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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 21, 1950

Page

15

Red Slipper Ball Guests Arrive From Across State

Guests from all over the state attend the Assembly club Red Slipper ball set in the Menger hotel Minuet and Colonial rooms on Shrove Tuesday evening. Attendees include A J Wray Jim Winston Jr Houston Fred Proctor Victoria John Armstrong Hebbrowville James Clement Richard Kleberg Jr Kingsville Garland Lasater Lawrence Miller Richard Cage Falfurrias Harry Burt House Beeville David Gregg Francis Laling William Darden Waco Donald Duncan Burnet Axtell Byles New Braunfels Corpus Christi attendees John Lysich W W Jones II W R Taber Arthur E. Durham Maston Nixon Jesse Womack Marshall Steves Mrs Walter Schreiner and Charles Schreiner party from C ranch Mountain Home Branch Lipscomb Austin Maj W M Lennox Sherman Mr and Mrs R A Harmat Arp Pryor Lucas Berelah Womack visiting with Mrs Decker Smith in St Anthony hotel Mrs Mary Flood Ferguson hosts two guests Mrs Fred Turner Del Rio and Mrs Glen Logan Los Angeles formerly of San Antonio Also planned is a luncheon at Sergeers Colony in the Aurora hotel by Mrs Ferguson Miss Minnie Goodnow Boston Jett after five weeks with Mrs T J Walthall trip to Mexico Mr Michael T McShane returned to Lincoln Neb after three weeks with son-in-law and daughter Dr and Mrs Tom Folbre

Assembly Club Menger Hotel Shrove Messrs Mesdames A. J. Wray Jim Winston Jr Houston Fred Proctor Victoria John Armstrong Hebbrowville James Clement Richard Kleberg Jr Kingsville Garland Lasater Lawrence Miller Richard Cage Falfurrias Harry Burt Corpus Christi Minnie Goodnow Boston Jett T. J. Walthall Miss. Goodnow Mexico Michael T. McShane Lincoln Neb Tom Folbre

Woodhulls Visit Grandmother in town lineage

Woodhulls here on visit from Pensacola Florida for a week with grandmother Lula Frost Woodhull. A son Philip Portwood Tobin was born February 13 to Don F Tobin and wife. Brothers Don'er Tim Martha and grandparents Portwood Tobin visited by great grandmother Mrs Meyers from Belle Plaine Kansas.

Woodhills Coucir Roger Woodhull Pensacola Fla Lula Frost Woodhull Philip Portwood Tobin Don F. Tobin Don’er Tim Martha Thomas B. . Portwood Florence Tobin Denver Charles Meyers Belle Plaine Kan

Saints and Sinners dance at Cotil event honors given

Pilon costumes ranged from ridiculous to sublime at the Girls Cotil lions club Saint and Sinners dance. Ellen Maverick and Ed Cassin Jr won top honors in outfits including Ellen as Saint Mit Ireland leopard skin and black tights and a feline makeup look. Other notable costumes featured Rupert Gresham Jr as FDR Nora Gill as a housewife in a nightgown and curlers Fred Bramlette Jr as ice man Cody Chittim as a Puritan and Anne Schuchard as two vamps with fashion at the operas follow.

Ellen Maverick Ed Cassin Jr Ellen St. Mit Ireland St. Bernard Rupert Gresham Jr Nora Gill Fred Bramlette Jr Ice Man Cody Chittim Anne Schuchard

Fashion Notes From a Society Gathering

Miriam McGary notes attendees in attire descriptions: Cody Chittim in a cinnamon sheer gown with gardenias, Mrs J W Heard in gold satin with rose and green embroidery, Mrs 7 W Nixon in blue suit and jib jacket with pancake hat, Mrs Pat Swearingen in pink satin hat and red suit, Millard Sin clair in yellow frock with mink stole, R M Middlebrook in black wool with bead jacket, Hal Hudson in navy satin and white straw cloche with red poppies.

Cody Chittim J. W. Heard W. Nixon Pat Swearingen Millard Sinclair R. M. Middlebrook Hal Hudson

King of the Cowboys Ray Rogers color comic returns

The King of the Cowboys Ray Rogers appears in a new action packed color strip this Sunday in Puck The Comic Weekly, the big color comic magazine with Sundays Light.

Klng of the Cowboys Ray Rogers Puck—The Comic Weekly Light

Fashion Focus: The Casual Fife and Spoonbill Saddle Oxford

A quirky fashion blurb highlights casual wear trends with a note on a white spoonbill saddle oxford shoe style described as mid century chic and adaptable for daily use.

Oxford

Carnival Party At Shawl Brightens Festival Close

One of the clever parties this month was the carnival supper hosted by Mr and Mrs John Wells Heard Monday evening in the Bright Shawl. Honored guests included the Opera Festival chorus and San Antonio Symphony members. The event celebrated the festival's close with balloons confetti and festive caps.

John Wells Heard San Antonio Symphony Orchestra Max Reiter The Symphony Society

New Church Head Named at Alamo Heights Presbyterian

Mrs Norman Johnson was named the new president of the Women of Alamo Heights Presbyterian church with officers including Mesdames E W Coyle and T Maxey Hart as vice presidents and William Li Burchfield as recording secretary. Others include Glenn H Foster as corresponding secretary G O Carver as treasurer and Neil Beaton as historian.

Norman Johnson Women of Alamo Heights

Festival Beasts and Benches Delight Guests at Gala

Mr and Mrs Heard greeted over 300 guests in clown costumes while Mr Fieard and Mrs Weard wore black and white and green and white outfits. The board presented Dr Reiter with a radio phonograph in appreciation of his work for the festival.

Mrs., Heard Mrs. Weard Mr. Fieard Dr. Reiter

European Tour Planned for Mrs Semmes and Party

Mrs. Douglas R Semmes plans a two month spring tour of Europe with Mrs J Ashby Davis sailing from New York aboard the Queen Elizabeth on April 14. Their itinerary includes the British Isles Holland Belgium Germany Switzerland Italy and France. Also noted are visits by Mr and Mrs Richard Gill to Jade Winds estate in Delray Beach Florida starting February 14 for a month.

Douglas R. Semmes Europe J. Ashby Davis Santa Fe New York British Isles Holland Belgium Germany Switzerland Italy France Richard Gill Mrs. Seward Politzer Jade Winds Ocean Bivd del Ray Beach Fla

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