San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-12


home on Alamo Heights, Tuesday aft
ernoOn.
Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs.
Charles Z. Reese will entertain with
dinner dance Tuesday evening at
the Menger Hotel, complimenting
about 30 Of their friends.
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Mrs. ]. W. Carrithers and Mrs.
Z. f. Fomby will entertain with a
bridge tea at the Alamo Country Club,
Tuesday afternoon.
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One Of the charming events OF the
day was the Majestic box party and
tea given by Miss Mary Carter, COM
plimenting Mrs. George Wizard, the
guest of her sister, Mrs. ]. H. Gun
ningham. Following the matinee the
guests motored TO the San Antonio
Country Club for tea. The guest list
included the honor guest, Mrs. Viz
ard, and Mrs. William Steubing. Mrs.
Herman Staacke, Madame Frieda
Stjerna, Mrs. Frank Huntress, Mrs.
Gerard Fraser, Mrs. A. w. Walister,
Miss Vivienne Word, Miss Helen
Hummel, Mrs. Donald Fraser, Mrs.
Fred Wagner, Mrs. W. II. Pancoast.
Mrs. Charles Hall, Mrs. Walter Dun
ham. Mrs. Jack Fraser, Mrs. Nichol-
son. Mrs. Richard Hughes, Mrs. +.
+. Wing. Mrs. Massey, Mrs. John H..
Cunningham, Mrs. Frank Cunning
ham and Mrs. William Cunningham.
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DR.. and Mrs. I. J. Walthall en-
tertained with dinner Saturday
evening at the Alamo Country Club,
complimenting Henry b. Walthall,
the we'll known actor, and a relative
Of the Walthalls of San Antonio. The
table was lovely with pink decora-
tions of carnations and ferns. Covers
were laid for Henry Walthall, the
honor guest. DIR. Spath, Mr.. and Mrs.
Leon WalthalI. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Pancoast. Mrs. Matte Lemon,
George Pancoast Jr., Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Walthall. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
son Walthall, Miss Anne Taylor. Mr..
and Mrs. Falbre and the host and hos
tess.
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Mrs. n. +. Randolph entertained
with lovely bridge tea Monday aft.
crnOon at the Hutchins Hotel, where
she is making her home. The Val.
cntine motif was carried. out in the
decorations Of the room. and in the
hand-painted talleys. Red carnations
we're used in profusion. About twelve
tables of players were present. Fol
| lowing the games tea was served in
the dining room TO about 80 guests
The dining room carried ont the
same attractive color scheme with the
rcd carnations and hearts.
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Miss Ruth West entertained with
a delightfully."- informal bridge party
in her home Monday, complimentinG
| Mrs. Albert Deutsch. and few Of bel
intimate friends. The Valentine sug
gestion was carried out in the dainty
talleys. A delicious salad and ict
course was served 10 the three tables
Of players.
Miss Lottie Nell Pettus of Goliad
is the guest Of Misses Dora and Lu.
ellie Witherspoon for several days.
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Among other business trancasted al
the regular meeting of the Art League
on Wednesday morning, February I,
it was decided TO complete the con
templated purchase of the Blue Bon
net" picture by Julian OnderdOnk, al
once. Mrs. l.. 3. Clegg was appointed
chairman of the purchasing committee
with the power of selecting her as
sOeiates. The following members
Bishop CapcrS, Antonio Fernandez
Mrs. ]. X. Beretta, Mrs. Noyes
Evans. Mrs. ]. e. Griswold, Mrs. Er
hardt Guenther, Mrs. Eli Hertzberg,
Mrs. Willis Kellar. Max Kruger ST.,
Mrs. J. b. Lewright, Mrs. p. Lew,
and Mrs. J. I. Smith have consented
to serve.
The picture which the Art League
has selected is one of Mr.. Onder.
dOnk's largest paintings. 1T shows
an open vista of the Texas blue
Bonnets,' which he knew so well how
to transfer from their native sunny
| fields to his equally sunny canvases ;
and is considered thoroughly charac-
teristic of his genius in every way.
1t was originally priced at $500, but
because Mrs. Onderdonk felt that San
Antonio should have one of the best
of her husbands paintings, the price
was reduced to $500.
While everyone canont buy an in.
dividual Julian Onderdonk painting
there is no one who cannot help buy
the picture which the Art League
purposes making a gift from the citi.
zens to the City of San Antonio. Con.
tributions toward this valuable pur.
chase have been made by Mrs. &.
| Bedell Moore, who started the sub
scriptions with a check for 800. 9th
err contributors are Mrs, Henry
Drought, 500; Mrs. +. 4. Wilson,
$50: Kermaic Club. $50: History
Club. $40: Mrs. 4. II. Worden, SO
J. Fl. kirkpatrick, SO; Mrs. Alex
Adams, So. Mrs. Henry Half, SIS, and
Billy Clegg, So.
Mrs. S. W. Scott and Miss Elsie
Scott entertained in their home with
a lovely tea Monday afternoon com.
! plimenting Miss Pauline Parker
whose marriage TO DR.. Kenneth Rags.
dale will take place Wednesday even
ing. February 81. The home was ar.
tiStically decorated with cut flowers
and palms and ferns. Assisting Mrs.
Scott in receiving the guests in the
ball were Mrs. A. J. Parker, Mrs. A.
h. Ragsdale, and Mrs. ]. h. Maddox
of Pearsall. Palms and ferns made
an attractive background for the rich
draperies in the reception hall. The
living room carried out a delicate pink
| color scheme with carnations and
| ferns profusely decorating. Miss Scott
received the guests in the living room
| with the assistance OF the bridal par
| ty. Mrs. Quest c. Couch. Miss Mary
Browne. Miss Edelehe Johnson, and
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