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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1921
Page
5
Mrs. R. E. Punch visits Winchester friends while Miss Lara Fogg visits relatives in Maysville. Numerous locals and out of town guests arrive and depart from Winchester, with plans from summer trips to reunions and hospital visits.
Mrs. Garrett Marshall hosts a sewing circle at her Spencer Pike home this afternoon inviting neighbors to join in sewing, conversation, and friendship.
Messrs John Reed and Leslie Combs of Lexington entertain at the Lexington Country Club this Saturday in honor of Miss Laura Start and her house party.
Miss Mildred Gatewood entertains a house party at her North Maysville Street home this week. Guests include Miss Edwina Morrow of Frankfort Miss Anna Laura Atwood Miss Lucy May Covington of Mayfield Miss Margaret Cook of Danville Miss Marie Beckner of Winchester and Messrs Vaden Lackey of Memphis Frank Kenney of Danville and Will Smith of Louisville.
Mrs Speer hosted a Saturday bridge party at West Main Street with Mrs Webster P Hunt ington taking the top score and a Rookwood bowl prize. The same evening Mr Sterling’s younger set held a Trimble Hall subscription dance with music by Smith's Sextette and many visitors in attendance.
Margaret Ramsey hosted a social gathering with a large party including Misses Louise Stone Frances Stone and Rebecca Boswell, along with Katherine Day and many others from Winchester Owingsville Georgetown and nearby areas. The guest list features numerous local residents and prominent names such as A B Oldham Jr John H Oldham George Hamilton Morris Ramsey and Jack Owings among others.
Mr and Mrs Judson Anderson hosted a large country party with a porch dance at their Hinkston venue. The wiete gallery overflowed with garden flowers and lanterns as Miss Laura Hart and a house party received guests and later enjoyed a midnight buffet.
Guests wear satin gowns and taffeta dresses as dancing begins after nine with a three piece orchestra. Midnight supper features salad sandwiches and orange ice. Hosts Mr. and Mrs. Highland entertain many relatives and friends across Kentucky towns including Owingsville Sharpsburg Mayfield and Lexington with a long guest list.
The Eighth Grade commencement was held Friday night in the city schools auditorium before a large audience. Principal honors went to Charles Richardson with honorable mentions for Elizabeth Strossman Harriet Howell Martha Moss Gladys Tabor Virginia Ayres Elise Derrickson Nola Highland Roberta Dale Georgia Kerns Frances Turner Frances Scobee Billy Reid Catherine Redmond Mary Florence Dragoo Tilla Cox.
All persons having claims against the estate of Claude P. Stephens will present them, properly proven, to the undersigned, or W B White, his attorney. (70-31) John Gibbons, Agt. &e.
Carroll C. Chenault Jr of this city and Charles Oldham of Nicholasville join a party to tour Europe. Charles E. Hoge Jr and Henry T. Ieys of Frankfort depart tonight for New York to sail Saturday aboard the Anchor Line ship Columbia for about two months abroad.
Advertises holeproof silk hose for women in white black and cordovan with double heels toes and feet. Extra long regular 1 50 a pair offered this week by The Walsh Co.
The Grassy Lick revival opens strongly with Rev W K McClure of Flemingsburg assisting Rev J S Ragan. Attendance is good with sermons described as of the highest type. Sunday schedule includes 11 am Presbyterian service 3 pm great men’s meeting at the Methodist church and 7:30 pm evening service with Rev Dr Thacker and the Harbisons.
Unusual interest marks this week’s revival meetings at the Methodist and Presbyterian churches. Many express desire to join the church and the city’s congregations likely will gain new members. Dr Thacker is praised as a highly satisfying evangelist and the Harbison Singers are contributing significantly to the effort.
The Walsh Co features Ladies Holeproof silk hose in multiple colors this week with a price drop from 1.50 to 75e. Available shades include black white and cordovan.
T Foster Rogers records new lettings including Thos N Coons to Dr C W Compton at a North Sycamore dwelling with possession July 15 and home on Samuels Avenue sold to George W Anderson Jr J D Turley rents West Locust Street dwelling to Noel Hodges and family from Frankfort Ky now residing here
The sick Mrs Wade H Richardson has shown improvement after a week of serious illness and is thought to be out of danger. Mrs R I Settles, injured in a fall from an automobile, has been moved from Mary Chiles Hospital to her West High street home and is recovering rapidly.
A local ad announces a special sale offering garments in black white and cordovan at a cut price of 75c. The brief notice highlights limited stock and immediate availability.
Olympian Springs arising as the state’s leading summer resort opens for the season on Friday June 17. An opening ball will feature Smith’s Sextette from Lexington with society folk from nearby towns expected to attend. The newly redecorated ballroom and pristine floor set the stage for a record turnout.
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