Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-23
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The charming bride of Mr.. Roy JEFF
ferds was introduced to his many friends
here at "A late reception Thursday night.
after MIR. and Mrs. Jefferds, who were
married IN Corpus Christi Thursday after
noon at three, arrived in Brownsville on
the late night train.
Two score of Mr.. Jefferds' friends met
the newly wed couple at the Gull Coast
station and escorted them in motors to the
Jcfferds home on Elizabeth street. The
Jeferds house had been decorated in pink
and white roses and white tulle by some
of the many friends of the popular young
bride groom and the pair who had
thought they were TO miss all the graceful
features of a less sudden marriage found
instead a regular wedding reception and
a real wedding cake ut the bridegroom
home. Mrs. Robert Wagner had baked n
brade's cake in haste when She heard Of
the wedding. and there was even the ira
ditfonal cutting Of the cake to complete
the festivities.
The suddenne-s of it all came about
through the sickness of a relative OF the
bride's mother. Mrs. Prue-thc new Mrs.
sCffcrds was Miss Hattie Prue-found
that she had to leave Corpus Christi.
where the Prucs were staying, 10 return
TO her home in Pawhu.ka. oklahoma, 90
be with the i'll relative. Mis- Prue and
Mr.. Jefferds had announced their engage
ment and set the date for sometime in
April. When Mr.. Jefferd~ heard that hi
fiancee was about to leave for oklahoma
he acted instantly. Taking his brothers.
Julius and Harold Jeffcrd- with him, he
took the next train north to Corpus Chris
ii. So there was u wedding in the Catho-
lie church NJ Corpus Christi. with the
bishop Of the diocese officiating. ana a.
most Immediately Mr. and Mrs. Jcfferd-
left for Brownsville. There may have
been Just 2 little normal womanlv regret
in Mrs. Jefferdo' mind that she had not
had all that goes with a carefully planned
and cercmonious wedding. But the hosts
of Mr.. Jeffcrd~' friends IN Brownsville did
not let the uneypectcdne-~ Of the marriage
prevent their giving them q warm-hcarted
and altogether delightful wedding rcccp-
ton. There was even a bride cake for
Mrs. Icffcrds To cut. The thimhle went
To Ms. Sara Young and the ring rs j. p.
Putegnate. Mis- Marion Franklin found
y the dime. There was never 4 pair more
pleased and touched than young Mr.. and
Mrs. Jefferds.
The Prue. have been frequent visitors
at San Bcnito. near which they have n
ranch where they spend part ~ every win
ter. with the rest IT Corpus Christi.
Mr.. JcffcrdS il with the Brownsville
Bank and Trust Co. The Jefierd~ will
make their home temporarily with Mr.. and
Mrs. II. II. Jctfcrds. on Elizabeth street
These who attended the reception were
Mr.. and Mr.. Grover Wagner, Mr.. ans
Mr.. Herbert Parker, Mr.. and Mr.. Gray
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Schmelling, Mr.. j. ii
Craig. Mrs. John j. Young. Mr.. Jane
Ii. Wells: Misses Una and Sara Young
Anne X. Y. Craig. Gertrude Arnold. Emily
Brown. Nora Brown. Fannie Brown
Mayme Browne, Julia Browne, Ruth Craig
Ncttic Hicks. Florinc Pierce. Sophie Her
goit; Lieutenant McNair. julius and llar
old Jefferd~. Butler Webster, Oscar Soud
err. Ted kirkham, Harold Cowen. Dav,
Fernando, Albert Fernando. joe n
Wells. VIII Craig. Henry Celaya. Jacl
Craig. Hammer Brown, Dudley Brown. An
g%ustine Browne and the parents Of Nh
.Jcfferd~. William Burt. Henry Burt. Pau
KowalSki. eonard Pierce, Jessie bennett
HAYES. Bates. Miss Kendall. Miss Frank
lin. Miss Hicks. Mrs. Nivicr. Mr.. and Mrs
20. X. Mason.