The Chronicle star the Moss Point advertiser., 1949-12-30
Other Festivities

Other Festivities
The Lake Garden club held its
Christmas party Wednesday with
Mesdames j. o. Cole. w. K.
Thornton and r. A. Cameron as
hostesses. 1t took place at the
home of Mrs. Cole in the midst Of
Christmas decorations and most
unusual at this time of the year,
the rooms were fragrant with
branches of blooming sweet olive
from her garden.
How To Preserve Poinseftias
Mrs. N. p. Emmit whose poin-
settias were a source of admira-
ton at the meeting of her circle
last week told me that she once
heard over radio that one could
keep cut poinsettias for a much
longer period when they had been
immersed in boiling water "up to
their necks' and left there until
the water had cooled. l knew that
Wildlings plucked on outings into
the country can be revived the
same way, or at least in water too
hot to keep the hand in for more
than a moment. And about gath
ering colored leaves for Christ
mas. If the leaves are wiped with
a cloth saturated with mineral oil
as soon as possible after they have
been gathered they will remain on
the branches for an indefinite
period, especially the huckleberry.
Elks' Dance
And the Elks club will over
flow with hospitality on New
Years Eve, because one of the
dances for which it has become
noted will be held with all the
New Years decorations and
favors.
Miss McRae Leaves
Miss Mary Alice McRae left for
Minneapolis, MINI, Christmas
Eve to resume her training as a
nurse at Asbury hospital after a
visit of two weeks with her par
.ents, Mr.. and Mrs. M. E. MeRae,
TIA Kenneth.
MI. and Mrs. Ralph p. Delmas
have as guests over the Christ
mas holidays, Mrs. Delmas' sis
ter, Mrs. Fl. M. Hansen of Forest
Hills, Long Island. Their two
sons are also down from Missis-
sippi college for the holidays.
Allen Dyson, who is teaching
at Loyela in New Orleans is
spending the holidays with Mrs.
N. S. McGrath and her sisters,
Misses Josephine d Henrietta
Jonte.
Birmingham Visitors
Mr.. and Mrs. c. L. Bennett and
daughter. Miss Mary, have re-
turned to Birmingham after
spending Christmas with the two
formers sons, Travis Bennett and
family. While here Mr.. and Mrs.
Bennett were guests of Mrs. N. S.
McGrath, and Miss Mary in the
home of Mrs. Laura Kell. They
were all guests of Mrs. Kell at
Christmas dinner.
Mrs. II. B. Everitt and daugh-
tiers, Misses Kathleen, Marie and
Ann, returned to their home at
Panama City Monday after a
Christmas visit with Mrs, Ever
tits brother-in-law and sister,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph X. Hollister.
Robert Kell came from Gulf
port where he is employed, to
pay an overnight visit Christmas
with his parents, MI. and Mrs.
Tom Kell, His brother, the Rev.
Richard Kell, who arrived Christ
mas day from Monroeville, re-
turned home Wednesday.
Miss Annette Tisdale has re-
turned to Opp, Ala, where she is
employed. after attending the
wedding of her sister. Miss Mar
tina Nell, and spending Christmas
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Tisdale.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudy Bardwell.
Jr., were overnight guests Mon
day of Mrs. Bardwell's mother,
Mrs. John w. Fryer and Mr..
Fryer. stopping en- route to Mr..
Bardwell's naval post at Key
West after a l5-day trip to Cal
ifornia.