The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1911-04-03
Mrs. 3. e. Massey Entertained.

"A humber Ol interesting games were /
played after which an ice course, with
cake, was served by Mrs. Massey.
Those who enjoyed the pleasant eve
ming, were: Misses Maggie Birch,
Mary Miller, Hatties Burney, Alma
Lewis, Bessie Pattison, Annie Davis,
Fannie Boiling, Nellie Wilburn, Birdie
Boykin, Ruth Smith, Mary Patton, Sal
lie Lewellen, Miss Stringer; Messrs.
Floyd Reynolds, Rodney Freeman,
Marshall Kinerd, Joe Lewellen, Lem
Wells Joe Limbaugh, Charlie Kinerd,
Sam Lewellen, Ross Lewis John DAY.
export, Ross Patton, Basco Fail, Eu-
gene Smith, Biron Jones, Nathan Fair
childs, Hill Boykin, Joe Thompson,
Breland, Bagby, Harris, Birch, Boiling
and Cooper.
Petal Chapter, U. D. c., Organized.
The Petal Chapter" United Daugh-
ter of the Confederacy, was organized
Saturday afternoon April LIST, at the
home Of Mrs. H. G. Dearman, in Petal,
by Mrs. D. B. Holmes, state organizer,
assisted by Mrs. E. McGregor men,
Der state historical committee. There
were seventeen charter members, and
the following officers were elected:
President, Mrs. Carrie Westerfeld
Lott; vice-president, Mrs. Grace Nc
Coy Crawford recording secretary
Mrs. Charity D. McKinnon Dearman;
corresponding secretary, Miss Eula
Ward; treasurer Miss Mamie Wilson
historian, Miss Eva Altman. The hon
orary members are Messrs. G. l. Nc
Donald, H. Columbus Dearman, ]. Lott
and DR.. Mack l.. McKinnon.
The meeting of the ladies at the
beautiful home of Mrs. Dearman, was
most enthusiastic. The hostess well
coined her guests in most graceful
manner and the social hour after bust
ness was filled with music, singing
the old songs, patriotic readings and
war tales. Gladys Dearman, the young
daughter of the house, assisted by the
visitors, sang sweetly "Dixie," and
with her little friend, Mary Morris,
assisted Mrs. Dearman and Mrs. H.
L. McKinnon, of Hattiesburg in serv-
ing chocolate and cake.
There will be a called meeting of
Petal Chapter, U. D. c., on the second
Wednesday in April at the home of the
president, at the residence of her
father Mr.. Westerfeld. Those who
wish to join, are requested to attend
with their application.
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Concerning Holy Week.
Easter this year comes April the
10th and the week preceding Easter
Sunday is known in the Catholic and
Episcopal churches as Holy Week, the
days being designated as Monday in
Holy Week Tuesday in Holy Week,
Spy Wednesday, Holy Thursday, Good
Friday Holy Saturday and Easter Sun
day.
| Spy Wednesday is SO called in IL
fusion to the preparations made by
Judas Escariot on that day to betray
the Lord.
The Roman soldiers, having instruc'
lions to seize Christ, prevailed upon
Judas to identify him for which act
of betrayal Judas received 80 pieces
of silver. Preparations were made on
Spy Wednesday for the betrayal
which occurred the following day.
After Spy Wednesday comes Holy
Thursday, on which day Christ insti.
tuted the Feast of the Passover, OF
the Last Supper.
Here Christ told his disciples that
one among them would betray him
st. Peter asked st. John, who was
lying on Christ's bosom, to tell them
who the betrayer would be, and
Christ said, "The man to whom I give
this cup will betray me-" and passed
the cup to Judas, who soon left the
room.
After this Christ, with Peter, James
and John, went into the Garden oil
Gethsemane to pray, asking his dis
ciples to keep watch while he prayed
They, however, went to sleep, and