Music Study Club Celebrates Mrs Henke 80th Birthday
Sunday gathering honored Mrs C M Henke with an 80th birthday dinner and gifts. Guests from San Antonio and locally attended a luncheon as a large ring cake and flowers decorated the event.
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Newspaper
Fredericksburg Standard
Location
Fredericksburg, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1941
Page
5
Sunday gathering honored Mrs C M Henke with an 80th birthday dinner and gifts. Guests from San Antonio and locally attended a luncheon as a large ring cake and flowers decorated the event.
Cohosts es at Circle I of the First Methodist church Thursday afternoon. The living room showed calendulas iris and bridal wreaths. Mrs F J Maier led the business meeting followed by a talk on deaconess work by Miss Blanche Locker who has served thirty years. A contest awarded Mrs Von Zwiener and Mrs BynnoeDougall prizes. Refreshments included chicken and pear salads with cookies and hot chocolate for twenty five guests.
The Parent Teacher Association will hold a regular meeting Friday afternoon at 3 15 p m in the Public School Auditorium. A program follows at 4 00 o'clock with Mrs G Stevens district supervisor of nurses speaking on Physical Culture and vigor. First Grade Rhythm group and choral tub Singers will perform. Posters will be on display and judged with prizes and district meeting attendance awards to Kerrville. Parents and friends are invited to attend.
Mrs. Laurie Wells hosted the Thursday Night Bridge Club at her residence. Guests included Mrs. Harvey Stein, Mrs. Henry Joseph, Mrs. William Hoffman, and Miss Elberta Martin. Stocks and venunc ulas were arranged in the living room. Dinner featured chop suey, rice, fried noodles, ice tea and cherry pudding. Mrs. Arthur Kowert won high and Mrs. Laurie Wells second high.
Mr and Mrs Sidney Henke Jr welcome son and daughter Max and Dorothy Henke born Wednesday in San Antonio. The couple previously welcomed a newborn milestone, with family gathered to mark the event.
The Baptists Women’s Missionary Union held its regular semi monthly meeting at the church on March 26. Led by Mrs. Otto Hohmann in prayer and Mrs. A. H. Bartholmae for Bible study the session covered Nehemiah Esther and Job. Business reports for each committee were read to be sent to the District Association. The gathering closed with a prayer led by Mrs. H. J. Leitz and concluded by Mrs. F. E. Kirchner.
Mrs Henry Ries entertained her bridge club on Wednesday with guests including Mesdames Bill Teague Max Wah Max Schneider J W Yancey Oscar Stein Joe Stein Fred Mathisen J Hardin Perry O H Burgdorf Harry Priess Udo Henke and Eddie Ochs. Refreshments featured patties la king peach salad wafers chocolate Arabian cake. Mrs Ralph Gold won high score, Mrs Victor Keidel was second, and Mrs Max Schneider third.
A Driskill Hotel luncheon announced the forthcoming marriage of Anne Moritz, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ed Moritz, to Johnny Munson. Hosts included Mrs. George Welz and attendees were Mr. and Mrs. John Moritz, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Petsch, Lottie Metzger, and Margaret Metzger. The event occurred Sunday at 1 p.m. in Austin.
Miss Beatrice Wehmeyer received a Sunday shower hosted by Mrs. Elton Jordan and Mrs. Marcus Wehmeyer at Sunnyside Tavern. She will wed Andrew Kaiser on April 24. Bunco prizes went to Mrs. Arthur Jung, Mrs. J. J. McEwen, and Mrs. Theo Hartmann. About 40 guests attended a lunch of sandwiches and sweets.
Friday night the Reading Club met with Mrs. Leon Zwiener. Miss Ruth Kline, County Health Nurse, gave a talk on Your Personality or Understanding Your Self. Attendees discussed how heredity and behavior shape personality and reactions to family and society.
Peach blossoms decorate Mrs. Eric Juenke’s home as she hosts the Merry Wives Bridge Club with Mesdames Joe Stein Henry Ries Oscar Stein Otto Buredorf Bill Teague and Harry Priess as out of club guests. Mrs J J Hanus wins high score and Mrs Fred Mathisen second high after a menu of meat roll perfection salad peas fries cake and coffee.
Mrs. H H Sagebiel announces the marriage of Elsie Dorothy Malone to Milton Smith Malone on March 29 in Houston Texas. Elsie Dorothy is a John Sealy Nurses College graduate and Milton Smith Malone is a Texas A M College alum. After a trip to Mexico the couple will reside in Houston where the groom works for General Chemical Company.
The Jolly Six met at Mrs. Hugo Kallenberg’s home last Wednesday. About 4 30 p.m. guests were served refreshments with an Easter motif featuring candies rabbits and chickens.
Mrs Kermit Striegler entertained the Tuesday Bridge Club with a bridge gathering at her home Tuesday afternoon. Guests included Mrs J W Yancey Mrs Max Wahl Mrs Ralph Gold Mrs Eddie Ochs Mrs William Hoffmann Mrs Henry Joseph and Mrs Bill Teague. Prizes went to Mrs Edgar Ochs high, Mrs J W Yancey second, and Mrs Henry Joseph third.
Mrs Hugo Klaener was hostess to the W E D Sewing Club on Wednesday afternoon. After a pleasant session of needle work, refreshments included potato salad deviled eggs jello and cake. Out of club guests were Mesdames Alfred Crenwelge and Harvey Klaerner.
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Mrs. Max Schoenewolf and Mr Wesley Gold spent Sunday in Austin with Mr and Mrs R B Kepke and sons. Henry Hirsch Jr and son were Sunday visitors in the Judge Hirsch home. Louis Stehling, assistant manager of the Corpus Christi McCrory Store, and his family visited Mrs Christian Stehling and relatives in Fredericksburg.
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