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The Ambassador of Great Britain
and Lady Lindsay will be hosts to a
company of IL at luncheon tomorrow,
entertaining in compliment to the
Right Hon. Montagu Collet Norman,
governor of the Bank of England, who
will arrive tomorrow to be the guest
of Rear Admiral and Mrs. Cary T.
Grayson in their charming home,
Highlands, on Wisconsin avenue
Admiral and Mrs. Grayson will also
have with them Mr.. George L. Harri-
son, governor Of the Federal Reserve
Bank in New York, who viii accom-
pany' the Right Hon. Mr.. Norman 10
Washington and win also be among
the guests at luncheon tomorrow.
The Minister Of Portugal and Wis
countess d'Alte will return to Wash
ington next Sunday from New York
where they have been for about q week.
They will remain in the Capital but
short time, however, returning to New
York almost Immediately. They will
sail April IA for Europe.
The first secretary Of the legation,
Mr.. Augusta MendeS Leal will be
charge d'affairs during the Minister'S
absence.
The Siamese Minister, Maj. Gen.
Prince Amoradat Kridakara, will leave
from New York Thursday for Van
couver to meet the King and Queen of
Siam, who are expected to arrive there
some time around April is. Members
Of the legation staff will also go to
Vancouver to meet the royal party.
The Minister of Rumania, M. Charles
A. Davila, who has passed a few days
in New York, is expected to return to
Washington tomorrow. ii
Sonora de Viteri, wife of the Minister
or Ecuador, has Cancelled all social en-
gagements owing to the death Of her
father.
The Minister of South Africa, M.
Eric Hendrix Louw, is in New York
and. will return to the Capital Tues
day.
The Minister of Haiti and Nine. |
Duvivier and their three children will
arrive in New York this evening from
their home country. The Minister has
been in Haiti about al month. They
are expected to come to Washington
within the next few days.
The charge d'affaires of FL Salvador, |
Senior DR.. Don Carlos Leiva, will ar
rive in Washington next week after an
absence from this country Of several
months.
The charge d'affairs of Colombia,
Senior Don Jose M. CORONADO has taken
an apartment in the si1ereham Hotel.
The counselor Of the Spanish en-
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Diplomat Giving Luncheon
For Visitor From Britain
Ambassador From Britain and Lady Lindsay to
Entertain Tomorrow Honoring Right
Hon. Montagu c. Norman

bassy and Countess Montefuerte are
expected to arrive in Washington this
week. The counselor went to Havana
to meet Countess Montefuerte upon
her arrival there from Spain.
The first secretary of the Polish en-
baSsy, Mr.. Podoski. and the COM
mercial counselor, Mr.. Wankowicz, are
spending the brief holiday in Rich
mond.
Nine. Andrei Popovici, wife og the
secretary Of the Rumanian legation.
will be hostess at tea Tuesday In the
palm room Of the Shoreham, in COM
pliment to the attache of the Yugosla-
Wan legation, NJ. Nikola Perazic, who
will leave shortly for Canada.
The acting military attache. Of the
Continued on Page 2, Column A.
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Miss Elizabeth Bulls
En0aoement Amman,

Engagement Announced
Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Henry Tilghman
Bull announce the engagement of their
daughter, Elisabeth Wainwright, to Mr..
Theodore R. Wolf, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert B. Wolf Of New York City.
Miss Bull, who is the granddaughter
OF Commodore and Mrs. James H. Bun
of San Francisco and Of Capt. and Mrs.
Dallas Bache Wainwright of this city.
graduated from Smith College In 1880.
Mr.. Wolf prepared for college at Choate
and was graduated from Dartmouth in
1880. He is now with the Standard OIL
Co. Of New York.
No date has been set for the wedding.
Mrs. Frank Ginechesi Of Chevy Chase
announces the engagement Of her
daughter Francesca Christina to DR..
