El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-22
Receptions.

The Clerks and Carriers associations
of the Eel Paso pOstOffice will tender
reception to the retiring postmaster,
J. A. Smith, and to the incoming post
master, E. A Shelton, at the chamber
Of commerce Wednesday evening at
o'clock.
Mrs. George Evans entertained Sat
urday afternoon with a reception in
honor of her sisterinlaw, Mrs. A. B.
Webster, Of Abilene, Texas, who is her
house guest. Mrs Evans's home on
Dallas street was attractively deco
rated in a color plan of pink ana
white. The door was opened by little
Hubbard Bradley and the cards were
taken by little Aileen Daniels MIS-
Evans and her guest of honor re
ceived. Throughout the rooms color
plan of pink and white was used, pc
ing carried out in pink and Whlte
carnations. Refreshments were served
from a prettily decorated table me
centerpiece was of pink and white car
nations and ferns and about 1t were
pink candles in crystal SUCKS hrs'
ID. II. Bradley, jr., poured tea ana those
assisting in serving and entertaining
the guests were; Mesdames - "
RuclSer and E. M: Rumsey' MISS MISSES So
net Rumsey Virginia Bean, Mae Buck
aloo and Natalie Mahan. ABOUT %
guests called during the afternoon.
Mrs. c. O. Rucker is entertaining TINS
afternoon with a tea for Mrs. W eDsIeI
al her home on Rio GTande street
A very delightful reception was given
by the alumnae chapter OF Ihe Aela
Tau Alpha sorority saturday aLIeIuooll
ut which the guests were lhe aIulIIlaS
members of other college ana unlNeI-
sitv sOrOrfties in FL PasO The recep-
ton was given at the home OF MISS
Mabel O'COnnor on NoTth OIe t, on
street, which was attractiVely decor dIS9
in tina colOrs of the sorority, gray anu
blue In the hall was large HeLa
TAU Alpha banner Of gray leather, win
the letters in blue. Niolets and carna-
lions were about the hall and on one
newell posts of the stairway Were
Chinese lilies. AS the guests arrived
they were given pledge bows OF rlp-
bons in the cOlors OF the sorority 70
which they belonged Spanish moss
sent to the FL Paso chapter by the LeJa
Tau Alpha chapter of Beaumont IeAas'
was used lavishly about the rooms
forming most attractive decoralOn-
The graceful moss was twined about the
chandeliers yelling the lights and res
tOoued over all the door and WlncoW
archways. draped over the mahIels anu
used in every aVaIaDle place. IN Iilg ~
drawing room the piano ana mantei
were oTnamented with large boquetS OF
white carnations and ferns Inc dlhlhg
room which is tinted in soft tones OF
bIue with a blue rug on the tloor,
decorated with the gray Spanish moss
carried out the COlors of the hostess
sorority perfectly. A bowl OF DIue
hvaciuths on a reflector about whose
base was southern smilaT OrnamenJed
the center Of the serving table. About
the table were blue candles under blue
rose shaped shades and English IVY
over the lace cloth; Mrs CLAUDE
league and Mrs. c. A. Reinhard
noUTed the, coffee. The girls Of the
hostess sorority served a Two course
luncheon. The ice course was orha-
mented with little hand painted pen
nants of the various Soror1ueS repre-
scented among the guests. Little DOCK
lets. in the colors Of the Zeta Tau Alpha
sorority, containing the names OF me
guests and the organizations 10 Whlch
they belonged, were the taVorS. during
the afternoon Miss Julia COldWell, MISS
Constance Pateman and Mrs. after ii.
Scott sang pleasing vocal selections.
Miss Theo Patterson and Miss Margaret
Young played piano solos. The guests
from the various sororiueS were MISS I
Marbry Henning, Alpha Phi sorority
Miss Claudia Brahm, Alpha Delft Pl
sorority; Mrs. H. r. Cantren, Mrs. Harry
Baldwin, Mrs Charles Davis, Miss
Marjorie Mckay and Miss Margery J
Steuart. of the Chi Omega sorority
Miss Williams, of the Beta Sigma |
O lli'f sorority: Mrs. Kenneth Mac
Callum and Miss Ruth Long, or the
Delta Delta Delta sorority; Mrs A. =. ]
Averiu and Mrs. Fred Norton, OF the I
Delta Gamma sorority; Mrs. Batteu9 /
White. Mrs F. E. Hunter, Miss Mary !
Leighton and Miss Frances Gillespie, J
of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority; |
Mrs. r. C. Semple, Mrs. Lee Orndorff' |
Mrs. Erick ST. Clair Purdon, Misses /
Alma Jones, Helen Lake, Mary Kaye |
Alves. A Hall, of the Kappa Gamma Z
sorority Miss Lottie Harris and Mrs !
Mary Ross Kiester, Of the Pi Beta Phi (
sorority: Misses Mary Robertson, Myr- !
tie Rollins, Margaret Bryan. Harriet 1
Bryan. Of the Phi MI sorority; Mrs 1
Walter Scott, Miss TheO Patterson OF /
the Phi Nh Gamma sorority; Miss |
Georgina Adams, Miss Mabel Falvey /
Of the Phi Beta Kappa sorority; Mrs 1
j. II. McCay, of the Sigma -Iota Chi 4
sorority. The hostesses were Of the /
Zeta Tau Alpha. sorority, Mesdames L. /
J. Locke, Percy McGhee, jr., Alice Nc 1
Spadden Frank Feuille, Misses Louise /
Laurence, Ruth Randle, Grace FIeck, !
Mabel OConnor, Milda Connolly and /
Flsinor Shelton.