Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-09-11

Miss Marie Rose
Phone sft

No Ile schoote cPoA ~
try and there is an exodus In our
ranks Of students and teachers go
ing to their duties | feel almost disaD
pointed at not being among them
There Is such a pleasure In getting
new school books and writing your
name therein and in getting new
clothes. It is always such a busy, ex-
citing time to prepare for school. ]
long for the pretty bingham dresses
and white waists. Indeed I feel Ike
a veritable old maid to sit back and
reflect on my school days with ali
their pleasures and perplexfties and
II want TO gather up my books and &C.
Some OF my class at High School are
now through the colleges and Uni
versities and are lawyers doctors, en-
gineers, teachers and ever housekeep
ers and mothers while some are still
on the waiting list wondering what
they will do with their future and
It is really a problem. The opening OF
school Is always full Of JOY and ex-
pectancy-we expect 10 make neg
friends, new records in athletics
and even in grades and
alas how we are soetimes dis
appointed. After school starts. We
are constantly in search for the
men who tell us that our school days
are the happiest days Of our lives.
Misses Ducile Gallaher and NIL
bred Tralle are spending several days
of this week in vandalia.
Messrs and Mesdames Joe Biggs
and J.. e. Gentle, Mrs. G. @. Caldwell
and Miss Crete Gus Caldwell of
vandalia spent Wednesday with
Mrs. W. w. Bolts and attended the
circus.
Mrs. w. s. woodward, of Kansas
City is expected to arrive Saturday
for a visit with J. c. Ringo and fam.
lily.
Miss Anna Lewis delighted her Sun
day School class on Friday afternoon
by giving them a picnic ON her lawn,
Those in the class are little Misses
Minnie Marshall, Mildred West, Nan
cy Kletinger, Hazel Guthrie, Sibyl
\ Nealy, Pierce. Mabel and Marie Par
ker.
Miss Effie Graham was in Mexico .
few days this week enroute home Ia
Columbia after a camping trip in
! South East Mo.
Mrs. Belle Moore. will leave short
ly for wynne, Ark, to spend Thu
winter with her daughter, Mrs. Jane
Carpenter. Miss Myrtle Moore will
attend the University at Co1umbii
and DR.. Dysart will attend Washing
ton University.
t Roxey Precht and family Of Hanni
bal are the. guests OF Mr.. an
Mrs. Henry Precht.
Mrs. viii Lee Is home from
weeks visit with her sister in 81
Louis.
Mrs. Manuel Blum and daughte
I, Zeretta, who have been visiting Nj
and Mrs. 0. Poisson have returned I
their home in st. Louis.
". The campers who enjoyed sever
is days outing at Santa Fe had a d
Iightful picnic on Monday evening
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. A.. Thr
1t keld, A history Of the camp WI
Of written by Rodes Jesse and read
{ the picnic. Those who enjoyed Il
evening were Messrs and Mesdam'
t. t. A. Threlkeld, Misses Ruth Jess
y, Jas. Jesse, Bradford s~appington al
Mable and Evalyn Threlkeld, Mess
OF Minter Bragg. Leonard Coatswor
as Rodes and Ralph Jesse.
It.
A very enjoyable picnic was give
In East Holm on Monday evening
honor Of Miss Lucille Gallaher. Abo
". fifty guests were present and we
,is ~agreeably chaperoned by Mesdam
e. James Gailaher and Jack Strict.
Mrs. Allie Luckie left this WEI
for St. Charles where she will 7
sumo duties at Underwood Cole
M Mr.. Harry Lane leaves to-morrt
for Liberty where he will atteI
as school this winter.
ii Messrs Roland Jordan OF Column
and Jno. Heagler of Fulton will spe
the week end in Mexico the CUES
"a Of friends.
KS Miss Edith Emmons returned to
20 home in Tinas Mo-, this week aft
10 an extended visit in Mexico wi
friends.
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