The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1922-03-03
MIR. AND MRS. HOFFA
GIVE MARDI CRAS PARTY

5 The winters social season reache,
5 its height on Tuesday night, whe,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Hoffa opened thei
lovely home on Line Street to their
, wide circle of friends with a Mard
Gras Party. The weather mar wa,
very unkind, sending a steady down
pour of rain all day long and far in
to the night. But the extremely dis
agreeable weather did not deter one
guest-for Grenada people realized
long ago that an invitation from Mr.
ard Mrs. Hoffa means not only pleas,
ure, but the privilege of enjoying true
and genuine Southern hospitality.
AS the guests arrived each was
numbered and the spirit of fun and
levity soon filled the rooms, when the
couples formed for the Grand March,
which was really a very grand and
spectacular procession, for the digni-
fled and evasive atmosphere of the
crowd had not yet quite melted away.
AS this was ended, each one was given
a pencil and paper and told to guess
the maSqueraders and also write an
original poem to a wonderful suit of
hair adjoining some head. Mrs. r. G..
Trusty won the ladies' prize for
guessing the largest number, and Mr..
Neil Carothers the gentleman's prize.
Mrs. j. S. Sharp was asked to read
her poem, dedicated to DR.. Sharp.
The next hour was whiled away play
ing old fashioned games-every n
entering these wholesome, happy
amuSements of long ago. AS the men
! brought attractive small tables into
the dining room, the hostess asked
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Baker, Hill, Trusty, and Calhoon-tO
take charge and make that most APP
petizing dish at all times, Welsh Rare
bit. The ladies had the very rare
pleasure of sitting gently by and
watching their husbands play the do
mestic role. AS these gentlemen
served a delicious buffet supper of
hot tea, hot sandwiches, rocks. pickles
and Welsh Rarebit, the crowd was
convinced the walters could really do
many things they had up to then, been
very distressingly ignorant of. The
true carnival spirit was reached when
the rooms began to be filled with
confetti, carnival tape, bright colOred
streamers, hearty laughter and shriekS
of delight. As the midnight hour
approached, and the jewellers began
to dispense, it was the unanimous YER
dict that this charming and delightful
couple had proven themselves to be
a gifted host and hostess, for the en-
tire party, in every detail: had been
beautifully planned and delightfully."- !
and graciously carried out.
The hostess was very handsome in
a lovely Turkish costume, while in
striking contrast, the host played the
role of the ship-wrecked sailor, in
such a merry and truly funny man.
ner that he kept the merry-makers in
a constant uproar of laughter. 1t
would be a difficult matter to select
any one costume, as the most ingeni-
Gus, or attractive, for they were all
good. Those present were-Ladles:
. Mrs. J. Sidney Sharp as Valentine
Mrs. Sam Grizzle, Colonial
Mrs. C. c. White, Red Cross
Nurse; Mrs. j. T. Thomas, Spanish
Sonora; Mrs. Sci Roane Colonial
Mrs. Sam Cain, Sailor girl;
Mrs. Cowles Horton. Spanish Sonora;
Mrs. H. J. Ray. Little Girl with Curls;
Mrs. Herman Heath, College Girl;
Mrs. c.. H. Calhoun, Indian Princess
Mrs. Stanley Clark, Daisy; Mrs. Ben
%Snowbird; Miss Elizabeth
Jones, Queen of Calico; Mrs. B. D.
Newsom. Bride; Mrs. John Rumble,
Indian Maid; Mrs. Wilkins, Lady in
Miss Ida COffman, Japanese
Girl; Mrs. R. c. Trusty, Queen of
Hearts; Mrs. F. S. Hill, Queen Of
Miss Robbie Doak, Tennis
Girl; Mrs. R. W. Jones, ST., Daughter
If American Revolution; Mrs. Mollie
Townes, Gypsy; Mrs. T. f. Moody,
Queen of Sheba; Mrs. Nan McCOr-
nick. Gypsy; Mrs; Ben Brown, Co
onial Dame; Mrs w. c. Trotter,
oierritte; Mrs. H. w. Baker, Gypsy;
IRIS. Ben Stewart, Gypsy; Miss Louise
1offa, Clown; Mrs. E. Underwood,
Corn. Gentlemen, DR.. J. Sid
ney Sharp, Indian Chief; Mr.. Sam
Grizzle, Colonial Gentleman; Mr.. c.
O. White. King of Bahia; Mr.. J. 7.
Thomas, Waiter; Mr.. Sam Cain.
Mr.. N. J.. Carothers, COlored
Minstrel; Mr.. Cowles Horton, Sailor;
Mr.. H. j. Ray, Uncle ST; Mr.. w. H.
Kirk, Uncle Sam; Mr.. Herman Heath,
in Armor; DR.. Stanley Clark,
Union Boy; Mr.. B. C. Adams,
Cavalier; Mr.. Frank Romberger,
Tarm Hand; Mr.. Bruce Newsom,
Prof. Rumble, Cowboy; Mr..
E. Moody, Shriner; Mr.. Andrew
Jarothers, Cream of Wheat, Rev. J..
Cunningham, Negro Nanny; Mr..
R. w. Sharp, Jew; Mr.. Ben Brown,
.'olonial Gentleman; Mr.. Campbell
Mclean, Santa Claus; Mr.. 7. H.
Neck. Spanish Senior, Mr.. B. C. Dun
an, Professor; Mr.. John Sidney