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shortly after 8 O'Clock last night.
five persons are known to be dead.
three missing and five seriously in
jured and property damage esti-
mated at more than $3.50. oo0.
Eight mourners were drowned at
Louisville, Nebraska. when the house
where the body of Mrs Mary Craver
fay. was washed into Mil Creek
which became a raging torrent. hav-
ing risen five feet in less than an
hour, following a cloudburst.
The dead at Council Bluffs are.
Fred Roupple. 35. a stock buyer
at Wolisville. Missouri.
Mrs. Lars Kelster. 20. and her
three children. Richard 6; George s
and Arthur L..
The dead at Louisville are:
Robert McCarver. his brother
Will. and the iatter's wife; Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Laird. Mrs. ]. w. Nor
Smith of Illinois.
DR.. A. A. Ward. a physician of
Marquette. Nebraska. on his way to
make a professional call was killed
when. blinded by rain and hail. his
a skldded and turned over.
Three persons. a railroad employe
and Clarence Dalton. a dairy man.
are reported as missing at Council
Bluffs and It IS believed that they
may have been washed into Indian
Creek which is out of its banks be-
u of the heavy rains of the past
few days.
Mrs. Kelstsr and three children
were killed as they ran from their
Shome which was in the path of the
tornado. As they left their front
perch. : 3Grse .Eec was uprooted
and they were buried beneath 1t.
The bodies of the four. huddled to-
gether was found by a neighbor
nbout an hour after the tornado had
subsidized.
Roupple was instantly killed as he
dashed from an eating house. He
was buried beneath flying debris and
his body was not recovered until
some hours after the tornado had
subsidized. Roupple had been In
Omaha buying sheep and was on
his way home.
Charles Cooley. who lives in the
heart of the stricken area in Coun.
ell Bluffs said hat he had counted
IL houses in a row which had been
ieveled by the tornado.
The Strand. n of the leading
theaters in the Iowa city was almost
demolished when the rear end of
II caved into Indian Creek. No one
was injured when the building gave
away.
Fire followed the tornado and sew.
ferai barns. homes and warehouses
were destroyed.
Persons living near Salt Creek, in
the western part OF Lincoln were
forced to flee to higher ground when
that creek. which at this time of the
year is dry. left its banks. Pris-
oners at the state penitentiary wore
used to build dams around the prison
power plant in order to prevent Il
from being inundated and thus Grip.
ping service to the governors man
sion. a hospital and other state
buildings.
Reporters were forced to wndo in
water UP to their necks In attempts
10 get a story OF the tragedy. Cor
don Richmond. attempted to take a
o0ontnusd on Page slxl
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and haggard men met tho wreclinE
train at tho station when II arrived
at $50 this morning. Anxious rela>
tives and friends. who Ind remained
awake all night for first news Of
recovered bodies, constituted the
group. and grief was evident on
every face.
Strenuous efforts are being mads
by the c. B. & Q. officials to release
as many Of the wreck victims bodies
as possible today. Tho work OF
digging the sand out OF tho chair car
and pullman is going forward rap
idly and all the dead IN these two
cars should be recovered early this
afternoon. There hre tour bodies
in the pullman and an un~accounted
for number IN tn. chair car.
The smoker. smashed down under
the express car presents a moro diff
ficult problem. II will be nsces-
sary to build n track across Cois
Creek bottom, run q crane out on
the track and lift the express car
before the smoker can be explored.
tho locomotive is buried completely
under sand in the river bottom and
II may be two days before this can
be accomplished.
The wreck presented an even more
weird sight IN the early morning
light az the waters of Cole creek re-
coded and more OF the smashed UP
w~reckage came In view. Tho muddy
current swirling down the river bed.
the cold white peaks of tho Muddy
range and Casper mountain off to
the south appeared ~fantastical in the
pale yellow sunlight that broke
through the clouds. A bleak wind
from the west chilled the few spec
tators that huddled around a small
fire waiting for the bodies to be
brought out.
In the group of spectators was
one man patiently waiting for news
OF his father who he believed had
been In the smoker when II went
into the river.
Numerous tales of heroic work on
the part OF the wrecking party have
been unfolded since the wreck. One
OF the most daring was an attempt
by II NJ. Woods, c. q N. w. brake
a who tried to carry n rope
across the stream yesterday before
tho water had gone down. The
water swept his feet out from under
him and he was Just about gone
when Jack Neff, of the Casper city
police force, tore into the water and
rescued him,
A b~oilermaker. whose name no ono
seems to hnve learned. jumped off
the top Of the baggage car last night
into the swift current and grabbed
n steel cable ~ he was being swept
down the stream lie mace his
way 10 shore hand over hand. He
had gone out to the car on a rops
which later broke { omake an In
vestigation OF the chair car.
The stream had dropped rapidly
this morning and n dam was built
about 70 feet above the wreck by
throwing into the water severni
hundred bags OF sand. This divert
ed the channel to the west and made
It much easier to carry on the work
around the submerged cars.
Lew Gay. county coroner. and his
assistants were busily engaged this
morning In taking care OF the bodies
as they were brought to shore. Each
body was searched Immediately for
Identification so that anxious rela.
tlves might receive accurate news
nj the earliest possible moment.
, 1923-09-29
Scientist Took
Poison Dose By
Mistake, Belief

