Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-27

day, October %, 1917. San Antonio,
Texas
Mrs. Lytle is the niece of George b.
Murphy of Brownsville. Captain Lyle j.
with the Fifty-seventh United States In
fantry and will be stationed with his or
ganization at San Benito, where they viii
be after a short honeymoon.
Miss Vivien Ashheim is in Houston,
where she is attending the grand opera
season. She was one of a party of own
VILE people going to Houston for the
event.
The usual Saturday night informal dance
will be held at the Officers Pavilion ut
Fort Brown at 9 o'clock tonight.
AT the entertainment of the Friday
Bridge Club yesterday afternoon, at which
Mrs. O. V. Lawrence was hostess, the Hal
lowe'en motif was developed i'm the appoints
ments. Charming yellow cosmos arranged
effectively decorated the reception suite.
Tables were placed for twenty at bridge.
The little tally cards were in bright yellow
and black, and showed black eats. pump
kins, candles and other familiar designs.
They carried black silver pencil cards.
The Refreshments were chicken salad,
relishes, ~saltines and coffee with whipped
cream. Mrs. James l.. Rentfro received
the cicb prize, and Mrs. Ralph Schmelins
the guest prize. The club prize consisted
Of a pair of handsome black silk hose. and
the guest prize was n beautiful cut glass
almond dish.
Mrs. John Rutledge will he the hostess
of the club on next Friday afternoon.
1.-The Good Luck Club was organized
yesterday afternoon at the home of Miss
Marcia Clint. The club contains those
members Of the young girls who have ali
sorbed the knitting fever, and the patriotic
inspiration will no doubt meet with grand
success. The club plans 10 have regular
social meetings every week. The personnel
of the club includes: Marcia Clint, Ruth
Bates, Effie Hill, Nancy Roy, Helen Me
Donald, Cornelia Brown, Rachael Rich.
Amelia Fernandez, Hazel Adkins, Esther
Weller, Mildred Teller, Helen Howard,
Hazel Cor, 0tho Stating, Helena Bateman,
and Miss Bernice Stell the guiding spirit
and instructor.
Mrs. c. l.. Seepaueh and her daughter.
0layds, have Just returned from "a de-
hghtful trip to the state Of Montana. where
Mrs. Seepaueh visited relatives. They left
Brownsville in June, and had pleasant stop
overs on the way to Montana. En- route
home they visited in Denver. Colo. and
spent some time at Pleasure Park, one of
the noted pleasure reports of that vicinity
They also spent several days in Houston
where Mr.. Seepaueh went to meet them and
them home.
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The board Of governors Of the Fort
Brown Officers Club is rapidly maturing
plans for the "sheet and pillow case party"
which will be given as a Halloween event
on next Saturday evening. in the pavilion
at Fort Brown. The pavilion is being made
ready for winter use by the construction
Of a roomy fire place within the building,
and later the building will be enclosed for
the winter by the installation of windows
that can be removed for the summer sea-
sons. Throughout the winter the fire place
will be kept roaring hot, for the convent
ence Of the officers and their families. and
equipment such as rugs, tables, chairs. etc.
will be provided for cards.
Dignity will he thrown aside for the Hal
lowe en- event, and all the guests will come
swathed in white sheets. with their heads
encased in pillow eases, allowance being
made for openings for the eyes. Identities
will be kept secret until the unmasking in
mid-evening. Novelties of various kinds
will be introduced.
Mrs. j. I. Craig probably has the knit
ting record for the Red Cross in Browns
vile. Mrs. Craig has knitted seventeen
pairs of socks, five pairs of hand protect
ors, and one muffler. Besides this. Mrs..
Craig has sewed at Red Cross h~eadquar-
tiers, and has instructed a class in knitting
which included the following ladies: Mr..
II. b. Creager. Mrs. c. G.. Wagner. Mr..
James A. Browne. Mrs. O. X. Mason, Mrs..
c. II. More. Mrs Elizabeth More. Mrs. j. q.
Wheeler. Mrs. G. B. Winsted, Miss Beulah
! Knox, Mrs. c. W.. Colgin. Mrs. c. 6.
Hobbs, Mrs. II. b. Elmendorf, Miss julia
O'Brien and Miss Anna X. y. Craig.
OU1~H .
Forty-one pajama suits were turned IN
to the Red Cross yesterday by Mrs. William
S. West, the materials for the making of
which were paid for with money patriotic
ally donated BY a number of Brownsville
ladies. Mrs. West still has on hand enough
Of this fund to pay for about two dozer
! more pajama suits. The Red Cross auxil-