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!| 1 ! j;! ; !!!•_ . !'■ f (Continued from page 4.1 gold this week for a few- days stay. Lieut. Garner is here with his troop on the target range. Dr and Mrs. C. Solis and daugh ters. Emma and Silvia motored to Brownsville Wednesday for a two dav stay. Mr. and Mrs. J. Wallis and little niece. Marcartte Davis, are leaving today for a short visit in San An tonio. Mrs. Sarah E. Johnson of Dallas It the guest of her daughter. Mrs F Owen Scott. Mrs. E. Owen Scott and morftet Mrs. Sarah E. Johnson attended the encampment of the Hidalgo Rural clubs at the Country club at McAl len Wednesday. OLMITO Mr and Mrs. Elmer Pierce spent the past week end with Mr and Mrs T B Chenev. Mr and Mrs. Pierce are from Mission. Mrs W D. Bennett spent Mon day with Msr. E. D. Box. Mrs H H Wilbanks. Miss Eliza beth. and Hugh returned Sunday from a visit in Kansas with rela tives and friends. Mrs S W. Brewer spent Wed nesday with Mrs. C. V. Oswalt. Mrs. Brewer lives in Brownsville and is a frequent visitor in Olmito. Miss Irene Bennett was expected home Sunday for a short visit with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. D. Bennett. Miss Bennett has been In 1 training at the Methodist hospital in Houston for the last two years. Mrs H. H. Kloehn left recently for Mi’watikee. Mr. Klcehn spent the past week end visiting friends in Houston. Mrs. Lloyd Parker and children and Mrs. Lean- left Sunday for an auto trip to South Carolina and Virginia. J. F. Dailey is visiting his daugh ter in Des Moines. Iowa Cecil Leary is home on his vaca tion. | HXRLINGEN kflfefDGE CLUB f Mr. and Mrs. Francis Ingram en Itertalned the Wednesday Night I Bridge club at their home on East I Monroe strept. Pink roses and daisies clustered with fern in bright colored baskets »nd bowls added floral charm to ihe, living rooms. Mrs. Earl Corder received high icore for the ladies, and Dr. George Diehl for the men. A salad and sweet course was served to 12 guests. • • • BRIDGE LlWHEON Mrs George V*\ Diehl entertain led a-ith a bridge luncheon Tuesday morning, honoring Mrs. J. A. Hern Cf Houston. A two-course luncheon was serv ed at the noon hour, after which ■bridge games were enjoyed by fright guests • * # !co^£jenk,ns J MVKKffic Cowan of Harlingen tend Mr. Theo Jenkins of Ennis fc———M——H—W> <—< were were united in marriage Wed nesday, June 12 at 11:30 a. m. at the home of the bride’s parents, with Rev. John Huckabee of Santa Rosa, officiating. Preceding the ceremony. Miss Ev elyn Sparks sang. "At Dawning,’’ accompanied at the piano by Miss Adelia C-wan. Following the cer emony the bridal party and guests were entertained at dinner by the bride’s parents. Mr. and Mrs. Jenkins left by au tomobile for Ennis, where they will be at home to their many friends after June 30. • • * WATERMELON FEAST Dr. and Mrs. W. M. Driskill en tertained the B. M. Holland Bible class with a watermelon feast at the Arroya Park Tuesday evening. Dr. Driskill with his motor boat, "Miss Harlingen.” and Mr. Charles Wood with his boat "Grace’’ enter tained the guests with rides throughout the evening, after w’hich iced watermelon was served. • • • GARDEN BRIDGE PARTY A garden bridge party, honoring Mrs. Aubrey Elliott and Miss Verda Jarrell, at the beautiful country home of Mrs. M. A. Childers with Mrs. Jack Carey and Mrs. Archie Harwood, as joint hostesses, was a large and smart affair of Thursday afternoon. Twenty-one tables of players as sembled for the games in a setting of natural beauty with baskets of cut flowers placed on tables at van tage points about the lawn. Mrs. N. S. Liddell was presented with high score prize, Mrs. W. T. Hodge low score and Miss Eliza beth Sumners high cut. Each hon oree was presented a dainty gift. A delicious salad and sweet course was served to 135 guests. Out-of-town guests were Mrs. Ed ward McChesney. Brownsville; Mrs. Frank Ludden. San Benito; Mrs. FYank Gay. Brownsville; Mrs. Wal lace Harwood. Brownsville, and Mrs Charles Wunderman. San Benito. • • • LUNCHEON Mrs. j. m. Green entertained with a bridge luncheon Tuesdav morn ing at her home on Polk street. Zinnias and radiance roses ar tistically arranged in baskets and crystal bowls adorned the living rooms where four tables of plavers gathered for the game of bridge. A two-course luncheon wras serv ed. Mrs. A. E. McClendon receiv ed high score prize. • • • EVENING BRIDGE Mr. and Mrs. Grant Rader enter tained with bridge Tuesdav evening at their attractive country home The living rooms were made verv attractive with the use of varl-col ored summer flow-rs in baskets placed at vantage points. High score prize was awarded Mrs. Charles Brown for the former and Clay Rader for the men. A delicious salad course was serv ed to Mr. and Mrs. H H. Schander. Mr. and Mrs. Clay Rader, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brown and Mr. and Mrs Roland Rader. • H • M M. BRIDGE CLI B Mrs. Adolph Fisher entertained ■ 5 I I ....