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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 15, 1946
Page
33
The Maverick belt buckle is worn by Pilon we Miriam McGary Albert Maverick Sr. and his descendants, a symbol of a long standing family tradition. The piece ties to a first white birth in San Antonio and echoes through marriages, real estate ventures, and local social pages.
Mrs B A Biugh was elected treasurer of the Augusta club at the recent meeting held at Mr George Conger's home where Mrs E J Sik harta joined as member. New officers include Mrs IL Branford as vice president and Mrs M B Whihall as secretary. Miss Byeweweenie, daughter of Mrs J J Passmore, will wed Dol Davis Jr son of Mrs Isabel Davis this Sunday at Randallfield chapel with Miss Glavia Hoeling as bridesmaid and Lt Jack Frown as groomsman. Robert Ward will usher. The couple will reside in Augusta.
September 15 opens the exhibition season at the Witte Museum featuring Russell Woeltz in his first San Antonio show and Morris Topchevsky with ties to Chicago and Mexico. Woeltz, son of Julius Woeltz, studied at the Art Institute of Chicago and has lived in New York, where he had a one man show at Bonestell Gallery. His watercolors blend abstraction with subject matter, echoing music in expression. Topchevsky, who exhibited at the Witte twenty years ago, is known for vivid depictions of Mexican life and lectured on Mexican art during summers in Mexico City.
The text outlines a family journey to Mexico City to begin a racing season, with side trips into the interior planned for a month. Their son and daughter in law from Austin may join for a brief period, and Col and Mrs Maurice Trent are stationed at Four Sam Houston with plans to stay at the Officers' Club while seeking quarters. Nancy, a Barnard graduate, is due in about two weeks.
San Antonio readers learn of Mary Frances Cawood engagement to Herbert Haughton Phillips from East Liverpool Ohio announced at a bride’s tea. They plan a November East Liverpool wedding. Also noted are local society events, weddings, and society hosts including the Plonger-Lancers inaugural ball at Plaza Rose ballroom with social leaders listed.
Dear Bessie, greetings from town as tales of Lima and a military attaché flourish. Mrs N and party enjoy lavish hospitality, while a wedding breakfast at the Menger features bronze chrysanthemums and opera of society names. fashion is highlighted by hats, gowns, and new diamonds as rumors of marriages spread.
The family of Mr and Mrs Paul C Naus announce the betrothal of their daughter Tar Mae to LY Marion McDonald Davis Army Air Corps son of Mr and Mrs Marion Davis of Marion South Carolina. The wedding is planned for late February in the Randolph tele chapel.
Doris Leary visits Laredo for a weekend stay and plans to begin her senior year at Avloiy University, hosting work opportunities and social engagements during the trip.
In Victoria at Luther Hall the United Daughters of the Confederacy cap a four day jubilee convention with about a hundred San Antonio attendees. Mrs. Alex Adams directs publicity and Mrs. LK Beretta presides over an 1880 period pageant. A Gay Nineties evening features period dress and Grace Newman leads Children of the Confederacy in a musical number with the San Antonio chapter. Events include a Civil War era dinner and a Goliad trip.
Social calendar heats up after a quiet summer as families prepare for fall events in New York and around the region. Lists of travelers head for the Great White Way with plans for a week in New York before college moves and social duties resume.
The first Fiesta in three years is hosted by St Mark's Junior Guild at La Villita. Mrs William Spice chairs the event with numerous guild chairmen handling food drinks publicity hat check raffle auction prizes floor show tickets flowers and more.
Mrs. Jack J. Littl, national vice president, guests the City Council of Parents and Teachers at a meeting in the Municipal auditorium 9:30 a m Tuesday. Following the meeting special classes list chairs and leaders for presidents secretaries treasurers program publications hospitality room mothers education and juvenile protection duties among others.
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