The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1917-05-18
RECEPTION IN HONOR OF
MISSIONARIES FROM CHINA

The Missionary Society of the
Methodist Church gave a reception
Tuesday. at the golf club in honor Of
Mrs. Logan and DIR. and Mrs. Fred
Manget, who are home on a furlow
from China, In the receiving line
were Mrs. Logan, DR.. and Mrs. Fred
Manget, Mrs, w. D. Anderson, Mrs.
Lyon, Mr.. Rembert Smith, and Mr..
Erwin. The guests were met at the
door by Mrs. w. A. DuPre, Mrs. Glenn
Marchman, Mrs. K. N. Holland, Mrs.
T. A. Granting, Mrs. W. H. Perkin-
son, Mrs. Len Baldwin, Mrs. MolIie
Martin, and Mrs. Alban Gilbert. The
young peoples missionary society
served. These were Misses Janet An
derson, Marie Looney, Frances Ba-
ker, Odessa Clifford, Emma Bell Os-
born, Sarah Bishop, Odene Florence,
Mary Holland, Mary Frances Gilbert,
Daisy White. Lillian Teipel, Clara
Gilbert, Ruth Stephens, Sarah Wood
Granting, Virginia Boston, Evelyn
Clay, Hattie Black, Helen Griffin,
Fannie Lou Webb, Gertrude Kincaid,
and Myrtle Dodd. Mrs. Mayes Frey
was chairman of this committee. A
letter from DIR. V. f. Manget of New
nan, was read by Col. W. r. Power.
The club was beautifully decorated
with red roses. A large basket of
red roses was in the center of the
table and smaller baskets of red roses
at each end. Red roses were very eff
fectively arranged on the wall in
wall vases, and vases of red roses
were all about the club house. Misses
Sallie Manget, of Newman, and Mrs.
John Manget, of Atlanta, came up to
be present. In addition to the ladies
of the Methodist church there were
numbers of former pupils of DR.. and
Mrs. Manget and their fathers. A.
mong the men attending and greatly
enjoying the roses of all descriptions
were DR.. j. ID. Malone, Rev. r. r.
Claiborne, Rev. j. P. Erwin, Messrs.
M. M. Sessions, George H. Sessions,
W. r. Power, George d. Anderson,
J. M. Austin, ]. H. Groves, ]. j. Dam
iell and Mr.. Rosser Little. The three
small daughters of DIR. and Mrs. Fred
Manget were present and attracted
much attention. Grafanola music
was also enjoyed by the few who
stopped talking long enough to lis
ten. 1t was a delightful social event
to all and the hearts of the devoted
friends of this family of missionaries
swelled with pride over their achieve
ments in uplifting and saving the
Chinese.
Miss Odene Florence wore a clus-
ter of magnificent white roses with
her golden hued dress Thursday af-
ternoon, Mrs W. A. DuPre wore a
necklace of pinkish white beads with
her beautiful white dress, Miss Olive
Faw wore with black silk dress
long chain of silver with flat white
ivory beads at intervals painted in
tiny pink flowers. Mrs. r. N. Hol-
land was handsome in white cos
tune of very new design that was
extremely becoming. Mrs. Daven-
port was especially lovely with her
lowered hat and dress of black and
white satin. Mrs w. d. Anderson
was very attractive in soft orchid
colored crepe. Mrs Fred Manget
wore crepe de chine in dull blue. Mrs.
T. A. Granting was very handsome
in gray net and Mrs. John Boston
was as dainty as dresden china la
dy In mauve crepe de chine with
a small cape of swansdown forming
a snowy background for her bru-
nette beauty, Miss Daisy White was
IN softest pink crepe embroidered in
tiny sequins, Miss Evelyn Clay in a.
simple frock of white silk and crepe
and picture hat wreathed in pink
roses. Mrs. Len Baldwin was a :
dainty. and picturesque figure in a
simple frock of white silk with big
blue figures.
Many mature matrons wore black
silk and the young girls serving the
delicious sandwiches, tea, minis and
sailed nuts were dressed like a gar
den Of spring blossoms.
Mrs. S. D. Rambo was welcomed
home it being her first appearance
since her return Mrs. Deavours, of
Smyrna, was present as she is the
district secretary of the missionary
society. Miss Lula McMichael was
met with many cordial handclasps