The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962 Page: 3 of 11
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MR. AND MRS. BENITO VENTO, JR.
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EIGHT AND FORTY OFFICERS for 1962-63 installed
recently include, front row, left to right, Miss Muril
Hagan, Mrs. W. W. Holmes and Mrs. Allen Case; back
row, Mrs. Jean Amidon, Mrs. Donald Salmon, Mrs.
Woody Tullis, Mrs. Virginia Shotwell and Mrs. Norman
Bluhm.
Mrs. Salmon Heads Femmes
Of Eight And Forty Group
Mrs. Don Salmon of Mer-
cedes was installed as Le
Petit Chapeau of the Hidal-
to County Salon No, 477 of
La Boutique des Huit Cha-
peaux et Quartante Femmes
of the Eight and Forty at a
white installation service
conducted by Mrs. Andrew
Champion of Donna, when the
group met at 7 p.m. last
Wednesday at Harold’s
Country Kitchen in Donna.
A Smorgasbord meal was
served buffet from a table
laid in a white linen cloth
centered with a red stryfoam
emblem, eight and forty,
surrounded by white blos-
soms.
The twenty one members
present were seated at long
tables centered with red bou-
gainvillaea and places were
marked with emblems of the
organization.
Mrs. Jean Amidon of Mer-
cedes, Chapeau, welcomed
the members and Mrs. W.
W. Holmes L'Aumonier,
gave the invocation.
Following the meal secret
pals were revealed and gifts
exchanged.
Reports of La Marche
Departmentale held recently
in Austin were brought by
Mrs. Holmes and Mrs. Wil-
leda Murphey. Mrs. Holmes
was elected as L’Aumonier
of the Department and a
Mrs. J. S. Temple and
daughter, Loretta have just
returned from visiting with
relatives in Angleton, Hous-
ton, Pasadena, and Baytown.
delegate to National to be
held in Las Vegas, Oct. 12-
13.
Installed with Mrs. Sal-
mon were Miss Muril Ha-
gen of Pharr, Le Demi Petit
Chapeau Premier; Mrs.
Woody Tullis of Mercedes,
Le Demi Petit Chapeau De-
uxieme; Mrs. Holmes, of
Mercedes, La Secretaire-
Cassiere; Mrs. Virginia
Shotwell of Mercedes, L’Ar-
chiviste; Mrs. Allen Case
of Elsa, L ’ Aumonier; Mrs.
Norman Bluhm of Pharr,
La Concierge; Mrs. Cham-
pion, La Surintendante; Mrs.
Bluhm and Mrs. Amidon,
Le Petit Pouvoir.
A setting of red candles
and red carnations formed
background for the installa-
tion.
Mrs. Salmon announced
the following chairmen for
the new year: Publicity, Mrs,
Holmes, Mrs. Bluhm, and
Mrs. Amidon; Welfare, Mrs.
Murphey, Mrs. J. O. Jamiton
and Mrs. Dewey Acker; Ri-
tual and Emblem, Mrs. Tul-
lis, Mrs. Pat McKinnis, and
Mrs. Shotwell; Partnership/
Mrs. Willis Younkin, Mrs. C.
O. Foerster and Mrs. Cham-
pion; Constitution and By
Laws, Mrs. Allen Case,
Mrs. Brent Allen, and Mrs.
Carmen Avila.
Mrs. Andrew Champion
and Mrs, Brent Allen of Don-
na were in charge of the
arrangement of the meetings.
The October meeting will
be held in the home of Mrs.
Charles Curtis of Pharr.
VENTO-CAMARGO
VOWS EXCHANGED
IN CHURCH RITES
United in Marriage at the
Our Lady of Mercy Catho-
lic Church Aug. 19 at S':00
A. M. was Miss Oralia Ca-
margo, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Santos Camargo Jr.,
and Benito Vento Jr., son
of Mr. and Mrs. Benito Ven-
to, Sr. The Rev. Gerald J.
Forgarty conducted the
ceremony.
