The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-04-11

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 to washiugton to the once of insulA, affairs. and In addition to his ofntia iuties has been ordered to report ae assistant to Captain Archibald Butt thief aide to President Taft Captain ,ohnsonF reported for duty yesterday. l sIis appointmdnt. it Is stated. was made
 at the instance of Captain Butt. whc recommended him on account of hii SC rvice in the Philippines and, his rec | iiun.
 l Captain Johnson Is one of the sis | junior aides to the President who Ss. | sist in the large official functions a' | tae White House 7. | Captain Butt is the only aide se- iected directly by the President and II MT Tafts purpose to continue him ia his present duties.
 1 As chief aide at the White House Captain Butt has six assistants as foi' lows:
 Captain cheny. engineers corps. first Captain Johnson. infantry arm. sec ond assistant.
 l Captain Van voorhees. cavalry arm l third assistant. l Lieutenants shackford, osterhous and | Rowcliffe of the navy. , Captain Graham Ligon Johnson Is a son of MT. and Mrs. K. A. Johnson of Atlanta, the grandson of the late Gov | ernor. Lgon of Alabama, and is de- scendant of the Penns. Lees. TAliafer- ros of Virginia, and Johnsons of Nary land. He is an enthusiastic member l of the Sons of the Revolution. l Captain AJohnson has seen service Tn several foreign countries. He was the custodian of Aguinaido when President I Taft was Governor of the Philippines. l He has filled many positions or trust 1 and honor. The appointment of Captain Johnson as aide to the President Is not only s | high compliment in itself, but IL ie l looked upon as a direct recognition of Atlanta bv the President and his ap- | preciation of the courtesies shown him by the people of this city. It Is step | in the direction of his announced pol lev to give the South her full propor- | tion of participation in the affairs o' the Government.
 l Captain Johnson has host of de- voted friends, and 1t Is generally rec. ognized that the President could no' I have made happier selection. TO ms l excellent record as soldier Capsal Johnson adds the culture and personal | charm essential to a position where an instinctive familiarity with social l usages are of the highest importance and his friends are delighted at the l recognition which has come To nim ana
 incidentally to Atlanta. MRS. AUGUSTA CHENEY CELE- | BRATEs 02ND BIRTHDAY l Among her children, grandchiidren 1 and great t-grandchfldren, Mrs. Augusta I Cheney on yesterday celebrated her
 sand birthday.
 l This unusual woman is the daughter l of a Revolutionary soldier and one oi 1 the few living mothers of a Confeder- ate soldier. Despite her rather fraii health her facilities are remarkably preserved, and her mind is perfectly
 clear and alert.
 On the anniversary of her birthday
 yesterday she was the recipient of nu- fnerous gifts and flowers, and many l messa ges of love and feiicitation. | A number of relatives and friends called during the day to pay their re-
 spects. and although usually quite able | to be up. even to go visiting among
 her devoted nfeces and great-nisces for
 week end visits. on yesterday she re- l ceived her visitors reclining. % Her eyes are bright and her com l plexion clear and smooth, a gentle
 flush upon her cheeks that would be the -envy-Nof many girl still in her l teens. y3
 Tn commemoration of olden days Mrs, l Cheney had a packet of old family let
 ters read to her during the day. and
 as among these were some from her
 brother, Judge Edmond Bellinger, hav-
 ing great historical value. the promise | of their loan for publication in The | Advertiser at a near date was secured.
 Mrs. Cheney was born in Beauford
 District, South Carolina, and iss,v the l daughter of the late Mir, and Mrs, William Bellinger. who have a number l of descendants in Montgomery. 7YIn l 1886 she was married to Mir. John Mar 1 tin Cheney at the country home of her
 brother Dr Carno Bellinger. Of this
 marriage four children were born, one son. Mir. John Cheney. who resides ten
 miles from Montgomery, Mrs. Thomas
 I. Hewlett, Miss Augusta B. cheney
 and the late Mrs. Walter Pierce.
 Her grandchildren are Mrs. Augusta Hope and Mrs. F. D. Prendergast of New York City. daughters of Mrs.
 Pierce. three sons of Mfr and Mrs.
 John Cheney, Bellinger. Hewlett and Edmond Cheney. Mrs. E.. D. Hewlett and Thomas I. Hewlett. Jr. Her great grandchildren are Thomas, Lawrence and Augusta Hope Hewlett.
 Mrs. Cheney has three nieces living in Fhis city. Mrs. F. R. Holt. Mrs. A. M. Allen and Mrs. R. P. Dexter.
 
 ter, Mrs. Thomas +. Hewlett, and on yesterday the house was festive with flowers and wore a festive air. The callers were served with delicious. old fashioned cakes of several varieties, confections and tea. The cake basket used on the tea table was an old fam fly heirloom brought to this country from England by Mrs. Cheney's grand father.
 Among the out-of-town guests who always come to Montgomery to be pges- ent with Mrs. Cheney on her birthday were Hon. and Mrs. Frank oBrien of Birmingham.
 CONTEST OF POPULAR BARIEs,
 The teachers of the Primary Depart ment of the, Highland Avenue Baptist Church, Sunday School of Highland Park, desiring to raise funds to ade- quately furnish their Sunday School room. decided upon very novel plan to accomplish their purposes.
 This plan was a Popular Baby Con- test. the modus operandi being the sale
 at 10 cents each of tickets bearing g candidates name. Attractive young
 girls of the school were appointed as campaign manager for the respective entrants and these fervent young
 workers were called Little Mothers. The contest was brought to close at Highland Park on Friday afternoon
 with a social gathering at which the funds were further augmented by the sale of ice cream and cake. When the baby contest was closed 1t
 was found that Plckens Dozier. son of
 MT. and Mrs. Wood Dozier. had won
 the prize, a silver cup, through the ef- forts of his little mother" little Miss