El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-08

Bert Willis was the guest Of honor
at a surprise party given the last Of
the week at the home of his sister. Mrs.
G. c. Roberts on Rio Grande street. The
house was decorated with sweet peas
and carnations. Guessing contests were
played and the prizes were won by Miss
virginia Care. Punch and candies
an Ice course during the party and later
an icec curse was enjoyed. Those pres
ent were Misses Bess Adine owen. Vir-
Glnla Carre, Gladys Sincomb and Grace
Ialbot Messrs. Bert Willis, Ashley Gil
lett Lee Nichols and George Gowdy.
ivan Pollock celebrated his fifth
birthday anniversary the last Of the
week at party given by his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Pollock at their
home on Wyoming street. The rooms
were very gayly decorated in ropes
OF silver tinsel and quantities of gar
den flowers Games Of various kinds
were played. The prizes in the games
were won by little Evelyn Craver and
Jane TObin. An ice course was en-
joyed later in the afternoon. There
were about % youngsters present. In
the evening Mr.. and Mrs. Pollock en-
tertained with an informal party. The
game Of 500 and dancing were the eve
ning's amusements. Miss Lois Shaw
and Chester Broadhead were the prize
winners. A two course luncheon was
HFlNEu at the complexion OF the games.
There were about 80 present
Mrs. J. O. Forbes, Mrs. ". H. Forbes
1r- and Mrs. +. l. Dalton entertained
in honor Of Mrs. J. h. Monroe Thursday
afternoon, at the home of Mrs. w. II.
Forbes, sr.. in Altura Park. Mr.. and
Mrs Monroe will leave Tuesday for
Fort Smith, Ark. where they will make
their home. The house was most at
tractively decorated with quantities Of
flowers and ferns Bunco was played
during the afternoon and Mrs. +. L.
Dalton Won the high score prize. Mrs.
A. Oscar Crowson won the second prize.
The third prize was won by Mrs. A.
Woodville. A number of musical Sc
lections added to the afternoons pleas
ure. Mrs. Monroe sang "A Perfect
Day" Mrs Grandmugen sang. Mrs.
Dalton and Mrs. !. L. Howell played
piano solos. A three course luncheon
was served. The guests included Mes
danes J. X. Monroe, J. BOzart. Frank
Lanners. p Wildman, Oscar Crowson.
Jack Egan. w Johnson, c. Frieberg. W.
tt. ShObe, A. Woodville. f. Grandmugen,
y. L. Howell, W. c. Baber. Homer Jack
son, W. A. Waugh. f. Hefferman. W. II.
Day, a. Bethel. G Fisher. Miss GOldie
Waugh and Miss Ruth Hefferman. A
farewell shower OF gifts was presented
to Mrs. Monroe.
Mrs n. L. Wichman entertained very
delightfully."- Saturday afternoon in the
parlors Of the Lydia Patterson Insti-
NuAt III nOuOI OL neI SlHLtT, MISS ANITA
r. COrbin. The rooms were beautifully
decorated in red and white. After the
guests had arrived. Mrs. Wichman an
that she had received that
morning a telegram in code copies Of
which she would pass, in order that she
might have their help in deciphering
il. The telegram deciphered was:
This is 10 announce the engagement
Of Miss Anita T.. Corbin to Walter
Neill Harshman," and was signed
Cupid Progressive Hearts was then
played. also a very clever "Automo-
bile Romance was worked out ATIss
Annie Ross Montague, making the
highest score. won the prize. Mrs. p.
&. Cressey played two beautiful solos
on the violin and Miss COrbin gave
two humorous readings. a salad
course was then served. carrying ont J
the color scheme OF red and white I
Mrs. Wichmsn was assisted in enter
tanning by Miss Opal Reynolds Miss
torbin is the daughter OF Rev. and
Airs j. F. Corbin and has been raised
mere, Nh Harshman is from Pennsvl-
yania but has made FL Paso his nom
for the past three or four years. The
marriage viii occur early I'm the
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