LOS ANGELES. Calf. Sept. 20.
An inquest over the body Of DR..
Sergio Bagnarn, metallurgist OF in
ternational fame and descendant OF
Spanish nobility. who died here
Wednesday. has revealed that he
met death while performing a scien-
tific experiment and drank by mis-
take a poison which had been placed
in a bottle bearing the label of a
harmless liquid, according to the
Los Angeles Examiner.
DIT. Bagnara vas born in Eng
land. He was believed to have large
estates in that country and in
Spain. He came here a year ago
from Arizona.
, 1923-09-29
Standard Fights to Save
River Bridges at Casper

Mills and all points west of tho
Standard refinery were cut off
from traffic communication this
morning as n result Of high wator
in tho Pihtto and n raging torrent
in Casper Creek which is ordinarily
dry. The cement bridge across
Casper Crock Inns broken down in
tho middle and will not bear vehicle
traffic ven after tho approach il
repaired which was washed out
about s o'clock last night. The
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approach on the south end OF tho
Platte bridge was also washed out
this morning, and tho Standard Re-
fincry placed 200 men TO work in
repairing both structures.
Men have also been placed to
work on tho Chicago and North
western railway bridge, fixing It
30 that II may be used for auto
mobile traffic until the other
bridges can be repaired.
Work was being lone this norm
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Disaster Probe
Verdict Pending

affecting thirteen officers named de-.
PENDANTS In connection with the in
vestiRations are expected to be mado
public by Secretary DENLY shortly
thereafter. No session Of the court
scheduled for today. When
hearings arc resumed Monday two
Of the thirteen defendants who have
not yet testified will relate their
version OF the wreck,
, 1923-09-29
WALTER Ward
RETURNS HOME

WHITE PLAINS. N. Y. Sept. 20.
Walter S. Ward. acquitted yester-
day on charges of murder of Clar-
ence Peters. former sailor. was at
home today with his wife and chill
dren. a free man. A jury had found
him not guilty of the sinister charge
that has hung over his head for 16
months. The verdict resembled an
anniversary gift for yesterday was
Wards th~irty-second birthday.
The trial was the climax of a long
series of events in connection with
the killing.
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ing on the south bank OF the
Platte adjoining tho pavement next
10 tho refinery. The bank is be-
ing reinforced with rocks so that
the high water will not wash over
tho pavement. II tho water raises
another foot and n half 1t viii be
well over tho paving.
Motorists nre being stopped n
aunrter nj o mile west OF the Bur.
iington spur ard warned Of the
danger.
, 1923-09-29

WASHINGTON. - Retirement OF
Big General Sawyer from the act.
Ing community mnnaEership Of the
large veterans bureau hospital at
Federal Park. Maryland, was an
nounccd by Director Hines. who
said Or. Sawyer wished to devote
his time ia organization OF the
Harding Memorial association.
, 1923-09-29

