Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-02-26
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PARTY fOH DAtUnh Enc
Mrs. NJ. G. Black was hostess, en-
PERTAINING Saturday evening with
bridge party for her daughters, mrs.
Eva Birthisel and Miss Elizabeth
BLACK. The rooms in which six Ia
HES were placed for the games were
decorated with large baskets o.
sweet peas and other flowers. Inc
color scheme was red. white n
Nine. appropriate for W~ashington's
birthday. and was carried out In the
decoraGons, tallies, refreshments
and favors. -
Following a series of games Miss
Barbara Keeling won top score y
was presented with basket o
mink sweet peas. Ted Snead won
rentleman's prize, a deck Of cards
A refreshment plate topped with
miniature silk flags as f~avors, was
served. Later in the evening dane
ing was enjoyed.
Those enjoying Mrs. Blacks nos
p~itality were Misses Mary 1oraon'
Edinburg; Vonnie Mayes, Mercedes;
Lucille McCord, Barbara Keeling,
Weslaco, Eleanor Watson, Margaret
Hutto, Dorothy Chandler, Oiine
Pitman, Ista B. Pritchard, Marie
P~ausewing of Donna, Messrs Albert
Pollard, Brownsville; Creighton
Close and Gerald Decker Of Mis-.
sion; Waldo Montgomery, Ted
Snead. Herbert Hackney, and Bill
Baxter Of Weslaco, and Trueman
Sanders. Tom Boyce, David Dickey,
Walter Willis and Albert Mckinney
Of Donna.
Miss Ista Pritchard was hostess to
the Post Bridge club on last Fri
day evening at the home Of Mrs.
Mcclellan. Miss Dorothy Chandler
won ton score prize and Miss Mar
garet Hutto was presented second
score prize. A salad plate was serv-
ed TO Misses Elizabeth Black, Doro-
thy Chandler, Rena S~tembaugh,
Edith Nance, Jessie Mae Park, Mar
garet Hutto and Eleanor Watson.
Miss Elizabeth Black entertained
the Monday Night Bridge club at
the home Of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. M. G.. Black. At the close OF
the games Miss Barbara Keeling was
presented with first prize, and Miss
Rena Stambaugh won second score.
During the social hour a salad plate
was served to Misses Lucille McCord,
Barbara Keeling, Nelta Sloan, Eu-
genia King, Irene Henderson, Mamie
Bell Estes, Leila Mae Freeman, Mil
dred Taylor, Laura Snow, Rena
Stambaugh and Mrs. Claude Daley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. r. Seelye of
Alamo were surprised at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. f. Carlson of
Donna on Feb. 10, it being their
twentieth wedding anniversary,
Friends and relatives had arranged
and carried out a complete surprise
for them as a sumptuous dinner
prepared by Mrs. Carlson, vas in
readiness when they arrived. The
table was decorated in pink and
white roses and carnations, and a
mammoth wedding cake adorned the
center Of the table. The guests who
assisted in the celebration were Mr..
and Mrs. Thos. Steer of Henry, ILL.,,
his sister, Mrs. VIM. Reese and son,
Theodore, Of Peoria, Mr.. and Mrs.
Lyman Sutton of San Benito, Mr..
and Mrs. r. J. Rusk of Donna, Mr..
and Mrs. Z. r. Ristine of Mt. Yer
non. Ia, and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Z.
Carlson and son, Ralph.
PERSONALS
Mrs. T. B. Waite OF Mission was
a guest of Mrs. Donna Fletcher
Wednesday.
Mrs. Nat Wetzel was a Donna wis.,
itor during the past weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Mott and son,
Russell, Of Des Moines, Ia, spent
2ka w-aak-n.l 18Th A. n.A A.
o. Drake. They will tour California
before returning TO their home.
Mrs. +. /. Emmons of Weslaco
spent Thursday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Geo. Palko.
Mrs. Lydia Hollen and Mrs. V. S.
Slingerland attended the citrus dem
onstration at the Community house
in Weslaco Tuesday.
Mrs. +. o. Fleuriet's mother, Mrs.
]. B. Donaldson, who has been on
an extended visit in New Orleans, is
expected home this week.
Professor +. X. Ristine and his
wife. who have been spending the
winter in Donna as guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. j. r. Rusk, left Monday
for Florida and Cuba, where they
will remain for two months before
4ttNAhAus W bntiI uOme IN n
Bryan Collier and Mrs. Inez Beye
returned from Dallas Monday after
spending ten days there buying for
his firm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Champion.
former residents of Donna, are now
located in their new home in Ala
mo, Mexico, where Mr.. Champion
Is connected with an oil company.
Mrs. L. f. Sealy of San Benito
was a guest Of Donna friends on
Washington's birthday. Mrs. Sealy
is a former resident Of the city.
Gentry Dugat, late editor Of the
Edinburg Review and now doing
Tree lance work in the Valley. was
IN Donna Wednesday as a guest Of
his cousin, Jack Gibson and family.
j. ID. George has been in Beau
mont this week looking after bust
ness matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Champion
are here from Tampico, Mexico. on
D VISIT 70 home folks.
Mrs. Cary v. Hamilton Of Browns-
VILE visited friends in Donna this
week. WIS
Mrs. Jim Whigham of Mission WINS
VISITING friends and relatives in
Donna Monday.