The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-02-27

the dining room by Miss DOME
Sykes. Dainty bon bons were
served here also. Miss Julia Eek
ford was assisted in receiving by
her nieces, Misses Marguerite and
Norma Eckford. A game full Of
interest resulted in MIS-. j. w
Howard and Miss Claude McQuis-
ton winning the guests and club
prizes--a silver souvenir spoon and
a handsome vase. AIRS. French and
Miss Georgia Clopton received the
consolation prizes-a plate and a
mouchoir holder. The luncheon
was most attractive in appearance
and delicious in .taste-waldorf
salad, cheese s:raws. olives, sand
witches, biscuit, with sherry, and a
beautiful yellow rose with cup OF
fruit salad hidden in its petals
with fruit cake. The color of the
affair was taken from the daffodies
and yellow draperies, harmonized
with the gold and old ivory of the
rooms. Miss Eckford is always
charming and made a delightful
hostess. The score was kept by
Miss DOME Sykes and Miss Daisy
Haughton. In addition to the
Club members the guests were
Mesdames Reuben Davis, Jr., NC
Donald, Thomas Green, Turner,
Sykes, Eugene Lanier Sykes, j.
w. Howard, James Atchison,
Charles Ewing, +. Gillespie.
Needham Hatch, and Misses Ann
Watson, Bert Carlisle, Margie Gar
Der, Georgia Clopton. Lallie Nc
Quiston and Annie Wood Donel-
son.
Miss Claude McQuiston is the
guest of Capt. and Mrs. Sam
Shields, of Verona, Ala, during
the fortnight.
Mr.. and MIS-. Reuben Davis
left on Saturday after visit to
Mrs. Reuben Davis, Sr.
Mrs. w. IL. Henderson, of
Prairie, was the guest of MIS-. VIM.
Paine Friday and Saturday.
Miss Willie Cunningham en-
tertained the Shakespeare Club on
Tuesday afternoon. A resume of
AS You Like 1t" was made, and
the opening scenes of "Cymbe-
line" read. A dainty menu was
served.
Mrs. Tom Sykes babe her
friends welcome on Friday after
noon last to a reception in honor
of her charming daughter. Mrs.
Thomas Green. The handsome
rooms were profusely adorned with
daffodils plucked in snow storm
and they shook their sweet per-
fume from their dainty cups as
freely as if they had not literally
bloomed in the lap of winter.
Miss Corinne Walker admitted the
guests and Mrs. William Walker
added her cordial greeting. MIS-.
Tom Sykes and MIS-. Thomas
Green were assisted in their pleas
ant duties by MIS-. Turner Sykes,
Mrs. K. 0. Sykes, Mrs. w. FL. Hen
1erson, Mrs. George Paine and
MIS-. Foote. Misses DOME Sykes |
and Willie Cunningham and Mrs
Houston served fruit nee
Tar and ushered the guests into the |
dining room, where Mrs. James
Acker and Walter Carlton pre-
sided over the coffee and chocolate |
1rns at a table most daintily decked |
IN ribbons and gossamer cover
over satin. Here palest green and |
lose tints formed the color scheme,
md delicious bon bons repeated
he colors. An elegant menu of
.wo courses was served, and the
guests were doubly regretful at
saying adieu to know it WAS "good
,ye" for a year or two to Mrs.
ireen, who left on Tuesday for
Ter far distant home in Seattle.
Mrs. Walter Patty is visiting
st. Louis with Mr.. and Mrs.
HUMPHREYS Holder.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hare,
Mrs. Minnie Ransom and Miss
3allie Pickett returned on Sunday
rom st. Louis.
Cards of invitation are out to
he marriage of Mr.. Edward
PEBBLES Peacock to Miss Mary
Sykes, on Wednesday,
March 4, at The Old Homestead.