El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-11-16
Parties.

was given FRIDAY afternoon bv Mrs I
y; OrInsDee, at her nome at the smelter
the sewing contest was the nrfDcir,-i
amusement Of the afternoon Nre a -
f, Mccormick wOn>the prize for s,c 800 u
plishing the most work during fbe az
ternOOn. The prize was a preffiI,. 70 49, a.
ed cake. Mrs. Saunders was TrSeso,S+5
with dainty sewing basket az 60
venlr of the party. When the se,ri,.,-
had been lald aside refreshments were
served by the hostess. 0i
A very Jolly informal musioa1 MO.
given Friday night by Miss Fr1iIy
Kemp at her home on Magoffin 80
nue.. The affair was the first 81
series Of little Informal parties that
SlIss Kemp MP Is Planning for the near
future. The guests spent the evening,
playing and singing and then a dainty
Dut1et supper was served, Mrs. Hugh
5 White assisting the hostess. The
musicians E..l ~, OF Ihe evening were Roger
Brown, Gist Russell and Miss Ivab COL
who playtd banjos; Lieut.. T. n ReeS
jr., Miss Anne Lee Gaines ana Miss
I Emily Kemp, who played Hawaiian
UkaleIes, Dexter Mapel and Roy
Youngbluth, who played mandoIins. and
Miss Hilda Sauer, who played the gut
tar.
Mr. and Mrs. H. J. McAiulIen gave a
cafeteria party the last of the week at
| their home, 1928 East Rio Crande street
IN honor OF the birthday anniversary of
their daughter Miss Mabel McAIullen
| Quantities of flowers and potted plants
! decorated the rooms attraetively Games
of various kinds were played At about
10 o'clock in the evening the cafe
terra" door was opened and A cafeteria
supper served. Mrs. McMuilen was be-
! hind the counter and Mrs John Num-
at the cashiers desk. The guests were
supplied with cardboard money and
purchased their lunches in the custO-
mary cafeteria style: Following the
supper. dancing was enjoyed. Mrs E.
N. Rumsey played the piano for the
dancing. The guest Of honor received
q number of gifts Among those pres
ent were: Mesdames John Num- and
E. NJ. Rumsey; Misses Ruth Roberts,
Jeanette Davey, Ruby Num-, FOntella
Num-. Lucille Crenshaw, Hermine
Niece. Hazel Ducle, Virginia Rumsey
and Mildred Rogers. The boys We're:
Theo LOchauSen, Henry Butler, Madl-
son AIudd, Charles OvertOn, Lacy Coal
son, Dick Lewis, William Mayfield heal
Roberts Cecil Boyd and Palmer Boyd.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. H AIeers. whose 18th
wedding anniversary occurred Satur-
day, were given a delightful surprise
by a number of their friends Saturday
afternoon at their home on Hutton
street Music was enjoyed through the
evening. Mrs. D. r. Wilkes, Mrs. Z. Z.
Covington. Mrs. Ida S. Peacock and lit
tie Miss Dorothy CovingtOn playing
piano selections. The guests in the sur
prise party brought with them refresh
ments of ice cream and cake, when
Mrs. Meers had baked a big wedding
cake for her anniversary, this was cut
and a slice given to each guest TO dream
upon. An amusing feature of the party
was mock wedding in which Mr. and
Mrs. Meers were the bride and groom;
Mrs. c. B. Stambaugh was the minister;
Mrs. Ida S. Peacock and Mrs. j. A.
Shannon were the bridesmaids: Mrs.
Harry Platt was the flower girl and
little Dorothy COVington was the ring
bearer. Many gifts were presented to
Mr.. and Mrs. Meers- Among the guests
present were: Mesdames Leo Resented,
c. c. COvingtOn, R. r. Mason, D. r.
Wilkes Ida S. Peacock, c. NJ. Harvey,
W. H. Rogers, Frank Dow, Harry Plat,
/. z. KiuchelOe, J. A. Shannon, N J.
Biggs, K. NJ Biggs, J. z. Watson, c. 3.
Stambaugh, D. J. Shelly, r. 3. Homan.
Misses Ellen Campbell, Dorothy Cow
ington. Margaret Meers and master
Jesse Meers.
Mr.. and -lrs. a. W. Clayton, who have
recently moved into their new home,
71S Gold street, were given q delight
ful surprise the last of the week by
their neighbors and friends of the
Highland Park Baptist church, who
came to help them in an old fashioned
house warming. After the guests had
been taken through the new house,
they built a cheerful bonfire out Of
doors and around the fire toasted
marshmallows, roasted peanuts and
popped corn while telling stories. Some
of the younger members of the crowd
enlivened the occasion by executing
impromptu indian dances about the
bonfire. Later, refreshments were
served within doors. Among those in
tn party were: Mr.. and Mrs. W. r.
NeWbrOugh, Mr. and Mrs. F Miller Mr..
and Mrs. B. H. Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. A
). Howard, ar. and Mrs J. K. Griffith,
Mr.. and Mrs. T. H. Sanderson, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. S. Dawson. Mr.. and Mrs. A. J.
Rose, Mr.. and Mrs. c. Courtney, Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. L. Griffith, Mr.. and Mrs.
5. L. Holloway; Mesdames George Nc
Lure, John Price, V. McMeche1n, A. P
Rose, Lawrence Hazelton: Misses Lii
Ian O'Bryan, Bernice Liggett Alice
Wen, Clara Fargason, Cora Outlaw,
Nellie MCKINNEY, Faith Murray, Grace
Murray; MesSrs. VIII Mcclure RAY
hnootkuizen, l. Reed, Bernie Sander
sen, Roy SandersOn, Ben Hazelton, Joe
Outlaw.
Mr.. and Mrs F. B. White were hosts
at very unique party the last Of the
Week gwen at their home, on Fort
Boulevard. The guests came in "freaky"
costumes and acted as unusual and Pc
cullar as possible. Mrs D. w DetWiler
won the prize for being the best actress
and having the best costume. The
prize was hand painted plate. Fred
u. BlIilngs won the mems prize, a drink
ing cup in a case. Mrs. VIII Dennis
won the prize in the guessing con-
test me freak idea was carried out
IN the games and in the decorations.
AAA9 LCeLu u II cSn lowers, weeds were
USED, ted with elaborate bows of white
cotton cloth. Refreshments of sweet
cider and salad were served to the
guests, who were seated about the
floor. Then there was a grand and
formal march to the breakfast room,
where ice cream. and cakes in the shape
OF small animals were enjoyed. The
hostess was assisted in serving by Mrs
Fred q. Billings and Miss Ruth Marston.
me guests were from the immediate
l. l. Robinson, Mrs. and Mrs D. W.
Detwiler, Mr.. and Mrs. c. NJ Gibson,
MT. and Mrs. W. c. Mccormick, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. J. Finney. Mr.. and Mrs A. II.
Key, Mr.. and Mrs. J. B. Gooch. Mr.. and
Mrs Fred G. Billings. Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
Dennls, MIS- Lea Wilmot, Mrs. r. B.
Wingo; Misses Ruth Marston. Helen
Robinson and Madeline Fisk; Messrs.
Harry Wingo, Fred Hines and Robert
Marston.
Out OF Town Visitors.