Indian and French Education Systems Topic at AAUW Meeting
Two foreign students from the University of Texas spoke on India and France education at the Austin AAUW branch meeting. Jairam Kamlani noted wealth limits access in India while Carmen Wilde contrasted French and American systems. The program was aided by the university foreign students office and social studies group. Mrs. J. L. Love announced March of Dimes envelopes and Dr. Dorothy Peckham resigned as first vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Texas
India
France
Austin
AAUW
Austin Woman's Club
Jairam Kamlani
Carmen Wilde
Madrid
Foreign Students Office
Social Studies
J. L. Love
Dorothy Peckham
Peckham
Los Angeles State Teachers College
Burlesque Debate Delights Ki-Ann Club Luncheon
Austin Ki-Ann Club held a burlesque debate at the Home Economics Tea House comparing life in the country and city. City girl Mrs Weeg and country girl Mrs Harrington each earned 100 points as judge Mrs Victor Cluck announced. Turnips and feather boa prizes highlighted the playful program with 96 attendees and 96 guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Ki-Ann Club
Home Economics Tea House
William J. Weeg
George H. Harrington
Victor Cluck
Weeg
Mrs J R Wilson Shower Compliment In Here
Mrs J R Wilson formerly Miss Bettye Lee Griffin was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs Kirby Dickens and Mrs J Krenz at the Krenz home 4701 Avenue F. Guests included numerous local ladies and girls, with attendance listing multiple Griffins and Krenz family members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Wilson
Kirby Dickens
James Ray Wilson
Bettye Lee Griffin
Krenz
Avenue F
Mesdames
Sam Bennet
Troy Butler
Allen Burton
Jimmy Belvin
J. D. Culp
J. C. Chernosky
Wilbur Davis
Bruce Downing
Bob Fehlis
Edward Garland
Gordon Hill
Ray Haskins
J. B. Hesl
Marvin Krenz
David Kagey
Beverly Laws
Melton Lindsey
Jack McAfee
H. C. Griffin
W. R. Griffin
W. P. Griffin
Henry McCarty
Bill Meier
Eugene Miller
J. P. Pfeiffer
Walter Neil
W. T. Roberts
Ross Shanan
Clarence Southwell
Arthur Schriber
Rayma Lee Ellis Named Sweetheart For Stock Show
Rayma Lee Ellis 15 year old San Saba High sophomore won cowgirl sweetheart for San Saba Day at the Southwestern Exposition and Fat Stock Show in Fort Worth on January 28. She rodeo queen in 1949 and was Armadillo football sweetheart last fall. A 51 piece San Saba high school band will play under Edwin E. Shepard during San Saba Day plans led by L. P. Cobern and Mrs Laurence Hamrick with Jaycees sponsorship.
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San Saba
Rayma Lee Ellis
Fort Worth
Rayma Lee
Raymond C. Ellis
Ellis Ranch
Edwin E. Shepard
L. P. Cobern
Laurence Hamrick
Junior Chamber of Commerce
E Jaycees
YWCA opens two week registration for winter classes
Regular registration begins this week for a wide range of YWCA winter activities. Evening sewing with Mrs. Eula Lear, short story writing with Dudley Early, ballroom dancing with Miss Margaret McDowell, and photography with Dan Draper are offered. Weekly Wednesday sports and drama workshops, dances, bridge, visual education, Y-Teen charm classes, and Red Cross nursing courses start anew in February under local instructors and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eula Lear
Dudley Early
American-Statesman Amusements
Margaret McDowell
Dan Draper
Edward Wendlandt
George Kennedy
Mel Pape
Austin Civic Theater
Drama Workshop
John Kelly
Little Campus
Gil Pike
Pike
Studio
Edmund H. Steelman
Bible Department
Southwestern University
Religious and World Fellowship Committee
The
YWCA
Jane Dickson Honored At Tea For Austin High Grad
Miss Jane Dickson, mid term graduate of Austin High School, was feted with a tea at her home at 706 Harris Avenue. Co hosts included Mrs Dexter Dickson and Mrs James Holmes. The event featured a maroon and white decor with lace table settings and cake served by a house party of several young ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Dickson
Austin High School
Harris Avenue
Dexter Dickson
James Holmes
Holmes
Jeanie Hewlett
Carol Grimes
Rena Brown
Virginia Becker
Gloria Hoppe
Betty Jane Rogers
Nancy Williams
Marion Holmes
Miss Holmes
Meetings Today and Club Activities in Austin
A dense list of civic and social group meetings in Austin including University Ladies Newcomers Club at the Governor’s Mansion 3 to 4 45 p.m. Ruh Neb Temple 64 Daughters of the Nile Scottish Rite Temple and other clubs such as AAUW Queen Anne Room Texas Union and Tri L Club with various hostesses and locations like 1509 Hardourne Avenue 2007 Whitis Avenue and the Austin Hotel luncheon nine list items with start times around 2 to 4:45 p.m.
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Claud Clement
Hardourn Avenue
University Ladies Newcomers Club
Governor's Mansion
Daughters of the Nile
Scottish Rite Temple
University of Texas Chapter
AUC
Wallace S. Gullahorn
Dancy
AAUW
Texas Union
University Ladies
P. H. Dismukes
Whitis
Rosedale Pta
Frank Oatman
Ramsey Avenue
Austin Art League
C. C. Calvert
Park Dorheverd
Austin Hotel
Merrelltown Home Demonstration Club Meeting Notes
The Merrelltown Home Demonstration Club met under the name of Mrs. W. B. Parmley to discuss yard convenience. Refreshments were served to Mesdames P. Daves W. Parker and C. McNess.
