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Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

"Peep into the library-do, father-and see the
dear girls. What picture they make!" MI Bell
down town was man much respected as rlch,
successful merchant, much feared as an over
shrewd tinancier; up town, in his own house, ne
was Just father" Mrs. Bell, a comely, stout,
blonde matron, had let her whole soul overflow
on the little bald head of her first baby. Successive
babies brought more outpouring OF inexhaust1ble
affection and indulgence She was content as a
brooding dove to be only mother" and that Mr..
Bell could ask greater glory or honor than to be
father" why, the idea was absurd. So absurd
that it never came into his mind. On tptoe he
obeyed his wifes injunction, and looked in at the
library door.
What are they dong?" he asked, in a whisper.
directing envelopes for the New-Year's cards
the invitations to call, you know"
They were certainly pretty, those three girls,
with their slender forms thrown into graceful,
unrestrained attitudes as they sat about the IL
brary table eagerly talking and busily writing.
They were respectively nineteen, eighteen, and
sixteen years old; and called respectively 10 or
for Christina. These their home pet names,
nowadays they chose to be known by these di-
minutives outside in the fashionable world. The
great society paper described them as three
Graces shading in styles of beauty from Miss Jo-
sizes brunette briancy through Miss Sissys
brown-haired blue-eyed bewilderment, to Miss
Tiny's moonlight blondness" The description
was considered accurate as well as extremely po-
etical and Mrs Bell had asked the reporter to
lunch.
Josie read off names from list, the other two
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19
6 At Home, January First.

But JOSIE" asked Tiny, "do we know him.?
Nonsense child; people aren't so exact at New
Years And we must have lot OF calls. Three
girls of us! why, less than two or three hundred
calls would be a disgrace
"Of course said Sissy, with sense OF the
gravest responsibility land to secure that num-
her we must send out at least twice as many in
vitations There Mr.. Montgomery, Windsor Ho-
tel It may not find him. but there's a chance,
and every one counts" She threw the directed
envelope among the others that were ready " ne
stamped and mailed.
in and looked down at the pretty group in fond
pride where are all these cards to be sent?
"Oh. papa" exclaimed 10, now just run away
we're busy.
Now papa"-and Sissy jumped up and kissed
hinl-"do be a doce parent there's dear.
yes and don't disturb u.s." added Miss Tiny,
clapping her hand pile of envelopes to pro-
tect them from scrutiny.
Mr. Bell looked amused, patted their heads all
around and observed in mildly speculative way,
as he saw about onequarter of the number to be
sent 1T seems to me there great many
Its all right, papa; we know the customs OF
society,"" came the re-assuring chorus.
I'VE know the cuthtomth of thoth1ety perfec-
M" echoed in a shri solo from Poppet, VINO at
present lisps being minus mktooth in front,
but Who will shortly be known to the newspapers
as "the piquant Miss Poppet Bell.
Then all the girls jump up and make dash
at papa and in few moments a handsome ola
gentleman very merry and very proud OF MS
handsome and merry girls makes a fent of hav-
ing been elected with great violence from the IL
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

,rary. and the door is closed and locked Oh 'iie
inside. . . 10 bis
Mr.. Bell can hardly stop laughing to say TO MS
wife Il suppose you know all about the cdros
sent out?" 49,, or ,oo,.o .ooio,
matters to the girls They're great favorltes'
father and very attractive. The number OF frlends
thew have is astonishing. It's all right
Bv force of example, Mr.. Bell echoes, cheerful-
w. ''Oh yes it's all right"
On New-Year's Day there was very RAINBOW
of girls in the Bell drawing room Such hmy,
daintv-hued dresses, such bright cheeks and eyes,
such a bewildering tangle of glossy hair, never
before shimmered around prosperous beamlng
old father Mr.. Bell was so apt to be late down
town or deeply absorbed in business schemes, or
seeing man" in the library during the even
ing that he had seldom met his daughters IN
grand toilette and had never realized what radl-
ant creatures they were, and that up town he was
chiefly known as 1.-The Bell girls father" He
himself in full dress and light overcoat was
complimented by his eldest daughter as Just too
sweet for anything" Then he jumped into the
carriage, consulted formidable list, and began
the days work ~
The first caller at the house was old Mr. Crump
nobody at all, you know; just friend OF
mammals ages ago, when she was young" as
Sissy remarked.
"Ah," exclaimed Mrs. Bell, with rapture, as she
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-19

