The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-05-21

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tition, with June Fastening on
ward to mark the time limit of
many clubs, the value of max
ing hay while the sun shines" IL
brought home, and it is prOba-
BILE that the next fortnight will
find more than the usual mum Der
of gatherings scattered along It's
way. Last week was opened
with a beautiful entertainment
in the meeting of the Tuesday
Whist Club with Miss Anna
Banks. The flower decorations
of American beauty and Mare
chal Neil roses were lovely in ar
rangement and perfection OF
bloom and gave a charming touch
to spacious and attractive rooms,
the rich gold in contrast to the
deep pink tones being specially
effective. The whist game, al
ways exciting a merry contest,
had as the trophy for the sue
cessful player an artistic burnt
wood beer stein which was final
ly awarded to Mrs. Robert Belts
An elegant salad course was
served later in the afternoon.
The guests were: Mrs. T. W.
Hardy. Mrs. George Banks
Mrs. j. T Searcy, Jr.. Mrs. Will
liam Brooks, Mrs. Belts, Mrs.
Osborne, Mrs. J. 2. Woodward,
Mrs. Field, Mrs. Fl. M. Waddell,
Mrs. William Hamilton, Mrs. 2.
w. Maer, Mrs. Mamie Taylor
Franklin, Mrs. Mckinley, Mrs
Winston, Mrs. Fenton Robert
son, Mrs. Simrall, Miss Yonge
of Georgia, Miss Sheriff., Miss
Cornelia Hudson, Miss Lavinia
Robertson, Miss Irene Robert
son, Miss Anne Greene and Miss
May Stockard.
Counted most pleasantly with
the informal events of recent
days were the meetings of the
Ahdeek Club and the Reading
Circle. The former was enter
tanned by Miss Lavinia Robert
son Thursday morning; the lat
ter by Miss Sheriff. yesterday
In the program of the Circle
were delightful sketches of Mad
rid, followed by a clever study Of
Spanish characteristics. AnOth
er bright occasion was the tea
given by Miss Silberberg Wed
nesday evening to the company
of amateur MINISTRIES whose
songs and stories were so favor
ably received at their April per
Torrance. A feature of the
evening was the presentation O
a handsome pearl lace pin to Miss
Silberberg, Mr.. John B. Patter
son gracefully delivering the gift
in the name of the company. MIR
Mcclure acted as toast master
and many gay tOasts were pro
posed, none gaining so generous
a response as that to the talent
ed young hostess aud her happi
ness.
In plans for the coming week
much of interest is already as
sured. Miss Goodrich will en-
terrain the Tuesday Whist, Mrs
Hampden Osborne the Ladies
Whist Club. On the evening O
the twentieth Miss Amalie Sykes
will appear as the Soloist at {
song recital, anticipated as al
unusually suspicious beginning
to the pleasures of the College
finals. Then the annual concert
of the music pupils is scheduled
and slipping farther on in the
province of the social world is
the announcement of the com
mencement ball on Wednesday
the twenty seventh. Among the
visitors welcomed for this cotil
lion will be Miss Darden of South
Carolina, Miss Walton of Okolo
ma, Miss Patty of Macon, Miss
Waller, Miss Hairston of Craw
ford and Miss Bayliss.
A Columbian, who was med
alist in the department of design
at the /. l. and c., has the dis
tinction of designing the accept
ed banner of the Chautauqua
class of 1906. Miss Charlie Gar.
ner, while in Chautauqua last
summer, submitted a drawing
that was unanimously chosen,
and the completed banner is now
on display at the Jobe Jewellery
store. The design embroidered
in silk and gilt threads is upon an
olive green background, the class
color, and the entire banner is
eminently Ruskinesque, suggest.
ing three of Ruskin s books and
the architectural arch. 1t will
be forwarded in a few days to the
headquarters in Chautauqua.
New York, and will have con
spicious place in Alumni Hall.
The approaching marriage OF
Miss DOME Sykes of Aberdeen.
to Mr.. Edward Triscillian Napier.
of Macon, Ga, elicits the glad
dest and best of wishes from
countless friends Miss Sykes
may claim in Columbus. The
wedding will be celebrated on
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