Houston Post-Dispatch (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 266, Ed. 1 Friday, December 26, 1924 Page: 7 of 14
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HOUSTON I OoT-D.
UD AY MORNING; DECEMBER 26; 1 924.
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Calendar jo t tks Day
"' Elisabeth Dillingham's dance at
the Houston Country elub. -z '
. '.'Vs. Ralph Conselyea's tea from 4 to
ti O'clock lor Vrs. Maxwell..
i-H. C. B: Wharton's bridge at 2
o'clork at her home 2204 Baldwin
for Misses Josephine and Adel.
' Wharton. - ': .-.Airj-.-'-.N"
"ra. H. K.' Read's afternoon bridge
for Mias Dorothy Bead' '
::ina Elisabeth Holcombe's Christafts
psrjy at the Country dub. -
Pr. and. Mra. P. R. Denmsn's after-
noon party for Frank and Frances
u Penman '? -y: y::A--- '
1 A and M. ub dance at the TMver-
- - tlty dub 9 p. m. . " -
Ills Jacqueline Preseott'i t at Mrs.
... P. T. Beach's home from 4 toy 6
'doek for MIm Minnie Jarreau.
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- Parties Saturday
l ' The "society calendar fof Saturday
1 holds the following parties: -
.Mr and Mrs. J.l. Mncatee's dance
) tt River Oaks dub for Misses Eleanor
Maoatee and Ruth Reeves at S p. m.
University dub's tea dance from
i 3:30 to 6 p. m. for the college set.
t Medical Hodetv Auxiliarv'a dance
1 at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Jamer
greenwood. - . .
I -t Miss Virginia Hamilton's tea from
4 to 6 o'dock for Misses EUen Ham
ilton and Marie Hennessey.
' Mrs. fJourt Norton's Bridge .for
Miss Fanny Bess Emery.
' Miss Maain Iigbtfoot's bridge for
.Miss Dixie Harris. I
Miss Mart Lee Trammell's tie for
her pupils from 4 to 6 p. an.
'iCoUeDancti; ...
Mr. and Mr: j.T. 8cot( Jr. enter-
tained at the University club Thurs-
day evening with a dance honoring
William Aldridge Ollne a student of
the New Mexico' Military institute
who is spending the vacation season
with his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Henry
A. Cline. Among the guests were
his house guests Kenneth Kingsbury
of Fort Worth and William Keith
and Henry Langbam Of Beaumont
Open House
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- Miss Ivonian Taylor and Neal Taj
lor students home from school for
the holidays observed open house
Christinas afternoon from 5 ie 7
o'clock at the home ' of their par
tuts Mr. and Mrs. Ben E. Taylor
on Mt. Vernon.
- Miss Fay Etta Hnttdn war hostess
at' an open house party from -4 to 6
e'doek honorinc Miss Madeline Ja
il cobs who if home from the Knox
.' Dr. and Mrs. P. a Griffith re
hi alvari f mm A tn ft ft'rnpk mt their
i tome on Montrose boulevard ki honor
of Mr. and Mrs. F. J. DeMeritt who
J have just returned front their wed'
M'djng trip to the Orient
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Tea Friday
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' Mra. Ralph Conselyea's lea Friday
afternoon from 4 to 6' clock at he
'home on Burlington will be the first
.. of a wumber of parties honoring her
- sister Mrs. Chsrles E. Maxwell Jr.
' of Chicago who with Mr. Maxwell and
' their son Billy is spending the holi-
. aaya with Mr. and Mrs. uonseiyea.
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OD KIDS
fJJOY
FIREMEN STHEE1F
' - Nearly TOO children and a large
. number of grown people benefited by
the Firemen's Christmss tree that
was held at the Central station at 2
- s. m. Thursday.
" ' Toy of all kinds clothing shoes
j Stockings and socks sweaters snd un-
derdothing were furnished those in
need. For more then s week the fire-
boys have been 'collecting the gifts
ifrow all over town and at each Station
' nil rmnllim have left names and
'the article they needed.
T Tne sale of holly wreaths hs
1 greatly aided the firemen In accumu-
lating money for poor families. Each
- station hat had an amount of holly
J-' ' l - An kanjl fnp tWA WAekm.
