The Forrest City times., 1900-07-20
Miss Mattie Cummings Entertains

One of the gsyest, prettiest and most enjoyable social events of the week yves the novel and unique enter tainment at the pleasant and spacious home of Mrs. Emma Cummings in honor of her winsome daughter, Miss Hattie, and complimentary to Mr. Henry Tipton, of pyersburg, Tenn. The leading features were en- trely new and were well calculated to create the most unrestrained feelings of mirth and pleasure. aud those fer tunate ones cannot remember having ever enjoyed themselves so much, or of spending such delightful evening. It was simply charming and the lovely honoree, always so jolly and graceful, was in her happiest mood on this oc- casion and her efforts in behalf of the pleasure of the company was the sub- ject of deserved and numerous compli- ments.
 The names of all the boys and those of all the girls were written on slips of paper and placed in separate boxes. Then the boys were retired into one room to themselves and tue girls were shown into another.
 The box containing the boys names was handed around among the girls and each young lady was requested to write description of the personal appear ance and dress of the gallant whose name she had drawn, and if so inclin- ed she might add line or two about his disposition and peculiar character istics.
 Likewise the boys were handed a box containing the names of the young ladies. accompanied by the request to describe the maiden whose names they should draw, giving their impressions of dress, general appearance and per sonal charms and disposition.
 Some of these descriptive sketches were ridiculous beyond expression Several of the most Imaginable and in- accurate were read aloud while the subject stood out before the guests for contemplation, producing unrestrained hilarity and mirih.
 A prize and booby prize were of fered lu this contest. Mir. Tom Par ham secured the prize as reward foi the composition of a beautiful sketch describing the charms of Mss Ladye Ballentine, of Pulaski, Tenn. and Miss Olive Gatling was awarded the booby for the most laughable and ridiculous description of Mr. Judson Couch.
 After this another novel and mysti fx-tt ,t..N. .t the boys and girls were given different shaped pieces of cards and in matching these found their partners fer the even lpg. When these cards matched the, contained familiar sayings, i.e.. Tn, Choctaws, Admiral Dewey. As Iol Like It. etc.
 When the guests were all paired of and seated again the names of tn, boys were passed around among th, girls and vice versa. each boy drawing girls name and each girl q boy name. This time it was expected tha a rhyme or jingle be written on tn, name drawn and it was almost demon strated that poetry was lost art. a least poets were very scarce in that as semblage.
 Mir. Henry Tipton. of Dyersburg Tenn, was awarded first prize. for ; jingle on Miss Elise Prewett's name Another jingle which deserves mention was that written by Mir. Ed Hale witt Miss Emma Beck as his subject.
 MT. Jas. Pascal was awarded th, oooby.
 NIT. and Mrs. Percy Barker, Rev. W C. Davidson. Mir \. (. Neel and Mayor Ifpton served as judges for this con te-,.
 Elaborate refreshments were served al II 80. An hour after midnight tn, merry entertainment came to an enu the guests leaving reluctantly. filled with the most pleasant sensations p' felicity and indeseribable enjoyments