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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1911
Page
21
Local residents and visitors travel between Sutherland Springs, Nixon, Floresville, San Antonio and nearby towns. Numerous sightings include Miss Decia Draper returning home, several visits from Cuero and Paris natives, and a busy social season with clubs, dances, parties, and holiday events at Wheeler hall and other venues.
San Marcos edition lists residents returning for holidays including Ida Mae de Steigner Frank Bradley and Allen King families. It notes Miss May Park from Southwestern University and Grace Younger visiting, plus wedding and club updates. The Sorosis club elected new members and the Methodist home mission groups merged to form a local Mission Society.
Mrs J H Vaughan and Nolte family traveled to San Antonio for the week. Nora Holmes visits Burton with plans to Brenham. G B Butler and family visit Mrs B Gibbs. Wolff and daughters stay with Mrs Parish. Visitors from Luling, Ada Presnall returns from San Antonio. J L Short and family guests at Christmas. Lillie Medlin returns from Eagle Pass and Mexico trip. Seguin youths abroad return for holidays. Thomas Abbott from East Texas stays after holidays. Henry Scheffel weds Meta Grimm at the Grimm home with Rev. Steinmann officiating. Bridge Club hosted by Mrs D C Blumberg. Nora Klein wins first prize. Mrs G D Vaughan takes consolation chrysanthemum pot.
Mrs Halsell hosted a Saturday Bridge club Christmas party with holly mistletoe snow effects and themed refreshments and prizes. Miss Agnes Nelson led a Wednesday afternoon Sunday school class party for children featuring snowballs fairy tales treats and dolls as favors with Dorothy Derby and Marion Jackson named among prize winners.
Noble Moreland and family from Moody Texas visit relatives in the city for the holidays. A Kessler of Schulenburg visits Tuesday. Rabb Moore of Houston and Jasper Moore of Minnesota visit their parents. Easterling of Floresville spends days with his parents. J G Wright and family from Oklahoma City arrive to make the town their future home. Mrs Hemmi of Houston visits her mother. Miss Wallie Strunk visits from Brown School. Fannie Bennett visits Shiner. Otto Wangemann of San Antonio is home for holidays. J N Riley moves to new home near town. W T Robbins leaves for Houston for holidays. Fehrenkamp and Jaeggli-Moulton attend city events. Lizzie Hashilton and Ada Hamilton visit from Rock Island and Sublime. Julia Paulus returns from San Antonio for the holidays.
Henry Miller Flatonia is in Muskogee. Dr A J Farrell of Cistern visited here Tuesday. Miss Willie Mae McKerry returns to Fort Worth. Miss Grace Bludworth returns from Southwestern University for holidays. Mrs Lucy Lawson spent days here last week with relatives. Miss Katie Kaiser spent days in Hallettsville this week. Misses May Meyer Marie Harrison and Clara Fernau returned from the University of Austin for holidays. Rev W R Keathley of La Grange spent Tuesday in the city. Mrs C Foster and Miss Fay Arnim
Weather stays damp and cool as farmers prepare fields for plowing. Churches plan festive trees for Christmas and youth, while teachers meet at Atascosa for a well attended Institute. The $7000 Catholic church will be dedicated soon by Bishop Shaw. Jourdanton hosts hunters with plentiful game. Leslie Laird and family head to Gonzales for mercantile work. County Attorney Walter E. Jones spends holidays with family in Jourdanton. Dr. B F Wheeler stays in Jourdanton at the Mason hotel and is not leaving. Judge W W Walling visits for the holidays. Uncle Edward Lyons dies at Pleasanton, a longtime county figure. Hon. George M. Martin recovering from fever.
Mrs. R A Beaty hosted a Dallas guest Miss Mae McGaffey with other out of town visitors from Shreveport Houston and Luling. Numerous locals and visiting relatives attend dinners cards and holiday stays in Taylor Georgetown and surrounding towns.
Mrs Walter W Taylor hosts a Taylor family party in Elgin for a Tuesday evening dance. Attendees include Janie Hyde Billy Curry Band of Palestine Vivien Henderson Dorothy Eckhardt Zirah Eckhardt Fay OBrien Crawford Booth. Fay OBrien visits from New York City to stay with Mrs Henderson and Mrs Eckhardt. Ruth Brookshire visits Granger for Baylor university connection. Zarah Eckhardt of Goliad is mentioned in attendance.
The Edens family from Fort Worth Austin Weatherford and Waco plan holiday visits to their parents Mr and Mrs H M Edens. Weddings in Jennings Law and Jennings La featured John H McGinnis James L Price Joyce Amy Johnson with guests from San Marcos Talpa Georgetown Lake Charles and Orleans as ceremonies occurred at home Rev J B Matlock and Rev H J Hinman presided.
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