Francis Daniel Cronin, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. John Cronin Of Dedham, Mass.
The wedding viii take place early In
June.
DR.. Cronin Is a graduate of Boston
and Georgetown Universities and re-
ceived his doctorate in philosophy from
the latter institution in 1929
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Thornton
Hillsman of Alta Vista, Va, announce
the engagement of their daughter
Elizabeth, to Mr.. Grayson Bland Hanes,
son Of former Representative and Mrs.
H. carlton Hanes Of Herndon, Va. The
wedding viii take place In June.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. w. Storrs Of Albany,
N. Y, announce the engagement Of
their daughter, Miss Frances A. Storrs,
to Mr.. Donald Ashford Bolton of this
city, son Of Mrs. Lee B. Bolton Of Balti-
more. The wedding will take place in
June.
Mr.. George T. Tyser of Silver Spring,
Md, announces the engagement Of his
daughter Dorothy. to Mr.. Malcolm c..
Glover Of Silver Spring.
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Thousands of Visitors in Capital Hoping
To See Cherry Blooms Make Up for
Loss Of Glories Of Easter Parades
Egg Rolling Monday With Folk White oueSouth Grounds
Now Open Hour and Half at Mdday-Prnce and Princess
Be Dinner Next Week.

be dispensed by the "groons" and
stable" boys.
Vice President Curtis and his suite
will be escorted over the field and to
his box stall by debutantes and cadets
in polo togs and the Secretary of War
and Mrs. Patrick j. Hurley, the Sec
retary of the Navy and Mrs. Adams,
the Assistant Secretary Of the Navy
and Mrs. Ernest L. Jahncke will have
guests in their box stalls and so will
the Assistant Secretary of War and
Mrs. David s. ingalls,. Mr.. Ingalls, plays
a foursome ON one Of the local teams
which plays tr1-weekly on Potomac
Park Fields, while in Cleveland he plays
on the Chagrin Valley Polo Fields and
is rated one of their most expert
players.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L. Dougherty
and the latter's debutante daughter
Miss Helen Lee Eames Doherty, are ar
irving from Florida for the Polo Ball
and will find many beaux among the
diplomats and polo players, all Of whom
will wear their polo togs. Miss Doherty
will join the debutantes. who with
escorts, will form the aisle through
which the Vice President will pass to
his box stall.
Among those to be presented at the
Court of st. James on May 20 will be
Miss Elizabeth Butler Howry, daughter
of the late Judge Charles Bowen Howry
Of the United States Court Of Claims.
Miss Howry and her sister, Miss Mary
Howry, will pass the season in London.
Widely Travelled, these two Washingto-
mans maintain one of the lovely old
houses Of Georgetown as their residence.
They will sail for Europe about the
first Of May.
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cago, Mrs. j. Whit Heron and Miss
Kitty Butner of Atlanta.
Mai and Mrs. Andres Lopez were
hosts to large company at dinner at
the Shoreham Hotel last evening, the
party remaining later for supper dane
ing.
The guests included Col. and Mrs.
Melville S. Jarvis, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs.
Charles B. Moore, Maj. and Mrs. Will
liam B. Jones, Maj. and Mrs. William
B. Caldwell, DR.. and Mrs. Thomas Gail
gas, Lieut.. Col. and Mrs. Eugene Whit
more, Dr. and Mrs. Chester Ronald
Smith, Lieut.. Col and Mrs Ralph King
man, Mr.. and Mrs. Pedro Capo, Capt
and Mrs. Lynwood Jacobs, DR.. and Mrs
A. S. Shah, Lieut., Col and Mrs. John
A. Richards, Lieut.. and Mrs. Frederick
Weber, Mrs. Clarence E. Gere, Lieut.
Col. r. S. B. McKenney, Maj. and Mrs
John M. Mcdowell, Miss AIleen Arone
and Mr.. Henry Cordova.
