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Newspaper
Comanche Chief
Location
Comanche, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1916
Page
4
A retail list describes 36 inch pure linen full shrunk sold by the yard at 50 cents and White India Linen at the same rate. It also notes embroidered voile solid color crepe in various colors and figured lawn per yard with prices implied.
The fourth in a series honoring June bride Miss Inez Reese was hosted by Miss Alma Neely for the YWCA of First Baptist church on Wednesday afternoon. Guests enjoyed progressive hearts and a kitchen items puzzle, followed by a Dinah dance reveal of Evelyn Thadberg. Pink and green decor with Angi food and fresh strawberry cream accompanied courses of sweet peas, with attendees including Mrs. Hubert Reese, Mrs. Reese, Harris, Sullivan, Waggoner, Curlee, Littlejohn, Inez and Estelle Reese, Anne and Ruth Palmer, Gene St. Clair, Evelyn Thadberg, Thelma Gray, Maud Kelley, Lala Gentry, Minnie Cunningham.
Mrs C P St Clair and Miss Gene St Clair hosted a May 27 bridal shower for Miss Inez Reese with a girls party atmosphere. Guests joined in gifts, poems, and music as the bride-to-be toured a decorated house and received numerous keepsakes amid refreshments and speeches.
The Woman's Missionary Society held a social meeting on Tuesday from 4 to 6 pm led by Mrs. J B Layne. Members and guests finished two quilts for the Virginia Johnson Home in Dallas and enjoyed ice cream and cake. Attendees included Mesdames Scurry Dingus Riley Green Reeves Hall Atwood Mullings Clemons Gardner Graham White Robinson Brightman Ebert Mitchell Ragsdale and Misses Vernon Gray Sheppard Lula and Alice Hayes.
The 500 Club gathered Friday with Mrs. Will Roberson as hostess. Mrs. Ira Tunnel scored highest in the regular game. Afterward an ice course was served to Mesdames Hamilton Dunn Wiesendanger Hicks Satterfield Bonner Misses Hamilton Carroll Waldrop Gentry. All declared a very enjoyable afternoon.
Advertisement notes a live agent needed to sell the Famous Ford Farm Tractor. It lists C 600 Elm St Dallas Texas and invites quick response. Also mentions Kilpatrick Umbrellas and Invincible Flour price, urging public attention on a Friday evening event.
A brief advertisement promises a natural hair dressing to hide gray hairs. It touts a plan labeled La Creole and offers the service for $1.00. The copy suggests a transformation to restore a natural look.
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