Forty-Two Club Hostess Leads Afternoon Party
Mrs. Gil Amis hosted members of the Forty-Two Club and friends yesterday at her home on 112 South Kentucky Avenue. Red carnations and mistletoe decorated rooms with tables for games and a 1 30 salad course preceding play. Attending were Mmes. John H. Mullis, E. G. Minton, Ross L. Malone, Dan H. Wilmot, George E. French, Walter P. Turner, Guy W. Nickson, Frank Strickland, Edward C. Gessert, Will H. Rhodes, Henry D. Johnson, H. V. Fall, Thomas W. Brabham, L. H. Bradstreet, B. C. Roney, J. E. Zumwalt, L. Bowman Cravens, A. E. Freehart, Roy Vorhees, Gertrude Trask of Florida, and the hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gil Amis
Forty-Two
South
Kentucky Avenue
Mmes
John H. Mullis
E. G. Minton
Ross L. Malone
Dan H. Wilmot
George E. French
Walter
Social Evening for Security Benefit Association
The Security Benefit Association enjoyed a social evening at their lodge hall with entertaining committee members including Mr. and Mrs. Orville Bracken, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Conley, and Dr. and Mrs. T. N. Burnett. A hamburger supper followed, then a program featured Charles Green on steel guitar performing Waikaka Mermaid and Hula March with Mr. Oracion, Mrs. John Rose delivering a reading, Shirley Ann Green singing Swanee River, and a tap dance by Miss Green Swing High Swing Low.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Security Benefit Association
Lodge
Orville Brackeen
Otto Conley
T. N. Burnett
Charles Green
Oracion
John Rose
Smart Formal Dinner At Roswell Country Club
Mr and Mrs Henry Bedford and Dr and Mrs I J Marshall hosted a large formal dinner at Roswell Country Club last evening at six thirty. Guests sat at long U shaped tables lit by tiers of red candles with blue spruce sprays and red satin bows. The mantle matched the decor. A three course menu was served and dancing followed between courses. Afterward tables were set for cards with about eighty guests, including Mr and Mrs Rufus Wallingford of Artesia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Bedford
I. J. Marshall
Roswell Country Club
Rufus Wallingford
Artesia
Jane Richart Hosts Lovely Supper Party At Home
Jane Richart daughter of Mr and Mrs L P Richart entertained last evening at 505 East Third Street with a charming supper party. Guests sat at two tables, central table decor with miniature Santa and Christmas trees. Bingo games followed with Mrs Richart assisting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Richart
L. P. Richart
East Third Street
Mrs. Richart
Mary Helen Jones
Louise Swisher
Maurine Everman
Jean Marie Blakeney
Joan Swisher
Bettie Cronic
Florine Goodrum
Mary Harrison
Aleen Hinkle
Dorothy Reese Fletcher
Florence Mae Hicks
Edith Sykes
Bessie Kirkwod
Kathleen Smith
Bill Ellett Hosts Informal Dancing Party at Home
Bill Ellett entertained last evening with a casual dancing party at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. L. G. Ellett, 600 South Kentucky Avenue. The event featured Victrola music, punch, assorted sandwiches, small cakes, and chocolate Santa Claus favors. He was assisted by his mother, sister Martha Ellett, and Miss Helen Ruth Carrigan, with many local guests attending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Ellett
L. G. Ellett
South
Kentucky Avenue
Bill
Martha Ellett
Helen Ruth Carrigan
Joanna Williams
Patricia Johnson
Mary Lutz
Jeanne Malarney
Mimi Phinizy
Josephine Ogles
Joan Ditty
Patsy Patterson
Margaret Hannifin
Gwen Knox
Doris Chambers
Mary Helen Jones
Virginia Strike
Jim Vandewart
Jack Hooper
Robert Willis
Teddy Thorson
Don Crawford
Sonny Stockton
Holmes McLish
Grover Williams
Charles Green
Jerry Smith
Zeph Schultz
Rolis Jones
Bill Billett
Senior Play Reserved Seat Sale For On the Bridge at Midnight
Senior play ticket sales opened yesterday at Kipling’s for the melo drama On the Bridge at Midnight. The production features Horatio Wainright and a large cast in period costumes with old time music and a noted society setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Sullivan