Maj. and Mrs. Vernon G. Olsmith
had guests at dinner with them at the
Shoreham Hotel Thursday evening, the
party including Col. and Mrs. Taylor
Darby, Maj. and Mrs. Homer Slaugh-
ter, Maj. and Mrs. D. D. Eisenhower,
Maj and Mrs. Walter Melvin Robert
son and Maj. and Mrs. Leonard T.
Gerow.
Comdr. and MRS. Alexander Mark
CONTINUED on PAge 8, Column So
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Diplomats Wife Speaking at
Afternoon Tea Tuesday

MrB. Afife A. Bedi, wife Of the coun-
selor of the Turkish Embassy, will be
the honor guest and speaker at the
tea to be given at the home of Mrs.
william F. Friedman, 1882 Military
road, Tuesday afternoon at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. William Johnstone, chairman of
the international relations committee of
the Voteless D. C. League Of Women
Voters, under whose direction the pro-
gram has been arranged, will be assist
ant hostess. Mrs. Wendell Woodring
and Mrs. James Bennett will preside
at the tea tables. Women in Modern
Turkey" will be the subject of the talk
by Mrs. Bedi.
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BY sALLIE V. H. PICKETT.

Washington has lost the glories Of its
one-time fashionable Easter parade
which had for its favorite highway Con-
necticut avenue from the boundary
Florida avenue-on down and across
Faragut square to Lafayette square and
the White House. but making up for It
are the thousands upon thousands Of
visitors from every corner of the United
States who are in the city today, lured
by the hope of blossoms along cherry
tree drive, In Potomac Park The offer
ing Of cherry blossoms, which fate dis
poses. has been postponed for more than
o week yet but it Is symbolic Of the times
that travellers have come hundreds of
miles to see the trees in bloom instead
OF humanity on parade. done up In
the best the sartorial artist has to offer
The President and Mrs Hoover have
made amends for this disappointment
TO tourists by opening for an hour and
a half at midday the south front
grounds Of the White House, thus giving
visiting tax payers an opportunity TO
bask in the garden that bears the sug-
gestion Of every President since John
Adams day Not since the White House
gardens were closed in the Cleveland
administration to furnish--it was said
greater privacy for the Cleveland chill
dren, has the public had ingress ex-
cept on Easter Monday and for the Ma
rtne Band concerts. For the famous
garden parties there are special invita-
tions which do not include every tourist
in Washington.
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it is an orderly throng Of every nation
ality, race and color. At the Zoo and in
Rock Greek Park there is also egg roll
ing, as it would be physical impossi-
bility to crowd all Of the children who
wish to attend, on the White House
lawn.
The President and the First Lady Of
the Land always ask members of the
cabinet and their wives, the Presidents
secretaries and their ladies and chill
dren and other of the administration
circle to be with them on the south
front portico for a part Of the day. The
only cabinet member having a family
of young children Is the Secretary Of
War and he and Mrs Hurley and their
children will watch the festival with
great interest, as will the grand chill
dren Of Vice President Curtis.
The gold plate and the finest of linen
will be brought out next week when
the President and Mrs. Hoover will en-
tertain at dinner at the White House
His Imperial HighneSs Prince Takamat-
su, brother of the Emperor of Japan,
and his consort, for whom an elaborate
program has been arranged in the
Capital Dinner will be on April IS
and the following evening the Ambas-
sador Of Japan and Nine. Debuchi will
have an important official company to
meet them at reception. These gen.
tle-mannered Japanese are always wei
coined to the Capital, their Imperial
Highnesses Prince and Princess Taxa
matsu have an enthusiastic welcome
awaiting them.
Society is happy over the prospect Of
still another diplomatic bride in Wash
ington for the late Spring season, this
time, it will be hostess for the Cana
dian legation, Miss Mildred Bennett,
sister of the Prime Minister of Canada,
having set the day, April 20, for her
marriage TO Maj. William D. Herridge,
recently appointed Canadian Minister
to Washington. After their marriage
Maj Herridge will take his bride to
London, where he will argue several
cases before the Privy Council before
coming to Washington.
