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Alternate Wednesday Club
The Alternate Wednesday Club
met at the home of Mrs. C. L. An-
John McKinney the button,
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Bishop Capers Is Honor Guest at
Episcopal Tea
The Right Reverend William
Capers, Bishop of the Diocese
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mer, John P. Gause, J. E. Haynes,
F. L. Griffith, Lee Freeman, Nix
Harrington, Edgar Yates, John Christ-
ner, and H. T. Stotler.
The next meeting of the club will
be with Mrs. D. Grant Wagner.
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CHURCH AUXILIARIES
Mrs. C. Schroeder was hostess to
the Ladies’ Aid of the Lutheran
Church Thursday at her home, east
of Mercedes. During the business
session it was decided to have a new
division of the society, an English
speaking circle. The prayer ser-
vice was led by the pastor, Rev. A.
W. Bartling.
The members present were Mes-
dames Jacob Fossler, F. G. Karle,
Ohls, W. C. Deke, H. J. Reisterer,
Eichainger, Weis, Timkin, Kreuger,
Haas, William Uecker, Martin Bor-
chelt, George Borchelt, Mottmeuller,
Adrian, John Karle, Albert Twen-
hafel, Krausse, Schumaker, E. J.
Drefke, Julius Schupp, Paul Law,
Langkop of Weslaco, Schubert, Miss
Heurman and Rev. and Mrs. Bart-
ling.
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with twelve members present. Roll
call was responded to with Valen-
tine verses, After the business ses-
sion the hostess served a lovely plate
luncheon. The next meeting will be
a demonstration of citrus fruits, at
the home of Mrs. E. J. Drefke, Feb.
15 by Mrs. Etta Ringgold at an all
day meeting. Each member please
bring plate, cup, knife, fork and
spoon; also report from Jan. 18 to
Feb. ,15. Those who attended the
last meeting were Mesdames C. H.
Boucher, M. A. Borchelt, E. J. Drefke
E. E. Etnire, Ben Harralson, J. D.
Kennady, Ben Oldemeyer, J. L.
Shriver, Geo. Rippert and the hostess,
Mrs. C. L. Anderson.
Each member is requested to bring
one pound of sugar for the citrus
demonstration at the next meeting.
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The Progressive Club
The Progressive Club met Friday
with Mrs. Jim Dyer.
Business was attended to and ways
and means to make money for the
club were discussed. After business
was finished the meeting was turned
over to the social chairman, Mrs.
A. H. Downing. She conducted the
several contests and games which
were enjoyed by all. After the
games delightful refreshments of
sandwiches and potato chips, olives,
coffee and cake were served to the
following: Mesdames M. L. Benbow,
A. J. Wright, J. A. Hess, J. A. Judd,
K. A. Pleasant, M. T. Peters, A. H.
Downing, C. M. McVey, C. L. Simp-
kins, F. G. Richmond, E. D. Archer
and Carl Emory, and the hostess,
Mrs. Jim Dyer.
Wednesday Club Meets at Weslaco
Mrs. D. W. Iford of Weslaco was
hostess to the Wednesday Club at
her home Thursday afternoon. Mrs.
W. H. Carlisle scored high and Mrs.
M. G. Black of Donna scored second
high among the club members, and
Miss Ethel McSween scored high
among the guests.
Delicious refreshments were served
by Mrs. Iford at the conclusion of the
games to Mesdames G. C. Fittz, R. H.
Kern, Fred Gray, H L. Scott, Carrie
M. Stuart, A. McSween, John W.
Rouse, A. W. Shouse, W. H. Carlisle,
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day meeting at the home of Mrs. A.
W. Arnett Thursday, February 2nd,
Mrs. Ringgold giving a demonstration
on citrus fruit..
The meeting was called to order at
2:30 by Mrs. J. W. Link, president.
After a short business course, the
meeting was turned over to Mrs. Bea-
champ, teacher in Texas history.
An interesting lesson was en-
joyed by all members present, in-
cluding Mesdames J. W. Link, H. C.
Card, B. Utter, E. L. Osgood, A. W.
Arnett, E. F. Armstrong, W. F. Hill,
F. A. Hill, Beauchamp, O. S. Auburn,
C. V. Griffin, B. H. Gilmore and vis-
itors, Mrs. A. L. Meek and Mrs. R. M.
Weisinger.
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Truett Blankenship Celebrates
Birthday
Truett Blankenship, son of Mr.
and Mrs. C. E. Blankenship, cele-
brated his fourteenth birthday anni-
versary Friday evening when he en-
tertained with a party. The Blanken-
ship home was gayly decorated with
red and white, the valentine motif
being used. Valentine games were
played and in a valentine contest
Miss Ruth Wood was given a prize
for the most successful score.
When the birthday cake was cut
Glenn Commons received the ring,
The Coterie Club met with Mrs.
