ana went to the home of Miss Willie kei- ly and were highly entertained. eShe is doing a great work and Is ioVeu py the Chinese.) We had a lovely Visis to soochoy and were in the home or MT. and Mrs Thomas, of Alabama perhaps you've seen their pictures m The Journal. We are now on our way to Ruling, a summer resort, Where we will be all summer. We VIII pc
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
MEETING OF SOPHIE
 AIRR CII IprrEtE

At the regular monthly meeting of Sophie Btbb Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy. yesterday after noon, which was held at the home of tho President, Mrs- L. B. Whitfield, on gram, arranged. by the Chapters Mu- sical Director. Miss Mary Belle Jones, was rendered.
 The apartments of the beautiful home devoted to the entertainment Of the ladies were decorated lavishly in American Beauty roses. and sweet peas, with a tasteful arrangement of palms and other potted plants
 One of the most interesting numbers on the program was an address by Dr. Thomas M. Owen and a graceful re- sponse in behalf of the Chapter by Mrs. Blob Graves. |, Other numbers on the program were: | G
 Dixie" sung by the Chapter
 A violin solo by Miss Fannie Marks. accompanied by Miss Booth on the piano.
 A vocal solo. by Miss Mary Robinson.
 piano solo by Miss Hausman.
 Mrs. Whitfield. the charming hostess and Chapter President, was assisted by her mother, Mrs. w. f. Vandiver. in the entertainment of her guests and af- ter the, business of the meeting was concluded social hour was enjoyed during which time the program was rendered The meeting was considered by the members of the Chapter as be- Ing one Of tho most delightful of the year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
RAKER.I.aTAsrrr

The following invitation from Dal- las, Texas. will be of interest to Mont gomerians as the bride is a formerly Montgomery girl
 Mir. and Mrs Lucien Victor LaTaste announce the marriage of their daugh- tor. Marie Elizabeth, to Mir. Myrle Fitch Baker. on Saturday June second, one thousand nine hundred and six. Dallas. Texaa
 At home after June twenty fifth. Keokuk. Iowa.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
SOCIAL AFFAIRS.
MARRIAGE YESTERDAY OF
 MISS RICE AND MIR. MAI


 The marriage of Miss Bertha Rice and MT. David Marx was quietly solem- nized last evening at six o'clock, Rev. A. J. Messing officiating. Tho mar riage took place at the home of the brides parents, MT. and Mrs. E. Rice. on South Lawrence in the presence of a few friends and relatives It was a quiet affair on account of recent be- reavement in the family Of the groom. The home was adorned in scheme of white and green into which entered a tasteful arrangement of palms, ferns, carnations and sweet-pcas. Mss Carolyn Gerson. little niece of the bride, attired in a white hand made lawn and carrying sweet-peas was flower girl. Mrs. Meyer Gerson the brides sister in-law. was matron of honor. She wore a becoming gown of white lingerie and lace and held cluster of sweet-peas.
 The bride entered with her father wearing wedding gown of white chif- fon and lace, her flowers of which she carried large arm cluster were white carnations. fhe groom was accom- panied to the altar by the brides moth- er Mrs. E. Rice.
 Later in the evening the newly mar ried couple left for Boston by the way of Savannah. When they return they will reside with her parents. MT. and Mrs Rice. at their home. AT South Lawrence street.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
PERSONAL ITEMS

