Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-07-29
MRS. OSBORNE
GIVES BRIDGE

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Mrs. j. w. Osborne was hostess
Saturday afternoon when she enter
tanned at her home with a delight
full bridge party.
The personnel included Mesdames
c. C. Eckhoff, J. B. Brosette Of
hingsville, j. B. Spell, Roy Carter,
W. w. Dougherty Jr. L. L. Davis,
Wade G. Hampton, j. Hanckey, v. q.
Gurinian, Bayless Jeffries, Sellers,
Arthur Wiley, L. ID. Mathis, Benson
Of Edinburg and Miss Marian Gurin-
ian.
Mrs. Jeffries received high score
prize for successful playing and Mrs.
Spell the prize for low score.
GANTNER-RUssELL
The Trinity Episcopal church of
Pharr was the scene of a very pic-
turesque and impressive wedding cere-
mony on Wednesday afternoon at
$3.50 o'clock when Rev. Sam Cspers
performed the marriage service
uniting Miss Gwendolyn Gantner and
Ebert Ray Russell.
The altar was decorated with huge
baskets Of pink roses and ferns and
palms with cathedral tapers burning
on it. While the large ~assemblage
awaited the bridal party, Mrs. John
Cardwell sang Because" accompanied
by Mrs. I. NJ. Seawell, who also
played the nuptial march for the en-
trance of the bridal party.
The ushers, Aldon Vandever and
Val Folsom led, followed by Miss
Dorothy Belle Heuermann and Miss
Gwendolyn Thomas, bridesmaids and
the maid of honor, Miss Juanita
Shipley. The little flower girl, Char
lotte Marie Malone carried a white
bouquet-basket filled with white rose
petals which were scattered in the
brides pathway.
Escorted by her father, Fred n.
Gantner, the bride made an exquisite
picture in her gown Of white duchess
satin, trimmed in tulle made with
close-fitting bodice and b~ouffant
skirt with large bow at back Of
girdle in hustle effect. terminating in
a train below the uneven hemline OF
satin ard tulle. The outer edge Of
the train was trimmed IN tulle. A
filmy tulle veil, which floated beyond
the train, was draped from a cap of
duchess lace and seed pearls caught
with orange blossoms. She carried
A shower bouquet Of brides roses,
lilies and ferns.
The bride was met at the altar
BY the bride groom and Mike Van
dever, who served as best man, both
wearing white suits.
The brides attendants wore bout
FAINT frocks Of French organdy, the
bodices of pink and skirts OF orchid,
with large transparent picture hats
Of pink to match the bodice and hose
and shoes to match the skirt, and
each carried an arm bouquet Of pink
Jose buds and ferns.
Following the ceremony dinner was
Aerved the bridal party and immedi-
ate families at the Casa de Palmas
tea room. Mr.. and Mrs. Russell left
for a short wedding trip to Cloud
croft, N. NJ.
The bride wore a smart g~oing-svay
ensemble of blue flat crepe with ac-
~cessories TO match.
Mrs. Russell is the only child of
MIR. and Mrs. Fred W. Gantner and is
considered one Of McAllen's most
beautiful and popular girls. She is a
graduate Of st. Mary's Hall Of San
Antonio and also a graduate Of West
moreland college in San Antonio, and
she attended the state university Of
Austin one year. She served as
duchess for McAllen last year at the
Hidalgo county fair at Mission.
Mr.. Russell is considered one Of
the Valleys most successful farmers.
ne isa graduate Of the Kansas uni
yersity Of agriculture. Mr.. Russell and
his best man, Mr.. Vandever, were
reared in the same town, attended
the same schools and graduated the
same rear at the university and both
belonged to the Kappa Sigma fra
ternity.
The out Of town guests were Mr..
.rd Mrs. Louis Winston Of Chicago.
NJ. and Mrs. w. B. Winston and
J~uanita Shipley Of Savanna. Ill, Mr..
80 Mrs. Charles Wadlington OF Pa
Sncsh. KY, Dorothy Belle Heuer-
ma-n Of San Antonio. Mr.. and Mrs
A Y. Baker. Mr.. and Mrs. Cam Hill.
A. and Mrs. Charles Fortson, Mr..
~ Mrs. T.. Z. Timpler. Mr. and Mrs.
~ r. Montgomery. all OF Edinburg.
u and Mrs. Milton Fitzgerald,
FARE AND HOUND HUNT
The young people of the Presby-
avian church entertained Friday eve
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