The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-29
Society Notes

Hospitality opened to its guests,
and charming function was en-
joyed. Mrs. Mcdonald was as.
sisted in her duties "a hostess by
her attractive guest, Miss Julia
Huguenin. Misses May and Cleo
! Mcdonald were also present. "A
very pretty luncheon was served AT
the close of the game, and the
prizes were won by Mesdamea
John Binford, j. w. Howard, d.
| Howard, J. A. Gay.
Mrs. r.. O. Sykes, Mrs. ID. W.
Houston. Mr. Octave Sykes, Mr..
John Allen Sykes, India Sykes
Houston, Miss Jessie Gillespie, Mr.
Jamie Acker, Miss India Flint at
/ tended the commencement eXer-
cises of the /. |. x &. this week III
| Columbus.
Misses Jessie Gillespie and
AmaIie Sykes remained in Colum-
bus to attend the german given on
Tuesday evening.
Misses Mary Flynt, Annie
Ii unter Clifton and May Ella Nc
Farlane have returned from Colum-
bus.
The "Singin' Skule" proved
all that its aides and abettore
claimed in advance for it. being a
mine of fun and laughter. Mr..
W >. Carleton and Mr.. j. j. Nc
Donald may he mentioned "a two
of the most brilliant successes of
the evening.
Mr.. Ben Jinkins, of StLouis,
spent several days in Aberdeen
last week, returning on Friday.
Mrs. Robert Burns left ON
Friday for her home in st. Louis
Miss Annah Birch entertained
on Thursday last in honor of Miss
Marion Clifton. The entertain
ment of the party was the game of
finch, and the refreshments were
ices and cake. The young ladies
enjoyed the affair to the fullest.
Hon. X. b. Haughton spent
two days in Aberdeen en- route
from the New Orleans reunion.
Miss Gertrude Wicks enter
tanned on Monday evening in honor
of the guest of Miss Clyde Alter,
Miss Hervey. 4 delightful gath
ering il proved To be, and pretty
and enjoyable luncheon was serv-
ed after the games of finch.
Mrs. William Paine enter
taided the West End Reading
Club on Monday afternoon. Mrs.
Foote, the secretary, read most in
teresting minutes of the proceed
ing meeting. The subject under
discussion and study now in the
club is the development of the
Russian empire.
Mrs. j. W. Eckford and her
daughter, Miss Norma Eckford,
are now guests of Mr.. and Mrs. X.
l. Hatch i'm New York.
Mrs. Lowry, of ST Louis, and
her three children are the guests
of her aunt. Miss Carolyn Haugh-
ton, for some weeks. Mrs. Lowry
is pleasantly remembered in Aber
deem as Miss Jimmie Brown.
Miss Nell Colquhoun is absent
visiting relatives in Canton and
Gulfport for some weeks.
Miss Elise Mcmillan is ex-
pected home on June 4 from
Nashville where she has attended
Wards Seminary. Miss Elise is
one of the prettiest of the debu-
tantes and has many friends here
who will welcome her home.
Miss nellie Dulin is home
from some months study of art in
Memphis.
DR.. and Mrs. Will Paine and
family are visiting Memphis.
Miss Gertrude Wicks enter
tanned the Shakespeare Club on
Tuesday afternoon. This class of
young ladies under the able direc-
ton and guidance of Miss Julia
Eckford have studied this winter
some of the plays of the famous
Bard of Avon, and have many
pleasant memories of the afternoon
each week spent so wisely. The
club is disbanded now for the sum-
mer. The last play read, Othello,
was completed ut this meeting
Miss Gertrude served delicious
orange ice with cake after the
reading was over.