■— ■■■■...— ... i I Oriental RUGS Chinese — Persian .Brilliantly colored —_ .charmingly patterned —the ideal distinctive floor covering for the home furnished with taste. Woven in the looms of the Orient— by the makers who are the accepted masters of the art of rug-making. All sizes. Priced from $20.00 to $650.00 Jewelry Gifts In olir gift department you will find odd bits of jewelry and bric-a-brac that is distinctively dif ferent — and remark ably low-priced. t and Gift Shop Opposite Travelers Hotel ■Brow'nsville Phone 1046 ** .*, jtti I _ the M. M. Bridge club Wednesday at her home in Windsor Place. The players gathered at tables at which the accessories were of floral design to match the Radiance roses, which, clustered with fern, adorned the rooms. Score trophies were awarded to Mrs. Jack McFarland for high club, Mrs. A. E. Kinman for high guest and to Mrs. O. A. Miller for low club. Mrs. Gerald McKenna for low guest. Orchid and pink was the color j theme featured In the sweet course that was served to club members and special guests. • • • OUTING PARTY George L. Hardeman entertained his Sunday school class composed of 12-vear-old boys with a barbe cue steak supper Tuesday night at Camp Perry. Those assisting in entertaining; the boys were Mrs. George L. Hardeman, Mr. and Mrs. Dred Downing and Charles F. Perry. Twelve boys enjoyed this outing ■ • * IN HONOR GUESTS Mrs. F. H. Chiswell entertained with a bridge luncheon Thursday morning honoring her guests. Miss es Luciie Stoops. Florella Salter and Katherine Kohler of Mission. Spring flowers in gay baskets and bowls added floral charm to the rooms where the players gathered. A delicious two-course luncheon was served to 12 guests. Novelty score trophies were awarded at the conclusion of the i luncheon. • • * MISS SHERMAN HONORED Miss Frances Aycock honored Miss Mary Sherman who is leaving soon for her home in Butler. Pa, with a Mexican supper at Sobre Las Olas. San Benito and a theater party at the Arcadia. Thos» enjoy ing this hospitality were Miss Mil dred Brindley. Miss Wanda Spray. Miss Mary Sherman and Miss Ay cock. • • • PERSONALS Mrs. and Mrs. Glen Farris and1 little daughter left Wednesday for Denton, where they will visit in the home of Mr. Farris’ parents. Mrs. Farris will later go to Amarillo to i spend the remainder of the summer with her parents. Miss Georgia Howell is spending the week-end at Point Isabel with , friends. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Atchison and sons, Wilburn and John Cooke left Saturday for a two weeks’ vacation trip to San Antonio. Miss Laura Crowe of Dallas is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Billy Ducket t. Mrs. W. A Loveless left Tuesday for Decatur, 111., to spend the sum mer. Miss Gladys Hood left Saturday . for San Antonio to spend two j i weeks. Mr. and Mrs. O. B. Jarvis left * Saturday for a two weeks’ trip to i San Antonio. Mrs. Swiss Maddus and son. Swiss. Jr., left Monday night for an extended visit with relatives in Chicago and Des Moines. Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Lacy of Austin arc the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Don Russell. Dr. J. M. Green returned Thurs day morning from a business trip to Houston. Mr. and Mrs B. M. Holland left Saturday for Waco, later going to; Milwaukee to attend the Klwanis | convention to be held there the lastj of this month. Mr and Mrs. F H Chiswell are j spending the week-end at Point Isabel. Mr. and Mrs. Gerak: W McKen na and children left Friday after noon to visit in Elgin, the guest of Mrs. Kenna's mother. Mrs. Wills J. Carter has as her guest for the week Mrs. A. J Fall- ! nett and son of New- Orleans. Mrs. A. A. Kimmell and daugh- J ters. Julia and Edna Mae, left Thursday for an extended trip to Colorado and Kansas. Misses Katherine Kohler and Florella Salter of Mission are spending the week with Mr, and Mrs. F. H. Chiswell. Mrs. John T. Thompson and son, Markham, left Sunday night for Montreal. Canada, where they will take passage for a European tour. