The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1914-06-06

! animated contest resulted in Mrs. Ec
+ ward Montgomery. who had highes
score, receiving first prize and MIR.
walter Scott, who had next highes
score, receiving second prize. Mis-
Mary Lucille Reid was the lucky con
testant for the consolation. Ice cream
and cake were the refreshments. I
was pleasant occasion and the guest
departed with thanks to their hostesse
for being the recipients to their charm
ing hospitality.
The shower given by Mrs. j. S. Agee
complimentary to the bride elect, Mis-.
Bessie X. Spencer, was a great success
A large number of guests were present
each bringing a beautiful souvenir.
Misses Shelby Harvey and Mary Mont.
gomery received the souvenirs at the
door and filled large hamper basket
which was placed at the side of a table
at which sat the bride elect. As the
gifts were unwrapped by the honoree,
they were handed to the hostess, who
read verses apropos to the gifts. They
were highly amusing and emanated from
the facile mind of the hostess, except
the two verses attached to the presents
OF Mrs. M. H. Coltharp and Miss Mamie
Nicols who composed them and were
read aloud by Mrs. M. H. Coltharp.
The latter's verses, by the last named,
read like this:
Now Bessie is charming girl
With lovers by the score;
But she and her mama agreed
They ought to fix on one;
So when the Goldman came along,
1t was decided on the spot
That no brighter man
Could have fallen to her lot!
When the prospective bride seated
herself at the table before the souvenirs
were opened, a decanter of wine and
loaf of bread were placed on the table
before her and the following lines were
read by the hostess:
: A jug of wine, a loaf of bread and thou
Beside me singing in the Wilderness,
Oh WILDERNESS were
Paradise enow."
The bread and wine and the lines quoted
we're from Mrs. w. M. Murphy, the
lecanter being the souvenir. Mrs. Geo.
Henry Ogbourne accompanied her SOU
'enir with this little couplet:
Here's kerchief
For the fair young bride.
DAY she ever be happy
By Carneil's side!
drs. Columbia SEVER Utz expresses
erself thus happily, on presenting two
andkerchiefs
When Carneil goes off to stay,
Use two kerchiefs to wipe the tears
away!
iiss Mamie Nicols' couplet read as
ollows:
here are presents here of every kind,
From cookery books to fan:
nd still my friends inform me
That you want a Gold (en) man!
Irs. J. S. Agee writes a verse with her
,uvenir:
Iy wish for this sweet bride to be
pleasure, contentment and prosperity!
|iss Alline Luster writes thus:
poetess I might be,
Many sweet thoughts I'd write to thee,
ut as I've neither sense or time
To make my words fit in to rhyme,
u simply end by saying this:
/ wish for yon long life
( happiness and bliss!
rs. Sarah E. Furgsson expresses her
,od wishes as follows:
man loves sweets you know,
And l hope it may be SO
lat this plate
Will be filed with cake
fer your mate!
RS. Jessie Yerger Bonney expresses
r good wishes in the following lines:
lend this little flower pot
,ping you'll forget me not!
rs. w. B. Smitha, whose souvenir was
table cover, her own handi-
,rk, writes on her card the following
lplet:
res a cover
For yourself and your lover,
N t over it hover
r you might never recover!
s. Mary Boiling Yerger expresses
cd wishes as follows:
gish you health,
wish you wealth,
1ish you long and happy life.
As CARMEL Goldman's wife!
3. Louise Yerger writes:
1en in this vase
You place a flower,
ink of the day
Ne had the Shower!
s. Andrew jackson Sewer accompa-
Ned her souvenir with the following
IS:
len You use these towels,
in lace,