The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-05-07


time spent They wish TO thank the
public for their patronage and all
WHO contributed in anv way to it's
success, and especially to the Hatties-
burg Ice Cream company for cream
and to the Corner Drug Store for the
Use OF their parlor and store.
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IRE. Davidson Entertains at
Forrest Club.
Mrs. j. W. Davidson entertained
the Married Ladies Card Club Friday
afternoon, the Forrest Club lending its
beautiful home for the occasion, this
being the first time that these hand
-cTe apartments ave been thrown
open for scial affair.
There were nine tables, Mrs. Dav-
idson having a number of guests be-
sides the club members and Misses
corrie Haney and Clara Smith kept
score.
Pink and white sweet peas were
used throughout the reception rooms,
and punch, was served under show
er of the same fragrant flower of
spring and bows of pink and white
tulle. Here Miss Leila May Smith,
daintily gowned in pink, presided.
The club parlor, with it's rich ma
hogany, furniture and dark back
ground as well as the other reception
rooms made a lovely setting for the
many handsome gowns of the guests.
The club prize, a pair of white silk
hose, was won by Mrs. Robert Bur
kett, and the guests prize, a pair of
pink silk hose was captured by Mrs.
Cook, while Mrs. B. d. Moore carried
# the BOBBY, coin case.
liter the games of $780, pink and
white ices with cake, were served on
the little tables, a cluster of sweet
peps ornamenting each guests plate.
The club members who enjoyed
Mrs. Davidsons hospitality, and the
first glimpse into the Forrest Clubs
beautiful home were: Mesdames NJ.
o. Foley, j. w. Bolton, NJ. Dryfus, H.
f. Welch, w. l.. oakley, M. Dunn, r.
y. Reeves, w. w. Brogan, E. P. Mack
ey. p. A. Carter and Robert Burkett.
| Other guests were Mesdames Charles
Spears, S. Burr. Alice Webb, Henry
Turner, H. N. Collins, Hale, Roseman
of Arkansas, r. K. Smith, C. W.
Rich, W. H. Morford, L. L. Major. e
H. Weaver, B. D. Moore, J. C. Ma.
gruder, w. w. Crawford, r. Richard.
| son of Canada, W. F. Cook and her
guest, Miss Marianne Hamilton of Biz
mingham, Misses Earline White OF
Meridian, May Field, Allie Camp, Clara
and Leila May Smith and Corrie Ha
ney.
Sowani Club With Miss BeardsIee.
A very pretty affair was the meet
ing of the Sowani Club held Friday
afternoon with Miss Eleanor Boards
lee, at the home of her sister, Mrs
| w. H. Cook, on Forrest street.
Pink roses were used in the parlor
and pink and white carnations mos
profusely in the dining room. The
polished table, covered with a pretty
lace centeripiece, was completed by &
cut glass vase of pink carnations ant
ferns, and cut glass naples held
green and pink minis.
Mrs Cook assisted the hostess il
receiving and in the reception hal
Mrs. Ben Toomer, wearing a dainty
spring gown of lilac, with lilac pic
ture hat, served punch from a table
artstically arranged with nastur
tiums-
The subject for the afternoon was
American Arts" and the program
was as follows:
Our American Old Masters Miss
Mary Pierce Folkes.
Some Representative American
Sculptors Bessie Haney.
Our Treasures of America Miss
Marie Rowan.
American Art in Ceramics "-Miss
Annie Rose Mcleod.
Reading from Emerson Essays OF
Art-Miss Aussie Haney.
A shirtwaist romance proved very
amusing and several drew for the
prize, Miss May Field being success
full Little Martha Cook, a niece Of
the hostess, in a pretty frock, with
pink ribbons, gracefully presented
Miss Field with bouquet of pink and
white carnations, tied with pink and
green ribbons.
Mrs. Joe Shelby, in a blue embroid
cred dress, assisted Mrs. Cook and the
hostess, who both wore dainty white
lingerie frocks, in serving salad
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