Serving as maid of honor
was Miss Adela Camargo,
sister of the bride. Brides-
maids were Maria Vento,
cousin of the bridegroom,
Emma Acosta, Manuela
Echavarria, and Manuela
Alonzo. The best man was
Victor Garza.
Given in marriage by her
father, the bride was dress-
ed in a floor length gown
styled completely of lace
with the bodice forming in
a V-neckline in the back,
and long sleeves. The bride’s
headdress was a crown of
pearls topping a fingertip
vail.
Mrs. Camargo, Jr.,
mother of the bride, wore a
black organza dress and
a white corsage. The mother
of the Bridgegroom, Mrs.
Vento, Sr., wore a black and
white dress and a white cor-
sage also.
The maid of honor, Miss
Camargo, was dressed in
a white dress fashioned of
veil taffeta with lace on top.
She carried a bouquet of
turqouise bells and white
roses. The bridesmaids
wore dresses made of tur-
qouise colored taffeta and
styled with a full skirt and
one-forth inch sleeves. The
flower girl was dressed in
a white dress with veil taf-
feta and lace on top.
The decorations in the
church were large baskets
of white carnations and gla-
dioli,
Other attendants were:
Primeros Padrinos; Mr. and
Mrs. Rafael Pina, Jr. of La
Feria, Padrinos de Cojines;>
Miss Elida Trevino and Polo
Cano, Padrinos de Lazo;
Miss Lupita Eshavarria and
Gonzalo Gonzales, Madrina
de Libro y Rosario; Miss
Dahlia Lozono, Padrinos de
Arraz; Mr. and Mrs. Eli-
azar Castaneda, Jr., Paje-
sitos; Miss Frances Ramos
and W allace Boyb.
Following the wedding a
Dinner Reception, and Dance
was given by Mr. and Mrs.
Ralph Pena at the Retama
Building, The bride’s table
held a large four teir cake.
About 250 guests were pre-
sent.
The couple will live here
in Mercedes. The bride-
groom is an employed of Rio
Grande Valley Gas Co.
BROTHERS AND SISTERS who had not been together for 43 years were reunited
last week at the home of Mr, and Mrs. Ray Campbell, 1132 S. Missouri, Shown are
left to right: Mrs. Martin Waldron, Mercedes; Ray Campbell, Mercedes; Mrs. Earl
Williams, Amarillo; and Frank Campbell, Fort Worth, —Sterling Prince Photo
Dick Bidgens Return
From Extended Trip
Mr. and Mrs. Dick Big-
den have returned from an
extended trip to Blanco
where they visited Mr. Big-
den’s mother, Mrs. Mae
Warner, and brother, Mr.
and Mrs. Bob Bigden.
While on their trip, Mr.
Bigden was a patient in the
Brook General Hospital at
Ft. Sam Houston for one
month.
Mrs. Bigden will be teach-
ing in Progresso again this
year.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Ac-
ker returned recently from
a business and pleasure trip
to Houston, Jacksonville,
Dallas, San Antonio, and
Shreveport La. David Acker,
son of Ronnie Acker of Hous-
ton, accompanied his grand-
parents, the Dewey Ackers,
home to Mercedes where he
will visit with them for a
while.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Bain-
go returned recently from a
two week vacation to Big
Bend National Park and the
Davis Mountains. From
there the Baingos went to
Mexico to see El Salto Water
Falls near Mante.
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Having therefore obtained
help of God, I continue unto
this day, witnessing both to
small and great. (Acts 26:
22.)
A young man who work-
ed beside Bob Smith, an
inconspicuous office worker,
noticed his amazing peace
and joy, especially when in
most trying and difficult cir-
cumstances. He asked him
the reason for it. Smith said
in reply: “God is my Fath-
er, and Jesus Christ is my
Savior. Whatever peace and
joy I have come to me from
God.”
The young man was so
impressed with this ex-
planation that he canged over
to the Christian way of life,
Simple words of witness
were the underlying cause.
