The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-03-22

Rev. A. F. Watkins leaves this after
noon for Morton, Miss, to which place
he has been called to attend the flu
neral of the Rev. ID. c. Langford, one
of the oldest and most beloved minis
ters of the Mississippi Conference.
Dr.. Watkins expects to return before
Sunday.
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Maids And Matrons With
Miss Ethel Hill.
One of the most delightful events of
the Lenten season was the meeting of
the Maids and Matrons' Card Club
which was held Thursday afternoon
with Miss Ethel Hill at her home on
River avenue.
The rooms were prettily arranged |
with violets, which lent dainty touch
There were five tables of players and |
on each table was a pretty lavender
basket filled with ribbon candy: At
the close of the interesting games of
bridge, the club prize, lovely lace
collar, was awarded Mrs. Walter ].
Dreyfus. Top score among the guests
was made by Miss Katie L. l. Allen,
who was presented with a lovely Marie
Antoinette basket, filled with violets.
Perched on the long handle was
large lavender ribbon bow.
After the bridge game the tables
were covered with pretty spreads and
delicious luncheon of three courses
was servel by the sister of the hostess,
Miss Harriette Hill, assisted by Miss
es Annie Reeves, Nell Rowan and An
ME Cora Gillian.
The club members and substitutes
enjoying Miss Hills hospitality were
Mesdames Henry Turner R. N. Col
Inns NJ. D. King, C. NJ. Sigler M.
Dreyfus, William l. Quealy, of New
+ Orleans w. T. Cosby, Walter j. Drey-
r fus, Albert r. Herren, j. Marshall
: Frye; Misses Hattie May Sadler, Of
S Sheffield Ala; Lora Haney, Katie l..
b /. Allen, Marie Rowan, jamie Mcleod,
Bessie Powe, Norma Powe, Carline
Hall, Corinne Venable and Norma
: Long, of Jackson.
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u w. c. T. U. Meets With
{ Mrs. Archie Farley.
j The Woman's Christian Temperance
u Union held their regular meeting on
+ Thursday at the home of Mrs. Archie
Farley, one of their valued members
The president, Mrs. Dan Gilman, was
in the chair. A good number of mem
D. bers were present, and one visitor, Mrs
u Tillman, who became a member at thiy
" meeting The secretary, Mrs. T. o
III Watkins, being absent, a secretary prt
III TEN was appointed, and Mrs. E. Nc
Gregor served.
"a The scripture lesson read by tn,
OF president was from the fifth chapte
~ of Isaah and the songs were givel
from the Temperance song book. TIL
minutes weer read and regrets e2
pressed at the illness of the secretary
Mrs. T. O. Watkins. Answering ro
call each member responded with
reading culled from the literature {
The work and giving the gist of ten
perance reform work in it's man
branches in each state, with statistic
and other important information, an
extracts from the laws of each stat
concerning Temperance and ReforI
and proving that a great forwal
movement is being made on the
lines, and also that the success of Il
work is greatly advanced by this ed
cational literature.
Mrs. Armour, the gifted speaker al
untiring worker for the temperan
reform, will visit Hattiesburg We
soon, and the general public will
clad to hear her again. A receipt
will be given in her honor by the
C. T. U and a program arranged
her lecture, of which further mott
will be given. This union will at on
select a plot of ground at KamI
Park and beautify it.
J After the business program the h
p tess served a salad course, which "
= delightful and iced team and ca
). After which a social hour was sp'
p on the spacious veranda of the hoI
!. The next meeting will be at the no