The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1917-06-06
DELIGHTFUL RECEPTION AND
DANCE.
(From Tuesdays Daily

anu TeCcplIOH given az CAc I1OLc
Irving and the dance at the Armor1
of Battery c. last night. At the
hotel the tables we're deliberately dec.
grated with American Flags and gay
ribbon streamers. Mr. George A. Viii.
son was the speaker of the occasion
and in his usual pleasing manner deliv.
cred one of the best addresses heard
here in years.
1t was a rare occasion and scores
of visitors were present. The dance
continued until the wee small hours OF
the morning. The music being fur,
nished by the Big Sir Orchestra.
The couples attending were, Miss
Kate Lickfold, Grenada, with Mr.. Abe
Anderson, Miss Vashti Matlock with
MI Bains Austin, Miss Catherine Smith
with Mr.. Eli Abbott, Miss Nora An
thony with Mr.. George Bell, Miss Mar
CARTE McLemore with Mr. Bill Barry,
Miss Mary Kemp Peasants, Minter
City, with Mr.. Steve Barnwell, Miss
Dollie Hill with Mr.. J. M. Brogan,
Miss Brooke Hunter with Mr.. Rowell
Billups, Miss Nellie Colvin, of Hol-
comb, with Mr.. James Bryan, of Car
r~ollton Miss Velma Williams, of Gre
NADIA, with Mr.. Vivian Corbin, Miss
Mana Golf, of Schlater, with Mr.. E. E.
Chapman, of Minter City, Miss Marion
Baird with Mr.. R. G.. DeLoach, Miss
Ruth Anthony with Mr.. John Fergu-
son, Miss Lillian Moseley with Mr.. H.
D. Flanagan, Miss Maurine Gresham,
of ~Indianola, with Mr.. Bruce Gist, Miss
Mary TORY Lear with Mr.. Harry
Hodges, Miss Ferne Hogeland, of
Moorhead, with Mr.. Henry Bryan,
Miss Elva Colvin, of Holcomb, with
MI. Ben Jones, Miss Jessie Webb, of
Ruleville, with Mr.. Ben Joiner, of Sun
ny Side, Miss Marguerite HUMPHREYS
with Mr.. James H Jones, of Schlater,
Miss Susie Muse, of Schlater, with
Mr.. j. T. Lloyd, of West Point, Miss
Gertie Colvin, of Holcomb, with Mr..
w. c. McDougal, of Carrollton, Miss
Mary Louise Richardson, of Green
vile, with Mr.. Charles McWillie, Miss
Emma Jones Harding with Mr.. Stew
art McCloskey, of Jackson, Miss
Thayer Bacon, of Schlater, with Mr..
David Mclean, Miss Ariana Ely, of
Itta Bena, with MI. Gentry Murdoch,
Miss Annie Davis, of Yazoo City, with
Mr.. John Minyard, Miss Mildred Will
liams, of Grenada with Mr. Bernard
Peterson, of Money Miss Camille Rog-
ers, of Minter City, with Mr.. Rogers
Peasants, of Minter City, Miss Eliza
beth Loggins, of Winona, with Mr..
Charles Ray, of Carrollton, Miss Lu-
CHE Wade, of Swiftown, with Mr.. J..
B. Webb, Miss Dot Steele with Mr..
Leslie Walton, of Sunny Side, Miss
Marguerite Brister with Mr.. R. H. Will
son., Miss Mary Montgomery of va
zoo City, with Mr.. Leslie Wright, Miss
Mamie Best, of Schlater, with Mr.. c..
E. Wright, of Minter' City, Miss Lucy
Mitchell with Mr.. NJ. L.. Wilson; Mr..
and Mrs. Albert Nets, Mr.. and Mrs.
G. E Watson, Minter City, Mr.. and
Mrs. Louis Pepper, Nh. and Mrs. Dill
lard Peel, Mr.. and Mrs. Means john
ston, of Schlater, MI. and Mrs. Brooks
Duncan, of Morgan City, and Miss
Elise kea with Mr.. r. J. Pettey.
The chaperones were: Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Anthony, Mrs. B. H. Bacon, of
Schlater, Mrs. j. R. Ferguson, Mrs.
j. E. Harding, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Hulen, Mrs. Lee Sims, and Mrs. M. L.
Stoddard.
Stays were: Messrs. Will Harding,
DR.. J.. P. Kennedy, Print Nelson, Bill
lie Peel, of Minter City, Nichols
Scott, of Clarksdale, j. T. Allen, of
Carrollton, Hershall Bobo, of Clarks-
dale, Raymond B%rinkley, of Clarksdale,
Friday Bradley, of Belzoni, B. H.. Ba-
con. of Schlater, Leon Bramlett, of
Clarksdale, Arthur Bell, Henry Cros-
by, of Leland, Billy Cook, of Clarks-
dale, Herman Davis, of Winona, Hen
~ Durham, of Schlater, Noble Evans
and Sam Evans, Of Carrollton, Tom
Walker Jones, of Clarksdale, J. G.
Joiner, of West Point, DR.. B. B. Ken
needy, Of Morhead, H. L. Long, of Car
rollton ,Avent Looney, Of Ruleville,
John Hughes, of Minter City, Andrew
Lee, of Minter City, w. H. Murdoch,
Frank Mclean, of Nashville, Dick
Miller, of Hazlehurst, J. NJ. Mohead,
of Cleveland, Dudley McBee, of Lex.
ington, Mr.. Patten, Harry Lee Rob-
inson, of Friars Point, Maury Shear,
of Schlater, Greene Seals, of Clarks-
dale, Bert Shackleford, of Canton, O,
L. Stevens, of Carrollton, Ray Shell
ton, of Greenville, Luke Theirs, OF
Memphis, David Webster, of Winona
H. D. Williams, of Rolling Fork, w.
l. Webb, of Grenada, E. M. Walton
Of Clarksdale, Jack Wilson, Robert
Young, of Rising Sun, Clarence
Townes, of Minter City, v. D. Hem.
phil, Of Valley, Hill, Punch Wright
Houston Minyard, Estes Mathews, NJ
Z. Wilson, Flody Kemp, Lige Kear'
ney, Harper Stoddard, Hill Pegues, B
G. Collier, Boot Corbin and Bill Wills