The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-06-13
Peter oFrney, D. A. R.

The last meeting for thls season and also a flag celebration, was held by Peter Forney Chapter, D. A. R., in Prattville on Wednesday. June 9. ow ing to the absence of the Regent from the city on regular Flag Day. June l4. the Chapter decided to celebrate the day in advance.
 On assembling for the short journey to Prattville 1t was found that fifteen members answered to roll call. On arrival, handsome carriages awaited the pleasure of the guests. They were quickly conveyed to the hospitable home of Mrs. Eugene Thomas, who danes Bell. Barnes and Northlngton, were hostesses for the day.
 Never did colonial home Of olden days fing wide its doors with greater welcome. The sun shone, the breezes whispered of cool retreats In green mountain hooks; the birds sang, the squirrels chattered and one felt that surely a bit of Paradise itself had been discovered by those eity-worn women.
 Rocking chairs on wide verandas in- vIted, and when the Regent said, We will repair to the hall and open our meeting with prayer" one member ex- claimed fervently, "Yes, indeed, let us thank God heartily for sending us to so beautiful a place to hold our meet ing."
 The Chapter grouped itself on the steps of the great central staircase, while the officers sat in a semi circle in the hail. It was an inspiring scene. After few points of routine business had been attended to. the floor was yielded to Mrs. T. NJ. Wyly, who gave an instructive talk on the flag and Flag Day. as celebrated by the D. A. R.
 Then the Regent propounded certain questions on the Revolutionary War, and tho flag, which proved very inter esting, instructive and mirth- -provok- ingA
 Wyly, Bibb, w. W. Screws, McCombs, W. H. Thomas, F. P. Glass. Lowe, c. Newsom. s. Phelan, Hey wood. Whitfield. Dickson, A. Taylor and Misses Watts. Wood and Cozart from Montgomery, and Mesdames Flu gene Thomas, Pratt, ST, Bell and from Prattville.
 Other guests had been bidden to meet the Montgomerians. Mesdames Daniel Pratt. Sims. Young and Render Thomas, Misses Bell Crenshaw and Nellie Booth and Messrs. Thomas. w. T. Northington, Allan Northington, Pratt and others.
 After adjournment visits were paid to the "sunken gardens" the terraces built by the builder of PrattviIle-the man who planted the wonderful indus try on Autauga Creek that first helped to demonstrate what the New South" could do. All the modern appliances for farming were scrutinised with in- telligent eye by those D. A. R., and the thoughts came fast and gloriously of those farmers of North Carolina who had fought the battle of Alamance and later signed their Mecklinburg led the way for "that shot heard round the world" fired at There were horses in those stalls that might well have answered Paul Revere's demands for staying qualities" and fine intelligence.
 But amid these elevating kurround- Ings human nature will be dragged back to common earth; there was low spoken summons-but everyone heard, Dinner Is served" Out on the lawn under the shade of wide spreading wateroaks and oceans. were two long tables; one was dedicated to the grandchildren of Mrs. Pratt. Sr., while the grown-ups filled the longer one There were seventeen grandchil- dren who took a keen interest in all the doings of the D. A. R.'s and many a merry laugh was indulged at their expense. Then everybody, having Joined heartily In the blessing in- voked by Mrs. Pratts pastor, teH 70 in old hearty Anglo o-SaXonAColonial- Revolutionary truly Southern style, and did justice to that barbecue.
 This chronicler with all due rever- ence to the Father of His Country, is not believing that Nit. Vernon ever produced mutton or pig superior 10 that of Mt ratt-Thomas. The 'Fictioners" may write of Jantce Mer- edith and all the others, but Peter Forney Is a judge of cake and says the Pratt Thomas" cake eXcelled all cake of all the novels-because it could be eaten--and was.
 The sun persisted in travelling west ward; only one pretty white cloud showed It's face in the blue of heaven and two thunder-p peals were heard, but they were taken as applause.
 All too soon the carriages were am nounced and the happy day was ended in a happy. hospitable procession to the station, for neither sun nor railroad schedules change to suit even D. A. R,
 As the train rolled homeward, friend ly farewells were waved by hands. prompted by hearts that truly under stood the fine art of welcoming the coming and speeding the parting guest"
 It was a perfect day from out that sad. sweet time of before the war;
 Peter Forney rests from all labor un- til fall.