Mexico weekly ledger., 1907-06-20


Mr.. and Mrs George Baker will ar
rive in this city, next week TO visit
Mr. Bakers mother, Mrs Hubert War
den.
Mr.. Cook and Mr.. Winston left for |
Jefferson City, yesterday after spend
ing several days 10 Mexico.
Mr.. wmG G. Walker, OF Covington,
KY, is expected next week to visit
Mrs, Walker who is conyalescing at
her sisters, Mrs. Susie Baker.
Mrs. Lewis Hord has arrived in this
city to spend the summer months
with her daughter, Mrs. Buckner.
SOCIETY SMALL TALK.
The out Of doors reception given
Tuesday afternoon, BY Mesdames G.
w. and B. f. Robertson, and Miss
Robertson, was as delightful as the
charming hostesses, the green sward-
ed lawn, the shade-giving trees, the
many flowers and the almost entire
absence Of our al present hourly
showers, could make IL. The receiv.
ng line was augmented by Mrs. s. B.
Cook, Of Jefferson City, aud Mesdames
Robert Hedges, Fred Bronough, Oliv-
or Garrison and Miss Virginia Clardy,
Of st. Louis The many guests were re-
ceiyed on the left OF the walk as they
arrived and after cordial greetings
from the reception party were passed
on 70 make the acquaintance Of the
two small personages, Miss Elinof
Robertson Bronongh and Master Olly-
er Garrison, who we're holding q re-
eeption OF their own In q private paw
lion formed OF pink and blue bunting
which accorded with the colors adorn-
ing their own persons. Doubtless they
comported themselves with all the dig
nifty hefitting the occasion and many
Of the guest would faIn have remained
admiring all the afternoon had not
Mesdames S. ]. Bucknef and w. W.
Bolts given peremptory orders to
''move on" TO the refreshment table
made gorgeous with pink peonies and
q lace cover and around which many
nlmble feet mo we'd while equally def
fingers served the dainty two course
lunch. Those who kindly assisted at
the table were Mesdames Wilson, Van
Ness, Sanford, Dearing and Howard
Basket, Misses Julia and Elizabeth
Arnold, Matte Lou and Madge Mad
dox, Louise Lakeland and Rose Guth'
rie AS , further attraction to the
fortunate guests large punch bow
dotted the lawn at . short distance
| fron the table and from it Missel
Irma' ] ohnson, lAbble Llewelyn and
Nellie Hill dispensed 8 delightful bey
erage in 80 charming manner as II
keep themselves surrounded by an ad
miring throng.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Cook and Mr.
Charles Winston, OF Jefferson City
were given q mist elaborate dinner
party, Thursday at one O'Clock, BY Mr.
and Mrs. J. 7. johnson, In the cente
Of the long linen covered table feas
for arsistic eyes was formed by mean
Of red rambler roses and ferns, arrang
ed after the new and popular form o
, flat decoration. Each place card wa
ornamented with small spray Of re'
rambler. Mr.. and Mrs. Cook as al
ways, yielded their full quota Of intel
llgence and charming conversation
while the bachelor OF the party wol
the admiration Of all beholders by tn
clever style in which he extricate'
himself from q difficult position. Th
hostess with malice aforethough
" placed him at the end Of the table AM
there be found himself In the NOR
a than precarious situation OF the Nc
bic Six Hundred with a widow TO lef
Iof him and q widow to right o.
! him. From the courageous manne
!. In which be met their unslaughts,a an
finally, his bold dash for liberty,
/ may safely be assured that be hs
been under fire before. Though tina
= he underwent inward tremoB
! shown BY the fact that he made a
early escape out Of town the next day
, | Notwithstanding the fact that th
] heartlest appreciation was conferrs
IN the struggles OF this intrepid here
1t is no wise distracted the very fiat
tering attention given the many pala
table entrees which we're served. Tn
guests present were Mr. and Mrs Cook
and Mr.. Winston, Mesdames Il. S.lwil
son, II. r. Sanford, Z. A. Dearing,
T. Ricketts,, r. Z. Arnold, B. i. Rob
ertson, Arthur Lee, Leila Mitchell
Susie Bucxnerand, Miss Esther Hous.
ton.
Tie reception given yesterday b
Mesdames W. J. Botu and ]. W. Ho
well and their daughters, Misses Bott
and Howell, at the Bolts mansiol
was 4 very elegant and altogethe
pleasurable affair. The showers Will
which we have been 80 PLENTIFUL
favored with of late betook themsel
yes 10 other climes and the sum in 81
majesty come forth 70 smile On tn
: occasion. Little Miss Helen Hovel
and Edna Buckley stood at the doc
and bid the guests enter. hesdame
VI L. Reed, W. W. Bolts and 4. r
Atnold ushered them into the larg,
doable parlors where the charmInl
hoshfsses stood In line 10 extend
verye eordial greeting. hrs.' stephsl