The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-03-14
Golden Jubilee Party Held
In Home Of Mrs. EImore


the club women of Durant was the
General Federation Golden Jubilee
party given by Woman's Club, goth
Century Club, Gamma Club and tha
Present Day Club in the home OF
Mrs. R. c. Elmore Friday afternoon
March s, when forty-four club mem
bers and three guests were entel
tanned. The spacious home was ap-
p~ropriately decorated with golden jon
quils and other cut flowers, carrying
cut the gold motif, making an arts
tic background for the large birth
day cake, decorated with golden fes
toons and roses, topped by fifty gol
den candles. After singing Missis
sippi, a contest and quiz, intersperset
with music and readings, made a dui
moment an impossibility.
Mrs. j. w. Howell, of the Gammz
Club, won the prize for contributing
the greatest number of words de
scribing the ideal club woman, each
word beginning with one of the let
tiers in Federation. Mrs. E. S. Lew.
is, Mrs. J. w. Rice. Mrs. R. C. Ell
more, Mrs. Charles Watkins, MS
A.. L. Stevens were given honorable
mention.
Mrs. Walter Odom Of the 10th Cen
fury Club. conducted a quiz, the con
testants being the president and fivC
members of the four clubs. Afte,
many rounds Of questions, Mrs. Mon.
gomery, Of the Woman's Club, Mrs
Bacon, of the Goth Century Club
Mrs. Steen, of Gamma Club, and Mrs
Henley, of Present Day Club, tiet
for honors
Mrs. Montgomery guessed thu
lucky number 10, and was awarded
the prize.
The high light of the event was the
ceremony of the presentation of gift
to the General Federation on the oc
casion of its Golden Jubilee, anc
the decoration of the local honored
Pioneer Clubwomen, Mrs. A. L. Stew
Ems of the Woman's Club. Aftel
giving a brief history of the Missis
sippi Federation of Woman's Clubs
Mrs. c. A. Doster, chairman of the
Jubilee Committee, and vice president
OF the State Federation, lighted the
birthday candles. Each of the follow.
ing club presidents presented hel
club gifts and outlined briefly TIL,
Mrs. r. B. Jenkins, president of the
youngest local club; Mrs. Edwin
Steen, of the Gamma Club; Mrs. Zou.
ella Zacon of the Goth Century Club
and Miss Annie Mcintyre, of the
Woman's Club, one of the Pioneer
Clubs of the State.
Miss Mcintyre gave a brief history
OF the club life of her associate
club member and pioneer club wo,
man, Mrs. A. l.. Stevens, as she pre-
scented her with a bronze medal, a
gift from her club. Mrs. Stevens
responded with a few well chosen
words and outlined three decades OF
General Federation work.
The musical part of the program
was as follows: Song, by Mrs. JACK
Tackett, accompanied by Mrs. J.. w
Rice. A chorus composed of Mrs
Doster, Mrs. Robert Ham, Miss Fran
ces Allen, Miss Mamie Clark, ano
Mrs Walter Odom, sang 1.-The Blu'
Danube" accompanied by Mrs. Madge
Lipsey Miss Pauline Carter, of the
Gamma Club, gave a reading, "The
Typewriter Letter" At the close
of the program punch, cookies ana
dainty sandwiches were served. Mrs
Pugh Winborn and Mrs. Leon Max
well presided at the punch bow.
Mrs. B. o. Beisel, Mrs. Charles Knott
and Mrs. Louis Longinotti passed
cookies and sandwiches.
For the success Of. the party the
following ladies are to be congratu-
lated, Mrs. c.. A. Doster, genera
chairman, Mrs. Joe York and Mrs.
w. E. McCune, Mrs. Walter Odom.
chairman of entertainment, Mrs. J
B. Shamburger, Mrs. Pugh Winborn,
Mrs. Charles Knot, of 20th Century
Club, Mrs. A. B. Clements, Mrs Dan
Comfort, Mrs. Harrington of the
Gamma Club, Mrs. B. o. Beisel, Mrs
w. A. Henley, Mrs. Leon Maxwell OF
Present Day Club.