The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-09-06
By Mrs. J. M deCottes


 Judge Russell. of New York. and while very young she became the wife of Sidney Lanier. uncle of the great southern poet ard of MT. Clifford F. Lanier. of Montgomery. For years Mir. and Mrs. Lanier lived in Montgomery at the Exchange Hotel with his father BIT. Sterling Lanier. At an early age MT Lanier contracted pulmonary trou- Die and died while still very young, leaving his widow with two children, now MT. Sterling Lanier, of Birming- nam. with whom she made her home Tor twenty years and Mir. Russell Lanier. of South Pittsburg. Tenn, with whom she was spending some time at the time of her death.
 A Montgomery woman who knew Mrs. Lanier well writes of her:
 Mrs. Lanier was woman of more that usual rare gifts of mind, heart ana person. She was petite brunett with sparkle. annimation and vivacity. She possessed q mind of great culture and manners of gracious courtesy al- ways charitable and kind. Early in ilfe she became a Catholic and lived and died in that faith. A lovely wo. man--she passed beyond the grave. To that home amid the skies with the was welcomed with. Well done, thou good and faithful servant" MoNTGoMRIANs INTERESTED
 IN "MEYER AND SON.. "A play recently accepted by Charles Frohman Is of special interest to Montgomrians.
 It is Meyer and Son" and the au- thor is MT. Thomas Addison, who has spent much time in Montgomery and whose wife is former Montgomerian Meyer and Son" has been accepted by Charles Ernhpnop ha !. on been signed The play will open in New York on October and as long as it runs MT. Addison will receive $500 a week. If the play is a success and . company is put on the road to play 1t an additional $500 will flow into Mir Addison's pocket therefrom.
 Meyer and Son" Is a Jewish play to be one of intense interest
 MT. Addison has devoted thirty years of his life to newspaper work and is the author of several books, some flc- ton and a number of socialfstic trea- tise. Among the papers with which he has been connected are The Chica- go Tribune. The Inter Ocean and The Cincinnati Inquirer.
 Mrs. Addison was formerly Miss Frances Griffin Nix. She is a niece If Miss Frances Grifin.
 MT. and Mrs: Thomas Addison make tdeir home in Cincinnati.
 DANCE AT CHISHOLM.
 On Friday evening the members of the Merrymakers' Club gave a dance at Chisholm. when the march was led by Mir. and Mrs. Mack Sall and among the others who enjoyed the occasion were:
 MT. and Mrs. A. Bruce Kennedy. MT. and Mrs. J. b. Battle. Mfr. and Mrs. w. M. Leak. MT. and Mrs. J. D. Stovall. The young folk who partici- pated in the dance included Misses Elizabeth Carter. Netty May Graham, Frankie Mae Mapes, Olivia Coleman, Erline Jones. Maude Hugger, Carrie Hugger. While Rutter. Ida Gerald. Willie Ben Thomas, May Thomas, Olivia Carter and Bantie Thomas: Messrs. Elliott Chisholm. Robert Tar. brouEh. George Wilson. s. Carr. Hugh Evans. John Carter, A. l.. Gilmer. Will Hale. Dr. Powell, R. H. O'Hara, Ben Tom Yarbrough. Joe Taylor. Flu gene Carter, Cherry Hendrix. Oliver Graham J. D. Cooper and Joe Var brough.
 NOTICE, Y. w. c. A. BOARD,
 The Board of Directors of the Young Woman's Christian Association will meet Monday morning at the assrcia- tion building on Perry street.
 Mrs. Florence Harris.
 Mrs. Margaret Boothe.
 Secretary.
 
 O'DWYER-GALATAs
 MT. and Mrs. Jules Galatas have is- sued invitations to the marriage of their daughter, Miss Esther Herselie Galatas and Mir. William Middlepn o'Dwyer. which will take place on the morning of September Is, at o'clock in St. Peter's Church.
 Mrs E. V. Semple and daughter, have returned home after spending the summer at Lithia Springs Ga.
 Miss Agnes Parry. of Kansas City, Mo. is visiting her sister. Mrs. F. M. Kennedy, at her home. 8 West Jeffer- son Davis avenue.
 MT. and Mrs. F. M. Kennedy have taken room for the winter with Miss Matte Rtves at 3 West Jefferson Davis avenue.
 Mir. and Mrs. William Flowers have gone to Greenviile to visit relatives MT. Edwin McDaniel has gone to visit relatives in Washington New ork ana Phlladolphl3. He will be absent for two weeks.
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 Miss Frances Griffin and nephew, Mf. Virgil Griffin, who are in Tuscaloosa, visiting their relatives, MT. and Mrs. Guy Foster are expected to return home today. Miss Griffin will be the guest of Mrs. William Gay at the home of her mother. Mrs. Scott, 432 South McDonough street. until tomorrow. when she will go to Dexter, Ala, to teach during the coming fall and win ter school term. Miss Griffin has been spending the latter part of the sum- mer with her niece, Mrs. Thomas Ad- dison, in Cincinnati.
 Mrs William Gay and children who have been spending the summer with her moCher, Mrs. Scott. at her home on Hull street and with her brother. MT. Charles Scott, at his summer home at Sycamore, will return to her home in Boston the latter part of next week.
 Mrs. Mary Phelan Watt has return ed home after spending the summer at Blount Springs.
 
 Major and Mrs. w. W. Screws and family have returned to the city from their country home at Coosada, where they have spent the summer. They will move at some early date into the new home on the corner of Lawrence and Grove streets which they have recently purchased.