Mexico weekly ledger., 1909-11-11

AM dinner hosteSss TnursdAys A.
the Ringo Hotel. her guests being
Mesdames Porter Gregory Chas ,
aBs. wiz wallare and R. P.l
Hopkins.
Ms. william Stuart pleasantly en-.
tersalned at d twelve O'Clock din
ner yesterday. The guests were,
Mssdames Chas Bast. Geo. Kemp.
xenOphen Whitley aud Miss LII,
liam Devanlt, Of New Florence. Che
guest Of Mrs Bast
The Hardin girls celebrated Hal
bowe'en In tashton
that was delightful 20
themselves as well as to the guests
who we're present in the dining
room 70 observe their grand en-
try and march which YVES made
promptly at seven thirty 20 tho
4 strains OF music. Many characters
we're represented; a farmer boy
In blue Jeans and with a corn cob
a dude IN an Apply gray suit same In
pipe in mouth walked beatde al
dainty city lady gowned In silks;
arm in arm wiki a large yellow
pumpkin lady SIX feet in clrcam
ference: Cook and Peary. each
clothed from top TO toe In raw
cotton suits. strolted amlcably in
together. Negro girls with their
hair in maps. Gypsles with dIrks
in belt. Indians wrapped in brigk
coIored blankets. all. were there to
celebrate the evening with games
an other diversions.
Mrs. j. w. Lee gave a pleas
ant afternoon gathering Of her
friends Saturday for her guests. Mrs.
Taylor and Miss Amick.
Mrs. w. c. Johnson was the very
pleasant hostess "wednesday at five
O'Clock, for a dozen Of her lady
friends. A Tea" was on the
program and delightful hour was
spent over the cups
The Shakespeare Club held a.
pleasant session Monday evening
with Miss Esther Norris. Miss Gill
led the lesson and had for her star
pupil, Miss Maude Wallace. Refresh
ments and music agreeably filled
the remainder Of the time.
The TweIve-of-Us Club met on
Monday with Miss Hattie Brown and
enjoyed their usual social time
over games. Misses Maude Wal
lace, Inez Willard and Victoria
Brooks we're selected as substitute
members.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Jones gave her Sun
day School class OF nineteen girls
a good time Tuesday evening. She
gave them a Bible '~'guesser" to
solve, which Miss Johnson was the
most apt at, receiving praise ae.
cordingly. Spelling words backwards
was INDUCED in extensively as
well as popcorn and gingerbread.
Mrs. Wallace bearing was hos
tess for the Gladstone chau-
tauqua Club this week. Nineteen
members were present TO recite
the lesson as led by the hostess asaa
Mrs. Charles Morris. Mrs. Ralph
Luckle and Miss Houston told the
story Of the Illiad after which re
freshments we're served. The club
meets next with Miss Susie Hous-
ton.
On Halloween, fifteen ghosts who
were dressed in the regulation spook
costume invaded the Rev. No
bleis apartments and before he
could defend himself, turned off
his lights, substituting pumpkin Ian
terms and by their grewsome light
sat down to further tsrrorize their
Victim with ghost stories. Having
exhausted their stock of frighfful
tales, they transformed them
selves into ordinary mortals by lay
Ing aside their outer white robes
and resuscitated the fainting host
with a liberal supply Of candy
made on the spot. Mr.. Whitney
further added to the variety of the
evening by singing some of his
famous comic songs.
Mrs. A. p. johnson was the Meas
ant hostess for the Premier Chau- !
tauqua Club this week. After a
refreshing drive of two miles to
the handsome Johnson residence, the
lesson from the Chautauquan was
handed over to Miss Giyens |
who led it in a mastery manner.
Mrs. J. c. Mundy took charge of
The lesson on the Illiad and Mrs. |
Chas. Graham of that on the Greek
View of Life" The refreshments
served by the hostess were OF the
most palatable nature and well re
ceived by the guests. The Club
meets next week with Mrs. Chas.
Harrison.
Misses Maude Wallace and Law
rience of the High School and Miss
es Coontz and Holman. of Hardin,
under the care Of Messrs. Locke
Spence went on a walking tour.
thursday evening at seven OIL
clock. 1t was their design to make
q circuit of the principal towns of
Audrain county and return to Mex.I
no at eight o'clock. But on gain.l
Ing the forest north OF town tbey|
fcil In with Messrs. Joe Luckie.
Carl Pasqueth and Win Williams
who were l%unching off corn meal
PONIES, breakfast bacon and potatoes
cooked in the ashes. The walkers.
invited to join the feast, gaye
up their expedition. and spent the
evening %banqueting in the woods.
The X. Y. z. Club held its Mon.
day meeting with Helene W~onneman
and the time was agreeably ~speut
IN Edmpg Eatno CGtHn.