Mexico weekly ledger., 1921-01-13
Thimble Club Is Oldest
Organized Club In Mexico

when they read the paper, that there
is nothing but clubs, but have you
ever stopped to think or learn the his
tory of these clubs? For example.
the Thimble Club, which meets the
last Friday of each month, have you
ever wondered what the members do?
How it got its name? Why It was
organized? About thirty-two years
ago, a crowd of girls were attending
Hardin College decided to organize
themselves into a club and always
keep in touch with each other, for it
would not be many months till school
would be out and many would go to
their homes. They were taking cook
ing lessons, so gave their organization
the name Of Cinderella Cooking
Club" and true to the name they
could cook. Ask Ross Cauthorn, Judge
CAN'T, or Lee Craddock if they didn't
enjoy the good things these girls pre-
pared, for they had all kinds of par
ties, dinners and luncheons and served
food eft for the gods" Church we'd
dings were also one of their special
accomplishments, for they often dec
GRATED forthese and it is said could not
be surpassed. After many years, most
of the club members were married
and have homes to keep, but still the
good cooking was prepared and served
at the club meetings as we'll as at
home. So they decided on another
work, and that was to sew and about
fifteen years ago the Cinderella Cook
ing Club" changed into the "Thimble
Club" and ever since has kept up the
work of doing sewing as well as cook
ing, and if you eve attended one of
the meetings you would be well con-
WINGED they can do EVERYTHING
well. Of the original number, many
new names have been added to the
roll, but one thing can be said, not a
member has been lost of the active
club. This is the Oldest club in town.
Once a year the club invite their hus-
bands to a party, which affairs are
looked forward to with great pleas
by the men. Last year they had
their party at the Auxvasse Bridge,
with a picnic and from accounts it was
a great success. Mrs. McCabe Howe,
formerly Miss Irma Barnes, who was
an honorary member, was the first
death in the club. The original men,
bers who started this club are: Miss
Martha Spence, Miss Katie Ferris
MRS. S. D. Stocks), Miss Polly Bryan
(Mrs. Ripley, Miss Willie Potts
MRS. N. R. Rodes), Miss Julia Rick
etts MRS. Lee Craddock), Miss Ida
Bloom (Mrs. Arthur Lee), Miss Sara
Pollock (Mrs. W. c. Johnson), Miss
Julia Ross, Miss Martha Frost (Mrs.
N. H. Patterson), Miss Mamie Davis,
Miss Hattie CAN'T (Mrs. Percy Hord),
Mrs. Allie Morris (Mrs. Jim Wilkins),
Miss Beulah Williams (Mrs. Frank
Jesse), Miss Leona Williams MRS.
Joe Rodes), Miss Maggie French
MRS. E. S. Cave), Miss Annie Pat
terson (Mrs. Charles Grassell), Miss
China Gibbs (Mrs. W. W. Pollock,
Miss Mildred Buckner miss ]. G.
Trimble) and Miss Jennie Hit MRS.
R. D. Worrell. Many of these have
moved away, but their names and adj
dresses are still on theroll book of the
club and they are always welcome
when here, The present members are:
President, Mrs. Bradford Sappington;
secrtary and treasurer, Mrs. W. G..
Wilkins, and Mrs. Roy Ferris, Mrs.
S. D. Stocks, Mrs. E. H. Carter, Mrs.
Ed Lawder, Mrs. Jim Jesse, Mrs. w.
W. Pollock, Mrs. Milton Paterson,
Mrs. A. H. Whitney, Mrs. R. D. wor-
rell, Mrs. T. J. Williams, Mrs. A. C.
White, Mrs. Dan Cauthorn, Mrs. Har-
ry Atchison, Mrs. G. A. Barnes, Mrs.
A. B. Smith, Mrs. Charles Claybrook,
Mrs. Joe Wilkins, Mrs. w. C. johnson,
Mrs. Ned Rodes, Mrs. Ross Cauthorn,
Mrs. Elon bearing, Mrs. Charles
Clark and Misses Julia Ross, Emma
Cauthorn and Martha Spence. The
honorary members are: Mrs. C. M.
Basket of st. Louis; Mrs. Latney
Barnes of Amorilla, Texas; Mrs. Geo.
Crockett, Malta Bend, Mo-; Mrs. E. S.
Cave of Columbia; Mrs. L. O. Rodes
of Sikeston; Mrs. Percy Hord of Phil
adelphia; Mrs. Frank Jesse of Web
ster Groves, Mrs. Joe Rodes of Web
ster Groves; Mrs. Arthur Lee, of Gin
ton, Mo-; Mrs. Fannie Potts Robinson
of San Antonio, Texas; Mrs. Holly
Witherspoon of Kentucky; Mrs. ]. G.
Trimble of st. Joseph, Mo-; Mrs.
Polly Riplye, of Connecticut; Mrs. Jim
Wilkins, of Texas; Miss Effie Graham
of Columbia; Miss Cassie Cauthorn
and Mrs. Butler Guthrie of Mexico;
Mrs. Lee Craddock Of Mexico; Miss
Mamie Davis Of Marion, Ala; Mrs.
Charles Grassell Of Pennsylvania;
Miss Julia Morris Of st. Louis and
Mrs. Adolph Becker Of st. Louis.
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