The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-18

Eostess, wearing handsome gown of
gray foulard ard was assisted in en-
pertaining by her sisters-in-law, Mrs.
Benton Brannon, of Aberdeen, in yell
low satin gown, with gold trimmings.
Mrs. A. q. Sanders, of Starkville in
'avender silk, with touches of white,
Miss Allesn Matthews, in a dainty
fIock Of lavender satin, with trimming
Of pearl and Miss Ola Foley, of Rose
Hill, who wore lovely frock of green
silk, with a touch of white and Miss
slleen Camp,
The girls of the Jolly Eight Club"
Misses Nellie G. Rowan, Ruby Margue-
Iett. Lea, Nellie Allen, Elizabeth Har-
rison, Katie L. |. Allen, Annie Marga-
ret Draughn, Annie Belle Mcleod, Car
line Hall and her guest, Miss Claire
Neil, of Buffalo, NJ Y, in pretty frocks,
Lad charge of the register, and after
thc guests registered, pinned tag and
pansies on each one.
In the long dining room, Mrs. E. ].
Mitchell presided, and was assisted by
a groupe of young girls, Misses Mackie
Powe, Anna Maxcy and Ida Belle
Camp, Brownie Bennett, Francis Fer
guson, Mary Ellison, Mary Hightower.
Lurline Collins, Ruth McInnis and Car
ri:, Jackson, who served iced tea, sand
w opd hlNnlx oraom
A string band played all during the
evening, and a number of young people
enjoyed dancing.
The season is now in full swing and
many will be the supper and breakfast
parties, as well as spend-the-day par
ties and banquet, that will make the
corridor and rooms of the hotel ring.
I. : 4:
Mrs. Akers In Recital.
THE man that hath no music in him
self,
Nor is not moved by concord of sweet
sounds,
Is fit for treason, stratagems, ant
spoils."
e Evsry town is better for the must
b cal talent it can boast, Towns arr
a judged largely by the interest the!
show in music and musical affairs.
is no small thing for any town to ma,
musicians of talent who are willing t
q lend their aid to improving the mus.
taste of their community. And wher
as in the case of Mrs. Akers' recital G
a last night, the object sought to be ait
ed is philanthropic one, the gratitud
of the community is doubly earned.
Mrs. Akers delighted her audienc
last night with wide and varied s,
- lection, ranging from such gracef'
. little songs as "A Little Tt.e.," b
. Stern, and "The Daisy ny Arditti,
~ the large movemen. and magnifice1
81 cadence of "Ah Fors E Lue," frol
VerdT's La Tfaviata." The SINCE
gave the o. ening numbers, "Chanso
N Provence .e' and willamette" by De
W AcqUo, with sureness and ease whic
Is r.Ver deserted her throughout til
"A programme. She has perfect contr,
p of her tones, and without appareI
u effort she takes the highest note
:! called for in the difficult scores whic
II she renders.
The waltz songs with which hi
programme was i->7~-"ersed affor
s ed opportunity to show the remar
k. able adaptability and fiexibility of hi
at voice, while such little gems as Rose
N by Summer Forsaken" and 'If Onl
A. Thou Art True" show how capable hi
Id tones are of expressing the quiet TEL
d. derness and pathos of that class {
,e songs. Her rendering of angel
Serenade," with violin obligato b
Mrs. Sampson, was especially pleasin
to the audience, which manifested II
., approval by an enthusiastic encor
I'll Bacio," with orchestral accon
-, paniment by Mrs. Sampson, an
:, Messrs. McWilliams, Mcdonald, Wal
:. er and Perry, was also a favorite wit
n the audience.
Mrs. Akers' voice was perhaps
its best in the "Ah, Fors E Lue' frol
la Traviata." Such a score as tn
is a severe test of the singers voic
=. and is therefore dangerous for an
but the genuinely gifted singer. Sue
a. Mrs. Akers proved herself to be, wit
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