Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-02


roughs, and Mrs. Mary Martin.
Thursday noon Mrs. F. P. Van Nes
invited few friends in for lunch, an
served a very delicious luncheon whic
her friends always enjoy when invite
to this home. Covers were laid fo
Mrs. C. C. Grimes, Mrs. w. ]. RixcS
Mrs. w. w. Bolts, Mrs. Jane Sullin
ger dnd Miss Martha Sullinger.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Stoy had as din
ner guests Christmas Day: Mr.. Tin
berlake, Cordelia Jane Undertake an
Ben Timberlake. After the very deli
cious dinner, the hostess and he
guests went to the Orpheum matinee
Others with them at the matinee wert
Mr.. and Mrs. J. W. Gallaher and Mrs
Maggie Smith.
A few friends of Mr.. and Mrs. Rob
ert Hare gave them very delightful
surprise party Wednesday night. The,
| arrived about eight thirty with bags
and boxes to have a real party. Dur.
ing the vening the guests served Iain.
ty refreshments, but Mrs. Hare had
also prepared for this and served very
delicious candy. The guests were:
Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Norris, of Full
ton; Miss Willie Hook, Miss GerturGe
Fry, Will c. Williams and P. S. Tay-
ior of Tennessee.
Miss Willie Hook delightfully."- en-
tertained Thursday night at her home
on West Monroe Street. Music was
enjoyed during the evening, and a
ten-thirty the guests were invited 20
the dining room. The table was beau
tifuly centered with fern dish of
peinsettas on reflector. A lace
luncheon set covered the table. A
very enjoyable chafing dish lunch YVES
served to the following: Mr.. and Mr..
Robert L. Hare, Misses Edna Arrl-
strong, Victoria Brooks, Gertrude Fry,
Messrs. Earl Biedsoe of st. Louis; Ed
V. Williams, Will C. Williams and p.
S. Taylor of Johnston City, Tenn.
The San Antonio News in speaking
of the wedding of Miss Nellie Hill,
formerly of this city says: "a pretty
wedding was celebrated Saturday
morning in the home of the brides
parents on Fifth Street when Jeter
Arnold of ManzanolaI IColo, and Miss
Nellie Hill, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
J. w. Hill, were united in marriage
with Rev. Hugh McLellSl perform ing
the ceremony. The bride was in a
modish tailored suit of brown duvetyn
cloth with seal trimmings, hat and
gloves to match, and carried bouquet
of Killarney roses and violets. A de-
hghtful breakfast followed the cere-
mony and Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold lef5 az
II o'clock for New Orleans from which
point they will sail for Havana for a
months stay. On their return they
will go to Colorado to make their
home where Mr.. Arnold is a prosper
ous ranchman. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Winerich were hosts Friday evening
at daintily appointed dinner party
in honor of Miss Nellie Hill whose
marriage to Jeter Arnold of Manzan-
olo, Colo, was celebrated Saturday
morning. Covers were laid for eight,
and hte decorations featured the bridal
motifs.
The st. Louis Star of Friday had the
following announcement, which will
be of interest to many here. "The an
nouncement has been made of the
marriage of Miss Hilda Schopp,
daughter of Mrs. Elizabeth Schopp,
3435 Lafayette Ave, st. Louis, Mo-.
to Mr.. A. Udell Barco, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Harrison Barco of Edwardsville,
Ill. The wedding took place in Chi
cago, Thursday, November 7th. Mr..
Barco has been stationed at the Mum
cipal pier, but is home on furlough
and will depart soon for Pilham Bay,
N. Y, to complete the Naval Officers
Training School. Before his enlist
ment he was a prominent attorney of
Edwardsville. The bride is very at
tractive girl and graduate of Lenox
Hall. During her husbands absence
she will live with her mother. ."-Mex-
leo friends will remember Mrs. Barcc,
who has visited here great deal, and
formerly lived here. She is a sister
of Messrs. Otto and Charles Schopp.
The Ledger extends congratulations toy
Mr.. and Mrs. Barco.
Mrs. S. NJ. Locke was hostess, Sat
urday, for Christmas luncheon at
one o'clock in honor of Mrs. C. C. Mad
ison of independence, Mo. The beau
tiful Locke home has recently been
and at this season looked
even more attractive than ever.
Christmas bells and holly were used
to bring out the Christmas spirit. In
the dining rom the table was most at
tractively decorated in red and green
bells and holly with mistletoe mixed
in. An elegant six-course luncheon
was enjoyed, and following to music
too short. The guests besides Mrs.
Madison, were: Mrs. A. P. Green,
Mrs. E. r. Locke, Mrs. j. T. Ricketts,,
Mrs. Fred Pitcher, Mrs. R. R. Arnold,
Jr., Mrs. Bradford Sappington, Mrs. r.
R. Sanford, Mrs. John c. Morft, Mrs.
Fred Morris and Miss Esther Houston.
Miss Alicia Mason was hostess on
Friday evening for a most enjoyable
dinner party. The table was beauti-
fully decorated in red and green, with
a large Christmas bell from the light.
delicious five-course dinner was SER
we'd with covers for the following:
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Mason, Miss Hattie
Kennan, Miss Miriam Johnson, Miss
Pauline Powell, Miss Carrie Kennan,
Miss Abby Elwang, Miss Daisy Boone,
Miss Mary Cordelia Mason, Miss Ellen |
Carter; Messrs. Churchill Kennan,
Oscar Kent, Basil Price, and Wes
Winn.
Mr. and Mrs. W. w. Pollock enter |
aimed at monday dinner Christmas
Day at their home. The table was