The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-10-15

tied here, will be interested to lear,
of his election as secretary and treas
urer OF the Junior Medical Glass OF
the University of Mississippi at Ok
ford.
Informal Evening.
Misses Efcy and Maud Cooper en-
tertained Friday in honor of theil
cousins, Miss Estha Banks and he,
| brother, Mr.. Eddie Banks. of Nesho
ba, who are their guests, having come
| to attend the reunion.
The young people spent a most
delightful evening enjoying games
and music, after which ices and cakes
were served.
Forrest Club Dance.
An enjoyable dance was given last
evening at the Forrest Club, by some
OF the members who, with a number
OF young ladies', enjoyed the informal
dance and delightful hospitality of
the club house on Bay street. Tun-
stalls band furnised the music. and
the chaperones We're Mr.. and Mrs. E.
r. Farrell, Mr.. and Mrs. E. Wood and
Mrs. John Stockton, of Meridian.
Punch was served all during the
evening, which proved most refresh
ing to the dancers, the young ladies
being Misses Ethel Hill. Corrie Ha-
ney, Corabel Roberts, of Jackson.
Lora and Aussie Haney, Bessie Har-
rison, Pearl Henderson, of Brewton.
Ala; Colleen Hall, Bessie Haney and
Mrs. Jessie Collins.
9 8 & $780,
veterans Singing Beautiful.
One or the most beautiful features
OF the reunion of the Mississippi Di-
vision, Confederate Veterans, in this
city, and one which will linger in the
memory of all present for many a
day, was the singing of the old songs
by the veterans during the hours of
the reception given them by the
Daughters on Wednesday night. The
music WIS touchingly informal, the old
men asking for Nellie CRAZY, The
Girl | Left Behind Me, In the Sweet
Bye and Bye, Wait for the Wagon.
and Others equally as beautiful and
fraught with sad but loving memories.
TO them, no doubt.
They began with S"wanee River.
Dixie, Old Black Joe, and nearly every |
one in the room joined in, till the
very walls of the Palm Garden rang
with the melody of the hundreds of
mems voices, intermingleed with
those of the Daughters. Home. |
Sweet, Home was sung, every one
Joining in, til some one called for
Annie Laurie, and so the music lasted
i'll late hour.
There is no ragtime in the world |
hat can equal these old melodies. |
md when sung by these veterans who |
lad had them for their only compan-
ons, except the stars and an occa-
sional owl, by lonesome campfires.
many a night during the war, they
seemed unusually beautiful.
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SoWania Club Lawn Party.
A lovely event of Friday was the
avn party given by the girls of the
'owania Club, at Veterans Lodge"
he house on Main street, formerly
by Mr.. R. F. Barton and
amily, which had been temporarily
tilted up for a number of the vet
rams for their use during the re-
Inion, and in which this club of girls
re enjoying house party, chaper-
med by Mr. and YRS. John 7. Haney.
dr. and Mrs, Charles NJ. Hayes, Mr..
nd Mrs. Robert Field, Mr.. and Mrs.
ack Haney and DR.. and Mrs. H. T.
lounger. Chairs, settees, rockers,
ugs and sofa pillows made the lawn
cry coy and attractive, and a string
and stationed on the porch played
II during the evening.
Two little girls, Grace Hightower
nd Gladys Hays met the guests at