The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-06-25

Huntsville, Mrs. T. d. Cobbs Of San AM
ionic, whose bright and charming man
ner and face were very welcome. Alrs.
hcwsrd Smith, Misses Jennie Sprong,
, verna Colby, Alice Baker, and Masters De
/ Wit Dunn and Graham Baker
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Mrs James A. Bakers home was
turned over to the friends of her chill
dren, Alice and Graham, and James a.
Baker, Jr, Thursday evening Dancing
was the order OF the evening, and they
had Just lovely time. filling the big
house with the life and movement Of nfe's
springtime The guests were Kittie Nash
7 Lorraine Baker, lone Roberts, Ina ana
Mary Woolford. Norma Meldrum Llbbie
johnston, Beth and Louise Fitzgerald,
Libbie Rice. Irma Jones. Anna Beth Chew,
Bette Shearn, Bette Lee Smith. Flossie
Herndon, Jennie sprong, virna Colby,
Afabelle and Lila Gibbons, Julia Prince,
Eunice Worley, Jeanette Appleby, Clara
! Oliver, Audley Ducruss Minnie Lockman,
Georgis Curry, Hortense Lorenzen Mary
/ and Susie Stuart, Carrie Belle Garrett,
/ Nellie Hall and Masters Travis Masterson,
Willie Sprong, Don Hall, Pen Turner.
Lawrence Carr, Tom Cobhs. Fred Wheel
I barrow, Chester Marston Murray Jones.
John Woolford, Louis Skelley. Jack Drea-
Sandy Herndon, Dan and Arthur Shelby,
George Norrell, Dan and Bert Cannon,
| Garnett Roberts. Nelson Munger. Howard
Smith, Jr. Tom Taliaferro, Palmer Hutch
eson, Elliott Dunn, Bernard Newding. Lee
roy and Gus Street, Willie Van Week
Eddie Hoencke, George Tyler, Jim Adair
Howard Burns, Charlie Bein. Robert s
Lovett, Jr., Brown and Baldwin Rice and
Frank Hughes.
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The wedding of Miss Julia May Haml-
ton and Mr. Nelson Elliott Tompkins,
formerly of Hampstead, now of Houston,
took place in Hockey, the home Of the
bride in the Methodist church last We'd
nesday evening, the Rev. Mr. Simpson
officiating. According to custom the
ushers, Messrs. Abe Dupree and Forest
Bryne, led the wedding procession as the
wedding march was being played by Miss
Maggie Bryne, accompanied by Mr.. C.
INLAND. After the ushers came the little
ribbon bearers, prettily gowned in white
crgandle Then came Miss Emma Wooten,
also in leecy white organde with Mr..
Whit Peil, followed by Miss Marguerite
Ellis of Houston, In beautiful costume
Of pale blue organdie, deliberately trimmed
with frills of ribbon, with Mr. Roy Felix
er of Courtney. After them came Miss
Mellein Pilot of Houston, very charming
in pink organdie over pink silk, with Mr..
Emmett Countryman of Navasota and last
of all the bride and groom. The bride was
dressed in lovely gown Of white organdie
and carried shower bouquet Of brides
roses. There was quite large number
Of guests from Houston, Navasota, Court
ney, Hampstead and Cypress TO attend the
wedding
coll. 40, thr ,JoI
left on the Central for Hampstead, where
a handsome<reception was given them by
Mr.. and Mrs. A. c. Tompkins, father and
mother OF the bridegroom Mr.. and Mrs.
Nelson E. TompBlns will make their home
in Houston after their return from the
bridal trip, reaching here about the list
Of July.
Master Willie Van Week celebrated HE
18Th birthday Thursday by inviting big
crowd Of boy and girl friends to his home
on the corner Of Austin street and Rusk
avenue, from to O'Clock. They had Just
a splendid time playing old-fashioned
games, like pillow" 'clap in, clap out
and danced in the house and on the YER
anda and, in fact. enjoyed themselves like
young people do when they come together
for a good time. About o'clock Mrs.
Putnam, got them into marching order,
cake walk" was played and with the
amusing efforts to take the cake by
the funniest movements they had lot
of fun, finally reaching the pretty table
where the birthday cake with its dainty
ornaments Of pink and white and its thlr-
teen pink candles was placed From this
hung as many ribbons, coming from the
center, some pink and some white, as
there were boys and girls present. The
boys took the pink ribbons and the girls
the white. and at given signal they all
pulled. Gusse Hail and Frank Hughes
found a pretty jeweled silver heart at the
end of their ribbons; Lula Shelby was
equally fortunate and Hugh PASTORAL was
lucky enough to find pretty pair Of cuff
buttons on his. The cake being left intact, /
Master Willie sent 1t to the children of
the Faith Home. After this the process
sion proceeded TO the tables laid out under
the big trees. where ice cream and cake /
were served The young host had about
seventy-ive guests to wish him many
happy returns of the day, which he had
made so pleasant for them, and which Will
be SO happily remembered by ALL
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Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Dickson gave de-
lightful "band wagon drive" to Harrisburg
Thursday evening, complimentary to their
young guest, Miss George Plunkett OF
Waco, whose charming manner and sweet
face have been one of the greatest attrac-
tions of the social affairs of the past few
weeks. The drive down and back was
simply delicious, as the air was fresh and
redolent OF the resinous odor OF the pine
woods, and over all the light of the full |
moon throwing a soft glamour over the
forest trees that line the shell road on
both sides On their return the thought
full hostess took her party TO Dawson S,
where ice cream and cake was served out
on the pretty lawn, then home to sweet
sleep with dreams Of drives and moon
light and all the rest of It, In the party
were MIR. and Mrs. II. H. Dickson, Miss
Plunkett, Miss Kennard, Miss Mamie
Thompson. Miss Lula Allen, Miss Minnie
Porter. Misses Frances and Edythe Gil
raud Miss frankie Hlte, Miss Ella Smith.
Mr. Spencer Hutchins, Mr.. c. J. Crane.
Jr., Mr.. Eugene Heyck, Mr.. w. B. Fraser.
Mr. John f. Dickson. Jr Messrs. James
and Richard Geraud, Mr.. Abbott Cock
rel and Mr.. Hubert Wilson.
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Miss Hazel Foote celebrated her six
teenth birthday Wednesday by inviting a
tau, friends TO spend the evening with her.