Article from unknown source with handwritten date of April 3, 1960. Extracted from the newspaper article collection started in 1879 by Mrs. Nannie Brown of Madison, Missouri. Mrs. Holohan Shower Honoree Mrs. Mary Ruth Wood, Mrs. Romaine Holohan, Mrs. Phyllis Sparks and Mrs. Martha Lou Elsbury were hostesses to a pink and blue shower in honor of Mrs. Elwood Holohan at Bobs Café, Tuesday night. The room was decorated with colorful balloons with picture of babies on streamers attached to the ceiling, other decorations were of pink and blue. The gifts were presented to the honoree from a white covered table with baby pictures pasted along the side, centered with a stork tree with decorations of toy babies and accessories. Games were played, the prizes won were given to Mrs. Holohan. Refreshments of white tea cake iced in pink and topped with a miniature stork and baby, and pink and blue mints in nut cups in form of a three cornered diaper held by a god safety pin and coffee were served to the following guests: Mrs. Mary Ragsdale, Mrs. Alice Hillard, Mrs. Mildred Riley, Mrs. Marvin Wood, Mrs. Willena Woods, Mrs. Carrie Holohan, Mrs. Tom Luck, Mrs. Willie Eyer, Mrs. Jessie McCreery, Mrs. Gail Holohan, Mrs. Bob Holohan, Mrs. Lillian Sullins, Mrs. Lucille Purdy, Mrs. Betty Mackler, Mrs. Bess Thompson, Mrs. Doris Davis, Mrs. Lena Pearl Tully, Mrs. Christine Manuel, Miss Shirley Manuel, Mrs. Mildred Brooks, Mrs. Lille B. Southern, Mrs. W.K. Campbell, Mrs. Mildred Hall, Mrs. Garland Mitchell, Mrs. Frances Haley, Mrs. Mildred Haley, Mrs. Juanita Farrell, Mrs. Charlene Heathman, Mrs. Edith Dickerson, Mrs. Jlia Wood, Mrs. Pauline Houchins, Mrs. T.R. Turner, Mrs. Maxine Riley, Mrs Albert Frank, Madison; and Mrs. James Brooks, Moberly. Copyright notice: All transcriptions in this email are copyrighted by their creator. They may not be reproduced on another site or on any printed or recorded media, CD, etc. without specific written permission from Kathleen Wilham. Although public information is not in and of itself copyrightable, the format in which it is presented, transcriptions, notes & comments, etc. is. It is however quite permissible to print or save the files to a personal computer for personal use only. Permission is granted to public libraries, and genealogical and historical societies to print and bind for the use of their patrons. Kathleen Wilham 2 Sharon Drive Shelbina, MO. 63468-1562