Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1911-09-09
In Social Circles
BY Mrs. A. J. Buchanan

The Woman's Club will meet in 1T
first regular session for the term O
1912 on Wednesday, October 4. Mrs
John Z. Astin, the newly elected presi
dent, has given much time and atten
ton to arrangements and plans for tht
work of next year, and the outlook fol
literary pleasure and profit to The
members is encouraging. The year
book committee includes Mrs. John e
Astin, chairman; Mrs. E. ]. Fountain
Mrs. l.. L. McInnis and Mrs. j. b
Hines. and their work has been thor
ough and gratifying. The study course
will include Shakespeare's Henry
vi" and Midsummer Nights Dream
The table talk which will be led each
week by one of the members will be
on The English writer's" The add
ton of a musical feature to the clubs
program has been the source of great
pleasure to the members for three
years past, and it will be continued as
a special feature this year.
The many Bryan friends of Mrs
Lou Ford Rowan are sorry that her
recent visit to Mrs. Garth was termi-
mated so suddenly and sadly by tele-
gram announcing the serious accident
which befel her mother, Mrs. Spencer
Ford, who is visiting in California
Mrs. Rowan and Mrs. Ford both have
a host of lifelong friends in this. their
old home, who sincerely sympathize
with them and hope for speedy re-
covery for the dear old mother. Mrs.
Rowan left Immediately for Los An.
geles to be at her mothers bedside.
Friends and acquaintance of Mr..
and Mrs. Sam NJ. Winters will be glad
to learn that they have sold their large
apple orchards and alfalfa fields at
Hagerman, n. NJ, and will move back
to Texas in the late fall They have
bought property at Big Springs, and
will probably make their home there.
The regret is that they will not return
to Bryan, where they are so pleasant
ly remembered by friends in business
and social circles.
Mrs. Tyler Haswell and daughter,
Miss Ara, are enjoying a visit to DR..
and Mrs. J. R. Lay at the Harlem state
farm near Richmond, where DR.. Lay
is the state physician. They will go
to Galveston Saturday, and after
spending a week at the Galvez will re-
turn to Bryan in time for Miss Ara to
enter school.
MIR. and Mrs. E. j. Jenkins enter
tanned informally for their son, Edwin,
on Tuesday evening. Games and con-
tests were enjoyed in the parlors, and
the moonlit lawn was attractive and
delightful to the half-hundred girls and
boys present. An ice course with de-
licious cake was served during the
evening.
Miss Cordia Fletcher has returned
from her summer vacation and is
ready to begin her duties at the East
side school on opening day. Miss
Fletcher spent the summer most pleas
antly in Canada, points in Michigan,
and also visited Niagara Falls and
New. York
Col. NJ. w. Sims is at home from
N. Y, where he and Mrs.
Sims spent the summer most pleas
antly Mrs. Sims will reach Bryan
some time next week, having stopped
IN route for short visit to DR., Bart
lett Sims at Atlanta, Texas.
Mrs. r. j. Anderson of New Orleans
8 a guest at the home of Mr.. and Hrs.
w. E. Saunders. Mrs. Anderson is a
sister of Mrs. Saunders, and during
previous visits to Bryan has made
many friends who always give her
cordial welcome