There will be a French play given under the direction of Madame Rogers in the Auditorium of the Girls High School on Friday evening, when the cast will be composed of Madame Rog- CTS. Miss Elizabeth Baldwin, Miss AIgie Hardwick and MT. Robert Tyler There will be an interesting program com posed of music and recitations in addi- ton to the play. The occasion promis- es to be an enjoyable one to those who attend.
 MT. and Mrs. Robert B. EiIenberg will go to Gainesville Monday to attend the Southern Music Teachers Convention. They will take prominent part In the program. Mrs. Eilenberg is treasurer of the Association. Mir. Eilenberg will read paper before the convention on will go East for the summer.
 Mir. R. H. Judge entertained a num- Der of friends at @ dance on Monday evening at Pickett Springs. when a chartered car carried the party out at nine o'clock and returned for them at a later hour. The evening was spent in the enjoyment of an attractive dance program.
 The Atlanta Constitution gives an &C., count of a delightful entertainm ent given on Monday afternoon in compli- ment to Miss Thompkins who will be married on the 14th to MT. John D. Carter, son of MT. and Mrs. J. D. Car ter, of this city.
 Mir. and Mrs. R. P. Dexter and daughter, Miss Ellen Lucie Dexter, left last night for Boston. They will spend ten days at Marble Head, on the Massachusetts coast. Before they re- turn they will visit New York and Washington.
 There will be an important business meeting of the Magazine Club on Fri- dav afternoon at five o'clock, at the hoTne of the Misses McGehee, on Will kerson Street. All members are urged to be present.
 MT. Martin Novak, First Lieutenant of the 22nd Infantry United States Ar my whose marriage to Miss Young win occur this evening arrived yesterday morning,
 Mrs John T. Watt and Miss Susie May Watt, of Thomasville Ga, are the r,,ests of Mrs W. I. Mitchell. at her home, 1O5 South Street.
 Miss Letice Clark who has been the puest of Miss Clementine Marks. has returned to her home in Mobile.
 At the meeting of the Dixie Chap ter L. D. c. held at the home of MT. and Mrs. W A. Gayle on Monday af- ternoon, reports showed that the chan
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llJcmer, and Society. ].
DeCoTTEs.

delighted to hear from you and the children. MT. Napier sends his love to all of you.
 I shall always remember, Cousin Willie. what you told me the day I was in your home. I shall profit by it. love you and if I can always be as patient and sweet as you areas I've always seen you, and as all of us al- ways speak of you. shall be happy
 Give all the children my love. Each one of their dear little faces stand out in my mind and I hope and expect to see them some day good and noble men and women.
 the language and glorify God by our work.
 With much love and devotion to all I am as ever your loving cousin,
 Lois Napier.
 The Tuscaloosa Times Gazette says:
 On Thursday morning there will oc- cur wedding of exceedingly great in- terest to Tuscaloosa. The contracting parties will be Harry Neal Eddins, the well known newspaper correspondent and broker and Miss Lista A. Cell, a lovely Ohio girl who has many Tusca- loosa admirers
 The marriage will be very quiet anair occurring at half past nine o'clock Thursday morning, at Mont gomery, the bride and groom leaving directly afterward over the Mobile and Ohio for trip west The ceremony Will Joe performed by Past4r L. 0. Dawson of this city.
 The announcement gives great pleas ure to Tuscaloosa people, who will welcome the bride to-be most heartily. She was the vocal teacher at the Cen tral College last year and was univer- Ftrn e.. and her sweet nature. She was a great success as teacher and Tusca- 'oosa regretted to yield her to Troy where she taught the past year with conspicuous success. MT. Eddins Is prominent and popular young Tusca- loosian and has attained a remarkable amount of success by his talents and industry. He is son of the late Alexander M. Eddins and a grandson of the late Captain B. F. Eddins, one of the leading members of the Eddins family, so notable for wealth and in- fluence in this community. His moth- CT, Mrs. Harriet Neal Eddins, Is the daughter of the late Leonidas R. Neal, whose wife was the daughter of Hon. Marmaduke Williams. one of Tusca- loosa's most eminent men and a poineer citizen of great worth to this section To the qualities inherited from a long and distinguished ancestral line, MT. Eddins has added individual ability of the highest character. He is the rep resentative of the Associated Press and of the leading newspapers of the South and has also attained large suc- cess as broker. He has business capacity of the highest order and is a gentleman of genial natuPe and many fine qualities. His marriage will be attended with the best wishes of a host of friends
 MARRIAGE OF MISS
 LEWIS AND MIR. BIGGIO,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
FETE FOR ORPHANS HOME.