Just before our Lord as-
cended to the Father, He
appointed His disciples as
His witnesses. They had
known Him and experienced
His power in their lives.
Experience was the basis
of their witness. They went
forth to tell others what
Christ meant to them and
could mean to others.
The Lord who used their
witness then to bring many
to Himself is doing the same
today as we say our simple
words to those whom we meet,
PRAYER: O God, we thank
Thee for the living Christ,
who has made us His wit-
nesses. Send us forth with
the inspiration that no one
witness for Christ is un-
important, To Thy name’s
honor and glory and for our
Redeemer’s sake. Amen.
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY:
With the Holy Spirit to guide
us, we can say the right
word at the right time to
some person.
Gordon Chilvers (England)
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Guest
and two sons of Dallas visit-
ed Mr. Guest’s brother, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Guest and
family of Edcouch, over the
week-end recently.
Mr. and Mrs. Gilson Knapp
have as their houseguest,
Mrs. Frank Markham Jr.,
formerly of Mercedes, and
children. Paul and Karen of
Los Angeles.
Piano Students
Present Recital
Students of the Holmes
J ohnson School of Piano were
presented in a student con-
cert recently in the studio
at 118 East Van Buren, Har-
lingen.
Students participating in
this final program of the
1962 summer session were:
Harlingen, Patricia Rushing,
Robb Ezzell, CriseldaGar-
za, Cheri Holmes, John
Holmes, Alex Huddleston,
Joyce White, Sue Dwiggins,
Beverly Schoenberger, San-
dra Tovar, Marilyn Schoen-
berger, Linda Kidd; Merce-
des, Bonnie Groves; Wes-
laco, Pat Le Master, Mari-
anne Putman; Sebastian,
Janice Cramer.
Special honor was given
students who have recently
completed an individual pro-
gram: Harlingen, Sue Dwig-
gins. Marilyn Schoenberger;
Mercedes, Betty Ann Sisk.
Students *who will be pre-
sented in their own program
during the months of August
and September are: Harlin-
gen, Cheri Holmes, Joyce
White, Linda Kidd* Wesla-
co, Pat Le Master, Mari-
anne Putman Kristin Ol-
son.
The Mercedes Enterprise
Mercedes, Texas, Thursday, August 30, 1962
Page 3
MIKE METCALFE
Metcalfes Honor
Grandson’s Birthday
A birthday party for Mike
Metcalfe, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Don Metcalfe of Wes-
laco, was given at the home
of his grandparents, Mr. and
Mrs. Tracy Metcalfe, on his
fourth birthday Monday.
All the tiny guests gather-
ed around the dining table
which was decorated in
Western style. The cake was
a corral with horses, cows
and cowboys for decoration
plus the usual “Happy Birth-
day Pardner Mike” which
glowed in red under tall red
tapers.
Assorted cookies, cakes,
fritoes, nuts, and sherbert
punch was served. For place
favors tiny cars, trucks,
dolls and balloons were used.
Movies of the entire even-
ing were taken by the grand-
father, Tracy Metcalfe.
Out of town guest were
Mr. and Mrs. C.R. Tidwell,
great grandparents of the
honoree, of Austin; Bobbie
and Jeanie Lime and Mr.
and Mrs. Donald Metcalfe
and Children, Beth, Joanne,
and Donna Kay of Weslaco.
Mercedes guest were Mr.
and Mrs. Curtis Reagan and
children, Debbie and Joe,
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Hallibur-
ton and children Joyce Ann,
Cindy and Linda, Dean Pal-
more, Nancy Perez .
Miss Virginia Holmes,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. W. Holmes returned to
Lubbock this week after
spending the month of Aug-
ust with her parents. Miss
Holmes is a school teacher
in Lubbock.
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Harvey, J. Edwin. The Mercedes Enterprise (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 47, No. 35, Ed. 1 Thursday, August 30, 1962, newspaper, August 30, 1962; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1091812/m1/3/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.