The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-14


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81 violets accompanied each Mate, and
bowls of violets were on nantes and
stands.
The club members present were
Mesdames C. F. Ames, j, C.. Ballard,
George Carter, S. l., Heidelberg. John
A. Mcleod, H. T, Mounser, j.. Morgan
Stevens, w. S. F. Tatum, w. o. Taturn.
A. F, Wahkin and H. r. Wilson.
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Whatsoever Circles
Anniversary MeseIna.
In response to an Invitation the
Whatsoever Circle of Kings Dafenters
mel at the home of Mrs. Henry T.
Al+en, on Hall avenue, Its organizer,
In celebrate the tenth anniversary of
its organization Mrs. Charles Spears
and Mrs. E. J.. Mitchell crested the
quests at the door, and Mrs Archie
Farley, one @f the five remaining
charter members, lllFsd charge of the
register, and after registering, each
one was given "a bouquet tof purple
violets.
A short business session was first
held in which some charity calls We're
looked after and "a poor woman helped
over a difficult place by giving the
needed aid The treasurer was in
structed I'D send the last installment,
$50 of the 500 pledged the Rescue
Home al the convention last May.
$1.00 was pledged to be given annually,
the Margaret Bottome Memorial, and
reports were heard from the different
workers. THE Mystic Circle" mag
azine Of good reading, published in
Gulfport, Miss, which is devoted to
the interest of the Kings Daughters
and Knights of Pythias, was brought
to the attention of the circle and
copy shown the members. Mrs. Gill
man offered prayer and the meeting
adjourned.
Mrs. Dickenson's hymn of the order,
Lead Now AS Forth We Co." led by
Mrs. Holmes, was sung and after a
few words of welcome by the hostess a
Bible program followed in which each
took part. Leaflets, papers and clip !
pings from The Silver Cross" were
read, bringing out the beauties of the
order and all that it meant to be a
true Kings Daughter. The notes and
clippings from the local paper, formed
an interesting history of the circle in
its early years, its organization and
the incidents leading to it. Programs
of some of the entertainments and |
accounts of other work done were also
read Mrs. McGregor contributed an !
original mythical story of the Kings |
Daughters and Miss Helen Blakslee |
rendered a beautiful piano solo. The |
singing of God Be With You Till We |
Meet Again" and the repeating of the !
Mizpah verse closed the exercise. A |
oiiNNl OhNi iiiE was NdhSn, WHICH WAS !
turned over to the treasurer The |
working members have Loyalty worked /
together doing whatever their hands /
found to do, and this event of Tuesday !
closed ten blessed years of service to
the King. 4
At the conclusion of the program the
Two daughters of the hostess, Misses h
Nellie and Katie Allen, assisted by
RS c. N. Spears and Miss Helen
7leksloe, served a salad course, fol-
lowed by coffee and cake. The rooms
were fragrant with vases and bowls
Of purple violets, (the circles f1Awer) Il
and white hyacinths. In the dining
DOM a white cake, with ten white
tapers tied with purple ribbon, rest
ing in wreath of purple violets,
formed a pretty center-piece The
were purple maltese crosses
done in water colors, and on one side
was written the name of the circle
and the date.
The members present were Mes
danes D. B. Holmes, E. ]. Mitchell, j.
R. Child, T. o. Watkins, c. M. Spears,
A. s. Trigg, A. ~ Sexton, S. E. Longre,
Emma McGregor, E. A. Kernaghan
Archie Farley and B. F. Blakslees The
geusts were Mesdsmes G. Waldo Bat
son, Dan Gilman, D S. Ferrill, Burke
Jones. w. A, BiIbo' 3. W. Queen; Miss