Mexico weekly ledger., 1910-10-27

Miss Annie Lewis was the charm
ing hostess Monday afternoon. when
she entertained sixty friends in hon.
.Dr Of her sister, Mrs. Iatney Barnes.
For the games OF the afternoon ahe
forces were divided, the married la
dies being stationed In the north
rooms While the electg. the single
ones, occupied the south rooms. Miss
Ria HaAl. In View Of her approaching
marriage. added to her trousseau a
pair Of pink silk hose gained by her
expertness at the afternoon games.
Mrs. r. R. Arnold. Jr., was awarded
a cut glass pitcher and Mrs. Barnes
received the guest prize. sugar
tongs. a Innah concluded the pleas
ant time.
Mesiames r. NJ. and L. NJ.
White were the pleasant Possesses,
Thursday, for sixty Of their friends
whom they entertained in honor Of
Mrs. Ebert and Miss Jones, OF Jones
burg. A game "Our FaEorite Drinks"
was played and Mrs. Randall. PROV
ing herself an excellent guesser. was
awarded the prize. q Japanese a $
Mrs. L. NJ. White then introduced
the game Camp which. it would
seem, IS a family game common to
the guess OF honor and Mrs White
as they form three Of the thirteen
descendants Of Captain Harm Camp
who gives his name to the Jonesburg
d. A. R. Chapter. Mrs. Ebert is re-
gent of that Chapter. A salad course
lunch was served at ftye-thirty. AS a
souvenir Of the occasion A Mount
Vernon salt spoon was given each
guest Of honor.
On Monday afternoon, Mrs. James
DoweH gave to two dozen Of her
friends in this city an afternoon Of
utmost enjoyment. Mr.. and Mrs.
Dowell met the party at the train
with a hay wagon and escorted them
TO their beautiful country home near
Benton. The DoweIl cottage is
something to be coveted with its
many shade trees and dainty inter
DOR. Hospitality Is well understood
there as refreshments of hot ginger
bred and iced tea were offered imme-
diately on arrival. The dining table
was greatly admired with its unique
decorations Of rich purple Towering
bean blossoms arranged as a center
piece on the reflector, the latter be
ing outlined with green vines and
purple bean pods. Lighted candles
thanked the centerpiece. The after.
noon was filled enjoyably with games
taken with much conversation and
laughter. At four o'clock Master
crawford Dowel and Elizabeth Dow
ell added pleasure to the occasion
by appearing from school. At z Mrs
Dowell began serving a mosi
elegant fiye-course lunch which much
enhanced the pleasure OF all present
The fried chicken and ham alons
would make the occasion a memorial
one. A cut glass napyja cut glass
mustard pot, two cut glass salts and
Q green Bedford mat vase werG
awarded 10 Mrs. Edgar Wiles, Mrs
Charles Morris, Mrs. Lakenan, Mrs
Barnes and Miss Houston for theii
alertness at the games. After luncf
the hostess announced that shs
had yet another prize to offer, one
that made every guest present lool
weu TO the i~ntrScacdes Of the game
This was a pound Of butter made
on the Dowell farm by the mistress
herself and warrented to be first
class therefore. Mrs. Susie Bucknei
caume home in triumph with that but
ter. Those who enjoyed the de
Ightful afternoon we're Mesdames w
w. Bolts, Glendy, Susie Buckner, LIE
Ia Mitchell, Lakenan, Charles Morris
James Jesse, r. r. Sanford, J. c.
johnson, J. w. Galaher, L. A. BY
bee, NJ. b. Guthrie, ]. L. Stauffer
Albert Harrison. c. A. Barnes, n. v.
Nontague, Joseph Fnnel, j. d
Moore and Edgar Wiles; Misses Kots