Boxes at the Mayfiower Hotel will be
turned into box stalls tomorrow night
for the annual Easter Monday Polo
Ball, and feed boxes, water buckets,
halters, sponges, grooming outfits, polo
mallets and other typical parapher-
MALTA will further carry out the idea
of a polo field, and two of the favorite
hunters viii occupy stalls at the end of
the ball room. The orchestra will wear
polo togs and dancing will start at 10
o'clock at the stroke of the polo gong.
At midnight dinner will be served to
guests in their box stalls and on hostlers
benches set along before them. Water
ing troughs will hold punch, which will
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Easter House Parties
In Official Families

Mr.. Whitney Seymour of the De-
partment of Justice and Mrs. Seymour
will move April rs to the house at 1922
o street, which they have leased from
Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Colt de Wolf.
They are now residing at 1904 N street,
where they are entertaining over the
week end Maj. and Mrs. Seymour Smith
of New York.
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Capt and Mrs. Ralph Payne Craft
are entertaining house party over the
week end. Their guests include Lieut.
Comdr. Clarence Kress and Lieut.
Comdr. and Mrs. Lorimer Graham OF
Philadelphia and Mrs. John Craig OF
New York.
Capt. and Mrs. Craft were hosts at
dinner followed by dancing last eve-
ming at the Army and Navy Country
Club in honor of their guests.
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BY some mistake it was announced
this week that Mrs. Hoover had re-
J placed the me-honored Easter Monday
egg rolling with folk dances and that
the very messy but time -honored in
stttution would be no more-not IN the
Hoover administration 1t is declared.
however, that nothing is further from
Mrs. Hooyers mind than to do away
with the picturesque revel, though, as
every one knows, this must be done in
years to come. Mrs. Hoover, instead
of abolishing the egg riot for children
intends only TO introduce as an attrac-
tive feature children in folk dances and
TO have the usual Marine Band concert
follow. Starting on the sloping grounds
Of the Capitol the regular Easter Mon
day egg rolling was finally moved to
the White House grounds, where, for
two or three generations the people
Joined IN the fun.
The vast throng which assemblies on
the grass-grown slopes of the White
House grounds has grown from a few
hundred to thousands of children and
the seething mob stretches from short
distance from the south front drive
almost to the big fountain, where an
nually little girls and boys feed the
gold fishes on eggs, baskets and some
times their caps and gloves. However
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Comdr and Nrs. Alexander Mark
CONTINUED on pASe 3. Column So
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The charge d'affairs of Colombia,
senor Don Jose M. Coronado has taken
an apartment in the Shoreham Hotel.
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Mr.. George T. Tyser of Silver Spring,
Md, announces the engagement Of his
daughter Dorothy. to Mr.. Malcolm G.
Glover Of Silver Spring.
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The charge d'affaires of Ell Salvador,
Senior DR.. Don Carlos Leiva, viii ar
rive in Washington next week after an
absence from this country of several
months.
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The counselor Of the Spanish en-
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PLAY PRESENTED
is SUCCESSFUL

The three-act play Farmer
Browns Conversion to the Doc
trine OF Stewardship" directed by
Miss Deshazo Simpson. which was
presented by the B. Y. p. U. last
Sunday at the church. was most
impressive and was well attended,
Rev. c. ID. owen lead the Bible
study on the life of Moses at the
regular meeting Of the women's
Missionary society of the Baptist
church.
Next Tuesday the ladies will be-
gin a new mission study entitled
From Over the Border" The
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PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. II. G. vincenz and
Edna Mae of Donna called at the
j. 3. Carroll and =. H. Sledge
homes Wednesday.
Roy and c IA Wyrick and jeff
Duncan from near Harrington were
Wednesday guests ut the j. r.
