The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1916-08-11
Society
NJ Mis- Matte Middleton.
A Rarbecue.

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,.,bute TO the women OF the
ns men OF the First Pres
..,sr,an church entertained at inc
o.araauer Memorial park Wed
Oe' 60 evening with a barbecue. II
large attendance can attes. TO ,he
. .,.,,on on the part of honor
w. W.. then indeed. must the men
80 felt that their courtesy ana
were fully appreciated for
,..rly all the ladies we're present
"a filled to the utmost the long
Is, rroaning with its burden ot
s.,'s,ous gumbo soup. followed by
..o,bsome barbecue of goat and beef'
80 bread. ice tea and last, bu.
,sast finely Favored peaches
.a,,ributed by Messrs. John George
and Ed Williams
Honor to whom honor is Que
a ON this occasion as it has been
!. other occasions it was Mr.. o. b.
-. who so kindly and generously
.r,huted to the splendid success NJ
~. barbecue. Mr.. Sims spending the
sr,ire day in overseeing the prepare
,,on. of the appetizing gumbo and
!. rnacue. and not until all had been
oxouslv served did Mr.. Sims for
cake his important place as chef on
Ibis occasion. The men of the church
ov,end TO Mr.. Sims a rising vote OF
thanks and say to him is due the
success of their barbecue.
promptly at the hour of seven
hither and thither came the men
searching through the groves for the
ladies. children and a number of out
aide guests, conducting them right
calamity to the long attractively Gov
cred table cleaning white under the
trees Deft walters. too. did these
men make and it is safe to say no
one left the festiveboard withs gnaw-
ing pains of hunger. Likewise did
the men do most of the clearing away
of the debris of the first table and
prepared the second table for them
selves. Then again was the table
surrounded, this time with men and
boys. AS honor guests at the first
table we're Mr.. A. B. Mcknight ard
Mr.. ]. Houston Miller, the latter be-
inc the senior elder and the only
charter member of the church left.
While the men ate the women plot
ted. Then they gathered at one side
Of the table and Mrs. Bell, as spokes-
woman, said. you have fed us on
goat, therefore, pray excuse us for
butting in, but as small token of
appreciation on our part Miss MAY
Smith has an original toast for you
men,
Following Miss Smiths toast the
ladies' gave a yell, ending with
Sins! Daniels! Williams." to show
their appreciation at least in part
for those just mentioned and all the
other men as we'll
The social hour was followed by
prayer service and the saying came
| to pass, indeed, that "the groves
were Gods first temples" as the
beautiful grace before the barbecue
and the strengthening sweet prayers
. Of the repeating of the ever-beloved
twenty-third psalm and the rising
| volume Of dear. familiar hymns
the last one, God Be With You Till
We Meet Again." were borne heav-
onward on the evening breeze.
Spending Vacation at Mineral Wells.
Mrs. e. F. Phillips and son, Ed
ward, and Miss Vera Crisler are
spending delightful vacation at
Mineral Wells. Mr. Phillips took
them over Monday afternoon, the
party spending the night at Fort
Worth en- route, and will return the
latter part of the week. Mrs. Phil
ups and Mics Crisler will spend two
weeks recreating at the Wells