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Newspaper
Amarillo Daily News
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1925
Page
5
A fragmentary society piece recounts a little bird's plea for care and water. It shifts to a tale of Susan Hubbard Martin and a kitten found by a man who, seeking safety, carries the animal. The kitten is offered to a colored woman and her daughter, who are unaware the gift comes from the President.
President Roosevelt walked to church one Sunday when a kitten chased by two terriers caught his eye. He hurried forward with his umbrella to rescue the frightened animal and then asked nearby porches about its ownership. No one knew who owned the kitten.
Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Viva Barfield, daughter of Mr and Mrs J T Barfield, to Sherman Clay Shepperd. The ceremony is planned for Wednesday at 5 30 PM at the home of the bride’s uncle and aunt, Mr and Mrs L B Newby, 1108 Taylor Street.
Miss Britain, studying music in Germany since early spring, has been honored by Munich composer Albert Nolte who dedicated an intermezzo titled Attassionato to her. A copy has reached the city and more are expected to arrive later.
The Philharmonic Club will stage a massed piano concert Thursday at 8 PM in the municipal auditorium. Tickets priced low draw a capacity crowd as Paul Van Katkijk from Dallas directs a lineup of the city’s top pianists aiming to surpass last year’s success.
The Home Emacs Club of San Jacinto Heights met last weekend to outline a two day hat making program. The session aims to be one of the most important for the club with plans for demonstrations and club activities.
Over thirty-five ladies attended the meeting as plans were laid for a two-day millinery school to be hosted at the San Jacinto Methodist Church next Monday and Tuesday. Invitations extend to all interested in hat making. Supplies will be provided by several local stores. The club split into two sides for a membership drive. the gold side won, while the purple side will host a March 26 entertainment.
The Woman's Council of Central Presbyterian Church will host a St Patrick's dinner Tuesday at 7:00 PM in the hall. Reservations urged with Mrs B Arnold or Mrs Thompson. proceeds fund the new church building. Public invited.
The Business Girls Club of the Junior Fidelis of the First Baptist Church is invited to a business and social gathering this evening at 8 o'clock at 207 West Ninth Street. The program includes sewing curtains for the Sunday School room and members should bring thimbles and needles.
Little Ruth Virginia Billingslea hosted a Saturday birthday party from 3:30 to 6 at her parents home 10094 Taylor Street. Green and white decor featured shamrocks and caps. Guests enjoyed games and a birthday cake with five green candles and prizes the ring dime thimble and button. Ice cream cones were served to Ruth Virginia Billingslea Rankin Eisenberg Dorothy Fae Morgan Gray Baker Frances Kirven Francis Farwell Chas Woodburn Margaret Russell Mary Durham Elaine Duke Frances Craddock Junior Likins Sally Roberts.
District 4 of the conservation department at Polk Street Methodist Church hosts an Advertisers' Sale today at F. & M. Store with goods from leading national and local firms including Shredded Wheat, Brown Cracker, Barteldes Seed, Boncilla Art, Great West Mill, Mistletoe Creameries, and Pioneer Bakery. St. Paul’s Methodist Church also serves a turkey dinner at noon. proceeds benefit conservation efforts.
The ladies plan a sumptuous turkey dinner at noon with all the trimmins and invite everyone to drop in for the noon meat at St Pauls Metho Church.
Miss Velma Weilepiman from Northwest Texas Teachers College in Canyon came Friday and spent the week end with Mrs. J M Webb at 702 Jefferson Street.
The Amarillo Assembly No. 19 of the Order of Rainbow Girls held an initiatory degree for five girls at the Masonic Hall at 7 30 PM on Saturday. Members of the Order of Eastern Stars and Masons attended, praising the ceremony as magnificently conducted. The event featured lectures by Rev. G H Bryant and a choir performance, followed by talks and a social hour. An April 6 church service at St Andrew's Episcopal Church was planned with the Advisory Board accompanying the girls.
Announcements report Miss Martha Stickney of Amarillo and Mr. Howard Stanley Gilbert of Kress married in Tulia on Thursday night. The bride, a 1923 Amarillo High School graduate, lived with sister Mrs. E. M. Jones at San Jacinto Heights during school and taught near Tulsa this season. Gilbert runs a garage in Kress and they will reside there.
The Semper Fidelis Class of Polk Street Methodist Church will be entertained Thursday evening at 7 45 o clock at the home of Mr and Mrs BE Quattlebaum 905 West Thirteenth Street.
Miss Viva Barfield, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Barfield, is to wed Sherman Clay Shep perd tomorrow at 6:30 p.m. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Newby. A kitchen shower hosted by Miss Oliver Rae Eakle featured 42 games and a dishpangs reveal of wedding items, followed by a salad course for the guests including Viva Barfield and many friends and relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Mike Cronan of Artesia visit her sisters at 1707 Pierce street while on their honeymoon traveling through Texas and New Mexico. The bride, Letha Daugherty, is daughter of Judge Daugherty of Artesia. Cronan, a wealthy oil man in the New Mexico Panhandle fields, formed a lifelong partnership contract with his bride during their Artesia exploration.
The San Jacinto Parent-Teacher Club hosted a large audience at its regular meeting at the school. A piano number by Mrs James A Ashford and a duet by Misses Betty Walden and Martha Davis entertained guests. Miss Edith Bowie demonstrated a model music class, and Mrs Dana Thomas Trent spoke on the value of music in the classroom. Massed piano concert reserved seats are on sale at Collins Drug.
Musterole, a counter irritant, claims to relieve congestion and stimulate circulation as an aid against influenza grippe and pneumonia. It cautions use for children in milder forms and markets children’s Musterole with jar and tube sizes priced 15 cents and 65 cents.
The man’s baggage was located at a local hotel with nothing of value inside. No trace of the missing artist has been found. A notice in Collins Drug lists massed plano seats priced at 60 and 75 cents.
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