The Evening Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1917-1920, 1917-11-04

Miss Frances and Miss Helen Mitchell
at noon yesterday. The wedding will
take place in Columbia December l.
The announcement luncheon was
planned in accordance with the mill
tary spirit of the times. In the center
OF the table stood a small tent
decorated with American flags, with
the figure of a soldier standing in
front. A short space away Cupid
stood behind a cannon, ready to fire
at the soldier The place cards were
in the form of cannons, decorated
with American flags. At each plate,
also. was an envelope bearing the
figure of a soldier and the inscription:
"The Secret Is Out" A card within
the envelope bore the names of Miss
Williams and Captain Rhodes.
The hall of the Mitchell home on
West Broadway was decorated with
chrysanthemums and American flags
and the living room with flags and
autumn leaves. The guests were
Misses Juliet Bowling. Frances Gray,
Mary Stewart. Frances Bright, Eleanor
Taylor, Sybil whittle, Helen Robnett.
Frances Mitchell, Helen Mitchell and
Helen Williams.
The wedding has been set tentatively
for December 1 at the First Presby-
terian Church and will take place on
that date unless Captain Rhodes is
unable to get leave of absence from
Plattsburg, N. Y. where he is now
stationed. 1t will be a military we'd
ding Miss Williams will be attended
by a maid of honor and four brides
maids. The ushers will be in uniform.
The ceremony will be performed by
the Rev. H. B. Barks of Mexico, Mo-.
uncle of Miss Williams, assisted by
the Rev. W. W. Elwang. Immediately
after the wedding the couple will
leave for Camp Devens, Massachusetts,,
where Captain Rhodes will be station
ed.
Both Miss Williams and Captain
Rhodes are graduates of the Univer-
sity of Missouri. Miss Williams was
first graduated from Christian Col
lege in 1912 The year following she
studied in France and Germany. In
l914-15 she attended Wells College.
The next year she attended the UNI
versity of Missouri, receiving the de-
gree Of A. B. in 1916. Last year Miss
Williams taught in Westminster
College, Salt Lake City. She is mem
ber of the Kappa Kappa Gamma
sorority
Captain Rhodes is the son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. F. Rhodes of Eldorado Springs, !
Mo. He was graduated from the Uni
versity of Missouri in 1914. After re-
ceiving his degree he went to the
Harvard Law School, where he was
graduated last June. He joined the Of
ficers' training camp at Plattsburg. /
n. Y, and at the expiration of the
period of training there last summer
was commissioned captain. He was
assigned to the 3O3d Infantry Regi-
ment. stationed at Camp Devens. near
Boston when the second reserve Of
ficers' corps began training at Platts-
burg Captain Rhodes was transferred
there as special instructor. He ex-
poets to join his regiment at Camp
Devens next month.
While at the University Captain
Rhodes was a member of the Kappa
Alpha fraternity, the Acacia fraternity
and the Scabbard and Blade. At
Harvard he was made president OF
Scabbard and Blade
The dance given by the Beta Theta
Pi fraternity Friday night was per-
haps the largest social event Of the
week and many guests from out of
town came to Columbia for the event.
The entire lower floor was given over
to dancing. Ferns. palms, tropical
plants and chrysanthemums and
miniature Christmas trees were used
for decorations. Upstairs, the walls
and ceilings of the hallway and sew
eral of the adjacent rooms were hid
den beneath flowers and autumn
leaves, through which cleaned red,
white and blue lights. There were
eleven tables in these rooms, at which
were served throughout
the evening. Chrysanthemums were
given to the guests as favors. Punch
was served downstairs and a large
orchestra played.
The out-of-town guests for the
dance were: Miss Adelaide Simons OF
st. Louis, Mrs. p R. Toll, Miss Nancy
Toll, Miss Frances Moss, Miss Mason
Crittendon, Miss Claire Louise Boyle,
Miss Annette MCGEE and Miss Emily
Fitch OF Kansas City, Clifford Van
Dyne, Howard Boone, Ned Hornback,
Percy Houston, Brandon Hope and
George Hornback. The chaperons
were Mr.. and Mrs. Berry McAlester,
MIR. and Mrs. w. T. Stephenson. Dean
and Mrs. ]. C. Jones, Dean and Mrs.
Eldon X. James, Mrs. Ella d. Taylor
and Miss Elizabeth Ransom.
The Twelfth Night Club Of Chris
tian College gave its annual costume
ball in the college gymnasium last
night. The grand march began at
o'clock and was introduced by Miss
Mae Turner and Miss Lima Swan.
who reDresented DR. and Mrs Wood