Medford Mail Tribune
SECOND
SECTION
LLEDFORD, OktiCIOtf, SUNDAY, AP1UL 2, 11)11.
No. 9.
WEEK'S HAPPENINGS IN MEDFORD SOCIAL CIRCLES
society
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Burr Mcintosh spent several days
in Medford last week anil was great
ly charmed with the Rogue river val
ley. Mr. Mcintosh is one of the best
war correspondents in the country,
and during our recent wnr with
Spain it wib he who furnished the
first sto.'icu and pictures of the land
ing of the troops in Cuba, lie also
accompanied President Tuft when as
secretary of war he made his trip
to the Philippines. Mr. Mcintosh
has the reptuation of being one of the
lincst photographers in the country
and the pictures which were shown
during his lecture hero showed what
wonderful work he can do. A small
but most appreciative audience heard
his talk on "The United States ,.f
Today," which was most interesting
and deserved a big house and the pic
tures illustrating it were unusually
good. This was followed by a short
sketch which was well put on and
very realistic. Mr. Mcintosh took
many pictures of the valley on his
trips to the various orchards.
The Elks again proved their title as
royal entertainers when they enter
tained the ladies Thursday evening
Each lady was presented with a
bunch of violet, in the dreeing
room, by the maid in attendance. Af
ter the ladies were formally wel
comed a "Kangaroo" court was es
tablished, when many fines were col
lected. After court adjourned a very
good musical program wib given. A.
E. Burgess, R. Burgess, F. 0. Burgess
and Frank Walters sang as a quar
tet: "Drink to Me Only With Thine
Eye.s." The sextet from "Lucia" was
given by Mrs. Ilnzelrigg, Miss Edna
Eil'ert, Frank Walters, F. 0. Burgess,
A. E. Burgess and Bob Burgess. Mr.
and Mrs. Enmos, violin and cello
duett. E. 0. Burgess and Erank
Walters, a duett. A beautiful silken
flag was presented to the lodge by
(leorge E. Bors of Seattle. Mr. W.
W. Eiferl, past exalted ruler, was
men presented wait a gouien grand
lodge badge, which was presented by
the newly elected exalted ruler, Clar
ence, Beanies. After an elaborate
banquet, (ho remainder of the even
ing was spent in dancing and cards.
Mrs. Jesse llouck w;;s hostess
Tuesday afternoon at ."()(). The dec
orations were pink and white and the
color scheme was carried out in the
refreshments. Mrs. Perry with the
highest score received a handsome
souvenir spoon, lhe guests present
were Mcsdnmes John Barneburg,
Perry, McCowun, Antle, Hargravc,
Lawlor, Newbury, Carter, Coble, Ed
Trowbridge, Suminerville, I'm din
Scott I)avi, John Butler, Orr, El
wood, Shearer, O'Brien, Pottcnger
Hohues, Bess Trowbridge, Delia
Caddis; Misses Weeks, Bank and
Nay lor.
.Mrs. Nye and Mrs. Watt enter
tained at bridge at t lit hamc of .Mrs
Nye, Friday afternoon. Miss Sara
Reiley was tilts winner of the first
prize, a basket containing a potted
plant, and Mrs. Luko the second, a
jardiniere with a fern. The invited
guest., were Mcsdames W. II. Brown,
.Merrick, Knight, Page, McDonald
Wilson, E. B. Davis, York, Konlner,
English, Deiiniston, Luke, Burr
Budge, Carey, Clin. Brown. Kiild
l.innitftn 1?inl l!ilnm lTnwrlil?l
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Misses Hubbard, Burr, Beiley, Ber
tha English and Bess Keutner.
Mis. Charles Boynton was hostess
at a very pretty luncheon given at
Tells of Lee's
1 hae recently read in Harper's
Monthh for February an article by
Major A. R. II. Ransom entitled,
"Cenoral Leo's Last Sad Night Be
fore His Surrender to 'That .Man'
(Irani. '" To mo its interest was'
much marred by the reckless state
ments of its author, in consideration
of which I am moved to place before J
tho public my own recollections of
some of those historical events. Tho;
niHJor says: "It hud been raining
all thu afternoon and I was quite
wet," that in General Lee's tent "they
Mit on bundles of rye straw, as the
ground wa wet from tho rain." And
uguin, "My poor mare lay flat ou her,
hide in the rain, fa at asleep." Now
its a mutter of fact it did not raiii
on Saturday, April b, 1S05, in the vi
cinity of Appumatox Court Houe,
Yh., nor to amount to anything, if at'
nil, that week. I, as first lieutenant
in Company D, Second New Yotk
eavulrv (Harris Lights) had the
Ihiimr In be ih't.iiled 111 cumin. mil "I
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Scene on the Yacht The
No attraction announced for the quality of tin-- lug musical produc
Medford theatre in yea is has at-Jtion which took New York by storm
traded die attention now being ecu-, and which has just completed its tri
tered in the engagement of ".Madame umphant march to the coast, leaving
Sherry" on Thursday, April (i. Fori a trail of laughing thousands and
the past few months the air has been vast audiences that Had been en
filled with reports of the unusual i tranced by the beauty of the produc
the Nash grill Friday in honor of the
house guests of Mrs. .Madden. The
table was a mass of jonquil most nr
tisticallv arraiiL'ed. The tmesis were
Mosdiimes Toinlin, Neal, William
,M,iden, llntlzoll, Messrs. Williams
.Worthing, Sterling and Toinlin.'