The heaviest toll IA taken at
Louisville. Nebraska. where a cloud
burst swept away three houses, in
one of which eleven persons persisted.
All these were trapped I n the home
OF Robert McCarver. 30. who was
bedridden from burns received Thurs
day night while trying to rescue
his mother when she was fatally
burned in an oil explosion while try
ing to start n fire in a stove. They
We're VIM. McCarver. son of Mrs.
McCarver. his wife and two step
daughters. aged 6 and s; Alfred
Leard. his wife and three year old
son; Mrs. ]. w. Morgan and 4 year
old son. Robert McCnrver and Mrs.
L. Smith. Of Morrison, Illinois.
, 1923-09-29
GIVES UP bodies
S0L0NS Lose
COURT fight
in OKLAHOMA

OKLAHOMA CITY. Okla. Sept.
29.@By The Associated Press.E
The state supreme SQUIRT today de-
MED an application for a writ of
mandamus to compel the state cleo
ton board to place an initiated
question or the ballot for a special
election next Tuesday that would
permit the legislature to it
self TO investigate official acts OF
state officials.
The writ was sought by Campbell
Russell. instigator of the petition in.
itiating the question.
One way yet remains by which the
question can be submitted to n vote
That Is for the court to deny before
five p. m. today a motion of COVER
o ]. c. Walton for a re.hearing OF
his appeal from the decision of the
secretary of state who held the pc.
tition sufficient.
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Tho eighteenth death reported was
that of Otto J. Dudek. a travelling
man OF York. Nebraska. who was
drowned when he slipped into a hoe
while trying to cross a flooded creek
rear hat city.
AT Council Bluffs. Iowa. the death
Vist stood at five, and while rumors
were circulated that more than this
number had lost their lives In the
tornado that swept through a mar
row section in the southeastern part
of the city. they apparently were un-
founded. and 1t W "A said by n news
paper correspondent who c~anvassed
the situation. that reports of three
other persons being missing seemed
20 be
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SAN DIEGO. Calf. Sept. 20
Tho Associated Press)EFind'
ings of the naval court Of inquiry
investigating the destroyer disaster
off Honda. Calf, September S. IN
which seven ships and 20 lives were
lost. probably will be or their way
10 Washington by the end Of next
week 1, vas announced here today.
and recommendations Of the court
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Fair Weather
Forecast For
Coming Week

WASHINGTON. Sept. 2s.-
Weather outlook for the week be-
ginning Monday;
Rocky Mountain and Plateau e
gions: Generally fair and normal
temperatures.
Pacific states: Generally fair in
California, considerable cloudiness
and occasional showers probable in
Washington and Oregon; normal
temperature.
, 1923-09-29

TULSA. Sept. 2e-By The Asso-
clated PressHSix persons missing
from Tulsa county following their
appearance before Governor J. C.
Walton's military commission to re-
late their experiences at the hands
of masked bands are being sought
by troop attachments in four coun-
ties today, Captain e. A. Wallis. per
sonal aide to Adjutant General B.
II. Markham. announced at military
headquarters.
, 1923-09-29

NEW YOBK.-tUnitcd Prcss.H
DR.. Harold u. Arnold. director OF
research. and Or. William Wilson.
vacuum tube expert. OF the Western
Electric company are making n
two month our OF Europe to get IN
touch with the latest scientific de
velopment along communication
lines.
, 1923-09-29
LATE SPORTS

PELHAM MANOR, n. ". Sept
29.-tBy The Associated Press.)-
Walter Hagen and Gene Sarazen
were all even when they had
played is holes In their 80 hole
final match for the r. G. A. cham
pionship.
, 1923-09-29
Nations League
Elects Members

GENEVA, Sept Boy The As
ISOLATED PressleUruguay. Brazil.
Belgium. Sweden, Czecho Slovakia
and Spain today were elected non
permanent members of the council
of tho League Of Nations.
, 1923-09-29
ASK WORD OF RELATIVE.

