The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1908-02-06
THE SOCIAL SIDE
NH. MILLs's LECTURE LAST =

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EVENING At r. N. y. A.
The lecture last evening by Mr.. Enos
A. Mills at the z. NJ. c. A. under the
auspices of the City Federation OF
womens Clubs was all that had been
expected since the announcement was
made that the distinguished scientist
would appear before Montgomery
audience.
In a thoroughly interesting manner
Mr. Mills pleaded for the preservation
Of the forests and for education on
the subject. He begged that forestry
he taught in the elementary schools
of Alabama, for It was to Alabamians,
for Alabama and-her future that ne
was lecturing. He spoke of the wealth
that would come to the State through
an awakening of the people to the I'M
portance of the industry of tree plant
ing and tree preservation. He spoke
of the beauty of the study OF the sub
ject and OF the duty We owe TO the
young in providing instructions along
MT. Mills told the life history OF q
tree more than 1000 years old, as reaa
in his study of It after 1t had been cut
down for lumber He had begged for
the life of the tree to be spared, be-
cause he regarded 1t as wonderful
specimen. He was telegraphed Tor
when the hewing was to be done that
he might study it's history In the year
rings. He travelled 900 miles to avail
himself lof the opportunity The tree.
in falling, struck large holder ana
was split in many places. 1t was de-
ciared unfit for use and was abandon
ed to rot where 1t had fallen. what
fate tos come to magnificent
monarch of the forest that had taken
20, long to grow. Mr.. Mills, with a
force of working men. spent two weeks
splitting. saving and studying tns
life Of that pine tree. For science
sake this tree had been builded by the
growth of 1000 years, and after all IL
did not live in vain.
This great student of tree and bra
life has used Il ana in the year rings
round record of storms, earth -quakes
years of drought. marks of freshets
bullets of hunters, all told as plainly
to him as IL it had been printed In
q book.
Mr.. Mills urged the club women to
look into the subject of forestry and
told them now just for the asking.
they could get the necessary litera-
ture for a study of the subject. 1t
was a rare treat to thosA who at
tended the lecture to hear Mr.. Nils.
Mr. Mills was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Phares Coleman during his stay
In Montgomery, and was entertained
yeSIeEudy 1t 0AHhSh W mi eHNA So -
w. A. Gayle.
LEAP YEAR GERMAN AT
STANDARD CLUB.
A number OF the young women Of
the families and members of the Stand.
ard Club gave a Leap Year German last
evening. In every detail of the ar
engagements and management the idea
was carried out. The tables were COM
pletely turned and the young ladies'
played the part of hosts and escorts as
we'll as the members of the sterner sex
could possibly have done.
Each young woman asked for the
pleasure Of escorting a young man and
then~went in a carriage to call for him.
The ball room at the Standard Club
was decorated with hearts Of all sizes,
single hearts, double hearts. big hearts
ana little hearts. The stage was mass
ed with quantities of potted plants ana
a row of big red hearts extended en-
tirely across 1t. On each or the hearts
was written an appropriate motto en-
couraging proposals from the sex in
power during leap year and suggest
ing the taking advantage OF the gold
en- opportunity to sue the hearts
OF the men of choice.
In the banquet hall beautifully
decorated table was laid with covers
for fifty. End and centerpieces Of
farms. with vases Of pink roses set In
formed the latter adjoining. Above the
center was suspended pair of white
doves fiuttering in the midst of a clus-
ter Of pink hearts. A net work of pink
carnations was suspended above the