Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-22

AfDbbH WI IEUAn SNii 1Hl
Lieutenant H.. Ii. Elmendorff of the Texas
National Guard will be married at Hous-
ton Thursday of this week. Miss Hobbs.
accompanied by her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
I. ;. Hobbs, and her sister, Miss Patrici,
Hobbs, leave this afternoon for Houston.
where they will be joined by the groom and
ms parents from Port Arthur.
1t was originally intended that the cere-
mony be performed ut the brides home in
Brownsville, but the inability of the groom
to secure a sufficiently long leave of alb
sence from his command forced The change.
Miss Hobbs is a native Brownsville girl.
and following her graduation from the
Brownsville high school and a few terms
spent at college has made her home here
and has been a teacher in the Brownsville
public school. Following the wedding cere-
mony the young people will spend a few
days in Galveston before going to Port
J Arthur.
Mr.. Will III. Wood slipped out Of Mission
so quietly Friday of last week that he was
hardly missed, and gave his friends the
surprise OF a life time when he returned
wednesday accompanied by his charming
bride, and the same train brought to many
friends of the ''newly weds' the follow
ing announcement Mr.. and Mrs. ". NJ.
kee announce the marriage of their daugh-
ter Harriet to Mr.. William III. Wood Mon
day, May the fourteenth, New Brauasels.
Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood were met nj the
train by Col. 5. NJ. Duffie and Mrs. James
Watson, and in a very short time were on
their way To the home of the groom lust
south of Mission-Mission Times.
Il
Little Miss Lucille Kring has issued in
vitations TO her friends to assist her in
the celebration of her third birthday. This
memorable occasion comes tomorrow and
the friends are invited from 4 until 81
O'Clock in the afternoon. The party will
be at the home of the hostess g~randpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Bennett on LevceI
street.
Miss Adelaide Fox was hostess yester-
day afternoon to her friends in the very
youngest social set in the city in cclebrat-
ing her third birthday. Because she and
her guests were young Miss Celaya demon
strated that they were none the les pat
riotic and the red, white and blue were the
predominating color in the decorations.
Under the supervision Of Mrs. Fox. Mrs.
Elmore Order and Mrs. A. Celaya the lit
tie folks played all the games dear To
childish hearts. The guests were:
Agnes Browne Scriyner, Lucy Brulay,
Marian and Erin McGary, Lucy, Ruth and
Fred Celaya, Frances creager. Alberta,
Brown, Nora Edna Spero, j. p. Cole. Ellis
and Grace Clancy, Anne Elizabeth Sean
Ian, Willard and George Lester Seaman.
Ralph and Henry Holland, Unita Seaman.
Katherine and William Morton. Gail Ne
Davitt, Sophie Kowalski and Mary and
William Mason.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presby-
terrain church entertained yesterday after
noon at a very pleasing party honoring
their retiring pastor. the Rev. j. G.. NJ.
Ramsey, and his wife. The affair was
held at the nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. III.
Banker on the Country Club boulevard.
Mrs. Ramsey was presented with a hand
SOM cameo brooch by her co-workers in
the society, the presentation being made
by Mrs. Frank Smith. Refreshments of
ice cream and cake were served. The
guests present were:
Mesdames Tandy, W. A. Russell, George
Smith, Frank Smith, John Franz, Mae
Dickens, T. p. Barbour, W. A. Ross. Jack
Rowe, f. p. Reynolds, Frank Ramsey, III.