The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1909-05-02

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TERTAINs TWENrlRrH -
CuNTURT% CLum-
The rwentieth Century club VS. en- 4
tsrtained yesterday By Miss Rochelia
Grafton was the civil War Period ~
Mrs. W. II. Moore gave : selected
reading and Miss Ruth Roper recited
THE Conquered Banner"
Mrs. L. L. DeJarnette read from
Timrod's poems. Current Events was
led by Mrs. q. r. Flowers.
Music was also enjoyed.
A social hour was enjoyed. during
which Refreshments were served.
The guests OF the club were Mrs.
Joel Barnett and Mrs. Evfe Hewlett.
An Interesting feature Of the meet
Ing, and one In keeping with the study
" history OF the sixties. was the PRES
aged ante beiium slave. old Uncle Hen
Smith. now rs years Of age. kIe was m
honest boy before the war and acted
IT butler yesterday. The old mans
interest was 90 lively In the patriotic
talks and recitationa that his curiosity
kept him In constant attendance upon
make-beiieve service. He was the sub
5ect Of indu7gent interest on the part
Of the club women, who have thor.
ough, understanding OF his type Of
faithful. devoted servants.
SIS CRITTENDEN-sMITH
Mr.. and Mrs. Moses Hall Graves Crit
tenden. of Birmingham. have announc-
ed the engagement OF their daughter,
Miss Erline Crittenden. to Major James
ouinton Smith, formerly OF Montgom-
cry. son Of Mrs. Marie Fair Smith. OF
this city.
This announcement Is one Of moment
to Montgomerians. as the groom-elect
10 member Of one Of the most dis
tinsuished families Of Alabama He IL
Q son of the late Judge J. Q. Smith. q
prominent lawyer. once q judge Of the
Circuit Court. His mother. Mrsa Marie
Fair Smith. Is daughter OF the late
General ~. Y. Fair. who was one Of
A1absnna's most distinguished men Of
his day. He was Minister to Belgium.
where he represented his country with
great credit
Maior smith. the groom-eiect. Is AS
sistant City Attorney of Birmingham.
and IL Major In the State Artillery.
The bride is q daughter OF one of the
most prominent men OF Birmingham.
She is lovely and attractive young
woman who has made many friends
here, where she has visited Miss Lille
EAir Smith. sister Of her fiance.
The marriage win take place on June
q. in the Highland Methodist Church.
Of Birmingham.
N0RToN-MACDoNAL
MFR and Mrs. George w. Jones an
nounce the engagement Of their sister,
Mary III Norton. of New York. form
erly of Montgomery. to Mr.. William
Robert Macdonald, of London, Eng
land. the wedding to take place at an
early date In New York City.
WINNIE DAVIS CHAPTER @. OF @.
The Winnie Davis Chapter chiidren.s
of the Confederacy met yesterday at
the home OF Mrs. u. n. Holt. the Direc-
tor.
A large attendance was present
The promoters of the chapter are
following the wise plan Of having
distinguished veterans address the
children. and on yesterday the speaker
was Major w. w. Screws
The speaker told his hearers many
Interesting historical incidents. espec-
tally Of Montgomery's connection with
the events OF the war period He urR-
cd them to read and have their parents
read the letters now being published
that were written by Thomas Carey.
He said:
Eney are the plain simple narrative
Of soldier life and tell how many OF the
boys died from sickness and from
wounds; how they slept in the snow
and ice, how they went half naked
and half shod and half fed. These
letters give most truthful view OF thu
life of our soldiers and the heart must
indeed be OF stone that will not be
touched by them. Through them ali
runs q vein Of patriotism showing
that In spite Of hardship, danger. sick-
ness and distress. they were willing.
gladly to risk and II necessary give IN
their young lives to secure the triumph
Of the Confederacy.
You all know our beautiful Oak
Park the children's play ground. IL
was then all In woods and was a camp
ing place for soldiers during a great.
part Of the war time. Not that they
remained here. but simply companies
and regiments were formed there, and
then sent to the front In Virginia.
Tennessee or Mississippi. Many build
ings In this city were used for hosnf-
tails and your mothers and grandnio-
theirs tenderly cared for and nursed
sick and wounded soidiers-many Of