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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1920
Page
5
A long list of residents and visitors are noted in Owingsville and area, with many names, towns, and destinations. The notices include trips to Lexington, Louisville, Birmingham, Oklahoma, and Florida, visits to relatives, and upcoming departures to Buffalo and Midwest points.
The Epworth League of the Methodist church invites the public to a silver tea at Miss Lucille Bush's home on W High Street at 8:00 p.m. Rev Clyde Darsie conducts a week of Jeffersonville meetings with daily sermons at 7:30 p.m. Bishop Ferdinand Brossard will administer confirmations to 13 candidates at St Patrick's on Thursday at 11:00 a.m. Spencer Christian church hosts a week of services led by Rev E E Dawson with growing attendance and multiple evenings starting 7:30 p.m. Public invited.
Mrs. Frank Boyd entertained at Fairfields on the Maysville pike with an informal Thursday afternoon gathering. Five hundred was played then luncheon was served from card tables. Guests included Mrs. J. P. Highland, Mrs. Lester Lee, Mrs. Will Howell, Mrs. Robert Howell, Mrs. Alfred M. Pulaski, Miss Lizzie P. Coleman, Mrs. B. D. Hall and Mrs. Fisher Mark.
Mrs Highland entertained at her country home Friday afternoon in compliment to Mrs Alfred M. Pulaski of Detroit and Miss Annabel Brough of Florida. The rooms were bright with garden flowers and late in the afternoon refreshments were served. Attending were Miss Brough, Mrs Pulaski, Mrs Robert Howell, Mrs Will Howell, Mrs W K Prewitt, Mrs B P Jeffries and Mrs Lester Lee.
Miss Frances Kennedy entertained Friday evening with a dancing party at her Lexington avenue home in compliment to Miss Micha Martin of Owingsville and Miss Carolyn Phillips of Flemingsburg. Music and supper followed for the younger society set, including Misses Eleanor Taylor Marcia Keyes Pendleton Taylor of Winchester and Fielding and Harvey Rogers of Bourbon county.
Mr and Mrs H L Greene entertained a jolly crowd of young people at a Saturday picnic in Speers Mill Bourbon county. The guests included Misses Robertson Tyler Coleman Powell Ragan Crail and Messrs Hamline Pinney Randall Thompson Greene Ramsey and Harold Greene. Laura Hart hosted a Five Hundred gathering for Micha Martin of Owingsville and Phillips of Maysville with Frances Kennedy as guests. The home on Maysville street featured garden bowers and a substantial lunch after games assisted by Mrs Sidney Hart Mrs Larry Hofman and Mrs Chas Heind.
The pupils of Georges Vignetti from Lexington College of Music gave a Friday night recital at the Christian church. A large audience admired graceful performances including Spring Song Indianola Highland Gypsey Dance and Berceuse among others by Mary Gatewood Laura Ray Crooks John Walsh Christine Ramey Bohm Evelyn Prewitt Elizabeth Fogg and others with Mrs. Henry Reid as accompanist. The Mt. Sterling Young Ladies' Orchestra contributed a notable collaboration.
Mrs Owings Lane entertains this afternoon at her Owingsville pike home in a card party honoring her niece Miss Patty Addison Thompson. Guests include Miss Kathleen Gager of Chattanooga Tennessee and Miss Mary Robinson Crooks with Frances Kennedy and Elizabeth.
A group of residents including Carolyn Bourne Highland Adelaide Gay Henrietta Coleman Martha Mae Robinson Margaret Nesbitt Emily Hazelrigg Nancy Clay Dorothy Tyler Anna B Pinney Mary V Robertson Laura Hart Louise Crear Ida Belle Brother Jess Bascom Maurine Crockett Jenmel Gatewood Mary Lawless Gatewood Frances Samuels Elizabeth McCaun Sara Frances Hamilton Ethel Fletcher Mildred Gatewood Sara Stephens are named in a sharpsburg lexington notices alongside Mrs Edward Wright Mrs William May Mrs James Nesbit Mrs Lester Tharp Mrs Stewart Sharp Mrs Floyd Potts Mrs William Tipton and Mrs David Chenault from Hickman and Kansas City.
A brief editorial note from the Boston Transcript comments on the daily fight to stretch limited funds, noting many workers face an empty middle region of income.
Dr H E Rompel will present the lecture Facing the Task at the Redpath Chautauqua. The talk covers permanent patriotism community cooperation industrial responsibility thorough Americanism and the philosophy of inspiration with a vivid message on contemporary reaction.
The sick Mrs. Joe W. Stephens improvised injury from a fall remains in serious condition. Friends of Mrs. John T. Ford expect her to improve after two weeks of illness. Mrs. J. Clay Cooper, who had a serious operation at St Joseph Hospital Louisville, continues to improve though home rest will be weeks away. Mr. Cooper
In Columbus Georgia on June 17 a daughter was born to Mr and Mrs Charles J Greene at their home The child is named Katherine Elizabeth and joins the family news from the city.
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