The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-09-17
TO THE STRAINS OF SWEET MUSIC GAILY
CAPARISONED EQUINES TREAD
LIGHTLY THE ARENA
BRILLIANT AssEMBLAeE PRESENT OPENING NIGHTTIME
-FOUR HUNDRED" TURN OUT IN FoRcE-koPP's
(From Wednesdays Daily.)

There was the sound of revelry b,
night-milady, gorgeously gowned
mingled her laughter with the shril
neigh of sleek-coated equines; tn,
band played, the crowd applauded
beautifully appointed rigs cleaned il
the glare of electric lights, gallan
whips drove with dash and abandon
The Maury County Horse Show, the
social event of the Fall Fair haC
opened. 1t was Madison Square in
the diminutive-New York epitomized
). The usual first night" crowd was
out last evening to witness the open
ing of the Horse Show The -four
hundred of Maury. supplemented by
big quota of visitors, didn't exactly
arrive early-but they were there
The assemblage was such as would
grace any occasion-for it was the
social event of the season and the
beaus and bellies, masters and misses,
danes and esquires of the grand old
county of Maury were on dress parade.
The ladies were exquisitely costumed.
Handsome gowns, cleaning diamonds,
| sparkling eyes and the flow and ebb
of conversation contributed to the
brilliance of the scene. The
boxes were filled with an
Elegant throng, one that reminded
of the ante-bellum days when the
South was the home of the only real
aristocracy that the nation knew. 1t
was the descendants of the cavaliers
and knights of centuries ago who
graced the occasion with their pres
ence.
Box Occupants.
The following is a list of the hos
tesses and hosts of the boxes, togeth-
er with their guests:
Dr. Bledsoe Brown and ]. NJ. Steph
enson had as their guests Miss Annie
Leicester Huston, of Tuscumbia, Miss
Katie B. Hart, Miss Elma Burns, Miss
Louise Watkins, Messrs Haywood
Stephenson and Jim Williamson.
Frank Chains box was occupied
by Mrs. R. M. Hunt, of Bristol, and
L. Schillinger, of Birmingham.
Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Cochran, Mr..
and Mrs. j. NJ Dedman, Miss Gladys
Dedman and DIR. Wallace Wilkes occu-
pied box together.
Mrs. j. w. Love and Mrs. F. II.
Gamble were hostesses of a box and
had as their guests Mrs. Mary d. War
field, Miss Sabre D. Warfeld, Robert
Jr., and Miss Mary Pillow.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Webster and
Mrs. Eugene Long had as their guests
Miss Annie Barrow and Hiram Tit
comb, Miss Imogene Barrow, E. M.
and Winston Garth, Of
CORTLAND.
Mrs. w. r. Chafin was hostess of
A box and had Mr.. and Mrs. j. V.
Morrow, Miss Rushton, Of Birming-
ham, Miss Theddie Chaffin and Mrs.
Henry Evans, of Montgomery, as her
guests. +,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. C. Akin were hosts
O Mr.. and Mrs. A. N. Akin, Mrs. F. J.
Iendley, Mrs. s. ]. Caperton, Misses
elizabeth and Mary Jane Caperton.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Jones had as
heir guests Miss Rosa Barnett and ,
Irs. Mary Hine and Henry Jones.
DIR. and Mrs. w. P. Woodbridge acted
8 hosts to Mrs w. B. Capers, Mrs.
V. P. Morgan, Mr.. and Mrs. H. 0.
ulten. Miss New and Mrs. Shields,
{ virginia, who are guests of Mr..
nd Mrs. T. E. New.
Mr.. and Mrs. George T. Hughes,
r and Mr. and Mrs. B. E. Regen
ntertained Miss Olive Dobbins, Miss
ate Sowell and J. c. Sowell. n
Mrs. Minnie fowler was hostess to m
r. and Mrs. C. A. Forgey, MISS Ca lo
lille Herndon, Judge and Mrs. Sam q
Gliding. Mrs. Richard Smith and Miss ii
aisy fowler st
In the Rainey box Miss Mary W
ainey was hostess to box party OF W
,upg ladies and gentlemen. Those 10
the party besides the charming In
,stess were Misses Frances Hardy N
orv Brooks. Annie May Fleming, e.
hel Barrow, Minnie Fry and Julia Ell
,rker Miss Rainey's attractive house ia
est. Messrs. Clint Whitthorne' ru
,rman Dale. Robert Williamson, Bar I'll