- AfteT the Christmas tree was held
TharMay afternoon severs! families
v u th Ontral station and were
-upplied with what srtidea the
Meeed. ... . ' .
1 1'rior t Th'ursdsy the firemen hst
u A nf nnnr famlllM.
luni vmin v. " y
Ioeds of wood and coal baskets of
food deihing snd blanket nave oeen
uiainDuiei
Be C0USIN1TO
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CEREI-lvJril AL
Kit. (Jourins' president of the
Ronti. Texas SUta" Teachers' college
and formerly superintendent of the
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ItOUSlOSl puoiic irawiwi " -J
stone larlng of the new college baud-
ing at ilngviHe Teaas January 8
ssspjees ot the grand lodge of Texas.
A. sY and A. m- ti"" "
speeches by Governor Pat M. Neft
and Oovemorvelect snrism r srgu
: son. Tbs proara tn full followst'
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115 a. m. 'Barbecu oa college
rsmpas. "
4 1. T.t a M.aaavatnflA tin.
' der suspices olf grand tods' of Tex
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-' JUdress by grend orator of grasd
RHlge ot Itxa . .. na . m.
kAAmm k. . UnA. L ' ft. flnWeM
rreaidenivbtMrd of ' regeats SUtt
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' ' Add reus by Oovernor Pat M. Neff.
An dress sy uqvemor-ewci oiinaw
. rermeeav''' - '"'l' irl
Masll by Alsafsf band J; j
fffirt Ft1i Twrt RoVg '
. J Irr. Attcmptecl Robbery
The aaplritlons el twe1 young would-
e ourgiars wno mm opna .man
towesse st ShotwelPs Inc. st 3 a
1. Thursday were frustrated by tbs
peart nee of an officer coming g
ok or two down the street. ... 1
. nit ..tj Akafr Va taiat kava
-v-blm inra late M'n Street and
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. ka. .kMa 14 tSaktBSaal afhf Mb.' -i - w .' A. ?
. Tb building sratchmss was resiled
1 nd the contents 01 tne orosen snpw
e carried into the ssttt.-.fcu
On June 2S lKW. aftet shsf kad
m queen for ever a yeariona
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Items for the club' department of
the Sunday Pott-Dispatch will not be
accepted by telephone cntll or person
after S p. ra. Friday. Thpse coming
In httewiy not be published until the
following week. -' All comraunieation
mnttVtx' brotirht or sent to the so
dety eflice third floor of the Post-.
Dispatch handing. The co-ope ratios
of all women's and aids' activities Is
urgea .
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January Hospitality
The followinc ladies fend gentlemen
are sponsoring a subscription supper
dance for the evening ot Friday Jan-
uary 30. at 11 o'clock: Mr. and Mrs.
R 1. Randolph Mr. and Mrs. Hugo
V. Neuhaut Mr. andVMrs. Harry
Wless. Mr. and Mra. Brown Bice. Mr.
and Mra. W. T. Carter R. D. Farish
Howard Hufhes. Allen reden. '
invitations to Darticipate. wtu oe
mailed out during the next week or
leu unys. t ' ' '
Unkatity Club Tea
The TJniversicy club wllU entertain
with a te dance "Saturday afternoon
from SjSO to 8 o'clock lor tne mem'
bers and esDedally for the collete stu
dents home for . the holidays. The
flub will observe open . house New
Year's eve. A dinner for the member
with a limited number of covers wtu
be served at 8 o'dock and-will be fol
lowed by a dance for members and
friends and those with Monday night
dance privileges. - f t
D. A.R: umcheon
The members of the John McKbitt
Alexander chanter. D. A. R.. and their
friends-will meet for the annual lunch
eon at the Rice hotel at 1 o'clock next
Tuesday. Mrs. J. W. Parker Mrs.
R. D.-Steele snd Mrs. B. C. AUin are
receiving resertations for this affair
and members are urged to be prompt
Dance Saturday f
Sincere Proaressive dub will en
tertnln its members and friends with
a Christmas dance at 8:30 p. m.-on
Baturday December 27. at Odd Fel-
lows hall . Milam street and Rusk
avenue. .
Sunflower Dance.
