El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-02-04
Many Dinner Parties at Country Club
Both Saturday and Sunday Evenings

the winter wanes into the
"a Lenten season. the Country
I = club becomes more than gay
with the social pendulum increasing
il tempo. insofar as attendance and
nnerriment exist, with each weekend
affair. Saturday night was unusually
brilliant. with the army set and local
society mingling in large numbers
Na5 Gen. and Mrs. George Windle
Read furnished the inspiration for q
dinner over which Maj. and MIS-
eugene L Ely presided. AZ TIE popu-
lar rendezvous. Orners asked being
Brig. Gen. and Mrs +. c. Marshall
and Col. and Mrs A. II. Miller.
Nearby. charming Miss Margaret
Read was entertaining in compliment
70 New OIIeans belle, Miss Flores
and Mrs. Harry Howard. have been at
Hotel Paso del NOIte for several
days visiting Lieut. John Howard
son Of the latter. Several young Of
ficers were at table.
Kiss Alice Myles was the guest OF
Lieut. E. S. Elder. Lieut.. Frank Royce
completing the congenial small party
Among otehrs who dined there
we're. MAJ. and Mrs. V. L Peterson,
Capt 7. 81 Turner and guests, Mrs
nSz=sd Rathbun. Mrs R r. Foster
col and Mrs. J. A Baer, Capt T. F.
Taylor. Fred Elliott. Mrs. L. S John
son. Lieut.. Fegan and many others.
sunday nights table d hote proved
more than ever jolly. with many in
formal parties for dinner. Capt and
Mrs walter Aerkel ttne former OF
The Fifth cavalry. and a decidedly
popular young couple, had for guests
capt. Arthur Vollmer, Of the 9TH cav
airy. Miss Ethel Brown and Mr.. and
airs. 6. A. Martin
1lr. and Mrs. " n Laughlin and
fheir 6auzhter. Mrs. Sidney Carol
Graves. with Lieut. Henry Loeb Jr-,
occupied one table.
Miss Ma garet BEAD and Miss
Flores Howard. Of New Orleans, were
With Capt. and Mrs Milton Dargan
Lieut John Howard. Lieut. Champ
Carry and Capt Lindsay Beach. Miss
Howard is being much entertained
while here. though she expects to re-
turn TO her horne in New Orleans
within the next few days
Lieut.. and Mrs. J. L Echols. with
Mss Louise Womack and other
quests. were at one table. and not far
distant was seated Lieut.. Campbell
and a small cot@ria.
A daminutive bridal party furnished
the suggestive motif for the central
able fecorations at the pre- nuntial
ter and miscellaneous shower. given
Saturday afternoon by Miss Bess
Roberts, as a charming compliment to
Kiss Kathleen Perkins. who IS becom-
Ing the bride Of Capt Donald s
Perry IF the Fifth cavalry. on Thurs
day Hearts. large and small. nut
tered from every conceivable nook
md crevice. while kewpies-bebowed
IA GORGEOUS red tulle-held sway with
m tFeir cuunineness- A round table
exquisite in its flamiug red tulle- had
IN aisIe roDe5 off. down which "the
Wedding party" apparently came, a
frio Of maids holding streamers OF
-nfle that were caught UP in one big
fluffy bow athat formed a canopy
overhead. from which was suspended
81 hig heart Mrs. G. c Roberts as
isteI her daughter in dispensing hos
italitT. the affair being held at her
attractive home On 370S Chester, and
il was her little son. G. c jr.. who
-cfed as tinv messenger in bringing
he many tissue wrapped gifts that
ere showerei the honor guest from a
a i1zture delivery wagon Games
u romance were played. favors going