The fete given on the lawn at the elegant home of pr. and Mrs. Charles A. Thigpen on Perry street on Tuesday afternoon, was a notably beautiful al fresco occasion assembling a large gathering of the representative people of the city. The lawn and terrace verandas of the home were decorated lavishly In stately palms and grace full ferns Tables at which delicious refreshments were served were placed beneath the trees: one from which candy was dispensed was especially att tractive. and another from which cake was sold was prettily arranged, a niano was placed on the lawn and an attractive musical program added to the pleasure of the occasion.
 This fete was given for the Episcopal Church's Home Orphanage at Mobile, and from a money standpoint the af- ternoon was a most successful one. as about $2O0 were realized for this noble purpose.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
MISS sEALE AND MIR.
 CALDWELL MARRIED.

At 6 o'clock yesterday morning Miss EttIe Woodruff Scale and MT. Emmette Blanchard Caldwell of Donalsonville, Ga, were married, Rev. w. M. Cox, pastor of the Dexter Avenue Methodist Church officiating.
 On account of recent bereavement in the brides family. the wedding was a very quiet one and only relatives wit messed the ceremony. The bride wore a gown of white silk and pompadour lace, in which one year ago she was graduated from the Girls High School and bore off the honors of her class. She carried an arm cluster of white carnations and ferns.
 Mir. and Mrs. Caldwell left on the ;50 Atlantic Coast Line train for Don- alsonvilie, their future home. The bride wore a becoming eton suit of black chiffon Panama with hat 10 match.
 The bride Is the daughter of the late Scale. By her sweet disposition and charm of personality she has endeared herself to many friends who regret that she will make her home elsewhere.
 Mir Caldwell Is highly esteemed and prosperous young man of Donal- sonville.
 The many beautiful presents of silver and cut glass testified to their popu- larity.
 The ou.-of-town guests ct the we'd ding were Mr J. c. Scale. Mobile; Mir J. R.. Caldwell. Donalsonville; Mrs. Gillespie, Miss Gillespie, Prattville and Mrs. J. R. Brown, Troy.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
FARE1vELL DINNER TO MISS RICE.

One of the prettiest affairs of the week so far, was the dinner given by Mrs E. L. Marx, when the members of the Sewing Circle were her guests and the affair was given in honor of Miss Bertha Rice. whose marriage was TO take place yesterday The color tones in beautiful evidence in the decorations throughout the threa apartments. de- voted to the occasion and in the de-
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07
GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL SORORITY
 GAVE A GERMAN

The members or the Deita SikHu Ehi Sorority of the Girls High School. en- tertained at a german on last evening at Pickett Springs when the occasion was delightfully."- enjoyable one to the friends who were invited as their es- corts as we'll as to the members them selves This Is an annual affair given each June by the Sorority and has come to be an event toward which the mem bers and their friends look with hap py anticipation. Last evening Hoff- mans band rendered a specially well throughout the evening dainty refresh ments were served.
 The Delta Sigma Phi Sorority is com posed of twenty pupils of the Girls High School. and a number of the Alumnae who have been it's members when they were students of the High School
 Miss Evelyn Bibb is President of this Sorority. She is the daughter of Mrs. w. c. Bibb and is one of the clever young women who were graduated from the High School on last Thurs day evening.
 The other members are Misses Mary Metcalf, Julia May Henderson, Annie Chandler, Isabelle Cobb, Lula Mcqueen. Katie Halls. Florence Davidson, Mil- dred Andrew Lizzie Fitzpatrick, Ella
 
