The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1919-12-13


hese days, when the stores are crowd
Id, and with the early closing hours
necessary the past week, Memphians
egan to think that Christmas was 60
ing to catch them mapping this
rear. But it is a poor rule that
doesn't work both ways" and TIE
alesmen and women got The benefit
n ( the early closing rule Several of the
nerchants favored the early closing as
permanent thing, but not many of
hem, of course.
During the coming week the first of
he young people returning from
schools and colleges will be welcomed
home for the holidays and the succeed
ng week will find them all home and
eady for the gay season which has
been planned for them by their parents
Ind friends Box parties and dancing
parties have been planned for nearly all
of them, and they will enjoy a brief
keason of unallCYed happiness. The
lebutantes then will have to give place
o these young people who have not
yet been initiated into the mysteries of
/ first season." but are still at that
happy CO. lucky" stage that enjoys
every minute to the fullest degree.
Several OF the young people expect to
bring college friends home with them,
which will add to the pleasures of the
holidays. Among these will be num-
per of college boys as well as girls.
The debutantes have not yet pro-
crossed so far into the ways of young
adyhood that they cannot enjoy these
Christmas parties and will be numbered
among the guests at many Of them.
fThe school girls and boys here at home,
who have not reached the envied age
for finishing and college preparatory
schools, will also join in the merry
making and will have numerous holiday
parties Of their own, which will, Of
course, be just as much like the grown
ups as they can make them
The past week brought to the city a
humber of interesting visitors who
came to attend the meetings of the fed
Grated clubs of the Tenth district. and
he conference of the executive board
NJ the Tennessee Federation of Women S
Eubs. While here they were compl-
nented with several informal luncheons
and dinners.
n Among other events which proved
Very delightful were the buffet supper
*at which Mrs. Duncan McCallum enter
Itained the members Of the debutante
aet on Sunday evening and the box
|pArty and supper-dance given on
n Monday evening by Mr., and Mrs. NJ
III nOHOT OIL tnelT ueDuldult
Ndaughter, Miss Julia Plough; the lunch
con given on Monday at the Nineteenth
&Century club, in honor of the visiting
"a members of the Tennessee Federation
#0fs Women's clubs; the luncheon giver
My Miss Valdor McLemore, compii-
nnentary to Miss Elizabeth Greer, &
@charn1ing bride-elect; the Walker
Forbis wedding on Tuesday evening
MS. G. F. Noell's bridge party OF
# 4 I'd II stlfr my
10 a pretty debutante, Miss Elizabeth
JQrdans. the informal tea given OF
1hnrsday by Mrs. Edward Barrow ant
Mrs Worthen Agee; the dinner dance
"A rendered by members of the Girls Din
ner4 club on Thursday evening; Thu
celightful afternoon tea rendered OF
N Thursday by Mrs e. G. Willingham
no4nplimentlng her daughter, Mrs
q George C. Wellons; the bridge lunch
con and tea rendered on Friday after
. noon by Mrs. D. NJ Russell compli
j mentary to two popular debutantes
Misses Blanche Cutrer and Jewet
Swift, and the affair given at Thu
"A Country club on Saturday evening b,
n Mrs. Duncan McCallum in honor OF he
n sister, Miss Blanche Cutrer.
n Anong the most eagerly anticipated
n of the coming weeks events are tn
nWiet supper, winch WIZ ne given OF
sunday evening by Mrs. Duncan Nc
n G8ilum. the guest list including he
"A y0nng married friends; the box part,
and supper dance which will be ten
n dered on Monday evening by Miss Lu
ciile Warwick, complimentary to thre
charming debutantes, Misses Eleano
4 roate Maude Renkert and Barbara
y Smith; the luncheon and box part
&F~f ich win he rendered on Monday b.
NEhs, r J. MCGOWAN, complimentary t
" her niece, Miss Elizabeth Greer, an
NJ the members of the Greer Thompson
" bfidal party; the luncheon planned TO