Harold Stuart Wednesday afternoon.
A Valentine scheme was used in
the decorations. Mrs. B. M. Sansom
scored high among the club members,
and Mrs. Ralph Buell received high
score prize among the guests.
After the bridge games Mrs. Stuart
served a salad course to the players
for the afternoon, who were Mes
dames William Hughes of Weslaco,
Charlie Hupp, R. E. Kirkpatrick, R.
E. Lee, H. J. Menton, P. W. Perkins,
Art Tolson, E. H. Poteet, B. M. San-
som, J. W. Chambers, Ralph Buell
and James Howze.
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Bridge Party at Perkins Home
A bridge party, the third of a ser-
ies, was given by Mrs. P. W. Perkins
and Mrs. Effie Jewell Shekell at the
Perkins’ home Saturday afternoon.
A profusion of roses, carnations and
sweet peas, in pastel shades, was used
in decorating the party rooms. But-
terflies in pastel shades and silver
were used with the flowers.
In the games of bridge Mrs. J. W.
Chambers scored high, the trophy be-
ing a delicately tinted boudoir pillow
shaped as a butterfly. Miss Lorene
Morrow scored second high, and was
presented a vanity, shaped as a
prayer book. Mrs. James Anderson
received consolation prize.
After the bridge games a refresh-
ment course consisting of . heart and
diamond shaped salad sandwiches,
fruit salad., individual cakes, fash-
ioned as butterflies, and coffe was
served. The hostesses were assisted
in entertaining by Mrs. Art Tolson,
sister of Mrs. Shekell.
The guests for the afternoon were
Mesdames Humbley, Bruchard, A. M.
Letzerich, C. W. Letzerich and C. B.
Myers of Harlingen, Mesdames Sim
mons, Smith and William Hughes of
Weslaco, Mesdames A. W. Shouse,
James Anderson, Reeves of Marlin,
i Joe Mason, J. E. Blythe, R. R. Bar-
ton, J. W. Chambers, Ray Tolson, H.
E. Hager, J. E. Hayues, Harry Law-
son, W. W. Vann, J. W. Rouse, Car-
rie M. Stuart, Albert H. Kalbfleisch,
A. B. Scott, Fred Warren, R. M.
Winn, E. A. Herring, N. M. Ragland,
Roy Harrell, and Allan Hvistendahl,
and Misses Vennie Haynes and Lorene
Morrow.
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ments of white brick cream, the cen-
ter a red heart, and white birthday
cake were served.
Friends of Truett and his sister,
Maudine, who were guests for the
party, were Misses Cary Anne Hadden
Ruth Wood, Juanita and Dagma
Blanchard, Lois and Doris Perry,
Gladys Hampton, Estelle Vann, Cath-
erine Commons, Audie Belle Mc-
Kinney, Frances Anderson, Velma B.
Allen, Mary Andrews, and Carl Pat-
rick, Randolph Anderson, Glenn
Commons, Leonard Van Berg, John
McKinney, Price Fittz, Hoyt Hager,
Kenneth Johnson, George Struck, and
Dick Phelan.
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Mrs. Kasey Entertains Needlecraft
rMs. E. H. Kasey was hostess to
the Needlecraft Club Friday after-
noon. Mrs. A. G. Crawford, a former
member of the club, who is now liv-
ing in Little Rock, Arkansas, was a
guest of the club. Other guests
were Mesdames Maxwell and R. M.
Winn.
After the afternoon’s needlework
delicious refreshments were served,
to the guests, Mesdames Crawford,
Maxwell and Winn, and the members,
Mesdames J. E. Blythe, J. R. Barry,
Pollard, E. L. Rothrock, Margaret
West Texas of the Episcopal Church
was honor guest at a seated tea giv-
en at the' home of Mrs. Albert H.
Kalbfleisch, president of the Wom-
an’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal
Church, Friday evening from 6 to 8
o’clock. The work of the past three
years was reviewed for Bishop Ca-
pers.
The guests were Bishop Capers, his
son, Reverend Samuel Capers, rector
of the Episcopal Church at Pharr,
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. T. Colley, Mr. and
Mrs. Colley, Mr. and Mrs. James An-
derson, Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Barton,
Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Barton, Mr. and
Mrs. H. L. Bonnycastle, Deaconess L.
Bickford, Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Hager,
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hadden, Mr.
and Mrs. Walter Fricke, Mr. and Mrs.
J. C. Lear, Mrs. M. H. Pennell, Mr.
and Mrs. E. J. Pennell, Miss Mary
Louise Pennell, Mr. and Mrs. W. T.
Trousdale, Mrs. Josephine Dent, Mr.
and Mrs. E. Brewster and Mrs.
Spense.
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Buell, Ralph L. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 15, No. 1, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1928, newspaper, February 9, 1928; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1454073/m1/2/: accessed July 1, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.