The Forrest City times., 1902-01-10
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 Mrs l.. J. Pugh entertained on Fri day night, December 27, at her home in locona, complimentary to her son. MT. Richard Pugh and charming daughter, Miss Minnie. The affair WAS styled pound party" fruits, cakes and nuts of all kinds being served as refreshments. It was a most delightful social event for the holidays, and WAS enjoyed by the following young ladies and gentlemen:
 Miss Annie Philips, Miss Ollie Phil. ips, Haynes; Miss Madonna Hampton. Marianna; Miss Burley Jolley, Miss Btulah Jolley, Miss Eliza Hodges. Miss Matte Hodges, Miss May Roy, Miss Willie Culpepper, Miss Mable Lindsey, Marianna; Miss Lucy Todd, Miss Siella Morris, Miss Clara Lambert, Miss Annie Moy, Miss Ethel Morris, Miss Eva Pugh, Mir. Jack Hodges, Henry Hslbert, Lee Bryan, Bob Gray. George Gray, Mr. Baker, Paragould; Mir Jesse Heustess, Will Heustess, Charley Heustess, John Todd, Ed Hodges, Albert Worrall, Bert Gray. Earnest Gray, Lee Jolley, Julius Joley, Willie Morris.
 Mr. and Mrf, Robert Benson enter. talned Monday evening complimenta- ry to Miss Mary Stewart, of Little Rock, which was one of the happiest social events of the winter seasen. Abont twenty five persons enjoyed the delightful hospitality of the Benson home, and the handsome host never appeared to better advantage than in l doing the honors on this occasion, while charming Mrs. Benson seemed obiiVious to everything save the con- iort and pleasure of her guests, and "ilh rare grace and tact kept the com p2ny Tn state of merriment through out the evening. Miss Stewart, the petite honoree from the City of Roses, was openly admired, and extremely fortunate was the youth upon whom she delgned to smile. This pretty little iady IS universally popular with our stclety people, and upon this most re- cent visit was the recipient of numer- ous attentions.
 The amusement features of the even. ing consisted of literary programme the first part being styled an "Excur- sisn Ticket, which was an automatic, double back-action affair. not trans ferable, reversible. nor salable. , The :. railroad company would not be respon- slble for cattle killed by sandwiches thrown out the window Doctors were not provided, but if any passenger had the grippe" it would ba checked by the baggage master, etc. Written up- on this Excursion Ticketn were six teen sentences or phrases which would suggest the names of the stations along the route at which the train would stop. For instance A mili- tary defence and Paris dressmaker D Ans. Fort Worth and the guest naming all the different stations prop erly as indicated or suggested by the written sentences, received priZe. Mrs. Eugene Williams was the forth nate one in this contest and was awarded handsome paper knife
 The second part of the programme tested the knowledge and familiarity of each guest with the names of authors and actresses, in contest where the pictures of a number of prominent per s0nages of those professions were sub mltted to the company for identification. III this contest Miss Annie Russell named the greatest number correctly. and received copy of !" The Cricket on the Hearth, by Charles Dickens. The consolation prizes in these con tests were captured by Dr. Shields and Mr. Ben Nebett.
 At the conclusion of the exercises elegant refreshments were served i'll the dining car after which the happy tXeMslonists returned to their homes bouy ant of spirit and light of heart with sweet lemembrances of an en- chanting trip, d witty and gracious honotee, a gallant and oblging host. and most attentive and resourceful host Ss.
 Mrs. Benson was assisted in enter. taining by Mrs, John M plewett.
 Those present were Messrs. Ben Nsb!eit, Ernest Pas,ay, Ed Taylor. Harry krighl, Ihos. Griflls, Fred A : kins, James Izagd, James Ct, ia,B. Walter German and Dr. SbielGs. Misses Mary MerNin. Pearl Anderson. Norma Rollwage, Julia Rogers, Norma ffaViOr I Dla Tipton oe n,or.L,,x..