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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1937
Page
2
Mrs. Alexander and daughter Olive Kay hosted a tea and linen shower at their Olmos Drive home to honor Miss Marian Herpel. The decor featured blue and yellow delphinium and roses, with summer blossoms and yellow tapers. Guests included 45 attendees. Mrs. Schultz served and Mrs. Deletmater poured punch.
Social calendar notices in Los Angeles detail a Friday evening dance at the Guyter Hotel honoring Miss Levey and showcasing Mallory and Harold Lewis, plus a Saturday luncheon lineup at St Anthony sites honoring Miss Joan Meloni and guests. Additional teas and showers mark engagements including Miss Mary Margaret Harihg and Miss Frances Burnett with numerous Houston and Chicago guests.
Miss Dorothy Brewer entertained a luncheon Friday at the San Antonio Country Club complimenting Jean Metcalfe of Auburn New York, guest of Miss Edith Cochhar. The guests included a group of intimate friends of the honoree.
Ming Beryl Thickley will entertain with a dinner dance Saturday at the Ghuos Dinner Club. In attendance is guest Miss Anna Fis enhardt of Princeton, S.J.
The Federated Music Clubs honored Mrs. George Pancoast, a recent bride, at a breakfast at the Pina Hotel. Bishop Capers gave the invocation and Miss Prestan Dial offered an original toast. About 60 guests enjoyed a silver and flame color scheme, music by Melba Blard and Thom Allpress, and a program including songs and pieces by Ern es Chaorks Kreisler and others.
Fort Worth social notes describe Miss Louise Wheeler hosting a buffet supper Saturday evening at Mrs. William King’s home on the Gustaville route, entertaining in honor of Miss Betty Wise of Edwardsville, Al. Other attendees include Miss Ruth Capers, Mrs. Warren Nuckells, and Mrs. A. Blevens, with plans for visits to Fort Worth and Dallas. Mrs. John L. Pridgen returned from Amarillo after visiting Sharpe McCullough’s family and touring Colorado and the American exposition in Dallas. Mrs. R L Ball will travel to West Point to join her daughter Mrs. Riss Mennesy, returning in three weeks. Mr. and Mrs. George Alor came back from Houston. Milas Ann Harley left Friday for Alex Otendin Grace’s house, Early in New Brountels.
Miss Mary Terrell will wed Dr. Dan Peavy this month. Several informal events are planned in her honor with hosts including Mrs Hal Deward hosting a luncheon on Hilzabeth road and Mrs Sam Newton hosting a spend the day party. Mr and Mrs Lewis Kayton plan a dinner party Wednesday evening followed by lunch at the St Anthony hotel hosted by Mrs William Pordtran of Stockdale.
Elizabeth Pisi er spent the weekend at White Oaks the Greenwich home of Mrs Alfred Brosseau describing a rambling ivy covered storehouse with a glassed winter porch overlooking a lake. She socialized with San Antonians in the East and others in Washington D C and Ocean City Md while enjoying the pool from New York heat.
Mrs W C Thrift and daughter Joraie will leave Saturday for Asheville North Carolina. They will visit Mississippi Virginia Arkansas and Washington before returning home.
Miss Ann Nibbi to host a luncheon Tuesday at the Gunter hotel. She will be joined by Miss Ann Eis Mihart of Princeton, N J, guest of Miss Beryl Buckley and Miss Joan Mrtcalfe visiting Miss Edith Cochran. There will be 14 guests.
Vhe Pal Mu alumnae entertained with coffee at Mrs. G. W. Hagg residence 615 Contour Drive honoring 35 girls entering college. A watermelon basket centerpiece held white and purple grape clusters and seasonal flowers. Mrs. Lene Dotson and Mrs. CG L Brownie hosted the 35 guests during the morning.
Dr and Mrs. Asa Beach host a Saturday dinner honoring Mr and Mrs. William Priest who will relocate to Birmingham. Asa and a Miss Polly Durst arrive Monday from Crockett to stay with Lieut and Mrs. Oliver Ford. Mr and Mrs. George R. Thomson entertain guests at Camp Warnecke New Braunfels marking visits by Miss Dawn Paulls of Yoakum and Mr and Mrs. Charles Bertrand of Gonzales. Fifty guests swim, dine, and dance under trees. Miss Layla Bruce of Dallas visits Mrs. Napier Rogers, who hosts a tea with Miss Bruce and Mrs. Ja Lawrie at 717 West Ashby Place. Miss Moline Miller Jett travels Thursday by air to Washington for a White House reception. From there Miller will go to Atlantic City as a delegate to a national federation meeting. Mrs. P. N. Toscano hosts a game party for Mrs. A Cortex, followed by luncheon and piano. Mr and Mrs. J. Fly return from California. daughter Motie stays in El Paso for Cloudcroft party before returning home. The Flys’ son F. W. Matthews joins a three week trip with the Flys.
