The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1899-11-29
4 BRILLIANT RECEPTION.
The Sappho Club Entertains at
the Home of DIR. Chatham.


A few DAYS ago the Sappho Club, COM
prised of a number of the gracious and
charming Young ladies of Dawson, sent
out invitations as follows:
1.-THE Sappho Club requests your pres
ence on Friday evening, November the
twenty-fourth, at the residence of DR..
and Mrs. W. B. Cbeatham, $3.50 to ll:So
O'Clock. Co me and bring your brains"
All who received an invitation knew
that a literary contest OF some kind
would be feature of the evening, and
those who had brains began to polish
them for the occasion.
When the guests began arriving Wis
ion of beauty burst on their view; the
elegant home was lighted from basement
to garrett with flaming incandescent
lights. and was decked with green's and
flowers in luxuriant profusion. They
were received in a most gracious manner
by Misses Lille Cheatham and Lizzie
NAV Woouen, and then conducted to the
dressing rooms by Misses Wall and
Barksdale. Upon their return they
were conducted to an alcove, where
Misses Rena Mize, Meta Kendrick and
Florence Baldwin pinned on each
one a rebus to be solved. This
consisted OF artistically designed
pictures representing fifty different
standard woiks, and was a severe
test ON ones literary attachments.
After receiving these hard proposi~
lions each one was conducted to punch
bowl. concealed like some fountain in
group of terns, to give them inspiration
for the task. This was presided over by
Misses Mary Lou Hoyl and EIoise Cooke,
who dispensed this delicious drink with
elegant grace.
Then the contest began, and mid
laughter, Jest and bright repartee the
memory OF each individual was racked
to recall 1Ong-forgotten acQuaiutances,
and at 10 clock, when time was called,
most of them had given fair account of
their associations with the literary pro-
ductionsth hat are popular and essential
to a wen>bred personality. When the
Judges had completed their tasks it was
found that Miss Cox, Professor Ashley
and Lieutenant Hoyl had tied the score,
and in the drawing Mr.. Hoyl proved the
victor. 49, aa5ssA
The dining hall was then thrown open
and the guests who had received such
evidence of their hostesses' literary abil
ity were given an opportunity to test
their culinary qualities. Here the ar
lists hand was displayed in every de-
tail-decorstioDs were perfect, flowers
whose gorgeous hues had been painted
by the autumnal sun decked every spot,
and delicacies fit to WOO the appetite OF
tae Promethean god who first furnished
the essential fire, and dainty enough for
fairy's lunch, were displayed. Lights
were bedecked with colored shades, and
handsome plates gave to the table the
mark of banquet board.
The couples were selected in unique
manner. Miss jamie Carraway pinned on
each gallant youth painted peanut tied
with dainty ribbon, which being opened
displayed the name of the young lady
partner
/ After refreshments were served music
and pleasant conversation made the
hours fly too swiftly, and at II O'Clock
the prize, magnificent cake, the crea-
ton of Miss Meta Kendrick, was pre-
sented in a brief little speech by Mr.. M.
G. Edwards, jr., TO Mr.. Hoyl, and the
BOBBY, blue-back spelleE, jointly to
L. S. Lilley and K. S. Worthy.
Those present we're Mesdames J. r
Mercer, j w. Wooten, j. B. tombstone
j. d. Lang. Mr., and Mrs. Emmett Nc
NuIty, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. G. Edwards, jr.,
R. B. McLain and Miss Saxton, L. Lii
ley and Miss Juddie Locke, W. p. Hor-
uady and Miss Minnie Glaze, Charles
Walls and Miss Annie Kate Weaver, <.
Worthy and Miss AgAes Thornton, Chas.
Harris and Miss Lucy Lowrey, Bob Saw
lille and Miss Eva Keith, Geo. Andrews
and MISS Alice Slade, Ike Hill and Miss
Johnnie Mathews, DR.. Chappell and Miss
Gebassian, Will Reed Cox and Miss Byrd,
Professor Ashley and Miss Lizzie Low
rey, S. A. Pruitt and Miss Laura Timer,
Jim Kendrick, Lee Hoyl, Frank Query
and Fred Stanley stays, all of whom vOt-
ed the Sappho Club and it's entertainment
a magnificent success.
1t was by far the most sumptuOus and
recherche entertainment of the season,
and the young people all feel under
lasting obligations to Mrs, Chatham,
the clubs hostess.
Solid gold jeWelry- new and np-to-
datp-at Dawson Drug Co.'s.