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The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-22
9ociety and Personals
Editor

going to McInnis' mill, at Petal, and
all the members are asked to be at
McLeod's store promptly at 2 clock.
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For Miss Gillespie.
Miss Lucy Hall Pack entertained a
number of friends last evening in hon.
o. of her house guest, Miss Kate Gil.
lespie, of Hickory Grove, Miss.
The evening was pleasantly spent
ing cooking on chatting dishes.
Those present were Mr.. and Mrs.
Llewellyn Brown, Miss Mayme Thomp-
son and Floyd Gillis, Miss Marie Dick
sen and Herman Trotter, Miss Clara
Cooper and Mr.. Edge, Miss Dean
Brown and d. p Snow, Miss Gertrude
Polk and William Ferguson.
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ChaImers.TulIey.
New Augusta, Miss, Oct. pa
very unusual wedding took place here
Sunday morning at o'clock when
Miss Tulley, of Hattiesburg and Mr..
Chalmers, of the same city, were
joined in wedlock. The couple left
Hattiesburg in a car at G O'Clock Sat
III day, but with the usual auto luck of
bridal parties they did not reach here
until o'clock. The recent rains had
rendered the roads almost impossible,
and at some places the bridegroom had
to help push the car up the muddy
hills.
Justice Brown nau peen advised of
their coming and waited during the
we sma' hours for the runaways.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chalmers left the car
here and returned by rail Sunday
morning very serious looking pair.
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DR.. j L. Johnson's Lecture.
The SOwania Club presented DR.. J..
L. Johnson of the Woman's College
Thursday afternoon in a lecture on
Dickens at the home of Miss Annie
Rose Mcleod, when the guests were
the honorary members of the Sowania
Club, the Leofast Club and few 9TH
er friends of the club members.
The guests were received at the
door by Miss Mcleod and her mother.
Mrs. John A. Mcleod, and were con-
Quoted to the reception hall. where
delightful fruit punch was served by
Misses Ethel Turner. and Mayme
Thompson from big crystal bowl
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room, and was presided over by Miss
eG Florence and Augusta Stolen
werck.
A color scheme of yellow and white
was carried out in the decorations of
yellow and white chrysanthemums,
and this tone was further accentuated
in the crystal candlesticks, which held
the white tapers yelled with yellow
shades.
The floral decorations were fur
nished principally by Stemme, who do
mated to the Guild dozens of potted
plants and ferns, and took charge of
the decorating of the home. The deco
rations were unusually pretty and at
tractive.
Delicious sandwiches and coffee fol-
lowed with the yellow and white mints
were served by Misses Jessie Marie
and Evelyn Naylor, Alice Ament.
A musical program had been ar
ranged for the pleasure of the guests,
and was rendered by Mrs. b. D. Moore,
Mrs. Edward Spencer, Miss Edith
Naylor, Miss Frances Ferguson, Mr..
Paul Lee CASTOR.
Mrs. Curran Sullivan delighted her
hearers with one of her charming read
ings.
A large number of ladies called dur
ing the receiving hours from four to
six and enjoyed the lovely affair
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soc'AL CALENDAR


''roay, Oct. 23rd. a
Ai'erroon, 3 O'Clock: Meet. q
nA OF the City Federation at the q
Commercial Club rooms, y
Ar'ernoon' $3.50 O'Clock: Mrs. .
m' " fohey and Miss Bessie a
' Black will be Joint hostessos - =
'ne dramatic Club, entertaining q
at the home of Mrs. Fobev on a
' Adeline street.
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MISS Matte Johnson left tbis morr
Ing to attend the Fair at Meridian.
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MRS, T. M. Ferguson left this r,orr
Ing Tor shubuta, Miss, to visit rela.
tives.
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"'s'.M' E. Smiley and Miss Bertha
Smiley have returned from a visit in
Meridian.
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MISS Cora Golden has left for Amer.
lcus, Ca, where she will make her
home in the future.
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Nr' and Mrs. l.. l.. Major, of Epley,
a spending the day at the home of
M Pnd Mrs B. D. Moore.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. ]. Grove. Mr. and
MIS- Laurence P'Pool motored to New
Augusta and spent the day.
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Mr. and Mrs. Llewelyn Brown have
returned from their Wedding trim and
are loYted at the home of Mrs ]. M.
Browt on Rebecca avenue.
So.
MIS- w. |. Benton and two childr,n
OF Sucarnoochee Miss, are expected
today to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs.
ID. L. Edwards, on North Main street.
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Baskets For Veterans Dinner.
Mrs. z. j. Mitchells home on Main
street, has been added to the places
designated for leaving baskets and
other donations for the Veterans Din
ner, Saturday.
So:
Afternoon outing.
The Clara Christman Class of Main
Street Methodist Sunday school will
enjoy an outing Saturday afternoon
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CHURCH AND BENEVOLENT
SOCIETIES.