Mrs. A. Slover was hostess at a
dinner last week, given in honor ot
Mis Berna Huberts' birthday. The
decorations were ferns and carna
tions. Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. W. C. Caitwright, Mrs. Bellin
ger; Misses Berna Huberts and Iva
oBeck and Mr. Wing and Mr. and
I Mrs. Slover.
I The Question club was entertained
I by Miss Ioiiiic Flynn Tuesday afler-
I noon "when preparations were made
for a picnic to Ashland, which nc-
i furred Friday, when the club spent
in most enjoyable day in the park
i and IiimI their luncheon there
The Pythian Sisters will give a so
cial evening Wednesday. The com
mittee in charge arc Mr. ami Mis
Ahnstcad. Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Cray,
Mr. and Mrs. B. ,1. Trowbridge, Mrs
Cleon Bodge, ). ). Trowbridge, jr.
and Joint Phcleager.
The Mandolin club had a very jol
ly time at the city reservoir Monday
afternoon when they gave an Indian
supper. Those present were Misses
Ccrtrudc Shonltz, Lcmmrc Codlov
Florence Clark, Hazel Putney, Ethel
Neal, Sidney Neal, Mary Trowbridge
Vera Ahnstcad, Mr. ami .Mrs. Ho-)'.
ami Professor Collins.
.Mr. Walter Miimly was host Sat
urday week, at a dinner a t the
Nash. The guests were Mr. ami
Mrs. Ud. llaaley. .Mr. and Mrs.
Mike llanley and Mrs. Mainly. j
Surrender to
the allernoon nf lhe St h of April.
ISii.'j, and with orders to go to Ap
pomattox station to arrest all men
and hold for Custer to question and
to notify tho general when near tho
station. My memory i dear that
thu weather wan also clear and
pleasant that day. But having in
mind that these events occurred !
yours ago next mouth, 1 havo forti
fied my memory by consulting with
my neighbor and friend, Captain
John B. Forcum, late commander of
the Fourth North Curolinu infuutry,
who also was surrendered under Lee.
Tho captain has a good memory and
U well poted in history. And by
courtesy of Colonel C. C. Royce of
Chico I have been able to consult
the official Union and Confederate
war records, covering the Apotnat
to campaign. The official reorU
of many colonels and yencraU on
both tfides make no mention of rain
that week. Returning to the ad
vance jfii.ird a vvc appriiHi'hed the
sl.lt " I .llll.ll' "l . Ill , III .11 I 1 tic
1 . i ' ! iiei .i ii.ii- ,i i i In
Famous "ISumt I it 1 1 o Movement" ('horns In "iMadame Sherrv" at the lMedl'ord Theater, Thursday Nitrht April (ith.
The flit-Is' club of the Presby
terian church had a jolly outing last
week, when they climbed Hoxy Ann.
Frank and Charles Hay, lleibert Al
ton! and Carter Brandon look the
party in their auto to the Merrick
ranch, from which place the stait
was made. A picnic lunch was served
on the mountain, after which a snow
ball fight was enjoyed. The Rev.
and Mrs. Shields chaperoned tin
party. The Chrysanthemum circle of the
Women of Woodcraft were enter
tained most delightfully Tuesday
night by the guard of the circle. A
very enjoyable program of music and
recitations was given after which an
elaborate banquet was served. The
tables were prettily decorated with
shamrocks and inlets. There were
about"'J(l guests besides the members
of the circle.
Colonel and Mis. Frank Hay were
hosts at a dinner Tuesday at the
Nash, given in honor of Mr. Burr
.Mcintosh, The guests were .Mr. and
Mrs. Evan Reanios. Mr. ami Mrs
Chas. ilazelrigg, Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Baler; Misses Moral! of New York
Boyd and Putnam; Messrs. Mcin
tosh, Putnam and Jack Merrill.