sisters wrote and fourth-a mite called Poppet
neatly piled up envelopes.
Lets see," said Jose-"the AS, BIS, C's-al
done down to the Ms. Morse, Norris Mcintyre,
NIumford-"
Sissy who was biting her pen-handle in deep
reflection and had turned up her blue eyes to the
ceiling until she looked like the saint whose name
she bore interrupted just here with,
30 didn't meet Montgomery somewhere?
MONTGOMERY? No. Yes; there was somebody
of that name it seems to me, at Saratoga"
81 remember" exclaimed Tiny, getting upon her
knees in the chair like a child, and stretching
well across the table, somebody, I've forgotten
who, brought him up to one day on the piazza
and said he was an agreeable man who lounged
about the Office and seemed to have no friends.
"Oh ye-s" said JOSIE with uncertainty; and
think he spoke of being at the windsor IN New
York Direct him an envelope Sissy"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Cobbs. Her guests will include 12 of Miss Cobbs' girl friends.
 Miss Mabel Wheeock will entertain 12 guests at a bridge luncheon on Tuesday afternoon in honor of Miss Annalee Ftts
 Another event of wide interest will be the Treble Clef concert Tuesday evening at the Jefferson theatre.
 Miss Mary Gillespy and MT. Thomas s Felton Wimberly will be guests of honor at a dinner given by MT. N. l.. Steele on the evening of Tuesday at the Southern club. His guests will include the attend ants at the wedding.
 Wednesday evening the marriage of Miss Gillespy and MT. Wimberly will be solemnized at the Gillespy home on High land avenue, and promises to be one of the most beautiful marital events that have taken place in Birmingham.
 MT Frank Grider will give a box party and dinner in honor of Mrs. Hobson s guests.
 Thursday afternoon Mrs. Maben Hobson will entertain at tea from to o'clock in compliment to her guests, Miss Mobley and Miss Montedonico
 Saturday afternoon Mrs. J. H. Phillips will give a book and picture shower in honor of Miss Carrie Cobbs.
 MT and Mrs. T. H. Chisholm announce the engagement of their daughter, Annie Bowen, to MT John William Streit, the wedding to occur at the family residence, 921 South Twelfth street, December To-
 Mrs. Joseph McLester announces the en- gagement of her daughter, Dora, to Mir. Paul Ernest Chalifoux of Lowell, Mass. the wedding to take place on the evening of Wednesday, January G. at the resi- dence of the brides mother.
 MT. and Mrs. Wyndham Mason have is- sued invitations to the marriage of their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

