The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-21
AUSTIN.

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AUSTIN.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Carl brakes many friends
| fairly thronged their very hospitable home
on Saturday December IL, to extend con.
Eratulatlons upon the twentieth annivcr-
sary OF their marriage. II was hard TO
believe SO many years had passed since
| this happy, congenial couple stood as bride
and groom. The anticipated pleasure or
this entertainment was fully realized. Mr..
( and Mrs Drake. with their following as
sistants. received the guests, Mesdames $.
f. Carter. F. C. Boardman and John w.
Maxcy OF Houston. John B. Goodhue Of
beaumont, j. d. Leeper and Lewis Ltnsey
Of Gainesville. In the gorgeous dining
room delicious refreshments were served.
The house was ezquisitely decorated and
trailing bamboo, caught here and there,
made d grt ceful frleze. A cut glass can
delabrum, with red tapers. shaded. threw
lovely glow over the exquisite dining
table. which was perfect. with red satin
underlying the drawn work cover A pavil-
ion was built adjoining the gallery and
canvased, where a dance, arranged for Mr..
Carl Drake, Jr.. took place Those Of his
guests were Misses Mabel Brooks, Nellie
Webb. Julia Esull. Lula Gr16ts, Beatrice
Peeler, Halle Bremond, Mamie Tips, Texie
Finley, Bessie Drler. Ola and Laura Weed,
Ruuy CuperlOn. elizabeth NLmot, tanny
Moutgou cry, Ann Barton Messrs. Fred
Fisher. Tom Butler Ralph Robertson, sid
ney johnson, oala Keys, Fred jackson,
Erwin StebOlls Iih johnson, Earl Walk
er, Murray Thompson, Malcolm Graham,
Fred GllChrist.
Mrs b. W. Randolph gave one Of the
largest aud most elegant receptions Of the
Bl
her sisters, Me5dames Glenn Of Mexico and
MCLemore Of Mississippi Mrs. RandOlph's
nuue lends Itself most readily, ~ spacious
ana elegantly furnished 10 II, aud the rich
garulture Of towers and pot plants added
immensely 10 It's appearance. The nall,
broad aud long, had The foliage OF pains
aud other greeuery In lavish UrofusOn. The
pullOr 30 the loft presented an exquisite
picture, the delicate tintS Of rose, the wood
WORK ana lovely furniture were set on to
dainty advantage by exquisite flowers. The
vas brilliant with many bright hued low
etS, Us every nook and corner was bright
ened with roses, chrySanthcmums and carna-
LIONS, The dining room was a study in
green and white. the table gem OF beauty
Ia rich trimmings aud flowers, aud all kinds
OF CONNECTIONS. As the guests entered the
front parlor they were cprdially received
by Mrs. Randolph, handsome and stately
IN an cNqulslte white silk, draperies of lace
in grape designs. Here with her sisters,
tho hcnorees ~ the occasion, the following
ladies' who assisted ia receiving the CON
! tinuous limo of callers were Mesdames
Joseph Male. y. w. Gregory, Sayers, W. n,
Bell, 4. w. Townsend, Glover, Gallagher
/ steiner Huddle, Johnson, Prather, Har-
per, Boswell, Bstill, Thornton. Goldman,
I SeMisnL Eilers. Dial, Crazy, Elizabeth
Bell. HouEhton, Harlan Hunter Wilson,
| West. RuEgles, Parker " Taylor, II. C..
| Walker, Storey. Hunter ClaybpOok Guy
Collett, Worsham. MCNulty, lglehart- Ed
gar Nalle. Bennett Lockridge. Hudson, Carl
Drake, Leeper, Lusey Of Gainesville. Jane
son. MaXcy NJ Houston. Anderson, Benson
! Dtworth, Bunton, Nandervoort and Joe
| HaTall. Misses Prather, Nalle, Bowman Of
rothea Thornton, Erlinc Baker Maud and
Bird Jones and Randolph.
The ladies' Of the Elks auxiliary have M,
ranged for a most elaborate entertainment
| t. take place Tuesday, December 20 IN the
| evening 10 the Elk5 parlors For those
who care TO dance thcre viii be the gcr-
| man for those who wish 10 play cards there
/ viii he the game and FOR al there will be
| a most delightful musical program. An rest
| dent aud visiting Elks are most cordially
/ Ni and Mrs II W Finley rendered their
| son, Mr.. Harrison Finley. perfectly ar
ranged bachelor dinner. The dining table
was rich with red trimmings OF broad ribbon
| extended diaGonally across the table,
! crossed tn the center, where a candelabrum
| with shaded rcd candles threw beautiful
glow reflected by carnations and holly
| berries. During the evening OF the eight
course dinner appropriate remarks were
made by tho guests concerning the impor-
| tant and happy event so soon to take uinCe
| I'm Mr. Finley n life The ruasta yVbo, ON {orc5
the delightful hospitality were: Nlcssrs L.
| H. Raymond Henry Robinson. Fred COW
nerIy, Del Walker sd Rock Tom Nllor
| John Bremond Ir, George Walker. Pat
Smith and r, w Finley, the Croom's father
The freak show, given Tor the benefit
Of the Austin sanltarium, was q glorious
| success. Tho cotee. tea and sandwich table
and the candy table by Mrs Walter Bro
mond and Mrs. Boye Mrs. Dial had holly
wreatRS ana pot plants for sale a. her table
vrHu o he la
~ the waist Miss Dor Thornton rvos 81 ~
armlcss wonder Miss Katherine Pnrr WINS
the fortune teller Miss jamie Thompson
I s6 sRS NE, eT R fTaee Graham was the TAT
The reeent,on rendered Nv tb, ,,t,-,,.
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