Mexico weekly ledger., 1906-06-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

Mrs. NJ. B. Guthrie most pleasantly
entertained the Fleur.de-Lis Thimble
Club yesterday afternoon. Very
learned % conversation, combined
with sewing, made the time pass
quickly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Austin Smith very
pleasantly entertained at six O'Clock
dinner Monday Mr.. and Mrs. Haw-
thorne, Mr.. Ferdinand Hawthorne, OF
Fayetteville, Ind and Prof. Lee Haw-
thorne, Of this city.
Misses Marie and Susie Houston re-
port a grand time In their visit to
Salisbury. A dinner party with al
dance afterward, awaited them on
their arrival Thursday and their aunts
Miss Houston and Mrs. c. C. Ham
mond, have arranged a cotillion for
them on Monday Of next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Barnes gave a
most delightful six O'Clock dinner
Wednesday for Mrs Shropshire, OF
Kentucky. The remaining guests
were Mesdames Robert Cauthorn,
Ross Cauthorn and Betty Cauthorn;
Misses Cassie, Emma, Pauline and
Nell Cauthorn.
The Elks Of this city very kindly
turned their elegant rooms over TO the
members Of the Beta Sigma Omicron
Society Thursday evening, which OPP
portunity was used by the Mexico
chapter for the purpose OF giving their
visitIting delegates a dance. A hun
dred guests were present aud a lovely
evening wa spent.
On last Sunday a most pleasant
and elaborate dinner was given by
Miss Anna McAfee at the home Of her
sister, Mrs. Martin, to a number Of
her former fellow teachers. Miss Nc
Afee has for some years been teaching
In Colorado. The guests were Miss
MaFgaret WeStbrook, Of Fulton; Miss
Callie Morris, Of Centralia; Misses
Rosa Culbertson and Louise De Tiene,
OF Vandalia; Miss Pearl Fuller, OF
Green Vile, South Carolina, and Miss
Ida Rosamond. An announcement OF
a very delightful character was made
at the dinner by Miss McAfee, from
which we may judge that the Colorado
public school will be minus a teacher
next year.
Miss Carrie Moore gave a very pretty
reception, last night, for Miss Here.
ford, Of Salisbury, and Miss Reynolds,
Of Moberly. The entire house was
most tastefully decorated with ram
bier roses and margueretes Mesdames
W. L. Reed and Hardin Rlxey met
the guests at the door and ushered
them into the parlor where Miss
Moore, her guests, and Mr.. Dennis
Moore received. Misses Alice Morris
and Anna Lewis presided owe the
punch bowl which was placed In the
hall. From the hall Miss Maude Wal.
lace led the way into the dining room
where Misses Gertrude Fry, Ocle Win
scott and Grace NJ iris very grace
fully served refres hmeats. The din.
ing table looked lovely with garlands
OF white tulle reaching from the
chandelier to the four corners and
with a huge epergIe OF m~arguaretes
In the center.
The wedding Of Miss Nell Cauthorne
and Mr.. Lewis Mcbride, OF Columbia,
which took place Thursday EVENING"
at the brides home, was a very pretty
affair indeet. Miss Cauthorne bad
decided on a quiet wedding with no
guests or decorations, as she and her
husband we're TO leave for their future !
home Immediately after the ceremony,
but on Thursday afternoon a NUMBER
her friends and relatives invaded
the premises bearing many BEAUTIFUL
blossoms with which they decorated
the Cauthorne residence until 1t was /.
made to appear a yeritable bower.
During the ceremony, which was
performed by RevA W. Kokendofer,
the bridal couple stood under an arch
made beautiful with ferns and honey
suckles Sprays OF Rambler rose we're
used 10 the hall and dining room.
About f0ity guests we're present and
bbe marriage service was performed to
the soft strains OF the wedding march
played by Miss Mary Buckley The
bride looked charming In a gray trav-
cling gown topped BY a jaunty little
nat.
The Mexico Chapter Of the Beta
Sigma omlcron Society gave a recep-
Ion u the visiting members Of that
'Oclety Wednesday evening and a very J
delightful affair it proved. The spa. 3
parlOrs at Hardin College where C
he reception took place, we're very s
.astefully decorated with sprays Of J
rambler rose and bowls Of S
pink sweet peas and marguerites, d
a beautiful background for Q
he charming members Of the sorority B
sh0 we're 10 a receiving line which I
attended through the two rooms. The A
Members Of the Mexico Chapter, To-
either with delegates from Fulton, Il
DOniphan, Liberty, LaBelle, v
l~uxvasss, Louisiana, Columbia, Mont. c
'omery City and Nevada, most charm I
ugly received the guests. In addition d
hese there were delegates from IT
Texas, Pueblo, Colo; Blrming-
lam, Ala, and Stanton. Virginia. 4
Kisses Ruth and Kell Bragg presided S