The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1912-03-01

ular In Columbia and while here as
the guests of the Misses Clawson
|were the recipients of many social at
tentions.
Spring Hill U. D. c.
The Mary Leland Hume CHAPTER,
U. D. c., was most delightfully."- enter
tanned by Mrs. William Hume Tues
day afternoon at her home in Spring
Hill. This meeting was held to cele-
brate the sixth birthday of the chap
ter, and was the ninth meeting since
the state convention. In the absence
Of the president, Miss Maria Hawley,
the first vice president presided.
Miss Bessie Odill was elected secreta-
ry upon the resignation of Miss Susie
Belle Moore.
! Mrs. VIM. Hume gave an excellent
report of the work accomplished by
the chapter in the past six years. She
then introduced Mr.. Cunningham, Of
Nashville who made short talk in
regard to the monument the chapter
hopes to erect in Spring Hill.
Mrs. John P. Hickman, who assist
ed Mrs. Hume in organizing the chap
ter, and who always has warm well
come here, was present and gave a
report of the national convention.
The program for the afternoon was
"a study Of Kentucky as arranged by
| the state historian, and was as fol-
lows:
Piano duet, Misses Molloy and
Branham; paper on Albert Sidney
johnston, Mrs. Robert Orman; Ken
tuchys Part in the War, Miss Haw-
ley; piano solo, Miss Molloy; paper
IN Gen. Morgan, Miss McKissick.
Miss Caroline Du Bose read the in
scription On Johnston's monument
and Mrs. Hume a paper on Alexan-
der Stevens, after which the Confed-
crate choir sang My Old Kentucky
Home. At the close ON the program
a delicious two-course menu was serv-
ell in the dining om.-Nashville
Banner of Feb. 27.
Mrs. w. B. Romine Declines Nomina-
ton.
Mrs. w. B. Romine, Regent Of the
Pulaski Chapter of the Daughters of
the Revolution, and wife of W. B. Ro-
mine, editor OF the Pulaski Citizen,
is in Nashville visiting and while
there gave out a statement that she
would not stand for election of poet
laureate of Tennessee D. A. R., but
insists that Mrs. Elizabeth Frye
Page be named in her stead Mrs.
Romine has been on the lecture plat
fern for the past four years and has
won for herself quite a reputation in
her election The Evil Tendency of
Modern Fiction" she also has anoth-
er lecture which is quite popular,
Rome of the Caesars" The an
nouncement follows:
Feeling so little heart in the mat
ter on account of my recent deep be-
reavement in the death of my mother,
Mrs. John S. Wilkes, l wish to with
draw my name as one Of the nomi-
Inees for state poet laureate for Ten
nessee D. A. R., and and to request
lyour cordial endorsement of the 9th.
er nominee, Mrs. Elizabeth Frye
Page, of Nashville. Mrs. Page and
we're jointly nominated at the D A.
r. convention which was held at Muir.
freesboro in November. l received
one vote majority and feel that my
chance for election to the Office would
be good when the congress convenes
in Washington, D. c., in April; but
for reasons already stated, with
draw in Mrs Pages favor knowing
that she will grace the position far
better than I could
Thanking my friends for the com
/ pliment paid me in the nomination
and assuring them and assuring them
that il | were not in such disturbed
state of mind / would very much ap
preciate the honor of the election"
f.
Zion Bridge Club.
Miss Mary Brooks entertained the
Zion Bridge Club Wednesday after