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bowen have as their guest for the week Mrs. Harry Merchant of Houston. Adolph Fisher left Monday on a business trip to Corpus Christi. Mrs. E F. Fulgham's mother. Mrs. J W. F. Wilson of Yoakum, visited in Harlingen over the week-end. A. J. Rabel returned Tuesday from a business trip to alpine. Mrs. Joe Roberts and Mrs. Claude Fullick were guests at a bridge party Tuesday in McAllen. MERCEDES BRIDGE HOSPITAL A pleasing hospitality of the past week was the bridge party given by Mr. and Mrs. M. Mestle. The house was attractive with cut flow ers and ferns. Mr. and Mrs. A. Housman won high and second high score tro phies. Others making up the per i sonnel were Mr. and Mrs. E H j [ Ludthe. Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Rouse and Mrs. H. Roth. • • • OUT-OF-TOWN PEOPLE A number of Mercedes folks and I out-of-town people spent several , days at Point Isabel, during the past week at Padre island. They were Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Riley, Mrs. Lois Belcher. Miss Myrna Riley. Miss Ca milla Tiller of Mission, Miss Lela Edwards of Morris. Minn., Mr. and i Mrs. John Edwards. Mrs. L. M. Lane and Misses Mae and Flora i Lane. Mr and Mrs. J. E. Shanke and daughter, Evon. Mr. and Mrs G. W. Elliff. Mr. and Mrs. James Kennedy. Steve Galloway. Mr. Har ris. Miss Leise Galloway, and Floyd and Helen Shankle. • * * RAINBOW PARTY The local Rainbow girls enjoyed j Thursday evening in the home of Catherine Commons, a member of the organization. Dancing and games were en loved by the many guests, followed by a refreshment course. Catherine's guests were Dagmar and Jaunlta Blanchard. Joe Moe Newby. Pauline Chaudies. Daisv Lister. Mary Fay Hopkins. Liza Lou ise Parker. Maude Tullis. Gladys Hampton. Marlorie Crosby. Amv McManus and Beatrice Pierros. The boys who were guests for the eve ning were Ernest Drawe. Glenn Commons. Donald Barton. Tom Shock of La Feria. Tom Blackwell Truett. Glankenship. Hoyt Hager and Bob Keen. • • • DINNER PARTY Mr. and Mrs. George Copeland entertained a few friends at an eve ning dinner party during the past week, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Turner, who have recently moved to Mercedes from McAllen. Red roses formed the centerpiece for the dining table, and zinnias were used at other vantage points. After dinner bridge was enjoyed by the following guests: Mr. and Mrs. Turner. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Johnson. Mr. and Mrs. William Copeland and Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Kirkpatrick. • • • STAFF OUTING The members of the "Tiger" staff Mercedes high school publication, enjoyed a weiner roast on the banks of the Rio Grande lake one night this week. Members of the staff of former years were guests of the present members. Upon arriving at the lake all went in swimming. A fire was built later and weiners and marsh mallows were roasted. Mrs. R. H. Kern. Charles Hupp and G. G. Commons accompanied the following: Members of the past staffs. Hazel Fisher. Jack Fikes and Jack Adams. Members of the pres ent staff. Mary Lee Kern, Velma Runnels, Lelse Smith. Fay Dell Mc Adams, Catherine Commons. Max ine 8cotton and Glenn Commons, Bob Buck. Emil Foster, John Shaw and Irvin Smith. • • • WORK CLOSED The subject for the last meeting of the Delph:an club was "Pre Shakespearian Drama in England," and the leader was Mrs. Jack Ray. The following talks were given on the subject. "Early English Trag edy." Mrs. H. J. Lawson: "Lyly as a Dramatist." Mrs. W. L. Bradbury, and “Endymion,” Mrs. H. E. Hoger. Mrs. A. N. Brown will be in charge of the next meeting, the last one to be held during the summer months. • • * DEMONSTRATION CLUB Mrs. H. B. Gilmore was hostess to the Worthwhile Home Demons I, stration club on Thursday after noon. Mrs. Etta Ringgold, county agent, was present and gave a demonstra tion on color schemes in clothing and the choosing of colors and styles to suit the individual. There in attendance were Mes dames A. W. Arnett, H. C. Card, F. A. Hill. O. D. Card, W. F. Hill an3 Mrs. Ringgold. • • • PERSONALS Mrs. Fred Ebling has returned from Victoria, Texas, where she has been visiting her mother, Mrs. H. J. Houschild. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Bennett of San Benito, are guests here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Rip pert. Mrs. J. Watts and daughter. Vel ma Lee. and Miss Lola Daniels of Winfield. La., were guests here in the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Wood this week. Mrs. Joe Lambertson and baby left this week for Yoakum for a visit with relatives. W. L. Bradbury returned Wednes day from Los Angeles, Cal., where he attended the national Shriners convention. