El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-12-13
SOCIETY DOLNGS
PARTIES.

". Houghton. who has been attend
ing school in the east, has returned Il
spend the Christmas vacation with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. f. c. Houghton,
at their ranch home near Las Cruces
Mr.. and Mrs. H Houghton entertained
a house party for the week end in his
honor. The guests came Saturday and
returned to FL PasO this morning. sat
urday night there was a delightful in
formal dance for the guests and sun
celebration at Las Cruces. In the house
party were Misses Helen Stratton,
Gladys McQuatters. GeOrgina Martin,
Annie Martin. Messrs- Tom Mayfield,
Carl A Beers, VIII Crosby. George
HOughton, Ted HOughton and W.
Houghton.
Mrs. P. v. Williams entertained with
a rock party Saturday afternoon at her
home on West Missouri street, in honor
Of Miss Rosa Darlington. who viii be
Christmas bride. Red carnations and
ferns. used about the rooms carried out
the Christmas cOlors Of red and green
The tally cards were Ornamented with
red pOinsetta blossoms. Miss Louisa
Leighton won the first prize in playing
rock Miss Josephine Frankenberger
won the prize for which the players
cut A salad course was served by the
hostess. assisted by Miss Anna Frank
Darlington, Louisa Leighton Phyllis
Rout1edge, Mabel Shea Josephine
Frankenberger, Evelyn Payne, Vera
Norris. Mary Evans, Leila Pollen. Ruby
Collier and Esther Harrington The
guest Of honor was given a shower OF
handkerchiefs. which were placed in
dainty handkerchief bag. which she
had 10 hunt by a red ribbon trail lead
ing from the serving table through
the rooms TO cosy nook in the hall
Mrs. q. B. Davis entertained Saturday
afternoon with a childrens party IN
celebration Of the ninth birthday an
niversary of her little daughter Miss
sarah Davis. The rooms were attrac-
lively decorated in way suggestive OF
the coming Christmas season Games
Of various kinds entertained the
Youngsters In the pinning clothes on
a line. the first prize. a blSQue DOLL
was won by Louise Jeffries. Elizabeth
Gaskiu won the second prize, a dolls
toy set In the contest OF carrying
beans on a knife the first prize was
won by Bernice EppersOn- II was
box Of child's stationery Pauline Ep-
person won the second prize, dolls
dinner set Refreshments were served
from a table attractively decorated
with a Jack HOrner pie as a center
piece. The pie was Ornamented with
big. red satin bow AID was filled with
small baskets, tied with red ribbons
filled with candies The ribbons eX-
tended 10 each guests plate, where
they were tied TO the place cards, which
were OF Christmas design At one end
of the able was the big white birth
day cake ornamented with red candles
in white rosebud holders At the other
end was a big bowl upon which were
floating little white swans The re-
freshments served were in the cOlOrs
OF red and green Mrs. Bert NeWcOmb,
Mrs. r V Davis and Mrs G. L Masuth
assis ted the hostess in entertaining.
Among the little guests were Saran
Davis, Elizabeth Gaskill, Frances Gas
kill Louise Buchanan, Helen Buchanan.
Dorothy Davis, Ruth Holman, Fran
ces Jeffries, Bernice EppersOE, Pauline
EBperson, Ethel GOldOft, Mildred
Sfangfer. Fannie Green, Dorothy I'M
boden and Joe Newcomb- The guest
of honor received many pretty gifts