The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-08

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the music. Delicious punch was
served throughout the evening. A
special orchestra will arrive Satur-
day from New Orleans to finish the
season with the Great Southern, and
another dance will be given Saturday
night. A large number of weekend
guests are expected to attend.
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Already the season for house par
ties has opened, and many delightful
ones have been given. A very pleas
ant one is that of Mrs. J. c. Street, who
is entertaining group of young
girls in honor of Miss Willard Pig
ford, of Lumberton. The young la
dies are: Misses Evelyn Scott of Pop
larville, Mamie and Earline Parker,
of Sandersville, Annie Heidelberg Of
this city and Willard Pigford of Lum-
berton.
Spend-the-Day Party
At the ellis Home.
A congenial group of matrons COM
posed of .Mesdames R. D. Reeves, E. R.
Farrell, j. w. Bolton, w. w. Brogan,
M. Dunn, M. Dreyfus, w. H. Morford,
c. w. vuncannon, Ed. Smith, w. L.
Oakley, Nose Wampold of Natchez;
H. e. WEIGH, A. H., Cornell, M Rowan
and Miss Grace Morford, enjoyed
delightful day Wednesday at the home
of Miss Estelle ellis, a few miles
from town.
The ladies' took their lunch, and at
noon the delicious picnic lunch was en-
joyed, after which the ladies played
number of games of 900" on the
porch, which had been turned into a
bower of evergreens, roses and water
lilies. During the games Miss ellis
and Mrs. Ed Cunningham served
cream, cake, lemonade and delicious
home made candy. Mrs. Oakley max
ing the highest score, Miss ellis pre-
scented her with pretty hand-painted
picture.
Scanlan-Wood Wedding Plans.
A wedding of unusual interest here
will be solemnized in the Central
fBaptist church in Newton, Miss, or
the afternoon of the fourteenth Of
July, at $3.50 o'clock, the contracting
parties being Miss Sarah Lear Scan
Ian of Newton, and Mr.. Edward Wood
of this city. Rev. Mr.. Eddy, pastor Of
the Presbyterian church, officiating.
The color scheme will be pink anG
white, and the brides maids, who are
Misses Margie McAllum of Meridian
Lila May Walton of Newton, Emma
Moore of Morton and Ella Simms, o
Meridian, will wear white frock!
with pink ribbons. Miss Nellie Scan
Ian, sister of the bride-elect, will b.
maid of honor, while Mrs. Bessi,
Wood Stewart, of this city, sister o
the groom-to-be, will be matron o
honor.
The bride will wear white, and will
be given in marriage by her father
Mr.. Thomas M. Seaman.
Mr.. Wood will be attended by MI
Paul Fielder, of New Orleans, VIII,
will be his best man, and Messrs. F
Lee CASTOR, Hackett Barbee, Anderson
Foote, of this city, and James Brow
of Newton, who will be the groommer
Immediately after the wedding, tn
bride-elect will don travelling suit o
blue serge, and the couple will TAX
steamer trip to New York, return
ing by rail, stopping over in Sout
Carolina to visit relatives of MI
Wood.
Miss Seaman is the youngest daugf
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. M. Scanlar
of Newton, and sister of Mr.. Victo
Seaman of this city. She is one c
the most popular young girls in tn
, social set of her home, and has hos
j. of friends in this city made while vii
b. iting her brother and sister-in-lav
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Seaman. A nun
. Der of pretty affairs have been give
+ in her honor, and on Tuesday befor
the wedding, Mrs. Hamilton Sivle
will entertain at a musical and mi