Mrs. Ocorge Harvey and daughter
Miss Mar.orie, who have been visit
ing Mrs. Ilnmil (Mrs. Harvey's sis
ter) J'or Hid part year, left Tuesday
for (be east. They will spend the
summer abroad.
The senior class of the high school
picnicked at Table Hock Wednesday.
Mis Estcs and Mis .Meat's chaper
oned the party.
w
Mr. Ed Andrews left for Portland
las) week on n business trip.
General Grant
ling of locomotives, I sent a courier
l :
lo Ceueral Custer telling linn we were
alxmt u half mile from the s,,iinn
and not expected, u we met no skir-J
mishers or pickets.
Coiioral Custer ordered the lieuten
ant colonel of our legiinout (my
brother) to take the first battalion t
of thu regiment, charge the station
and hold thu trains and he would bo
supported, just as we began to see,
light beyond the woods (the station
was in a clearing surrounded by tim
ber) the First buttulion overtook us
on a gallop, and we swept down on
the station to find four trains loaded!
with iupplie for Lee's army, and
three online. The roads were filled j
with wagon trains jutarriving for,
ratioui. A wrl of us gave out at-'
tentipjt to the wagons firing some,
overturning others crosswme of the
road and cutting hoe many mule,
thus blocking any attempt to move
file wagon trains. Others took
lunge of the railway trans, Lieu
ten. mi Ciont-it, ,hi engineer, jumped
i il" mil' n,Ji.it , ;ni i nil- it d in. in
tion and the tunefulness of its mu
sic. From New York to San Fran
cisco to New York the story has been
the same the best musical comedy
of the generation. Only four cilh's
along the coast fnlin Eos Angeles
to Portland are given the opportu -
Mrs. Wood and Mrs. Braggeiaan
of Seattle, who have been the guests
of "Mrs. Carey and Mrs. Budge, left
for their homes Monday, but expect
to return later. All thu ladies weie in
the wreck which occurred Saturday,
a week ago, and were fortunate
enough to escape with only bruises
and a bad shaking up.
Mr. Jack Merrill entertained at
dinner at his couulrv home at Cold i
Hill Friday night. The invited guests
were Colonel and Mrs. Frank Ray;
.Misses Ethel Boyd. Ruth Boyd and
Putnam; Messrs. Colonel Ton Veil"
and Sprague Riegle.
The Faster sale which the ladies
of the Presbyterian church hold will
be in the club rooms on April 11
Dinner will he served and the sale
will continue throughout the day.
The Women's Missionary society
will meet with Mr. Eltn Stevenson,
at their home on the Ashland road
Tuosdav afternoon at 12:11(1 o'clock.
All members are urged to attend.
Colonel and Mrs. Hay entertained
at dinner Thursday ill their charming
home at Cold Hay. The honor guest
was Mr, Burr Mclnlosh. Covers
were laid for' 1(1.
Mr. J. I). .McArdle was host at din
ner last wee at the Nash grill. Bis
guests- were Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Root,
Miss Josephine Root, Miss Ware, Ira
Dodge and Lee Rool.
Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Filzpalrick
who have spent the winter in Med
ford, left last week for their home
in Lostine, Or.
Mr. Coiu-o Fiero has
from a trip to Portland.
leturued
j&
iut another and a negro into the
third tiiid slowly the supply luden
trains moved toward Farmville, from
which direction Sheridan's galloping
regiments weto fust advancing to our
holp.
Ojiickly, perhaps 1(1 or l,"5 minutes
after our arrival, the enemy opened
upon us a brisk artillery fire. Wo
threw down a rail fence and wont af
ter the battery, but were repuUed.
We rallied as our icgiineiit camo up
and charged again, lull thu onnmy
had also been reinforced and wo had
to retire again, hut the continual ar
rival of roini'oreeiiicuiK onabled us lo
take thu cannon, my biothur being
the first man lo lay hands on one of,
them. But let me quote from Ceueral
Custer's rejiort. He any: "Learn
ing that tho oneiuy wan moving u
huge watfon tram from Appomattox
Court House, towards the station,
guarded by about two divisions of
iiitantrv (about 'JO regiments) mid
mer .'til cannon under command of
M.iior (ji-i.cr. I W.ilUr. Mo-t ot the
iiiciiiv'- ijiuil w.i- ui position uinl
nity to see this big production this
season, and each will doubtless turn
out en masse to witness this tremen
dous success. "Madame Sherry"
comes here with that wonderful cast
which includes Oscar Figiaan, Ann
, Tusker, Mary Quive, Lottie Kendall,
Mr. and Mrs. Madden and Mr. W.
