The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-03-11
THE HATTIESBURG NEWS

spending secretary; Mrs. Butler Nc
Clanahan, secretary. A number OF
committees were appointed by the
president as follows:
Committee to look after a suitable
location for home as to place and
proposition-Mrs. George Komp, Mrs
R. F. Barton and Miss Addie Greedy
Committee to arrange for securing
a matron-Mrs. ]. A. Bishop, Mrs. E.
McLendon, Mrs. ]. c. Magruder.
Committee on plans for maintaining
a home, also to secure a rest room
immediately-Mrs. Dan Gilman, Miss
Olive Watkins and Mrs. R. B. Staple.
ton.
Committee to confer with Mrs. Rob.
ert R. Akers in regard to a musical
for benefit of home-Mrs. R. G. Hall,
Miss Addie Greedy, Miss Mamie
Thompson, Miss Alice Edmonson, Miss
AIRY Cloy.
A called meeting of the executive
committee to devise rules and regula-
lions for the institution will be held
Tuesday afternoon at $3.50 at the home
of Mrs. E. McLendon, on Main street.
The committee is composed of Mes
danes Anna A. Foote, R. F. Barton,
H. E. WEIGH, E. McLendon, B. Nc
Clanahan, Dan Gilman and R. B. Sta
pleton.
The next meeting of the lady mana
gers will be held next Friday after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Commercial
Club rooms.
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Mrs. Charles Bynum, who has been
the guest of her mother, Mrs. T. l..
Dolfus and sister, Mrs. H. P. Dickson,
the past month, left Saturday for
Natchez, Miss, to join Mr.. Bynum,
who has accepted the position of SUI
perintendent of the Natchez Street
Railway Co. Mr.. and Mrs. Bynum
have many friends here and elsewhere,
who wish them much success in their
new home.
Miss Ruth Carter Hostess.
A bright event of yesterday was the
informal party given in the evening
by Miss Ruth Carter at her home on
Court street, to a small coterie OF
friends.
There were four tables, two tables
of players enjoying the games OF
Trail, and two tables of guests play
ing "42." Top scores were made by
Miss Katie L. /. Allen, Mr.. Will Cook
and Mr.. Cameron. After the games
a dainty lncheon was served by the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. P. A. Carter
and Miss Annie Carter.
Mrs. M. Dryfus Hostess at Cards.
Mrs. NJ. Dryfus entertained her card
club Friday afternoon under the most
charming auspices. Their number
was augmented by coterie of friends
Pond lilies, honeysuckle and yellow
jasmine beautified the rooms, and the
same flowers were banked around the
punch bowl, where Miss Estelle ellis
and Mrs E. R. Farrell presided.
Mrs. Dryfus, assisted by her house
guest, Miss Josie Pseifer, of Brook
haven, welcomed the guests. The
score was kept by Mrs. E. H. Weaver
on cards handpainted in cupids. The
prizes were very pretty. To Mrs
George Derickson, who won the clut
prize, was given a gold bar pin, while
Miss Lora Haney won the guest prize
a bar pin. The consolation trophy
three hand-embroidered handker
chiefs, was given Mrs. M. D. King.
Mrs, Dryfus, assisted by a daugh
ter-in-law, Mrs. Walter Dryfus, served
"a two-course menu, chicken salad
olives and waters, followed by an ict
course, with cream puffs.
The club members and additiona
guests who enjoyed the meeting wer,
Mrs. E. Psiefer, of Brookhaven, tn,
guest of Mrs. Dryfus, Mesdames M. D
King, ]. w. Bolton, w. L. Oakley
Floyd Ames, NJ. L. Thompson, Jr.,
Burr, P A. Carter, Henry Turner, M
l.. Harper, Edwin Dryfus, of Pitts
burg; Walter Dryfus, George Autry
Ed Cunningham, W. B. Follanbee, Jr
George Derickson, R. N. Collins, E. H
Weaver, w. c. Rodgers and her guest
E. P. Mackey, of Tickfaw, La; A. H
Cornell, P. M. Seay, M. D. Foley an
her guests, T. Mcmahon, P. Kane an
j. E. Burns, of Toledo, Ohio; Charlie
Driver, w. B. Perry, Albert H. Herrer
Alice Webb, L. L. Major, Of Epley; f
R. Farrell, M. A. Hoffman and he
guest, Miss Francis McGriff, of Geo.