Mock home.
Mrs. r. ID. Shipley and children
called on Mrs. Wallace Harpster
Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Webb OF
Harrington spent several days with
Mr.. and Mrs. j. r.. Clifton.
II. Bohenberger and family and
friends from La Feria were fishing
in our community recently.
J. b. Carroll and J. G. Davis
spent Thursday at the Gulf and
fished.
Miss Lydia wedmann OF Browns
vile spent a few days visiting Miss
Margaret Brandt.
Cards have been received an
nouncing the arrival Of a little
son at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ivan Gregory Of Har,ingen.
Mr.. and Mrs. "A. O.. Gum are the
parents of a girl born "Wednesday.
Jesse Cole returned TO his home
In Arkansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. &. Gillian and
daughter of San Benito have nov
ed here.
Mrs. J. c. Davis and Mrs. r. ].
Livingston drove to San Benito
Monday.
Quite a large crowd attended the
box supper at the school house
Friday.
Miss Helen Howard gave a party
for the junior young people Mon
day. The time was spent playing
out-of-door games.
Mr.. and Mrs. 4. II. Sledge and
children have moved TO Highland.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. M. McCulley and
family OF Kingsville visited Mrs
McCulley's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
p. p. Smith. Miss Miriam Schwartz
of Mercedes visited Helen and Ruth
McCulley at the Smith home.
Melvin Diggs Of Weslaco visited
Byron Samson Friday.
Wilbur Williams drove to Boca
Chica Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. II. Louk or Nc
Allen called on Mr.. and Mrs. II. +
Kaiser Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. II. McLain o.
Weslaco visited Tuesday mt the +
ID Shipley home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Schwebel and
family Of Santa Rosa. Mr.. and Mrs
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meeting viii be held al the First
Baptist church at 800 p. N.
DINNER GUESTS
wednesday evening Rev. G. d.
Owen and son, Charles, were din
ner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs s. G..
Glass and family at their home in
Abilene for a few days.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. L. Fixes and
little daughters, sylvia Jane and
Faybelle, with Miss Neomia Blan-
chard, spent last week end at Mer-
cedes. Miss Blanchard was the
guest Of Mrs. q. +. Irby.
Mr.. and Mrs Bruce Huffman
and children Of San Benito, Mr.,
and Mrs. B. M. Huffman Of Hous-
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack G. McDer-
mott OF Brownsville. were recent
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. T. ". Irwin
Of Port Isabel The party enjoyed
motor boating and swimming OIL
Padre Island. Mrs. McDermott Is
a niece to Mr.. Irwin.
Ed Warren was host 10 a fish
ing party over Labor Day.
Lawrence Ayers has returned
from Greely. Colo, where he at
tended the Colorado State normal,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. L. Barwick and
Mrs. Blaine Holcomb transacted
business at McAllen and vicinity
Thursday.
Kendall Mcclure. after q months
visit with relatives in San Anto-
Mo. is home for the school term.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Wilson were
Brownsville visitors Monday.
Mrs. Virginia Bellamy spent her
vacation in San Antonio with rela-
tives and returned with her little
daughter, Gay.
Mrs. Fl. b. Olehauscn and Miss
Katherine Sanborn are the house
guests Of Mrs. Frances Johnson
mother Of Mrs. Olehausen, at Gal
weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. E. Coleman
north Hollywood, California, have
been the guests Of their father
r. s. Coleman.
Walter Martin. j. Floyd McGre-
gor and w. j. Welfelt, of Winfield
Kan, are in town.
G. j. Weikel Is in San Antonio.
MesSrs. and Mesdames Austir
Goode. B. McLeaish. s. c. Glass
q. j. Weikel. o. A. Burns and RALPH
Leach and c. ID. Odom. Or. A. b
Leech. and Mrs Frances attended
the baseball game played a.
Brownsville Monday.
Brock Stone and Orville Schuets
have returned from their vaca'
ton spent in Dallas.
