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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1925
Page
6
Glenwood Parent-Teacher Club gathered at 3:50 PM for a Christmas program featuring grade readings and songs by Third First and Sixth Grades with Miss Parker Ward and Mrs Parker. The club raised 75 dollars to reduce the piano debt and 13.10 for Red Cross, plus needlework and a plate luncheon.
At 1510 Johnson Street Mrs. J J Irwin hosted a large surprise party for Miss Opal Wakeman on Monday evening. Friends and relatives from several states joined Miss Wakeman as decorations, music, and holiday treats filled the house. A nineteen candy birthday cake was shared before guests departed with well wishes for many more such surprises.
Dr Henry Lawrence Southwick, who arrived in Amarillo Monday for Panhandle Speech Arts Association events, spoke to the Women's Club on The Rivals and then headed to Kansas City to address local women's clubs. He will later travel to Detroit and return to Boston for the holidays.
Children from Mrs. Summers class at Tyler Street School staged a Christmas afternoon program that drew many mothers and students. A silver offering supported the class donation to the Community Chest. The Tyler Street item was part of a broader round of school and community activities including a high school PTA meeting with a debate on the Honor System, Latin tournament planning, and a Needle Club Christmas party.
Saturday evening December twelve, C H Wileman of Erick Oklahoma and Miss Euna Morgan were married by Rev L N Stuckey at Polk Street Methodist. The groom, accompanied by his best man, came to Amarillo for college and has since worked as secretary for Ross D Rogers and W R Winch. The bride is the daughter of Mr and Mrs W H Morgan of Rick. The couple will reside at 602 Buchanan Street.
Three births brighten Glenwood during the Christmas season. A son arrived Monday to Mr. and Mrs. M. Holt at 303 Locust Street. A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Hughlett on Oak Street. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Morrison at 609 Locust Avenue welcomed Mae Bernice, a one week old daughter.
Mr and Mrs George A French depart today for Chicago to visit relatives then travel to Knoxville Tennessee to spend Christmas with Mr Frenchs parents.
The Wilson Parent Teacher Club met Tuesday at 3:30 PM at the school with Mrs. C. E. Osgood presiding. They reported seven new books purchased for the library, all Bible stories by different authors. Miss Park's second grade won a prize for most mothers present and a Christmas program was planned including readings, a Christmas greeting, “Little Town of Bethlehem,” and a violin solo.
Alma Jean Rogers performed a fine piano piece accompanied by her mother at the P T meeting. Attendance was modest due to the holiday season, but the program drew praise and enjoyed by all present. Mr and Mrs D Alton B Myers left for Los Angeles to spend Christmas with his family, meeting Doris Mirieck Myers formerly of this city, who recently married and taught at a local college.
A large crowd attended the first in a series of student recitals at Amarillo College of Music on 605 Taylor Street. The program featured performances by Austin Myers Edward Mayer Rosalie Coffee Jackie Lucille Rogers Marella Myers Nelle Collins Preston Fowlkes Vivian Baillew Verna Vaughn Mary Wilkinson Betty Sullivan Whitman Fish Frank Little Virginia Krug Enid Mayer R L Allston and Elizabeth Meyer. A second recital is set for 8 pm at the college this evening, with the final concert Friday at the same time.
Mrs S P B Vineyard hosted the La Costura club at 1201 Polk Street for a lovely Christmas afternoon. Decorations and a tree lit with colored lights filled the rooms. The group played a unique “find the thimble” game with each guest secretly holding a silver thimble as gifts from the hostess.
Gifts stacked around the tree were drawn by numbers as beautiful presents exchanged among club members. Hostess served a luncheon to about twenty five guests including Mesdames FE C Britain J J Service J J Scott Ida Elliott W M Lewis J F Bromert R B Underwood J W Burks Ella Carlander William Stenger R W Hall Frank Chase C KE Smith G T Oliver E A Fancher O V Vernon E T Miner AS Vineyard H EK Smith I Rasco Frank Satterfield Olin F Hardy George M Waddill W M Lane and T W Cotten.
Rover B. Hill, chair of the Citizens Committee, urges attendance at 7:30 PM Friday in the Board of City Development rooms to push the charter amendment raising the tax limit to 1.80. Amarillo supporters praised the response and expect an overwhelming vote.
Memphis reports 17 303 bales ginned to date with December figures for Hall County showing 40 240 bales. The Hall crop is estimated near 30 000 bales.
Members of the Plainview band praised Amarillo constables for courteous treatment after they were detained for lacking a front license plate on their car. The incident highlighted police conduct and local community response in Plainview and Amarillo.
A Plainview Texas letter dated December 10 1925 to Constable Creek Brown from John Minton Aubrey Van Hoy and Tom Bannington defends Plainview band boys arrested for a Nash car license plate issue. They deny an Amarillo News report and praise the constables and manager for fair treatment during questioning.
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