The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-08
Society Notes

into June. So that it is a usual
sight to bless the eye-that OF
handsome ladies we'll gowned and
in bubbling mirth In groups and
pairs going TO and from the Gle
CANT affairs. On Thursday Mrs
John Albert Gay entertained al
cards in honor of her sister, Mrs
Janin, of New Orleans. who is her
guest during some weeks. The
dainty furnishings Of the pretty
rooms were enhanced by the gor-
geous roses and lilies and banks
of sweet peas which We'd with
each other. The sweet gracious
ness of the hostess, Mrs. Gay, and
Of her sister, Mrs. Janan, made
the welcome of each guest sure.
Miss Claude McQuiston assisted
Mrs. Gay by serving the cherry
punch and by scoring. Others
who scored were Mrs. Sidney
Alroy Jonas, Miss May Mcdonald
and Mrs. Rufus Nicely Colquhoun
The guests mum bered over thirty
and the game was most interest
ing. The pretty prizes were a
beautiful cup and saucer, won by
Mrs. John Binford; a gauze and
ivory fan, by Mrs. Robert HOus-
ton; dainty buster. by Mrs
Sidney Alroy Jonas, and a box OF
stationery by Mrs. Corinnie Rogers
Among the guests present were
Mesdames Percy Lockett, of Knox
Vile; Robert Burns, of st. Louis
Ben Mcfarland, Ernest Brown OF
Natchez, Janin of New Orleans
and Misses Eta Mitchell of Jack
son, and Julia Huguenin, of Ma
con, Ga.
Miss Gertrude Wicks enter
tanned on Friday last at finch and
her guests were well entertained
by the game and delightfully."- re-
freshed by the luncheon served at
the close Of the game by the pretty
young hostess.
The amateur play on Tuesday
night, Does She Love HimF'
was well received by the Aberdeen
audience. Under the management
of Mr.. John Haire the play was
well arranged, Mrs. Sidney Alroy
Jonas played the leading role in q
stunning manner, and equally fine
was the comedian of the play, Mr.
John Baxter Mcfarland. The
other parts were taken by Miss
Ruth McFarlane, Miss Marie
Louise McQuiston, Mr.. Gilbert
Flynt, Mr. Otto Lawrence, Mr.
Lusk, and all deserve their share
of praise for the interesting per
Torrance. The proceeds of the
play, over 500, are TO be donated
to the Woodmen of the World.
Miss Marguerite Eckford was
hostess TO the Shakespeare Club OF
Tuesday, when the play of Ofhello
was begun. An interesting fea
ture of the afternoon was seeing
some beautiful japanese curios-
embroideries and bibelots sent tc
Mise Julia Eckford by her sister
Mrs. James Campbell Estill. The
refreshments were frozen cream
and chocolate cake. The whole
affair was most delightful one.
The kid Kard Klub" met on
Saturday with Miss Jessie Muir.
ply and the party was a very pretty
one. The prizes were won by
Misses Fannie Louise Lam anc
May Mcdonald. A two course
luncheon of salads and ices wal
served after the card game.
Mrs George Paine entertained
the West End Club on Mon
day afternoon quite enjoyably. The
reading of the Club at present il
THE Saxon and the Slav" anC
after the literary program Mrs
Sarah Felix Hamilton invited thu
Club to very delightful feast il
honor of Mrs. George Paine.
birthday. Exquisite roses were
used in decoration.
Miss Eta Mitchell, of Jack
son, is the handsome guest of Mrs
HUMPHREYS Holder.
The marriage on June 18th o
Miss DOME Inez Sykes to Mr.
Chris Napier, of Macon, Georgia
is announced to her friends here
Miss Sykes is beautiful type o
Southern womanhood, and he
MANY virtues rival her charms