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La Marque GardenMrs, John Partain , president of the La Marque Garden Club, entertained 30 members and guests in her home, 202 North Noble Hoad, at the i'iv.it meeting of the 1972-73 year.C11 e s ts we re Mrs. F lo y d In-nian and Mrs. H. H. Richard-son. Now members were Mrs. Adrian Colli, Mrs. Ed Grimes and Mrs. Claude Hudkins.The Clul) gave 20 folding chairs to the La Marque Girl Scout houseScout House as a token of appreciation for use of the Scout facilities for the meetings. It was also announced that members participated in the Galveston County Flower Show which was held at the Galveston County Fair in Arcadia. Many ribbons were won by the m embers.A garage sale was held-luring the summer and plansw-jv made* for a ChristmasiC/ciar to beheld immediatelyai't* r Thanksgiving.Eiiill1CX/dle..v10-suits of the nine table .M iUdie 11 Hose Duplicate Bridge •cun1- played recently at the Aissb-r Civic Center wereannounced by John Quinn, director.North - South winners were: first, Mr. and Mrs, Haul Ho-1; n.schuh of Texas City; second, Mr. and Mrs. Dudley P- L rsc'u lt;f GalV“Stonj third, Mis. Kb anor Nash and Mrs. Minir-d Shank of La Marque and fourth, Mark Meigs ofB:t vtio'.ii and Mrs. Aik Goebellt; A i1 xa.s City.Kaf-a - W ot winners wero:m st . Mrs. i lt;st -r Forbes and \!rs. i.alloma Milos of Texaslt; Ay; .-“cond, Mrs. Lloyd Par-•.lt; oi T'-xas City and Mrs. II. • . Brown of Cut *N Shoot,' Xii.;: third, Mrs. Donaldvuwb - and Mrs. St* v»- Cowan•! • -uJv- ston and fourth, Mrs, i- r oii. lias.serd,i’urtii. r information maybe ol Jaiijvd from Mrs. John Quinn u 9*1 G-7 822.Mrs. C. R. Stevens was elected to serve as recording secretary for 1972-73, and Yearbooks were distributed.The theme for the year was chosen, “Gardening Around The World,” celebrating 30 years since the club was organized on June 17,1941. Mrs. A, H. Zaepfel read clippings from the first scrap book andgave highlights of the 30 year period.Mrs. Partain urged everyone to attend a Flower Show School in Houston Sept, 2G, 27 and 28,All past presidents were honored and received corsages of red roses. Also, three active charter members, Mrs. Zaepfel, Mrs. Guriie Johnson and Mrs. C. II. Westerlage, were recognized and given corsages of red roses which were made by Mrs. H. C. Pruett.Mrs. S. A. Sewell, program chairman, read excerpts from a book, “Roses” by PierreRedouet, and displayed beautiful illustrations. The author of the book stated the oldest rose on record grows in an Abbey inGermany.Mr. and Mrs. Partain have alarge rose garden including four “test” roses, three of which will be for sale this winter. Many other roses grown by the members were onSweet AdelinesSing For TwoLocal GroupsThe Sea Breeze Chapter of Sweet Adelines, under the direction of Mrs. Kay Bernsen, will be singling barber ship harmony for two local groups this week.The group will sing for the Golden Age Club Monday Sept.25, and again Sept. 28 for the Kiwanis Club installation at PersusimPs Paradise,The Sweet Adelines hold open rehearsal on Monday nights at 7 *.30 in the Bank of The Mainland meeting room. Membership is open to women from all of Galveston County. For further information call Mrs. J. C. Moonen at 948-1120 in Texas City or Mrs. Sandra Pirch in Galveston at 762-9051.display.Refreshments were served by the hostesses^ Mrs. H. E. Moen, Mrs. Pruett and Mrs.Patricia Llewellyn,DKG Opens YearOf ActivitiesWith CoffeeMembers of La Marque1 s Epsilon Sigma chapter of The Delta Kappa Gamma Society opened their year of activities with a combination coffee and workshop recently.Throughout the morning committee chairmen worked with their committee members to plan projects for the current year. The group also voted on various proposals which will determine meeting dates and yearbook assignments.The coffee took place at the home of Mrs. Daisy Stone. Fall floral arrangements decorated the linen laid table and were placed at vantage points.Other hostesses included Mrs. Pat Harvill, Mrs. Margie Ferguson, Mrs. Gene Sharp, Mrs. Melba Bruenger, Mrs, Johanna Fife and Mrs, Ruth Sanders. A special guest was Mrs. Patricia Plunkett, a transfer from Alpha chapter in Austin.The next meeting will take the form of a salad supper in the Guaranty Federal social room on Monday, Oet.2, beginning at 6 p.m. A brief business meeting and slide presentation on the international convention will take place following the supper.Amy Dalise Is FirstChild For DavenportsMr. and Mrs. Billy H. Davenport, 1818 - 1st Street, La Marque, welcome the arrivalof their first child, a daughter.
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La Marque Times
La Marque, Texas, US
Thu, Sep 21, 1972
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