 Moulton sistrunk, Kate Alley, and Flora Stakely.
 Among the couples in the dance last evening were MT. Everett Jackson, leading. Miss Florence Davidson with MT Beale Travis. Miss Isabelle Cobb with Mir. Sam Jones. Miss Ella Har- grove Sayre with MT. Frank Biard, Miss Frances Jones with Mir. Arthur Hanon. Miss Lucia Richardson with MT. Frank Browder. Miss Katie Halls with Mir Frank Noble. Miss Lizzie Fitzpat- rick with MT. Edward Graves, Miss Annie Chandler with MT. Howard Bunch, Miss Julia May Henderson with Mir Tom Alley, Miss Mary Metcalf with MT. Edgar Finch, Miss Lula Mcqueen with MT. E. D. Eubank. Miss Margaret Browne with Mir T, c. Locke. Miss Miss Willie Fillmore with Mir. Emile Hannon. Miss Evelyn Bibb with MT, Arthur Butt Miss Jean Lahey with Mir James Davidson, Miss Clement Marks with MT. William Davidson, Miss Bessie Burke with Mir. William Frank Joseph. Miss Susie May with Mir. Robert Sistrunk MT. Stiers, MT. Walter Pick ett. MT. Hal Brown. MT. Will Holt. MT. Paul Parker. MT. Ashby Cook. Mir. Julius Gay. Mir. Harry Gorry. Mir. Hub bard Jones. Mir. Collin Howe. MT. Vergil Chandler. MT. Joe Frank Lassiter.
 IN COMPLIMENT TO MISS CLARK.
 Miss Letice Clark of Mobile, was the attractive guest of honor at beau tiful card party given on Tuesday morning by Miss Susie May, at the homo of her aunt. Mrs. Martin Baldwin. on South Perry street.
 Tho handsome prizes were awarded ta Miss Fannie Morris Cloud. string of blue beads and to Miss Laura Chambers little gold pin
 Among Miss Mays Guests were Miss Annie Lou Chiffon. Miss Jennie Sis- trunk Miss Elizabeth Baldwin. Mss Fannie Morris Cloud. Miss Clement Marks, Miss Frances Jones, Miss Mar garet Chambers. Miss Annie Howard Blue, Miss May Tyson, Miss Laura Chambers. Miss Mary Kirkpatrick. Miss Mary Mapes, Miss Rebecca Pollard. Miss Ella Hargrove Sayre, Miss Ellie May Wagner, Miss Lucia Richardson. Miss Algie Hardwick, Miss Bessie Burke, Miss Julia Holt. Miss Anna Pelzer
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At the meeting of the Dixie Chap ter U D. c. held at the home of MT
 and Mrs. W. A Gayle on Monday ar- ternoon, reports showed that the chap
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07

Miss Letice Clark who has been the guest of Miss Clementine Marks. has returned to her home in Mobile.
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Mrs. John T. Watt and Miss Susie May Watt, of Thomasville, Ga, are the euests of Mrs. W. I. Mitchell. at her home, 1O5 South Street.
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MARRIAGE OF MISS
 LEWIS AND MIR. BIGGI0. St. Peters Church was the scene of a pretty wedding yesterday afternoon at five o'clock when Miss Sarah Eliza
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picnic at Jackson's Lake tomorrow will be attended by number of per sons from Robinson Springs, Fillmore, Werumpka and Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07

The meeting of the Educational As- sociation which was to have been held this afternoon at the Carnegie Library, has been postponed. Committees are earnestly at work but not yet ready to report. Announcement will be made of the meeting later.
 Mrs. William Durr.
 Acting Chairman.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07

MT. Martin Novak. First Lieutenant of the 22nd Infantry United States Ar my. whose marriage to Miss Young will occur this evening arrived yesterday morning.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07

The members of the Wednesday Card Club will have their final meeting for the season this morning at eleven thirty at the County Club.
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tails. palms, ferns, and daisies were prettily placed in lavish display. There were covers laid for eleven and at each a little booklet of white and gold containing an original poem was placed. Souvenirs of each place were silver pin cushion slippers. The guests were all gowned in white and as each arrived she was presented with cluster of daisies by the hostess thus even in the tosIettes of her friends the plan of green and white was car ried out.
 Two contesting games were played. In one the prize was won by Mrs. Henry Moog. It was Daisy basket. The other prize a Daisy hand painted plate was won by Mrs. Sidney Moses.
 In the cutting of the fortune cake. the prize meil to Mrs. Godfry Gold man.
 This sewing society was formed in young ladies who are now charming young matrons Miss Bertha Rice now Mrs. David Marx is the last to join the ranks of the married set. So 1t may be seen that Cupid has been busy with the members of this industrious sew ing circle. Only one member of the circle was absent from the dining on Tuesday evening. Mrs. A. A. stern Of Baltimore, formerly Miss Aurilia Kahn, was not with her friends.
 The party entertained by Mrs E. L. Marx included Mrs. Julius Leopold of Selma, Mrs. Meyer s. Gerson. Mrs. Sid- ney Moses. Mrs. Sidney Levy. Mrs. Godfrey Goldman of Birmangham: Mrs. A. J. Messing, Mrs. Henry Moog. Mrs Sylvian Baum. Mrs. Philip Baum.
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There will be an important business meeting of the Magazine Club on Fri- day afternoon at five o'clock. at the home of the Misses McGehee, on Will kerson Street. All members are urged to he present
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-06-07

