San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-09-09
In Society

olEd anu 1tASNAs h'N
Ign Hatcher, Zetta Alonzo, Agnes
Terrell, Marion Ball, Mabel Brock
hansen, Marion Lewis and Henry
Herndon, Donald Joseph, Archie Nc
Farland, Selden Nye, Harris Davcn-
port, Francis Drought, Felix Shaw,
Edward Seiser and many, many
others. Their going will leave a gap
in San Antonio's social circles that
would be hard TO fill except for the
interest and excitement that always
attends the debutantes Of a season.
That important list is not yet Off
cially completed but as far as it is,
it sounds mighty interesting.
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Much interest will be felt in the
engagement and approaching marriage
on October IL of Miss Eleanor
Covert, and Arthur Watson, both of
Austin, which was announced at a
recent bridge luncheon given by Miss
Covert's sister, Mrs. Clarence Covert.
Miss Covert has many friends in
San Antonio where she has been a
frequent visitor as a guest of Mr..
and Mrs. W. ". Collier and Miss
Eleanor Collier. She was the duchess
of Austin at the Court Of Aladdin in
the Spring Carnival celebration of
1922. when Miss Eugenia Taylor was
queen, and last year. was queen her
self of the San Sam Pageant in
Austin. She is daughter Of Mr..
vi ~ Nat.
son is a graduate of the University
of Texas, and one of the prominent
young business men of Austin.
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Letters from Edward Summons OF
Austin who is studying at the school
of "Beaux-Arts" in Fontainbleu
near Paris. writes most Interestingly
of trips he has taken 10 Rouen,
Naux-le-Vicomte, Paris, and many
other old French cities. Mr.. Sam
mons received his Bachelor of Science
degree in architecture at the Uni
| versity of Texas, in June. and sailed
for France Immediately afterward to
do postgraduate work in the famous
French school of architecture. At
the conclusion of his course, he will
90 to Italy to study Italian architec-
ture for some months before return
ing to Paris. He will probably re-
main in Europe for about a year.
Mr.. Sammens is a grandson of Sam
Maverick and has many friends and
relatives in San Antonio.
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After spending a week with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. W. Scho-
field in Alamo Heights, Aubrey Scho-
! field has returned East where he
will do graduate work in petroleum
engineering and geology in Pittsburg
University. He will visit relatives
and friends in New York and Della
ware before entering college.
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An engagement of much interest
to a wide circle of friends is that
which has just been announced in
Houston, by Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2.
Ratcliff, of their daughter, liza, to
Walter Springall Jr., of San Antonio,
the marriage TO take place early in
November. Miss Ratcliff has been
a frequent visitor to San Antonio
and has many friends here among
the younger college crowds. Mr..
Springall has been a student in Rice
University, and is very popular both
| here and in Houston.
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| DR.. and Mrs. ID. L. Hawk of Aus
tin announce the marriage of their
daughter, Elizabeth. to Ashby T..
Patterson, which took place in Aus
tin, on Monday, September 8. Mr..
and Mrs. Patterson will be at home
in Austin after September 10. Both
have many friends in San Antonio.
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Capt. and Mrs. George A. Muir
ray and little son, Junior, will ar
rive in San Antonio in September to
visit Mrs. Murray's mother, Mrs. j.
A. Patterson. Captain and Mrs.
Murray have been stationed at Scho-
field Barracks in Honolulu for three
| years, and after a two months visit
IN San Antonio will go to their new
station in Houston, lex.
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A beautifully appointed bridge tea
was. given by Mrs. c. X. Basse on
Wednesday afternoon in her home
on Hammond avenue, in honor of
Miss Edward Webster, a bride of
the early fall. An artistic eombina.
tion OF corona regina, marigolds and
smllax was used in the decorations
IN Inc living rooms, sun-parlor and
dining room where the two grand.
mothers of the bride-elect, Mrs. s.
I. Webster and Mrs. r. b. Mon
telth presided. Prizes were awarded
to Mrs. Robert Harris and Mrs. Din
| W llllHmS- with enansnn,,
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Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Hobrecht and
children of Dallas, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. Pattillo Higgins.
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Mrs. A. +. erson left for New
York Friday morning where she
VIII spend some time.
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Mrs. Jimmie Brooks returned 70
San Antonio last week after spend-
ing several days with friends in
UValde.
Mrs. Alex j. Uhl and daughters.
Misses Norma and Lyllian. have re.
turned from a months visit TO Cor.
pus Christi. Mr.. Uhl Joined them
the last week of their stay.
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-, Mrs. George Wenthe and Miss
Lara Wenthe have returned from
hansas City, Mo, where they have
spent the summer.
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Miss Minerva Townsend Gonzalez
ana Julius Henry Berlon were mar.
ried Sunday, August PC at st. AIMS
Shurch with Rev. Father p. III
Nichols officiating. The groomsmen
entered the church in single file fol.