II. Sterling entertained at dinner at
the Nash (Jrllle for their bonne guests
Those present were Mrs. 10. C. Wil
liams, Mies Alleea WIlllaniH and MIhh
IOIhIo Worthlngton or Chicago. Mr.
and Mrs. Daggett,, MIbs JchhIq Sterl
ing, Mr. Androw .1. Mel.aln of Chi
cago, Mr. John W. Wlllnms, Mr. and
Mrs. Madden and Mr. Sterling.
An elaborate danro will lm given
Faster Monday y the Elks. The
committee In charge nro T. 10. Dan
iels, chairman, Hcrt Thlerof, Martin
.1. Roddy, A. C. Burgess and J. J.
Wilkinson.
An opera will lie given April 2 t
ami l!.r, under the auspices of the
Creator Medford Club and tho Com
mercial Club. The rehearsals will
start Monday night under thu direc
tion of Mr. Chas. Ilazelrigg.
Mr. HuigcRH was host Monday
ovealag at an elaborate dinner at
tho N'ash Crille. Ills guests were
Mr. ami Mrs. Conro Fiero and Mm.
Hathaway and Miss Hathaway.
Mr. and Mrs. John I), dwell are
expected homo Sunday night from
an extended eastern trip. Mr. Muse
Barksdiill will meet them in Sun
Francisco and re I urn with them.
A very elaborate dinner was given
at tlio NiihIi Crill Tmuiday night by
.Mr. JobiiHon and Mr. Burgess In
honor of Mrs. Burke and he MIbsoh
llurke.
The C. W. B. M. of lhe Christum
church will meet with Mrs. Eiucopfl
Wednesday afternoon.
The Juvenile Dancing Club meet
Monday night at tho Nat.
their fire was concentrated upon the'
road over which wo must advance.
They repulsed most of our attacks
until about 0 o'clock p. in., when, in
a general advance, we forced Ilium
hack, taking '1 pieces of artillury,
many prisoners, a number of battle
flags and all wagon trains. Our ad
vance reached Appomattox Court
House that night and charged into
the camp id' the rebel army.
The .next inoruiiig, Uhu Dili, wo
moved towards the courthouse
about whu-h tho whole of the rebel
army wa mussed, moving rapidly
under a heavy artillery fire. I
placed my command on thu ext unite
right of our army (moaning Cultural,
Sheridan's forces), which weru thenj
moving to the attack, when u flag of
truce came into our lines, unking for
a suspension at once of hostilities," i
Ceueral Custer at once, and alo-ie
galloped over lo lhe lebel linen
which weru in plain sight anil about
bull a mile "II. Ot ionise we of thu
liiiik .mil I lie could oi.lv "liens at.
All it W.i-, going oil, but our glU'-S
Cheridnh Simpson, Harry Benhani
William Cameron, Harold Rohil, Ed
ward Elkcs and a score, of other mu
sical comedy celebrities, as well us
the Broedway chorus and a special
orchestra. Seats on sale Monday
April !i.
The Ladies' Aid of the Presbyter
ian church will meet Wednesday af
ternoon, April ,r, to finish work for
the Master sale which will be April 11.
Mr. and Mrs. .1. D. Heard and MIhh
Clndys Hoard returned Friday frpmj
Loh Angolea where they havo boon
for the past two months.
Dr. ami Mrs. Seely have as their
guests Mr. and Mra. E. C. Simpson of
Portland, Mr. Simpson is Mrs. See
ly s brother.
Mrs. (Scoi-gc, Daggett entertained at
her country home Thursday night in
honor of the house guests of Mrs
Madden.
The Wednesday Bridge club was
enlertiiined by Mrs. Hargrave last
week. Miss Weeks was the winner
of the club pin.
Mr. and Mrs. Rainsford, former
residents of lhe valley, are the week
end guests of .Mr. and Mrs. (Icorge
Daggett.
Mcsdnnies Charles R. Ray, Mundy.
Cameron ami Minn Hay, motored In
Sams valley Tuesday, and spent the
day.
Mr. Tom Wilson entertained at
dinner at the NiihIi Saturday for Mr.
and Mrs. Florn and the MIhsoh Nor
wood. The Eastern Slur will hold a so
cial night Wednesday of this week.
Mrs. Slover and Mrs. Bellinger vis
ited friendt, in Jacksonville last week.
Miss Hazel Davis entertained the
afternoon bridge club Thursday.
