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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1921
Page
5
Local Alpine notes record many holiday visits and preparations. Figures include Henry Lacy from Marathon, Arthur Kerr of Marfa, J. C. Fuller of Marfa, W. T. Warner heading to Coleman, J. Perkins in Pecos, plus Christmas trees and fruit cake ready at The Packaway and Big Bend Grocery. Community events include a Christmas tree with Santa Claus, a Pie Social by the Knights of Pythias, and a Dugout church branch organizing services and baptisms.
The Trans-Pecos Teachers Institute met for four days and three nights with prompt openings, varied talks by Alpine and Sanderson educators, and active sectional sessions. Highlights included sessions on memory training, history, Spanish, arithmetic shortcuts, English methods, and several evening readings and demonstrations.
Sunday morning sermon on the First Row of Corn and a Christmas theme. Evening program includes The Third Verse and special music. Epworth League led by Miss Katherine Treadwell at 6 45 p m. Sunday School at 10 a m Junior League at 3 p m. White Christmas observance Friday evening Dec 23. Pastor H M Smith.
The Junior League presents a Christmas program led by Katherine Treadwell with a silent night processional. Mrs Derrick and Clarice Cotter offer readings and stories including The Other Wise Man and A Childs Dream of a Star.
Lee O. White purchases M. M. Meyers stake in the Big Bend theatre and plans a January program of high class pictures. For Christmas Eve the show features Without Benefit of Clergy by Rudyard Kipling with a repeat for late arrivals. Mr Myers remains in Alpine.
Wenceslao Gallegos a respected Mexican citizen of Alpine died Sunday after several months illness. Funeral services were held Monday morning conducted by Rev Salvador Giran with many friends and relatives present. He was 58 and had lived in the county many years, a Woodmen of the World member. He leaves a widow eight children and several grandchildren.
The Students Loan Fund at Sul Ross College thanks Mrs Cotter for her contribution and notes an oversight omitted her name last week. Contributions continue and a full donor list will be published later. The committee sends thanks to the Avalanche for publicity.
A special Christmas program hosted by the B Y P U includes a missionary lesson on China with Everett Westerfield as leader and scripture reading. The program features performances by multiple participants, duets, a piano solo, and invitations to all including friends.
A. A. Newell and family with L. G. Knipe left Wednesday by auto for El Paso where they will spend the holidays.
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