Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-11-04

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Banquet given last Monday evening
BY the Sigma IOta Chi Sorority Of
Hardin College. The room was at
~tractiyely decorated in sorority ban.
ners and festoons Of purple and gold,
the sorority eolers. The table was
lovely with its center piece
Of lavendar and yellow ehrysanthem-
ums held in a tall, graceful basket.
The lighting was by purple and gold
candles in crystal eandIesticks tied
with festive bows Of tDlIe in the sor-
GRITTY colors. The color scheme was
carried out in the place cards, the
menu cards, and through the courses
Of the banquet. At the end Of the last
course, the toasts were given, Miss
Ethel Tucker, President Of te Chap
ter at Hardin, acting as Toast Mis-
tress. The word Sigma formed the
basis Of the toast program--each let
ter in the word being used for an ap-
propriate toast. After Miss Hide
brand, who acts as Chapter Sponsor,
bad given the toestfor the letter "S",
sistefhood, bliss Tucker arose and
gave a toast to the Sponsor. ~" Inr
dividuality, vas responded TO BY
Miss Mamie Stevens; &c" Growth,
was given by Miss Mona Beatty.
Miss Estelle Pickering very cleverly
responded to mp Meanness. The
last toast, "a, Activity, was given
by Miss Colene Smith. When all of
the toasts had been responded to,
Miss Tucker directed the banqueters
TO draw in the purple and gold rib
bons which lead from each place
card to the center Of the table. At
the end of the ribbons were the favors
which had been concealed by the love
ly centerpiece Of purple and gold up
on which the basket Of flowers rested.
These favors were attractive and
useful articles of jeweIry Of various
kinds. The Sigma Iota Chi pledges
in whose honor the banquet was
given are: Miss Irene Collier, STAN
berry, Mo-; Miss Irene Doran, Wes-
ton, Mo-; Miss Lucille Merrill, Okla
homa City, Okla; Miss Matilda
Bates, Richmond, Mo-; and miss
Leofa Vaughn, Lomax, Ill. Miss
Louise Burkhart of Huntsville, Mo-;
who was a guest of the Sigma girls
during rushing week, was present at
the banquet. The members of Sig
ma Iota Chi at Hardin are: Miss
Mona Beatty, Ellsworth, Kans.; Miss
Mary Best, oklohoma City; Miss
Florence Davidson, Sedalia, No.;
Miss Norine Powell, Odessa, Mo;
Miss Estelle Pickering, Richmond,
Mo-; Miss Mamie Stevens, Russell
willie, NO.; Miss Colene Smith, Mound
City, Mo-; Miss Ethel Tucker, Sedan,
Kansas; Miss vona Vance, Mound
City. Mo-; and Miss Mary Blanche
Hildebrand, Burlington, Iowa.
Miss Mary Louise Jones went to
Columbia Friday TO visit Mrs. G. d,
Glendye and Mrs. Florence Tenly.
The Beta Sig pledge dinner was
given at the home Of Mrs. Wallace
Fry, Monday evening. There was one
large table with decorations Of pink
and white roses in a glass basket
and FIVE small tables having a bud
vase with pink and white ros in the
center Of each. The place cards were
hand-painted and the favors were
crocheted baskets Of almonds. Miss
Naudie Mcbride Of Independence,
Kansas, was the only out Of town
guest. The pledges are Misses
Maude Biggs. Maude McCracken
Elizabeth seip, Martha Bennett, Mil
bred Glandon, Elizabeth Warner
Martha bearing and Ruth Noah.
Miss La Refine Warden, of Colum-
bia, will be the weekend guest Of
Misses Elizabeth and Virginia Park
er.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Sharp had as
her guests this week, Mrs. and Mrs
Winfield Cox of Centralia.
Miss Camille Bragg, of Troy, il
the guest of Miss Janette Bragg.
Mrs. Harris Mccune, of Aux
vase, is visiting her daughter, Mrs
W. A. Sharp.
The Faculty of NJ. M. A. r Civ
ing the cadets a Halloween Mas
guerade dance tonight.
The young people Of the Presby'
terrain Church enjoyed a hike anC
weiner roast Monday night, inspect
ing the brick plant and pausing al
East Lake to partake of lunch.
Miss Mary V. Houston led the Wed,
nesday Club lesson IN King Henri!
Nv. Mrs. A. G. White gave a Crit
ical Analysis Of Frensenn's Life O
Jesus Mrs. c. D. Rodgers dutl
was Won K~eyeserling's Gay Hearts"
After circumnavigating the Unitc'
States, Mrs. W. W. Bolts and Mis-
Marie Rose are at home. Of thei'
adventures by land and sea, Mis-
Rose will tell you.
Mrs. Wallace Fry and Miss Mar,
Buckner will be hostesses to th'
Beta Sig Alumnae, Monday after
noon.
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