The Sunflower club will hold their
semi-monthly dance Saturday evening
December CI at Eagles' hall 10 1-;
Preston..
Friday's Events '
Child Cooservation lea rue Christ
mas party at 2:30 p. m- at the home
ot toe oresident. Mrs. U. 1 uiate
631 Howard street All members snd
friends are Invited.
Practice meetinar of the Rlncer
Progressive club at 8 p. m. at Bell-
hall Hardy street and Loraine ave
nue.
- Christmas tree" and program at the
Washington Avenue Methodist church
at 8 p. m. Members and friends are
invited.
fllCE CAFETERIA
EOS BIG CROWD
With the main dining room crowded
to capacity the coffee shon. doina
unusually lsrge business and the cafe-
teria attracting more than a fair shire
of attention from huncnr Houstoniant
and visitors Fred Hermann maitre
de hotel at the Kice hotel announced
Thursday that thia year's Christmss
business bad set a new high msrk.
it teemed like ss If every one
wanted to eat un town and I've never
seen the dinins room a full as it was I
uormtman noon and nigbt" be said.
"We put op a apecial Christmas
dinner for our patrons and it it srsti
fying to see no many of our regular
crowd avail themselves of the good
taings on the bill or fare said U. I
Iowe manager of the cafeteria. "We
have a capacity of 1000 during meal
hours snd while we did not feed that
many Christmas day it came pretty
ao-10 mat iigure - ne added.
B. B.1 Morton manaier of the Rice.
Is spending a few days with relatives
in Abilene. Texas. B. B. took sev-
ers! of his huntint- cuns alonr and It
Is probable that he will try and pot
tne eiuar urc on tn way home.
Torch Bcireis to Hold
Annual Banqijet Tuesday
Til s fifth SlMtnaaml Iam-JHA JkJ iVa
Torchbearer Sunday . cnel das.
f irm tl.tkll .t. .111 k. L.li
Tuesday la the church parlors. Th
following program has Veen prepared:
uv xiKvairearers song oy Class
FREE
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principle. Sport and street can never meet and the two. types ot-coats
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Pictured In the accompanying
Jacket' as It Is worn by the. besweased Bnguanman ana oy Americans
who take their cue from thenu. lt is not so mncn a gou garment as
one to assume tor hunting and "roughing It" generally at winter sports.
Maria of almost any warm. Oeecy nap or hard-twist wool fabrics this
lacket has the hlKh. narrow lapels:
pacious pouch side pockets ana tne
the belt It Is worn witn knickers
over a pull-over round-neck or V-neck sweater. Together with a cap
and a soft collar this turnout IS not
n And nractioal and 'comfortable.
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Millionaire Convict Brings
Christmas Cheer To Mates
(United News.)'
LEAVENWOBTH. Kan.. Dec. 25.
As Herbert Bigelow dectrlcian help-
-. L. hmA nnihin A vlA hi feliOW
convicts bat a friendly hand and woda
e9 tfV AaIV
But as Herbert Bigelow mEQionaire
St. PauL Minn. manufacturer be had
unlimited funds at his disposal to buy
gifts for "the boys" snd he did. .
learning tnat aw dcbrii m m
"lost battalion" so-named because
K. naithav Maiula BAP relatives
to remember them.wr looking for-
wsrd to a lomy Christmas Bigelow
asked ana receives penniaNua u uj
each of them snd other inmates st the
federal prison here where he is doing
two years for filing a false income tax
return a present.
As a result of Birelow's generosity
the prisoners would receive a pound
u. a.fciaM. . This was the
only present the prison board would
permit the wealthy convict to dis-
tribute. .
Th Tprison library nowever win
"To Officers." group of Torchbeareraj
response Billie Haag president; To
Quests" Louise Young; vocal solo.
Lenors Gibson: "The Business Girl s
Opportunity in the Church" Dr.
rrsnk Smith; piano sanction Ruth
Harris; "To Mrs. Nelms" song by
class? response. Mrs. U L. Nelms;
"Odds and Ends" Mr. rieio; -10 ine
Husbands" Mrs. H. H. VTallace
raaHiaa Mra. I: "To the Cooka.'
Eroup of Torchbearers; vocal solo
sther Dtdsun snd "Jesus Has Prom-
ised" by the dass.
