San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-12-13

shopping as well as pleasures. OF
course, shopping Is a pleasure; that
is, when the pocketbook is fat and the
stores, so filled with tempting arrays
Of beautiful gifts and decorated with
all manner Of holly wreaths, Christ
mas trees are crowded to the brim
with potential material for Santa
Claus.
Perhaps, just perhaps, the fathers
who hold the purse strings echo (un-
der their breath, OF course) Christ
mas comes but once year." thank
goodness
Miss Annie Katherine George en-
tertained with luncheon Saturday at
the Alamo Country Club, compliment
ing Miss Virginia Merriman, whose
marriage to Ray Kuykendall Of Little
Rock, Ark, will take place at st.
Johns Episcopal Church, Fort Smith,
Ark, December 2s.
The table was prettily decorated
with a mound of pink rosebuds in the
center, encircled with crystal bud
vases holding rosebuds and candle
sticks with pink tapers. Dainty place
cards carrying out the bridal motif
marked covers for the following: The
honoree, Miss Merriman, her mother,
MB. z. n. Merriman, Misses Har-
riet Leigh, Joyce Garrett, Laura
Kone, Maggie Clark. Lillian Stauss,
Corrie Phifer, Annie Marie Wall. Mig
non Bowman. Sadie Oliver, Jessie
Church, Lloyd Martin, Mrs. Heartsill
Piland, the hostess, Miss Annie Kath-
crime George and her mother, Mrs.
Henry George.
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Miss Dorothy Beckmann. daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Beckmann, a
student of Chevy Chase in Washing
ton, d. c.. will arrive home December
20, for the Christmas holidays. She
will have as her house guest, MISS
Feryle Hunter Of Dallas.
Mrs. Beckmann will compliment
Miss Beckmann and her guest with a
tea dansant from 3 TO 9 o'clock on
Christmas Eve, December "a, in the
San Antonio Country Club.
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The Civic Department Of the Wo-
mems club will have charge Of the
Rialto theater Saturday from 10
O'Clock until 2 O'Clock in the after
noon. The admission to see the show
will be vegetables, coffee, fruit. rice,
etc, or anything suitable to be put
in a Christmas cheer basket. These
donations will be distributed By the
department as their share of the
Christmas cheer work.
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The ausual Christmas dance, given
By the 1924 class Of Breckenridge
High School, will be held at the ST.
Anthony Plsceta on the evening of
December %, honoring members and
/ their friends. Miss Florence Newton,
chairman, will have charge of reser.
I vations.
The Fidelis Mstrons Of the River
side Park Baptist church met with
Mrs. W. Ambition, 233 Glenwood
court. During the afternoon, 30 dolls
were dressed for the children Of the
Protestant Orphans home. Mrs. ].
z. Hurst received the prize for the
best dressed doll.
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The Parent Teachers Association of
the Bulyerde School met in regular
session Friday, December 4. and plan.
ned Christmas entertainment 70 be
held at the school December 70.
The next meeting viii be held Jan
uary s.
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The Fidelis Mstrons Council Of the
Baptist churches will meet at ~ go
O'Clock Thursday at the Original Mex
lean restaurant for a luncheon.
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The Mckinley School Parent-Teach-
ers' Association will meet at 3 O'Clock
Thursday in The school. ]. +. How
ard will speak on ~The Moral Deyel.
opment Of the Child