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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1925
Page
3
Mrs. James Darling visits Marfa as Cross Furniture advertises new and used refrigerators. Alpine residents attend church events, plan speeches in Fort Davis and Sanderson, and many locals travel to Terlingua, Terrell, and Port Lavaca. The town keys include A. M. C. cards at Palace Pharmacy, school functions, and Boy Scouts activities.
Mrs. HU W Ferguson presided a joint Alpine Study Club Alpine Civic League and Alpine Parent-Teacher Association meeting at the Holland Hotel to organize a house-to-house canvass. They will list rooms apartments and houses for summer tenants as Sul Ross students and tourists arrive. A committee was named to canvass town wards and paint the arbors green for protection, with no further business reported.
Go to see the picture Lovers' Lane at the Mojave on Monday and Tuesday May 18 19. The show supports Baptist church improvement program.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church met May 12 at Mrs. M. S. Turney's home. The program centered on friendship, cooperation, and world fellowship with readings on world missions and rural bans, plus personal introductions of missionaries to Brazil and Cuba.
The Young People's Missionary Society of the Methodist Church hosted the adult W M S at Mrs. James Cotter's home for a Mothers Day program. The event featured readings, songs and a duet, plus refreshments and floral favors. Guests included many local ladies and society members.
Hovey L W Stone and family visited from the ranch on Thursday. Leoncita Ranch guests included Mr and Mrs Jake McSpadden and Sam Ford on Friday. Mrs EB Cook and daughter Brookie drove to Alpine Friday. Ernest White and Chas Graef came from the ranch Saturday. Arthur Graef Fritz Graef and children were there Saturday. Oscar Graef returned from Best. George B Pace and family from Ft Stockton passed through en route to Alpine. Heinie Winfield and family from Ft. Stockton also headed to Alpine. Mrs O KE Cook of Alpine visited friends Tuesday. 8 L Stone and grandson J W Stone came from the ranch this week. A N Engle was in from the ranch Monday. Walter Graef, manager of Hovey Mercantile, was in Alpine Tuesday. Misses Carrie and Bertha Parsell of Alpine spent the weekend with sister Mrs A N Engle. Carrie also spent the week on the ranch. Mr and Mrs John Boyd and children spent Sunday in Alpine with Mrs Boyd's parents, Mr and Mrs K J Johnson.
The Sul Ross College Mothers Day program at First Presbyterian Church drew a large audience. Songs, instrumental selections, and tributes to mothers impressed attendees, with Mr Morelock delivering a moving talk on the origin and meaning of Mothers Day.
The regular meeting of the Davis Mountain Federation of Women's Clubs met at Mrs. George W. Baines home. Officers present included Baines Studhal ter Yates Mitchell Shipman Blaydes Harris and Stuckey. Committee chairs Erd Sproul But trill Spaulding Ritchey Worthington attended. The session ran from 10 30 a m to 3 30 p m with an hour for lunch and plans were made for six months of federation work.
Mrs H G Watson hosted the Alpine Bridge Club last Wednesday with five tables in play. Winners with high scores were Mia Vernon McIntyre and Miss Rebecca Switzer. Guests and members listed include Mrs Robert Kokernot Jr and many others attending Watsons hospitality.
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