El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-01-02

Nareissus. american beauty buds and
vfoIets were arranged. On the tables
were candles in crystal sticks with
silver filagree shades. FruItcake and
minis were served with the eggnog.
During the afternoon grand opera Sc
Iections were played on the Nictrola-
About 200 or more guests called to eX-
change New Year greetings.
Wednesday afternoon at the board
ing home OF the Young Woman's
Christian association, a delightful new
Years open house" was enjoyed from
to by a large number of guests.
The rooms were decorated through
out in red and green. In one corner
of the living room stood a table lad
with a battenberg cloth and IN the
center q bOquet of red carnations. The
flowers and ferns were also scattered
over the table. In every conceivable
corner of the room, the flowers were
used with the green. Mrs Horace
B. Stevens presided at the table and
served tea. Sandwiches, cake ana
candies in red and green We're also
dispensed
by Mrs. He'll Hale and Miss Bertha
Stanhope. Miss Alice Fitzpatrick was
chairman Of the committee for showing
guests the building and the guests
were interested in looking over the
home. which has proved its worth.
Miss Dora Hart was chairman OF
the refreshment committee and was
assisted in serving by Mrs Howard
Durkee. Miss Della hieter' MISS Der Ser
thu Miller, Miss Laura Sanders, Miss
Edith Williams, Miss Alice Fitzpatrick
and Mrs W. H. Pickles.
Mrs D. ". Detwiler was chairman
of the invitation committee, Mrs. VIII
liam Hogarth Of the decoration com
rnittee and Mrs. T. J. Woodside OF
the receiving committee.
Those who assisted Mrs. Stevens IN
pouring tea were Mesdames Rue Jack
| son, Flora McAfee Jones, william Ao-
garth and T. J. WOodside.
At 4-30 o'clock, a delightful program
was given in charge OF Mrs b 3.
Bailey and Miss Florence Hanson The
first number on the program was a
piano solo. ''VaIse Caprice Newland,"
well played by Miss Madeline FISK
Miss Mary Heating then delighted her
hearers with a piano solo, Rhapsody
Hongroise, No. 8; H RoSensteln sang
two numers and was heartily encoredi
Miss Chrysta Hogarth gave two vocal
solos, 1.-The Dawn" and When the Rose
Blooms" which were enjoyed; then
followed q reading from Ben HurD by
Miss Mary A Jones; Miss Alicia ONelh
gave the SBerceuse" from Jocelyn5 a
violin solo, and NJ NJ Hamlin sang
Thine AIone;7 Miss Bertha Stanhope
closed the program with vocal SOLO,
"An Old Love Song written in 1860
The house was packed with guests
and about 200 callers enjoyed the
afternoon. at one Of the most delight
ful New Years affairs the 7. W c A.
has ever given
The members of the senior class OF
the EI Paso High school were charm
ing hosts at the High school on New
Years day, when they kept open house,
for all their friends from to 8 o'clock.
The main hall was decorated in pen
nants and green ana red streamers OF
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from the chandeliers to the corners OF
In the center of the hall was a table
from which punch was served This was
covered with a draWnWork cloth over
red, and California poinsettias in a
bowl lent their beautiful deep hues to
the attractive decoration This table
was presided over by Misses Frances
Henderson and Isabel Springer. Home
made candy was served, also cake and
n punch. The entire senior class with the
exception of Miss Henderson and Miss
Springer We're IN the receiving Hnei
also +. ". Alexander, the principal of
the High school, and Miss Isabel Kelly.
, Those receiving were r ". Alexan-
der, Charles Kilburn, president of the
class; Margaret Bryan, vice president;
Henry Schumacher. secretary; Stella
Lattner. Marie Schwartz Opal Had
lock, Grace Fleck, Edgar Virden. Isa-
bel Valentine, Frank Peach. Mildred
Marston, Angler Foster, Beraadine
Schultz, Harry Stearns, Mary Andrews,
Greta Palmer, Irving Schwartz Roland
Stanfield. Pauline Bryan. Joe Worsham,
Alma Morrison, Kate Muleahy, Clara
Fink, Moline Hughes, Marie Lee HOl-
land, Frances Henderson. Estelle Camp
bell and Miss Isabel Kelly.
In the evening the young folks
danced A four piece orchestra furnished
music and refreshments of orange ice
and chocolate cake were served, carry
ing out the High school colorS Of
orange and black The young people
were chaperoned by Miss Isabel Kelly
and F. W Alexander. Those who were
present at the dance were: Misses
Springer, Sara Bridgers, Frances Hen
derson, Isabel Valentine. Alma Nor
( rison, Mary Andrews, Mary Lewis,
Clara Fink, Lorraine Verlet; Messrs.
Peach. Irving Schwartz. James German.
Fred Hannah, Ernest Behler Cecil
Stansfield Lee Evans, Henry Schu-
macher, Edgar Virden, Gene smith and
The Y NJ c. A. celebrated the first
day of the New Year by keeping open
I house" at the f'Y" building. corner of
Oregon and Missouri streets. Through
out the afternoon an orchestra played
musical selections. Vocal selections
were rendered by Miss Jenevie Ander-
son, Miss Florence Comfort and Mrs. J.
butcher That part of the program
took place in the lobby.
IN the gymnasium, birds, cats and
dogs of almost every known variety
and specie, aggregating so in number
and exhibited by that many boy own
ers, chirped. meWed and yelped their
delight at the real dawning of the
New Year. They were all prize win
ners, upon each being bestowed a blue
ribbon.
/ A swimming exhibition, in which a
number of teams took part formed an
! other number on the program The
y. NJ. c A bowling team defeated the
/ high school aggregation by a close
margin of six pins.
The final reception was held in the
lobby, where fruit punch was served to
/ the guests.
Rev. and Mrs. Herman C. Porter. Of
the First Methodist church kept open
house at the parsonage on New Year
day. A large number responded to the
invitation, the calling being continu-
Gus throughout the afternoon and early
evening. Light refreshments were
served and music was furnished by
Mrs. R J. Wilson, T. E Mold and
Misses Florence Barnes, Della Kiefer,
Mary Heating and Madeline Fisk
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Gen. and Mrs. e. z. Steever held open
house New Years day for the Officers
OF the border partol and their families
in accordance with time hOnored Gus
tom OF the army. Mrs. SteeVer was as