Relatives IN Stamford, Conn. OF
Hugh Newton Arthur, who was ex'
pected to leave Casper the last of
the week. are seeking news of him.
Anyone knowing of his whereabouts
is asked to communicate with Chas.
T. weidner.
, 1923-09-29
RAIL TO B.
TODAY
Chicago g. Northwestern to Resume Trains East by Night
and to Lander by Next Wednesday ;High1pays in Bad
Condition, Says Department

The first ray of hope thath has shown upon casper since the pail cast po 1t b.
the unmeasurable ravage of the storm, was found this morning in an announcement
from he Chicago and Northwestern railway company to the efectt that repairs are
being made on the line between Casper IN Chadron and That the office here is wait
ling for the COX" signal which is expected by noon so thatt nays enc ot a train Early
this afternoon. n o treat amage was done from Casper east on the orthMeNern II
, 1923-09-29
FIRST VICTIMS
OF DISASTER
BROUGHT HERE
Rescue Work Rushed by Burlington In
Coaches Buried In Cole Creek as
Waters Recede; Three Bodies are
First to Be Brought to Casper

One corpse, lying on the bank of Cole creek, rudely
swathed in a gray blanket, was the mute testimony of the
catastrophe of Thursday night to Burlington train No. 80,
as the erie light of %daybreak glinted down on the scene
of the disaster this morning.
The body was that of .. ]. Kloye. brakeman. who WAS
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TAYLOR
ACQUITTED BY
JURY VERDICT
Decision of "Not Guilty" Returned Late
Friday Night After Six Hours
DeIiberation

After celebrating almost six hours a verdict of mot
guilty" was returned by the jury sitting in the case of
sheep foreman of the Buffalo Creek ranch, at the ranch
in the northern part of the county on the night of July 10,
900.
, 1923-09-29

OMAHA, Neb, Sept. 29-Thrteen known dead, three
missing, more than a dozen seriously injured and property
damage estimated at more than half a million dollars, was
The toll of a tornado and cloudbursts which visited west
ern Iowa and eastern Nebraska last night.
At Council Bluffs, Iowa, where a tornado struck
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AND CLOUDBURST TAKE
GREAT TOLL in Loss OF LIFE
Thirteen Dead and Three Missing at Council
Bluffs and Louisville; Half Million in
Property Damage Is Reported.

CfIAHA, Nebr, Sept. 29.-(By The Associated Press).
Toll of the dead in the heavy rain and wind storms that
visited parts of Nebraska and western Iowa yesterday and
last night reached eighteen today.
, 1923-09-29

on the night of the murder. and was
n fugitive from Justice for almost a
year. He was captured recently
while on a train near Arminto.
, 1923-09-29
FLASHES

BERLIN. Sept. 2s.-By The AS
ISOLATED Press.eIt was officially
announced today that the ordinance
of January IS. s~uspending deliveries
in kind on r%eparations to France
and Belgium, had been annulled.
MAYENCE. Sept. 29-The Franco
Belgian authorities operating the
railroads in the Rhineland and the
Ruhr opened a recruiting office hero
today with the object of engaging
10000 German railroad men for these
lines. All the men engaged will be
obliged to take the oath TO obey the
allied civil and military authorities.
, 1923-09-29
Weather Forecast

wyOMING-Partiy cloudy to-
night n sunday. probably rain in
northeast portion tonight. Frost in
west portion tonight. Not much
change in temperature.
San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-04-17

