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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1941
Page
3
The Eurvelian Class of First Baptist held its monthly bust meeting at Miss Aret Caylor’s home at 323 West Eighth Avenue. A social hour followed with iris, snapdragons, and roses on display and refreshments served for members and guests.
Jimma Joan Drake daughter of Mr and Mrs Maynard Drake 922 Travis Street celebrated her 12th birthday yesterday with a theater party at the Paramount. After the show refreshments were served to a group of friends.
Mrs L J Vowel hosted a luncheon at 3301 West Tenth Avenue on Saturday to honor Mrs R K Silver who will join her husband in Oklahoma City. The dining table featured a crystal bowl of red zones with miniature airplanes cars and ships as decorations. Attendees included Mesdames Vernon Hancock Charles Wilson M Goodnight Walter R Irwin Henry Wheeler W P Matthews L B Baker H E Streetman Prank Ralixback EB C Singleton Marvin McCuan Homer Tuttle G C C Boney the honoree and hostess.
The Spring Round-up at the Social Center for Girls, 501 Lincoln Street, will run Tuesday from 6 to 9 pm. Parents and friends attend as the center showcases a show at 7:30 directed by H A Shaw and others, with food by Mrs Charles McBeath and a stock show of pets.
Attendees at the Walgreen Drug Store included Laurel Stinnett Joan Gibson Catharine Whitten burg Betty Brown Geraldine Davis Shirley Swenson Charlene McMul len Doris Matney Virginia Ellen Fly Virginia Visage Nell Quattle baum Eula Jane Rowley Nanaie Wright Nancy Bachman Delores Hill Wilma Beeman and the hon oreer.
Beverly Jo Tisdale turned seven with a party hosted by her mother Mrs. J. E. Tisdale at 507 Jefferson Street. Refreshments were served to a group including Patsy Gibbs Barbara Bartlett Rita Broomhead Jacqueline Looman Paula Hess Teddy Barnes Jeanette Jackson Beverly Inman Randy Inman Nancy Hayhearst Rene Harlin Bernice Hastie Shirley Salmon Eton Donley Yvonne Donley Olene Lemons Wanda Lemons Patricia Tisdale and other guests.
The Amarillo Council of Church Women postpones the regular Friday luncheon at the Social Center for Girls due to Decoration Day. First Christian Church ladies slated to serve will host on June 6, with proceeds aiding the Social Center building fund.
Local sewing clubs meet at homes across town with floral decor and refreshments. Members from Mrs. W. N. Thompson to Mrs. John D. Dunn attend social sessions. special notes include June 13 season finale at Mrs. C. J. Blackburn’s and planned chicken fry for Up-and-Doing Club on June 6 at Floyd Krabbe home.
New members of Epsilon Sigma Alpha were presented during a spring formal in the Federation Club Rooms. Attendees included Margaret Morgan Anne Stuckley Mary Hopkins Ollie Holman Eaton Hawkins Sammie Draper Kath erine Coons and many friends and families. The event featured garden decor with a rustic wishing well and spring flowers.
Seventh grade pupils of Sanborn School were honored at a spring banquet in the school cafeteria to mark their transition to Central Junior High. The program featured invocations, readings, music, and certificates of honor for outstanding Schoolboy Patrol work.
Price College will hold its annual Activities Banquet tonight at 6:30 in the Price Gold Room. The event, hosted by the Price College Parent-Teacher Association, will award letters and pins to students who represented the school in interscholastic competition, with music by the Price College Band and Glee Club.
The Class of 1941 at Amarillo High School will hold its senior banquet tonight at 7:30 in the Crystal Ball room of the Herring Hotel. All program parts are student produced with no outside speakers. About 600 seniors attend, the largest class in the school's history.
Tonight and Tuesday schedule lists Alpha Alpha Beta Sigma P’! Sorority at Federation Club Rooms 8 o’clock and many readings, luncheons, and musical events at Amarillo venues including the Arte Conservatory Myers Music Mart Rose Bowl and First Christian Church with times from 6 to 9:30. Notable groups include Las Amigas Club Pendings at Amarillo Hotel and P. E. O. Sisterhood chapters with breakfasts and installations.
The Amarillo Public Schools held final classes for the 1940-41 scholastic year this morning. Spring semester examinations begin this afternoon and run until Wednesday noon, excluding primary grades. students Betty Jo Hurd Marjorie Burden Nadine Powell Georgia Howard and Wanda Lee Chasteen are noted.
The General Federation of Women’s Clubs plans a 1942 convention in Austin Texas but the exact date depends on locating a Texan. Police search failed to find a single Texan representative in Atlantic City. New Jersey authorities were asked to locate Texans who left New Jersey after the Golden Jubilee celebration to advise on April or May weather. The convention time will be decided after a Texan is found.
Tommy Tomlinson son of Mr and Mrs Herschel F Tomlinson 018 Virginia Street celebrated his eighth birthday with a theater party Saturday Refreshments were served at the honorees home where favors were fished from a pond Mrs Eugene Kendall assisted with the entertaining Attending were Harriet Ruth Kendall Barbara Lou and John Edward Matkin Billy Jack Jacobs Cornelius Mack Donnie Morgan Ray Whisnand Billy Witherspoon Betty Bittings and the honor guest
Mrs. O. T. Maxwell chairs the Sam Houston School room mothers meeting at 9 30 Tuesday morning in the cafeteria. The gathering will finalize plans for an annual luncheon for the teachers.
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