Mexico weekly ledger., 1913-05-15

Mrs. James Sommers OF McCred
Ie wa here this week the guest Of
her daughter. Mrs. o. d. FAINT Mrs
sommers went from here to 81
Louis.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ovens Adams spent
Sunday with DR.. and Mrs Adams in
Auxyasse and attended the Tom
Thumb wedding Saturday night in
which their little nephew was best
man.
Miss Dorothy Worrell has returned
home after a visit with Miss Helen
Williams in Columbia.
Mrs. Edgar Hartzell Of Youngstown,
Ohio. left to-day for her home after
a delightful visit with her parents, Nj
and Mrs. Joseph Barth.
Mrs. W. w. Bolts and Miss Marie
Rose returned Thursday from a visit
in vandalia. They were guests Of
honor at a large dinner party Wed.
nesday evening given by Mrs. G. c,
Caldwell.
Mrs. Hubert Warden returned yes
terday from-a visit with relatives in
Virginia. She was accompanied hom
by her father. Professor French
Strother and her niece, Mrs. Blossom
Greer.
Mr.. and Mrs e A Shannon spent
Saturday and Sunday with their par
ents south of yandalia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Craig and chill
dren visited in Vandalia from Satur
day until Monday.
Mrs. Jack Strict war hostess fol
her Club on Friday afternoon. $500
was played and a dandy two-courss
lunch was served, Extra guests vert
Mesdames w. G. Smith. John Abba,
and win Lee.
Referring to the beautiful wedding
of George viii Robertson of Mex
lico and Miss Helen Hartman o
Buneeton, the Bunceton, Mo-, Eagl'
pays Mr.. and Mrs. Robertson the fol
lowing handsome compliment: Mr.
Robertson is a prominent young bust
ness man Of Mexico and has made
many friends during his visits here
He is a graduate of Westminster
college and Cornell University. He
is a member of n Of the state;
most highly respected families AM
is a young man of high worth ant
character. His bride, who Is tn
younger daughter OF Col. and Mrs. R
L. Hartman, Of this place, wa
educated at Synodical College. Full
ton, and Lake Forest, an exclusiv'
ladies' finishing school near Oh
cago. She is a young lady Of charm
ing personality and rare graclousnes
OF manner Beautiful in looks an
life, she may well be beloved and !
Is only natural that she, as one o
the most popular girls who ever grey
TO sweet womanhood here, shout
bear with her TO her new home tn
best wishes Of every one in Bunc'
'ton.
Mrs. e. A. Shannon and Mrs. NJ.
r. Horton we're at home to about
200 of their friends on Friday aftel
noon. The Horton home, which |
one Of the handsome residences
Woodlawn Place, was a bower of fix
raj beauty, Ferns and bridalwreat
and crabapple blossoms were used
the greatest profusion in music room
library and dining room. A uniqu
, and novel decoration was the feI
toons Of tulle and appleblossom
which hung from the chandeliers.
Mrs. Sam Sharp met the guests
the door and gave them into th
care Of Mesdames VIM Burks. Pa
Coil and E. B. Street, who ushere
them into the music room wher
the receiving line was stationed.
Those in line were Mesdames Hor
on, Shannon, Watts, A. d. Bledso
Threlkeld and Herbert Pryor, A
looked stately and handsome again
a background of ferns and brida
wreath. Mrs. w. w. Bolts shove
the way to the punch table which W
presided over by Misses Alma az
Mary Rowe and Marie Rose. Mrs,
C. Mundy led the way into the dinin
room where four handsome young N
irons served dainty refreshment
: These ladies we're Mesdames Bra
ford Sappington, Jesse Allen, Hen
Bartels and Howard Haggard. I'll
: dining table held a large bouquet
= American Beauty rose. Shaded ca
dies threw a mellow light over u
entire scene. The color scheme
: the dining room was red and whit
8 which was carried out in the refres
ments of brick ice cream, angel fot
cake and mints.
9 Mrs. Oscar Poisson returned Su
day from an extended visit with h
/, father in ST. Louis.
MFR, and Mrs. Henry Bartels ha
returned from a visit In Illinois.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. ]. Buckner a
home after a delightful sojourn
Eureka Springs, Ark.
Or. and Mrs, Coil and Miss An
: Lewis motored to Sturgeon Thu
day and enjoyed the beauties
! nature in that garden spot of M
. souri,.
: Mrs. G. G. Brown visited her
, home in Slater for several days Il
week.
Miss Mary Tut OF Bunceton
the guest Of her aunt, Mrs. S.
Emmons.