Mexico weekly ledger., 1905-08-10

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr.. and Mrs. VanNess entertained
at dinner last Sunday, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Robertson.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. r. NJ.
White very pleasantly entertained at
six hand euchre, Mr.. and Mrs. Van
Ness, Mrs. Mccullough, Mrs. Charlie
Morris and DR.. Digs.
On Thursday evening, Miss Julia
Ross, in her own very pleasant fash
ion, entertained at a most elegant din
dinner, Mrs. Wallace Bruce, Of Fort
Smith, Ark, Mrs. Charles johnson, OF
st. Louis, Misses Rose White and
Esther Houston. Later In the even
ing Messrs. Pearson and Hit dropped
in and a lovely game Of Hearts closed
the evenings pleasure.
Miss Lauretta Cartel gave a most
pleasant week end house party last
week, at the home Of Mrs. G. B. Gibbs
who was been absent from Mexico at
the time. The guests were Misses
Georgia Gartrell, of Texas and Mary
Gartrell, of Carrollton, both sisters Of
the hostess, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Kennerly, Of st. Louis. Mrs. Kennerly,
formerly Miss Edith Collins, is the
champion golf player, Of st. Louis.
Miss Selecman's recital on Tuesday
evening was most thoroughly enjoyed
by the entire audience. Each number
called forth much appause but last
one, 1.-THE Bear Story" caused the
audience a consuming mirtA through
out its entire rendition. The music
rendered by Miss Human and Rev.
Fl. (. Stout, of Centralia, was excell-
ent and met with the hearty apprecia-
ton Of all.
A merry party Of plcnicers went to
Sneed's Ford yesterday Afternoon, with
Mesdames Price johnson and Austin
Smith as chaperons. Those who went
were: Misses Velma and Lena john
son, Ria Hall, Anna Metz, Orelia
Fisher and Laura Riley; Masters
James Bledsoe, Joe Glandon, Herbert
Plunkett, Robert Miller, Merritt
Llewellyn and Ben Barnes. Rowing
and eating were the order Of the day
and altogether a Jolly time was had.
Last evening a surprise lunch was
prepared for Mrs. A. K. Luckie and
Mrs. Lakeland, who were expected on
the three O'Clock train from Colorado,
but the train being seven hours late,
the remainder OF the Lakenan family
had TO dispose OF the good things they
had brought without the expected
wanderers. The lunch was taken to
Mrs. Luckle's home aud those who
participated 10 its disappearance were
Judge Edwards, wife and son, Mr.. Joe
Lakenan, Mr.. Lakeland, daughter, sons
and Miss Sallie Lakenan. A delightful
time was spent Notwithstanding the
Disappointment over the nOn-arriyals.
Miss Matte Frost very pleasantly
entertained the Thimble Club on Fri
day afternoon. In addition to the
members, several ladies from the
neighbOrlng towns were present, these
being Mrs. Charles johnson, Of st.
Louis; Mrs Arthur Lee, Of Clinton;
Mrs Wallace Bruce, OF Fort Smith,
Ark Miss Selecman, Of Albany; Miss
Ruth Bassett, Of Moberly, and Miss
Frances Frost, OF Yandalia. A num-
Der Of most lngeniously Cotton up pic
lures we're presented 10 the guests for
solution, the answers TO them being
the books OF the Old Testament Mrs
walker Pollock solved the most, not
that she is better acquainted with the
Bible than others, but just has a
faculty for solving puzzles. She re.
eieyed a Bible as reward for her
acuteness. Refreshments we're served
on the lawn.
On Tuesday afternoon, Mrs. BOwe
gave a thoroughly enjoyable party for
her four young visitors, Misses Anna
Metz, Laura Riley, orella Fisher and