Short Shots Among the Stronger Sex
A comic column lists locals with playful nicknames and hobbies. Gordon Friedrich hosts phonograph collections and acts as a boat booking guide. Others like Albert Marucheat, John Bennett, Tommy Barnes, Tom Deely, Mark Watson, Clif George, Ry Embleton, Dr George Paschal, and several bar patrons are noted for varied interests from ship models to boxing, dancing, and tennis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Watson
Clif
George
RY. Embleton
Parties For Visitors At Mrs Worden's Home
Mrs A A Worden plans host to 231 guests next week with two former Texas club leaders joining from Houston and Waco. The Women’s Club schedules luncheons at the St Anthony hotel and other venues to honor Mrs Fincher and Mrs Witt, with multiple organizers and social gatherings listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. A. Worden
2. F. Fincher
Houston
Texas Federation of Women's Clubs
Edgar Witt
Waco
Montenant
Battle of Flowers Meeting Tuesday At 10 30 A M
Battle of Flowers association president Mya Marcy Landa announces the first regular meeting for Tuesday at 10 30 a m in the Municipal auditorium west Troon. The Pioneer Lanciers club will entertain with a dance at the Plaza hotel ballroom on February 2. Martha Wiggins goes to Houston to attend a bachelor club dance on February 4 and visit schoolmate Miss Mallorie. Mrs Mildred Harris of the O E O will make her official visit to Adah chapter Saturday at 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle of Flowers
Mya Marcy Landa
Battle of Flowers Association
Tuessaay
West Troon
Pioneer Lanciers’ Club
Plaza Hotel
Martha Wiggins
Houston
Rebecca
Biss Mallorie
Mutton
Mildred Harris
Adah
Local Characters Parade in Quirky Portraits
A collage of colorful townsfolk is sketched through quirky anecdotes. Names like Walter Bergstrom, Charlie Pearce, and Jack Dinike appear amid odd, humorous notes on hobbies, fears, and misadventures.
To the Gents By MALTHAS CALHOUN
A satirical piece targets male and female roles with playful jabs at sportsmanship purity and fashion. It mocks male loyalty and female vanity while praising the ideal gentlemanly behavior and tradition in a dated newsroom voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Malthas
Calhoun
Visitor Feted In S A with Porto Rico guest
Mrs Henry Hirschberg visiting from Porto Rico is hosted in Brownsville by Mr and Mrs Ben Freudenstein with frequent entertainments. Mrs Joe Shelton gave a luncheon with a red heart centerpiece and a bouquet of white flowers for 39 guests. Miss Marjorie Lamm hosted a tea and linen shower for Geraldine Gerhold prior to her February 70 wedding to Clarence Halliday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Hirschberg
Brownsville
Ben Freudenster
Hirschberg
Freudenstein
Wan Fe
Porto Rico
Mr. Hirschberg
Joe Shelton
FR. W. Embleton
Mises Marjorie Lamm
Mir
Geraldine Gerhold
Clarence Halliday
Esther Grona
Kerrville
Mins Lamm
H. G. Gimmona
Grand Old Men of San Antonio Pull List Mentioned
A spirited homage lists Edwin Chamberlain as a dancer with the Texas Pioneers and notes Judge William Aubrey’s daily town walks and golf habit. It mentions Junge Duar West and Albert Maverick as notable locals while General Beaumont B Buck is cited for his autobiography Memories of Peace and War published two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beaumont B. Buck
Wan
Mrs Ball Returns From Fort Leavenworth Visit
Mrs. R L Ball has been in Fort Leavenworth Kansas for several weeks with her son and daughter in law Capt and Mrs Russ Hensey and their newborn Thomas Ball Hensey. She will stay with Mrs BE Dalton in San Antonio before departing for California with the remainder of the winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Ball
Kansas
BR. L. Ball
Fort Leavenworth
Capt
Russ Hensey
Thomas Ball Hensey
A. BE. Dalton
Sioux Falls
BE. A. Holmercon
Surprise Shower For Bride Miss Tha White Hosts Thelsve Killan
