San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1926-04-22
SOCIETY


La Placeta, presented the appearance
of a fiesta in old Spain Wednesday
night when the San Jacinto Cotillion
club entertained with its annual dane
ing party. Yellow and green banners
fluttered from the ceiling, colorfui
maptillas hung from the balconies
and brilliant flowers and palms bank
ed the waits.
At the entrance to the roof, cozy
drawing room was arranged with
divans. easy chairs, floor lamps and
rugs. Here the guests were received by
the official chaperones: Mrs. Henry
Drought, Mrs. L. V. DePew, Mr.. and
Mrs. Atlee b. Ayres, General and
Mrs. Ernest Kinds, General and Mrs.
Paul b. Malone.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Martinez. in gay
Spanish costumes, gave several typical
dances during the evening. &
AT IL o'clock the dinner cotillion
was led by Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Moss
Ayres. The favors were hammered sill
yer Aztec bracelets for the girls ana
Mexican silver cigarette holders for
the men.
The dinner was served in the tapes
try room. One large table, which held
covers for the directors and their
guests, was decorated with Mexican
pottery water bottles filled with orchid
and yellow Spanish iris and huge red
roses. Another large table, at which
the members of the in=town Court
of the Jewels were seated, was ex-
quisitely adorned with dancing fig
ures holding strands of jewels and
massed with red roses. The addi'
tional members and their guests were
seated mt smaller tables about the
room. During the dinner hour, Miss
Rosa Dominguez sang a group OF
Spanish songs.
Mrs. Henry Drought was attired in
shaded lavender chiffon gown trim.
med with silver. Mrs. Atlee Il. Ayres
wore pink chiffon and a lovely white
Spanish shawl. Mrs. Robert Moss
Ayres wore gold lace over green metal
cloth and green Spanish shawl EN-
brOidered with large red roses. Mrs.
Malone was in golden tan crepe.
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Miss Katherine Houston enter
tanned Wednesday night with a din
ner of lovely appointments in the
Spanish room of the Bright Shawl,
complimenting Kiss Mary Alice Put
erpaugh of Dallas, the guest of Miss
Mary Lupe; Misses Frances Dossett
and Dorothy Bell of Waco, the guests
of Miss Adelaide Winerich, and Miss
Cora Mae Young of Austin, the guest
of Miss Halle Ball.
Mexican pottery bowls filled with
red snapdragon and yellow calendulas
alternated down the length of the
tables with brass candlesticks holding
orange tapers. Tiny Mexican dancing
figures marked covers for the 81
guests. the members of the Court of
Jewels.
The meeting of the Woodlawn
School Parent-Teacher Association
scheduled for Friday afternoon, has
been postponed until April 80.
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Mrs. r. c. Cunningham of Lafay-
cite, La. is the guest of her mother,
Mrs. w. w. Alvey, and sister, Mrs.
Harry Wood, during Fiesta Week.
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Lieutenant and Mrs. Noah Mat
thews Brinson Miss Thelma Bon
nettl arrived in San Antonio Monday
after short bridal trip TO Mexico.
They are the guests Of Mrs. l.. Bon
nett in Grayson street, until their
quarters in Fort Sam Houston are
ready for occupancy.
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Harry Wood Jr., a student in Rice
Institute in Houston, has arrived TO
be the guest of his parents in their
home in Shook avenue, during Fiesta
Week.
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Percy Eugene Foreman, student
of the University of Texas, the prize
winner of the oratorical contest spon-
sored by the Battle of Flowers As
ISOLATION, held the attention aud
aroused enthusiastic applause when
he delivered his prize-winning Grafton
at the annual luncheon of the associa-
ton in the Menger Hotel, Wednesday
noon.
He chose as the hero Of his ora
ton, Stephen +. Austin, the first
pioneer of Texas, "a hero who stood
as gallant in the battles of peace as
in the battles of var Lorg,
Sibley. st. Dennis and LaSalle. had
tried TO win Texas by force-and had
failed. Austin came, not to conquer.
but TO colonize. He cleared
the ground and planted the seed and
we are reaping the harvest
The first pioneer of the wilderness de-
serves the praise and honor of tue
world
The guests were welcomed by the
Mrs. Alfred Ward, and
Bishop w. T. Capers pronounced the
invocation. Following. the luncheon,
Mrs. J. d. LeWright, program leader,
introduced Mrs. Fred Jones, soprano,
and her accompanist, Walter Dun
nam. Mrs. Jones sang May Magic"
BY Ann Stratton. former Texun, |
and Love Me" by Kathleen Blair,
formerly of San Antonio.
The long tables which held covers |
for about 200 guests. were graced |
with profusion Of spring flowers.
rapers of the, pastel shades CLEANED |
IN crystal holders.
Mrs. l.. l.. Wilkes Of Hubbard City, |
in San Antonio asl Miss |
Nora Goldbeck, is visiting friend IS, and
during Fiesta week.
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The Ladies Auxiliary,to the Ancient |
Order Of Hibernians, will meet at s
o'clock Thursday night in the jCatho-
lie Women's association building IN |