Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-08-17

hre w weeks go.
MI. and Mrs. j. T. johnson and Mrs.
E. S. Wilson invited 35 Of their friends
to call at the handsome johnson home
on East Monroe Tuesday evening to
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Tatlowe, of
Springfield. Mrs. Tatlowc has al
ways been popular here and her
friends were glad of the opportunity
to meet her and to know her husband.
who is a prominent attorney of
Springfield.
Col. W. d. Fonville and family will
leave Sunday night for Tuscaloos,,
Alabama, where Col. Fonville will
assume the Presidency of the AIaba-
ma Central Female College. 1t is
with regret that we chronicle this
item, for the Fonville family has been
among us for sixteen years, Col. Fon-
vile having had charge of the Nilsson
ri Military Academy for several years
Col. Fonville is a gentleman of true
Southern style, unusually courteous
and gallant. His wife and daughters
are charming, and have been prom;-
nent in church, musical and all social
affairs. Their absence will be keenly
felt.
MI. C. R. Gibbs is in Kansas City
today to meet Mrs. Gibbs and Emily
who have been making a p~rotracted
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. Elm Price, il
Billings, Montana.
Miss Leila Winans gave a slumbei
party Thursday evening for Mis-,
Mary Clay Thompson, of Ferguson
the guest of Miss Dorothy Holmes
and Miss Marie Rose. After taking
in all the shows and sights down tow
the guests came back to the Winan,
home and had a midnight feast
Those in the party we're Misses Vic
toria Brooks, Lillian Barrett, of Phil
adelphia; Harriet Pasqueth, Eva Mil
Ter and Dorothy Holmes.
Miss Dorothy Holmes and he.
guest, Miss Mary Clay Thompson
were weekend guests of Miss Mau,
Barbee, of VandalIa. Miss Barbe'
attended Hardin last year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Fry, Jr., MI
and Mrs. Curtis Cauthorn and Mr.. an,
Mrs. L. NJ. White enjoyed a picnic a
the Fair Wednesday.
Mr., Gus Graham and daughter
Miss Anelle, left Saturday mornin,
for Kansas City.
Friends of Miss Josephine Lam
mers regret very much to learn tina
she has been very i'll for the last fe,
weeks.
Tag Day, observed by the King
Daughters annually, proved a success
Thursday when the sales amounte
to 800. This amount goes toward tn
maintenance of the Home for tn
Aged Women.
Mrs. W. II. Coons passed throug
!, Mexico Thursday on her way to Kar
sas City where she will visit at 12U
Linwood for two weeks.
Col. r. M. White and DR.. A.
Wallace leave the 10Th for a river tri
to st. Paul.
8 With two good rains and the Boz
levard oiled one of the old-time nu
sances was eradicated at the Fair tn
year.
: Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. H. johnson,
Brazil, Indiana, who have been tou
+ ing the West for six weeks, will a
rive in a few days to be the guests (
the Misses Houston.
Mr.. George and Fred Bassit ar
1 families, of Paris, we're the guests
g the Misses Houston Sunday.
a Mrs. Clarence Buel, of Louisian
is the guest of Mrs. R. M. White.
n Mr.. and Mrs. E. R. Locke and son
Sam and Ben, have returned hon
from Knox City.
Miss Ruth Robertson has been vi
t iting in Jefferson City.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Lawrence al
v Mr.. and Mrs. Stalcup motored
c Huntsville Sunday.
= Miss Majorie Morris, of st. Loui
has been the guest of Miss Clari'
: Foreman this week.
MI. and Mrs. Ned Turner al
daughter, Miss Leola Ruth, spent Su.
d day in A~uxvasse.
e Miss Mary Banks gave a deliigh
full lawn party on her lawn for Mi
;, Marie Rose Monday evening. II
d guests we're Miss Roses bridal pa
e ty. They were Misses Ruth Rober
son, Mildred Wallace, Maurine He
r ger, Jennie Parker, Leila Winar
Eva Miller, Mary bearing, Franc
Grey, Mary Lee Burks, Josephii
Wallace, Mrs. Gallaher, Mrs. A.
Green, Mrs. Livingston and Mrs. '
w. Bolts.