A surprise shower was given Tuesday night at Miss Tha White’s home in honor of bride-to-be Miss Thelsve Killan. Guests included Misses Charlotte Rewler Frances Curd Mary Kolo dejeak Lugilie Sebera Anna Mae Tagleder Elsie Man Kimmer Menlameta Lola Schietler and Lous Stewart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tha White
Thelsve Killan
Charlotte. Rewler
Frances Curd
Mary Kolodejeak
Lugilie Sebera
Anna Mae Tagleder
Elsie Man Kimmer
Menlameta Lola Schietler
Lous Stewart
Debutantes Luncheon Hosted by Mr and Mrs Briggs
A weekend social highlight was Mr. and Mrs. Bob Briggs hosting a luncheon on their piano porch in honor of Miss Margaret Horton. Thirty two guests attended a single long table set with a pastoral lake and floral centerpiece. Also noted: Mrs L B Blankenbecker of Houston to visit Tuesday and host luncheons at the Bright Shawl in honor of her guest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Briggs
L. B. Blankenbecker
Houston
Tanne Bledsoe
Garden Club Meeting and Bridal Observances in Wilmerck
The Monte Viste Garden Club in Wilmerck hosts a February 2 meeting at 10 p.m. with Mrs. Dan Danvers speaking on axleas and damellan. Mrs Ruth Tuloss plans her February 15 wedding to Dr. M. A. Childers, as a spinster party and bridal events unfold. Miss Ruth Liete Hodges is honored as a bride-elect at a Houston shower with 60 guests. Stella Lou Green hosts a nearby tinen shower, while other gatherings in Alamo Heights and Riverside families accompany the wedding season. The San Antonio Junior Shakespeare program grows, with meetings led by Mrs. Preston Dial and Miss De Rossette Thomas, culminating in a Mid-Summer Night's Dream at term end. Social calendar lists dinners and debutante events, and tickets for the Bestival of Nations on February 3 are advertised.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monte Viste Garden Club
Wilmerck
Wilte Musanim
Dan Danvers
Axs-Leas
Damellan
Ruth Tuloss
M. A. Childers
A. G. Colgladey
Ruth Liete Hodges
Osha B Hardy
Kellyfisth
Houston
B. Hardy
T. Hardy
C. A. Hodges
San Antonio
Stella Lou Green
Alamo Heights
Alamo” Heights
Olmviez Park
Preston Dial
Reading Group Inaugural Play Reading Session Planned
Mrs Z W Francis president invites all drama enthusiasts to a Sunday 4 30 pm workshop at 922 San Pedro avenue to form a new play reading group. The meeting aims to organize monthly sessions to read study new plays and discover hidden talent for future Little Theater productions. Miss Claudine Webster University of San Antonio will review a play. The event is open to all interested in drama and the LitWe theater movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Z. W. Francis
San Pedro Avenue
San Antonians
Francis
Claudin' Webster
Speecharty
University of San Antonio
Bullday
Prancis Streeoed
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Jage Beretta
Gordon Friedrich
Albert Marucheat
John Bennett
Tommy Barnes
Hig Date
Tom Deely
George Paschal
Harry Harrison
Frank Lewis
Bart Moore
Ernest Brown
Menger
Mamugul Voc
Bill Lupe
Tony Robertson
Bob Harding
Zed Emerson
Winchester Kelso
John L
Pridgen
Charles Schneider
Travis Bailey
St. Anthony
Travis
Debs
Creston King
Creston
BL Anthony
Bart
Bill Goddard
Willard Berman
Seaon
Misuis Chambray
Pancoast
Walter Bergstrom
Charlie Pearce
Monsieur
George Washington
Carlyle Manwell
Josh Groce
Jack Dinike
Robert Carnahan
Octavio Medellin
Lawson Blackman
Villita
Villita Street
Joe
Familly
Poker Pace
S.A
San Antoni
Edwin Chamberlain
Texas Pioneers
William Aubrey
Albert Maverick
Maverick
Bride
de- Rossette Thomas
Honey ‘Harrison Bryant
William Wolf
Countey Club
Williare Morrow Jr
Alex Johnson
Bigonens
Bestival of Nations
Andy [Lorlum
Chikiren
Adtulla
Mergy Anne ‘Hall
Texts University
Blanche Abalman
Z. J. Abelman
Corpus Christi
Sel Rosenberg
Dore Rosenberg
St. Louis
Dorothy L. Weber
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