The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1921-01-16
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High School Library Report.

High School Library Report.
At the recent meeting Of the Lee
High School Parent Teacher associa-
ton a most interesting and crafty
ing report from the High School Lii
brary committee was read by Miss
Lucy Howard at the request of the
chairman of the committee. The
library represents one of the most
ambitious efforts of the Parent
Teacher association, and its rapid
growth is a source of much pride to
the Association as well as the Facul-
ty and students of the High School,
all of whom contributed such cor.
dial and active support to the vigor-
Gus campaign that launched The un-
dertaking last year. The work so
well started then is still progressing
nnder the earnest zeal and executive
ability of this years officers, Mrs. H.
Al. Pratt, President; Mrs. |. Simon,
Treasurer; and Mrs. j. w. Lipscomb
chairman of the library committee.
hThe High School students have also
added most creditable sum this
year to the munificont fund raised
last year.
The library is already a working
factor in the school work of the stu
dents. There are now 1900 volumes
ON the shelves, 300 of which have
been added this year. Of these about
200 are devoted to fiction, 25O to
literature, $50 to history, which in
Eelades biography and travel, 100 to
science and 100 to economies, There
rare three SETS of encyclopedias, The
'Anext purchase will be, for books Of
treferencea in special courses The
books are arranged and classified acl
cording to the Dewey system OF class
ification, the system in use in all
modern Libraries.
Mrs. I. Bailey Hardy Entertains
Thursday Bridge Club.
The gloom of an nclement after
noon was most charmingly dispelled
last Thursday afternoon, wher Mrs.
II. Bailey Hardy entertained the
Thursday Bridge Club at the We
mans Club. Mahogany baskets Of
ferns and narcissis added a festive
touch to tables where exciting games
Of bridge united wHn the hospital W
Of a bright and attractive .hosbess ~
dispense the forbiddng weather.
Pretty prizes were awarded Mrs. s.
| l. Game, MFsssR. T. J9hnstbai and
1 Mrs. Mount seaalhs. Aftef theganles
EasddHcious liotsImenu consisting spf
tomato spice, minced ,~ogsters eofs
ffse and rbl1ss was served. The guest
Wa ineludeds Mesdames Henry Ms
A,3aatd, T,sSearry, G. NJ. Flynn,
ILeo Flynn, =. Cs Owen, Ben Owen,
us. l.. Game, Leighton Lide, =. p.
Johnston,, VIM. Simpson, Dan Gas
ton, coleman Hamilton, Mount
sSearles, Herman Owen, Frank Philips
Mary Rogan, Kittie Kennedy, and
Misses Sadie Hudson. Augusta Equen,
Etta Atwell, Matte Lou Brown.
Mrs. ID. d. Stephenson's Musical For
S Miss Hood.
Miss Adelyn Hood, of Tuscaloosa,
the attractive guest of Mrs. Duff
Stephenson, was the inspiration for a
delightful musical tea last Thurs
day afternoon when Mrs. Stephenson
entertained in her honor in Miss Poin-
dexter's Studio at the M s. G. w.
The artistic appointments and mural
decorations Of the lovely Studio added
pleasing charm to the occasion. The
versatile hohoree, who is an artist Of
magnetic personality delighted the
guests with her varied musical pro-
gram that indicated the wide range
Of her repertoire. Miss Hoods vocal
numbers impressed her audience with
their purity and sweetness of tone,
and her violin selections were rend-
cred with exquisite tenderness and
true classic feeling Miss Hood was
accompanied by talented Columbian,
Mrs. Nelson Hutchinson. After the
musical tea and sandwiches were
served by the hostess who was as
sisted by Mesdames D. d. Stephenson,
and Julian Gardner, and Misses Anne
Stephenson and Katherine and Yer
men Waller.
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