Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-02-10


dren, of Austin, Texas, will arrive this
week to visit her parents, Col. and
Mrs. w. d. Fonville. Lawrence
Winans has a splendid position as gov
eminent civil engineer, and has been
stationed in Austin a year and a half;
and having completed his work there,
he will be transferred to some other
important location.
DR.. and Mrs. 7. H. Winans had as
dinner guests, Thursday evening, Mr..
and Mrs. o. o. Green and children,
Marguerite and Richard. On the fol-
lowing evening Mrs. H. E. Truck If
st. Louis, and Miss Linnie Allison
were their dinner guests.
Mrs. s. B. Cook, of jefferson City,
will be the guest of honor at a table
Mrs. R M. White. The others will be
Mrs. ]. 7. johnson, Mrs. o. A. Adams,
and Mrs. White will entertain these
ladies at the Ringo Hotel.
Miss Mary Buckner, Mrs. R. M.
White and Mrs. Tina Dobyns enjoyed
a game of bridge with Mrs. Wallace
Fry, Wednesday evening.
Mrs. Lee Hawthorne was hostess
for the F. A. E. Club, Friday after
noon. Mrs. S. B. Cook of Jefferson
City, and Mrs. D. P. Moore Of Web.
ster Groves, were the out Of town
guests who are being much feted dur
ing their visit here among friends
who admire them extravagantly. Mrs.
Hawthorne is one of our most artis-
tic entertainers, and her friends are
always happy to receive her invita-
tions. Yellow jonquils and carna-
lions we're flowers used for decora-
tons.
Edwin and Theodore Winans, twin
sons of DR.. and Mrs. 7. II. Winansi
celebrated their sixteenth birthday
last Saturday evening in a typical boy
fashion. They had Mr.. Rich, Mr..
Campbell, Peyton Emmons, J C. Ad-
ans, John and Edward Million, to
supper and to spend the night. Dur
ing the evening, they played games
and had music and at one thirty Sun
day morning all quoted down except
John Million who got up IN top Of the
house and walked across the icy ROOF
in his bare feet. Such are the antics
of jolly boys. We wish for Edwin ant
Theodore many more just such happy
birthdays.
Mrs. C. F. Clark invited the mem
beers of the Home Board of the Kings
Daughters Home and the officers Of
the local circle to lunch Friday. A
delightful time was spent around thu
table, after which in the library livel!
discussions took place in reference tt
the betterment Of The Kings Daugh
ters' work in Mexico. 1t was decides
to observe Tuesday, next, as King
Daughters Day and solicit friends TO
the maintenance of The Home. TIL
soliciting committee will call on tn
business men as is their annual Gus
tom. In addition to this committee
members of the Circle will make
house to house canvass soliciting
members for our Home Club, eacI
member paying one dollar. This OF
anization will not have a tag day a
the Fair this year, and it may be 0
interest to our friends to know Will
the local circle pays seven hundre
dollars towards the support Of tn
: Home, annually, many other circle
over the state are sending their cor
. tributions here and that all of tn
twenty four hundred dollars nece'
sary in keeping up the Home is spen
i here among our W merchants
, There are thirteen old ladies now b.
ing cared for in the Home, and min
applications are on file seeking an Ell
trance at the earliest opportunity.
! Miss Miriam Saunders, of st. Loui
and Miss Martha Hord spf Philade.
/, phia, Penn, were luncheon guests g
Mrs. ]. T. johnson and family Frida!
They left at three o'clock for s
Louis.
!, Mrs. S. B. Cook, of Jefferson Cit!
!, will visit Mrs. E. s. Wilson and fan
, lily, Tuesday and Wednesday. sh
will be Mrs. Frank Sanford's CUES
Thursday and Friday.