The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-18

Although so splendidly attlreu' sue
greeted the guests most anaoly, all /
of whom were visibly affected by her ,
appearance.
After the guests were assembled .
they were invited to a series oil
Five Hundred games.
Games were scored on hand-painted
cards that the hostess bought IN
Wanamaker's basement this summer
while she was doing her fall shop
ping.
BEFORE beginning, the hostess an
nounced a series Of prizes, for which
the guests played most madly.
During the games sucn quiet reign
ed that you could hear pin drop
that is. if it happened to be coup
ling PIN
Only the Cotton Exchange on wall
Street has ever been the scene OF
such wild and eXtravagant blddinS
and such bursting enthusiasm.
At last the games We're called ana
the tables spread for luncheon
Swapping notices We're passed the
guests and each donned a cap and
received a piece of jewelry for souv-
enir. Such a handsome collection
has seldom glstened outside the win
dow of Kress store and the guests
all hone the hostess came by them
honestly
After the first course Mrs. Carrie
Maxwell gave a very charming toast
TO the honoree, who was so ovH-
come that she took off her Sqe"h@
and dropped a tear on ner all linen
handkerchief.
TO cheer her up, song was passed
and they all rose from their seats
and sang, For Mac She is a Nice
Young Lass" to the tune of "Weav-
ley Wheat
Mrs John Whiteman lifted the tune
and the other guests took it away
from her.
Mrs. Arthur Walcott became so
sweetly reminiscent that she laid
down her fork and while the guests
patted and sang, danced the "Weav
lev Wheat" as they used to do in
the DAYS when she was a girl and
the beaus and bellies were as fond OF
"Weavlev Wheat as they are of the
waltz and twO-step in these days.
Between courses several toasts
were given.
Mrs. John Whiteman was the ne1'
to toast the honoree.
Mrs. Whiteman gave the toast ir
>, that timid, quiet manner so chaIac
teristic of her.
Mrs Charles L. Anderson neAt
, raised the glass of champagne h
the widows Kiss" and toasted the
honoree. BY this time Mrs Nc
! Naught tears We're trckling on hel
tulle head dress and it was gently
, removed by loving hands.
, Mrs. Anderson had suffered {
great disappointment early in the af
ternoon and was in a very fittins
, mood to deliver melancholy Grafton
She had to take off her hat because
! the butler told her to; it was he,
= best hat and very becoming. Natural,
? she was a little peevsh. Her toas
was clever one and very beauti
I fully given.
j Mrs. Shelby Downward next respond
). ed. Mrs. Downard's toast was Yer,
, short and delivered with consider
able gusto and a gesture or two. |
was with great reluctance she lef
her chicken croquette to begin ant
no sooner had she finished than sh'
Immediately returned TO her forme
field of interest.
U Mrs. r. T.. Turner gave very hap
py toast to Mrs Mcknight. Mrs Tm
ner was in most genial mood, hay
n ing made the high score for sweeps
e and she paid many pretty tributes t.
h the honoree. She carried lOre
Il nette and was very DISTINGUISHED
v looking
d Mrs. b. A. Simpson also toasted
d the honoree Mrs. Simpson. happy il
a the possession of a new equine. aLt
;, desiring no further honors. modestl,
;. confessed that the beautiful ant
i sympathetic lines were not original
|. but the work of lovely young auth
!. Dress, whose name is as yet unknown
II to fame. Nobody doubted her; they
" thought too much of fame.
The prizes were then bestowed.
l. Mrs. Bertha Whiteman was higl
!, ! scorer and Mrs w A. Edwards next