Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-03-06
SOCIETY
By MISS GERTRUDE FRY
Phone No. 244

Mrs. H. B. Mckinley is home from
a visit in Chicago and Elgin, Ill.
Mss Lucy Denham had as her guest
on Monday noon at Mrs. Mason's, Mrs.
Chas. Green and baby.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Norris have re-
turned to their home in Fulton after
attending the Hook-Taylor wedding
here Wednesday.
Mrs. Herbert Plunkett is the guest
| of Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Plunkett.
Mrs. W. C Johnson is home from
an extended visit in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Mss Dorothy Holmes has returned
to her home in St. Louis after attend
ind the Hook-Taylor wedding.
Miss Marcena johnson spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. T. Johnson.
Mrs. C. F. Clark gave an informal
tea Wednesday afternoon in honor of
her sisters Misses Carolyn, Kate and
Harriet Roth of st. Louis. Miss EIz-
abeth Clark greeted the guests at the
door, and the dining room, Mrs. Chas.
Clark poured coffee assisted by Mrs.
c. C. Bledsoe and Miss Hattie Brown.
Mrs. N. R. Rodes assisted in enter
tanning the guests.
Miss Gertrude Fry had as guests for
dinner Monday evening the Hook-Tay-
Tor wedding party, and after dinner
music was enjoyed. Those of the
party present were: Miss Willie Hook,
Miss Dorothy Holmes, of st. Louis;
P. S. Taylor of Telford, Tenn; Judge
Baxter Taylor of Anoka, Okla, and
the others at the table were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Wallace Fry, Miss Eula Tucker
and Mr.. Will c. Williams.
Miss Mary Banks gave a tea Thurs
day afternoon for her house guest.
Mrs. Chas. + .Lamkin of Keytesville,
Mo. Mrs. J. w. Gallaher greeted the
guests at the door and Mrs. Snoddy,
assisted in introducing everyone.
During the pleasant hours, musical
grogram was enjoyed. Miss Mildred
! Wallace charmed the guests with sew
| eral vocal numbers. Mrs. Abbie Snod-
dy and Mrs. Simpson each gave very
enjoyable piano numbers and Mrs. F.
N. Henderson gave several readings.
In the dining room the tables was very
attractively decorated in bud vases
with single pink roses, and ferns.
Mrs. F. N. Henderson and Mrs. T. H.
Winans, presided at the table and
poured tea and coffee, assisted by Miss
Dorothy Worrell and Miss Hattie
Brown.
Mrs. N. R. Rodes gave a tea Thurs
day afternoon in honor of Misses Roth
of st. Louis, and Mrs. Ernest CAN'T.
| At the front door Mrs. Chas. C. Bled-
| soc in her ever charming manner
greeted the guests and directed them
to the receiving line: Mrs. N. R. Roles.
Miss Carolyn Roth, Miss Kate Roth,
Miss Harriet Roth and Mrs. Earnest
S. Cant. Miss Mary V. Houston, and
Miss Emma Cauthorn saw to it that
every one was invited to the dining
room which was very attractive, as
the table was beautifully centered with
the bouquet worn by Mrs. P. S. Taylor
at the wedding on Wednesday. Mrs.
| Taylor sent the bouquet to her good
friend DIR. w. r. Rodes who was I'M
able to attend her wedding. At The
table Mrs. R. D. Worrell and Mrs. c
F. Clark presided and served a deli
cious salad course, assisted by Mrs.
Ross Cauthorn, Miss Emma McPheet-
ers, Mrs. Harry Atchison and Miss
Beulah Taylor.
On last Saturday night the Beta
Sig Alumni chapter entertained the
active chapter with an elegant buff
fet supper at the home of Mrs. Lynn
Webb at the Alex Carter home on East
Promenade street. The dining table
was very attractive with a large vase
of pink and red roses which are the
! sorority colors. Little horns were
given as favors, and little hatchets
and cherries were stuck in the ice IN
honor of Washington's borthday. A
delicious three course lunch was SER
we'd and afterwards music was enjoyed
until ten o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradford Sappington
are home from several days stay in
C~entralia.
Announcement was made in Phil
adelphia last Monday of the engage
ment of Miss Martha Hord of that
city to Ensign Grellet Collins, also of
Philadelphia, now in the U. S. Navy,
the wedding will take place in early
summer after the groom-to-be is mus
tered out of service. Miss Hord is well
known here where she was born and
lived up to a few years ago. She is
the very attractive and charming
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Percy Hord.
Her parents are both Mexico people
and were reared here. Mrs. Hord is
a sister of Judge Earnest CAN'T of
this city and Mr.. Hord is a son of the
late Col. Hord who used to live here.
Miss Hord it attending Bry Mawr and
very popular where ever she goes. We
extend hearty congratulations in ad-
vance.
Mrs. c. C. Heller gave her husband
a very delightful birthday dinner Fri