Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-17
MISCELLANEOUS.


Mrs. Addie Stuart entertained at a
twelve O'Clock dinner on last Sunday,
Mr.. and Mrs Langford and daughter,
formerly Of ST. Louis, but now OF this
city.
Mr.. and Mrs j. W. Plunkett most
pleasantly entertained at six O'Clock
dinner Monday evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Wallace Bruce, of Fort Smith, Ark,
Mr.. and Mrs, Griffee and Miss Mary
S~ulliDger.
Mrs. ]. G. Lakenan and Mrs Dea
Car Smith are having a delightful
stay at Chautauqua, n. Y. AT the
large reception given Governor Folk
last week by citizens of Chautauqua,
Mrs. Lakenan and Mrs Smith were
asked to assist
Miss Efie Campbell entertained for
her friend, Miss Hume, last Monday
morning, by having in a few of her
girl friends for a forenoon lunch.
Those who were present were; Misses
Victoria Brooks, Rilla Ricketts,,
Corinne Barth, Grace Morris and
Velma johnson.
On Wednesday evening a small, but
very pleasant picnic party went to
Bickley's pasture and there partook OF
lunch to the accompaniment of sing
ing birds. The party consisted Of
Miss Shea, Of Louisiana, Miss Long,
Of Sturgeon, DR.. Carl Pasqueth and
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Morris, with Mrs
Morris furnishing the lunch.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs. Franz
| Robertson entertained at whist fol
| Mrs. S. b. Cook, Of Jefferson City
Those present we're Mesdames Van
Ness, Lee, Susie Buckner, Lei;
Mitchell, Walker, Of Coyington, by.
and Miss Esther Houston. Refresh
ments, interpreted with much de
nghtful conversation, succeeded thi
game.
On Wednesday afternoon the +. A
E. Club held its meeting with Mis-
Tide Robinson, on East PROMENADE
street, and passed a very pleasant fe'
hours A guessing contest formeI
an interesting feature OF the after
Moons pleasure, and despite the heat
they all worked with energy to solv
the problems given them, Mrs. N
Davis worked to the best purpose an
received as compensation a box 0
stationery. Refreshments proved
welcome diversion after their strenu
Gus labor.
At O'Clock last Tuesday mornin
an equestrian party Of five girls starte
for a fve-mile jaunt into the country
We are not here TO state how man
gallant youths fell in with the part
while on the way. Suffice it to sa
that.they returned about seveI
O'Clock In the very best of spirits
ready to assist their mammas make tn
beds and sweep the floors. The pal
Elephants in this early morning expe
dition were Rilla Ricketts,, Mar
Armstrong, Ruth MeLoney, Grac
Morris and Frances Guthrie.
The very latest thing out in th
way Of amusements is a barefoot party
There was one in town on Thursda
night and the participants had a rol
Icing good time. Two ladies Of
somewhat plump build took the lea
by laying aside their shoes and stock
ings. The example was quickly fol
lowed by their three married sons an,
their wives, their daughters, singl
and married, and several visitors
Each one was provided with a small
stick termed a "tickler," and woe I
the hopeless one that exposed a sole
We prophesy that if this warm wealth
er confines, the barefoot party vii
come largely into vogue.
Misses Byrd Locke and Alma Will
Jams undertook and successfully Car
ried through Tuesday afternoon
somewhat difficult task-the enter
tanning Of their Sunday School class
There's is the infant class, and whel
you understand that there are sixty
five OF them, you can readily see thI
magnitude Of the undertaking. Blu
with two such hOstesses as Mise
Locke and Williams, rest assured tina.
the afternoon was but as a half hour
Such games "Ring Around Rosy
"Froggie in the Meadow" and "DroI
the Handkerchief" we're played witt
much zest by the entire sixty-iy
Then followed ice cream and cake auc
candy, which proved as popular as the
games.
Picnics seem the entire style now.
a-days- Some twenty girls went out
yesterday morning to spend the whole
day at Powell's Ford. Mrs Price
johnson and Mrs Austin Smith acted
as chaperons a1d the boys were inyit-
cd out 10 take supper with them. So
they ate sparingly at dinner, saving
all The best things for the masculine
contingent when they should appear.
Bat alas, "The best laid plans gang
aft a agley.' Yesterdays storm pre-