Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-10-28
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SvnPLlMENT BRIDE
c~,"sonesday afternoon Mrs. Joseph
Sasper Elstner assisted nv her
e~augnter. Miss Markoleta E~lstner.
a.s1tained from four 70 six o'clock
snelr country home on South Re-
Ma Drive honoring her daughter.
een, h"iliam Dunsdon Holland, a re-
TIA oiloe' The outstanding color in
auornment OF the home was
r. which gave distinctive charm.
eohtrast there were many pretty
isoIspings of pink roses and gar
e. OF corona, glowing rosily in
ngnt cast by slender tapers of
r.sen. Tied to the candles were tiny
.'u9uets OF pink. Addin more glamor
h;asSne scene was music played by n
Tr.uIen orchestra. Mrs. George A.
Tr0J1an. Mrs. James ID. Ward, Mrs. A.
narris. Mrs. Pauline Goode, Mrs.
a. IrSham. Mrs. Frank Ludden.
n ~. A. b. Bellinger, Miss Marie
1lown. Brownsville: and Mrs. Mar
us besteiro, Salina, Calf, were re-
eei'ing with tho hostess and the
lsnoonree. On table and buffet tall
isIeen candles CLEANED from crystal
senoelabra in the dining room. Over
&readlng the handsome lace cover
was a delicate tracery Of flowers
wteathing a plate Of candies which
were IN the shapes of fruits Pad
Lowers. Mrs. John v. Clark. Mrs.
murray Higgins, Mrs. McMurry Rich
~. MISS Exa Sublett, and Miss Eliza
petn Cowgirl served the dainty con-
1eetions which were in the favored
green tint, and %encrUsted with rose
Duos. During the afternoon little
helen and Anne Harris held open
the door for arriving and departing
guests.
ATHENIAN CLUB
Wednesday afternoon az the home
o. Mrs. Brown White the Athenian
club members held one Of their most
interesting meetings. This meeting
was afforded by Thornton Wilder's
Bridge Of San Luis Rey.' The lead
or. Mrs. Earl Reed. took charge of
the program after members had n
swered TO roll call by reporting from
current literature. Characters and
motifs In the book were discussed
as follows: Mrs. John P%rentiss, "Per-
haps an Accident; Mrs. Reed, MAR
ouesa de Montemayer'; Mrs. Joe F..
Smith. "Esteban": Mrs. Joe G.. Bal
lenger. "Uncle Pho" and Mrs. +. 3.
Blount. "Perhaps an Intention" The
speakers presented their material in
a conversational way. Closing the
program the quotation for the day
was read from Bulwer. Fate is not
the ruler but the servant of Provi-
AcnrGo k.,ufnaen CnuUfnr uroe halA
when Mrs. II. b. Livingston. presi-
dent. was elected as delegate TO the
state convention 10 be held at Dem
ton prior to the program. A COM
mittee. headed by Mrs. Jack Porter,
was named to assist Director t.
Ralph Willis and members Of the
municipal bard in carrying out plans
for the Halloween frolic. Others in
the committee are Mrs. j. p. DYER,
Mrs. Smith. Mrs. Ballenger, Mrs.
Reed and Miss Lillian Harl. Invita-
Son of the Culture club for next
Wednesday was accepted and three
women were elected 20 membership.
D0RCAS WITH MRS. GRIPPE
Friday evening when members Of
the Dorcas class OF the First Baptist
church met at the home of Mrs. G.
A. Cripe for their monthly business
and social meeting tho class colors
Of lavender and white were prettily
displayed in festoons of crepe paper
and other decorative appointments.
The president. Mrs. ". L. Curtis,
had charge of the devotional, taking
for her subject. Service" and illus
trating her Inspiring talk by repeat
ing several appropriate poems.