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. McCord and daughter, Virginia. Opelodsas, La., have moved to Mercedes, where Mr. McCord will be connected with the Missouri Pacific. The Rev. Mr. and Mrs. Roy A. Baldwin and son. Roy. Jr., of Combs, Texas, were guests here this week end in the home of Mrs. Baldwin's Barents, the Rev. and Mrs. Ernest Baldwin. Mr. and Mrs. James Houze are spending two weeks in Tulsa. Okla.. where they will attend the national convention of American Bankers. Mrs E. H. Martin and daughter and son. Constance and E. H., Jr., arrived Friday from Evanston. 111., for a visit in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Seibert. Mrs. J. W. Chambers and daugh ter, Bettie, Mrs. E. H. Smith and Mrs. D. L. Heidrick left Wednesday in the latter's car. for a months tour through the northern states. I Mrs. Heidrick will go to Hot 8prlngs. i Ark., Mrs. Chambers to St. Louis and Mrs. Smith to Kansas. Mr. and Mrs. M. Mikle and son. Irwin of Dallas, and Miss Hazel Fisher and Robert Fisher of Enid. Okla., are guests here in the F. Fisher home. Mrs. J. J. Murray was a guest of Mrs. E. O. Scott Thursday for a noon luncheon, followed by a meet ing of the exeedtive board of the Valley federation, of which she Is a member. Mr. and Mrs. 8. C. Bates and daughter. Nan Frances, returned this week where they went to meet their daughter and grandchildren. Mrs. Glenn Metcalf and sons, Gayle end Glenn. Jr., from San Francisco. Cal., who will be guests In the Bates home for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Chadlck and daughter. Mrs. Herbert Theilan. left the week for Galveston for a week’s vacation trip. Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Prince re turned Tuesday from Coolidge. where they have been visiting Mr. Prince's parents. SAN BENITO BURGESS-WATERS Mr. and Mrs. George Burgess of Rio Hondo announce the marriage of their daughter. Alta, to Andrew W. Waters of Rio Hondo which took place Tuesday evening. June 4th. at the home of Mr. and Mrs. F. Jackson at Rio Hondo with the Rev. Steve D. Williams of Harlin gen officiating. Only immediate families of the young couple wit nessed the marriage ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Waters left by automo bile for a wedding trip to Okla homa. They plan to return In about three or four weeks after which they will make their home at Rio Hondo. The bridegroom is a son of Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Waters of Rio Hondo. • • • ALLEN-REESE The wedding of Mrs. Edna Allen and J. F. Reese took place Sunday afternoon at the home of the lat ter’s father near San Benito with Rev. Roy E. Wallace, pastor of the Church of Christ, conducting the marriage ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Reese will make their home here. • • • MRS. ELDER HONORED Monday afternoon at the coun try home of Mrs. Grimseil the wel- , coming of Mrs. Viola Elder into the sisterhood of past worthy matrons of the Order of the Eastern Star, was the keynote of an attractive event. Steps toward organizing a chapter of past matrons were taken during the afternoon. The rooms were gayly decorated with yellow blossoms and entertainment events engrossed most of the afternoon. A salad followed by a sweet course was served. For the new chapter of past mat rons Mrs. Grimseil was named president and Mrs. Velma Brown | was chosen secretary. Meetings will be held quarterly with the next i gathering to be held at the home of Mrs. Brown in September. Past worthy matrons present Monday included Mrs. Helen Manning. Mrs. Viola Elder. Mrs. Nina Wasson. Mrs. Blanche McCall. Mrs. Emma Agar, Mrs. Velma Brown. Mrs. Bell Por ter. Mrs. Ora Goolsby, Mrs. Allie Roberts. Mrs. Jennie Buck. MVS. Kate Work and the hostess. Four other prospective members of the new chapter were absent. AFTERNOON *BRIDGE Wednesday afternoon Mrs. Mur ray Higgins entertained delightfully with an afternoon bridge compli menting Miss Frances Reumuth of San Antonio who was visiting Mrs. Fred Wedegartner. The home was beautifully decorated in spring flowers, yellow and white colors! predominating. Late in the after noon a delicious luncheon was served which consisted of French pastry and sherbert. The guests included Mrs. Wm. Meriwether, Mrs. Jack Elliott. Mrs. McGowan or Brownsville. Mrs. Fred Wedegart ner. Mrs. C. B. Sauers. Mrs. Her bert Buesing