The Aberdeen weekly. [volume] (Aberdeen, Miss.) 1878-1933, 1909-05-14

Miss. Edith Hatch and Miss
Mahle Hatch are at home for the
summer. after winter spent in
Tuscaloosa. Ala.
Mr.. Acker Rogers attended the
dance given in Columb bus on Tues
day evening.
Miss Fay Houghton has returned
to West Point, after a short visit
to the Misses McQuiston.
/ Mrs. G.. l.. Tubb, little Mary
Fletcher. and Mrs. Parchman re-
turned Saturday from visit to
Okolona.
Mrs. Reuben Davis spent last
week in Memphis.
Mr.. Adam Carlisle was a recent
visitor to West point.
Mrs. Wynne Of Atlanta, and Miss
Willie Wyatt Of Montgomery, Ala,
are visitors Of Mrs. viii Baker.
Mr.. Clifton Sykes, and Mr.. Jim
McFarlane, were attendants at the
Bankers Convention at Columbus.
Mrs. Harry Payne was recent
visitor to Mr.. Orville Wicks.
DR.. Flynt of Meridian was in
town last week.
Miss Rose Gillespie, Miss nellie
Fits. Mr. and Mrs. Dougan. en-
joyed the dance given in Columbus
on Tuesday evening, compliment
ing the Bankers of the State.
Mr.. Leftwich spent "Wednesday
in West Point.
Mrs. Foote returned Tuesday.
Mrs. Crawford and little boys,
are with Mrs. Adam Carlise.
Mr.. Dorsey Gilmore is out Of
town.
Mrs. Ewing entertained on Mon
day afternoon. complimenting Mrs.
Wynne. of Atlanta, and Mrs. Will
Sykes.
The West End reading club had
a most pleasant meeting with Mrs.
Carrie Houghton.
Mrs. Hammond compli mented
Mrs. Savage Of Jackson. with a
lovely bridge party given on last
Friday evening. The most delic-
ious Of menus was served at the
close of the evening. A beautiful
cut glass happy was prese nted Mrs.
Savage as highest scorer among the
ladies. the gentlemens prize. a
lovely box of candy. being won
by DR.. Beauford Sims. Those en-
jcying the gracious hospitality of
this home being Misses Wicks.
Flynt. Mesdames Savage. John Car
ter. Bowen. Young, and DR.. Sims.
Mrs. George Paine entertained at
Finch last week, complimenting
her guest, Mrs. Henderson. of Nash |
vile.
MIS-. Walter Patty, with little
Nancy and Walter Patty are de-
lightful guests of MIS-. Terrell
Mr.. c. L. Tubb was a recent Wis
tor to West Point.
Mr.. Tom Fite Paine spent a few
days home from University.
Miss Vivien McQuiston enjoyed a
dance in West Point last Friday
evening.
Mahlon Birch and Carl Rose were
guests of Rollie Fits this Week.
Mrs. Harris of Iuka, visited her
aunt, Mrs. Wiley Clifton, last week.
Miss Annie Ford Mcknight. of
Iuka spent a few days with her
uncle, Mr.. Mcknight.
Mrs. Jones, Msr. Annie Acker
and Miss Annie McFarlane were re-
cent visitors to West Point.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hamond of Kos
ciusko. were with Mr.. and Mrs.
Green Flynt last week.
All should remember that next
Sunday is Decoration Day-the day
set apart by the patriotic societies
for decorating the graves of the
Confederate dead and remem bering
them with other fitting demonstra-
tons of love. The graves of the
boys who wore the gray. were made
from 1860 to IS, and are now green
with the grass of 1909, but loyalty to
their valor has not been dimmed
by the intervening years, and must
find expression in placing upon
their last tenting ground the fresh.
beautiful flowers of spring-Every
| blossom that can be mustered should
be made to do duty in rejecting
a lesson of love from some
Southern heart. Bling all you
/ have, and bank them on the green
of the soldier boys graves. IT'S all
they won in their sacrifice-flow-
ers, love, devotion and eternal re-
membrance in the hearts of their
countrymen. Having died for
what they believed to he right, lei
rs place upon the sepulchers which
cover them. profusions of flowers,
lese are fitting emblems of II ell