The celebrations of the Fiesta de
San Jacinto were opened fittingly
Monday evening with one of the most
brilliant affairs of the season, when
the Pioneers of Texas and their de-
scendants attended the ball given at
the Gunter Hotel. Almost 1000
people were present. The ball room
Mas decorated in Texas flags, and
tho Stars and Stripes. Red and blue
lights were used to illuminate the
room. and smilax and roses helped
to decorate.
In the dining room. which was
cleared for dancing, was the young
people's orchestra where modern
dancing was enjoyed. In the ball
room was another orchestra that
played quaint waltzes for the dancers
The bali opened with a grand march
led BIZ DR.. Frank Paschal and Mrs.
Johanna Stoves. the honorary chair
man. and Mrs. Erhard Guenther and
Col Beaumont B. Buck. Virginia
reels. polkas. racketts. Quadrilles and
pigeon wings followed in rapid sue
cession.
A charming feature of the ball was
the quaint dance given by folk IN old
fashioned costume. Mrs. Henry
Kobler wore a frock Of pink with
tight bodice. and full ruffled skirt.
Mrs. Adolphe Wagner wore flow
cred blue model. made With the full
skirt and tight bodice. She carried
corsage of French flowers, an heir
loom. and wore a headdress OF her
mothers in her hair. Mrs. Rena Nav
erick Green was charming in black
taffeta dress with a bertha of black
lace. Her hair was becomingly ar
ranged with curls and a tiny. PINK
rosebud. Mrs. George WurZbach was
in pink taffeta with insets of garlands
of French flowers in the skirt: The
men dancing the Narsoyiene, with the
above women. were Adolph Wagner,
Charles Hummel. Frank Renner and
Colonel Buck.
Among the distinguished guests
was the King Of the Fiesta, MAI.
Charles c. Cresson, who had earlier
in The evening arrived in the city and
received the keys of the town. He
wore a suit of royal blue velvet with
a colonial wig Of white. Mrs. Cresson.
too. was present in a gown OF black
velvet and silver. A band of silver
embroidered in brilliants bound her
dark hair. =,
Mrs. Albert Maverick. whose family
is one of the Oldest in the state, was
presented with a folder with the story
of the Alamo. with handcolored photo
graphs on the back.
Later in the evening sandwiches,
coffee. ices and cakes were Served.
Mrs. Johanna Stoves wore a gown
Of black lace. Mrs. Erhard Guenther
was in blue georgette model heavily
embroidered in beads of the same
shade. Mrs. Albert Stoves wore a
gown Of silver cloth with over drap-
cries of black maline and trimmed in
let bands Mrs. Albert Maverick wore
= block MORE model with bertha Of
real lace. Mrs. Il. J.. Dinwiddie was
charming in a gown 70 blue sequins.
Mrs. 7. +. George wore cream lace
model over pink satin. Mrs. DuNal
Yves: wore a becoming gown of black
laee Mrs. /. J. Hart wore red model
of panne velvet with gold slippers
AMI hose. A band of red bound her
hair. Mrs. Alan Lockhart Campbell
wore an American beauty georgette
heavily beaded. Mrs. Morton was in
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taupe velvet with wide band Of lace
in The full skirt. Pink roses trimmed
the gown Mrs. Chamber wore an
APRICOT ge6rgette beaded in brilliants.
Mrs. Henry Drought wore a gown of
black with panels of steel beads. Mrs.
Arthur Storms wore a charming gray
georgette model. Miss Gladys Grace
was charming in a quaint gown oil
green dotted Swiss that dropped be-
comingly off the shoulder, and was
made with a fisehu Of cream colored
lace. Mrs. Alec Walton was gowned
in a black lace model trimmed in jet.
Mrs. r. i. Hillyer was in a lovely
gown of lavender lace over cloth of
gold. Mrs. Taylor was gowned in white
lace. Mrs. Wheeler Pettus wore a
gown of lavender lace ever cloth OF
silver and trimmed with silver grapes.
Mrs. Eager was clad in black lace
with a corsage of white roses. Her
gown was trimmed in jet. Mrs. Leon
Walthall was in black georgette
model. Miss Mildred johnson was
charming in a green georgette model
with a band of silver in her hair. Mrs.
G.. W. Johnson wore a frock OF white
with a girdle of satin. Mrs. Louis
Maverick wore a gown of brown lace.
Mrs. Winchester kelso was in rose
colored crepe model trimmed with
cream lace.
~ ~ "
The following invitations have been
received: The Order of the Alamo
bids welcome to the Princesses. Lords.
