El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-08-03
OFFICERS CLUB A SOCIAL CENTER;
FIRST DANCE IS SUCCESSFUL AFFAIR

Fort Bliss viii be a social center
l. hereafter. and viii take the place
in a measure OF the old Country club
Through the courtesy Of the club Off
GERS. the club viii be turned over to
different social gatherings day or night
as may be desired To make reserva-
lions for the club house. the secretary
OF the club. Capt. John A Wagner,
must be communicated with It is the
desire of the officers that card parties
and any other desired entertainments
will be given at the club. The club is
open at all times TO visitors During
the afternoons. tea can be had there
by the guests.
The initial dance OF the officers at
the new club building at the post was
a thorough success. The club IS sit
uated on the point Of the fort reser-
walton. overlooking the valley. The
roads TO the fort form a seeming horse
shoe to the place. with the club in the
open space of the shoe Col George
T Langhorne has been devoting much
effort toward the completion OF the
club and the success OF the first dance.
Through the courtesy OF the Popular
Dry Goods Co, the club building was
decorated in Chinese. Japanese and
low and green crepe paper. On the
porch and in the building proper were
numerous easy chairs. and touches, be
sides quantities Of soft pillows and
rugs. At the windows were hung white
filmy curtains. The eighth cavalry
band furnished the music The hosts
and hostesses for the evening were
the officers and their wives Of the
Eighth cavalry In the receiving line
were Mrs r. ". Briggs, wife of Capt
Raymond Briggs. OF the Eighth cav
airy. and Mrs. G. L. Barnhardt. wife
OF Capt George n Barnhardt, Of the
Eighth cavalry.
The dancers present were, Col. and
Mrs. Joseph GarTard, Col and Mrs
William 3. Pope, Mai and Mrs VIII
Lam Elliott. Capt. and Mrs Raymond W
Briggs. Capt. and Mrs. George Nidmer,
Capt and Mrs. George D. Barnhardt,
Capt md Mrs Joseph H Barnard. Capt
and Mrs. Frederick H Mann. Capt. and
Mrs. Thomas A Clark. Lieut. ana MIS-
William = Vose. Lieut. and Airs Vic
tor Foster. Nj and Mrs T. T White.
Air. and Mrs. Frank Ainsa. Mr. and Mrs
u. c Sutton, Mrs Josephine Nations
Norfit. Mrs George Patton Misses
F.stelle Berrien. Valera Garrard. FlOy
Barnhardt. Katherine Aver, Alice Myles.
Enid Ainsa- Marion Alnsa- Olynda Ma
Quin. Alice Taylor. Nellie Nae Bowen,
Mary White. Sarah Bridgers. Mary
Kaye Avis. Katherine Pfaff. Myrtella
Naquin. Of Silver City. Col. Charles
W Taylor. Capt. W 4 Godson; Lieuts
s W Cramer. Norman P Morrow,
George PulSifer. Kenneth Lord. Joseph
Swing. T. g Roger. : B. Hartz, Lester
Lampert. J. Hanley. Messrs. L J
Catherin- Wilbur Elliott. Richard Nid-
mer. Harvey wilcox, Sterling Black
shere. Page Kemp. Charles Burrage,
Theodore Booth. Of Grand Rapids,
Mich, and H Def
Miss Mary and Miss Grace Ginther
were hostesses at q dance at the home
or their parents. Nj and Mrs. Paul
Ginther. on Montana street. on We'd
nesday evening. Punch was served
during the dancing and later an ice
course was enjoyed. Mrs. Paul Ginther
assisted her daughters in entertaining
their guests Those present were:
Misses Ida Hunter, Winifred Woods
Mabel Roberts. Dorothy Quigley. Clio
Russell Lydia Happier. Mary Ma coffin.
Anna Magoffin, Alvana Orndorff. Ber-
tram Orudorff Blanche Roberts Julia
krupp. Paula Krupp, Ruth Schwartz.
Grace Ginther. Mary Ginther: Messrs.
Joe MaSoffin. Jack Happier. Don Hart.
I'on Piatt. Bryan Brown Robert Mar
Lawrence Stevens. Herndon Kemp. 2
Fred Achard. Hollis Bach. Irwin !
Schwartz. EmeliO Freeman and DR.. /
Frank Schuster-
Mrs. g A. Sorrells entertained with
an informal dance 1T her home in the
Ramsey apartments. complimentary 20
q few OF the members Of the Rhode I
Island militia battery 4 The rooms
ere decorated in American flags ]
draped from the ceiling and around
the sides of the wall. The refreshments
were red. white and blue brick ice I
cream and layer cakes 4 piano and I
Y ictrola furnished the music for dane .
ing Mrs. Sorrells was assisted in en-
tertaining her guests by her daughter,
Miss Ia Won Sorrells. and Mrs Tom
White Those present We're Misses
Nellie Hand. Ida Krupp. Blanche LET
NOvitz. Margaret Amstster la Won
sOTrells, Mrs Tom White. Iessrs.
William Bailey. Harold Birmingham
harles Mccain. Roy Burton. William
-obsn- Harold Shoop. Alfred Sullivan.
George Crum, Paul Lazores and the
hostess