The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1917-03-30
ELVINS

Mrs. +. Klein and son, Leo, spent
several days in st. Louis this week.
Mrs. James Horn was a Desloge
visitor Saturday. ....r
Miss Myrtle Lovvorn spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Irondale with her
sister, Mrs. Arthur French.
]. N. Richards sold his stock of
groceries to H. A. Miller this week.
Miss May Francis of Bonnie Terre
visited relatives here Sunday.
John Neihaus has sold his prop
erty here and will move to Bismarck
this week.
Quite a number from Elvins at
tended the Community Chorus at the
High School Auditorium in Flat Riv-
er last Friday night.
Mrs. Asa Malone and family, Mr..
and Mrs. John Neuhaus and Mrs.
Thos. Gibson and son, Ralph, motored
to Ste. Genevieve last Sunday.
Mrs, H. A. Miller spent several
adys in st. Louis this week.
Mrs. H. Rudy of Bonnie Terre Wis
tied home folks Monday.
C. G. Carr and daughter, Miss
Laurana, and Mrs. j. S. Douthit of
Pennington visited Rev. and Mrs. S.
G. Biffie in Bismarck Sunday.
Miss Minnie White visited relatives
in Fredericktown Saturday and Sun
day
G. w. Tidwell of Fredericktown
visited DR.. and Mrs. G. w. Tidwell
Thursday.
Mrs. S. Bennett and Miss Floy Bird
we'll were Bismarck visitors Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs. W. c. Reece, who have
been in st. Louis for the past two
weeks, returned home Saturday eve
ming.
Miss Floy Birdwell was Flat Riv-
err visitor Friday.
DR.. and Mrs. G. W. Tidwell and
daughter, Jesse May, visited Rev. and
Mrs. S. c. Biffie in Bismarck Sunday,
Miss May Humber of st. Louis spent
several days last week with her sis
ter, Mrs. B. R. Whitehill.
Last Saturday afternoon several of
Mrs. S. Benefits friends surprised
her by announcing that they had re-
membered that it was her birthday
and brought ice cream and cake and
had come to spend the afternoon with
her. Mrs. Bennett was greatly sur
prised but delighted to know that she
had been remembered in this way,
and she proved herself a charming
hostess. Those present were: Mes
danes Hunt, Walter Baker, Prentiss
Elvins, J. Lewis, Amelia Blankenship,
Joe Gould, January, T. B. Elliott,
Geo. Howell, M. D. Ferry, Cora Vance,
L. Maurer, Wade Hampton, Ed Fran
els,
Monday was the seventh anniver-
sary of Mildred Miller's birthday, and
she celebrated the occasion by invit-
ing number of her young friends in
the afternoon to a party at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs H. A.
Miller. The invited guests were:
Milbury Howell, Helen Hartshorn,
Leslie Maurer, Nina Sparks, Thelma
AuBuchon, Zete and Zoa Govro, Ira
Lindeman, Violet Byers, Grille Rag
ner, Miss F. Birdwell, Miss Minnie
White, Jesse May Tidwell, May and
Jenette Whitehill. These little chill
dren had most delightful time play
ing games. Dainty refreshments
were served. Iney all WlSneu MISS
Mildred many happy returns of the
day, and that they might be there to
help enjoy them. .3''
The members of the Elvins Read
ing Club were delightfully."- entertained
with a Colonial Tea at the home of
Mrs. B. R. Whitehill Tuesday after
noon by Mrs. Whitehill and Mrs. Asa
Malone. The invitations requested
that each guest come dressed in old
time costume, and when all had ar
rived it surely looked as though each
one had tried to secure the most col
onial-looking costume. Old timalwed-
ding dresses and jewelry that belong
ed to grandmothers were worm eand
one member wore a dress that was
worn to the first Yelled Prophet ball
in st. Louis. The house wasi,beauti-
fully decorated in blue and goidge The
afternoon was spent in playing old
time games, contests and music Mrs.
C. E. Baer won the price, q Colonial
picture, for naming the most Of the
earlier Presidents by looking at the
pictures. At 4:30 the guests were.in-
vited to the dining room. The table