Jasper County Democrat, Volume 23, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 August 1920 — ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCER [ARTICLE]

ENGAGEMENT IS ANNOUNCER

Miss Nell Meyers to Be Married on October 12. Miss Nell Meyers gave a dinner party Friday evening to about 20 of her girl friends at which she announced her engagement to Mr. Elmo Blakemore of Kennet, Mo., the wedding to take place on Tuesday, Oct. 12. - The announcement was a complete surprise to her friends and was made in quite an unique manner. When coffee was served each guest was presented with a slip of paper with typewritten instructions to hold their place cards to the flame and read. The cards bore the following words which had been written in lemon juice: “If on the flames you hold your card, You will And a puzzle hard; Work it out, then you will see What the future holds for me. • Nell and Elmo; October twelfth.” Miss Meyersyis a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Meyers of Rensselaer, and is a very attractive and accomplished young lady. She is a graduate of the Rensselaer high school and also of Wisconsin university. She later taught one year in the schools at Kennet, Mo., where she met her fiance. She also held a government position at Washington, D. C„ during the recent world war. Mr. Blakemqre is an excellent young and is a graduate in pharmacy.