Ladies and Mobiles of the Court of the
Sea. and all visitors thereto, at a
dance to be given in honor of her
Majesty Queen of the Nereids on the
twentieth day Of the fourth month
from the dawning of the new year.
Gunter Hotel $50 O'Clock.
" ~ ~
The following invitations have been
received: You are cordially invited
to be the guest of the San Jacinto
CotiIlion Club at the annual cotillion,
Tuesday Nening. April the seven
tenth, nineteen hundred and twenty
three. the St. Anthony Hotel, San An
tonic, Texas, at eight-thirty o'clock.
- ~ ~
April showers, April sunshine. the
music Of birds and the fragrance of
flowers were fit setting for the
beautiful entertainment given Tues
day afternoon by Mrs. George Tay-
lor and Miss Taylor at their home on
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East Park avenue. Bluebonnets
greeted one at every turn Of the broad
entrance porch, and sprays of PINK
roses in the center of each cluster
intensified the shades Of modest blue.
Roses were everywhere. The entrance
hall. mantel and staircase were banked
with them. In the spacious drawing
room they gIowed from every nook
and corner and the mirrors reflected
them twofold. In the dining room
sweet peas, lace fern and tulle MADE
an exquisite setting for table al
which delicious CONNECTIONS were
served. Music, laughter and the hum
of glad voices of the house party maue
the guests feel the joy of springtime.
Receiving at the door were Mrs. Helen
Getzwiller. Mrs. Bascom Bell, Mrs.
Ed Richardson and. Mrs. Scott Apple
white. In the drawing room were Mrs.
George Taylor ana Miss Taylor, Mrs.
Charles Rust, Mrs. l.. J. Hart, Miss
lights, Mrs. r. A. Porter. Mrs.
wellborne, Miss Teagarden and Mrs.
Nelson Lyle. In the dining room
Mrs. Wheeler Pettus served cake, and
Mrs. Helen Teagarden Sanders served
the ice. Those assisting were Mrs.
W. Il. Pettus. Mrs. A. X. Ponder ana
Mrs. Ralph Emerson.
,S ~ ~
Mrs. John ]. Gill entertained with
n lovely luncheon at the Original
Mexican restaurant Tuesday compli-
menting Mrs. Ulrich, and Mrs. Ernest
Guenther of Sugarland, the guests OF
Mrs. Hilmer Guenther. The table
was effectively decorated with blue.
bonnets and silver candlesticks held
blue tspers. Covers were laid Tor
twelve guests.
~ ~ "
Mrs. T.. j. Hart entertained with
an informal supper at her home pre-
ceding the Pioneer Ball Monday even
ing complimenting Mrs. J. d. VIII
hanson of Waco, the guest of Mrs.
]. NJ. Nix. Pink carnations adorned
the table in the dining room and pink
tapers burned in silver candlelabra.
Covers were laid for seventeen guests.
~ - -
Mrs. Raymond Woodward will en-
terrain with an informal luncheon in
her home Friday complimenting Mrs.
f. A. Chambers of Fort Worth, the
guest of Mrs. II. S. Affleck.
e ~ ~
Miss Nell Montgomery, who is at
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tending school in Kerrville is the
guest Of her mother during the carni.
val season.
Miss Laura West of Austin will be
the guest of Judge and Mrs. DuFal
West for the Coronation.
~ - ~
Miss Mary Porter Kirkland OF
Houston. maid of honor TO Miss Cad
Worthan. Duchess Of Houston, at her
Maiesty's Court of the Sea, will ar
rive Wednesday morning TO be the
guest Of her aunt and uncle, Mr.. and
Mrs. +. W. Kirkland.
~ u. ~
Mrs. W. T.. Spell OF Waco. is the
guest of Mrs. Fred Hornaday for
Fiesta Week.
Miss Virginia Kirkland. student
al Sweetzriar College in Virginia, has
lust returned from her Easter vaca-
tion. spent in New York. She will
take rart in the May Day Festival at
Sweetbriar. although freshman arc
seldom included in the celebration.
=, - -
Mrs. IT. NJ. Seawell has as her
guest. Mrs. Maurice Stanley Hardin
of Dallas. Mrs. Hardin will be re-
membercd as the charming Miss Vio-
rptt. who visited Judge and Mrs. L.
NJ. Seawell before her marriage.
- y ~
Mrs. Frank CaSsiano Of 1921 Main
avenue. has gone TO Oakland, Cal. for
visit with her brother, Charles
Burch.
" - ~
Mrs. William Giffen announces the
engagement of her daughter. Edith.
TO Reno Eickenroth of Seguin. The
will take place in the sum
mer.
~ u -
Mrs. Ed II. Wittc and Mrs. Robert
Belden Brooks will entertain with All
afternoon tea from 4 TO 8 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon. Anril "A, in the
home of Mrs. White, go West Ever
green street.