Halstead
Wainright
Ted Sallee
Queenie DeLorme
Elyse Saunders
Gypsy Heather
Shirley Ann Jones
George DeShurley
Jack Frost
Bert Fletcher
Joe North
Jack Martens
Friendship Club Holds All Day Meeting and Plans Christmas Baskets
The Friendship Club gathered at Mrs. Mage Link's home for a covered dish luncheon and an all day meeting. Mrs. W. C. Van Doren led the business session, and Mrs. Jennie Thompson directed devotions. Members planned filling three baskets for needy families at Christmas, then sewed for the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship Club
Mage Link
West Second Street
M. O. McCracken
M. A. McCracken
W. C. van Doren
Jennie Thompson
Red Cross
Mmes. N. I. Berry
A. C. Jones
F. R. Stone
W. E. Wheeler
W. C. Greiss
Ethan Allen
Oscar Goodsell
Thomas Fee
Roy C. Phillips
John Summersgill
Ben Pendergrass
Asa Guffey
Newcomers Club Hosts Social and Bridge Afternoon
The Newcomers Club gathered yesterday at the Roswell Woman's Club with about thirty women. Mrs. Anderson H. Norton led card instruction as players enjoyed iced Coca Cola. tea and small cakes followed, with prizes at each table. The next meeting will be the first Friday in January under committee chair Mrs. W. E. Lucas and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell
J. W. Hyatt
J. P. Payne
Poynter McEvoy
B. J. West
Ernest Megenity
Charles Ortiz
W. A. Nichols
Dick Waggoner
W. E. Lucas
F. W. Ross
H. R. Bissell
W.K. Wagner
David Rhodes
Earl Love
B. O. Berry
C. H. Morris
L. J. Reischman
Gene Reischman
Junior Book Club Reviews Why England Slept
Mrs Powhatan Carter presents an instructive review of John F Kennedy’s Why England Slept at the Junior Book Club gathering hosted by Mrs Robert W Mitchell and Mrs A D Jones. The discussion covers England’s conditions from 1931 to May this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert W. Mitchell
S. Lea Avenue
A. D. Jones
Cecil Bonney
Powhatan Carter
England
John F. Kennedy
America
Mmes
George N. Carothers
Evelyn Brice Dowaliby
Robert H. Goddard
Hugh M. Huff, Jr
James R. Kelly
Marian Martin Pattern 9519 For slender indoor dress
The Pattern 9519 design targets mature figures with a long front panel and bias-cut side bodice for a smart fit. Features include pointed waist seams double side-front panels and optional long or short sleeves with a bow neck back sash and button trim. Order price fifteen cents plus size range 34 through 50 and details for book pattern bundles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marian Martin
Holiday Candy Recipes From A December Pantry
Three weeks before Christmas a reader shares practical candy ideas for gift lists. Uncooked fudge includes sugar eggs chocolate and vanilla. candied apples involve a sugar syrup and red coloring. uncooked fondant uses egg white sugar and flavoring with optional nuts and fruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Steepleton
Benefit Banco Party for St. Peter's Bazaar
Misses Margie White Mary Adams Margaret Adams and Jean Backs hosted a Bunco party Thursday at 209 North Michigan Avenue to raise funds for St. Peter's Christmas Bazaar. Thirty eight guests joined in Bunco and a mock radio program by children, with punch and cake served by the hostesses and their mothers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margie White
Mary Adams
Margaret Adams
Jean Backs
Bunco
North
Michigan Avenue
St. Peters
Calendar Notes From Roswell Social Scene
Roswell listings show a week of clubs and meetings at multiple churches and clubs including Garden Club tea at Poplars 600 East Fifth Street and a moving picture showing. Various circles, guilds, and associations meet daily with hostesses named and streets listed across Roswell. The Santa Fe notices mention Santa Clara Pueblo Indians to perform in Santa Fe premiere of Santa Fe Trail on December 13 15 with buffalo dance in winter regalia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roswell Garden Club
