El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-09-09
Exceptions.

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Bryan were
most and hostess to a large number
OF friends at their home on Mckinley
avenue on Friday evening, compli
mentary to Miss Bessie Byrd Burleson
OF east Texas. who is the house guest
OF her brother, Dr. Burleson Staten
and Mrs Staten, at their apartment
on Montana street. The floor of the
Bryan home was cleared for dancing
Draped over and around the windows
IN the dining room was a large Confed-
crate nag fastened TO the wall with
small American flags Around the
mantel hung small green baskets filIeI
with flowers. and in large ivory. gold
ana silver baskets, placed at intervals
about the house, were cut wild flow
ers- In tall vases around the rooms
stood long stemmed lilies of the val
ley On the front porch, where the
punch was served were potted ferns
\ light was extended from the house
TO the tennis court adjoining the house
where later in the evening il becoming
too warm in the house, the guests
danced on a waxed canvas. Chairs
were arranged around the court AMI
on the lawn 4 three piece negro
string orchestra furnished the music
for the dancing. They also rendered
a number of comical negro selections.
Dr. Esther c. Mccarthy gave a couple
of readings of her own composition.
taking off the negro revival meetings
Punch was served on the porch to-
gether with sandwiches by Mrs B.
Staten In the receiving line were
Mr. and Mrs Charles E Bryan Miss
Bessie Byrd Burleson and Dr. and Mrs
Burleson Staten Those present were
Dr. and Mrs Burleson Staten, DR.. and
MIS- Hugh s White, DR.. and Mrs Wip
Robinson, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Blessing
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ c. Adams, Mr.. and
Mrs n. A Ferguson, DIR. Esther Nc
Carthy, Mesdames c c. Crews. T ".
Lanier, J. W Curd and Alice Barlow,
Misses Bessie Byrd Burleson. Anna
Axiom, Matilda Axton, Lilly Axton,
Georgina Martin, Mary Lewis. Marga-
ret Cunningham, Vernon Cunningham,
Sarah Bridgers, Zella Prater, Myra
frater, Margaret Bryan, Isabel
Springer, Meta Ormsbee. Emily Orms-
Rose Mary Pelham, Zenobia High-.
Grace O'Neil, Treasure Hartman,
hatherine Harper. Mary White, Ka-e
Stoker, Estelle Berrien. Edna Elaine
SOFTEN, Alice Myles. Mary Kaye Alves.
Mary Gates Redmond. Hattie Mae Lo-
retz, Henrietta Buckler. Evelyn PAYNE.
irene Fleniken. Irene Laughlin., Kate
latun, Bessie Smith. Harriet BottOrff.
Ida Hunter, Genevieve Bannell, Dema
Fleck, Grace Flick. Mary Evans, Velms
Casey. Anna AIagoffin. Juanita smith.
Lucille Smith, Beulah Brown. Mai Har-
RS, Col. Holmes B. Springs, Mai T E
Merchant, Mai J. E Coldweu, Capt
Louis L Lyon, Capt Arthur Lee. Capt.
= Can't, Capt T r. Garety. Capt c
" Mqddrow; Capt Chris Artmann,
schayer. Lieut. Arthur s Jones Lieut.
!. F. Keffords, Lieut. ]. H Owens
Lieut. Thomas Perry, Lieut. ". l.
Watkins, Lieut.. Fred r Honor. Lieut..
Thomas L. Elander. Lieut. Edward
Bradford, Lieut.. Robert E. Armstrong,
lieut. Henry H Birchmore, Lieut. Al /
en- H Richardson. Lieut. F R Wells, !
lieut. F. S. Porcher. Lieut. G. T. Nc /
cod, Lieut. Alexander Brunson. Lieut. Z
: D. Harrison. Lieut. William c. Nc (
own, Lieut.. J. D. Emeyer. Lieut.. II. 1
v Bookheart, Lieut. ". H Cogswen. (
lieut. E n. Dooley, Lieut. W. r ]
Walker, Lieut. Walter Hillen, Lieut..
leo A Keneble. Lieut. B. F. Gaines, /
lieut. Rudy Artman. Lieut. Thomas p
larshall, Lieut.. Jas T Bagley. Lfeur.
J. Marshall, DR.. C C Homan. and
lessrs. Milton Burleson. John Rosen-
.orough, Lynn Adams. Lee Crews.
,oland Kemp. Page Kemp, Randall {
1ilburn. Charles Kilburn, Harold XII
urn. Henry Swearengen. H. VI. Morris