The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1914-02-06
SOCIAL AND PERSONA.

Mr.. and Mrs. Alex Baird are Wis
ting in Chicago.
Mrs. Logan Howard is i'll her
home on Walker avenue.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Ed Tucker left
last night for New York.
Mrs. Chas. Steenbergen has re-
turned from a visit in West Virginia.
Miss Corinne Collins left yester-
day for visit to friends in Detroit,
Mich.
Mrs. Robert Meter entertained
yesterday afternoon at her home on
the Lexington pike.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Simon left
Wednesday for business trip to Chi
cago and New York.
Mrs. F. P. Campbell is quite i'll
at her home on High street with an
acute attack of tonsilitfs.
Mrs. Withers Davis and daugh-
ter, Anne Jouett, of this city, are Wis
iting Mrs. Laura Ecton, in Winches-
ter.
Mrs. W. S. Dale has returned to
her home in Covington after visit
to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. d.
Harris, in this city.
Mrs. Belle Brent Alexander left
Wednesday for Covington, to be
with her daughter, Mrs. ]. U. How
ard, who has been quite ill.
Mrs. J. o. Marshall and son have
returned to their home in this city,
after a visit to the formers mother,
Mrs. M. e. Lydick, in Cynthiana.
! Rev. w. E. Ellis, pastor of the
Paris Christian church, returned yes
| terday from st. Louis, where he at
tended the meeting of the Men and
Millions" movement.
Miss Helen Daugherty, who has
been teaching in the public schools
at Winchester, is at the home of her
I! mother, Mrs. G. A. Daugherty, in this
city, suffering from severe attack
| Of grip.
Mr. Shelby Kiser, \ of Kiserton,
who was for some time in desper-
ate condition, and who has for the
past six weeks been confined in st.
Joseph's Hospital, in Lexington, fol-
! lowing an operation, was able to be
moved to his home Tuesday.
The Paris Literary Club met
Wednesday afternoon and the subject
| for consideration was "a More Wor-
thy Drama" A paper on "The
Drama League OF America" was read
! by Mrs. William G. Talbot, followed
''The Drama-Recognition by the
4 INV f1n
Plays" by Mrs. Hutchcraft, was post
pored in order that the club might ac-
cept the invitation OF the Progressive
Culture Club to attend its meeting.
The Women's Missionary Society
f; Of the Methodist church held an all
day meeting yesterday. The morning
session began at 1920 o'clock. Mrs.
II. A. Pawer presided over the bust
ness meeting and the officers of the
society were installed by Mrs. Grubbs,
of Winchester, who also gave a talk
on the work Of the organization. At
the afternoon session, Mrs. o. B.
Crockett, of Nicholasville, installed
the officers of the Young Peoples So
ciety, and Mrs. Grubbs gave a talk on
! 'The Pledge"
! DR.. Fl. G. Shearin, president OF
Hamilton College, Lexington, was
greeted by a large crowd at the Elks
Hall Wednesday afternoon, when he
delivered his address, the subject OF
which was Memories and Melodies
of the Wilderness Road" His ad
dress was warmly received.
In the first part of his address DR.
Shearin dwelt upon the thrilling ex
periences of our English forebears
who entered Kentucky through Cum
berland Gap and with difficulty
crossed the mountains of Eastern
Kentucky. The second part of the
address related to the folk-songs Of
that early day which are still the only
songs known in some parts of the
mountains. DR.. Shearin has spent
much time in collecting the words Of
these songs, of which he has several
hundred. He presented a group Of
them dwelling upon the quaintness
Of expression and sentiment which
characterized them.
DIR. Shearin was the guest of the
Progressive Culture Club, who ha6
also invited the members of the Par
liamentary and Paris Literary Clubs
to share In the pleasure of the after
noon, and q large number accepted
the hospitality thus extended. Mrs
Tmos Turney, president, presided
] over the meeting, a. at the close o.
the lecture q reception was rendered
1 the visitors, during which the mem
bers of theclub served hot choco
late, tea, sandwiches, nabiscos ant
minis.
The monthly meeting of Jemim;
Johnson Chapter d. A. r., was held a
Elks Hall Tuesday afternoon with The
Regent, Mrs. Robt. C. Talbot presid
ing. Mrs. w. III. Thompson, of Lex
ington, State Regent of the organiza
ton, was present as an invited CUES
of the local chapter.
Mrs. Thompson was introduced b.
the Regent, and addressed the large
circle of women in a pleasing man
ner, giving some practical reasons
why all women who are eligible t.
membership in this organization
should avail themselves of the oppor
tunity. Mrs. Thompson also spoke O
. the large number of State document