El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-03-18
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Win their SPACIOUS CLuuEOOLla III
beautiful decorations, suggestive Of
St. Patrick, the officers and members
OF the University club received infor-
mally, Sunday afternoon, honoring the
mem bers Of the McGinty club Of for
mer days. and many long time resi-
dents. The guests derived their pleas
ure- largely. by notwithstanding,
and in addition. there were many en-
tertaininE features DR.. George H
Higgins. one Of the first members Of
the McGinty club, when introduced by
president Norman Walker, talked OF
the days when FL Paso was much
smaller than now, and when the Rio
Grande cOursed its way along diff
ferent bed The vast Improvement Of
the city. and its developments were
traced, creating much interest and
pride 20 those who had helped in max
ing history here. Mrs Helen Cooper
Williams. always a favorite with the
Universities, sang st Patricl's Day,
accompanied by Mrs. VIII FOllett-
Miss Julia Pool played several Irish
airs. And W. W. Rose, Charles J.
Andrews. n II. BarrOugh and Arthur
Behringer were in great demand with
their male quartet selections. Miss
Eileen Booth-May0 was among the
artists who contributed TO the pro-
gram, Mrs z. Booth-Mayo presiding
over the piano for her daughter. as
the latter gave Irish characterize
tons Mai John r. Barber gave two
melodies OF the Ould Emerald isle,
Next Sundays informal tea viii be a
Red Cross affair. coming as 1t does
in the midst Of Wake Up America"
Beautiful posters OF France and
stirring enough 10 cause every war
relief organization 10 its mightiest
effort. over there. and in America as
Well-lent realistic touch TO the
patriotic decorations used by Mrs.
W A Hawkins for the tea given Sat
Grande from TO 6, 70 help the Col
lege WOman'S club in Its French or
phans' adoption fund. The event,
with its constant stream Of callers
gave 20 society one Of its most de-
] ightfully informal functions, stimuli
taueously assuring two more OF these
little folk American god parents. as
part OF the 1lne reconstruction WORK
OF the new France our people are
doing, close to Sl5 being Melted
Ashton Hawkins. who trained with
the second yale unit OF the flying
corps and is now a full fledged aFia-
tor, doing active service over the
belIigerent countries, sent three big
Hawkins. and these were used in the
hall, fitting in with the American
and French flags, unfurled slowly l
The tea tables, over which Mrs
Mrs. Frances &. Well Mrs Van VIII
son. Mrs. Z. l. W Polk. Mrs. F. W
Norton and Miss Gertrude Evans. and I
Mrs. Gardiner (mOther Of the hOstess) I
as assistants Mrs c. H Leaveu and
other prominent matrons presided in I
turn, were radiant in motley Of jon I
quils, hyacinths, Marguerites. Enchan- I
tress carnations ad other sprirg flora l
Serving were Miss Kathrine Os-
trander, Miss Louise Sistermans, Miss /
Doris Hanson, Miss Ruth Moore Nor /
risE Miss Katherine Dick, Miss I
ImoEene Leavell Miss Jettie Young, I
Miss Winifred Woods. Miss Yvonne 4
Baber, and others, while Julie, Betty /
and Davis Hawkins made themselves +
generally useful, as wei as orna- 4
mental Mrs. Herbert D. Field, chair
man OF the special committee further
ing the caring for the boys and girls 7
over seas, also assisted At intervals 4
during the afternoon Miss Dorothy ]
Crissey, violinist, gave added enjoy !
ment with their musical contribu-
tons
Delicious @war cake" was one OF /
the edibles served. and ELECTED IA
TOrable comment spicy, dark cake, j
that meant the saving Of wheat
St. Patrick's day was recognized IN
the artistic decorations utilized by
Miss Grace Flick. OF the Nagley, for
the tea Of handsome appointments,
given Saturday afternoon by the Chi
0megas and Zeta Tau Alphas, honor
Ing the members OF the Panhellenic
association and other sorority women
lf the city, II being one Of the month
81 socials that make a pleasant oasis
ln the desert Of war and other pa
.riotic work. TO which the personnel
ieVote their interests, this year. As
zach guest entered, she was pre-
sented with q silk shamrock marked
In her sorOrity-cleTer and apprO-
pirate favors, attached to tiny Paddy
pipes suggestive Of the Irishman and !
his Emerald isle.
Miss Flick received with her moth
er, Mrs. ". n. Flick. who were as
sisted by Mrs Percy lIcGhee. IT., Mrs
Il Everett Long, Miss 1Iilda Connolly,
the Misses Esther and Edith Levy 4
Miss Elsinore Shelton, Mrs. P r.
COghlan. HRS. Il. 2. Cautreu. Mrs
Langford J. Locke, Mrs. Henry F. ]
Baldwin. Mrs. T. J. Compton, Mrs n
A Mccartney and others, in dis
pensing hospitality.
SerEt Jules V. Allen and Weesrs