Poplars
East Fifth Street
Burton S. Headley
Little Bridge Club
Roswell
First Methodist Church
Young People’s Department
Santa FE
N. M
Santa Clara Pueblo
Santa Fe Trail
Anita Louise Plans Chicago Appearances Then New York Break
Anita Louise schedules a week of personal appearances in Chicago followed by a New York vacation. Rudy Vallee heads to San Francisco on December 23 for a Christmas party benefiting 15,000 underprivileged children at Civic Auditorium. Spencer Tracy to perform Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde after Men Of Boystown. Riders of Death Valley dedication to Tom Mix proclaims the symbol of the old west on screen and in real life. Kay Francis extends Honolulu stay indefinitely for rest before returning to RKO. Jack Dempsey dines at the Brown Derby with Arline Judge and her two children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita Louise
Chicago
New York
Rudy Vallee
San Francisco
Civic Auditorium
Spencer Tracy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Courageous West
Kay Francis
Honolulu
RKO
Jack Dempsey
Arline Judge
Do You Know Roswell Gossip From The Season
A compact look at local social happenings highlighting a young boy’s disappointment over a Buick gift for his mother, a sister slap followed by a hopeful explanation, a matron’s remedies for biliousness, and a stylish guest in a white evening dress. It notes four ladies treated to dinner with gardenias, a frenzied outburst, and a pair of Roswell women spending Christmas at home plus a tenth anniversary dinner party.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sahita
Parquay
Roswell
First National Bank of Roswell Stockholders Meeting Announced
The regular annual meeting of The First National Bank of Roswell will be held Tuesday January 14, 1941 at 4 P M in the Directors room. The meeting will elect Directors for the ensuing year and consider other business as needed. Also advertised is ART GIFT SHOP gift items at 107 West a featuring Christmas aprons shoulderettes lace chair sets and novelties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friends of Art
Carter
Frank Rice
Institute
Cornell University
First National Bank of Roswell
West A
Also Mentioned on This Page
Security Benefit Association
the Social News
Frances Bear Wolfe
Myrna Loy Melvyn Douglas
Quentin Reynoles
Crea
Fas
Arlex
Betty Grable
Ea Ore
Girl Scout News
Pauline Cowan
God Toys
Betsy Ann Hudson
Grace Austin
Mark Howell School
Dial Exum
Lillis Fisher
Mothers of Roswell
Record
Pattern Department
Emma Lowe
Zella Thompson
Banco
St. Peter’s
Berean
Trinity Methodist Church
Curtis Allman
East Third St
L. J. Woodall
Esther
First Baptist Church
Ella McDowell
East Pear Street
Young Woman’s Guild
First Christian Church
Sam Stolaroff
Nickson Coffee Shop
Will Robinson
West Fifth Street
Presbyterian
Crurch
Monday Bridge Club
Harry Moberly
N. Kentucky
Haymaker Bible
A. E. Freehart
N. Mich
Womens Association of Christian Service
Geo. Zink
North Penn
Rainbow Assembly
Masonic Temple
Wilburn S. Hodges
Berrendo
Laurena Peck
North Pennsylvania
Delphian Society
Museum
Lawrence Wolfe
North Main Street
Julius Caesar
Dy -P. ‘ Williams
Kansas Ave
City Council of Parent-Teachers Association
George S. Forbes
East Grand Plains
Chaves County Republican Womans Club
Dutch Treat
Herring
Mark Howell Parent Teachers Association
la Honda Club
Charles W. Hanes
South Sea Avenue
Olivet Study Club
Earl E. Patterson
North Michigan Avenue
Mrs. Perry Bean, Jr
Mr. Bean
Mrs. R. P. Bean
Mrs
LeRoy Thompson
Dr. Thompson
Warren
Arkansas
Thompsons
Miss Sue Martin
Merle Crow
Little Rock Gazette
Miss Martin
Melody Ranch
Gene Autry
Barbara
George Pensa
PECOS
Roy Rogers
Bill Hickok
Richard Arlen
Celette
Hollywood
Scouting
BON Ton Shop
Central Confectionery
Snelson’s Bakery
Bray-Moore
Lucien Lelong
OWL Drug CO
Woodhead Electric Co
Sporting Goods
Amonett’s
Billie Day
Gilkeson
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