The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1903-06-04

when we are about to be : off with
the old and on with the new.
when dances and outings of the
younger set are to take the place
Of card parties and literary clubs;
when summer, in short, will IN
troduce pleasures Of its own.
The Ladies Whist Club has al
ready written fms to its season;
the Tuesday Whist, after the
meeting with Mrs. Mamie Tay-
Tor Frankie the coming Tuesday
follows suit, and yesterday the
Reading Circle, completing the
business attendant upon the end
ing of its year and enjoying an
afternoon of current events at
home of Mrs. Garner, also ac-
knowledged the supremacy Of
summer and retired until the
autumn from fields of activity.
The Daughters of the C0pfeder-
acy, a review Of whose work gives
record of unusual prosperity,
have their final meeting with the
president, Mrs. Sheffield, Tues
day afternoon at half past four
o'clock. The crosses of honor,
which were to have been bestOw-
ed on the third of June, will be
presented sometime in October
the change having been decided
upon on account of delay in for
warding the necessary papers.
Turning from farewell of the
old to the dawn Of the new. the
cOmmencement ball in the audi
forum Of the Court House the
evening of the twenty sixth is
first on the list as a delightful in
augural. The presence of large
number Of visitors added to the
charm of an evening which, if 1t
establishes a precedent, brings
months that may well be auIlci-
pated by those who make and
share in their gaiety The co
tilion was gracefully led by Mr..
Lucius L. Lide aud Miss Bessie
Levy, of West Point, and the
dancers included Miss Lorraine
Street. Miss Artie Peyton, Miss
Mary Anthony Young, Miss Lii
la Franklin, Miss Nettie Walker,
Miss Anna Banks, Miss Mari
anne Bradford, Miss May Stock
ard, Miss Irene Robertson. Miss
Layinia Robertson, Miss Pauline
Owen, Miss Lucille Hardy, Miss
Sallie FoOte, Miss May Richards,
Miss Carr, Miss Mamie Davis,
Miss lIugenia Moody, Miss Ellen
Tucker, Miss Sara Sale, Miss
Darden of South Carolina, Miss
Amalie Sykes, Miss Jessie Gil
lespie of Aberdeen, Miss Buch-
anan of 0kolona, the Misses Levy
of West Point, Miss Ethel Clark.
Miss Blanche Halbert, Miss
Zoe Horn of Meridian, Miss Wal
ton of 0kolona,a Miss Bennie Will
Gibson, Miss Estelle Gibson, the
Misses PrOwell, Miss Crump,
Miss Bayliss, Mr., Billups Har-
ris, Mr.. Reese Frierson, Mr.
Leighton Lide, Mr.. Henry Sher-
rod, Mr. G. f. Sherrod, Jr., Mr.
Henry HUMPHREYS, Mr.. Sam
HUMPHREYS, Mr.. Lucius Lide,
Mr.. w. H. Rhett, Mr.. jamie Bill
lups, Mr. Saunders Bradford,
Mr.. VIII Cox. Mr. Jack Cox. Mr.
r. T. Williams Jr., Mr.. John
Hale, Mr.. Hugh Hairston. Mr.
Robert Hairston, Mr.. Reuben
Banks, Mr. Carr, Mr.. @. 3. Hop
kins, Mr. F, 2. Philips, Mr.. John
3. Patterson. Mr.. Erwin Hairs
ton, Mr.. Drew FOote, Mr.. Acker
of Aberdeen, Mr.. Ham pton
Young, Mr.. Mcclure, Mr.. Henry
Foote, Mr.. Charles Hale, Mr..
Perkins, Mr.. Leonard Goodrich,
Mr. Crawford Nelson, Mr.. Rob
bert Krksey and Mr.. Edward S.
Moore Jr. .1
The waning days Of the Tues
day Whist Club will be counted
among its brightest as was
again manifested Tuesday at the
beautiful entertainment of which
Miss Layinia Robertson was the
hostess. The attractive home
was exquisitely decorated in
sweet peas, 5nasturtiums and
golden gate roses, whose brilliant
colors were emphasized against
the dark, rich background of
ferns and palms. s The]trophy of
the afternoon was a handsome
cake plate,whieh Mrs Franklin 5
skill at whist captured for her.
The guests were: Mrs. George
Banks, Mrs Harry DashielI.
Mrs. Ayres. Mrs. JohnP Mayo,
Mrs. Wiley Banks, Mrs. Brooks,
Mrs Belts, Mrs. Simpson, Mrs.
NJ. T. Franklin, Mrs. Sherman.
Mrs. p. w. Maer, Mrs. McKin-
ley, Mrs. T. w. Hardy, Mrs.
Searcy, Mrs, Stockard, Mrs.
Simrall, Mrs. Alice Young. Mrs.
Winston, Mrs. Willis Bnnks,
Mrs. Howard Teasdale, Mrs.
Charles Steele, Mrs. Field, Mrs.
J. NJ Morgan, Mrs. Rhett, Mrs.
II. NJ Waddell, Miss Munford.
Miss Hardy of Virginia, Miss
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