The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1919-06-27

were served.
Dance Friday Evening
A Social Success.
The June dance given by the young
men at the Armory on Friday even
ing proved to be one of the most en-
joyable and successfully social events
of the season, and had not the wealth
er been quite so hot, would have re-
corded as perhaps the very best
dance ever given in recent days at
least.
To begin with, the music which was
Stewards orchestra, No. l, of Mem
phis, personally directed, surpassed
any orchestra that has heretofore
played for dances here. 1t is a
very popular orchestra throughout
West Tennessee; plays the latest pie
ces and the best of the old ones. The
Armory was just little too small
for the music to sound to the best
advantage.
Several parties of motorists atten-
ded the dance from Mayfield, Hum
boldt and Milan, and swelled the num-
Der of Chautauqua visitors for whose
particular honor the dance was CIV
en-. No less than eighty couples en-
joyed the dancing The presence of
large number of patrons was added
to those present.
Mesdames E. |. Boales, Charles
Lansdell, R. F. Clark, and ]. d. Phil
lips served as official chaperones re-
naming with the dancers until the
last number on the program at FIVE
a. m.
Patrons of the dance present were !:
Mrs. T. c. Rye, Mrs. w. A. Carter,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Rison, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Spinks, Mr. and Mrs.
Harris Morris, Miss Beulah Oliver,
Mrs. J. w. Wigs, Mrs Sam Harris,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Bryant, Mesdames
Frank Bryant, ]. |. Johnston, Violet
M. Plough, Ed Ray Ewing, Earline
Richardson of Nashville, John Nolan
of Nashville, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Bryant.
The young ladies dancing were
Misses Halle Morton, Matte Hunter,
Martha Swinney, Annie Douglas
Swinney, Corinne Lewis, Eta B. Du-
mas, Elizabeth Dumas, Rowena Da-
Wis, Rebekah Caldwell Mary Spicer,
Laura Frances Boales, Alma Rhea
Burch, Carrie Walker.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Misses Mamie Bryant of Dickson,
Mary Smith, Chicago; Minnie Merle
Porter, Boston; Eloise Crane, Dick
son; Iona Baldwin, Hayti, Mo-; Kath-
crime Jones, of Maryland; and Holmes
Fuqua of Clarksville; DR.. Verne Gal
limore, Cottage Grove; Charles Wal
ker, Brownsville; Charles Hassell,
Humboldt; Quentin Warmack, Hum
boldt; Mr. Simpson, Greensboro.
Charming Visitors
Much Feted.
Paris for sometime has not had
any visitors who are more charming
and popular, and for whom so many
delightful entertainments have been
given, as for Miss Katherine Jones
of Maryland, who has been visiting
Miss Elsa Ezell, and Miss Alice Page,
of Aberdeen, N. c., who was the
guest of Miss Margaret Porter.
Misses Jones and Page were school
mates this year of Misses Ezell, Por-
ter, and Annie Douglas Swinney at
Converse College, Spartanburg, S.
C.
A whirl of merry parties were Civ
en- in their honor last week beginning
with their arrival on Monday when
they were entertained at luncheon
by Miss Annie Douglas Swinney at
her home in Chickasaw Covers were
laid for eight at the luncheon table,
which was prettily decorated with a
floral center piece.
Present were Misses Annie Douglas
Swinney, Katherine Jones, Alice
Page, Elsa and Inza Ezell, Edith
Johnson, Margaret Porter, Lavinia
Currier. The hostess was assisted in
the entertaining by her mother and
sister, Mrs. H. B. Swinney and Miss
Martha Swinney.
On Monday evening Mrs. Joel M.
Porter complimented Misses Jones
and Page with an AL Fresco reception
on the spacious lawn of the Porter
home on Dunlap street. japanese
lanterns furnished soft light. Miss
Elizabeth Porter and Miss Sara Por-
ter of Birmingham dispensed frappe.
Later an enjoyable ice course, en-
phasizing a pink and white color mo-
tiff. An hundred guests were pres
ent.
Miss Lavinia Currier who attended
Converse College last year was lun-
cheon hostess in Misses Page and
Jones honor on Tuesday.
Eight guests enjoyed delicious
luncheon menu of several courses at
a prettily appointed table, the CEN
ter DECORATION of which was an ar
tistic arrangement of sweet peas.
Mrs. J. T. Currier assisted her daugh-
ter in the entertaining.
On Tuesday evening Miss Edith
Johnston honored these two attrac-
tive young lady visitors with gypsy
tea. at Russell's Lake, which 15 cou-
Piles enjoyed. Mrs. ]. M. Johnston,
mother of the hostess, and Mrs. Long
of Memphis were the chaperones.
One of the prettiest compliments