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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1949
Page
6
Mrs. B. Lynn announces hostesses for the Violet Crown Garden Club style show Glamorising Grandpa to be staged Oct 25 and 26 in cooperation with the Austin Civic Theater. Proceeds fund a permanent garden center in Austin as the club, with 700 members, seeks a civic home.
HUTTO Oct 19 Mrs G B McCormick and Mrs R H Nelson new president and vice president of the Baptist WMS hosted a luncheon at the McCormick home. A business session named committee chairmen including Swindell Goodwin Downing Barnes Blackman Evans Henley and others.
Brother Marcus Coogan CSC director of the farm at St. Edward's University will address the Spade and Trowel Study Group on Compost As You Like It. The session at Mrs. Fred S. Nagle Jr on Friendrich Lane adjourns to view compost piles at the university with co host Mrs. Ed Olle and flower duties by Mrs. Olle and Mrs. R. H. Ludwig.
BERTRAM Oct 19. Miss Marie Cox of Bertram entertained with a party honoring Miss Gladys Daniel of Florence. After games, refreshments were served to Miss Donza Boydston and Marie Shulze of Maddale. Attendees included Miss Joyce Templeton Austin Miss LaVern Havins Liberty Hill Miss Joyce Leschber Thorndale and Florence Houseright Thelma Buchanan and Virginia Fisher of Florence.
Capitol Chapter No 803 Order of the Eastern Star will sponsor a benefit party Saturday evening at the American Legion Home. A jitney reel will be served from 6 30 to 8 p m. A bazaar and carnival concessions will be featured on the program.
Mrs. Thomas D. Rishworth, department secretary of the American Legion Auxiliary, spoke on Unit Organization urging an early membership quota. She outlined eligibility for the world’s largest women’s organization, noting wives sisters mothers and daughters of Legion members and women who served in WWI or WWII may join.
The Social Studies Group of the AAUW announces a rescheduled meeting for 3:30 p.m. on October 27 at Gregg House located at 209 West 27th. The change moves the gathering from this Thursday to the new date and venue.
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