The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1916-02-28

Hattiesburg during the present
generation, none excepted, is:
Who is to be tire first bride and
bridegroom to wed tomorrow, the
Leap Year Day of this Leap Year?
In less than "a hours, the anx-
iously awaiting city will know, in
all probability, the identity of the
couple that has nerve enough to
step forward and accept the
many offers made by Hattiesburg
business men and individuals.
There's one couple in the city,
on the verge, at this very minute.
of officially announcing that they
are to be the ores. The only
thing standing between them and
an affirmative decision is that
little affidavit WI n the bride-to-
be must take before the free mar
riage license is turned over to
them. She must swear that she
did the proposing, and must
swear it before G. B. McDuff, the
young notary public at the Bank
of Hattiesburg.
When she was informed on Sat
urday that this was necessary,
she asked for a few hours to
think it over" and this after
noon stated that she had not yet
reached definite decision
But on this, the roundup day,
some of the best offers of the lot
have come in.
Here's The Best offer.
The best offer Oh the entire lot
was thar OF rM Hattiesbura
News, which will give to the bride
and bridegroom a five-year sub
scription to that newspaper. The
names of the couple will be placed
on the books of The News, and
receipt covering five years sub
scription will be issued.
Today, however, through The
News, the following offers were
made:
A weekend stay a; the Great
Southern Hotel, at GulfpOrt, as
the guests of the Great Southern
Hotel Company.
A three-months' course in do
nestle science at the Mississippi
Woman's College.
Fifty dollars worth of S. & H.
Green Trading Stamps.
A big dinner at the Mammoth
Springs Hotel, for the bride and
the bridegroom, any time within
two months after the ceremony
has been performed.
Teach Her To Cook.
Prof. j. l.. Johnson, president
of the Mississippi WOman's Col
lege, said today that if the Leap
Year couple hoped to live happily,
it would be necessary for the
bride to know something about
cooking and the art of house.
keeping.
Therefore, he continued, I'm
going to help them along as much
as l possibly can will give, free
of charge. a three-mOnth's course
in domestic science at the WOm-
ans College to the bride. She
will be taught to cook, to sew, to
clean house, to keep house, and a
thousand and one other things
during her stay at the college.
IF she isn't an efficient house
keeper when she leaves our insti-
tuition, it won't be our fault"
w. T. Stewart, vice president
of the Gulf and Ship Island Rail-
road, had this to say:
"The Gulf and Ship Island
would like to carry the bride and
the bridegroom over it's road TO
Gulfport on a bridal trip, free of
charge, but the Interstate Com
meree Commission won't let us.
But the Great Southern Hotel
Company will give the bride and
the bridegroom weekend stay
at the Great Southern Hotel. Gulf
port, free of charge. The couple
will be the guests of the manage
ment during that time
Another Big Dinner.
Mrs. A.. r. Fairchild and N. G..
Fairchild. who assume manage
ment of the Mammoth Springs
Hotel on April I. will give the
couple dinner on any day they
designate, within two months
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