Choir Practice.
Choir practice at Main Street Meth
odist church will begin promptly at
o'clock this evening, after which
motor ride will be enjoyed
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ination of Specimens and Testing
Diseases Mrs. e. w. Hanna; Rural
Sanitation" Mrs. H. c. Greer.
At the conclusion of the program
the hostess served salad course
Two guests were present, Miss Ra-
chel Mcleod and Miss MCGOWAN, and
the club members present we're Mes
danes H. C Greer, M. A. Hoffman,
John d. Eatman, Earl Conner, w. E..
WALES, Neill Farley, e. w. Hanna, c.
M. Sigler; Misses Annie Carter, Mag.
gle Mae Johnson, Tina Johnson.
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Program For Veteran Reunion.
The United Daughters of Confed.
eracy have arranged the following pro-
gram for the pleasure of the Veterans
attending the Forrest County Reunion,
which takes place tomorrow at the
Normal College, beginning at II
O'Clock:
/ Prayer-Mr. Fail.
Male Quartette.
War Reminiscences-Mr T. ]. Pitt
Carter.
Male Quartette.
Address by President Joe Cook.
Male Quartette.
"reminiscences of the War by Mr..
Fail.
War "reminiscences by Mr.. w. P.
Chambers.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. B. D. Moore.
War Reminiscences-Mrs ]. T. Pitt.
man.
Piano Solo-Mrs. A. ]. Grove.
War Reminiscences-M ]. w. Bre.
land.
Vocal Solo-Mrs. B. d. Moore.
Reading-Miss Eltins
War Reminiscences-Mrs Van Nor.
den.
"Dixie"-By all
Autumn Tea.
One of the pretticst events of the
| fall was the Autumn Tea, at which
the Trinity Guild was hostess Thurs
day afternoon when Mrs. C. NJ. Will
loughby lent her ideally arranged
home on Court street, for entertaining
The reception rooms were lovel,
with plants, bowls of autumn flowers
and baskets of exquisite chrysanthe
NUNS. Mesdanes Robert Field, H.
Wheeler, Paul Lee CASTOR, T. w. Ken
nan stood at the door and received th
guetss. Escorting the visitors into tn
dining room were Mrs. R. X. Smith
II. T. Mounger. c. M. Willoughby, NJ
G. Field and assisting in the dinin
room were Mrs. L. w. Bayne, E. /
Stollenwerck.
! The tea table was set in the dinin
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-22
McLAU2lN NOTES.


