The news scimitar. (Memphis, Tenn.) 1907-1926, 1920-12-27
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Entertainments
CHRISTMAS, LUNCHEON
ENJOYED BY COLLEGE

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slub on Monday afternoon, the oc-
patton being the annual Christmas
luncheon and matinee dancing party.
The Christmas atmosphere was
Emphasized by the wealth of Christ
mas greenery with scarlet bows
and bellsg which made a most charm
mg setting in the spacious ballroom
Of the club, where the guests enjoyed
delicious holiday menu, served I'M
der the supervision of Mrs. G. A.
LAWSON. following which, informal
dancing was enjoyed from 80 to
o'clock, jazz band furnishing
popular dance music.
The tables where the guests were
seated for the luncheon were most
artistically decorated under the
direction of Miss Frances Cole with
beautiful baskets of poinsettias,
miniature Christmas trees and holly,
bright with scarlet berries.
Growing poinsettias were arranged
on pedestais about the room and
upon the stage as a screen for the
musicians were young cedar trees
and in the center of the stage was
large Christmas tree, beautifully
decorated with tinsel, ornaments and
lights. The lights were showered
WITH red Christmas bells.
Miss Octavia Love, as the charm
ing official hostess of the occasion,
was assisted in receiving the guests,
by Mrs. Randolph Chears, Mrs. Ev-
erett Cook and Miss Frances Cole
One of the most delightful parties
OF the afternoon was that rendered
by the Misses Clara and Elizabeth
Frank, who entertained in special
compliment to their attractive young
niece. Miss Clara Belle Frank.
Covers were laid for IL on an
elegantly appointed table, which had
a lovely centerpiece of poinsettias,
holly and mistletoe, while minia-
ture Santa Claus marked each place.
Those wohi had the pleasure Of en-
joying the Misses Franks hospital
itv were: Misses Clara Belle Frank
Olive Finlay, Houston Mckee, Mabel
Walker, Sara Stanton Peggy Adams,
Josephine Hyde, Ruth Rutherford,
Mrs. r. L. Long and Mrs. c. Thorn
ton Buchanan.
Mrs. NJ. NJ. .Gattman entertained
the members of the S. o. S. club,
complimentary to pretty high
school girl, her niece, Miss Florence
Ray KILLER Pink orses were used in
The artistic centerpiece and the places
were marked by cards picturiGg
was favor in the form of candy
cotSage bouquet in lace paper hold
erB. Included amone Mrs. Gattmans
guests were: Misses Florence Ray
Hitler. Dorothea Lang Carol Shack,
Dorothy Johns, Mildred Marks, Co
rhine Goodman and Esther Hitler.
Mrs. ]. Row Curtis was the hostess
at a most delightful affair, entertain
ing in special compliment to Wis
itingl college girl, Miss Sara Anne
Carmichael, of Mississippi college,
Hattiesburg, Miss. The floral CEN
terpiece of the table was of poin-
settias, arranged in a basket, around
which were red tapers burning in
crystal holders, caught with red and
green tulle. At the places were boxes
in the form of miniature mounds Of
snow filled with bon bons and at
the places also were swapping IA
vors in red papers holding little
caps in holiday colors. Seated at
tkis table was a group of young
Mr. Sam Ford Clayton, Miss Tina
SeRord. Mr. !. Reuerly Ward, Miss
I..ary Coleman Clark, Mr.. Leonard
Shepard, Miss Louise HARDWOOD, Mr..
Martin Condor, III. Miss Rebecca
Williams, Mr.. Thomas White Hoil-
man, Miss Lucille Ozanne Curtis and
Mr. Richard Schlect.
Seated at another prettily decor
ated table were Mines. G. f. Schlect,
A. w. Fisher, Jr., T, ]. Ozanne, John
Milton Hines and Mrs. Curtis. -
Miss Elizabeth Sloan entertained
in special compliment to g. lovely
bride elect, Miss Annie Cheek Bar
ton, whose marriage to Mr.. Winbun
q, Currie will take place on Monday
eyentng. The centerpiece was OF
po;nsettias and pretty show girls
rtarkad the places, where red flower
essna held sailed nuts. Seated at the
table were Miss Barton, Mr.. Currie,
Sfass Sloan, Mr.. Jerry Somerville,
NJ William Sloan and Mr.. Frank G.
Barton, Jr.
Mrs. M. S. Burnett entertained in
special compliment to Miss Hazel
Burnett Isbell, of Gainesville, Ga,
and Miss Elizabeth Christianson. a
pretty high school girl. A red ana
green color scheme wal artistically
barred out in the decoration Of the
table and at the places were baskets
OK bon bons. Mrs. N. w. Christian
son assisted Mrs. Burnett in enter
staAaing her guests, among whom
were: Miss Isbell and Jack Nelson,
ssiss Christensen and Thomas Ses-
sum, Miss Carolyn Merlin and Blu
ford Alexander, Miss Karl Friar and
Charles Ward, Miss Julia Young and
Ernest Martin.
Mrs. Austin Tindal1 was the hos
tess at one of the delightful parties
of the afternoon entertaining in hon
or of Miss Elizabeth Dudley A
Christmas centeTpiece in red and
green adorned the table and at the
places were bon bons and sailed
nuts in Christmas cases. Mrs. I'm
dalrs guests included Miss Dudley,
Mr.. Philip Dickinson, Mrs. Gilbert
Palmer and MIR. Bates Brown, VINO
is2home from Cornell university.
Among the pretty college girls who
we're honorees at luncheon was Miss
Elizabeth Stanley, who was compli-
mented by her mother, Mrs. j. c.
Stanley.
Christmas coiors and favors were
carried out in the decoration, the
certerpiece on the dainttiy appointed
table being a wicker basket of red
carnations, and tiny poinsettias held
the nuts and minis Those having
the pleasure of being Mrs. Stanley's
xuests were Misses Elizabeth HARE,
Sadie B. Scott, Dorothy Eaton, Fan
nie May PeaFce, Virginia Walker,
Gertrude King and Mines. ]. A. Scott
and p. II. Pearce.
Mrs. e. c. K1aiber's table was
decorated with basket of red roses
and she had as her guests, Mr.. 2. r,
Dolan, Of New York city; Mr.. and
Mrs e. G. Denaux, Mr. and Mrs.
Negley Schaeffer, Mrs. j. G. Cain,
and Mr.. e. C. Klaiber.
One Of the prettiest tables was
Mrs. H G. Lambert's, the honor
guest being her son, Grayson Lam
bert, who is home for the holidays
from the Columbia Military college.
The college colors Of red and white
we're artistically carried out in the
table decoration.
I.hnsa who vera members of the