The Cairo bulletin., 1912-05-24
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was visitor to this city on Mon
day
Mrs VanLear of this city and
Mls, Emory Matthews of sikeston
went TO st. Louis on Monday to
spend a week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Deal and Mr..
and Mr. and Mrs. Tom Ogilyie went
up to the Cape on Sunday and re-
turned on Monday.
Mrs Leonard Hewlett, Miss Ezelle
Hewlett and Mrs Sue Hewlett, all
left on Wednesday for Pennington,
Mo, to visit relatives
On Saturday evening Miss Chas
Tricky delightfully."- entertained
with q cob-web party for the mem
bers of the Westminster League of
the First Presbyterian church.
Quite a number We're in attend
ance. Al a late hour a lunch of
brick ice cream, angel food cake and
berries was served,
On Friday evening the Alumni of
the Charleston High School gave
their annual banquet at the Ma
sons Hall The ladies OF the East
ern Star served the lunch,
The hall was prettily decorated
with club colors--blue and white
and a profusion OF spring blossoms
and ferns. The table was laid in
the form of "H", and was quite
pretty wittsiits snowy linen, eut
glass and china, A five-course mehu
was perfectly served.
Lieut.. Danforth was the toast
master and proved himself quite
worthy OF the honor Toasts were
responded to by Misses Roxie Mat
tingly, Birdie Rivers, Sue Pulliam
and Mrs. S. w. Andrews, Misses Ed
gar Bohn, Ernest Slack, Claude Ed
wards and Clyde Swank Impromptu
speeches were given by Frank Lee
and Alfred Danforth,
The Jolly Twelve Club met with
Miss Mary Brown on Saturday after
noon and had most pleasant even
ing, An ice course was served
Miss Birdie Rivers gave her class
In school a picnic on last Saturday
at the city park.
The day was spent in playing
games. delicious lunch was
spread at the noon hour.
On Sunday morning the Com
mencement service was held at the
Methodist church. Beautiful music
was rendered by a chosen choir of
the hest voices OF this city under
the direction of Miss Katherine
Boone, the organist, for the Metho-
dist church. The sermon was
preached by Rev, Cook, the pastor
of the Christian church. His sub
jet was the Mountain and Plain"
which he handled in a mastery
way.
Mrs. James Barker entertained
with a ''Rook Party on Monday
evening In her home on South Main
street She was assisted In receiy-
ing by her sister, Mrs. Fanny Wat
kins, Miss Nell Taylor, Mrs Dixie
Hannibal and Mrs. Ernest Bryant.
Miss Caroline Pruitt rendered a
beautiful musical program during
the evening. A dainty Ice course
was served to the guests after the
game.
Mrs. Leonard Hewlett charmlngly
entertained on Monday evening
with a Surprise" birthday party
n honor of her fair young daughter,
Miss Ezelle, who celebrated her fl
tenth birthday.
The rooms thrown open for the
guests were beautifully decorated
In pink and green, pink being the
honoree's fayorite color.
In the library the guests had the
pleasure Of viewing the many beau
tiful gifts received by the honoree.
Games were INDUCED in till a late
hour when the guests were invited
into the spacious dining room. Here
again the color motif was carried
out, both in the decorations ond
the menu. The table was laid In
Irish lace over pink, the center Of
which contained the birthday cake,
bearing its fifteen tiny pink candles.
A delicious ice course was served
Mrs. Walter Rowe entertained on
Tuesday evening with beautifully
appointed course dinner.
The decorations were In red and
green-a profusion of red roses be-
listing used very artistically. The
guest list included Misses Birdie
Rivers, Roxie Mattingly, Mary Sal
mon, Alma Thompson, Neva Rowe
and Lora Rusting; Messrs. Carl
Rockhill, Julian Thompson, Henry
Grashier Miller, Paul Salmon and
Claude Edwards.
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j. A. Shanks, Lewisburg, Ind,