and the honoree. NIECE COMPLIMENTED Mrs. Fred Wedegartner enter tained Monday complimenting her niece. Miss Charlotte Dodds of Corpus Christi, Texas with a law™ party. Grapejuice punch was serv ed throughout the afternoon The children were very delighted over the fish pond which contained • Continued on page 6.) Modes of the Moment GET OFF FOR H0L1DA Y IN NA TURE’S FORESTS Leave Behind the Restles*, Tired-to-Death-of-It»elf World and, in Solitude, Dream of It* Pa»t Glorie*— It’s a Summer Gift By WINIFRED BLACK Yesterday we escaped from the world—or tried to. The big rest less, dissatisfied, ttred-to-death-of-itself. world. We took the road along the beach by the blue water*. I wonder if the mermaids know when Summer comes by the little trails left by - human ants skipping along on the edge of the blue. Then we turned into the valley road, with the, wild lilacs blue on the distant hillside and the bce3 humming like four o'clock in the blue lupin along the road. There were willows poor. sad. lonely things—they look like pretty widows, don't they?— and eastern maple with red leaves beginning to rip en to green. And the tall blue and silver ukelele trees! Oh. yes. that's what you call them when you know them well enough. Moss everywhere and ferns, and suddenly a drop Into a deep chasm, and all the gay little trees from the outside are gone, and no moss, and no lupin, and no birds; Just a strange calm twilight and. standing in ft, the giant trees— like Indian warriors with their great cloaks held tight about them. Tall and straight -end sturdy— they are like the arches of seme great cathedral. n,1Mirom ™ Arv How long they have stood there in the soft twilight! WlNltKhU BLACK Hundreds and hundreds of years thev sav Why. „ . _ when the Man of Sorrows died upon the bitter tree they stood rooted in majesty. Kings have died and kingdoms haw fallen. George Washington was born and died—Napoleon strutted his little hour upon his theatric stage—Babylon rose to beauty and power with viic gujgrwua icu-ccauro omen su-$ ting on the roofs with their slaves and laughing their languid lives away. Rome rose, flourished, ruled and fell. The blond Barbarians of the north had their wild will of civilization— and swept half the world half back into savagery again, but the giant redwoods—what did they know of care? The rain fell and the wind called from the sea. and the fog wrapped them in its veil of silver, and the redrwoods grew and grew. It was pleasant In the dim twi light. there, in the Valley of the Giants. We forgot gangsters and people who are taken “for a ride.” We forgot divorces and queer stories about “loves nests.” We didn't remember embezzlers or politicians or politics. Who ran away with whose hus band. and what did the other wife do about it. Did the supervisors or the aider men really graft or was it all just a scandal evoked by jealous rivals? | Do you believe in companionate marriage?—What about birth con trol? The redwoods do not know*, and do not care. Hark! is that a radio? It is noth ing else and some crooning idiot is singing to the best of his smug satisfaction and telling the world and the redw’oods that “He can't give her anything but love, baby." No, there was no axe handy—and besides—it would be a pleasure to r —.-.-. pay a fine for smashing a radio set in a redwood forest. Back the world came rushing ‘ the babies'’ and "red hot mamas" and "the sheiks” and “the gansrmen and all the rest of the wild discord of our strange time. Some day somebody will go and break that particular radio into a thousand pieces; I hape I'll hear of it. I’ll send the breaker a large bas ket of particularly fragrant roses. Radios—oh. yes. I like them, but not in a redwood forest. How do you feel about it? Jtojtxuver Shop Reminders /Q/n I IS MARKETING A NUISANCE... . ? • or do you sit down No need to wear yourself to a telephone and phone out before noon. Order your needs to the trades it by telephone and save people? your energy. Others do . .. .“TV; why not you? Let Thu u the age of tele us ;nstJ|, a „,tphont phones. The era of your home today. The morning shopping bas- cost is nominal and the kets is slipping awa7 convenience great. «♦ EVERY HOME NEEDS A TELEPHONE I II jot SPECIAL PURCHASE and O \ T T? MONDAY TUESDAY ONLY | Wash Frocks An unusual collection of dresses that can be worn J now and throughout the heated season. Made by PRICED , Nelly Don Peggy Jane Kegular Now f°*Z *10.00 Values ... 45 Bn.«er.y s 5 95 v>lues..I!:?! 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