, 1935-01-20
Wedding to Be
Weeks Eoent
In Mercedes

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(By The Associated Pressl
MERCEDES, Jan. ia wedding
al interest to a large circle OF
friends. win occur Sunday. January
40. uniting in marriage Miss Ema-
nvn johnson, daughter Of Mr. and
MRS. @. u. johnson, and Mr. Carr
Hudnall Mckinney. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. II. Mckinney, all of whom
are residents of this community.
Miss johnson and Mr.. Mckinney
are popular members Of the Merce-
des social group Miss Johnson grad
uated from the Donna High school,
and later attended the Texas Col
leee Of Arts and Industries at
Kinesville. Mr.. Mckinney attended
the Mercedes schools and since COM
pietion OF his education has been
employed with Mercedes firms. At
present he is with the y. r. Paxton
firm.
A delightful social event of the
past week was the treasure hunt
given by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank James
Markham and Mr.. and Mrs. Walden
Haynes. The guests gathered at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. 4. Haynes,
where clues to finding the treasure
were given. Tire hunt ended at the
Mercedes-Weslaco club house and
was found BY the following group:
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Graham,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Olson, and Mr..
and Mrs. Shelly Collier. The re-
mainder OF the evening was spent
In dancing. with a sweet course
served later.
Others making up the group
were MeSsrs. and Mesdames ID. r..
johnson, Harold Stuart. r.. Maier-
hofer. r. r. McAfee, w. @. Green
lee. A. j. Brewer. Hughes Evans.
Mrs. Gertrude Frazer. Misses Ema-
nyn johnson. Priscilla Wade Messrs.
Carl Mckinney. Tv Cobb. Bill Tier
and DR., and Mrs. M. r. Lawler.
An evening Of dancing In the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Dorland, had
for hostess their daughter. Miss
Geneva Dorland. Late IN the eve
ninf refreshments were served. The
guests included the following: Misses
Mary Elizabeth Cope. Merry An
drews, Harriet Kidder. Verda Jones,
Mary Elizabeth Mcneil. Helen Dref-
Ike. Mary Faye Hopkins. Priscilla
Wade and Messrs. Kent Jones. Lor-
en- Council. Emil Fossler. Frank Bar
RI. Paul Ohls. Donald Barton. Tom
Shock Of La Feria. Wildly Gooch
and Stewart Lentz.
Mrs. Lowe Justice and Miss Mary
Elizabeth Cope were co-hostesses at
q delightful shower Thursday after
noon, naming as honor guest. Mrs.
e. II. Holloman. The hospitality was
held mt the A. G. Cope home. with
floral decorations carrying out a
color note OF pink and white. Fol-
lowing an hour of chatting the host
esses served a delicious buffet re-
freshment course, with Miss Emanyn
johnson pouring coffee. The buffet
table held a ~centerpiece Of sweet
peas flanked BY lighted white tapers.
The following guests we're pres
ent: MeSdames Foy Hall. q. L..
Wood Of Weslaco. Luther Melon
aid, Buddie Watson. Richard Allen.
&. b. Milluer, A. c. Cope; Misses
Helen Drefke. Harriet Kidder, Ema-
nyn johnson. Of Mercedes: Mes
DANES Jack King. L. A. Woodward.
Joe Regar. Marion Smith, Frank
Sezton. OF Harrington: Mrs. Lydia
Wood. Miss Easter Fal Sheppard of
Weslaco; Mesdames Charlie Ban
field OF San Benito; Charles Carr,
Frank Jones OF La Feria.
Mrs. Walden Haynes was elect
ed president OF the Los Ebanos
Study club al a delightful appointed
luncheon session held at the home
Of Mrs. Floyd L~angford. with Mrs.
M. Il. David sharing hostess duties.
Other officers who viii make up the
1885 club roster are: Mrs. Grant
Morrison. vice president; Mrs. L. r.
Graham, corresponding secretary
and treasurer. The three course
luncheon was served from quartet
tables. each being centered with
pink r0sebuds.
Mrs. Shelly Collier was program
leader for the day. continuing the
new course Of study begun last
week, which has Texas history for
the theme. Mrs. Joe Wells Of
Brownsville. whose father-in-law'
wal the owner Of the Wells ranch.
which included a large part OF the
Valley, was the guest speaker for
the day. Mrs. Wells read a short his
tory Of Texas. which she has written
from research work done among
the makers of early Texas history.
AieO most interesting was the leg
end OF the Texas blue bonnet al
q discussion OF blue bonnet artists
and pictures by Mrs. Walden Hay
mes. Mrs. Haynes viii be next host
ess, with Mrs. Joe Brooks study
leader.
More than 20 members and
guests We're in attendance at The
monthly dinner session at the high
school cafeteria Tuesday night. OF
tie Mercedes Business and Pro-
1cssional W0men'S club when Judge
Fred Bennett was the speaker.
Bouquets Of red hibiscus centered
ire long banquet table, the Mer-
eeues flower, as chosen BY the club
a number OF years ago In their
city Identification project. The
president, Mrs. Lellah Lyle, preSid-
&C and introduced Miss Helen
Drefke, who sang two vocal selec-
tons, The Lass With the Delicate
Air" and Prince Charming" &C.
companied BY Mrs. II K. Hager.
Tn keeping with Legislation"
month among Business Women's
clubs, Judge Bennett talked on leg
islation, StreSSing the making of