The Atlanta Constitution gives an &C., count of a delightful entertainment given on Monday afternoon in compli- ment to Miss Thompkins who will be married on the 14th to MT. John D. Carter, son of MT. and Mrs. J. D. Car ter, of this city.
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ter had sent s1o to the U. n. C.. suf- ferers in the San Francisco disaster. in response to a call made by the Nation al President U. D. C., s2 to be used to- ward the erection of tomb stone over the grave of the late Ben Walker at Mountain Creek and s2 toward the erection of monument tofthe confed- crate. dead at Alton. H.. where the buried number 2.000-
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Mrs. William Kelly and Miss Caro- line Hannon, have returned from Santa Rosa. where they have been guests on fishing trip given by Mir. Edward Kelly in honor of Miss Hightower of Union Springs.
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Mrs. Massey Wilson, Miss Annie Mar shall wilson and Miss Laura F. Dale have gone to Tate Springs to spend
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Mir. and Mrs. R. P. Dexter and daughter, Miss Ellen Lucie Dexter, left last night for Boston. They will spend ten days at Marble Head, on the Massachusetts coast. Before they re- turn they will visit New York and Washington.
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Dr. and Mrs. B. J. Baldwin will go abroad in July. and with them Miss Elizabeth Baldwin. Miss Jennie Sis- trunk and MT. Morris Baldwin
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The marriage of Miss Young and Mir Martin Novak will take place this afternoon at 5:30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. Margaret White on Clayton
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Mrs. J. N Mitchell is visiting friends in Birmingham.
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Miss Lala Moore. Mrs. Amelia Seeley, Miss Algie Hardwick and Miss Kate Davidson will form party of Mont gomerians who will go abroad for the summer: Miss Moore and Miss Hard wick will be Joined by Mrs Secley and Miss Davidson in New York. They will sail the morning of the 18th on
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Mrs. Susie K. Vaughn of Florence. is visiting her sister. Mrs. G. w. Pattor- son, at her home on Perry street
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-28
FAMOUS ENGINEER ILL.
Rrigadier General E. w. Serrell, Who
Planted the "Swamp Angel"

Brigadier General Edward Wellman
Serrell. one of the greatest American
military engineers, constructor of the
Hoosac tunnel, the man who placed
the Swamp Angel battery before
Charleston, the engineer who first
surveyed the interoceanic canal routes
for the government, is lying very sick
in an infirmary on Staten Island, a
free patient, says a New York dis
patch. He has been there since last
October.
The money made as engineer for
big railway and bridge jobs Is all
gone; he has no retired pay from the
government. because he left the SER
vice as a volunteer when the war was
over, and the little service pension
which he draws Is hardly enough to
support him.
Serrell was born in New York city,
He began his career as an engineer
on the Central railroad of New Jersey.
He then entered the government SER
vice, and on the isthmus surveyed the
canal routes of the present day. He
also surveyed a route for the Panama
railroad.
His next work was as chief engineer
of construction of the Niagara sus-
pension bridge, which made a sensa-
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-02-28

tion at the time. In the next 10 years
he was at the head of several large
projects, chief of which was the Hoo
sac tunnel, then a world wonder.
During the civil war he figured in
126 engagements and became by the
end of 1t chief engineer of the depart
ment Of the south. His most sensa-
tional work was during the siege of
Charleston, S. c., In 1868. By a sys-
tenn of parallels he enabled the feder-
al batteries to reduce Fort Sumpter
and render Fort Wagner untenable
by the confederates.
1t was he who managed to obtain
an anchorage in 20 feet of mud and
to mount the 200-pounder Parrot gun,
known as the Swamp Angel" This
gun brought about the fall of Charles
ton. He left the army at the close
of the war brevet brigadier general.
He then went into private practice.
Three times in his career he received
the thanks of congress. His illness is
not necessarily fatal.