Mexico weekly ledger., 1915-06-17


Miss Antoinette Clark, of Topeka,
Kansas. arrived Wednesday to be the
guest of Miss Margaret Cunning
ham.
Miss Martha Allen. Of Kansas City,
will arrive next week to visit her
grand parents. Mr.. and Mrs. J.. G.
Ringo.
Dr.. and Mrs. W. R. ROdes viii
leave. Wednesday, for an extended
visit with DR.. L. o. Rodes and fam
ilw in Sikeston.
Mr.. and Mrs Sam Evans were
hosts at six o'clock dinner on Mon
day evening for Misses Martha and
Mary sulilnger and Martha Matthews
Of Louisiana. Messrs. Joel Guthrie
and A. R. Galore Of ENsrsaH Carolina.
Mrs. Wallace Bruce and daughters,
Elizabeth and Jane of Fort Smith,
Ark, are the guests Of Mrs. Jane
Sullinger.
A. R. Galore, Of North Carolina,
spent part of the week here with
Miss Martha Sullinger.
Mrs. E. d. Graham will leave next
week for Excelsior Springs to spend
several weeks. Mrs. Gus Graham
and Miss Amelia, who have been Wis
ting in Kansas City, will join her in
Excelsior Springs.
Miss Vera Rutter gave her gill
friends a treat Monday evening by
inviting them 70 a bunking party. The
young gentlemen were invited to
stay until II o'clock and help eat ths
delicious picnic lunch. Those in the
party were: Misses Mary Hatcher
Elaine Silverstein, Mildred Pearl,
margarine Greer, Helen Howell, Sarah
and Dorothy wymore, Messrs. Will
liam Greer, Bryan Kelso, Bryan At
Gibson, Morris Keath, Glen Squires,
Clark Gibbs, Jesse Gibbs and orph-
Gus Rutter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Fry had as
their guests, Tuesday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. Grover C. Cottingham of
Roswell, N. M.
Mrs. Will Daniel, of vandalia, was
the guest this week of her niece, Mrs.
Lewis Mckee.
Mrs. R. E. Miller will be hostess
for the U. D. C.'s Monday afternoon
at 2 o'clock. All members unable TO
attend will please notify Mrs. Mil
Ter.
On Thursday evening Miss Eliza
beth Durkee became the bride of Rus-
sell Emomns. The ceremony was per-
formed at the Durkee home which
was tastefully decorated for the oc-
%casion, the Rev. DR.. Hayne officiating.
The bride came to Mexico to make
her home a number Of years ago and
has a host of friends who wish her
much happiness. She has been quite
a successful teacher in he primary
department Of the public schools. Mr..
Emmons is a genial business man,
well liked by all who know him. The
happy couple are now housekeeping
in the Pollard apartments at the en-
trance to Woodlawn.
Mrs. Lewis Mckee and small
daughter are in vandalia, the guests
Of relatives.
Mesdames f. G. stoltz and Lewis
Mckee were hostesses at a large re-
eeption Friday afternoon at the home
|of Mrs. Mckee. The veranda was
entirely screened from view by trail
ing greenery, ramblers. ferns and
Towering plants. Mesdames Aif Ell
liott and J. w. Dry welcomed the
guests and directed them to the
punch bowl where Misses Polly Mil
Ter, Kathryn Adams, Mary Gay Fon-
vile, Martha bearing, and Mildrei
Moore served. Mrs. s. ]. Buckner
and Mrs. Walker Pollock directed the
guests to the receiving line which
formed in the drawing room. Mes
danes Mckee and Stoltz. Will Dan
iel of Vandalia, Wiseman Of Cen
%tralia, McNabb Of Salisbury, Hayne,
Charles Carpenter, of Kansas City,
Allie Luckie, Harry Wick, A. A. Wal
lace and j.. D. 0rear stood in line.
Mesdames w. W. Bolts and r. M.
White led the guests to the dining
room where ices and cakes and minis
were served by a bevy Of pretty girls,
Misses Leila Winans, Dorothy Wor-
rell, Anna Mcclure, Ruth Hoxsey,
Josephine Wallace, Jane Rodgers,
Mary Lee Burks, Maurine Heller and
Lottie Cornett. Pink and white was
the color scheme. Pink roses and
ramblers were used p~rofusely in the
decorations. Pink blossoms and
greenery made the dining room very
attractive. Mrs. Will Lee presided
over the Victrola. Others who as
sisted were Mesdames Charles Rod
gers, R. R. Arnold, Malcolm Morris,
William Vivion and Miss Anna Lewis.
Judge and Mrs. ]. A. Guthrie were
hosts at a dinner Wednesday evening.
Covers were laid for the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Grover Cottingham Of
Roswell. N. M, Mesdames John
Cauhape of Roswell, S. P. Wilfey.and
children of st. Louis, J. ]. Brown and
son of Fulton, John Guthrie Of JEFF
ferson City and Charles Guthrie,
$500 HORSES ESCAPE.