 with trimmings of blue net and with slippers en suite.
 Mrs. Stillman was one of the most beautiful in the group of fair women assembled. Her dinner gown was tan Voile and touches of exquisite laces added to it's becomingness
 Mrs. William Jordan was lovely in creme laces.
 pretty dinner party was given Fri day evening in the Terrace Court cafe by Mrs. Frank Green in celebration of the twelfth birthday of her charming lit- tie daughter, Margaret. It was a com plete surprise to the little guest of honor who did not suspect that she was to be so complimented until she entered the room and found the guests assembled The decorations of the table were pink and White chrysanthemums Twelve candles, pink and white, adorned the birthday cake. Tiny champagne bottles, filled with candy made pretty souvenirs of the oc- casion. The affair was in the nature of n dinner dance At the conclusion of the eight courses that composed the din- l ner, the party repaired to the roof for view of the city and later danced downstairs.
 Little Miss Greens guests were: Miss Margaret Nelson, Miss Sara Nelson, Miss Elizabeth Bowie, Miss Freda Avant, Miss Emily Hale, Miss Agnes Avant Miss Ida Lee Whatley and Masters Frank Greene, Jr.; Emory Avant, Frank Nell son, Jr.; Francis Brown Shelton Sim mons and Edwin Didlake.
 A pretty home wedding which took place at high noon was that of Miss Percy Carleton Clark and MT. James Edward Hood of Gulfport, Miss, at the home of MT. and Mrs. Thomas L. Angln.
 The residence was attractively decorated with palms and chrysanthemums. Only the family circle witnessed the event and there were no attendants.
 The bride, who Is a young woman of unusual beauty, looked slovely in a going away gown of green cloth with a modish hat to match. pr. A. J. Dickinson per- formed the ceremony. A luncheon, beau- tiful in it's appointments, was served to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Nugent has number of friends in Bfr- mingham. She was the guest of Miss Dunnand of Mrs. w. c. Shackelford two writers ago and will be remembered as quite a beauty. Mrs. Shackelford will also be guest at Miss Nugent's wedding as will MT. Edward Crawford.
 MT. Theo Nelson spent the holidays in the city with his parents, MT. and Mrs. Frank Nelson. A dinner was given to him one evening during his stay by Mr and Mrs. Nelson and assembled several college friends and other guests. Gath cred about the table were MT. and Mrs Nelson, Miss Dorothy Johnson, Miss Lucy Lyman Powers, Miss Mary Lou Cobbs. Miss Ruth Gaudin, MT. Robert McDavid, MT. Sidney Smith, MT. Ralph Shelby and MT. Barrow, MT. Nelsons guest of honor was MT. Paul Brinkham of Montgomery, a fellow student at the University of Alabama. The decorations were in keep ing with the Thanksgiving season
 Mrs Sue E. Hudson of Columbus, Miss, is the guest of ex-Gov. and Mrs. w. H. Sims.
 Miss Eula Varne1l has returned to her home in Atlanta after a visit to Mrs. Rob ert Broyles.
 Mrs. Bertha Gibson of Cincinnati is the guest of friends in the city.
 MT. and Mrs. P J. Murphy and little daughter. Marguerite, of Clayton, H., are visiting Mrs. N. s. Harris. Miss Jennie Sullivan accompanies them and is also the guest of Mrs. Harris.
 Miss Renfroe Embry and Miss Irene Embry, who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs Harry Walstrom this week, will return tomorrow to their home in Ash vile.
 Mrs. James Gibboney, who has been the guest of Mir. and Mrs. Foust for the past week. will return to Mobile tonight.
 Birmingham will entertain very distin- guished visitor early in December, when Mrs. Donald Mclean, president general of the D. A. R.'s, will make visit here. She will be entertained by the General Sumter chapter and the state chapter in a manner beftting her station. Mrs. Me- Lean will retire from the office of presi- dent general in the spring after a bril- liant, interesting and successful term. oV~~--------------------- --------~~---~>-------------
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

mingham Art club on Monday afternoon at o'clock in the studio of Miss Dryer Forbes building, Third avenue. All mem- bers of the club are requested to attend.
 Among the events of social interest next week will be a bridge luncheon at which Miss Agnes Terrell will entertain a small coterie of friends tomorrow afternoon.
 An interesting children's party will be the sixth anniversary celebration of lit tie Augusta Mason, the daughter of pr. and Mrs. James Mason.
 MT and Mrs. Carl Seals will entertain at dinner Monday evening in compliment to Miss Gillespy and MT. Wimberly
 Tuesday afternoon Mrs. Robert Jemison will be the hostess at a luncheon at 80 o'clock in compliment to Miss Carrie
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

i daughter, Elizabeth Morris to MT. James 1 Taylor Southgate. on the evening of i Thursday. December 17, at o'clock, Ava lon street and Highland avenue. | Mrs. Harry Walstrom's bid euchre 1 yesterday afternoon for Miss Irene l Embry and Miss Renfroe Embry was a l thoroughly charming event. The color detail was effectively accomplished by the use of yellow and white chrysnn- themums and the same tint appearing in the ices.
 The guests included Miss Donald Seals, Miss Sadie Gillespy, Miss Jamie Harris, Miss Nell Harris, Miss Fannie i May Mason, Miss Mary Ruth MeLester, Miss Sadie Hayes, Miss Mona Gilbert, Miss Lucy Truss, Miss Minnie Wright, Miss Elizabeth Mooar, Miss Lucille Gar rett, Miss Fife Hodges of Ashville, Miss Marguerite White, Miss Bessie Ware Miss Helen Palmer. Miss Galleon, Mrs. Ga1leon, Mrs. Southgate, Mrs. Robert Hood Chapline Hodges Mrs. J. Arthur Smith, Mrs. w. H. Johnston Mrs Lee Rust, Mrs. Murray White. Miss Rust, and the honored guests, Misses Irene Embry and Renfroe Embry of Ashville.
 The prizes were extremely attractive. The first prize was pair of elegant silk hose and the consolation gold beauty pin.
 The following programme will be rendered this evening from to 9:S0 at the Southern club by Calman's or chestra:
 Overture-Rienzi (Wagner).
 Se1ection-Girofie Glro1a fBousqueD.
 Valse Whispers of Love (F'rag son).
 selection-The Red Mill CIerbert).
 Serena de-Rococco (Meyers).
 Selection = The Princess Beggar (Robyn).
 Intermezzo-Love in likeness (Mac- beth).
 Selection - Toreador (carly and Monckton)
 Gavotte-rhe Bewitching Beauty (Lauders).
 March Song-Meet Me in Rose Time, Rosie (Edwards)
 MT. and Mrs. c. E. Foust's dinner last evening at the Country club was one of the most charming events that have taken place there this season. It took place in the private dining room at the club, which, always picturesque apartment, was unusually attractive with it's floral decoration of yellow chrysanthemums.
 They entertained in honor of their guest, Mrs. James Gibbony of Mobile, who Is one of the most beautiful wom- en in the south, as well as one of the most charming.
 Seated about the la , round table were MT. and Mrs Foust, Mir. and Mrs. James Gibboney, MT. and Mrs. Frank Grider, MT. and Mrs. Charles Allen Stillman, MT. and Mrs Harold Samson, MT. and Mrs. Fred Dimmick, Dr. and Mrs. William M. Jordan, MT. and Mrs. Maben Hobson, Miss Montedonico and MT. Erskine Ramsay. Miss Hazel Dim mick and MT. Ed Ora wford, Miss Mob ley and Mrs. Caldwell.
 Mrs. Foust was exquitely gowned for the occasion in rose pink satin, a shade in which she is very lovely. Her guest, Mrs. Gibboney was rarely beau tiful in a directoire robe of blue satin
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Hear Frieda Langendorff Tuesday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

