Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1920-05-19
Mrs. N. M. Jones Gives Lovely
Party for Miss nellie Jones'.

dFCy IOr NklSS lNelie JOleS.a
"Come to my house the 18th of May
That is nellie Jones' last birthday
Before Mr.. Nicholson takes hel
away. Z.
Four-thirty is the hour we want tc
meet, A
Her friends and mine make party
complete"
In answer to the above unique in.
vitations, a number of guests assem-.
Fbled at the house of Mrs. N. M. Jones
on Friday afternoon of last week.
Misses Lydia Brunson, Helen Till.
man, Justine Cantelou and Gene
We've Norris served refreshing fruit
punch on the veranda from a bowl
embowered in flowers.
Mrs. Joseph Cantelou and Mrs. j,
B. Kennerly welcomed the visitors
at the front door, after which they
registered in the brides book, over
which Mrs. Allen Samuel of Colum.
bia, presided.
Master Allen Samuel, Jr., pinned
on each guest a dainty hand painted
souvenir of the happy occasion.
Mrs. N. M. Jones, Mrs. B. B. Jones
and Mrs. Barnwell Jones received in
the wide hall. i
The guest of honor, Miss Elise
Lake and Miss Nan Gunter, of Bates
burg, stood in the parlor for the in
formal reception, which was follow
ed by charming musical program.
Miss Elizabeth Rainsford sang
''The Sweetest Story Ever Told" a
most appropriate selection. Miss Nan
Gunter's solos, clark, Hark the
Lark" and cloves Message" were
beautifully rendered.
Instrumental selections included
'sMy Old Indiana Home" and Dixie
Memories" suggestive of the birth.
places of the groom and bride, whose
coming marriage in June is of such
interest to a wide circle. ofacquaint-
ances.
Each guest was requested to Write
description of The groom, these de-
scriptions afforded great amusement
when read by Mesdames Susan B.
Hill, Lovick Smith and Percy M. Eel
than, including, as they did, imagi-
nary pictures written in poetry and
prose, and also a pencil sketch.
Little Emmie Dozier Tompkins, of
Johnston and Master Allen Samuel,
of Columbia, wheeled in tea cart
with the elaborately iced cake, on
which pink tapers burned.
An exciting time followed as those
whose fates were not already known
cut for the symbols hidden in this
triumph of culinary art.
Hiss Justine Cantelou captured
the ring. Miss Anna Bee cut the pen
ny and Miss Marjorie Tompkins the
dime, while Miss Elizabeth Smith
cut the horseshoe, insuring the good
luck which this always Nforetells.
Pink cream with individual angels
food cake, iced with pink, was served.
Baskets of pink mints, which formed
such lovely feature of the tea table
decoration, were passed. Z
In the centre of the table was a
bronze electrolier from which to the
chandelier above was arranged a
most graceful shower of sprays of
delicate asparagus ferns. A crystal
basket filled with beautiful pink ros-
es, adorned the table.
The dining room; reception hall
and parlor were all artistically deco
rated with quantities of roses, varied
with masses of Towering mountain
laurel and ferns.
Many dainty gifts testified to the
good wishes which were showered on
the honoree on this happy anniver-
sary, so charmingly celebrated in the
pretty, hospitable home of Mrs. N.
M. Jones.
Out of town guests included Mrs.
J. C. Kirkland of Lexington, Mrs.
Wallace Wise, of Trenton, Mrs. j. Fl.
Tompkins and little Emmie Tomp-
kins, of Johnston, Miss Nan Gunter,
of Batesburg, Miss Octavia Griffin of
Newberry, Miss Rosada Talbert Of
Parksville, and Mrs. Allen Samuel
and Allen Samuel, Jr., of Columbia.
C. H. F.