The Columbus weekly dispatch., 1907-05-09

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find her witty and gay and altogether
interesting. The annual this year is
very attractive, both in matter and
illustrations, and is most creditable
Five Columbians are included in the
list OF grave and reverend" seniors
this session-Miss Adele Leigh, Miss
Mary Mcclure, Miss Bloomie LowIey,
Miss Clemmie Lofts and Miss Bessie
Cook.
Graduating Recital of Miss Franks.
Invitations have been issued by
Miss Monte Franks to her graduating
piano recital at concert hall, Indus
trial Institute and College, Thursday
evening, May the ninth. Miss Franks
is one of the most brilliant musicians
at the college and favorite with our
large circle of music lovers The
change, the recital being originally
scheduled for the tenth, was made
on account of the State Oratorical
Contest Friday evening.
The Reading Circle.
The Reading Circle met with Mrs.
S. B. Hudson yesterday. "The Twin
City of AUSTRIA Town and Country
Life Political Austria and sew
eral sketches of noted Austrian wom-
en-, were subjects embraced in the
afternoons study.
Mr.. and Mrs. John X Ottley and
Mr.. Ernest Ottley left for Atlanta
last evening. Mrs. Lessie William
Guice of Greenville and Miss Hem
ingway of Cotesworth were also call
ed to. the city by the regretted death
of Mr.. Eugene Ottley, returned sat
urday to their homes. Mrs. McCabe
and Miss Passie May Ottley will re-
main a few days longer, and upon
their return 10 Atlanta will be ac-
companied by Mrs. Maurice McCar-
thy.
An interesting item in a Memphis
News-Scimitar of recent date an
nounces the purchase of a most de-
sirable residence site on Union aven-
ue by Mrs. Leila F. Pratt, formerly of
this city, the consideration being
S11,250. The Scimitar states fur
ther that it is likely that that Mr. and
Pratt will build on the lot within a
short time, though no definite plans
for the erection of a residence have
as yet been decided upon.
Messrs. B. A. Weaver, D. S. Me-
CIanahan, James Newly, Sr., and NJ.
A Franklin leave tomorrow for Gulf
port, where the Mississippi Bankers
Association meets in annual session
Wednesday. Mr.. Weaver goes to rep
resent the Columbus Insurance and
Banking Company at the convention.
and at its conclusion the party will
leave for trip through Mexico.
The Taylor -Trotwood Magazine for
May, under the title of Some Beau
tiful Women of the South contains
a lovely picture of Mrs. Charles Eller
Eckles of New York, remembered by
Columbians as Alice Sherrod Banks.
The picture is a study head, admira-
able in pose and likeness.
The tender sympathy of countless
loving friends goes out to Mrs. E. G.
McCabe in the loss of her splendid
young son, Eugene NJ. Ottley, whose
singularly sad death has cast a shad
ow over many hearts in this the home
of his boyhood, where he was so gen
orally beloved.
Prof. Joe Cook and fourteen mem
bers of the Franklin Academy, who
have spent the greater part of the
week at Gulfport in attendance upon
a meeting of the Mississippi Teach
ers' Association, are expected this
morning.
Mrs. w. w. Darden's Columbus
friends learn with much regret Of
her Illness with malarial fever, and
hope soon to have news of hear con-
valescence. Mrs John S. Robertson
left Monday for Winona to be with
her.
Mrs. T. B. Franklin, president of
the local chapter of the Daughters of
the Confederacy; Mrs. T. o. Burris,
and Mrs. Mann, leave tomorrow for
jackson to attend the u. D. c. State
convention.
Mr. William c. Watson, who has
just received a merited promotion
from the postof1ice department at