The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1914-02-20

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be the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. A. R.
Herren, at their home on Court street.
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Woman's Club.
Mrs. John A Mcleod was hostess
of the Woman's Club on Thursday |
afternoon at her home on Main street.
The drawing room was prettily deco
rated in jonquils and ferns. Frior to
the program delicious punch was
served by Miss Katie Calhoun.
The topic for the afternoons study
was pure Food Law" and the pro-
gram was interesting and we'll pre-
pared.
Leader-Mrs. T. L. Morrow.
What Labels Tell and do Not Tell
Us"-Mrs. John Burkett.
pure Food Laws and Drugs"-Mrs.
J. ]. Stevens.
Meat and Milk Inspection in Hat
tiesburg"-Mrs. Chas. Carter.
weights and Measures"-Mrs.
Chas. Hays.
After the program Mrs. Leo H. Mar
tin favored the club with several
songs. During a short discussion OF
| business it was decided that the Wo-
mans Club would become a member
of the National Federation of Wom-
ems Clubs and if possible send del
egate to the convention in Chicago
next June.
Misses Annie Rose Mcleod and
Katie Calhoun served a dainty plate
luncheon to the guests who were Of
the club membership, Mesdames c. F
Ames, ]. C. Ballard, John Burkett
Chas. Carter P. A. Carter, E. R. Far
rell, c. nj. Hays, S. L. Heidelberg, Lee
Martin, T. L. Morrow, Morgan Ste
vens, j. ]. Stevens, w. S. F. Tatum
, West o. Tatum.
Lent.
Lent begins this year three week
:, later than last year, being of cours
l based upon the date Of Easter, whic
is April IL this year, as against Marc
20 or as late as April 25.
:. Very few people really understan
l. the why and wherefore Of the date {
v Easter or why, if the birth of Chrii
is always celebrated on the 25th I
December the anniversary of H
II death should fall on a different dat
r. each year, and indeed it does see
y strange that having adopted the sol;
year as a basis of our calendar v
should still cling to the Lunar ye
d, merely for the establishment of OF
date.
The following clipping explains tn
to certain extent:
d. at should not be difficult to fix t
rational date for Easter. If Chr
ly was crucified on the fourteenth d
ed of the March moon astronome
IS. ought to be able to calculate on WI
m date this fell. They say that in
d. probability it fell on April Z of
,e- year 80 of the Christian era.
nv at Is to the Council Of Nicea IL
we owe the perpetuation Of our a
all chronistic method of reckoning Ea
or. This council decreed that
It'll should be the first Sunday after
,lf. first full moon that occurs after
its vernal equinox, March 81. P'
ge, Gregory XIII, undertook at that Il
ain to reform the Julian calendar, VIII
had been in use ever since Jul
but Caesar, in As B. c., had prescri
hat that a year should consist of 365 di
It'll every fourth year having 1866.
use by Pope Gregory's time the Jul
calendar had become incorrect
nv about ten days, the revolution OF
ON earth around the sun was not yet
the ly understood, so instead Of NAL
ess. change that would be thoroul
cal scientific, the present form Of
was adopted, the Julian calendar
ned ing modified by calling October
day 1882, october Is. and by making
ike. terminal years Of centuries.
OIL 1900, 1900, ETC., common years OF
tdays, except when the year wa
,ttle multiple Of 400. as 1900. 2s$1
gell-l which. should be leap year"
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- co1uressman Samuel W. Smit