Recent Article
was u good one, for soon Ceueral
Custer, a wiperb horseman and nmg
iiifiecudv mounted, came back at full
speed and whe.i near enough to be
heard he reined in his horse and
standing in the stirrups, swinging
his broad-hrimmed cowboy hat, his
long yellow curly lochs tumbled ;iy
the lnee.e, nuide a pictuiu lo be
long remembered. Then in voice
clear and ringing he said: "Ceueral
l.ee is unmg to surrender with his
wholo army."
What a soul-inspiring oecusion to
be there, a participant in these, mo
ment nous events; it wic: a privilege
highly esteemed by the writer. The
effect of Hint announcement upon
the troops within hen ring beggars
my powers of description, and even
now, nearly a half a century later
this memory picture is almost ovor
(xiweriiig. It seemed as though we
would go mad with joy. Amid
cheering and i liouts, hand-shaking
and embraces, at mock auctions in
which the bos (we were all hoys,
ni-tll nol set J'2) olfeivd for stile
The ladies Aid society of First M.
F. church mot in weekly session
Wednesday in tho basement of tho
church. Arrangements for tho fair
to ho given April 5 were completed.
The fair will bo held in tho building
formerly occupied by tho Allen Gro
cery company, comer of Main and
Central avenue. Hefrcshntcnts con
sisting of pie, sandwiches and cof
fee, cake and ice cream will bo served
both at tho noon hour and in tho
evening.
There will be an Enstor fair given
by the ladies of the First M. E.
church next Wednesday, April 5, in
the building formerly occupied by tho
Allen Crocory company, corner of
Main and Central avenue. Tho salo
of articles will begin at 11 a. in.;
at 11:11(1 a. in. continuing all day an
elegant lunch will bo served consist
ing of cake, ice cream, sandwiches,
pie and coffee. All kinds of fancy
work, nprons, hags, etc., will bo dis
played for sale, to which all friends
and tho public generally aro invited.
The nniiual meeting of the Oakdale
Tennis club was hold Monday even
ing when tho officers and directors
for the coming year wore elected:
William P. Mealey, president; M. 10.
Tinny, vice president; Paul Junney
secretary ami treasuror. Directors
Messrs. Mealy, Jannoy, Johnson, Mc
Nealy, Bellson, Tinny and Campbell.
Mrs. Frank Ray of Cold Ray en
tertained informally Wednesday af
ternoon for Miss Moran of Now York.
Mesdames Merrill, Tichnor and
Clark and the Misses Bcntloy mado
the trip to Tahlo Rock Friday.
Mrs. V. E. Bono and son Kenneth
were guests of Mrs. W. E. Thomp
son ol Cold Hill last week.
Mr. and Mrs. MoKillop of Central
Point were entertained by Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Tattle Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Root had ns
dinner guests Wednesday Mr. Dodge
and Mrs. Ira Dodge.
air. and .Mrs. C. T. Neal of Kansas
City are the guests of Mr. and Mrs,
John Toinlin.
Miss Sauleo of tlw Medford high
school spent thu vacation week in
Eugene.
Mrs. Ada Cornell is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. S. C Burtruni in
Rosehiirg.
.
Mrs. Munger of Portland is spend
ing the week with Mrs. (leorge Dag
gett. The Monday evening fiOO club met
with Mr. and Mrs. Luke last week.
Miss Certrude Triechler visited
friends in (Irani Paso last week.
Mrs. F. A. Miles is a guost at tho
homo of her soij, Mr. F. T. Mills.
The Lcud-u-lutiids met with Miss
loan Anderson Wednesday.
Land Withdrawn.
WASHINGTON, I). C, April 1.--
.Secretary of tho Intorlor FlHhur with
drew from entry today (1,790 acres
of lauds in WnHhlngtou statu and
Central Utah.
Contradicted
their horses and equipments, back
pay and prospective bounties and
laud wurrants, many wrote hurried
letters with the glad news to dear
ones ut home.
Wo woro at rest loungiiigs around
at random when the buglo sounded
"To horse, to horse!" amid a rattling
fire of carbines ami a ritbh of horse
men against our brigade. Wo woro
forced hack ti short distaneo, but
rallied and repulsed an attempt of a
portion of tho rebel ouvalry to cut
their way out. Thoso woro to us tho
last shots of the war.
Tho official report of tho First
brigade, First division, Fifth army
corps, says Lieutenant Hiram Clark
of the 18flth New York infantry was
killed by a cannon ball just as tho
flag of truce oamo in. 1 know him
quilo well.
And vvhero was Ransom that he
heard noil her shot nor shell Was
he in the rear, wot with tho rain
that never fell?
1). JL 1HKDSEYE,
Late of Second N. Y. Cavalry.
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