daughter. Elizabeth Morris, to MT. James Taylor Southgate. on the evening of Thursday December 17, at o'clock, Ava lon street and Highland avenue.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

CONTINUED ON PAGE 21.)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Mrs. O. W. Uford will leave this ait ernoon for Champagne, H., to visit her mother. who is suffering from a painful accident received from a fall.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Mrs. James Gibboney, who has been the guest of Mir and Mrs. Foust for the past week, will return to Mobile tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Mrs. J. G. w. Leftwich of Florence IS the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Horace
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Miss Renfroe Embry and Miss Irene Embry, who have been the guests of MT. and Mrs. Harry Walstrom this week, will return tomorrow to their home in Ash vile.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Mrs. c. A. Calhoun has returned from a months stay in New Orleans and other points on the coast.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

MT. and Mrs Charles Thompson of De- catur are in the city for vlslt of a few days to Mrs. Thompsons pa rents, MT. and Mrs. J. 0. Patton on Tenth avenue, south.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Mrs. William M. Jordan plans to leave today for Pittsburg, where she will be the guest of her sister Mrs. Albert Lynn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

There will be a called meeting of Bir-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

Miss Lily Green of Sewanee, Tenn, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. J. Mercer Cotton, 91S Alabama street.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-11-29

MT. Theo Nelson will return to Tusca- loosa tonight after spending the holidays at home. He will be accompanied by his guest, MT Paul Brinkman of Mont gomeryA
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-05
THE FOREMOST MISSISSIPPI TROUBLE.
CONTINUED from Page 81


CONTINUED 81
spective of the ability Professor
of Mississippi interests are being
of letting President HARDY work little spite
strongly against him others did He
does not for the farmers He merely wants TO h0a ms @
hn ns, him But the farmers of the state
none they are paying in taxes to supper,
the spite OF President HARDY md the
of his henchmen should not be allowed to d
these efficient give New men can not
49, hnsnrd ~ ,,ace, NV o,hc II CROP wa. nca, ready
vest and chang Of worLmcn tina, crop
these talented me" should
farms instead of only one"
pr Robert is greatly needed by Mississippi Of
tick eradication he is getting
pins to ad the work sssins, the boil ~cv
m of the STATE are ,aSong IN tho Sronnr sun attacked by tho
~ee in the cotton field and by the eser TICK aon h. shs
Hardy vented his spit" on two ~ho at ~orE tho @
nsshhos ~l
ae a Sra n '" 70 's s sep and ' s%y as.a@s " not
imo for an indignant citizenship to act
freely predicted should ee
able remain in tho position of President BE- ~i So nd Of a." rho s'
not his bock"rs Al tno~ ~ha' that means The
nss who could hardly positions ei"~here and ~So ~o '
ability they could readily positions el'"
The besm Of
ersde every say Its faculty would e crowd OF lns'm"n''
practical farmer " other tao by four book farmer "ho
be better on ~nsonca ,s on ~. condition a. hry did oAnr
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tho him than II have
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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-05

