Mexico weekly ledger., 1901-07-11

lucky.
Major Goodwin and family viii
spend part Of the heated term in the
North.
Mr.. and Ms Z. D. Graham will
leave soon for Buffalo and White
Sulpher Springs. Va.
Robert Kitchen. Of ST Louis, is
spending the vacation at his aunts,
Mrs Lamertine Lakeland.
Mrs. Bradford, Of Columbia, and
Warren Parker, Of st. Louis, viii visit
their sister, Mn. Tom seudder, this
month.
Mrs. Rachel Bridgford, accompanied
by her son, DR.. Joe Bridgford, will
leave on the goth with a party from
Macon for Lake Minnetonka-
MrS. Mary WorreI has gone 70
housekeeping in Mrs Sparks house,
which Rev. Dir. Robbins vacated. Her
aunt, Miss MARY Runkle, is with her.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Sanford and
little son, Kenneth, leave tonight for
the East TO be gone a month. They
will visit New York, Toledo and, Of
course, Buffalo.
Monday evening Misses Madge and
Laura Robertson, Eugenia and jose
phine Forrest, escorted by David
Robertson, spent a most delightful
evening at the Russell home, two miles
northeast Of this city.
The c. W. B. N. met In Centralia
last week. From Mexico went Rev.
and Mrs. A. W, Kokendofer, Mes
danes J. W. Mason, J. r. Luckie,
Elwyn and Pelide Locke. 1t was a sue
~cessful meeting in every respect
Miss Nellie Smith, OF Santa Paula,
Cal, granddaughter Of Mrs. Garner,
will pass through Mexico Monday en-
route for Europe, where she will re-
main two years studying languages.
She win perfect herself TO teach
French and German,
The Kings Daughters are going TO
have an entertainment soon. They
have not decided just when. 1t will
likely be at MH. Orear's on East
Promenade street and will be a lawn
fete. Nothing could be nicer. The
lawn is centrally located and is a
beautiful one.
Tuesday afternoon Kerr Hit and
wife, Misses Madge and Mary Potts,
Edna Potts, Of st. Joseph, Fannie
Clark, Ralph Buckner, Minor Bolts,
Sam Wallace and Willie Browning
went to Sneed's for a picnic.
Mrs. Tony Buckner and Miss Duncan
~chaperoned the party. They had a
royal time.
Little Miss Charlotte Louise MOoers
had a party on the night Of the 4th.
About 20 little girls were there.
Games amused the little ones Tor a
while, then the fireworks that Mr.
MoOer set Of for them and dainty
refreshments. The porch was beau
tifully decorated for the occasion. 1t
was a lovely affair.
Wednesday morning at Mrs. Arthur
Lees, on East Monroe street, the
Whist Class had a picnic. They played
their game in the cool basement rooms
Of the Bryan home, and RECALLED them
selves later with delicious pineapple
ice and chocolate cake. East and
West, both tables, scored two points.
They are playing much closer games
now.
Every week a number Of the younger
crowd go out 10 COL lay's lovely home
and spend an evening with Miss jamie
Clay. The extreme heat kept several
at home last Monday. Those who did
go were Misses Kate Galloway, Eliza
beth Robertson, RoseiGuthrie; Messrs.
Lewis Barth, Mitchell White, Norton
Nelson, jamie Edwards and Harold
Ruckner. They had a lovely time
dancing for IL is always cool out there.
Mrs. Clarence Rothwell and Miss
Nell Pitcher visited Mrs. Marion
Richards at Perry last week and part
OF this. Tuesday night they had a
novel party. Twenty-one young la
dies were invited to come to remain
all night and bring one pillow. They
came. After the clock struck the
midnight hour and all was stln tout
side a dainty lunch was much enjoyed.
The home vas turned into a camp for
the occasion. 1t was something new
under the sun, and greatly enjoyed.
There was quite a large picnic
crowd went out to Sneedis the 4th.
They were Mason Creasey and family,
V. Victor and family, B. A. and Lon
Powell and families, A. soltz and
family, Jef Sims and family, V. f.
Morris and family and Melnhart San
nebeck. AS they didn't get enough
fish 10 fry for the crowd, they gave
them 20 Mr.. Sueed. Five f~reezers Of
ice cream, loads and loads Of good
things they had to eat, though. ooh,
what a good time we did have one
Of them told me.
"Breyity is the soul Of w.t. The
Rev. Mr.. Deane was very witty on
last Sunday. He announced from the
pulpit that be would not give US a
sermon, not on his own account, but
on account Of the extreme heat and
evident desire OF many Of the congre-
CATION Furthermore, he said: Il
observed lStely how very fun the
papers are everywhere aud especially
here az home Of society, although It is
very warm. Well, ] reckon Il is cool
ing 70 get out among your friends
and have cool things and be cool and,
too, IL seems hard 70 20 20 church and
listen 10 a fifteen minutes sermon On
Sunday" Nov, Nj. Deane orig meant
that there is time for everything. lie
does not object % some society IN the
least.
Last week was dun in society, and
the coming week bids fair 70 Be- dull