Timely Topics club traces lively century of ladies lunches
Six young girls formed weekly spend the day parties in 1913 learning to cook and sew and later invited boys. The Timely Topics club grew through phases at the Menger and St. Anthony hotels, supporting charities, hosting guest speakers, and expanding to 56 active members by mid-century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Diver
Jean Aubrey
Bulkley
Eleanor O' Herff
Venable
Ruth Lipscombe
Alley
Ruth Kelso
Clarkson
Margaret Kokernot
Ogden
Marjorie McGown
Mary Aubrey
Keating
Elizabeth Kokernot
Hardie
Katharine McGown
Bryan
Phone Bits This House Project Major One
Jim and Lindl Graves manage a 14 room East Andover New Hampshire home after military discharge. They improvise housing in a lakefront property while Lindl studies New Hampshire agriculture amid a snowy harsh winter. Mary Ann Kallison and Alvin Friedman arrive from Vassar and Yale to plan their wedding and a brief Louisiana honeymoon before returning to college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim
Lindl Graves
East Andover
N. H
Lint
Cornell
Lindl
Mary Ann Kallison
Alvin Friedman
Vassar
Yale
New Orleans
Mrs Killian Hosts Tea Honoring New Daughter-in-Law
Mrs M B Killian will entertain with a tea at her home from 3 to 6 p m Friday honoring her new daughter-in-law Mrs John Moore Killian the former Patsy Urrutia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. B. Killian
Inlaw
John Moore Killian
Patsy Urrutia
Jett Glad To Be Honored At Pink Tea
Miss Sarah Goodrich of the June Jeff class will be honored at a pink tea hosted by Mrs. Russell Davis from 3 to 5 p.m. Saturday at her home. Assisting in serving will be the honoree's mother Mrs. Ernest Goodrich and Jeffer son classmates including Betty Beniteau Verna Clary Jenna Lee Baker Martha Mugg Eve Aniol Carolyn Bain Nancy Nall Roberta Turner Dorothy Nell King Nancy Conkling Kate Gilliland and Jill Rudolph. Guests will be Miss Goodrich's senior class friends from Jefferson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Goodrich
June Jeff
Russell Davis
Ernest Goodrich
Jefferson
Betty Beniteau
Verna Clary
Jenna Lee Baker
Martha Mugg
Eve Aniol
Carolyn Bain
Nancy Nall
Roberta Turner
Dorothy Nell King
Nancy Conkling
Kate, Gilliland
Jill Rudolph
Miss Goodrich
Easter Style Show Luncheon Highlights Viewpoint
The Easter Viewpoint featured Frost brothers presenting designer fashions at a Thursday luncheon in the Anacacho room of the St Anthony hotel. Mrs D A Todd and daughter Ann complimented bride-elect Kathy Jones at a table with Mesdames Jones, Davies, Williamson, Braymen, Fischer, Peacock and Misses Westbrook and Watson. Additional events included Mrs H P Otts hosting sister Mrs Warren McBride with guests Lewenthaler, St Rieger and Shoop. Mrs P J Hennessey hosted tables for H J Adams, George Anderson, D P Spalding, Butler Knight and Garland Black, with Mrs Henry Prevost honoring Mrs Erich Heydenreich bound for Europe. Covers were for 18 each. Mrs Crowley and Luther Beery plan a New York departure, en route to Bermuda with Queen of Bermuda cruise. Miss Ann Voelcker, Incar nate Ward High grad, was feted at a La Forda luncheon by Mrs Theis, Godard, Chandler, Moeckel. 35 guests attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frost Bros
Anacacho
St. Anthony Hotel
D. A. Todd
Ann
Kathy Jones
Jesse Jones
Benton Davies
W. E. Williamson
Paul Braymen
George Fischer
Richard Peacock
Sara Jane Westbrook
Bitsy Watson
H. P. Otts
Europe
Mesdames
D. R. Crowley
Luther Beery
New York
Bermuda
Carl Wright Johnson
Martin Arnold
Ann Voelcker
Weddings Lure Visitors in San Antonio This Weekend
San Antonio will host numerous visitors for two Saturday weddings. Guests traveling from Johnstown and Wilmington join local families in welcoming relatives from Seguin Austin Lubbock Beeville Groveton Houston Laredo Pettus and Minneapolis for the double ceremony featuring Miss Josephine Desinger with Capt. Harry Michael Coyle and Miss Georgie Neish Hunter with Forrest Albert Dinn Jr.
