The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-12-22

war. and told a thrilling story of the
 patriotism of a mountaineer who had duty.
 ssis. weia Pssx@ Miss Nellie D. Wolff commenced the
 musical program with NacheTs "Gypsy Afro" The little woman made a be,
 witching picture. clad ia blue silk I gown, as she nestled her chin on the | violin. and with faultless technique I fairly made the instrument sing. She
 was called back the moment 1t was over and played Schumann's Frau merei" with a touch as Night and del-
 icate as rose leaves falling in crys-
 tai pool. Again and again she was encored, but blushinSly declined to re. 1 spond to the ovation.
 Tn Miss Sadie Jacobi, who accom- panied her, Miss Wolff could have found no one more appreciatiye of the merit of the work and entirely In sym pathy with the music. Mss Jacobi is
 pianist of exceptional merit and in- stead of. as so often happens. trying to gain recognition through drowning out the instrument that is being ac- companfed she followed the air with
 notes that sounded like an echo in the distance Veteran Joe Rasima. accompanied by Mrs. George M. Marks. was next in-
 troduced and delighted all with seiec- Ttions from old Southern airs. His rem dition of 'srhe Mockingbird'' was done l with variations that would put vir- ! tuoso of reputation on his metal to re- produce. Mrs. Marks accompaniment in the exceedingly dif1cuit work. was l rendered in a manner that proved her an artist
 Governor Conner was next introduced ! by Mfr. Brandon. The Governor spoke x1xr sxf h fa lnrrn fnr h foIfQxu veterans, and spoke of the improve ! ment the State had been able to make in the camp at Mountain Creek through additional appropria tions made by the Legislature, He laughed and said it was impossible for him to make q speech without saying something of politics, He said he was glad that soon the State was to be under the good influence of prohibition. Turn ing from the audience to the veterans, he said:
 "Boys. the best speech I can make you Is this" And he handed the com mandant of the camp Si0 note. "Use that Christmas Eve" he said land you need not tell me what you dc. with lit" ~ Governor Talks Politics.
 Tn hiss tribute to the veterans and the Lost Cause. Governor Conner again slipped into politics. [ 'President- -elect Taft has said the trouble with the South is that 1t wox- ships sentiment. Men. it's not senti-
 ment. it's a temple. Taft would have us Republicans, and says our hope for | advancement lies in becoming Repub- licans He means that we should sac
 rifice. according to his way of think | ing our principles for business. Men, | give me a man who will sell out for | business interests, and I will show you | man who can be bought for money. !" Following Governor Conner, Veteran | John Ray was Sintroducedk introduced as the man who had killed a thousand | trigger forty-four years ago has not crippled his fingers, and he made the violin hum and the house ring with | Dixie" Loud applause drowned the sound of the instrument for a moment, then died down and the notes of the l thrilling air danced over the sounds of approbation. It was the only tune he played. but 1t rang with an enthusiasm that ran vibrant through every note, | MT. Horace Hood. who was next in- | troduced, told of the building of the
 camp at Mountain Creek. how Captain | Jefferson M Falkner had donated for | ty acres of land for the purpose, and how little by little cottages were built. and under adverse circumstan- ces the camp was made How others
 began to contribute and later veter-
 ans were brought there, only to have
 the men who established the home
 faced with the support of the old men,
 through lack of a State appropriation. l which afterward was made,
 1 Mir. Hood made an eloduent plea for | support for the home and said it was
 an henor to Alabama that the home l was now one of the best in the State,