The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-02-04
MIR. BRYAN'S OZARK VISIT
 .- Enthusiastic Welcome
 Given Him. HE SPOKE TO THOUSANDS Brilliant Social Reception in His
 Honor He Wa. The Guest of NIT. and Mrs. Harvey L. 1aarsin--Hsd Te
 Speak On The CssFt
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- lepoch in the history of this section. He was met at Troy last evening by q delegation of citizens consisting or Judge e. P. Bowling, W. L. Casey, J. E. z. Riley, H. M. Sessions. Dr. Dol ton of Opp, Mike Soliie. L. F. Sessions and Kyle B. Price of Elba.
 As the train pulled up to the station MT. Bryan was cheered to the echo by hundreds of enthusiastic citizens. two the Dale county High school with a Ispecial yell for the occasion.
 I The party entered carriages and were driven at once to the comfortable home of Mir. and Mrs, H. L. Martin on South tMerrick Avenue, where he became their guest during his visit here.
 l Soon after his arrival a reception was held. those standing with MT. Bryan being Mike solIie. W. L. Casey. sam Carroll of Troy. H. B. steagall, William Garner, Walter D. Seed of Montgomery. H. M. Sessions, Hon. H. S D. Mallory of Selma and Dr. Len IReynoids. Hot chocolate and punch were served to the guests by a number of ladies. who looked lovely in the latest and most fashionable cosfumes. Music was furnished by Miss Carlton lon the piano, Rosco Bowling. cornet: Roy Rainey of Troy. flvte, and Miss
 
 l A midnight luncheon of eleven Icourses was served to seventy-sive dis tinguished guests with Mir. Bryan as the guest of honor.
 In the morning twenty-four covers l were laid for a seven-course formal breakfast. at which Mir. Bryan was again the guest of honor. and to which pr. W. E. Floyd, of The Clayton Rec. ] ord. J. B. Graves of The fGrundidge Record, R. ". Williams and W. s. Hyatt of Dothan siftiRgs, L. g. Deal l Of The Dothan Home Journal. w. T. Hall of The Dothan Eagle, Mir. Read of The Newton Union, Editor Espy 0I I The ,Abbeville News. Editor C. Earnest Jones of The Clio Press Luke Carlisle of The Enterprise Enterprise. and w L. Andrews, had been invited.
 1t had been planned to have Mir Bryan deliver his address in the court house auditorium, but the avalanche of inauiries for tickets made 1t imper, attve to hold it on the public square A large platform was erected on ths south side of the court house and MT Bryan spoke from the east end of this
 Introductory .speeches were made b, Hon. Nuke Goliie. Hon, Walter D. Seed Hon. H. 8. D. Mallory and Hon. H B Steagaii. After which Mir. Bryan ae. livered one of the most eIoauent ad. dresses ever listened to by an oxart audience. He was in his happtesI mood and the 4,0O0 people about hirr iaushedsand cheered by turns for more I than an hour.
 Before the speaker was throuef some one announced that the trair was coming. the occasion was closed precipitately and Mr. Bryan left fo, Jacksonville, Fla, on the 10 o'clock train.N | The brilliant receution oY d,,.,n- guished men and beautiful women that assembled to greet Mir. Bryan was one or the most notable that ever met in Southeast Alabama. Mir. and Mrs. IT L. Martin, at their elegant home were the hosts of Hon. William Jennings Bryan. From the time the doors were thrown open at 10 o'clock until the luncheon hour at IF. hundreds of in. vited guests from atI over the State passed down The receiving line and were presented to Mir. Bryan by the host. Mir. Martin.
 The guests were greeted in the fe. ception hall by Mrs. Mike Sollie and Mrs. Riley, who conducted them tc the chocolate tables. presided over by Mrs. J. r. Reynold, Mrs. Marian Bowling Mrs. r. B. Martin. The spacious hall, elegant with it's hang. ings of embossed leather. was made even more attractive with its deeora. 
 vases of red carnations.
 Receiving with Mfr. Martin in the 1 pari0r with it's hangings of soft shell pink and vases of pink roses were Mir Bryan. Messrs. M. Sollie, W. l.. Casey Sam Carol of Troy. H. B. steagail W. D. Seed. State Treasurer; William Gamer. H. NJ. Sessions, Dr. Owen oi Abbeville, Hon, H. S. p. Mallory oi Selma, pr. J. L. Reynolds and l.. F. Sessions.
 Passing from the parlor into the music room they were met by Mrs Martin, the gracious hostess who as- sisted by her little daughter, Angus ta, also by Mrs. J. A. Eason. Mrs L. F. Sessions and Mrs. Sam Carrol, oi Troy, made her guests feel that they were all fortunate in claiming this charming woman for their friend The music room, dream in soft green as color motif, led into the library u where, at an artistically appointed table punch was served. The color note in the library was yellow and il was emphasized with the added touch of buttercups and pale yellow maline used in decorating the punch table.
 The ladies who presided at the punch table were Mrs. c. F. James 1 Mrs. H. c. Bryans. Mrs. H. M. Sessions and Mrs. W. L.. Casey.
 At 12 o'clock seventy-five of the spe- cial friends of Mir. and Mrs. Martin sat down to an elegant six course luncheon. At the table where the guest of honor sat mag \ nIficent cut glass vase filled with red carnations, rested in the center upon q handsome eenterpiece of cluny lace the plate doiles under each plate were also of cluny lace. The dining room color scheme. which is green was made place of tropical beauty with it's wealth of palms, ferns and potted plants.
 The young ladies' who served ths lunch so beautifully were. Miss Ro. bberta Edwards. Miss Lela Bowling Miss May Smith. Miss Florence Floyd Miss Smither Brown and Miss Mary Stollie. d.
 The ladies were assisted in receiving lin the several apartments by Messrs lAngltn, Bryans, Eason, in the hall Messrs. M. Bowling and J. E. z. Riley, c. E.. James and l.. B. Martin
 Throughout the evening the Ozark orchestra. stationed in the music room furnished the sweetest of music.
 Mrs. H. L.s Martin received hel guests in Q directoire gown of bluV cloth Mrs. Mike Sollie wore a magni. fcent toilet of silver gray marquisettt silk over taffeta. made directoire; Mrs J. E. J. Riley was attired in a princess gown of lilac messallne, which empha. sized the fairness of this blonde beauty; Mrs. Fl. G. Bryans was gown. ed in tan messaline; Mrs. J. l.. Key. holds was aueenly figure in a gowr l. of black embroidered chiffon over blacl E tafrata: Mrs. Charles James was at traetively gowned in sage green sill Mrs. Angiin made a bright picture is