Mexico weekly ledger., 1902-03-13

ltF UUllt VI Last MDuADc- Lhtt
made and pulled candy and had a
royal time.
Wednesday evening Misses Helen
Walker, Mamie Ricketts,, with MeSsrs.
Frank Robertson, Clarence Barnes,
Elon bearing and DR.. Spence were
entertained with cards at Miss Julia
Arnold's - just two tables. Lovely
orange ice and cake we're served. 1t
was a charming evening, most in
formal.
Dinner Party.
Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs Clay
ton Lupt0n gave a very lovely dinner.
The guests included the Arnold family
and their guest, Miss Walker, Covers
were laid for fourteen. The dinner
was perfect throughout.
Progressive Dinneu.
There are two kinds Of progressive
dinners in vogue DOW. The older one,
when the guests are seated at small
tables, and TO progress after each
course, is quite well known; the newer
way Is for Miss Blank 10 send out in
yitations TO a progressive dinner at
Miss Smiths for 6 p. m. Wednesday Il
will say by way Of explanation When
the guests who have been taken in
carriages, or autos. 10 Miss Smiths,
arrive, they are at once ushered into
the dining room, where the blue
points are served; they then don their
wraps and In aforesaid vehicles pro-
coed TO the next place where course
No. 2 is served, and 50 on, going TO a
new place for each course, arriving al
Miss Blanks for desert where they
remain and dance the rest Of the
evening, IL there is anY Of it left. But,
you know, 1t is anything with some
people 50 that it is something new. Do
keep up with the world. Who viii
give the first progressive dinner?
Lunche0nx
Mrs Frank Sanford entertainedMn.
S B. Cook, Of jefferson, City. and
Mrs. E. S. Wilson Monday at lunch
most delightfully."-.
Mrs. Charles Glendy delightfully."- en-
tertained the Lakeyiew household and
the Hisey family Wednesday after.
noon in honor Of Mrs. Kretschmar.
Ms. Shockey was also among the
guests. Lovely refreshments were
served.
Mrs J. 6. Lakenan Tuesday after
noon delightfully."- entertained Mes
danes Rufus Hisey, Mary Z. Kreteh.
mar, Of St Louis; VIII Shockey, Of
warrensburg c. B. Morris, J. c. VII
kins, Charles Glendy, r. E Hisey
Geo. Morris, DIT. Ready and Miss Nor
ris. This social party was In honor d
Mesdames Shockey and Kretschmar
Lovely refreshments vert sersed IL
courses.
Birthday Parties.
Monday afternoon little Miss Nil
dred Simpson was the fair hostess at |
birthday party al Der home on S0utl
jefferson street. Her little friends
Misses Margaret and Julia Cave, Ger
trude Fry, Elizabeth Marques, Elen0
Hill, Norma Haines Julia Tucker
Mary Pollard and Martha Allen, o
Kansas City, all brought their dolls
Several little gallants helped the littl
women take care Of the dulles, MessrE
Zion Whitney and Edwin Cave anon
the number. The table 10 the dininI
room was made very pretty with th
birthday cake with its four candle
lighted-one for each yearof Miss Mi
dred's life. Orange frappe, cake, etc.
with blue satin souvenirs, filled witt
bon bons, tied with blue ribbon bell
ed 10 make merry the happy litu
folks.
Mrs. Andy Wlnscott gave a birth
day party Wednesday afternoon q
twenty OF her friends. Her invita-
tions stated that she had seen twenty
eight birthdays and invited her friend
to help enjoy the n on "Wednesday
AS Mrs. WinscOtt was born near thi
city and has always livednear or in on
city, a great many very nearly kno'
her age. / understand she enjoye
greatly the comments Of friends upoI
the subject. One ever told her T"
know you are more than twenty-eight.
She replied, 81 don'tdeny IT," MOI
when her friends arrived they begal
70 have some sure enough fun. The
we're given pcaeil and paper and re
questcd 10 write their own age an
that OF the hostess. 10 was a tieklisl
moment, for In this day of prizes, Q
course, the one who guessed correctl
would receive II then. too
ordinarily, one might fer 70 say jus
exactly how 9 fney thought this O
that Nlsaan was. / viii venture I
ay there WAS some short guessin
done. Mrs. Mckinley was given ia
orlzo. a lovely plate. When gettin
my items OF this party Mn
Winsoott told me hos old ME Nj
Kiniey said she mrs Mckinley va
-ut Is not for publieation.l
she made the hostess age out on u
same scale ] cannot undentan
why she got the prize Ms Winsco'
served an elaborate lunch Her guesl
had q delightful afternoon
Born, to Dr. S c. Adams, Jr., an
wife On March 5th, : daughter.