Next Friday afternoon Prof. Gran
'erry will organize the boys of his
lass into corn, pig and potato clubs
md a sanitary club. Each Friday
fternoon he will discuss these sub
ects. He will also try to get all
he men of the community out to
AXE part in these discussions.
The girls will meet in Miss Hits
DOM and discuss sanitary conditions,
ardening, cooking, music, chickens,
nd unmber of other things. Will
lso organize a tomato club N.nd a
'hicken club. Miss Hit will lead the
discussion on chickens, Miss Barnett
IN sanitary conditions and cooking,
Miss Wilkerson on gardening and
Miss Hamilton on music. They also
lope to get all the ladies out on Fri
lay afternoon to take part in these
discussions.
The school will give a prize to the
roy that makes the best crop of po-
tatoes on an acre and to the one that
-aises the most pigs will also give a
prize to the girl that raises the most
tomatoes on part of an acre and
that raises the prettiest lot of chick.
ems. They will give to the boys as
prizes a pure bred pig or calf; to the
girl pair of pure bred chickens. 1t
IS the hope of the teachers tosmake
these discussions as interesting and
helpful as possible.
The Hattiesburg news., 1915-10-22
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beautifully decorated in confederate
roses and ferns.
Miss Lora Haney, president of the
Sowania Club, in a few well chosen
words introduced the speaker DR..
Johnson's lecture was both entertain
ing and instructive, and among other
things expressed his delight on finding
that women were interested in other
things beside dress and that they were
beginning to think along lines really
worth while and in that way, prepar-
ing for two great issues, which will,
without a doubt come to us within
the next decade, viz national prohi-
bition and suffrage. He then, by way
Of comparison, touched on the world S
greatest poets, essayists and novelists,
the four greatest English novelists,
being Scott, Thackaray, George Elliot
and Dickens.
After discourse on Dickens child
hood, Dickens as a writer of fiction
and his peculiarities of style, DR.. John
sn concluded by reading two selec-
tions, first, humorous selection from
David Copperfield," and the other the
very pathetic description of the death
of Little Nelr' from "Old Curiosity
Shop"
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Art Club.
Mrs. George Carter was hostess to
the Art Club Thursday afternoon, en-
tertaining at the home of Mrs. George
Carter, on Bay street. The meeting
was called to order by the president,
Mrs. Earl Conner.
Roll call was responded to with Cur
rent Events; Art. After the business
the program was given with Mrs. c. M.
Sigler as leader. Her paper was on
Your Impressions of the Vatican in
Art, Architecture, etc." Miss Tina
Johnson discussed Morning Stars in
Italian Art" A review of the papers
was discussed by the club.
At the request of the State Fedora
tion of Women's Clubs, study of the
State Board of Health was taken up.
Administrative Dealing with Issuing
q License and Holding Examinations
and Enforcing Examinations" was dis
cussed by Mrs. Sigler.
"Anti-Rabie," Mrs. Earl Conner
Laboratory Work Included in Exam
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
EAST PRUSSIA HAS
BEEN CLEARED
Of RUSSIANS
Germans Occupy, Plock and Bielsk
For Second Time
RUSSIA WON'T ADMIT REVERSE
Muscovits Retreat Referred to as a
strategcaI Movement to Forti.
fled Line
RUSSIA WON'T ADMIT REVERSE

London, We'd Feb. 1.-THE German
offensive, strongly supported by fresh
troops. is being pushed with great Wig
or both along the East Prussian from.
tier and in Poland north of the Lowe
Vistula. The Russians now have ev-
acuated East Prussia except for a
small area near Lyck. where they are
opposing the German advance, and al
so are apparently falling back in
North Poland, for the Germans an
nounce that they have occupied Plock
and Bielsk, which the Russians recap
tured from them short time ago,
and that they took 1000 prisoners dur
ing the operation
While the Germans claim to have
inflicted heavy losses on the retiring
Russian armies. military men here
and the newspaper correspondents in
Petrograd continue to refer to the
Muscosite movement as strategical
retirement to the fortified line which
lies along the Neirnan River
Heavy fighting also continues in the
and Bukowina. In Buko-
wilma the Russians are falling back.
but they continue To hold the Carpath-
ian passes further west and are Offer
ing stubborn resistance to the Ans
tro-German offensive in that region.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
BAD EGGS AND THE STAGE.
PeIting Unpopular Performers Is a
Very Ancient Custom.

The practice OF hurting bad eggs ut
actors who displeased them. has been
In vogue with audiences ever since
there has been Il stage ard dramatic
production. Chinese, Greeks and Ro-
mans ran to this sort of unfragrant
criticism and two stories told by Il
collector OF odd things connected With
the theater are worth repeating.
A number of New York youths in
the tifties threw Il number of bad eggs
at a pallid and trembling performer.
He advanced to the edge of the stage,
commanded silence and said:
mobile sirs, dcisn to throw me but
one good one-just one. care not if
Il break over me. | shall manage it.
have eaten naught in two days.. Pelt
me with good eggs, beseecli you.D
The appeal gained him basket of
good eggs by way OF the back stage.
A man went to Shakespeares the
ater in the day of the great bard to
throw bad eggs ut an actor he dis
liked. Some one jostled him unduly.
and he punched the jostler. The jostler
whipped him. however. and finally sat
him down in the bad eggs, which
broke so the wonld be egg thrower
was thrown out because OF the odor
and called bad egg in The bargain
New York Sun.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
BRITAIN PLANNING
HTOBLOCKAOEAIl
GERMAN PORTS
To Stop Shipment Of Foodstuffs
Into Enemy's Country
WILL REJECT GERMANY'S OFFER
To Call of Submarine Campaign
if Embargo is Taken off Pro-
vision Shipments.
WILL REJECT GEUMAhY'S OFFER

