The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-05-01

Bumpass, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Payne, Mr.. John Wicks, Miss
Gertrude Wicks. Mr. and Mrs.
Orville Wicks, Mrs. Ernest Brown,
Miss Norma Eckford and Little
Misses Gertrude Bumpass. Mary
Creed Howard, Cary Imogen How
ard, Mary Wilbur Howard and
Master Howard Lockett.
Among the guests at the Gill
lespie- Bumpass wedding was Mrs
Robert Ellis, of West Point, nee
Miss Katherine Duke, who is the
guest of her aunt, Mrs. Benson
Mrs. Ellis left on Thursday for
Memphis, where she will be the
guest of her sister. Mrs. Ed Ellis.
Mrs. Adam Carlisle and Mrs.
w II. Henderson, of Prairie, were
guests in Aberdeen for the we'd
ding on Wednesday.
Mrs. Robert Burns, of ST.
Louis, our own Miss Mary Weller
Carter, is expected on Saturday to
visit her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j..
W. Carter. Mrs Burns is one of
Aberdeen's loveliest daughters and
is welcomed home on this her first
visit since her marriage in Decem-
Der last.
Mrs. Ernest Brown, of Nicks
burg, is the handsome and attrac-
tive guest of her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. j. w. Eckford. Mrs. Brown
is here for the Gillespie Bumpass
wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Fowler
are home again after winter
spent in Louisiana They are
cordially welcomed back.
Mrs ID. /. Howard entertained
on Friday last at cards in honor OF
Mrs. Percy Lock EFT, of Knoxville.
The afternoon was a most delight
full one, and the game, seven
handed euchre. most interesting.
Mrs. David Winston Houston won
the first prize, lunch set in china;
Mrs. Rufus Nicely Colquhoun, the
consolation prize. The luncheon
served was most tempting one
chicken salad, shrimp salad. sal
mon croquette, fresh English peas
with breads, pickles, olives, etc.
Sherbet and strawberries nddainty
cake made second course. Mrs.
Howard makes delightful host
ess, and Aberdeenians rejoiced in
welcoming Mrs. Lockett home.
Mrs. John Binford entertained
the Matrons Club and other friends
on Thursday of last week at cards.
Her dainty home was pretty set
ting to such handsome gathering
of ladies'. Mrs. Binford always
entertains most charmingly and
this added 10 her social successes.
The prizes were won 10y Mrs. ID.
w. Houston, Miss JEANNE Rey-
nolds, Mrs. Mcdonald, MIS-. Gay
and Mrs. Robert Houston. The
refreshments were dainty and de-
licious.
Prof. Rose, Misses Ruth Nc
Dougal, Ruth Mctarlane, Margue-
rite Eckford and Toccoa Cozart
left on Thursday for Vicksburg to
attend the State Teachers Asso-
citation. They carried with them
a fine exhibit of the pupils work
to contest with the other schools
of the State for place in the educa-
tional exhibit of mississippi at the
ST. Louis Worlds Fair in 1903.
Misses Claude and Lallie NC
4 SSulSlon cntcitdiHtd thC ohdhSo-
peare Club on Tuesday afternoon.
As a change from the usual pro-
gram a game Of Shakespeare quo
tations was played. Mss Norma
Eckford won the game. The
luncheon served at the end of the
game was most enjoyable.
-Mrs. Fontaine of Tupelo, is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Andrew
Gillespie. Mrs. Fontaine came TO
be present at the marriage of her
neice, Miss Mary Gillespie.
The recital given by the Nine
Ten Glee Club on Wednesday
night at the public school hall.
] was . most enjoyable affair. The