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Newspaper
Austin American
Location
Austin, Texas, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1949
Page
7
The Auxiliary to the American Legion will hold its annual poppy sale on November 10 under Mrs. W. C. Miller. Armistice Day programs start at 10:45 a.m. in the American Legion Hall. The VFW will join the legion for a celebration at SPJST Lodge, Kovar, on Sunday November 8. Proceeds from VFW concessions fund a building project, with SPJST providing supper and dancing.
Georgetown observed a tea honoring Doris Marie Forsvall bride elect of James T. Johnapolus. Mrs. J. A. Barnett hosted, with pink carnation centerpiece on powder blue, white candles, and rice bag corsage favors. Guests included many Austin and Georgetown residents, with Misses Tula and Stella Johnapolus among the attendees.
Bartlett October 26 Kathryn Krause was named president of the Bartlett Chapter of the Future Homemakers of America in a recent election. Martha Messer is vice president Carole King secretary reporter Mary Louise Limmer song leader and Lucinda Bailey pianist. Sponsor is Mrs Leslie Douglas. Chapter mothers and fathers include Mr and Mrs Ed Krause Mr and Mrs Alva Cating Mrs C E Limmer and Mrs Leslie Douglas. Committee members include Martha Voight yearbook Ruth Whitely and Donald Hill Kathryn Tharp Shirley Carpenter and others.
Taylor Music Club opens its 38th year with a luncheon and a program headlined by Dr E W Doty dean of the UT School of Fine Arts. He argues music disciplines emotions and traces its curricular roles from discipline to history to aiding composers and performers. Mrs J H Carswell presided. The November meeting on American Music is set for Nov 9.
Dr. George Hester head of Southwestern University government department in Georgetown presented ten proposed Texas Constitution amendments at a B and P W Club session held at Mrs. Henry Alexander's home. Co-hostesses were Mesdames Schultz Joseph and Alexander. Ozelle Zieschang spoke on Gardening for Working Women and plant disease remedies. Mrs. Harris announced a mass cemetery improvement meeting.
Austin Chapter of the American Gold Star Mothers Inc will meet at 7 30 p m Friday in the Pan American Room of the Driskill Hotel The main item on the agenda is a campaign for funds to erect the Travis County World War I Memorial Several new members will be welcomed and a social hour will follow
More than 100 hooked rugs of various sizes and designs are shown at the American Legion Building under the First Presbyterian Church women’s sponsorship. Pioneers Mrs E M Cape and Mrs C H Claybourne started hooking in 1942 and local housewives now spend part of each day on burlap rugs or repurposed trousers.
Taylor P-TA announces standing committee assignments at a recent Twelfth Street meeting led by president Mrs. A. D. Evans. Named are committee heads and members including Mrs. Alva Shavers music and Miss Hazel Hopkins program, plus hospitality, publicity, budget, health and welfare, yearbook, and city council representatives.
Milton Krienke elected president with Le Roy Behrns as vice president and Mildred Grosskopf as secretary at the Palm Valley Luther League meeting in Round Rock. Others include Lorain Voigt treasurer and Grace Telander membership chair. social lead by Hartley Berkman.
Mr and Mrs C J Schmid of 2513 Jarratt Avenue welcomed a daughter named Frances Jean born at Seton Hospital on Wednesday morning. The Schmids previously lost their son John David to polio last May.
Bride elect Miss Betty Dahlstrom honored at a china shower hosted by Mrs. Myrtle Cuthbertson on Bailey Lane. Guests included Mrs. Mervin G. Beaver, Miss Mickey Sue Brewer, and Miss Kathryn Satterwhite. games, accordion music, gift wagon, punch service, and white rose centerpiece described.
Taylor Oct 26 Junior-Senior P-TA plans a membership drive directed by Mrs J H Carswell with bulbs requested for beautification of the high school. Delegates named for the state PTA convention in Waco include Mrs Novosad Dahlberg Carswell Prieger Tyler Ziehe with officers Brieger Novosad Carswell Bland Dolan Holman.
In Rockdale at Fair Park members and relatives of the J. M. Rouse family gathered for their first annual reunion. The late J. M. Rouse couple lived near Lexington in Lee County. Mae Rouse Bernhart of Waco, sole surviving member of 12 children, was honored. About 100 people attended.
The Dorcas Class of Hyde Park Baptist Church held a home session for a business meeting and installation of officers. Mrs. Walter Crooks was installed as president with five vice presidents, a secretary, and an assistant secretary. Gene Chamberlain led the service with other attendees listed.
Lockhart Garden Club met for the fall season at Mrs. W. F. Swearingen’s home. The group discussed the annual National Federated Garden Clubs convention and voted to continue highway beautification along Highway 29 through Lockhart during the year.
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