The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1909-11-19
Society,"

MeIhpniS causes the contested electlOI
for mayor to grow pale and friv 'lous
beside twas a grand affair this sea
son, as it is yearly. This annual in
PRODUCTION to society for young lady
hood given by the clubdom and gallant
bachelors of the Bluff City of the Mis-
sissippi has been and is the achievement
of brains, money and art-the, triple
combination that stands high in worldly
getting on these days. A Memphis So
ciety bud who has not been formally
sidered weak in blue blood, money or
social prestige or not considered at all
which is harder to bear. Many an enyiT
GUS mother has turned up her nose with
scott at the idea and stated upon au-
thority that anybody with money can
get in-morals or no morals-and |
wouldn't like to see my daughter mix, +"
ETC., etc., etc. These are cases of rude
ness and sour grapes no doubt.
For a year beforehand debutantes look
forward with delight to the Chickasaw
Guard ball that will bring them into the
social life of Memphis. Many names
have been enrolled on the receiving tab
lets of these club rooms that have since
become socially popular in many other
cities. Some of the South s fairest
daughters have made their initial bows
to the world from its ballroom.
This years. ball brought many inter
esting young woman into the social lime
light. With two others who were de-
MED the pleasure of attending through
death in their families, was Miss Mary
Hill Overton, a granddaughter of the
late Napoleon Hill, one of the founders
of the civic and social life of the city.
Among the dozens of names are not a
few well known to Union City people,
the first Of which is Miss Elsie Gardner,
daughter of Miss Annie Gardner, form
erly of st. Louis, and granddaughter of
Mrs Ella Cathey of this place. Miss
Gardner was gowned in gold net over
golden satin. Her escort was Sam
Rembert, Jr,
Two ladies ran for alderman at the
recent Nashville election, and Ruth
Bryan Leayitt, daughter of the Hon.
William j., has gone in as candidate,
put forth by the ladies of the Jane
Brown Club of Delmer, Colorado, for
Congressman from that district. While
Ruth is busying herself with appropri-
ations and tariff reforms her mother
will take care of her two babies, Grace
and Bryan Leayitt
The death of Mr.. Walker Kennedy,
of the Commercial Appeal, coming as
it did within few hours of the ami
versary of the death of that other most
brilliant journalist, Edward >Carmack,
was shock and blow to the press of
the South and especially to this State,
where his clever paragraph editorials
were SO priced.
That churl who stumbled into the
New York Musee the other day and
butted his head against the King of
Coaloil, Mr.. j. d. Rockefeller. who
was admiring bust of himself in wax,
ought to be arrested for disturbing pub
lie worship.
Miss Ruth Moore entertained at the
residence Of her sister, Mrs. G. Joyner, II
ie city a number of little friends
- quite an enjoyable manner. Games, II
music and feasting from 2 to were in
dulged. Surely Mrs. Joyner was well
repaid by the bright, smiling faces of
the lads and lassies as they thanked her
goodbye. Miss Ruthy was the happy
recipient Of several pretty gifts. .
q The Review Club will meet next Tues
day afternoon at the home of Mrs. j. L.
Fry on Main street, the study being
Education and Philanthropy in Span
ish Life. .
Immediately after the wedding next nj
week Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Cummings tic
viii be at home to their friends at the pr
residence of Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Grissom
IN Second street, where they will remain on
Ior an indefinite time before taking a
quarters for housekeeping. est
The Wednesday Club met with Mrs.
Lexie Parks this week. First prize to tic
players was awarded to Miss Ella Whip
)le and consolation to Miss Irene the