The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-01-22
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Jones C1opton, OF Gloucester County,
the Erandson OF DR.. Thomas Cioptcn.
and the great grandson of Judge
Coles Clopton.
DIR. Havers Clopton, who was physician
to Queen Victoria at the beginning OF
her reign. and Sir Hugh Clopton, Lord
Mayor of London.
mfr. ciopton is also the great great
greet grandson Of Baron clopton. who
built out OF his vast fortune the bridge
across the River Thames, and the Holy
Trinity Church in London.
The old family records .are still in
possession OF the family in Gloucester
County, Va.
Mr. Clopton has been for years with
the Metropolitan Life Insurance Com
pany OF Philadelphia. but owing to OK
IRENE Illness, retired to the country to
regain his health. where he has been
engaged In the mercantile business at
Clopton, Va. for the past few months
Mr.. and Mrs. Cl6pton will reside al
Locust Dale" Beiroi. Gloucester coun-
| ty, Va.
The marriage was extremely quiet.
ON account Of the recent death OF the
groom's mother
MEETING OF CITY FEDERATION.
The meeting of the Montgomery City
Federation of Women's Clubs held
yesterday afternoon at the library was
a full and enthusiastic one and the
organization went into full life and
the work was successfully launched by
the appointing of the chairman of all
the standing committee by the presi-
dent. Mrs. Pharles Coleman and by
discussion of work for the federation
in the near future.
Every club in the city was repre-
scented at this meeting and in the
standing committees there are TO be
representation from them all that In
every movement each club shall have
a voice....
The Chairman OF the committees are:
Credential Conmittee--Mrs. Joseph
Nachman. chairman, Miss Olivia Ar
kingston. assistant.
Legislative Committee--Mrs Belle
Allen Ross, chairman, Mrs. Laura Lit
tie, assistant.
Club Organization Committee-Mrs
Jacques Loeb, chairman, Mrs. H. c..
Gunnells, assistant.
Civic Improvement Committee--Miss
Jean *Craik, chairman, Mrs. William
Stratford, assistant.
Reciprocity Committee--Mrs. Charles
.Moritz, chairman, Mrs. B. F. Evans,
assistant. Miss Laura Gilmore. custo-
dian.
Library committee--Miss Dolly Kirk,
chairman, Mrs. Alex Garland, assis-
-tant.
Forestry Committee--Mrs. s. b.
Stern, chairman. Mrs. Frank Stolen
School Improvement Committee
Mrs. John Stafford. chairman, Mrs.
s. B.. Seelye, assistant.
Entertainment Committee - Mrs.
Charles Stakely. chairman, Miss Rut-
sos Hatchett, assistant.
An important feature, OF the meet
ing was the decision to have a lecture
in February by Mr.. Mills on the sub
ject Of preserving the forests of the
nation and to bring here Mrs. Bertha
Kunz Baker, Of New York, for a recital
In April.
A plea for school Improvement was
made by Mrs. j. L. Cobbs who spoke
especially for the Boys High School
where most need for work is to be
found.
Mrs. Amelia seelye spoke for the
rural schools and suggested that those
who have carriages drive out to these
schools and Investigate the conditions
found there. She made a. strong APP
peal for help for the rural schools.
The City Federation of Women's
Clubs has started out on it's frsf years
work under flying clors and it is bound
to becornea strong and influential or
ganization as It will have the strength
of union and the power of numbers.
1t will represent the combined influ-
ence Of all the. clubs of the city and
focus the very best that is to be found
In them all
NOTICE, INFIRAEARY BOARD.
There VIII be regular meeting of
the Montgomery Board Thursday
morning at 1880 o'clock at the infirm-
airy. A full attendants is requested.
Mrs. J A. kirkpatrick.
President.
Mrs. Amelia Seeiye.
Secretary.
NOTICE, SESAME CLUB.
The Sesame Club will hold the reg
ular meeting Friday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock In the-vestry rooms Of the Grem-
pie.
Miss Clara Ely who has been Ill for
some TIME has been taken ont to St
Margaret's Inflrmary. She is suffer-
ing with nervous prostitution but was
reported to be doing well yesterday
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The following invitation has been |
secured by friends-here: sss..
Mr.. and Mrs. John Wesley Byrne re-
quest the pleasure OF your company at |
the celebration of the twenty-fifth an