The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1912-11-30
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Clinton
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Miss Velma Bishop, who is the first
assistant in the Bond, Miss. High
School this winter, returned home
Thursday to spend the weekend with
her mother, Mrs. S. e. Bishop, on Hall
avenue.
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DR.. And Mrs. StapIeton
Entertain College Boys.
DR.. and Mrs. R. B. Stapleton enter
tanned at dinner Thanksgiving day at
their home on Bay street, the coach
of the Mississippi College team and
several of the boys, with her son, Cot
trell Stapleton and w. NJ. Keithley,
being the guests.
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Rev. U. B. Currie, pastor of Rayne
Memorial church, in New Orleans,
was, with Mrs. Currie, the guest for
Thanksgiving season of his father, Mr..
ID. N. Currie, at his home on Edwards
street. Rev. and Mrs. Currie spent
Friday with the formers brother-in.
law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. H. A.
Moore, on Hardy street, returning that
evening to New Orleans. o..
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Progressive Bridge Club
With Mrs. Woodruff. ID
Mrs. l.. d. Woodruff entertained the
Progressive Bridge Club Wednesday
afternoon. There were three tables,
several substitutes sharing in the
games with the members. Mrs. Wood
ruff served chocolate and cake after
the games.
The ladies present were the mem
bers, Mesdames D. B. Holmes, j. e.
Mckay, Geo. Derrickson, ]. r. Child,
]. e. Hutchins and the substitutes,
Mesdames Tom Morrow, ]. E. Gray,
J. s. Albritten, M. Dreyfus.
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Schmidt Sims.
Miss Allie E. Sims, daughter of Mr..
T. Sims, on Farley street, and Mr.. J.
A. Schmidt, of Koningsberg, Germany,
were quietly married at $3.50 a. m. on
Thanksgiving, Rev. Norman Mcleod
officiating. Only the immediate fam
lily and few friends were present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt Immediately
left via Q. & c. r. r. for Osawatomie,
Kans, their future home, where they
will be at home to their friends after
December list.
The bride formerly lived in Mobile,
Ala, where she has relatives and many
friends.
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Fortnightly Bridge Club Entertans.
The Fortnightly Bridge Club had the
first of its series of evening parties
on Friday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
e. r. Farrell, on West Pine street,
with Mesdames Tom Morrow, G. H..
Murdoch, Chas. Hayes and E. r. Far
rell, as hostesses. The husbands of
the members were the guests, with a
few substitutes.
In the reception hall vases of chry-
santhemums were the floral embellish-
ment and the punch bowl, presided
over by Miss Bessie Black, was hung
with clusters of grapes.
The rich red blossoms of SALIVA
were used on mantels and buffet in
the dining room.
Tables for bridge were in the din
ing room and parlor and the fortunate
players were Mrs. M. l.. Thompson,
Jr., who received hand-painted plate
and Mr.. Chas. Hayes, to whose lot fell
the gentlemen's prize, pearl handled
knife.
A hot plate luncheon was served
after the games by Mrs. Farrell and
the other hostesses.
Those playing were Mr.. and Mrs
M. L. Thompson, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. G
H. Murdoch, Mr.. and Mrs. H. e. Allen
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Hayes, Mr.. ant
Mrs. w. G. Rodgers, Mr.. and Mrs. M
A. Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Nor
row, Mr.. and Mrs Phillip j. Toomer
Mrs, ]. w. Davidson and Mr.. ]. e
Davidson, Mrs. F. c. Hathorn and the
substitutes, Mrs. H. L. Stickney, o.
Montgomery, Ala. Mr.. and Mrs. P. L
CASTOR and Mr.. Sparrow
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During the lingering illness ant
death of Mr.. A. H, McSwain, one o.
Hattiesburg's best loved citizens, there
We're large numbers. of visitors, rela
tives and friends from the surrounding
towns. His funeral was attended by
more visitors, than any here for years
Ills sister-in-laW. mrs. c. M. McSwain