The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1906-12-18

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Mr.. William L. de Rosset, Jr., of
Fayetteville, was a guest in the city
last week.
Mrs. Henry Angel and son and Miss
Alfalfa LeGrand spent several days
in Richmond last week.
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Mr.. Thomas H. Wright left Thurs
day evening for a short visit to New
York.
Miss Gertrude Sullivan. Of Savan-
nah, arrived in the city On Thursday
last, and is the guest Of Miss Jane
lredell Green on Ann street.
Miss Rachel Hicks OF Fais0n, is in
the city, and will be the guest CT Mr..
and Mrs. r. w. Hicks on south Third
streets during the winter months.
Mrs. Thomas II. Bl0unt VINO has
been visiting Mrs. H. N. Emerson
for the past two weeks. returned &c
her home in Washington. y. c., en-
Friday morning.
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Mrs. Reginald Weathersby (noe
Miss Lucy Wright Of Mil}edgevil'e,
Ga, is in the city, the guest of Miss
Stella Divine, on Grace street.
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Mrs. Ed S. Battle and children who
have been the guests ct Captain and
Mrs. Haywood Clark on Dick street,
for the past two weeks, left on Thurs
day for their home in Raleigh.
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On Friday afternoon, Mrs. NJ. S.
Willard entertained Misses Stella
Pettiway, Lauris Toomer, Newkirk
and Heard, of the Walker Memorial
hospital, at a charming little 5 o'clock
ca.
Mrs. Clisby Wise and Miss Sarah
Kenan gave a beautiful 5 o'clock tea
on Friday afternoon, complimentary
to Mrs. John VanB. Metts and Mrs.
Thomas B. Willard. The house was
lovely in it's decorations of pink
roses. Delightful refreshments were
served. There were fifty guests in
Vited.
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On Saturday afternoon, Misses
Kelley, Ferguson and Gertrude Pet
tiway, Of the Walker Memorial hospi-
tai were charmingly entertained at a
5 O'Clock tea, at the home OF Mrs.
Walter Parsley, on Market street.
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The Friday Afternoon Book club
met last week with Misses Carrie
and Sue Price. At this meeting the
mebers began a sketch of the life
and works Of George w. Cabell, and
one Of his short stories was listened
to with much pleasure.
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Mrs. Marsden Bellamy
requests the pleasure of your
company
on the afternoon of Tuesday the
eleventh of December
from five until six o'clock
to meet
Mrs. Marsden Bellamy, Jr., and
Mrs. Edward Jenner Wood
Six hundred and eleven Market street
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The following invitations have been
issued:
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Nicholas Egerton
request the honor of your presence
at the marriage of their
daughter
Florence May
to
Nv IE;,oo+o T-n5orhi11
Thursday morning. December 9th,
ninteen hundred and six
at nine O'Clock
At home Louisburg, North Carolina.
At home, after January the first,
North Carolina.
On Thursday afternoon at the h0usa
of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Higgins on
Market street Mrs. Higgins and NJ
Anna Cantwell entertained m st
beautifully at a Euchre party. TIL
house was lovely in its Christmas
decorations. with red bells and rei
roses in profusion. Master Billy H =
gins cunningly dressed as Sacta
Claus, distributed the tally ca, is,
which consisted Of beautiful little
Christmas past cards. The first pr &c,
an exquisite fan, was won by MIS-.
Robert Collins, the consolation p, za,
a pretty picture was awarded to Mrs.
Fred Dick, while Mrs. John T. Ran
kin captured the BOBBY, a Santa
Claus book. The refreshments were
delicious. There were IS guests pres
ent.
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On Monday afternoon at her home
on Orange street, Mrs. Robert Nash
entertained at an informal but very
beautiful bridge whist party, in honor
of Miss Anne Gray Nash of Tarboro.
The parlors were lovely in their e
praains of pink roses, and the re-
freshments were dainty and deli