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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1944
Page
14
Mrs Gordon Smith of Liberal Kans visiting sister Mrs Joe Mellard. Morning coffee Thursday at Mellard home for about 40 guests. Assisting in serving were Mesdames Mellard and C T Abbey.
Friday events include Mrs Sherman Freeborn hosting a Country club luncheon to compliment Mrs Floyd Spyder of Akron and Mrs Jack Brosseau joining a luncheon honoring Mrs James Ley Prichard, J Steve Anderson Jr, Willis L. Smith, and Bob Allen Street of Oklahoma City.
Mrs. Watson of Edmond Oklahoma arrives for an extended visit with sister Mrs. T Newton Watson while Lt Col Watson serves overseas as a flight surgeon. Announcement names Mrs Paul Roch as lunch chair for the Tuesday Musical club event at the Plaza Hotel on May 9 with Mrs Arthur Biard as program chair. piano ensemble features Mrs Alexander McCollister as chair with several member participants and hostesses. Pi Sigma sorority to meet at 2 pm Friday at Miss Mignon Taylors home.
Blue Bonnet Sue invites readers to judge margarine by taste on hot food. The ad extols rich vegetable oil and fresh skim milk from American farms, claiming months of recipe work for a real table quality spread.
Captain Weiss and Mrs Weiss have re occupied their San Antonio home after Weiss was assigned to Randolph Field He and Mrs Weiss previously stationed at Bryan Eva Allpress will present a musical program for the Beau Arts group at the Woman s club Thursday with Mesdames Sterling Price Adams Harold Gee William King and Alex Adamis as hostesses Artists appearing include Lieut Gilbert Ware Mary Jayne and Natalia Genice Mrs Allpress will perform two original piano compositions Mrs David Jacobson will speak at 230 pm Saturday at the Hebrew Community center Main and Quincy under San Antonio chapter Hadassah Mix David Galik is in charge of the program open to the public
A Bright Shawl luncheon featured a children’s style show with about 25 kindergartners modeling Joske Brothers fashions. Hosts included Mrs. G. T. Abbey and Mrs. Gordon Smith of Liberal Kansas, with numerous guests and tables described in detail.
A long roster details Second Lieutenants, corporals, privates, sergeants, and cadets from San Antonio and nearby areas. It notes promotions at Camp Claiborne, Pecos army air base, Fort Des Moines, and Harvard air field plus awards like Good Conduct and a presidential citation. Families include Daly Yewell, Rushton, Rosales, Keller, Naranjo, and others with multiple siblings in service. The SPARS sponsored combat scenes shown at a Ladies Alamo auxiliary meeting and the Letter Carriers call for blood donors.
Mrs Deen ley Y plans a small gathering at her La menting home to entertain Mrs R J Dee and her aunt Mrs Frank Lit ten from Austin visiting. Mrs Farquhar to reside here welcomes James Parquhar who arrived Tuesday from the West Coast while her husband serves in the armed forces.
Thursday events include Zonta club 5 30 p m in the office of Mrs. Jean Weyer Keller Yemmessee Sigma sorority 5 p m at 404 Club Drive Friday Parish Aid of St Mark s Church 9 30 a m in parish house Beta Tau Delta Kappa Gamma sorority calls meeting 4 30 p m Thursday at the home of Mrs I L Ford and Mrs George Waring Tea hosted recently by United Daughters of the Confederacy Bee chapter at Mrs R W Harvey s home with cos hostesses Mesdames Rena Leigh Sadie Williams G B Townsend and Frank Naegelin Historic Buildings Foundation meets 8 p m Monday at Twohig house Brackenridge Park showing of early Texas landmarks in slides precedes social hour.
Sin Antoriahs of Czech ancestry will honor Thomas Gariga Margaryl as first president of the Czechoslovakian republic with a program at 3 p.m. Sunday at St. Ann's parish house. The Rev Julia Markavaky, president of the San Antonio chapter, Federation of American Czechoslovakians, invites armed service members to attend.
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