Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-07-27

Guthrie, Mrs. x. P. Wilhey,of St. Lou
is, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. T. johnson.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. o. Poisson
regret to learn that they are going
to st. Louis to make their home in the
near future. Mr.. Poisson has been
one of Mexico's most popular and sue
eessful business men. Mrs. Poisson
will be remembered as one of our most
hospitable matrons.
Tuesday afternoon Mrs. W. W. Fry
and Miss Gertrude Fry gave a delight
full tea for their guest, Miss Blanche
Warbritton, of Charlottesville, Ind.
Little Miss Elizabeth Stalcup, of
Sikeston, Mo-, and Mary Virginia Mel
son stood just outside the door. In
the receiving lines were Mrs. W. W.
Fry, Miss Gertrude Fry, Mrs. Lynn
Stalcup, of Sikeston, Mrs. Mantiply,
of st. Louis, Miss Blanch Warbritton,
of Indiana, Miss Margaret Kirkland,
o. Hannibal, and Mrs. Wallace Fry,
all beautifully and becomingly gowned.
Mrs. E. S. Wilson and Mrs.F. A. Nor
! ris were in the room with the receiv-
ing line. At the punch bowl were
Misses Agnes White, Edna Armstrong,
Mrs. Charles Claybrook and Mrs. E. A.
bearing in the library. Mrs. McKin-
ley asked the guests to the dining
room. A large vase Of delicately
tinted gladiolas conferred the table,
from which Miss Julia Ross and later
Mrs. Elon bearing served ice cream.
cake and mints, the color scheme be.
ing carried out in pale colors.
Friday morning from nine to twelve
Mrs. Strict, Mrs. A. A. Wallace and
Mrs. Herbert Pryor were at home to
their friends at the pretty Woodlawn
home of Mrs. Strict. Misses Mary
bearing and Mary Potts greeted the
guests and invited them to the punch
bowl, which was on the porch, pre-.
sided over by Misses Mary Lee
Burks, Nellie Pryor, Hattie Pas
quth. Elain Silverstein, Elizabeth
Martin, Mabel Thomas, France:
McCune and Anna Lacy Wallace. Mrs
Nv. W. Bolts stood at the door in thu
; receiving line with Mrs. Strict, Mrs
A A. Wallace, Mrs. D. A. Mcmillan
Of Fulton, Mrs. Pryor, Miss HATTIE
Pryor, Miss Warbritton, Miss Marie
: Rose, Miss Mary Banks, Mrs. o.. Pois
sen, Mrs. Mantiply, Mrs. Cohn, Mis-
Kirkland and Miss Condy. Mrs. E. A
: bearing asked the guests to the din
: ing room. The table was centere,
with a vase of gladiolas with a smalle
= vase of nasturtiums at either corner
{ Mrs. G. W. Robertson, Mrs. W. {
johnson and Mrs. W. W. PollocI
served, assisted by Misses Eva Miller
d. Gertrude Fry, Dorothy Blanks, Mil
bred Wallace and Leota Pryor. 9th
. ers assisting were Mesdames S.
a Buckner, H. E. C. Tucker, Wallac
e bearing, ]. W. johnson, j. w. Gala
her, Winscott, G. w. Burks, Horton
Il Heller and Mrs. Rutledge.
n "The Wonder Box" a playlet unde
the supervision of Miss Helen Mi
lion, Rose Stallings and their sout
side friends will be given Monda
q night at the Hardin College auditc
rum at s o'clock. This should b
AZ literally %patronized as it is the fir
contribution to be given to the Fet
10 Grated Clubs for social service woI
az for the coming year. They are q
N talented little girls and their ~entertai
ment should be pleasing and success
A.. full.
/ Miss Agnes White gave a line part
w at the Orpheum Friday night fl
IA Miss Blanch Warbritton, who is Il
o guest of Miss Gertrude Fry. Refresl
n ments were served at Buckner's.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Hutton, of d.
% buque, Iowa, were the guests of M
and Mrs. Frank Kelso Sunday.