, 1935-02-24
Music Program
GiUen FRIDAY
In Harlingen

sertaintng musical program was
presented Friday afternoon at the
colonial silver tea given at the
home Of Mrs. L. r. Hollingsworth
by members Of circle six Of the
Methodist Missionary society. Solo
lists were Mrs. Edward Milligan,
Mrs. Harold Call and Miss Barbara
Barrier, with Mrs. q. w. Edgerton
and Mrs. j. w. Allen as accom-
panyists. An instrumental quartette
composed Of DR.. G. c. Delfs,
Granton Burdete, Albert Dean
johnson and Ed Whitaker gave a
number Of selections and a duet
was played by Mrs. d. ID. Norton
and Mrs. Polk Hornaday. Miss
Maurine McLelland also gave piano
numbers.
Guests were greeted at the door
by Mrs. Holligsworth and circle
members. Mrs. ID. q. Perry had
charge Of the guest book.
A large silver , bowl filled with
pansies and a crystal bowl filled
with ~vari-colored phlox gave q
note OF spring % the living room
The tea table was especially at
tractive with its cover of imported,
cut-work linen centered with q
large flat arrangement Of spring
flowers in red. white and blue,
Stimulating a flag. The red portion
was formed of verbena, the white
Of phlox and the blue was formed
Of blue bonnets. Long red tapers
IN crystal holders completed the
table decorations.
Mrs. w. o. Liston, president OF
the Missionary society presided at
the coffee service and Mrs. @. @.
Delfs, circle chairman served the
cherry pudding.
Members Of the Junior Literary
and Fine Arts club met Tuesday
evening with Miss Anytime Kin
nard as hostess at her home in
San Eenito.
Miss Mary Lois Parker. vice pres
ident. presided during the business
session when two new members
Miss Gertrude Roberts and Miss
Ben Franklin were welcomed into
the club.
Topic for the evenings stuiy was
~Noel Coward" and roll cali was
answered with current news OF
Coward. Miss Nora Flesher, lead
or Of the program, gave a condens-
Cd survey Of the topic and Miss
Gladys SITE told Of the play
wright,s life and philosophy, re
lating incidents OF his life in Eng
land. his visit TO America and other
travels. In discussing several plays
Miss 5itz, read bits Of passages
showing the authors humor and
witticism&. The play, Private
Lives" wa reviewed by Miss Wins
ton Cooke and Miss Julian Thorn
ason.
The hostess, assisted by her
mother. Mrs. Kinnard, and Miss
Cooke. served dainty salad plates
TO the members and guests at the
close Of the program. Plate IA
vors were Washington hatchetS.
Monthly meeting Of the Rio
Grande Valley Art League will be
held Monday afternoon at 3 o.
clock ct the home Of Mrs. John ID.
Townsend on the Rio Hondo road.
Mrs. Ben Sanders, newly elected
president Of the Garden club,
presided at the regular meeting Of
the club Thursday afternoon at
the Woman's building. Mrs. G. II.
Simmons is the vice president and
MRS. +. Fl. Hare is the secretary
and treasurer. Roll call was ans
wered by the members telling what
they found to be the most sue
cessful treatment Of shrubs since
the freeze.
Mrs. G. Fl. Simmons, chairman
Of the general arrangements for
the Flower Mart, held recently.
gave an excellent report Of the
project. So successful was the Mart
the club proposes TO hold such an
event annually.
Among the Harlingen ladies at
tending the ID. A. r. meeting in
Brownsville Friday were Mesdames
A. j. Pollard, j. G. Myrick, Ira K.
Eells, G. "A. Griffith. Lillian B.
Couch. j. X. Landlord, N. @. Lack
land. Cherry, A. j. Rabel. Jack
Cooke and Miss Elizabeth Myrick.
Miss Doris Bankson was hon
Gree at a surprise party given Fri
day evening by her mother, Mrs.
G.. B. Bankson al her home in
Stuart Place. The 18th birthday
anniversary OF the honoree was the
inspiration for the gala event, and
the day being the anniversary Of
General Washington's birthday, a
patriotic theme was carried out in
every detail.
Fest0ons Of red. white and blue
paper formed decorations of the
home and the same color theme
ives shown on the big birthday
cake which had on IL IL blue
candles. Punch was served By the
hostess and the birthday cake was
cut by the honoree and passed
Games and contests furnished d.
version for the evening. Guests
were members of the seventh grade
Of Stuart Place Schoo.
Mrs. ". l.. Scott Of Yoakum IL
the guest Of her sister, Mrs. S. NJ
Harvey.
Mrs. Elmer johnson, who has
been q guest in the city for sew
cral weeks has returned to her
home In Duluth, MINI.
Mrs. Glenn Bartlett has return
ed from q visit with her daughter.
Mrs. Gerald Fray, in Blooming
Grove.