The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-12-21
Birthday Party.


birthday. The house was beautifully
decorated in pink and green, and was
made brilliant by many waxen candles.
A delicious luncheon of two courses was
served, aud each guest was presented
with pretty souvenler of the occasion.
The little ones who enjoyed the merry
games of the happy occasion we're: Harry
Turner, Ethel Barrow, Imogene Barrow,
Willard Worley, Jr., Cyrus Morley,
Margaret Bishop, Bertha Bishop, Mar
garet Mitchell, G. G. Shelton, Helen
Shelton, Tillman Thompson, Roxie
O'Neal and Robert West.
The Students Club mot Friday af.
ternoon with Mrs. w. M. B ddle, with a
full attendance of the members. Miss
Martha Gibson read a very full and in
teresting paper on 1.-THE Japanese Wo
man." and the "Influence of Chris
tianity on the Woman in the Orient
was ably treated in paper bv Mrs
Carrie Mitchell. Both papers were in.
teresting)y discussed by those in attend
ance. The next meeting of the club
will be held the second Friday afternoon
in January with Miss Carpenter, when
papers will be road by Misses Bryant
and Carpenter; the former On "The
HindoO Woman as Revealed in Modern
Literature" and the latter on "Tht
History, Religious and Institutions o.
the East as accountable for the position
of the Eastern Woman"
Mrs. James Monroe Avent entertained
Wednesday afternoon. in honor of Mrs
w. Hampton Tompkins and Mrs. Jess,
G. Beasley. This was the largest enter
tainment that has been given here in +;
number of years. The crowd wal
divided. The older married ladies wer
divided, some being invited from 3 to 4
others 4 to 5. The younger married
couples were received from to 6. Mrs
Avent was assisted in receiving, mainl,
by the Orphans Club; besides thes
there were Mesdames James T. Mer
chant and Mrs. John Carpenter of Co
lumbia Misses Kate Fox, Mau,
Wilson and Rob Murfree served in tn
dining room. Frappe was served in tn
library bv Misses Lena Merchant an,
Salie Will Smithson. m jrfreesbor
correspondent to the Nashville American
Misses Lena B. and Lillian Smith pn
tertained Saturday with a chatting dis
luncheon, in honor of Miss Bronson c
Nashville, the attractive guest of Mrs
John W. Weatherly. An exciting gam
of progressive anaglams was indulge
in, the score being kept by little Misse
Martha Weatherly and Lady Anne Nc
Lemore. Miss Fanny Louise Smit
captured the prize, an exquisite littl
marine view in sepia, the dainty work @
the talented hostess Those invited t
meet the honoree were, Misses Leig
Whitthorne, Belle and Matte Webb
Ethel Hatcher, Camille Herndon, Olivi
Barrow Louise Void idge, Mamie Skin
ner and Helen Rockwel desdames I
w. Long, G. Long, Mrs. Weather.
and Mrs. Neill Hughes
Miss Elizabeth McLem ire entertaine
few of her friends very enioyably las
Friday evening with card party Pre-
gressive euchre was INDUCED in, th
highest score being tanned by Mis-
Lilly Dobbins and Mr.. Sam Harlan. Th
following were in attendance: Mis-
Annie Williamson and Willial
Evans, Miss Annie Evans and Sam Hal
Ian, Miss Mary Brown and Granvil
Coleman, Miss Lillian McGavock an
: Sheldon Robertson, Miss Cornell
Jones and Bruce Cochran, Misses Lii
and Jean Dobbins, and Messrs. Joe Lee
Will Howard sud Briggs McLem r,
During the evening enticing refresf
ments were served.
The members of the J. A. o. e"Jui
Amnng Ourselve-' y club were delight
.ully entertained Friday evening /
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