Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-10-31

On Wednesday afternoon at the
pretty nome of her sister, Mrs. S. H.
Mckee, Miss Nell Council was hostess
to the Taylor Street Club Palms and
ferns in brass jardinieres were freely
used in the hall and living room, and
tall vases of exquisite pink roses lent
their grace and fragrance to the occa-
sion
The invited guests were Mrs. Lucius
McCleskey, Mrs. Lee Council, Mrs.
Glen Dodson, Miss Dora Belle Gill
bert and Miss Constance Holt
After most enjoyable game, grape
fruit and delicious salad, with COT
fee, were served A dainty handker-
chief beautifully embroidered by the
accomplished hostess. was presented
to Mrs. Fred Davenport, who made
the top score.
Round Dozen Club Meets.
Thursday, an ideal autumn day,
was this week chosen for four social
affairs. the smallest and one of the
most delightful of these being the
meeting of the Round Dozen Club,
with Miss Claude Mclaughlin. Bridge
was played at three tables, and Miss
Mclaughlin made the highest score.
During the game bowls of popcorn
were placed on the table.
Miss Lula Mathis was the only in
vited guest. The sitting room and hall
were attractively adorned with grow
ing plants and cut flowers
Meeting of Literary Club.
The meeting of the Literary Club
with Miss Lily Brown was another
pleasant event of Thursday afternoon.
The club has mapped out for the win
ter's study an interesting course in
Oriental literature. Miss Maria Har-
! rold read of Ghost Tales and Super
stitions of the Evil Spirits" and Mrs
! Ed Mathis contributed a splendid orig
! inal paper on Child Widows"
The next meeting of this club will
be with Miss Yonah Buchanan.
Guests OF Mrs. w. ID. Bailey.
Mrs William D. Bailey will have as
her guests the coming week her
mother, Mrs. A N Thiot of Savannah,
| and her sister, Mrs. George Winship
of Atlanta. These ladies are en- route
to spend the cold months at the love
ly winter cottage of Mrs Winship in
| Florida
Honor of Miss Rutherford.
On Thursday afternoon Mrs Frank
Harold entertained at a brilliant re-
ception in compliment to Miss Mil
dred Rutherford
The Harold home on College street
is admirably arranged, and its attrac-
tive interior, with beautiful furnish
ings and stately growing plants, needs
no additional establishment to make
an ideal background for lovely women
in their handsome gowns. Gorgeous
fall roses filled bowls and tall vases,
and crimson shaded candles were
everywhere.
Receiving with Mrs. Harold and
Miss Rutherford were Mrs. John A
Cobb, Mrs. Frank Lanier, Mrs. Mary
Clay, Mrs Frank Sheffield. Mrs Har-
rold wore a beautiful crepe meteor
gown, raisin colored, and Miss Ruth
erford was attired in an imported
gown of pale gray crepe de chine.
which had its decorations of gray lace
embroidered with silver
A charming group of former Lucy
Cobb girls welcomed the visitors in
the hallway Among these were
Mrs. Charles Crisp, Mrs. John Shelf
field, Mrs. Clarence White and Mrs
James Taylor Among others assist
ing Mrs Harold were: Mrs. Tom
Harold, Mrs. Frank Hooper, Miss
Sarah Cobb, Mrs. Will Dodson and
Mrs. Brown Small.
In the living room, at a daintily ap-
pointed table covered with lace, race
tapers and pink Tokay grapes Mrs
Charles Council and Miss Martha
Wheatley served punch.
Catherine Merriott roses were used
in this room, while the dining room
jhad glowing masses of scarlet saliva
banked on buffet and mantle, and a
tall cut-glass vase of Papa Gontier
/ roses on a mirror PLAGUE made the
central ornament of the table at which
Mrs Ed Sheffield poured coffee
Silver baskets with bows of scarlet
tulle on their handles held bonbons
and scited almonds