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Merrelltown Home Demonstration Club
W. B. Parmley
Pi Lambda Theta Initiates 28 at University of Texas
The University of Texas Chapter of Pi Lambda Theta initiated 28 students and faculty. Dr. Corrie Allen led the rites. Miss Waldine Hunter, Alpha Chapter chief, spoke on teaching duties and teacher impact on citizenship. New members include Jeanne Burton and many named members.
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University of Texas
Pi Lambda Theta
Corrie Allen
Waldine Hunter
Alpha Chapter
Delta Kappa Gamma
Pease
Jeanne Burton
Elizabeth Amidon
Kathryn Ballard
Rosemary Bang
Catherine Brasher
Bessie Brown
Katherine Cook
Geneva Corder
K. Irene Dixon
Nelia Fox
Kathleen Glaze
Betty Lou Hillman
Ruth Joseph
Lucy Jo Mills
la Verne Morrison
Violet Nivin
Dorothy Noll
Ada Maude Owen
Ruth Ranville
Phylis Richards
Iris Shuford
Margie Simms
Dorothy Joan Smith
Marialyce Smith
Jane Srygley
Betty Jay Strong
Julia Vivian
Mary Watson
Bon Voyage Dinner for Lutheran Workers Held in Austin
A bon voyage dinner honored Mrs. Donald Dimel Mrs. Edmund Steinbring and Rev. W A Flachmeier at the Jesse E Fox apartment 1304 Newton. Dimel plans to join her husband in Burtonwood England while Steinbring attends a Lutheran Woman's Missionary Federation meeting in Columbus Ohio and Flachmeier attends a Chicago board meeting. Rev Flachmeier shared slides from Creation Arlington National Cemetery missions and South Pacific service as Army chaplain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald Dimel
Edmund Steinbring
W. A. Flachmeier
Jesse E. Fox
Newton
Ucation
American Lutheran Church
F. G. Roesener
St. Martin's Evange Lutheran Church
Ee Bofisch
N. J Rabensburg
Mesdames W. A. Flachmeier
Elizabeth Zschiesche
Edmund Steinbring Jr
Earl Dearing
Emily Jo Flachmeier
Flachmeier
Arlington National Cemetery
Armysts
Mission Fields
South Pacific
Miss Cathryn Swausch Feted Before Nuptials
Miss Cathryn Swausch was honored at a miscellaneous shower hosted by Mrs. Lee and Mrs. Clark at the Lee home on Duval Street. She will wed Felix Levere Haas Saturday at 4 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church with a yellow and white theme. guests included numerous local women and Miss Swausch’s relatives.
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Cathryn Swausch
James G. Lee
Frank Clark Jr
Lee
Duval
Symphony Chorus Feted at Reception
Members of the Mixed Chorus who sang at the Austin Symphony concert Sunday were entertained at a home reception given by Mr and Mrs Creekmore Fath at 2016 Salado. Hosts were Mr and Mrs Conrad Fath. House party guests included Mesdames Martin Kermacy Byron Lockhart Martin McBride Fred Thompson and Russell Lee. About 75 chorus members and guests attended.
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Austin Symphony
Creekmore Fath
Salado
Conrad Fath
Creekmore
Mesdames
Martin Kermacy
Byron Lockhart
Martin McBride
Fred Thompson
Russell Lee
Austin Children's Theater Holds Spring Tryouts
The Austin Children's Theater sponsored by the City Recreation Department announces tryouts for its spring production The Land of the Dragon by Madge Miller. Tryouts start Wednesday and Thursday at 4 p m in the Austin Athletic Club clubhouse. eligible are members and workshop attendees since September and former members.
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Austin Children's Theater
City Recreation Department
Austin Athletic Club
Madge Miller
Miss Margot Pfeifer and Russell Todd wed in Seattle
Miss Margot Pfeifer of Michigan and Russell C Todd were married December 28 in Seattle Washington. The bridegroom is the son of the late Rev and Mrs E R Todd of Taylor Captain Mary Todd sister of the bridegroom attended. The couple plans to live in Seattle after a wedding trip to Vancouver Washington.
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Taylor
Margot Pfeifer
Michigan
Russell C.todd
Seattle
Wash
E. R. Todd
Mary Todd
Jack Bowes
Vancouver
Secretaries Chapter to Award Scholarship in Austin High
The Tower Lights Chapter of the National Secretaries Association plans a scholarship for a worthy Austin High School girl. The fund was created at a Hitchin Post dinner and will be awarded at spring commencement based on faculty recommendations. The chapter also supports a local five member Salvation Army family with gifts and food baskets and raised $12 at the dinner for their budget.
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Austin
Tower Lights
National Secretaries Association
Hitchin
James D. Lemon
Salvation Army
Flora Davis
Sam C. Pike
Elsie Pfluger
Genevieve Keeworth
Mesdames
Mildred Dyer
Edna Gage
Clarice Rumberg
Marganerite Wilson
Bess Oliver
Harriett Brown
Clara Arledge
Martha Kuhlman
Euveda Orter
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Ki-Anns
Tom
Vicks VA
Glenwear
Sweetheart
Merrelltown HD
Mesdames Jebb Sandel
Arno Hudson
Rudolph Swausch
Kay Swausch
Dorothy Eben
Dorothy McMullen
Adele Maughan
Glenda Ogleby
Peggy Sibley
Mary Ann Turner
Irie Kaiser
Bonnie Rae Kaiser
Ruth Trinklein
Lois Label
Doris Knippa
Helen Thoreson
SEIHL
Lydia E. Pinkham
Children’s Theater
Russell C. Todd
St.Joseph
Tessie Tynes
Plasco G. Moore
Elisabeth Harling
Gloria Johnson
Lolita Jones
Violet Johnson
Ophelia Beavers
Elizabeth
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