Mexico weekly ledger., 1919-01-23
SOCIETY
BY MRS. w. w. FRY, JR.
Phone No. pa

Those present were Mesdames D. H.
Robertson. Ralph Buckner, Claiborne
Jackson, and Fred Pitcher.
Mrs 1 SiIverstein left for Sedalia,
this week for a visit with Mrs. Chas-
noff.
A dinner was given at the Hoxsey
Hotel on Wednesday evening at $3.50 in
honor of Lieut.. r. o. Worrell. Lieut.
enant Worrell is a member of the
local Elks lodge, and those present
were the following Elks: Messrs. G.
N. Nelson, Rodes Jesse, T. J. VIII
Hams, Edwin Barth. Billie Van Deven-
ter, Dick Bradley, V. r. Ryan, Maur-
ice Barth, Louis Barth, L. NJ. White,
Turner Lewis, Earl Brown, c. E.
Jackson, ". w. Fry, Jr., S. D. Byrns,
Walker Burns, C. C. Bledsoe, Gale
Johnston, and Frank Cauthorn.
Mrs. A. c. Cohn invited a few
friends in for her mother, Wednesday
afternoon, that day being Mrs. Silver
STEMS birthday. The time was spent
in playing bridge. Delicious refresh-f
ments were served after the game.
Mrs. F. P. Van Ness entertained at
a luncheon Thursday at n O'Clock, IN
honor of her daughter-in-law, Mrs.
H. E. Van Ness. The guests were
seated at theree small tables, which
were made very attractive with a vase
of pink roses in the center of each.
Those who partook of the delicious
food were: Mesdames George Lee,
Badaracco, H. B. Mckinley, J. w.
Burlington, Fred Pitcher, George
Kemp, J. W. Gallaher, Oscar Martin,
j. w. Rixsey, W. D. Lee, II. E. Van
Ness and l Silverstein.
Mrs. W. W. Fry and Miss Gertrude
Fry left fer St. Louis Monday for a
visit with Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Fry
at the Beers Hotel.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lodwick and small
son, Junior left for St. Louis this
week. We are sorry to have them
leave Mexico but hope they will soon
return.
Mrs. H. B. Mckinley and Mrs. W.
D. Lee entertained ninety of their
friends by taking them to the Orph-
eumb Saturday afternoon. After the
picture the guests were invited to
Buckner's where appetfzing refresh
ments we're served. At the large table
in the center of the mezanine the out
of--town guest were seated, in the cen
ter of this was a large basket of red
and white carnations.
Mrs. Sallie Hisey had as her dinner
guest at the Hoxsey Friday evening,
Miss Ashur Mcintyre.
DIR. and Mrs. P. f. Coil has as dinner
at the Hoxsey Sunday, Mr.. and
Mrs. F. P. Van Ness, Mrs. H. E. Van
Ness and Misses Pauline and Gladys
Van Ness.
Mr.. H. B. Mckinley spent the week
in Chicago.
Mrs. L. NJ. White and friend, Mrs.
Cole of Tulsa, Ok, are guests of Mrs.
Curtis Belts at the New Central Hotel
in Jefferson City for the weekend.
Miss Louise johnson had as dinner
Sunday, Mrs. Turner and Miss
Augusta Pitts of Hardin College.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. j. Buckner had as
their guests at a line party Monday
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Buckner,
Rev. and Mrs. A. A. Wallace and Miss
Mildred Wallace, After the picture
refreshments were enjoyed at Buck
Mrs. E. A. bearing entertained at
lunch one evening this week the fol-
Mr.. and Mrs. F. P. Van Ness
C. A. Barnes and Mrs. H. E. Van Ness.
A very delightful luncheon was
given by Mrs. Anna Arnold and by
Miss Martha Spence at 1 o'clock Tues
day to the following friends: Mes
danes 10 Wilkins, Chas. Claybrook,
F. P. Van Ness and E. A. bearing.
Miss Helen Wilkins had Misses AL
ivon Worten and Elizabeth Pitts for
dinner Sunday.
A very enjoyable auction" party
was given by Mrs. w. D. Lee and Mrs.
H. B. Mckinley at the home of Mrs.
Lee. About thirty ladies enjoyed the
hospitality of these ladies and once
more tried their luck at making the
1t has been some time since
we have the had time or inclination TO
play cards and every n enjoys it all
the more. The prize was a beautiful
box of stationery and was won by
Mrs. Van Ness. A delicious salad
course was the climax O fthe afte"-
moons entertainment.
Mrs. Ehas. Claybrook and Mrs. E.
A. bearing had a line party for Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. Green Tuesday even
ing. Refreshments were served at
Buckner's. Those in the party were:
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Green, E. A. Dear
ing, Chas. Claybrook, S. M. Locke, DR..
Harrison and Miss Ped Harrison.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Green and fam
lily left Thursday for Florida.
The Anna Jones Class held an all
day meeting at the Baptist church
The time was spent sewing
for the Social Service.
Mrs. W. E. West had as dinner
Wednesday evening, Rrs. J..
H. Hughes and DIR. Dennis Moore.
Mrs. E. A. bearing had as dinner
Friday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
L. B. Hawthorne, R. R. Arnold, and
Charles Claybrook.
Mrs. James Jackson, of Kansas
City, is visiting her sister, Mrs. c. G.
Grimes.
Mrs. C. L. Blanks and Miss Dorothy
Ranks. of Pilot Knob Mo. are visit