El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-01-04
SITE PURCHASED
FOR An EXCHANGE
Leap Year Ball IN F't. Davis
Is a Brilliant
Event

Fort Davis. Tex. Jan. Al P.
Weatherby and J. ". Espy have sold a
lot to the telephone company for a
central telephone office to be erected
here.
Many Of the ranch men who were in
to attend the leap year ball remained
in town TO attend district court which
convenes in Fort Davis today.
Mr. and Mrs. j. ". Espy entertained
with a New Years dinner in honor Of
some of their friends
Mr.. and Mrs. 3. B. McCutcheOn and
family, Mr.. and Mrs c. H. Bird. and
family have returned home after
spending the holidays at Waco and
other places.
Miss Maude Stewart leaves today
for Candelaria. after spending 10 DAYS
with the Fort Davis teachers.
On Wednesday, December %. at the
mountain home of her parents. Miss
Grace Stewart entertained a few OF
her friends with progressive five hun
dred. Refreshments. consisting Of a
salad course and cake and cocoa were
served Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. T. +. Smalling. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
n. Stewart, Misses Lucille White. Ethel
Cobb. Edna Rose. Libby Graham.
Helen GOffe, Jettie Pruett Genevfeve
thompson, Maude Stewart Maude
Clothier Jessie Jones and Grace Stew
art; Messrs. a. B. Tyson. Walker
White. Kenneth Stewart and ". F,
ROwsey.
The leap. year BAH given by the
young women of Fort Davis ats the
court house, was a success in every
way The hall in which the dance
was given was decorated with ever
greens and autumn leaves and bril-
lianuy lighted The music was fur
nlshed by a string band of five in
struments seated in the balcony The
receiving line consisted of the follow
ing; Mrs. w. n Jones. Mrs W. 7.
Jones, Mrs. J. w. Espy, Mrs. T. J.
Dumble, Mrs. j. W. MCCutcheOn. Mrs.
w. S Miller, Mrs. Jas. Stewart.
The music began at o'clock. The
grand march was the opening feature,
led by Mr.. and Mrs. ii. G. TOmpsOn,
Followed by nearly 40 couples Punch
was served throughout the evening in
a booth especially arranged and deco
rated with crepe paper, autumn leaves
and candles Miss HELEN GOffe and
frank Brown presided at the punch
bowl Lunch, consisting of sandwich
eS and coffee was served at late
hour The dancing kept up until the
wee small hours of the morning. All
had a delightful time.
The following is a list of those in
attendance. Capt and Mrs. Gilett. DR..
and Mrs. ". T. Jones. Mr.. and Mrs. W
T Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. stewart
Mr. and Mrs. John 4 Means, Mr. and
Mrs. W. w. McCutcheon, Mr.. and Mrs.
j. W. Espy, Mr.. and Mrs. J. =. Num-,
Mr.. and Mrs. a. IT. Mckee, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. G. prude Mr. and Mrs. AXE.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Miller, Mr.. and |
Mrs. T. J. Dumble. Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Edwards, Mr.. and Mrs. ii. G. Tompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Cartwright, M
and Mrs Emmett Davis, Mr. and Mrs.
Otis Grubbs, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Grubbs, I
Mr. and Mrs T. F. Smalling, Mr.. and I
Mrs. L. n. Ritter Mr.. and Mrs. Mac I
Sproul, Nv. and Mrs. Chas. HutcheOns,
Mr. and Mrs. W. Z. Pruett. Mesdames |
J. w. CutcheOn. ". L. Kingston, ). I
Lock, Grubbs, Misses Grace stewart /
Jettte Pruett, Jessie Jones, Fora Fin |
ley. Genevieve TOmpson. Agnes Null
hurn, Myrtle Miller, Alice and Ruth /
SprouL Grace Evans. Alice and Lottie I
POWELL Lou e. Gillett, Rubie Reed, /
daude ClOthier, HELEN GOffe, Le0ta /
Gillette. Maude Stewart Ethel Cobb, ]
Libby Graham, Florence Finley, Lottie |
GTubbs, Mary Shannon, Lucille and LOIS /
Buck, Miss Peters. Miss Russell /
Messrs. Patty, Avant, CarsOndick, /
w ease, Cartwright, Jordan, Steele, W. |
Evans, RUDE and Paul Evans, r. Fin /
ley, Otis Means. r. Coffe. Jas McElroy. /
II. NJ. Jones. John Crow. R. Miller, K. /
liams, K. and Tyril Smith. 7. Sproul, /
Perry Townson. Joe Kingston, Jim i
W. Kingston. o. Miles, g. Ed |
wards, Earl Weatherby. YarbOrer Q. I
Hackney, 2. Folks, J. p. Weatherby, /
Prof. A. p Tyson, IT. A. King, J. 3.
Davis, H. Grierson, A. Bloys. 2. Cook, /
A Num-, ". F. Rowsey, Cressop /.
cobb, H. Bloys, Ford f. Brown Hack
Mr. and Mrs. ". r. Jones enter
tanned the Truth Seekers Bible class
with social at their home. Refresh
ments were served and a large crowd |
was presnt