The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-21

The festivities of the carnival sea son are now at their height, not only in New Orleans. Mobile and rens.soaa. but in Venice, Rome, Nice and all those Catholic cities that make 1t feature of their social life. Az is well hnown carnival means Farewell to the nesn. . and is a time of merriment and feast ing that precedes Lent.
 Mobile is the mother of the carnival in America. New Orleans did not iH- augurate the custom until some years after Mobile set the pace. aithough < the Crescent City now has the most expensive and artistic carnival rarades and balls in the world.
 This year Montgomery has. partleu- lar interest in the Mobile Carnival, be- cause of the popularity here of the lovely Queen, and also because . num- Der of the seasons bel1es are to par ticipate ofYicially In the social yaisties of the beautiful occasion.
 new and novel feature has been inaugurated this year in Mobile whicn is the holding of a Congress of Beau ,fies in connection with the carnival. "A number of citAes in Alabama. Flor Ida and Mississippi will be represented 0y their fairest daughters. and . choice is to be made from among tkose Representatives as to which Ia the fair est of all The committee having that delicate office in hand is the profound est secret of the mysteries.
 Miss Georgia Whiting Saffold has been chosen to represent Montgomery at this Congress of Beauties. and she has appointed as her maids Miss Mil- dred Andrew. known in Montgomery as ,ssBonnie Andrew" because she is so swinsome and fair; Miss Lula Mcqueen, who is one of three beautiful sistcrs: Miss Florence Davidson. a favorite in Mobile as we'll as in the Capital City: Miss Theresa Roquemore. young lady q = both in looks and intellect: Miss Mary Ellen Harris a piquant and fascinae- Eng debutante, and Miss Sarah Wafren tWilkerson. who has been the guest of honor at numerous affairs during the season, and is a general favorite.
 Miss saffold belongs to family that has produced : number of famous beautfes.
 Ante belIum Montgomery. remembers t4he daughters of. the late MT. and. Mrs. John Whiting. beautiful young women bearing the names Of Southern States. Virginia, the late Mrs Hilliard; Geor. ,gia, the late Mrs. Sanold. grandmoth. CT of Miss Georgia saffoId; Florida. . Mfrs. W. H. Graves of BirminghanH; Alabama, the late Mrs. Brown. A sflfth daughter was Sarah. the late Mrs.
 The distinguished beauties of the next generation. were Mrs. Hiiliavd's daughter. Mamie. now Mrs. Nave of iKnoxville. Tenn, the wife of a retired larmy off1cer, and Mrs. Graves three lovely daughters. Eleanor. Mrs. Henry Matthew's. Florida. Mrs Edward Birmingham.
 The present generation offers from It's ranks Montgomery's choice repre- sentative in the Congress of Beauties, Miss Georgia Sanold. and her cousin. Miss Eleanor Matthews, now In Wash &~<< .4x.,t- hrxA der the chaperonage of Mrs. Bankhead.
 Mrs. w. B. Kelly Is also a member of the same family, and as the lovely Mary Petrie Bell was greatly admired in the various Southern cities and wa tering places where she visited.
 MISSES CRUM TO
 ATTEND INAUGURATION.
 Miss Eleanor crum. who h attending Wards Seminary. at Nashville, Tenn... and Miss Sallie Clyde Crum, who att tends the Mary Baldwin Institute at 'lstaunton. va-. will take a delightful
 About. thirty students of Ward Sem- mary, schaperoned by several teacaiefB, will feave Nashville on February 27 and return on March g. ~
 They will go to Washington to at- tend the inauguration. and will. visit numerous points of interest en route.
 
 of MT. and Mrs. B. P. Crum. of this city. and are two of the most popular and attractive members of the younger set.
 MATINEE PARTY OF LITTLE
 MISS BETH TATUM.
 Miss Beth Tatum entertained a num- rber of her little friends at a matinee party at the Majestic on Saturday af- .ternoon in celebration of her tenth birthday. After the performance. re- Head George Washington souvenirs were presented to each guest.
 The party which was chaperoned by Mrs. William Tatum. and Mrs. Whit. field Kelly. included:
 Misses Dorothy Hannon. Helen Dent, Elizabeth Dent, Emily Ligon, Virginia Tyson. Alice Johpstone. Elizabeth Brown, Juliet wyly. Zadie Amerine. Frances West, Ethel Glover, Myrtle Johnstone, Maggie Ray. Sauie Kirkpat- rick. u.isa a.aAsalNS
 MISS HAMM ENTERTAINs CLASS. Miss Ellie Hamm entertained her Sunday School class of the Clayton Street Methodist Church, on Saturday afternoon. at her home on Amanda Street. A social hour was enjoyed and games played. after which refresh unents were served. The young guests who composed the party were: Misses Eloise Hester. Mary Beeder. Bessie Barry Ella McMillan. Ruth Leach. Katherine Brown. Masters Milton bfe. s ,ssx MISS BEACH IN sPARTANBURG, s. c.
 Miss Norma Beach, of Alabama, who |