The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-11-25


 ...., As ati womankind and which .l,I, apR,i s,s.e hA ssieciaiIy unwIeccIne to man sas tt hears ofi a subject delicate to nSr sna Ytot of any great degfee to mn y,,ass satutel L. Dlash, Of tAs propate - af tsrauklin county, onios nag s.eas.a eoai antvn the decision that " ,nas's nsslT ase is nebody's business pu' iie' own. A.okanra has ths s Ioli9wi os ms have always known this. sr.Ia srsat majority of us who nave t.ss,,,xst if have profited by me hnow q, na.Ss sonaa of ns who have known nav have forgotten 1t. or. presuHliine ,snor the good nature of some aegua3tl gn3tn,. fat1ce of the fairer, gentler anu n~.,s. ssM, stszn @ is is safe tc say. those ot us i,ss.H 6ayA iahored 1t have ever aiter- ant if Ss just as we'll that we should have a legal decision on the pois.,. There are always people who ins's' that a question is never enlitels st.. tiss nntii it ia settled by the courts 1; sfhSs class win feel better now that tba aeeialen has been handed dowh :: WoyeoyeT. 1t win relieve the iaoies oi emharrassment at times
 when they shall be asked hereait T, ih connection with matters where IL Is deemed important that sucn lnIoiI tllllt, ne tSn,, sha,tld ia jmparted and obtained, as for instance, before marriage, or when registering to vote in some of the states. or on the witness stand in some of the courts, etc, when they are asked tte say: ..,o
 what is your age| Miss or Madam?
 It will no longer be necessary TOT them either to blush or to LOOK das gers at their questiohers They need
 sir. a decision handed down by Judge sa,,,,eI T. Bisck, of the probate court, of Frankiin county, Ohio. declares that "a. woman's age is nobodys business put her own. I would gladly answer you indeed. I would be too pleased to give ron my exact age. but cannot bring ;y,,vsaIf te dc sc, Ih the face of Judge Blacks decision. ,4.. .
 Tbat sh0uid bring the matter to 3 claSe, Nobody who has spark ol manhood in him would ask woman lo freat Judge Blacks decision with com tempt. Besides. it would do no sooo
 NsRs OCKENDEN HONORED.
 The following is from The Caneprake 'As "1nasmuch ri as a prophet hath nc honor in this country we deem 1t our duty, when a local prophet has peen given honor DI dhONhEt N- other neople to let the fact be made known as far as in our 0ower lies
 Now. it is not generally known indeed. very few know that, by re- duest of Mons, Rene, Laronelle, the beautiful songs. Dixie and The Flag of Texas together with picture oi the authoress, Mrs. l M. P. ocken' den. nee Miss Ina M. Porter whose home. at the time she wrote, was ir Greenviile, Ala, but whc now resides at Faunsdale, have been placed in g collection for the 'BiblothAque Ma. tionAle, of Paris, France.
 "A few mahths ago The Herald pub lished Mrs. ockenden's Dixie Land. together with short history of same including mention of several honori l that have been heaped upon her foi those beautiful patriotic words. bti
 none Of these honrs are greater thai
 the last mentioned"
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 MEETING or TEaE SEWING CIRCLE The Sewing Circle met on Wednes- day afternoon, when the members we're entertained by Miss Phulippa Marks in compliment 10 Miss Eva Baum of Meridian, Mississippi. Miss Glare Hertz won the prize. gold hat pin. given in a guessing contest Miss Marks guests were; Miss Car rie. Behr, Miss Clare Hertz, Miss Bes. sic Gladden., Miss Edith Meyer. Miss Maude Strauss, Miss Kate Steiner, Miss Blanche Engel, Miss Bertie Well, Miss Dora Marcus, Miss Fibre Stakley, and Miss Lillian Goldman Of Birmingham se % Ss
 DIR. BARNwlSLL TO LECTURE AT HIGH SCHOOL Dr. Charles Barnwell of the State University will deliver a lecture under the auspices of the Paul Hayne Society at the Girls High School on Wednes. day. November 2S, at 7i45 o'clock. His | subject will he "Tenneson the Poet as an Artist" All interested in the sub | ject are invited to attend, and special | Invitation is extended to the members Of the Alumnal Association of the Girls High School
 OPENING GERMAN OF THE
 | FALCON CLUB l The members of the Falcon Club en- | tertained at their opening german on | Thursday evening, when theatre par | ty to see Blanche Walsh preceded the ! dance. The german was led by MT | Sam Rosenberg, gracefully assisted by
 Miss Juliet C4assenheiuer who wore 8
 toilette of blue silk.
 l The members of the Falcon Club and their guests who enjoyed this occas- ion were
 l Miss Beulah Moritz and MT Victor Loeb, Miss Ray Gladden. and Mir, Sidney l Strauss. Miss Doris Faber and MT. FL | fred Haas. Miss Stella Marcus and Mir | Charles Borg Miss Theresa Lobman ana II Mir Norman Drum. Miss Juliet Gassen
 heimer and Mir. Lee Gassenheimer, Miss \ Bertha Sinister of Selma and Mir Jake | Wolff, Miss Jessamine Rice and A4r | Harold Loeb Miss Alma Philipps oi I New York and Mir. Sam schluss. Miss Y Juliet Griel and Mir, Adalph Well. Miss ' Bessie Cadden and MT. Hubert Moos 'f0f Pensacola: Miss Bertie Well ana Mir | Irwin Alexander. Miss Mabel Strauss II with Mir. Jake Kaufman. Mise Bessi,