Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-10
GARDEN PARTY

Wednesday. May I. the beautiful
lawn at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Bone made a beautiful and
attractive setting for the garden
party given by the Alpha Delphian
chapter in honor of the members
OF the Wednesday Morning Music
club. the Athenian club and the
Culture club and their husbands
and personal guests of the Delphian
members. The lawn was transform
ed into n fairy land by shimmerinC
lights glowing through the leaves
OF the beautiful mesquite and ebony
trees which graced the lawn.
Imported rugs and skins were
placed before the long low porch
which was made into a stage. Palm
leaves we're used as q background
for the setting: they were decorated
with corona and plumbago. while
banks Of many colored flowers lay
at the feat. Cut flowers and lace
ferns were placed in long fern boxes
at each end of the stage. while CO.
roma hung in graceful garlands from
the caves of the porch. A most
beautiful hand-woven shawl uas
draped Owe the piano. drawn close
to an open window in the living
room. On the cover OF the guest
book was the DeIDhisn insignia III
black and gold. This book was pre-
sided Over BY Mrs. w. w. House
wright and Mrs. John Shelander.
Dainty little May baskets made in
the western part OF the state Of
Tamsulipas. Mexico. filled with vel
low flowers and tied with black rib
bon. we're presented to the women
guests.
In the delicious punch was frozen
native flowers. Mrs. j.. r. Harris.
Mrs. George Campbell. Mrs. Jesse
Thompson and Mrs. II. A. Beniteau
presided over the punch tables. AT
the entrance Of the driveway greet
ing the guests we're Mrs. Robert
Bone. Mrs. Nathan Craig. Mrs.
Markham Thomson. Mrs. James A.
Graham. Mrs. John Shelander and
Mrs. Bernie Goolsby. The chairman
OF the program committee. Mrs.
Fairey. welcomed the guests and
babe them a pleasant time.
The Kilowat Four. composed of
Louis Hir5ch. Lou williams. L. r.
Boiling. and II. w. St. John with Ed
die Werner. accompanist. gave the
first number on the program. while
Miss Ann Harris. with Miss Lois
Franklin. accoripanist. gave a most
graceful dance. The Dragon Fly"
Mrs. II. Newell Waters OF Weslaco.
with Mrs. Ramsey accompany. sang
Mi Viego Amore." by Esparza OF
teo. and ~"Clavellitos," Valverde. aft
er which Miss Pearl Goodman per-
formed with a most delightful
toe dance. John w. Kirkpatrick Of
Edinburg with his daughter. Miss
Dc-oth-. ACCOMPANY. sang Evening
Star" and The Weavers." Four
teen girls dressed in pastel colcred
organdy concluded the delightful
and interesting program with a Nav
pole dance under the direction or
Mrs. p. T. Dominy and Mrs. M. "A.
Thompson. These girls we're Pearl
Goodman. Sarita Gilbert. Kathleen
Yency, EVELYN Price. May Agar.
Helen Gum. Jane Duncan. Betty
Nosler. Ann Harris. Ruth Manning.
Phillis Barg. Maurine East, Lujane
Glenn and Adrath Brown. The
dancers were presented with May
baskets after the performance was
over. Miss Lois Franklin played
the music.
Carol Lou Tippit and Mary Kath-
rvn Ogden in a very clever manner
announced a children's program
which was given in the latter part
Of the week. A pleasant time was
had after the program in friendly
chats. To MIR. Kirkpatrick. to the
members Of the Kilowat Four and
their accompanist were presented
houtonnieres. Mrs. Waters, Miss
Lois Franklin. Mrs. Ramsey. Miss
Pearl Goodman and Miss Ann Har-
RS were presented with corsazes.
Throughout the evening the music
vas furnished by a Mexican orches-
ira.
PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. r. r. WedeTartner
left Monday b. automobile for Cor
pus Christi. San Antonio and sew
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