The Cairo bulletin., 1909-03-04
MOUND CITY.
March 3.

James Tucker was Cairo visitor
Tuesday.
A. Murray transacted business at
Unity Tuesday.
Mrs. Elmer Boyd and daughters
Mrs. Fred Culp ami Miss Minnie
Boyd were in Cairo shopping Tues
day.
Mr.. Chas. Wehrenberg, Sr.. made
business trip to Ohnsted Tuosday
w. J, Davidson was in tho city
Tuesday from GraDi Chain.
Mr., fairy Mccartney Of Green
wood ind, is in the city this week
IN the interest of the Polk Preserving
company.
Miss Alice Craig who is stdying t.
be a trained nurse IN st. ] cuts, is
Just recovering from severe attack
OF scarlet fever, She has complctel
her two months prs bation and vii
soon don tire uniform Of the nurse
and enter upon ne two years course
of study
Mrs. Mary Cochran Of Cairo who
has ben the guest Of Or. and Mrs
j. F, Hargau returned Tuesday to
her home
About seventy persons gathered
under tie roof Ct MIR, and Mrs. GeH.
f. Martins beautiful residence on
East First and Pearl streets Tueslay
evening AMI there enjoyed the hos
pitality CT the afTabe host and
HOSTESS at tho irstigation of the
Ladies Aid Of the NeHlodist Epis
cCpal church. The affair was given
for the members of the aid aud their
husbands, bit in some cases it WI
be noticed some brought their friends
in lieu of theie husbands and if you
could have peeped through the cur.
taius of mis- pleasant home you would
have said that You never witnessed a
moro iovial crowd, After all had ar.
rived and the usual greetings had
been said, Mrs, Fl. NJ. Smith, presi-
dent of the aid arose and in her gen
tie way quoted The crowd by inform
Ing them that they would now hear
the FIRST treat Of the evening Then
followed this very in teresting pro-
Eran; instrumental Duet, wi III en-
cerc-Mcsdames viii Merit and
VIII Reed; reading, The Chris
TENN Mrs. Ruby Richey; instrr
mental solo-Mrs, Grace Mertz: Vc'
cal solo, Face to Face"-Mrs. Flor
ence Rue; reading "St Peter at the
Gate with encore so Did Mrs.
Gertrude Compton; instrumental solo
Mrs Elsie Reed This ended the
pleasant program by the ladies' and
from the applause which it brought
forth it was highly appreciated by
the the others present. Following
the foregoing program the front par.
Tor was cleared aud the men were
invited 10 take their places which
they had no more than done. when
each was given a certain amount of
carpet rags which shey were request.
cd to sew the object being to ascer.
tain the best adept with the needle
hut it would be an injustice il we
made any exceptions so we will give
all OF them praise, Next two men
acted as posts and held rope clothes
line upon which each man was eX,
pected to stick as many clothes pins
in half minute as their avoirdu-
pois woull permit and MIR B. w.
narkman after having put ten pins
successfully on The line was declared
the champion of the clothespin bas-
ket Much mernmeut was made
when the men then demanded
that the ladies' be compelled to jump
the rope and several of the ladies'
showed that they had scarcely grown
Out OF their teens as far as outdoor
sports are concerned. Following
:his athletic demonstration a num-
Der of the ladies' fitted through the
spacious rooms with dainty Wan Is
which they served in two courses. to
the guests and of course there was
much hearty laughter during this
procedure. Then followed an al.
dress by Hon. Geo. Z. Martin who
praised the ladies' tor this evenings
pleasure end who finally suggested
that Rev. w. ID. Margrave make a
few remarks. Rev Margrsye through
several years pastorate of NJ L.
churches has reason to know the
value of the Ladies' Aid to the
churdh aud he delve at length into
the good qualities of the aid aul it's
various duties. Mrs. IT. NJ. Smith,
president of the aid made a short but
laughable address and finally had a
vote taken to admit the men into the
Ladies Aid which vote was carried.
hut We fear the men will net attend
anything but such social funo lions as
was Just enjoyed. A few songs in
which all hands Joined while Mrs.
Grace M...z and MIR. John Rec pre-
siicd at the piano. were then. Justify
y~ng. The Mer's quartette then
- s. g So