Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-10
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me marriage To take place Thursday. Ma,
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Miss Hobbs i a Brownsville Girl. hay.
ing first attended and is now teaching i,
the Brownsville public schools. Mr.. FL.
j. a lieutenant in the Texas Ma.
tional Guard and is on duty with his rom.
pany at Port Arthur. The wedding vii
be informal. No invitations have been j..
sued. The bride and groom have decide,
TO donate the amount that would be spcnt
IN this matter to the Red Cross society.
A interesting fact in connection with
the wedding ceremony is that il will b,
held on the twenty fifth anniversary 0.
Miss Hobbs parents.
The wedding plans are still undecided. a
great deal depending on the leave of alb
sence Lieutenant Elmendorf can obtain
from his regiment.
Many beautiful and useful gifts were re-
ce1ved last night by Miss Mary Weamcr
mt the miscellaneous shower given bv her
friends and fellow workers in the Epwortl,
League of the Methodist church. The af-
fair was in honor of the marriage of Mis-
Neamer and Lawrence X. Smith. which i
set for Friday afternoon. The shower was
held at the nome of Mrs. J. c. George on
Levee street which was prettily decorated
Tor the occasion. The gifts received hv
the brlde-to-be were numerous and varied
including articles for the home and for the
trousseau. After the gifts had been pre-
@antad ap1 al,a.-1l -g e .
cream and cake were served. Besides the
honore and the bridegroom-to-be, Mr..
Smith, those present were:
MIR. and Mrs. Ed Howard. DIR. and Mr..
n. 4. Dutro, Mrs. c. A. Manahan. Mr.. and
Mrs. George Walker. Mr.. and Mr.. II. Huff
Mr.. and Mrs. III: NJ. SHELTON. Mrs. f. l.. FL
stun. Mr.. and Mrs. Hielscher. Mrs. J. X.
Bull, Mrs. J. c. George. Misses Forinc
Pierce, Esther Peavy, Isabel Trahan. Stel-
la Dickson, Harrington, Lille Harvey.
Florence El>tun, Sara Hobbs, Aniel Rem
dayy, .Rosalie Roy and Beatrice Kinloch
Messrs- Ted Tucker. III. II. Howard, Whit
man, Shuman, Middleton, Modlin. Hum
phries, Thomas Sheasby and Owens.
A Woman's Suffrage Society j. the most
recent addition 10 Brownsville clubdom
The society was organized yesterday af-
.ternoon by Miss Lavina Ensle, Texas state
organizer for the national society. While
having n its aim the securing of the bal
lot the local organization. in common with
all clubs Of a similar character throughout
the country, will, during the war. i%ntcrest
itself chiefly in conservation Of food sup
ply work. Mrs. X. f.. Holland was elected
president Of the club: Mrs.. ". r. Jones.
vice president, and Mrs. Fred Hicks. see
rotary and treasurer. The members To en-
roll were: Mcsdames +. G. Pierce, G.. A.
Kirby, W. s. Blackshear. G. T. Morton. II.
b.. Creager, Misses Minnette McClintcck
Fon Gentry and Anna Kelly.
Mrs. J. DcCamp Hall, Mrs.. Roger Harri-
son and Mrs. Frank Hopkins entertained III
bridge in the Fort Brown pavilion yester-
day afternoon. Some fifty guests includ-
ing members of both the city and army so
cial circles enjoyed the games and the in
formal social gathering that followed.
Yellow flowers were used To decorate the
eight tables where bridge was played and
the pretty ten tables. Assisting the host
csses in receiving and entertaining their
guests were: Mrs. W. f.. Mills, Mr.. l.. +.
Kilbourne and Mrs. Watkins. Prizes Of
boxes of silk handkcrchiefs were offered
at each table.
Following the bridge games refreshments
of ice cream and cake, coffee and sand
witches were served.
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Mrs.. ID. l.. Spero entertained the Thur
day Bridge club.
Because of the bridge party al Fort
Browns yesterday afternoon the Wcdnc.-
day Bridge club postponed its regular meet
ing. Mrs. W. s. West, who was to have
entertained the PLAYERS, will be the hostess
nj next weeks meeting.
Miss Anita Cooke i visiting friends in
San Antonio, having left the early part Of
the week.
Mrs. II. Il. Parker returned today from
n several weeks visit to her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall White in San Antonio.
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The Diligent Dozen needle club viii be-
entertained Friday afternoon at $40 at
the home of Mrs. d.. McLendon in West
Brownsville.