'""''''''' .,
all should be prepared Board
of Trustees to get ria OF rrSs e b, y h n a public has
failed But many parents say they will send
most College ought to tina,
supports Is 1t not from a
tending so the only thing practical the Roat
understand the state stands An oppor,unt to do this
mailed all who ask for them and since the
not feel tn ana ,,,p~ he,r friends to do lLer % the
blanks signing mem ana t Ii" - "nd ,h n,, Isl, they
blanks to suggest addresses to send blanks
may West jackson Miss Those
something should act at once aud they may want to urge their
aen Delay means serious OF
practically 1t attn true that not over per cent
papers of President Hardy
him and nothing represents public sentiment
and snpo. that there petition w,hou,
him s Ike listing "s. 1 his ,, n %"' him right T ca.s and
time. before tn" co"s" for another
Two Of tho Trustees who voted favor Of pen, HARDY July
against Of antiiardy
hoard had
probably esh, in favor of the Hardy
The HARDY to tho sa,lay edo viii po, W HARDY the
who changed
the "Ensions of the
~ouid nuiiardy they
Ma"r and Teet Of tho ~h'"~a'h'n side we're also absent but Mr.
Professor iierriek should
the called for
ell tn ,nr- nr - he ~h,r~ass,nv eloac mus, have arranged
tho
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tho tnan
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anything lia reasonable could h found Il
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Trust a on
Wit" the '", @" 's'ns j" At hand ' That nc ,'"' a'' 'he -
the would stood
could asked
Prsden,
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dcatrr helping President
Hannah. tn"
address. NJ. SctiERER
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-09-05


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bulletins h. should
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proper addtcs. II NJ. scHERER
To be Next Week.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-20
MUNICIPAL CLEANING.
Excellent Practice That Should Be
Made Permanent Custom.

Made Permanent Custom.
1t has become quite a fad in southern
California to proclaim and observe GER
tain days as cleanup days, especially
in our smaller cities, our towns and
villages. On these days the mayor,
council, trustees, board of health or
some constituted power or authority
has asked the residents to clean up
their yards and the streets and alleys
abutting, to beautify their premises,
plant and care for street trees and
strive in every way to make their COM
munity more attractive and healthful
and therefore more valuable from a
realty point of view.
The idea is a most excellent one and
should be encouraged in every way.
These public workdays should be OBJ
served in every community in our land
and should be made permanent, setting
aside n day each month or one day
each quarter in which all should aim
to make the place more livable. Mu-
nicipal health and beauty mean wealth
both collectively and individually.
Home seekers are not attracted by dirty
and slovenly municipal housekeeping.
Cleanliness or is capital, and it
has been observed that the greatest
growth Of population has been in those
centers made the most healthful and
attractive, and this through jealous,
we'll directed cooperation.
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-20
Hospitals For Trees.

1.-THE trees of Paris will delight you,"
said the Travelled man who was seeing
off his friend. every boulevard and
avenue has its two lines Of trees. Shell.
tered from the hot sun, you walk under
them In a cool green dusk. That hot
and dusty city doesn't easily keep its
trees vigorous and fresh. It must have
tree acknowledgement nurseries where,
with all sorts of liquid parasite killers
and all sorts of stimulating fertilizers,
the run down urban trees are built up
again. Continually in Paris you see
faded trees being taken up and fresh
trees being put down and fresh and
faded trees alike in those ambulances
which we call transplanters drive con-
tinually up and down the sunny
streets"
Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1908-08-20
TOWN MADE BY GOOD ROADS.
A VIiets (Mo.) Banker Says His VIII
Iage Is a Success Too.

tdS0 10 q S0SSSSS IOOs
Good roads are SO important a thing
to farmers that in one town in Mis-
souri, the farmers made a town to or
der at the place where the roads ap-
peared to be best Railroad officials
said there was no room for another
town between such good places as Yer
million and Frankfort, only ten miles
apart but the farmers insisted. So
Vliets was established, town "171a,"
on the road to Kansas City, because 1t
was between III and 172.
W. T. Bucks, banker and grain man
Of Viets, was in Kansas City the other
morning and says that every n agrees
the town is q success.
although our population is only
1OO," he said, I'VE handle from 100000
to 100000 bushels Of grain every year
in two elevators, one with a capacity
Of 1900 bushels and another of 1O,-
OOO."