, 1935-10-27
Birthdays Are
Occasion For
Dinner Party

OuHtOI A uItI
MERCEDES, Oct. 23.-The birth
day dinner party ut the home OF
Mrs. Carrie M. Stuart. Mt the week
end. was a delightful affair. the
occasion being the SEVENTEEN birth
day anniversary Of Mrs. Stuart. the
fourth birthday Of her little grand
daughter, Vivian Jane Rouse, and the
ninth birthday Of her grandson. John
Fl. Stuart. The dinner table. on
which. were three beautiful birth
day cakes. held IA c0lOrfu floral
piece, OF corona and fern.
Mrs. Stuart. who came to the VAL
ley and Mercedes, some 70 years
ago, Is active in club, social and CT
VIC affairs. In addition, she Is rec
ognized as one Of the leading artists
o. the Valley. and has been accorded
honors in the state. Each year since
the Inauguration Of the Valley Md
Winter Fair. Mrs Stuart has been
awarded first prize and blue ribbons
This summer Mrs. Stuart has paint
ed tn cal, among other pictures, "a
beautiful floral reproduction of "a
bowl OF zinniaS. which is ON display
this week at the Rio Grande Valley
Federation OF Women's clubs meet
ing in Edinburg. Some IS years ago.
Mrs. Stuart was instrumental in the
organization Of the Mercedes Music
club. which is one Of the oldest and
most active clubs IN this city. and OF
which she Is still a member.
Guests present 1t the dinner party
included MFR. and Mrs. Harry Rouse
and son and daughter, Harry and
Vivian Jane: Mr.. and Mrs. Harold
Stuart and sons, John and Billie.
Mrs. ID. "A. Blackwell and son, Tom.
Volmer G. Roberts, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Rouse.
Miss Teruyo Otsuki. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Sentaro Otsuk OF this
city, and Mr.. Goro Matsuoka Of
San Antonio, son OF Mrs. III. Mat
suoka Of that city, were married Sun
cay morning AZ 81 O'Clock, at the
home CT the brides parents, at an
impressive japanese wedding. with q
large number Of japanese friends
from over the Valley In attendance.
The marriage rites were read before
an improvised altar In front Of the
mantle, which was banked with
dahlias, tupe roses and pink roses.
Tall floor baskets filled with the bios
SONS, stood az each side OF the man
tie. Rev. j. w. Hassell OF McAllen,
Presbyterian minister, who has
spent ia years In japan, performed
the japanese ceremony, preceding
which Parks Cooley OF McAllen,
played the wedding march. Rev.
HaSsell sang q hymn. Image" IN
japanese.
The bride wore q white flannel
swagger sport suit. with brown &C
ceSSories, and g shoulder corsage Of
lilies of the valley anc roses. She
was attended Nv her sister. Miss
Kszue OtSuki, as brides maid. who
were a navy Glue sport dress. The
groom was attended BY Mr.. Henry
Kawahata. OF san Antonio Is best
man.
The bride has many friends In the
Valley. She graduated from the Hi
dalgo school, later graduating from
the Edinburg junior college and has
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Austin. She also taught in the Hi
dalgo school for four years.
The groom Is a nephew ot YoSuke
MatSuoka. president Of the Man
churian Railway.
Mrs. Joe ID. Moore Of Port Lavaca,
Presbyterial president. viii be the
featured speaker on the program for
the Valley Federation Of Presbyter-
ian Auxiliary Business Women's cir
cles. 10 b. held at the Mercedes
church annex Thursday night. Octo-
ber "a. Arrangements for the pro-
gram are In charge OF Mrs. III. X
Bennett OF Mercedes. who will also
be POSTMASTER at the dinner. The
theme "a the program Is Looking
Learning and Living" Mrs. Myrtle
Lee is chairman CT the local circle
that Is hostess at the Thursday
meeting.
The following program has beer
announced: z D. INCARCERATION
getting acquainted and group sing
ing.
7:30 %. m.-Dinner and program
Invocation BY Rev. Fred Clark, pas
tor Cf the Mercedes Presbyterian
church.
Welcome. Mrs Lellah Lyle OF Mer-
cedes Recognition Of special guests
Recognition OF member circles, in
Guiding Brownsville. McAllen, Edin-
burg and Mercedes. Special music
from the Mercedes unit.
Address BY Mrs. Moore. who will
have as the subject Of her talk. The
Business Woman and Fer Auxiliary.
Business session. with Mrs. Kent
Manning OF McAllen. chairman oi
district one. West Texas Presbyter-
ial. presiding.
The Missionary Challenge
benediction.