The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1916-01-29
FOR HISTORIAN-G GENERAL
UNITED DAUGHTERS OF
THE CONFEDFRACY.

Rutherford, the historian general of
the United Daughters Of the Confed-
eracy, who has been visiting in Jack
sonviIle, where she has been shown
many public honors, and has been
beautifully entertained at private
homes. The Woman's Club Of Jack
sonville, as well as the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, have
shown her many courtesies and of
the many private entertainments at
which she was the guest of honor,
The Times Union notes the following:
Complimenting Miss Mildred Lewis
Rutherford, of Athens, Ca, histrian
general of the United Daughters of
the Confederacy, who has been spend
ing several days in Jacksonville, Mrs.
E. A. Grower entertained at a tea
yesterday afternoon from 4 to 6
o'clock at her handsome home in Riv-
erside.
The spacious rooms of the lower
floor of the residence were artistically
and tastefully decorated for the affair
with palms, ferns and other tropical
plants, used most effectively with cut
flowers. In the reception hall a yell
low and green color scheme was car
rfed out with greenery and yellow
jonquils and in the drawing room,
where the guests were received, cut
flowers were used in profusion.
Receiving with the hostess were
the honoree, and Mrs. Grower guest,
Mrs. III. L. Covington, Sr., of Pensa-
cola.
Mrs. Grower wore a handsome
gown of white chiffon satin, COM
bined with real lace, and embroidered
in lilac flowers. Her flowers were
bouquet of pink. and white
sweet peas.
Miss Rutherford was charming in
gown of black chiffon velvet elabor-
ately trimmed with silver lace, and
wore a corsage bouquet of orchids and
lilies of the valley.
Mrs. Covington was attired in jet |
spangled black net over satin with |
jet trimmings, and wore a corsage
bouquet of pink sweet peas.
Throughout the afternoon punch |
was served in the reception hall, and |
in the dining room a delicious refresh |
ment course was served. The dining |
table was laid with an exquisite |
Fourteenth century cloth of lace and |
and was conferred with an /
artistic arrangement of yellow jon
quils intermingled with fern, the /
handle of the flower basket being or
with a huge butterfly bow
of yellow tulle
Assisting in serving and entertain
ing were Mrs. James Spratt, Mrs. |
James Y. Wilson, Mrs. T. M. Palmer,
Mrs. w. Grower, Mrs. Cecil Wilcox,
Mrs. Dial, Mrs. f. {. Call1ins, Mrs.
John E. Hartridge, Mrs. John w.
Powell, Mrs. Overton Grower, Mrs.
Porcher L'Engle, Mrs. Ugo Enrico
Guerrini, Mrs. Francis L'Engle, Miss |
Catherine Morton, of Athens, Ca;
Mrs. J. E. Peacock, Miss Daniels and |
others.
Throughout the afternoon the spa
cious veranda overlooking the river
was thronged with guests enjoying |
the beautiful view of the water and |
of the grounds surrounding the |
Grower home.
The affair yesterday was the largest
Of the functions given in honor Of
Miss Rutherford during her visit, and |
was attended by several hundred |
friends of theh ostess.
Miss Rutherford, who is a member |
Of a distinguished Georgia family, is
historian general of the United
Daughters of the Confederacy, histor-
ian for life of the state of Georgia,
and is an ardent Y. w. c. A. worker
in her home state. For eleven years
she was principal of Lucy Cobb school
in Athens, and is prominent in club |
circles in Georgia. While here Miss
Rutherford has been the recipient of, |
much social attention, and her friends
in Jacksonville will regret to know
that she expects to leave today for |
Tampa, where she will spend some |
time before returning home.
In honor of Miss Mildred Lewis |
of Athens, general his
5orian of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy, who has been spend |
ing several days in Jacksonville, and |
who Monday evening gave a most in
,eresting address at the Woman's |
Club, Mrs. Roselle G. Cooley enter
,ained at luncheon yesterday at one
o'clock, at the Seminole hotel
Covers were laid for six at the
laintily appointed table, and the af-
AIR was delightfully."- informal
Mrs. Cooley, who is a former mem
Der of the general u. d. G. board, had
rs her guests yesterday Afternoon
Miss Mildred Rutherford, general his
orian, U. D. c., and custodian general
# the Crosses of Honor of the nation
il organization; Mrs. Frank E. Jen-
lings, president of the Jacksonville
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