The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1903-03-06

Miss Meredith, of Memphis, is
the pretty guest of Mrs. John
Mcdonald.
Misses Bessie Critz, Ethel and
Kate Clisby, of West Point, were
attractive guests at the reception
given by DIR. and MRS. w. A. Evans
on Friday last.
Mrs. ID. l. Howard entertained
the Card Club of which she is a
member on Thursday last in a
most charming manner.
Judge Henry l.. Muldrow, of
Starkville, was an honored visitor
10 Aberdeen last week.
Mrs. Alexander is the guest Of
her son, DIR. Alexander.
A pretty wedding was sol
emnized on Wednesday evening of
last week at the home of Capt. II.
j. Il. Lam, when Mrs. Minnie
Ransom and Mr.. John Lauderdale
were married. The room had been
tastefully decorated and the bride
was handsome in toilette of
white silk with trimmings of pearl
and lace. DR.. Beauford Sims and
DIR. James Dilworth acted as ush-
ers, and quite mum Der of friends
were gathered together to witness
the ceremony. Rev. Richard Will
kinson ofiiciated, assisted by Rev.
James Cunningham.
Misses Mary and Rose Giles
pie entertained the Shakespeare
Club on Tuesday last in a very de-
lightful manner. After the read
ing. a number of questions were
asked on The play, "Cymbeline,"
and the prize, a dainty bit of lace
work for collar, fell to Miss
j eannie Reynolds. Miss Meredith
of Memphis, added greatly to the
pleasure of the affair by her bril-
liant music. A luncheon of sweets,
charlotte and white fruit cake and
bonbons. was served.
The home of DIR. w. A. Evans
was the setting of a beautiful affair
on Friday last, when Mrs. Evans
in honor of Mr.. and
Mrs. James Osgood Wynn of
Atlanta, Miss Theo Welsh of
and Ensign Herbert
II. Evans of the United States
Navy. The rooms are especially
we'll designed for entertaining and
were arlistically decked with smi-
lax, holly and wilderness of sweet
spring blossoms, daffodils, crocu |
and hyacinths. Mrs. Evans wore
4 handsome black silk costume
with bit of real lace Mrs. Wynn
was gowned in an exquisite wolfe
Trim med with many dainty stitches
in hand embroidery and faggotting
with garniture of lace. A lovely |
rope Of pearls with diamond pen
lants was a completing touch to
Mrs. Wynn's costume. Her other
ornaments were diamonds in arts
.ic and unusual settings. Miss
rheo Welsh was as pretty as a pic
.ure in dainty debutante's gown
IF blue gauze over silk. With
Mrs. Evans were a number of |
friends who assisted in receiving
her guests: Mr.. and Mrs. Ben
Mcfarland, Mrs. w. Il. Walker,
Miss Mary Gillespie, Mrs. John
Hare, Miss Nell Colquhoun, Mrs.
Winston Houston, Misses Critz,
Kate and Ethel Clisby. Delight
Jul Appolinaris punch was served
and bounteous and delicious
luncheon of jellied chicken, fried
oysters, ribbon sandwiches, cheese
and nut sandwiches, breads, olives,
salted almonds, frozen cream, fruit |
cake and bon bons-a most etfec- !
i've and enjoyable affair in all re-
spccts. and quite Il large number
IF guests enjoyed it, despite the |
weather.
Miss Theo Welsh returned on
Thursday from a delightful visit to
New Orleans, where she was the
of many pretty attentions.
luncheon on board the Atlanta
was given her by the fellow officers
IF her cousin, Ensign, II. HI.
Evans, and as a souvenir, hand
some silver belt of unique design,
4 trophy from their South Ameri-
IAN cruise, was presented to her.
Miss Welsh was chaperoned by