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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1911
Page
14
Elma Rutledge announces marriage to Leon C Pinn for late June. Constance Hume visits Michigan. Laurel Heights church hosts annual picnic at Sutherland Springs. First Baptist hosts May tea at Mrs J P Withers 331 Magnolia Ave. Herff School Mothers meet elect officers. Burnett and Milam schools host varied programs. Various engagements, recitals, dances, clubs, and society news populate the social calendar.
Mr and Mrs Arthur Hicks host a reception on Thursday May 25 from 8 to 6 to honor retiring Adah chapter No 49 eastern Star matron Mae Crewe. Past matrons greet guests in the reception hall while Hattie Mae White and Aline Whitte receive cards. An orchestra plays and an ice course is served. A Tuesday Musical Auxiliary meeting follows at 10 at the Women’s Club house to handle festival affairs. Mrs Eli Hertzberg hosts a May outing for Tuesday Musical club members. Alite Clark hosts a farewell progressive forty two party for New York sailing friends with ices served.
Miss Her mine Roach entertained the Wasson school graduating class at 401 Cedar Street from 4 to 6 pm. The gathering featured ferns daisies and white roses with prizes in fortune and a new game pak. Ottie Wahrmund won first prize in fortune and Margaret Wood second. Bessie Miller won first in the game pak with Wood second and Wahrmund consolation.
The St Marys hall program began with Planting the Ivy and the Ivy Song followed by the class stone placement by senior graduates. Florence Conover read the class will, Elsie Basse played piano, Alice Atkinson played violin, a Vision of the Future by a 1918 graduate was staged with classmates in costume, and the class song closed the program.
A merry party of dancers enjoyed the evening at St. Mary's Hall last evening under the supervision of Mr. and Mrs. Burroughs and the teachers. Punch was served throughout the event and the dance paused at midnight for refreshments. Mr. and Mrs. Homer H. Hyde will further events.
Mrs R Pardue of Woodlief Avenue hosted the Neighborhood Card Club on Wednesday. Members present included Mrs W C Burns, Mrs A S McDaniel, Mrs H T Herndon, Mrs J Leonard Watson, Mrs J E Larkin, and others. Leonard Watson won first prize and Harold Hess the consolation. Bowie School Mothers Club closed its year with reports from Miss Sarah King and Miss Pear Wright, plus an address by Mrs James Hopper. Annie Higgins music class performed and plans for next year were set.
Mrs. L. G. Denman will host a luncheon Tuesday at 1 30 at her Laurel Heights home for Misses Josephine Wodhull Ruth Lipscomb and Mary Louise Carter. Covers are laid for Wood hull Lipscomb Carter Helen James Mary Pancoast Lydia Moore Ruth Newell Jean Aubrey Rowena Nye Dorothy Cherry Catherine Franklin Mrs Henry Burney and the hostess.
Mrs W Jasse sails tomorrow for New York City to be away several weeks. Miss Louise Hall of Tennessee leaves today for Austin after visiting friends in the city for a few weeks. Mrs W E Jary of Fort Worth visits her mother Mrs G W Saunders and sister Mrs Thomas Webb.
Mrs Ferdinand P Herff complimented Miss Josephine Woodhull with a luncheon at St Anthony yesterday at one o clock. A gold basket of red nasturtiums and ferns formed the table centerpiece, surrounded by American beauty roses. French doll favors in red hobble dresses adorned the event.
The History club’s closing meeting is Friday at 3 30 p m in Camden street club rooms. Mrs Eli Hertzberg leads Table Talk while Mrs Spring recalls life at Marie Antoinette s court. Mrs Milburn discusses the palaces and Mrs Muncey reports on Madame Roland s history. New year books will be distributed and all members are urged to attend. A committe in charge is Mesdames Floyd McGown Lane Taylor and S M Clayton.
Miss Francis Strang and Miss Florence Dexter are spending a few days on a ranch at Waring Texas.
Graduation exercises for The Thomas School will be held at Casino Hall on Tuesday May 28 at 8 30 p m Programs include Soldiers Chorus America Minerva Boone The Evening Star Mattie Green The Sweet Girl Graduate Eva Galey Polish Dance Bernice Barber April Morn Corrie Patterson Class Prophecy Hilda Gallia Carissima Martha Mathieu A Plea for Christian Education Myrl Sowell Presentation of Diplomas Address by Dr H C Burgin Chorus Summer Fancies Oliver Metra
The Adah Chapter of the Eastern Star met Tuesday and elected officers including Worthy Matron Mrs. Emma Gregory Worthy Patron Mrs. Sellyhorn associate worthy patron Mrs. Julia Hammond secretary Mrs. Elizabeth Robinson treasurer Mrs. Elizabeth Bruce conductor Mrs. Sallie Sinclair associate conductor Mrs. Laura Lowe Adah Mrs. Ida Schwartz Esther Miss Walter.
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