Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-07-18

visit with q. P. Warden and family,
have gone to Kentucky.
Miss yelma johnson is home after
a pleasant trip to Jamest own.
Mrs Charles Claybiook is visiting
her mother in Macon City.
Mrs. C. A. Grassel and son, Warner,
are the guests Of DR.. A, NJ. Patterson
and wife.
Miscellaneous.
On Tuesday evening, Mrs f. &.
Jesse and Miss Alma Williams gave
one Of the most delightful receptions
Of the season, for Mrs. D. p. Moore, of
st. Louis, and Mrs. L. o. Rodes, Of
Boulder, Colorado. The hosteSses
very sensibly chose the cool evening
hours between six and eight to receive
their many friends. Helen williamson
Columbia, Dorothy Worren and Ruth
Jesse formed a pretty h~ali-circle
about a large punch bowl on the front
veranda and dispensed delicious iced
tea TO the throngs Of gaily dressed lad
les as they passed in and out. Mes
danes r. r. Arnold and J. J.. Jesse
welcomed the guest to the reception
ball TO receive the cordial greetings Of
Mrs. Jesse, Miss Williams and the
guests Of honor. Mrs. n. r Rodes and
Miss Julia Ross lent their valuable
services in entertaining and pointing
out the way into the very prettily de-
corated dining room. The dining
table attracted all eyes, owing 10 the
beautiful and most artistic arrange
meDt OF pink and white sweet peas
used In its ornamentation. An i'm
mense bowl filed with these sweet
smelling blossoms rested In the center
in a handsome cluny ce~nterpiece while
at two corners diagonal 10 each other
dishes Of white minis we're surrounded
with q loosely formed wreath OF pink
peas. Misses Katie Ferris, Martha
Spence, Abbie Llewelyn and Annie
Lewis served refreshments. As the
guests passed out they sounk a pleas
ant halting place In the parlor where
they might linger to admire the many
bowls Of red sweet peas used in its de-
coration and TO converse with Miss
Matte Mason, Mrs. R. D. Worrell and
Mrs. Cortez Edmonston who we're
ready TO speed the parting guest with
pleasant words and smiles.
Mr.. C. T. Clark gave some dozen of
her friends u very pleasant afternoon,
last Saturday, for her guests Mr.. and
Mrs. Roth, Of st. Louis. 1t was an al
together informal affair with much
conversation and some beautiful songs
by Mrs. Roth who is a singer Of great
talent.
A very agreeable afternoon was
spent Monday, by twenty OF the friends
OF Mrs. o. Poisson at her home, the
affair being 10 honor Of Miss Anna
Veil, Of Sc. Louis The hou Y was pref
tily decorated with ferns and sweet
peas and some most excellent vocal
and instrumental music formed the
entertainment. Refreshments closed
the afternoon.
Miss Laura Walker, who has a posi-
ton as stenographer with a live stock
commission company in Sioux City,
Iowa, Is expected home on a visit on
Oh about the twenty-third of this
month.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. Poisson entertain
ed very pleasantly at twelve O'Clock
at Hoxsey's, Sunday, for their guest,
Miss Anna Veil. Six guests were pre-.
sent.
Sneed's farm was the scene OF anoth
er gay picnic, Wednesday evening, The
~picniceFs bad their spread" out OF
the hampers and were generally shar-
ing it with the grasshoppers and mos
quitoes, when a heavy shower incon-
s~lderately descended aud put them to
flight. SEEKING a free ger OF ice-cream,
they returned to the home Of Miss
Mildred Whitney and there spent the
remainder Of the evening. Those of
the party were Mr.. and Mrs, Will
Harper, Mr.. and Mrs. Cortez Edmon-
ston, Misses Eugenia Davis, Mildred
Whitney, Nell Robinson, Mamie Car
ter, Mary Buckner, and Alice Morris,
Messrs Arnold Edmonston, Charles
Digges, Clay Hamilton, RitchieSpence
and L. II. Hannah.
Mrs. W. C. johnson gave a most
breakfast yesterday at ten
o'clock for Mrs DR.. Lutz, who lie the
guest Of MB. W. W. Fry. The break
fast was served at the home Of Mn.
Wm Pollock and the seven courses
comprised everything which the most
palate could desire. The
guests we're hesdames Lutz, W. W..
Fry, ]. II. Guthrie, S. p. Emmons, G.
Robertson, Miriam Ross, A. A.
Wallace. J. +. LlewelyD,A. N Patter-
'on, Sarah Lawder, C. II. Grassel, VIM
Pollock, Walker Pollock, Matte Mad
las and Julia Ross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Bailey, Of st
were very charmlngly enter
aimed, Thursday. by Mr.. and Mrs.
ohm Orear with 9 SIX O'Clock dinner.
The additional guests were Mr.. and
fH Lee Hawthorne and Mr.. and Ms.
Clay.
Mesdames Charles GlendE Charles
forris and F. P. Van Ness attended,
n eight course dinner at the home OF
iiss Maude Jones, at Jonesburg, last
vening.