Mn and Mrs Craig Adams plan a Colorado motor trip with daughter Clara and M P Freeman of Barkdale field. they will spend summer at Grand Lake in their lodge Carrymore. Mrs Carrie Lewis James and son John head Sunday for Pine Orchard Conn. Miss Marie Barro to wed as sister Mrs Seldel hosts guests. Grace Lutheran church hosts Mary Jo Dunlap visit. Dr Roscon Spencer and wife depart for Denver for medical conference. Spencers guests of A B Spencer prior to marriage of Josephine Spencer and Bob Tucker. Captain and Mrs Batoda to host Mexican supper at Salado pool, Fort Bam Houston.
Roxann Barclay, just back from Victoria, was the guest of Mr and Mrs James Pickering on their boat at Aransas over the past weekend. The McCann couple, Hosts Chats and Mrs McCann, joined the party for the excursion.
Miss Carolhe Brows returns from a Mexico trip with guests Margareth Barker Elizabet and Esther Ricketts Nathalie Simpkins and Mrs Jauteher Brows. Mrs Napier Rogers hosts a breakfast at her New York home honoring Mary Margaret Haring with a large guest list and a yellow blue color scheme.
Mrs. Leland Long gave a swimming party and picnic supper at St Marys university pool to honor Miss Louise Graham bride elect. About thirty five guests attended. Assistants included Misses Mary Graham Margaret Butler and Amalie Whitney who helped serve and a surprise basket of handkerchiefs was presented.
Flower girls for the Artists Fiesta at the Willite Street gallery will assist with the evening entertainment at 7 p.m. Friday. Mary Louise Mileau Sally Chexney Joy Carter Jean Aubrey Buckley Pauline Carrington Mary Washington and Mary Katharine Armstrong are listed. Junior Guild of Arts and Crafts members Ruth Dukes Barbara Dukes Jenet McClury Bill Dukes George Apostolion Jean Moclurr Eleanioe McMilton Marilyn Rubattoni assist in serving.
In Mexico a frail young lawyer Lombardo Toledano is praised by R M Fernandez chief of Mexican Lions as a strong organizer who has rallied more than ten cents of workers into his fold and steered major industries. Fernandez, director of the international Lions, spoke in San Antonio before the July convention, noting shifting attitudes among the poorer classes and plans to attend the international Lions conclave July 26 to 28.
County commissioners awarded a contract Friday to supply 274 metal ballot boxes to Alamo Shuck Moth and Root ing, after debate over bids. Lucas Sheet Metalworks bid $454.00 but was not chosen. Commissioner Uhr cited union concerns and favored Alamo with $369.00. A group of union leaders had pressed Uhr, and San Antonio Machine and Supply was also mentioned in related bids on replacing flues in county facilities.
Mexico expropriated three million acres of petroleum land on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec, owned by a British firm, after a decree signed by President Lazaro Cardenas. The British Mexican Eagle company will be compensated. the land will be exploited by the state agency Petromex.
A stolen car plunged down a hill along the Austin to Stanley highways near Fort San Houston Thursday night. The auto crashed through a fence and caught fire in the rear seat area as military police investigated the mystery. Witness Winston Murray saw the blaze and said no one emerged from the vehicle. Police remain baffled, noting the car could not roll downhill with the emergency brake engaged. The owner, B Windsor of Palace Forest, reported the theft after attending a theater with his wife.
New York July 16 two murders mark a gangland violence wave as Brooklyn police probe killings tied to bootleg indictments. Victims include an unidentified man with skull crushed gasoline poured over body and a charred second victim Samuel Bilverman 25 found in a burned car with three bullet holes. A blonde woman questioned as possible link to the cases and indictments of 42 bootleggers loom in the investigation.
Mary Harvey of San Antonio and Wille Belle Berry of Laredo passed Red Cross lifesaving examiner tests at Camp Arrowhead near Hunt. Junior testers include Tishf Walker, Helen Jane Fernald Rood, Julia Baylor, Jean Crate, Sadie Gwinn Allen of San Antonio, Shirley Ganser of Dallas, and Merian Wagan of San Angelo. First period of the camp ends Saturday, says director Mrs. C. EB. Gillis.
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