London, Feb. 16-Great Britain re-
ceived today through Walter Hines
Page, the American Ambassador, Ger
many's offer to withdraw her threats
Of a submarine blockade against Great
Britain if the British navy would per-
NIT the free movement of foodstuifs
to the civil population of Germany
There is no expectation here thar
the offer will be accepted, In fact.
Great Britain already is preparing TO
retaliate against Germany by placing
under more stringent control ships
destined to German ports, and a pro-
clamation is momentarily expected de
claring blockade of the German
coast, or at any rate, the prohibition
of foodstuffs destined for Germany
The cabinet, ith it's naval and mill
tary advisers. considered this question
today, and 1t is understood the decis-
ion is awaiting the formal confirma
tion of the privy council, from which
all proclamations emanate.
Ambassador Page and Sir Edward
Grey, the British foreign secretary,
also discussed the case of the steam.
er Wilhelmina, loaded with food for
Germany. which is being held at Fal
mouth for a prize court. Should the
efforts of the commission for the re-
lief of Belgium to buy the cargo of the
Wilhelmina fail. only the TESTIMONY OF
the owners that the food is destined
to the civil population of Germany
would be submitted to"the prize court
1t is considered unlikely, however.
that any evidence could be produced
which would induce Great Britain TO
permit the food to go to Germany
without the action of a prize court.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
GREEN MOUNTAIN CLUB
Committees for the Ensuing Year
Appointed Tuesday Evening

The annual meeting of the execu-
tive board OF the Green Mountain
club laws held Tuesday evening at
the Y. NJ. c. a. The committees for
the coming year were appointed ana
arrangements are under way for a
hike to be held on Washington S
birthday. If such trip is planned
notices will be sent to each member
of the club. The membership mas
never reached the so mark and 1t Is
hoped this year to increase this num-
Der to 150.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
MRS. GEORGE L. Ruoo
Long Time Resident Died Monday
Evening.

Mary Emma Northrup wife of Geo.
Il. Rugg. died at her home at Haynes
Corners Monday, February 15 at 3
O'Clock in the evening.
Mrs Rugg had been i'll for nearly
ten months with complication of di-
seases and her death had been ey
pected for several days. The sur
vivors are her husband, three sons.
c. E, Rugg of Lapeer, Mich, Arthur
p, and Harry G.: one daughter. Mrs.
Charles w Thompson: one sister
Mrs. y. ~ Long, and granddaught-
er. Betty Thompson
No tribute Of words can do Justice
to Mrs. Riggs character. She lived
for others. To her family she was
counsellor and sharer of all their ex-
periences to an unusual degree. She
was friendly to all and her neighbor-
ly kindnesses we're only limited by
the number of her opportunities
Mrs. Rugg was born. Dec. %. 1852
in the house where she died. The
earlier years of her married life were
spent in Bennington village but the
family. "a years ago. returned to the
farm and have since lived there.
Mrs Rugg has been a member of the
Methodist church for many years.
The funeral will be held from tho
home Thursday afternoon at two o.
clock. Rev. p. l.. Dow will ofiiclata.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17

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The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
COUNTY PooRHoUsE BILL
Plan To Unite the Towns Of Ben.
nington County.

The following is the bill to provide
for uniting the towns OF Bennington
county in caring for the poor of the
several towns:
1t is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly of the State OF Vermont.
Section /. The judges of the
county court within and for the coun-
tv of Bennington shall at the June
term of said court 1915 appoint three
commissioners to fix the value of the
town farm of the town of Bennington
and OF the buildings thereon, and
make report to said court at its next
ensuing session; and said report
shall be published in the Bennington
Banner and Reformer and the Man
chester Journal, weekly papers pub
lished in such county, three weeks
successfully at the expense of the
county of Bennington, by the clerk
thereof, during the month of January
1916
Sec. 2. The town of Bennington
shall vote at its town meeting to be
held on the first Tuesday in March,
1916, whether ii will lease the town
farm and the buildings thereon to the
county of Bennington for the term OF
two years. with the privilege of ten
biennial renewals. provided that the
county OF Bennington shall pay to
the said town an annual rental of six
percent of the aforesaid valuation,
keep the buildings in good repair and
insured in good and solvent fire i'll
surance companies TO an amount
equal to the appraised valuation of
such buildings for the benefit of such
town of Bennington and pay the prem
iums for such insurance.
Sec. 3. At the general election =,
be held on the Tuesday next after
the first Monday in November, 1916,
the voters of the county of Benning
ton shall decide by ballot whether
they will adopt county system Of
caring for the poor
Sec 4. The county clerk of Ben
nington county shall, at least six |
days prior to such general election,
furnish the town clerk of each town
In the county, sufficient number Of |
ballots to be used in voting upon the !
question of the adoption of a county |
system of caring for the poor such |
ballots shall be in substantially the |
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
A Bold Defense.

