Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-07-19

Butler Hume invited several of his
little friends in to help him celebrate
his sixth birthday. Each guest
brought a little gift for their host,
with many good wishes for his birth
day. Games were enjoyed on the
lawn till five o'clock, when delicious
ice cream, cake and lemonade were
served. The guests included Misses
Dorothy Shearer, Ida Masie Hopkins
Katherine Edwards, Mary Frances
Towson, Rebecca Strobe, Martha
Strauss, Mary Nan Johnson, Hazel
Marshall, Lois Virginia and Mary Lu.
cile Ragsdale, Masters Charles Ed
wards, Charles Weber, Delaporte
johnson, Charles Marshall and Will
mott Burton.
A very delightful picnic was given
Tuesday evening in honor of Mes
damts Howard Bailey and @. G..
Hall, Of st. Louis. The party started
at five-thirty with well filled baskets
for a drive to Beaver Dam and a most
delicious supper was enjoyed. The
party included Mr.. and Mrs. R. R.
Arnold, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. Lee B..
Hawthorne, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
C~laybrook, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Wiki
ms, Mrs. Howard Bailey, Mrs. C. C.
Hall, of St. Louis, and Miss Julia
Ross.
Miss Maurine Heller gave a line
party at the Orpheum Thursday after
noon in honor of her house guest, Miss
Margaret Bostain, of Kansas City.
After the pictures, dainty refresh
ments were served at Buckner's. In
line were Misses Mary bearing, Myr-
tie Moore, Mabel Threlkeld, jose
phine and Mildred Wallace, and Mrs.
Lester Miller.
Miss Genevieve Johnson celebrated
her 9Th birthday Tuesday afternoon
with a motor party to Centralia, and
later they returned to the home of the
hostess and had delicious refresh
ments. Misses Frances Wakefield
and Mary Stuart chaperoned the party
to Centralia and drove the cars.
Those who enjoyed this party were:
Misses Vera Maxwell, Betsy Pryor,
Mary Drucilla Crews, Lorraine Ford,
Elda Mason, Frances Mason, Eliza
beth, Earle and Caroline Carter, Eliz-
abeth Schopp, Elizabeth Turner, Vir-
ginia Horton, Selma Dozier and Billy
Myers.
Miss Wayne Ringo surprised her
many friends here Monday morning
when she became the bride Of Mr..
J. S. Denser, Of this city. The we'd
ding took place at the home of the
brides parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. C.
Ringo, at eight-thirty. Rev. II. P.
Atkins said the ceremony, and the
couple left at once for a trip in Mr..
Denser's car. The bride is very pop
ular here, and for five years has been
: Society Editress for the %Intellingen-
Ger. Her many friends will miss her
good writings, which she has always
handled so we'll. Mr.. Denser is a man
Of fine habits, very popular among all
[ who know him, and a fine business
man. We are glad to know that Mr..
and Mr4. Denser will continue TO
make Mexico their home. The bride
: wore a very becoming blue suit, white
hat, and grey pumps. While the
: groom wore a blue business suit.
{ Miss Martha Allen, a niece of the
t bride, came last Saturday from Kan
sas City to attend the wedding.
Mrs. VIM. J. Porawski was the only
9 one present outside the family. The
, best wishes and congratulations of a
| large circle of friends are extended
this happy couple.
I One of the prettiest teas of the sea-
son was given on Tuesday afternoon
I by Mrs. W. N. Jones and her charm
ing daughter, Miss Mary Louise, at
: their home on East Jackson street.
Misses Pauline Van Ness, Mary
Dearing, and Elizabeth Parker serv-
ed punch on the front portch, and as
each guest arrived they were refresh
ed with this cool beverage. At the
front door Mesdames Charles Carpen-
, ter and W. w. Bolts directed the
' guests to the receiving line, composed
+ of Mrs. w. N. Jones, Miss Mary
8 Louise Jones, Mrs. L. John Weber,
! of st. Louis, Miss Mildred Wallace,
, Mrs. Virgil F. Ryan, Mrs. F. N.
Henderson, Mrs. H. Whitlock, Of Cal
! ifornia and Miss Martha Allen. At
the dining room door Mesdames B.
F. Wells, and G. A. Mitchell stood
and in their always pleasant manner
invited the guests to the beautiful
> dining room. In the center Of the
table was a large basket of pink and
I white sweet peas. A pink tulle bow
tied to the handle Of the basket, the
ends extending to the four pink shaded
candles at the corner of the table.
Delicious refreshments were. served
by Misses Mary Lee Burks, Corrinne
Barth, Linnie Dyke, and Mrs. Leo
Hanley. In the tea room Mrs. A..
; A. Wallace poured tea from the pref
ty table, which held a bowl of laven-
der sweet peas. Miss Ruth Perkins
: and Josephine Wallace assisted in
serving tea. Others assisting
throughout the afternoon and max
= ing themselves most charming by
: their conversation we're Mesdames
F. P. Kelson and Frank Parker.
t Mr.. and Mrs. Ned Turner enter
i tanned at dinner Friday evening in
honor of Mr.. Carlos Gurgon, Of San
!, Antonio, Texas. A delicious four
: coure dinner was enjoyed by the fol-
lowing guests: Misses Mary Stuart,
: Irene Campbell, Esther Rodhouse;
Messrs. Raymond Gallagher and
" Lloyd Campbell.