Mexico Missouri message., 1918-05-16
WORRELL's SAFE TO BE
MADE INTO BULLETS.
Mcmillan Alumni Banquet--Baptists
Sell ParsOnage-"Buy Now And Poy
Later" Eats With Editors.

Mexico, Mo-, May 13.-The vane
on the Court House was bent by the
heavy wind Thursday. 1t took some
wind to do that trick
Miss Edith Covey of Sedalia has
recently been the guest of Miss Mil
dred Moore in this City
T.. s. Kelley, r. d. Worrell's right
hand watch repair man, has been iii.
Mr.. Reiley has been with Worrell
since 1899.
Mrs. c. C. Hammond is in Kan
sas City to attend the State Conven-
tioi of Social Workers. She will rep
resent the Red Cross Board of Di.
rectors in Mexico.
The Baptist parsonage, on South
Jefferson street has been sold to
James Gallaher for $4,000. The Bap-
tist folks will permit their pastor to
have choice of his dwelling place.
Miss Margaret Paschang of Mar
tinsburg, visited with the family of
L. w. R6berts in Mexico last week.
r. D. Worrell has sold his big iron
fire "On the corner. 1t goes as junk
fand will be made into bullets to be
sent across seas, to be- shot at the
Huns. Thus Mexico's big fire may
help end the war.
Mr.. Sam Morris and Miss Pearl
Morris, attended the T. P. A. State
Convention in Columbia. Mr.. Morris
mixed his eats on this occasion with
the editors and passed with the bows
all right.
Frank "Boatie" Owens and his
brothers and sisters, Mrs. Beulah
Jordon, Mrs. Nina Satterwhite, Hugh
Owens OF Kansas City, and James
Owens of Moherly will take Sunday
dinner with their sister, Mrs. Edna
Havener, at Louisiana, Mo. They will
also visit Mr.. and Mrs. J.R. Boatman.
Miss Ellen Stephens has accepted
position with the National Council
of Defense at Washington. She camH
home from Columbia Friday and
will leave next week for her new
post of duty. Miss Mary Margaret
Mcbride, now of the Ledger force
will leave for Washington at the
same time to take up special work.
Mrs. w. M. Strange of Rogersville,
Mo-. is the guest of Mrs. Leslie Fer
ris She came here from st. Louis,
where her daughter is recent grad
uate nurse fro the Missouri Baptist
Sanatorium.
S. Morgan Drake, who had been
a conductor on the Chicago & Altcn
r. r, since 1872, died at his home
in Kansas City last Thursday. His
wife was a Mexico girl, Miss Fetter,
sister of Lyman Feiter of Mexico
over one-hundred guests partook
of the banquet of Mcmillan Alumni:
Friday night at the dining hall OF
Baptist church. Flags, cut flowers
and candles decorated the tables.
The young ladies of the church,
in dainty caps and aprons, served a
three course lunch. Mcmillan Band
furnished the music and J. R. Jesse,
of the class of '95, and president Of
the Alumnia Association for this
year, acted as toastmaster and in q
clever and interesting way he well
coined the class of '1S into the organ
izatlon. To this, Ralph Garrett, pres
ident of Class of '1S, responded.
Miss Mildred Wallace sang two
songs prior to the main address of
the evening, by Lieut.. Governor
Crossley. He talked on what it means
| now to be an American. The High
school song, The Crimson and Gray
and patriotic songs were sung.
Officers for the coming year arc:
Lester Miller, President; Ralph Gar
rett, vice-president; Anna Hammett'
corresponding secretary; Evelyn
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