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San Antonio
Josephine Desinger
Harry Michael Coyle
Foster H. Coyle
Johnstown
Paul Dunlap
Wilmington
Del
Walter Harrell Spears
Lubbock
Patrick Dan Peter
Austin
R. C. Hollifield
Seguin
Joanne Fritz
Minneapolis
Georgie Neish Hunter
Forrest Albert Dinn Jr
A. A. Dinn
Beeville
Tabe
David Leach
Mesdames C. R. Burton
Pettus
Mabel Atmar
Morris Atmar
Groveton
Dugan Hill
Houston
R. E. Rigney
Laredo
PTA Officers Elected at Mayfield Park Meeting
Mrs August Chatfield was elected president of the Mayfield Park PTA at a recent meeting. Also chosen were Mrs Earl Bush vice president, R Mann recording secretary, Ray Williams corresponding secretary, and Robert Barrows treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
August Chatfield
Mayfield Park Pta
Mesdames
Earl Bush
R. Mann
Ray Williams
Robert Barrows
Miss Bakke Arrives for 10 Day Spring Vacation
Miss Marion Bakke will arrive April 1 by plane from Hollins College Virginia to spend her 10 day spring vacation with her parents Mr and Mrs W E Bakke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Bakke
Hollins College
Virginia
W. E. Bakke
Betty Picard
Leo Picard
Mexico City
Acapulco
Informal Coffee At Kelly AFB Hosted By Mrs Odom
Mrs Thetus Cayce Odom hosted an informal coffee Wednesday morning in her Kelly AFB quarters. Guests included Battle of Flowers association board members and friends on base. Spring yellow and bronze flowers formed the centerpiece and Mrs Odom was assisted by her mother Mrs Herbert J Hayes. After coffee the group toured the base.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thetus Cayce Odom
Kelly Afb
The
Battle of Flowers Assn
Fords Return Home After 16 Day Southern Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Ford return home from a 16 day visit that covered Houston New Orleans Natchez and Mobile. The trip included a tour of old homes in Natchez the azalea trail and the Bel Lingrath gardens in Mobile. They were joined by Mr. and Mrs. Carl Neer of Springfield Illinois who had earlier seen friends in Cuero.
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Russell Ford
Houston
New Orleans
Natchez
Mobile
Azalea Trail
Bellingrath Gardens
Fords
Carl Neer
Springfield
Ill
Cuero
Peoria Visitor Leslie Rutherford Arrives for Spring
Mrs Leslie Rutherford of Peoria Alabama is visiting with her son in law Mr Lee Stivers and daughter Mrs Stivers during a spring stay.
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Leslie Rutherford
Peoria, al
Lee Stivers
Fine Arts Tea At College San Antonio
The Fine Arts department of San Antonio college presented the first binaural music program in the city at a college tea hosted by the City Federation of Women’s clubs. The Loftin Student Center featured Connie Mays dance, a drama round by students under Carl Atkins, piano pieces by Marjorie Walthall and Miriam Wagner, and songs by John McDonald Susanne Walpman and Eileen Elliott with the choir directed by Charles Stone.
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San Antonio
Fine Arts
San Antonio College
City Federation of Women's Clubs
Loftin
Connie Mays
Federation
Drama
Carl Atkins
Marjorie Walthall
Miriam Wagner
John McDonald
Susanne Walpman
Eileen Elliott
Charles Stone
Mesdames Preston Dial
George Coffin
William Rips
Clair L. Jones
H. E. Hinds
Ruth Cain Shank
Julius H. Posey
Frank Galusha
John D. Cochran
P. E. Dickison
Erna L. Galbreath
J. C. Loftin
Lois Morrison
Edwin C. Calhoun
City Federation
J. Otis Vaughan
B. H. Passmore
M. W. Carrico
J. L. Mitchell
Alex Trevino
W. W. Jackson
Emma A. Kitchen
Henry Shaper
Edward W. Coyle
Elizabeth Boerner
Leora Rambie
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Herbert Clarkson
Marjorie McEgown
Ferd Lehmann
Torj
Beverly Studio
Elizabeth Camp Ebbott
Mt. Kisco
New York City
Trousseau
Mesdames Winchester Kelso
Floyd McGown
Fenwick Club
Menger Hotel
Associated Charities
Orphans Home
Symphony Society
St. Mary’s Hall
Mary Louise Carter Denman
Browning
Andrea del Sarto
Kathleen Jones Alexander
Corinne Russell Judkins
Lydia Moore Bryant
Dorothy Swearingen Brewer
Claude Coleman Harges
Menger
Peter Keating
Gonzales
Marie Willett Howard
California
Bebe Denman Howard
Honolulu
Josephine Woodhull Crittenberger
Lydia Bridge Hickok
Margaret Lewis DuPont
Laura Clarkson McCue
Bluefield
Jane Polk Bathurst
Southern Pines
N. C
Mary Nelson Johnson Campbell
Fayetteville
Hazel Woodward Tips
Dallas
Mary Stuart Winter Chamberlain
Washington
Claude Hedges
Dorothy Brewer
Josephine Browne Wilson
Ruth Clarkson
Celestine Lackey
Bob Champion
Lydia Bryant
Gertrude Gresham
Mrs. Killian
Jett
Jimmy Joy
PTA
Miss Bakke
Hazel Payne
City Federation of Women's Clubs Fine Arts
Peoria
Frost's
Frost
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