The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-31

fer them to witness Mrs. wiggs of the Cabbage Pateh.
 Mrs, Lewis's guests numbered twen- 'ty-two. They included Misses Marjorie weatheriy. Eva Conner. Mary Campbell. Florence Rogers, Lucille oaston. Mabel Wheelock.. Frances Warren. Dorothy Orr. Mrs. Poihhmius Of New York Misses Mcqueen. Sadie 0iIiespy, Mary George Cruikshank. Kathleen Nixon Mary Ware. Alabama King, Eugenis Johnston, Edith Bowror, Edith McCsre. ry. May Collins, Mary Ktrkpa trick and Grace Southerland.
 The prizes for the card game were extremely attractive. One. pair ot beauty pins. set with pearls. was award cd to Mss Mary Campbell. At one ta- ble hearts was the game played. Miss Dabney Winney won the prize, a hand some pun box. The lovely guest oi honor was presented with v silk opera bag. 4
 A NATIVE ALBANIAN FtRsT 2/, SURGEON TO OPERATE
 FOR APPENDICITIS.
 It Is not generally known that pr. " < w. Grant of Denver, Colo. the, first surgeon in America to operate for ap- pendicitis. Is native Alabamian.i He, sA Grant of Colorado. were both born at F9irard. in thIs state.s
 Very recently. during q convention of the Western Surgical Association. of which pr. Grant Is President. he and his famous patient. Miss Mary Garthside, at the time. 1885. school teacher. now secretary to the Mayor of Minneapolis, met for the first time since the operation. The meeting was .% s.,ap plS SaA Sx,fa &n tAf .xpf and elicited a valuable discussion of the malady from the doctor, which ap- pears in a Denver paper.
 pr. Grant ranks among the fore- most surgeons and specialists of the West. and Alabama is proud that he sprans from her soil. CHILDREN OF THE CONFEDER-
 AOY, :. E. B. STUART CHAPTER.
 A most entfusiastie meeting or the J. P. B. Stuart Chapter, Children of the confederacy, was held with the Director. Mrs. T. r. Stephens. yesterday afternoon, The election of officers resulted in the following:
 President. Mrs. Eugenia Griffin; Vice President, Katharine Whitfeld: Score. tary. Julian Slough; Treasurer. William Crist; Corresponding Secretary. Maud Allen; Registrar. Frances Ingram.
 Thirty-eight dew members were en- rolled.
 Miss Jean ogburn of the Beiiinger School gave a valuable talk to the children about the purposes and trn- portance Of their organization aud Mrs. Stephens read . selection from the life of General Stuart.
 After refreshments were served. games were enjoyed. The Chapter will meet the last Saturday of each month with Mrs. stephens, who is fine work CT in any enterprise she espouses, MIR. M. B. HOUGHT0N
 GIVES 4 DINNER.
 Friday at o'clock Mir. N. B. Houghton entertained at dinner at his beautiful country. seat. Morning View"
 The table decorations were narcfs- sus blooms and violets. and the menu consisted of the abundant good things that grow on MT. Houghton's farm and famous pountry yards.
 The guests were General and Mrs. William c. Oates, Mr. and Mrs. Louis Farley. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gayle, Mir. and Mrs. James Pinckard.A Mrs. J. M. de Cottes, Mrs Robert Ligok and MT. and Mrs. Harry Honghton. As usual, Mrs. Houghton presided at the head of the table and assisted her un- cls in the true hospitality of Morning View. This is the second In a series of dinners that MT. Houghton Is giv- ing during the wnter...
 CONGRESS or MOTHERS.
 New Orleans is looking forward with much interest to the Congress of Moth. CTS to be held here next month.
 It was last March when the Tnternas tlonal Congress of Mothers was held in Washington, D. C., when the 800 deie> gates were received in the. East Room of the White House, that President Roqsevelt said [ othem in an earnest speech on the ideal motherhood: "Thls is the one body that put even ahead os the Veterans of the clvii War. because when all Is said It Is the mother and the mother only, who is a better citi- zen than the soldier who fights for his country"
 A hearty welcome awaits the dele- gates of the coming congress, to be held in this city. and fnnumerable af- fairs are being planned for them, out side Of the routine work of their stay. New Orleans Item.
 MIR. GEORGE WALLER, JR.. AN "ARCADIAN."
 The organization of Arcadians stu> dents of the University of Virginia. reckons amongs its star members. Mir. George F. Waller. Jr, of Montgomery, son of pr. and Mrs. George P. Waller. The society win produce d series of plays and operas the first of Swhieh is to be ''The King of Kong" Mr. Waller plays the role of the Queen.
 The Arcadians will travel in pri- vate car and produce the opera in Washington, Richmond, Charleston, Lex ington and other points. High praise has been awarded MT. Walters voice. Not only Is he musical, but Hterery as well, being associate editor of "Col- lege Topic the college paper at the 
 GREYs' CLUB OPENS
 ITS NEW BALL ROOM.
 Friday night the Greys' Club opened it's beautiful new ball room with a re- ception and cotillion.
 The grand march was led by. Captain Everett Jackson and Miss Theresa of Boston.
 All the apartments of the club were decorated with palms. ferns. and potted azalias. The ball room is very spacious being f25 feet in length. At one end Is a rostrum on which the band was placed.
 There were fifty counIeS in the Rar.