"An enlisted man once put the pres!-
dent of a court martial in difficult
position" says n writer in an English
magazine. "The court martial was
trying the soldier for some fault or
other. When the evidence-and it took
IN unusually long time-had been
given, the president asked the prison
er If he had anything to say In bis de
Tense.
Well, sir, said the man, L cant
see how this ere court can sentence
me, for Major Jones as been reading Il
paper under the table the ole bloom
Ing time and Captain Smith as been
making me into karicaroor ON the
blotting pad. and, as for Lieutenant
Brown, e asnt 'ad his commission a
year and don't count anyways,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
SOME PLAIN TALK
IN HOUSE ON
EUGEN|C ACT
Representatives Discuss Bill to
Improve Living Conditions
DEBATE AGAIN ON FRIDAY
Deer Bill To Permit Killing OF Doc
During Open Season Passed by
House.

Montpelier Feb. 1.-THE eugenic
marriage law which was the subject
of the spirited debate in the house
yesterday has been side-traclsed and
is made special order for Friday at
1890 in the morning.
The debate was characterized by
considerable plain speaking In regard
to one of the great evils with, which
society has to contend and was at
times interrupted by applause.
The deer law passed the house in
practically the form in which 1t came
from the committee The only ma
terial change was the protection of
spotted fawns at all times
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
Conscientious.

Dodson and his friend Jones stood con.
versing on the corner. Dodson looked
up, clutched his companion by the arm
and whispered, Hurry, JIM" Around
the corner they went and made off up
the street Then Jones called Dodson
to account. Creditor OF mine" an.
swered Dodson 1T isn't like you to
dodge creditors said Jones. Are you
UP against it, WELL" was the reply.
Il have enough in my pocket to pay
him, and il he caught me 1 might do
it, Now let's 20 and spend some Of
this money so | can give him an honest
excuse if we should happen to see
him again '77Argonaut. 49,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
POWER IN "ARlSTOCRAcY"
Moving Picture Star in Entirely New
Part.

In "Aristoc sacy," by Bronson How
ard, a play renowned In two conti-
nents, Tyrone Power, the famous star
whose wonderful portrayal of the
drainman, in "The Servant in the
House" thrilled the whole country,
again plays the role of man of the
people, who backs the aristocracy OF
worth against that of birth. This
time Mr. Power does not play a work
man. but rich American, Jefferson
Stockton. who through his own untir-
ing energy has risen to high place'
among the Captains of Industry o
the great West. but whose success
has left him unspoiled and contemptu
Gus of the shams and insinceritles
of the so-called "aristocracy' of
America and Europe.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-02-17
HUMoR OF LINCOLN.
How the President Sized Up the Con.
federate Forcea

How the President Sized Up the Con
federate Forces.
4 visitor once asked Lincoln how
nany men the ConteurrateS had 10 the
field The president replied very seri
ously.
Twelve hundred thousand. accord
iHg 10 tile best authority
The visitor paied us lie said:
Good heavens.
Yes. sir, ,20O.0oO No doubt of it.
You see. all of our generals when they
get whipped say the enemy outnum-
bered them from three or five to one.
and must believe them. We have
100000 men in the field. and three
times four make twelve"
A delegation once waited upon Lin
coin to ask the appointment Of Ger.
tain man as commissioner 10 the Sand
wich islands Besides his fitness for
the place. they urged his bad health.
But the president in reply said. Gen
tIemen. | am sorry TO say that there
are eight other applicants for that
place. and they are all sicker than your
man.
A woman came TO tue White House
one day on an unusual errand, which
Lincoln suspected was pretext, but
he took her ut her word and gave her
the following note 70 major Of the
quartermaster's department: MY dear
sir, the lady bearer Of this says she
has two sons who want TO work. Set
them at it II possible. Wanting TO
work Is so rare merit that It should
be encouraged. A. Lincoln"