Charles Browder. clerk al tn
city hall, is spending part of hi
vacation on a hunting trip TO Oh
Mexico. the guest Of Carl Jae
nisch.
Miss Virginia Pattee has return
ed from a six weeks visit TO rela
tives and friends at Des Moline
and Perry. Iowa. her former home
Miss Pattee enjoyed her stay a
Split and Okoboji lakes. and Ia
now enrolled at Junior CciSs7t
Brownsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. d. Holcoml
were in Brownsville Wednesday.
Mrs. Hugh McGilvray. Genie an
Lois. spent Friday with Browns
vile friends
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Saturday. Misses Martha Lee
Jones and Mary Hopkins OF Mer-
cedcs were out of town guests. A
variety of games were enjoyed.
Father Debasisux OF Mercedes
visited here ursday.
Miss Rosa Champion spent a few
davs with Mrs. C.. q. Personio
and Miss Fela Champion. y
Miss Nina Duncan was q member
Of A swimming party at Val Verde
Monday.
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Brownsville Club
and Social Activities
Los Fresnos
BIRTHDAY DINNER
HONORS THPEE

BIR IHDAY DINNER
HONORS THREE
Mrs. p. G. Peterson very pleas
antly entertained with a dinner
party Sunday honoring her hus-
band and two sons. the occasion
being their birthdays. Those pres
ent were Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Ped
erson and son, Mr.. and Mrs. FL
vim Peterson and two children
Mr.. and Mrs. o. j. Peterson and
three children and Miss Ruby Ped
erson and K. <. Hollon.
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Sc bastidn To
Organize PIT
Association

SEBASTIAN. Sept. 12.-The Par
ent-Teachers' Association held a
business meeting. the president,
Mrs. B. c. Stallings, presiding. 4
PIT. A. for the Mexican parents
viii be organized by the teachers
OF the Mexican grades, assisted bv
the American PIT. A. Mrs. r. l..
Smith was appointed chairman of
the ways and mean committee with
MesdameS Ike Cakes. Paul Fletcher
and VIII Chandler as co-Workers.
On the membership committee are
Misses Belle Williams. Hazel Will
son and Mrs. Davis Woods.
Mrs. M. B. Bourne is chairman
OF the program committee with
Mesdames Karl Duddlesten. Will
Chandler and Miss Grace William
son as committee members. The
next meeting will be held the last
wednesday In September. The
health nurse and doctor will be
present and lecture to the women
OF the community.
PERSONALS
Mrs. b. o. Bourne and children
sonny and Sammy OF Santa Rosa
and house guests, Mrs. j. p. What
ley and son, Lloyd and Mrs. VIII
nam Adams OF Louisiana. were
callers here Tuesday.
Miss nellie Sprouse OF San Peril
Ia was a Tuesday caller.
Eddie Nels~n OF Raymondviile Il
q guest Of his sister. Mrs. Lonnie
Woods.
Mesdames Nancy Wilson and
Jessie Shirar and son, Harold. were
owa-ahere-z wv umrs.-CI oortat-
callers at the Tyson home in Har-
Nngen Sunday.
Travis Stallings left Monday for
brownsville where he will be a
senior at the Junior college.
Miss Geraldine Tyson Of HarIin-
gen spent Monday here Al the
home Of Mrs. Nancy Wilson.
Klemann Wa IN left Monday for
Brownsville where he will be a
sshman at the Junior college.
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Wedmann ant family o. Browns
Vile, Mr.. and Mrs. j. g. Davis and
Mary Eleanor. Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Merten and family and Miss Ger
da Eckrut were Sunday guests at
the Jacob Brandt home In honor
Of Mrs. Brandt's -irthday.
Mrs. Florence Cornett and Val
Harris called on Mr.. and Mrs y. n.
Clifton Sunday.
Miss Vivian Matthews entertain
ed her young friends with a party