The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-02

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shall Oliver.
The grown folk present were Mes
danes w. F. Hewett, R. e. Lea, Fl. P.
Dixon; Misses Margaret McInnis,
Myrtle Gross, L. C. Dorr, Pearl Nc
Innis, Mr.. and Mrs. P. Oliver, Jr.
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Par Mt Teacher And
Commercial Club Reception.
Friday afternoon and evening the
Hotel Hattiesburg was the scene of
the largest social affair ever Under
taken by the Parent-Teacher Assocla-
ton or the Commercial Club, when
both of these organizations united to
welcome the new teachers and pupils
and to bring the various educational
institutions of the city and sAs public
together in a social way, to enable all
to become acquainted personally.
The p. r. A. colors, blue and white,
were used lavishly in the palm garden,
the parlors and the private d ming
rooms, being draped over arches, doors
and windows and everywhere were
the pennants Of various schools and
colleges Of the city, Vases of long,
stemmed white chrysanthemums on
green stands were artistic5lly placed
at intervals in The palIl garden.
The decoration committee in charge
was Mrs. NJ. A. HOLMAN, chairman;
Mesdames Allston Wills, A r. Herren
and r. A. Logan, with Secretary Geo
Stockman and Mr. r ellis from the
Commercial Club.
The Lomo orchestra played all dur
ing the afternoon and evening, too,
special music for the occasion, the
first number being especially appro-
pirate for the occasion, School Life"
This was followed by a heav, selec-
ton, an intermezzo from F. Klein. A
very long selectiopsr Umer Volsmusik"
by Karl KornzoR, Tanhauser, from
Wagner's Opera and II Trovatore, from
Verdi's Opera and a number of other
beautiful selections were played. =
Mrs. Luther A. Smith had charge of
the music and those assisting her
were Mrs. W. w. Massengale, Mrs.
Tverette Tucker; Misses Chase.
Blount, Lucille Thames and Ethel
Powe.
Souvenirs, tied with the blue and
white ribbons, were given each of the
hundreds of guests who called.
The souvenir girls in the afternoon
were Evelyn Scarborough, Grace Eaton,
Grace Hightower, Grace Woodley, Jes-
sic Jackson, Mary Lou McInnis. Marie
Temple, Irene Combs, Ethel Bowen,
Lillian Mason, Bessie Heidelberg, Ma
omie Hirsch.
In the evening they were Lydia Ma
gruder, Cora Cook, jamie Sullivan.
Ida Belle Camp and Irmine bishop.
The committee from the Commercial
Club and P. T. A. had arranged for a
formal receiving line to consist of
Mrs. r. B. Stapleton, president of the
Mississippi Mothers Congress; Presi-
dent T. S. Jackson of the Commercial
Club and Mrs. Jackson; President Joe
Cook of the Normal and Mrs. Cook;
President Johnson of the Woman's
College and Mrs. Johnson; City Su-
perintendent Of Education F. B. Wood
ley and Mrs. Woodley; Prof. Bennett,
principal of the High School and the
school trustees and their wives, for
both the afternoon and evening recep-
tions, with the addition of DR.. j. D.
Donald from the Commercial Club and
Mrs. Donald, in the afternoon and Mr..
H. A. Camp from the Club and Mrs.
Camp, in the evening.
Among the trustees and their wives
in line were Mr.. and Mrs. D. e. Nc
Innis, Mr.. and Mrs. T. A. Hightower,
Mr. and Mrs. j. R. Tally.
In the, afternoon the graduating
class of this year were the special
honor guests and in their pretty
frocks, made an inspiring picture.
There were five punch tables, each
decorated with the flowers and colors
of ward of the Parent Teacher AS
ISOLATION and presided over by girls
in white and blue dresses-the P. T.
A. colors.
Those in the afternoon were Misses
Mary Ellison and Ella Hester. Alberta
Powe, Louise Oliver, Regina Powe,
Edith Naylor. Florine Miner, Ger
trude Polk, Mary Harris, Margie Fair
ley. Edith Farley, Maggie May John
son, Kate Leland Ida B. lie Camp,
Ruth Trotter, Maclde Powe and Mary
Hightower
Serving in the evening were Misses
Lora Haney, jamie Mcleod, Mamie
Steen, Mamie Thompson. Annie Car
ter, Mary Anna Allen Leila McWil-
liams, Bertha Trotter, Mary Louise