Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-03-19
SAN BENITO
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Announcement has peeh made OF
the recent marriage Of Miss Portia
Gertrude Roberts, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. D. g. Roberts, and Bertram
Cornelius Marley aS San Benito
which took place on Sunday after
noon, March IL, At S o'clock in the
country home Of tae brides parents
north Of town The Rev. James J.
Aubrey, pastor Of the Emmanuel
Baptist church, conducted the i'm
pressive ring ceremonies. Only a
few relatives and close friends wit
messed the ceremony.
The bride has lived IN San Bcnlto
with her parents for the past eight
years and has a wide circle Of
friends, having graduated from the
San Benito high school. Mr. Marley
has lived in San Berito for two
years, having formerly resided in
Palestine, Texas. The young couple
will make their home in Elsa. where
Mr.. Marley is connected with the
"ade-Newton Produce company.
Mrs. Bertram c. Marley, a recent
bride, vas complimented on Saturday
afternoon with a miscellaneous show
er given at the home Of Mrs. w. r.
Hughes with Miss Vera Autrey and
Mrs. Hughes h3stesses. Orange
blossoms and roses lent their charm
70 the DON which were decorated
with the color theme of green and
white. The brides chair was inter-
mingled with sprays of orange bios
sons and streamers Of the desired
colors. The brides book was pre-
sented TO each guest upon arrival
70 register and the book was later
presented to Mrs. Marley BY Miss
Aubrey.
An interesting program was given
mat included a monologue. "The
Lapse of Memory by Mary Nell
hugnes; a solo, Smiling Through"
6y Miss Bernice Aubrey; "a dance by
Jeanette Kennedy; a reading By I've
Goldsmith. A contest was enioved
IN which Bernice Aubrey was sue
cesstul. She presented the honor
guest with the prize, a pair Of pref
~ bud vases.
The shower was arranged IN a
unique manner when a negro mamm
represented by Miss Duskie HEWITT
entered the room with a large has
ket which held ins5ead Of laundry.
many gifts for the bride. Refresh
ments OF ice cream and angel food
cake were served to about twenty
five guests.
Mrs. w. G.. Edgertoa was hon,r
guest at an event on Thursday eve
ming when Mrs. j. r. Jackson srr-
prised her with a party on the orra-
sion Of her birthday and arnivcr-
sary; Games OF dominoes and five
hundred were played after which
MS FRANK Dodson and Mrs. ]. C..
magner were presented with the
hign score awards and the honor
Iuest was remembered with n gift
Guests for the affair were Mes
danes w. G. Edgerton. Pete Decook.
= X: jackson. J. w. Shufford. w. al
Smallwood. Frank Dodson. {. Fl.
preston, J. c. Wagner, and Mrs. De-
Cook OF Mission.
In the late afternoon Entertainments
were served.
Members of the Daniel Webster
safety club held their monthly meet
ING at Weslaco on FRIDAY night.
about three hundred EMPLOYEES az
the Central Power and Light rom
nany were present. S. L. Manlev az
San Benito was elected nra~iso-,
Y Miss Dorothy Brandon aIso w
THIS city was elected secretary. The
orme officers were Dan WooJS
n Mrs. Pat O'Brien az San r.
INTO. The welcome talk 90 tbn g.
lng was made BY Mayor q. n. Her-
old Of WesIaso.
The Lateral I club wax er..~..tu
20 on Thursday afternoon VIE,
sals. VIII Shafer was hostess A 49,
nome. Sweet peas and ~velve.v roSe~
were adorned about the hor.
rev guessing m were nInwe5 80.
er which Mrs. Alex Kerr ana ~
James F. Shafer were -succexxfrI Ell
noth were presented MEX 1870
ierns- ST. Patrick's dav er,his-.
were given as favors.
= tempting luncheon was served
uuue-ts Q the afternoon wee Mrs.
ryrks; Mrs III. III. Hawiey ara
mrs; Dodcs. Mrs. w. ". Cotton will
rostess at her home on the San
Denito-hariinger highway AZ tbn
rsxt meeting Of the club on warrL
PERSONALS
Mrs Frank $. Robertson T. nov u
Dallas where she Is ATTENDING
meeting Of the state board ~ az.
Baptist Women's Mis<icnarv sor;stv
\ viii later join Mr.. Robertson
VINO Is attending n meeting ~ 49,
international commission on water
rights to the Rio Crande.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank VI. Robots
md famil- have - their yrests arr.
and Mrs Sam Pollock and daughter.
Lottie. of San ANGELO.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis left Sunday
for German, Texas, where she was