Saturday, May 4
An interesting exhibition of two new departments of Chattanooga High will be at the school building May 15. The Manual Training and Domestic Science Departments will have open house. This is the first year for these departments.
Mr. and Mrs. George Nixon announce the engagement and approaching marriage of their daughter, Shelley, to Ralph William Bell. Both young people are members of prominent Chattanooga families. The wedding will take place in early June.
Mesdames Euclid Waterhouse, J.D. Kelso, W.G. Oehmig, Charles Mills, Sara Allen, M.E. Robinson, E.O. Wells and M.T. Armstrong will attend the United Daughters of the Confederacy Convention in Dayton, Tenn.
Sunday, May 5
Mrs. J.T. Lupton entertained with a birthday party in honor of her father, Mr. Z.C. Patten. Covers were laid for Dr. J.W. Bachman, T.H. Payne, J.G. Rawlings, Dr. P.D. Sims, R.H. Williams, H.S. Probasco, H. Clay Evans, Dr. H. Berlin, J.R. Nicklin, J.T. Lupton and the honoree.
Since commencement time is near, a few appropriate gifts were suggested for the sweet girl graduate: Flowers, pearl necklaces, dainty lavalieres, lace collar and cuff sets, a piece of furniture for her den-to-be, one volume or set of her favorite author, beautiful work box or sewing basket, if she is given to needle-work.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Seagle and Warren Dewees are now located in Paris. They were passengers on the steamship Olympic at the time of the Titanic disaster but were not informed about it until they landed in France.
Miss Abbie Palmer has returned from eight months study at the National Conservatory of Music in New York. After her recent examination, Prof. Henry Fink, the famous musical critic, spoke very highly of her talent.
Monday, May 6
Mr. and Mrs. Waite Hamrick of Gaffney, S.C., are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son. Mrs. Hamrick is the former Miss Florence Martin, popular Chattanooga girl.
The Eleventh Cavalry has received orders to report for active duty at the Mexican border. Col. James Parker, when questioned, said, “Within two hours after final orders, we will be on our way. We are always ready to move.”
The first annual conference of the Womens Missionary Society of the Holston Conference will convene in Chattanooga this week; Centenary has been chosen as host church. Dr. E.E. Wiley, pastor. After this year, the Society will meet annually to discuss problems facing the Missionary problems of the conference.
Two new dances, the Bunny Hug and Turkey Trot, are disturbing Washington society greatly, as this is going on right under the very shadow of the National building where the houses of Congress sit in legislative watch over the moral welfare of this great Nation. What have they been doing with their sacred trust?
Tuesday, May 7
Nine persons were instantly killed and over 50 injured when the “Van Zant Confederate Veterans Special,” enroute from Texas to the annual Confederate reunion in Macon, Ga., was wrecked near Hattiesburg, Miss. Not one of the veterans on the de-railed train was injured.
On a special train, a live bunch of Chattanooga Boosters left for Macon this morning to extend an invitation to the Confederate Veterans to hold their reunion in 1913 in Chattanooga. The Booster trip was sponsored by the Chattanooga Chamber of Commerce.
Miss Leonora Norvell of Beaumont, Texas, will arrive shortly to visit Miss Katherine Lanier at her home on Missionary Ridge.
Lookouts bat and sprint to win freak game from Montgomery by 8-7. Moran, Hopkins and Sentell were the stars. Pitchers were Coveleakle and Vowinkle. Manager Billy Smith reports the purchase of new pitcher Boehing from Washington.
Wednesday, May 8
Mrs. M.N. Whitaker was unanimously elected president of Kosmos Club to succeed Mrs. E.A. Wheatley. Mrs. Wheatley will attend the State Federation meeting in Sewanee as a delegate from Kosmos.
A wedding of much interest is that of Benton White of Chattanooga and Miss Harriet Baumann of Knoxville. The wedding will take place Thursday at the home of the bride. Mr. White, an attorney, is in the law firm with his father, George T. White.
Misses Ruth and Grace Dobbs and Natalie Wrighton are spending a few days in Knoxville attending a convention of the Woman’s Auxiliary to Board of Missions of the Episcopal Church.
Miss Annie Keith Frazier is in Bellbuckle to attend the commencement exercises of Webb School where her brother, Tom Frazier, is a student.
Thursday, May 9
Chattanooga gets the Confederate Reunion for 1913. After a hard fight, the 20 men who went to secure the convention were finally rewarded. Through the work of Dr. John Threadgold, commander-in-chief of Oklahoma, Judge Bancroft Murray and Col. L.T. Dickinson, Chattanooga won over San Antonio and Jacksonville. The voting took place amid great confusion. The Chattanooga Boosters will leave following the parade Friday.
Mrs. Charles Folds of Chicago will leave today for New York after a visit to Miss Penelope Griffiss. She has been the recipient of many social courtesies during her visit.
Mr. and Mrs. B.F. Weems of Houston, Texas, are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E.Y. Chapin on McCallie Avenue.
Friday, May 10
General Bennett H. Young of Louisville, Ky., was named commander of the United Confederate Veterans in the final session of the meeting in Macon. Gen. C. Irvine Walker was honored by receiving the title of “Life Honorary Commander.”
An important meeting was held by the Tuberculosis workers at the Carnegie Library for the election of officers. The following were unanimously elected: President, Mrs. A.J. Gahagan; Secretary, Miss Sophie Scholze; Treaurer, Mrs. D. A. Graves; 1st Vice-President, Mrs. H. Goodman; 2nd Vice-President, Mrs. E.A. Wheatley; corresponding secretary, Mrs. Y.L. Abernathy. A report was made on the building now under construction.