Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-08-09

Martha Holt, Of St. Louis. and Eliza
beth Cauthorn, Of Moline. After the
movies, dainty refreshments wers
served at the Gem. The guests other
than the guests Of honor were: Miss
es Marjorie Barnes, Frances Willard.
Ruth cauthorn and Polly Cauthorn.
A large crowd attended the fried
chicken supper on the Christian
Church lawn Thursday evening and
during the evening lemonade. ice
cream and popcorn were sold by the
ladies. Music was furnished during
the evening by the Mexico Glee Club
which was most enjoyable to all who
attended.
Miss Blanche Cove and Mr.. Frank
Blank spent Friday with Mrs. Roscoe
Pool in Centralia.
The Chicago Daily News of August
/ says: "Mr. and Mrs. Leroy C.
Tryon, s52 Junior terrace, announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Miss Esther Loiselle Tryon, to Floyd
c. Hassler. The wedding will take
place Wednesday, August o." Mr..
Hassler is a former Mexico boy. His
parents now reside in Monroe county.
He is assistant manager of the Real
Estate Loan Department of the Fort
Dearborn Trust G Savings Bank, of
Chicago. Miss Tryon is an only child
and her father is a wealthy real es-
tate dealer.
Mrs. R. S. Montgomery sur
prised her little daughter, Thelma,
Monday afternoon, by giving her a
birthday party in honor of TheIma's
seventh birthday. Games of all
kinds were played on the lawn until
four-thirty when the guests were ask
ed to the dining room to enjoy dainty
refreshments. A large cake adorned
the center of the table, and the guests
included Misses Jane White, Mabel
Jackson, Rebecca Strobe, Freda Lar
| sen, Ruth Mcdonald and leila Nav
Massey.
Misses Evelyn Threlkeld and Stella
Peck c~haperoned "The Bluebird
Club" on an all day picnic Thursday
to the Scout Cabin. Picnic sports
were enjoyed and a palatable dinner
served at noon. In the party were
Misses Laura Carter, Loretta Chap
man, Dorothy Willard, Louise Cornell,
Margaret Worner, Ida May Hop
kins, Louise Lotion, Merrell and Ter
rell Sayers, Elizabeth Squires and
Catherine Steinman.
Monday evening the following
young men enjoyed a swimming party
and picnic at the country home Of Mr..
Austin Lewis; Messrs. Herbert
Plunkett, Turner Lewis, Clayborn
jackson, Frank Cauthorn, Ryland
Rodes, Sims Potts, of Texas, and DR..
Vanskike.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bledsoe gave
a picnic Thursday evening at their
country home in honor Of Mr.. James
Bledsoe, who leaves Saturday for
training camp, and Mr.. Sims Potts,
who is the guest Of DR.. and Mrs. N.
r. Rodes. A sumptuous picnic sup
per was enjoyed by the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. C. F. Clark, and chill
dren, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Clark
and children, DR.. and Mrs. N. r.
Rodes, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles House
holder, Misses Olivia Carter, India
Johnson, Barbara Johnson and Nam
ME Ruth Elliott, Mrs. A. D. Bled-
soc, Messrs. Ryland Rodes, James
| Bledsoe and Sims Potts.
Mrs. Maurice Phillip had as guests
Thursday evening Mr.. and Mrs. Cor
tez Edmonston, Mrs. Neiman and
Mr.. 81 Phillip. The party drove to
Wellsville and had supper.
Mrs. W. H. Brown has returned
from a visit in Slater with Mrs. j..
P. Brown.
Miss Agnes White is spending two
weeks here with Miss Lena Bryarly.
Mrs. A. H. Whitney had as lunch
con guests Thursday Mrs. L.. N.
Stalcup and Miss Barbara Johnson.
Mrs. A. Clark Barnes had as guests
for luncheon Thursday in honor of
Miss Martha Holt, and Elizabeth
Cauthorn, Virginia Barnes, Emma
Cauthron and Polly Cauthorn.
On Wednesday Mr.. and Mrs. Dan