The daily Missourian. [volume] (Columbia, Mo.) 1916-1917, 1917-02-11
St. Valentines Morn. 1917.


Wednesday will be Saint Valentine
Day and many in Columbia will giv'
parties to celebrate it. The Univer
sity people, of course, will have t.
postpone their celebrations until tht
weekend, but they know that thu
Saint will understand.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. r. Nelson enter
tained at their home in the Maryland
apartments with dinner dance
Thursday night in honor of Mrs. Mel
sons cousin. Wayne Weaver of Au
burn, Ind, who has just entered the
University. The other guests were
Misses Elizabeth Herring, Bettina
Terry, Sarah Keith and Sarah Conlon
of Hannibal; and Gene Settles. Lloyd
Herring and Harry Mann.
The following girls assisted at the
tea given yesterday afternoon by Mrs
W.
Keiser avenue, in honor of the Sigma
M fraternity: Misses Christine Yeat-
er, Vitula Van Dyne, Sarah Conlon,
Frances Gray, Elizabeth Neidermeyer,
Dorothy Mackey and Elizabeth Stur-
ges. The dining room table was dec
GRATED in narcissuses and the library
in red carnations. Yesterday was a.
so the birthday of Mrs. Barnett's son,
Louis Barnett, who is pledged to the
Sigma Nu fraternity
Mrs. Orville NJ. Barnett will enter
tain four tables at bridge tomorrow
afternoon in honor of Miss Sarah Con-
Ion of Hannibal, who is the guest of
Mrs. l.. II. Hannah.
The Poetry Club met Friday night
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. c.
Carr, III Missouri avenue. Each
member read his favorite poem
Miss Frances Hunt gave a matinee
dance yesterday afternoon.
A party was given yesterday after
noon by Mrs. p. F. Trowbridge in
honor of the eleventh birthday of her
daughter, Neva Trowbridge The
children who attended are: Frances
Wayne Allen, Esther Severance, Mary
Louise Maupin, Lillian Hart, Ruth
Mumford, Mary Evans. Mabel Berry,
Virginia Hunt, Ruth Eckles, Juliette
Jordan, Sarah Anne Wheeler, Susie
Alexander, Mary Frances Jacobs, Ma
bel Perkins, Mildred Daniel and Grace
and Gladys Tandy. Games were play
ed and refreshments served.
Professor and Mrs. Frederick Dun
lap entertained the following at
dance last night: Prof. and Mrs.
George Lefevre, Prof. and Mrs. C. W.
Leaphart, Prof. and Mrs. W. H. Law
renee. Prof and Mrs. C. r. Moulton.
Prof. and Mrs. J. W. Marden, Mr.. and
Mrs. Lee Walker, Prof and Mrs. A. J.
Meyer, Prof. and Mrs. W. A. Miller.
Prof. and Mrs. P. NJ. Brandt and Mr..
and Mrs. E. r. Childers
The Endeavor Society of the Chris
tian and Presbyterian Churches gave
a Valentine social last night at the
Christian church.
Mrs. |. o. Wilson of St Louis is
visiting Mrs. c. b. Bowling.
Mrs. +. S. Cave gave a luncheon
Friday for Miss Sarah Conlon of Han
nibal, Mrs. c. B. Jackson of Mexico.
Miss Hazeltine Fry and Mrs B. T.
Williams, daughter of Mrs. Cave.
Mrs. Carl ]. Simons of ST. Louis. who
has been visiting her daughter, Miss
Adelaide Simons at the Kappa Kappa
Gamma house, has returned home.
The Kappa Alpha Theta sorority .
held its annual birthday, banquet at |
Harris last night, celebrating the !
founding of this chapter of the soro-
rity. The out-of-town guests were
Mrs. Harlan Thompson of Kansas
City, Mrs. c. W Toel of Little Rock
Ark. Mrs. w. T. Modesitt and Mrs
Donald Nelson of Chicago, Misses Lulu
Turner of st. Louis, Esther Newcoma
of st. Joseph, Elizabeth Harris and
Francis Dobbins of Kansas City. and
lrma Gruner of Joplin, Mo.
The Alpha Phi sorority held omen