NEGRO HELD FOR
. SHOOTING FRAY
IN DRUG STORE
Lawrence Cooper negro of 1710
West street is in tit Joseph's indrm
ary in a serious condition following a
shooting to a drug store in th 2800
Meek on Odin avenue about 10:30
a. m. Thursday and Alfred Hotchins
another negro is m th dty Jail with
a charge of asssalt to murder pending
against him in connection with th af-
fair. .-"'.-'
i- According to witnesses th Cooper
negro went into the drug store to
hare some cuts ea his face dressed
after be had had a fight with another
aerrA - .
VhiIe h was sitting In-th store
the Hutchins nearo entered witataaea
said draw a pistol and fired at Coop'
er who was being attended by the
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AD bring it to our gtora
a keauriful art calenrlaf fnr
Dr. A t Hoxlettoo
eve treat fHto the Rett
ane fHhaaH detent lw treat tweW i
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of the Sunday roast; Monday it's
Wednesday it's mincea; Tnartaay
it s croauetie; jmany it s a soup
bone; Saturday-y : Jimlny! you
take no chances and dine out Not
ao long ago the Norfolk type of
sporting jacket was in top vogue.
Than dua to the' fact It became.too
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' I ornately; yoked pleated and pock-
' 1 .eted tne beltlese plain-back Jacket
' f abouldered the Norfolk aside in the
1 f favor of the generality of men.
N-v. However In England where the
; . V Norfolk comes from. It Is thtatand-
ard Jacket of the gentleman- porta-
man. No .whta or winding of fleet-
lng fashion has erer been able to
wean ine jsiaauaunuin swny iiuui
is tradiuonauy ana inaivisibiy
associated with ' those occasions
when nhe horn of the hunter ii
heard on the hilL" v .-
In this country the true Norfolk
as well ati modified rarlations of it
are Just beginning to revive In
style simply because a sporting
Jacket should look like a sporting
Jacket and not luce a town coat The
unbelted plain-back coat lately In
Tocue resemDifts too cioseiy tne
to the sportsman. It's the correct
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axeicn ' is me reviveo wonois
the half or all-round belt; the ca
ironi tnrappea lenguwue oown 10
or trousers snu wuuoui an overcoat
oniy sinan anu sponsmanuae out
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by C K"V7ry.
be ' augmented by scores of books
through Bigelow's thoughtfulness. He
recently notified all his friends thst
he wanted no other Christmss present
but books. As soon as they were re-
ceived here be gave them to prison
head to be included in the library
collection. . ;.
It Is estimated that more than
10.000 Christmas naokaset for prison
ers were received at tne institution.
Many of them could not be delivered
because they came under the class of
articles which the prisoners are' for-
oiaaen to nave. . .;
JSngnsh walnuts ' and ralslnt were
bsrredv They are toe great a tempta-
tion for prisoners to manufacture
their own aooch. Warden Biddle ex-
plained. It baa been tried he added.
A force of men Were employed until
late Wednesday Slight sorting thr
gifts and making a close' examination
of each one to prevent the smuggling
ntrff narcotics a practice indulged in
during' the holiday gift period prison
aucnonues saia. .
draMstl' rW'UotirooktWcl "ii
the maBfc-- r4 .tt :
He waa taken t4he Inffrmarv In a
Westbeimer ambulance where hi
condition wss pronounced aa danger-
ous.. Hutchins was taken into custody
of wwcuves &narews snd feyton.
Send
New Year
Catxls
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To Those
Ypu Forgot
' Come In
. rfKis Morning
V etstlenera rrlntere-Kngraver
Itbgrephers
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Final! Pre-Inventory . ' ' '
Clearance Sale of
Luxurious Furs' '
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The woman who did not receive
the wanted Alaskan Fur 'for
Christmas can satisfy hercra
lng now-if her gift was a check
she 6m purchase the desired gift'
at a great saving. ' ' ' A--
Tlie'geatet . A wonderful sLwldf
valuable Furs to tedisposed of quickly. GontmUed
f has left lis tii;&
to ht sadficed'without reserve. We adetJieSpm
awainng sucn
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An Event Extoordinary !
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