The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-01

Hays assisting the hostess
The members present were Mes
danes Bayne, j. W. Davidson, e. r.
Farrell, F. c. Hathorn, M. A. Holt
man, Tom Morrow, c. G. Murdoch, H.
E. Allen, Phillip ]. Toomer, H. T.
Mounger, r. X. Smith, c. M. Sigler.
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Senior Epworth League
Halloween Party.
Thursday evening the Senior Ep-
worth League of the Court Street
Methodist church gave a Halloween
party at the home of Miss Nan and
Mr.. Jim McInnis. The decorations
were Jack o. lanterns and pumpkins
and in the dining room the table CEN
| terpiece was a Jack O. lantern sur
| rounded by fruit and with chains OF
yellow and white, the league colors,
from the chandelier to the table corn
| ers.
Two ghosts on the banquette and |
two more at the door, received the !
guests, about As in number, and vari- !
Gus Halloween frolics were INDUCED
in, among them being various games
with apples, apple ducking, biting a
suspended apple, etc.
One witch compelled the guests to
jump over broom sticks, another witch
invoked the spirit world for them, and
there was sailing of walnut shells
with burning candles within and Mrs.
L. ]. Britten told the young peoples
} fortunes in a gypsy tent.
Refreshments of hot chocolate. ma
; Disco waters, and pimento sandwiches
) were served. The party broke up
with each boy and girl going three
; times around the block carrying the
; traditional handful of salt and with
her mouth full of water.
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, RECEIPT For Texas Visitor.
Mrs. Willie Cherry and Mrs. Charles
: Montgomery, of Kerens, Texas, guests
t of Mrs. Annie McCaughey and Mrs.
:, r. J. McCaughey. were the inspiration
= for one of the large receptions of the
g season, given by their hosts at their
l. home on Fifth avenue.
= The decorations in the reception
d rooms, always an artistic feature OF
d affairs given by these matrons, were
of roses and chrysantnemums, with
ferns and palms.
e The parlor was in pink, bowls OF
T. pinks roses and pink-shaded lights
the windows. Here stood the receiv
ing line, composed of Mrs. R. j. Nc
T. Caughey gowned in yellow
IL and point lace; the guest of honor
If Mrs. Willie Cherry, in black crep'
meteor over satin and Mrs. Charlie
Montgomery, in pink satin-stripe'
ct voile, built on pink messaline, will
IS garniture of passenmenterie. Next II
s line was Mrs. M. E. Conner, wearing
silk voile and silk applique; Mrs
Frank Gulley, white lingerie froc
III over pink messaline; Mrs. George Ca
- houn,, in pale blue messaline, wit
y garniture of pink rosebuds and Mrs
30 Albert T. Ratliff, whose gown of whit
satin with chiffon overdress was e
traine with pearl trimmings.
ed The reception hall was rich in re
lp and gold, the lights being shaded
err chrysanthemums and decorated wit
es- red and gold chrysanthemums an
ng vines. Under an arch Of chrysanth
nuns and greenery, was the pune
table, banked in red SALIVA and rerr
and presided over by two young m
irons, Mesdames Geo. w. Currie ar
ne Chas. F, Ames. Mrs. Ames' viii
af- lingerie frock was worn with pir
We messaline slip and Mrs. Currie's CO
tune was navy blue marquisette ov
ID silk, with pink satin and white la
ats trimmings and black beaver hat wi
lite plume. Others assisting in receivil
were Mesdames Grace Christian, M;
est Cotton, A. V. Hays, w. H. Cook al
Miss Lucy Conner.
in At the door were two little CIR
Willie Lafayette Montgomery, in
vas blue chaille frock and Mary Alice G.
- ley, in white frock over pink, w
received the cards.
In the dining room pink carnatio
and roses were the floral embellls
ment, with candelabra shaded in piI
The table center-piece was of phi
carnations in a cut-glass vase, a
with the pink and white mints in G.
glass naples, rested on dainty lun
cloth and doilies of linen and tattiT
Pink-shaded candles made the tai
complete
Serving the white brick cream a
cake here, were Misses Bette Conn
Mamie Steen, Ida Belle Camp a
May Massengale.