, 1935-06-16
Miss Shippb
Honoree For
Bridge Event

MERCEDES June l5.-Miss Ship
was named honoree nc a delight
full bridge party and gift shower
Thursday afternoon. the h~ostesses
being Mrs. Marguerite Simpson
ana Miss Minnie Davis mt their
apartment.
In the games or contract. Mira
v. G. Thompson received thu
q favor and Mrs. w. u. Cope
land was presented a pretty favor
also. both being presented 10 the
honoree. Many lovely gifts were
presented the guest OF honor.
Mrs. w. c. Ross was named
honor guest at a pleasing hospi-
tally Thursday afternoon. her
hoSteSSes being Mrs. George Baum
CART and Mrs. Frank Avant at the
home OF the former. Each guest
was given a corsage OF flowers.
Later In the afternoon all assem-
bled in the dining room. where n
large pink rose. filled with lovely
gifts for the guest Of honor. form
ed the centerpiece for the lace
covered table.
Mrs. r. B. Wilmer entertained m
group OF little folk recently at her
home here. In honor OF her little
granddaughter. Sallie Wilmer, OF
McAllen. n visitor I'm her home. The
hostess was assisted by Aileen
Neff. Margaret Copeland and Vir-
GINA Boiling In entertaining the
following little guests. Catherine
Johnston. Marie Virginia Clark.
Marjorie Collier. Mae Ruth Ruckel.
Betty Joe Hall. Vivian Jane Rouse,
Joan Stuart. Burnell Andrews and
Sally Wilmer.
Pedro" will be the diversion of
q newly formed card club orKRn-
lied by q group OF high school
girls and viii meet each Thursday
afternoon. In the games enjoyed
IN the home or Miss Mary Ruth
Bennett Thursday, Miss Betty
Jane Scott was awarded the trophy.
Those present were Misses Mary
Ruth Hampton, Dorothy Ragland.
Ruthie Barton. Verda Jones. Betty
Scott and Mrs. Harry Gesslins.
Mrs. B. r. Byers. Mrs. r. L.
Nolin, Miss Rena Freeman and
Miss Ruth Finck OF San Antonio,
were guests nc the monthly dinner
session OF the Business Womens
circle or the Presbyterian church
held az the home OF Mrs. Il. .
Wilmer this week. Mrs. Byers and
Mrs. Noin. chsirmen OF auxiliary
circles. each gave interesting talks.
Mrs. Wilmer directed the Bible
study.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Schupp enter
tanned with N wtiner roast Thurs
cav night for their little son,
Charles. I'm minor OF his tenth
birthday. Guests for tire evening
were Rex Emmons and Pchby Ii
COR Of Weslaco, Mr.. and Mrs. O.
w. DUDE and son. Leonard, MFR.
and Mrs. Ray Stern, Mr.. and Mrs.
Alvin Reisterer. VI. y. Reisterer or
Mercedes; Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Jones OF La Feria. and Doris and
Bobby Schupp.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Tlllis en-
tertained with an enjoyable dinner
this week. Guests included their
houeguestS. Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard
Long and Mrs. Ella Lewis OF Bee
Vile Mr.. and Mrs. Judson Troll
linger and daughter. Diane. OK
Edinburg: MI. and Mrs. Woodie
TulliS and daughter. Betty Fran
ces Of Mercedes. n
Mrs. d. r. johnson entertained
nc bridge Thursday afternoon.
naming as guest OF honor. Mrs.
Effie Jewell Shakell. q bride-to-
be Of the month. Mrs. r. Y. Kirk
patrick and Mrs. j.. w. Chambers
scored In the games and Mrs. Rob-
ert Greenlee was low. A pretty IA
vor was tepce.red the honoree.
MIR. and Mrs. Bray have return
cd to Raymondville. after a visit
here In the home OF Mr.. and Mrs.
M. L. David.
". ~. MacVean and daughter,
Margaret McVean OF this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. vi. &. B~entzinger
left this week for Iowa for a suns
mer'S visit with their daughters,
Mrs. Esther Brooks and Mss Edna
BentZinger.
Miss Josephine Powell and Miss
Lucille Lewis OF Texarkana, mem
berS Of the school faculty Of that
city. have arrived IN Mercedes,
where Miss Lewis will spend the
summer with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. .. II. Lewis. Miss Powell iB
a guest In the Lewis home.
Mrs. VI. III. Kasey has returned
from Ironwood. Michigan. where
she was called by the serious III
ness and death Of her mother.
Mrs. "A. r.. Mcleod.
Mr.. and Mrs. Art Toison had for
guests this week. MI. and Mrs.
Dick LeMond Of Fort Worth.
Mrs. y. r.. Freeman had for
guests this past week. Mrs. Ben
Wood and Miss Willie Baker OF
Weslaco.
Miss Catherine Commons has re-
turned to Mercedes TO spend the
summer months with her mother,
Mrs. O.. O.. Commons. Miss Com
mons was graduated from the
University OF Oklahoma this
spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Bartholomae
and children. former Mercedes
resident. are here for the summer;
they are staying at the Travellers