Mexico weekly ledger., 1914-10-01

ilrst where tea and cakes were served
and the dainty little mattresses dress
ed IN gay hmonas, then they were tax
en- 70 Greece where a salad course !
was served by girls in Grecian cos
tunes, after which they were served
Ice cream and cake in America, the
land of ice cream. The favors were
myriads of things useful to a college
girl with an appropriate verse for
each.
In response to dainty invitations
about two dozen friends of Mr.. and
Mrs. +. M. Ragsdale enjoyed a 6 o.
clock diner at their home September
10th in celebration of the fifteenth an
niversary of their wedding day. The
menu which consisted Of five courses
was a triumph of the culinary depart
ment and was artistically served
The table decorations were pink and
white carnations; a bouquet of these
graced the center Of the table and
each guest was presented with a flow
err. 1t was in 1899 that Mr.. Frank
Ragsdale was welded to Miss Mary
Armstrong, ofFayette and the pleas
ant home and four interesting chill
dren attest the happiness that has
been theirs. AS fifteen years repre-
sent the crystal wedding many useful
and dainty pieces of cut glass were
presented to Mr.. and Mrs. Ragsdale
The out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Mary Ragsdale, of Moberly and Mrs.
Alfred Barnes and daughter, Miss
Grace, of C~entralia.
A wedding Of interest to Mexico
people was contaminated this morn
ing at ten-thirty in Sedalia when Miss
Elizabeth Let's was united in mar
riage with Mr. Robert Spencer Schultz
of Hannibal. The Rev. Mr.. Davidson
of the Baptist Church of Sedalia read
the ceremony and only immediate rel
atives were present. After the we'd
ding the young couple left for a visit
with Mr.. Schultz's mother in Phila-
delphia ; from there they will go to
her cottage at Allenhurst on the Jer-
sey shore where a family house-party
will be given in their honor. Before
returning to Missouri they will visit
relatives in New York City and will
come to Hannibal after Oct. 18th to
make their future home. Miss Let's
is well known in Mexico as she spent
three winters here teaching English
in the High School. She is very tai
ented and besides being quite pretty
has a lovable disposition. Mr.. Schultz
is a mining engineer, a graduate Of
Columbia University, New York, and
is connected with the Atlas Portland
Cement Plant Of Hannibal. The Mex
leo Ledger joins in extending congrat
ulations to Mr.. and Mrs. Schultz and
in hoping they will visit Mexico short
ly.
Mrs. 7. Maddox Of Monroe City, is
the guest of her sister, Mrs. 7. J. kel'
so.
Mrs. Butler Carr and little daugh'
ter, Rosemary, of st. Louis are guests
of Mrs. C. d. Rodgers.
DR.. Anna Shaw of New York vii
be in Mexico next month and deliver
an address on Equal Suffrage.
There will be a meeting of all PEG
pie interested in Suffrage, both foi
and against at the Library Monday a,
JefNOOn dI D ClOth.
! Mrs. C. D. Rodgers entertained he
: Needle Work Guild Thursday after
noon. The only out-of-town CUES
: was Mrs. Butler Carr. Lovely refresh
= ments were served.
Mrs. E. L. Cass and Miss Harriet
: Cass entertained this afternoon i
honor of their guests, Mrs. 0. l.. Pal
, mer of Lacrosse, Wis, and France
, Latham of Caledonia, MINI.
= The Presbyterian Missionary Soc.
l. ETY. met Thursday afternoon at tn
= church. The subject under discussio
was Japan" Mrs. S. ]. Buckner wa
leader and Mesdames Wallace Deal
ing, Charles Rowland and W. F. SIN
thy were hostesses and served a daiI
! ty lunch.
: A Lyric party was given Friday e'
g ening in honor of Mrs. Ayers Of d.
troit, Mich. After the show IL
). quests went to the Pitcher hon
where a delicious chafing-dish lunt
was served. Those in the party we
:. Mesdames Mark Pitcher, A. H. Win
!, new, Chas. Claybrook, Fred Morn
: Dan Dudley, James Wise, Hamilt'
- Mckinley, A. S. Houston, Misses p
Harrison and Mabel Pitcher.
Mrs. j. f. Griffee and Miss Ma
Sullinger gave a Lyric party trid'
evening in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. M
" call of California and Mrs. Ned Nc
m benny of San Antonio, Texas. othe
es in the party were Mr.. ]. F. Griff'
IN Mr.. and Mrs. Plunkett, Misses II
ty Plunkett and Mesdames Martha M
IL thews, Laura Houghland, G. H. Ban
hi and Mr.. and Mrs. Ian Jones. All
the movies the guests enjoyed
e' lunch at Buckners'
Mexico has a distinguished WISH
to This week, Miss Frances Latham, W
A is n of the State rural school co
ca m~issioners of Minnesota Miss La
Der am for a number of years, was he
as, of the department of oratory IN
a Minnesota State University and Is
vas roador and lecturer of prominen
A posides all these activities Miss La
in am does scientific farming for p
fine. 1t is a real joy to meet so v
to satile a personage. Miss Latham '
ted tod our schools this week and LED