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LATE SUMMER AND EARLY FALL MODES FEATURE CHIC AND NOVEL ENSEMBLES
CMARJ and attractive for late
^ summer and early fall is the
ensemble worn by Jean
Muir. The dress is brown
and white crepe, diagonal
striped, with three quar
ters length jacket to
match.
In keeping with the
feathered mode,
Jean selects a be
ret which has two
love birds in
front. And her
pumps, with
large bows,
are brown
kid.
Auxiliary Of
Legion Elects
New Officers
t
The American Legion Auxiliary,
John Hanson Post, met Friday
morning in a called session for the
annual election of officers.
Those elected were as follows:
president, Mrs. Harbert Davenport;
vice-president, Miss Florence Bell;
treasurer, Mrs. W. O. Washington;
recording secretary, Mrs. Tom
Stevenson; corresponding secretary,
Mrs. Arthur Hipp; sergeant at arms,
Mrs. H. Allman; historian. Mrs.
Joe Lindaberry; chaplain, Mrs. H.
M. Skelton.
The following committees were
selected: membership. Miss Flor
ence Bell. Mrs. Lawrence Olmsted,
Mrs. W. O. Washington; child wel
fare: Mrs. F. E. Macmanus. Mrs. G.
W. Johnson, Jr.; program Mrs. G. W
Gotke; Americanization, Mrs. G. W.
Gctke; legislation, Mrs. R. C. Mor
ris and education, of war orphans,
Mr* J. S. Spikes.
Delegates were elected to rep
resent the unit at the state meet
ing.’
Members will meet at the home
of Mrs. G. W. Johnson on Tuesday
morning at 9:30 o'clock to fill
Christmas bags for disabled men in
hospitals in the Philipinne Islands.
These bags were made in the Red
Cross Sewing room.
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Ween Frac Clul)
And Guests Are
Complimented
Mrs. Julian Giraud entertained
Ween Frac club Thursday after
noon at her home on Levee street
Guests gathered at two tables in
the living room and at the close of
the games, high score trophy was
presented to Mrs Johnny Walker.
The club honored Mrs. Calvin
Surtees with a handkerchief show
er during the afternoon. Mrs. Sur
tees is leaving Sunday with her
husband for San Antonio where
they will make their home.
Out of club guests were Miss Pat
r,y Surtees of San Antonio and
Mrs. Maurice Pipkin.
The hostess passed a frozen salad
course.
This week Mrs. Sam Lockwood
will entertain.
Triple X Exit Club
Plans Party Soon
Tentative plans for a party some
tmie this week were made at a
meeting of Triple X Exit club Fri
day in the home of Miss Rose
Schmeling. Informal entertainment
was diversion for the guests who
were served delectable refresh
mThose present were Marcille
Strein, Alice Fitch, Pampy Hadden,
Nell Tew. Georgine Monroe, Doro
thy Crowe, Leonore and Lydia
Yturria. Inez Brulay, members and
Lucille Moses. Jennie Putegnat and
Bernice Kowalski, guests.
Miss Hadden will be hostess to
the club this Friday.
VISITORS HERE
Mr and Mrs. Jim Harmon and
Mr And Mrs. Oscar Shields of
lavsonville, lnd. and Mr. and Mrs.
Stout of Indianapolis. Ind are vis
ftinir MTS. Harmon's sister, Mrs.
Louis ‘Rank and Mrs. C. H. Pinkley
Ks Jardin. The visitors are en
iovtoe the fishing at Brazos Island,
havine had most successful catches
SSTLne they have been there.
Visitors From
San Antonio
Flonored
Mrs. O. B. Horton entertained
Wednesday afternoon at her home
with a three-table bridge party
which complimented her mother,
Mrs. J. A. C. Sprouse and her sister,
Miss Frances Sprouse of San An
tonio, who have been her house
guests for the summer.
An orchid theme was reflected in
the bowls of water hyacinths which
were placed at vantage points. Tro
phies were awarded Mrs. R. M.
Bates and Mrs. Graham Edge for
winning high and second high,
respectively.
Following the games chocolate ice
ci earn and cake were served to
Mesdames G. N. Bogle, E. G. Her
ring. J. P. Williamson. C. A. Jarrett,
Graham Edge, Ralph Desmond,
Calvin Surtees, R. M. Warren,
Painter, R. M. Bates. Duff Howard,
the honorees and the hostess.
Mrs. Sprouse and her daughter
are leaving a week from Monday
for their home after a most pleas
ant visit in Brownsville. They have
been entertained with a number of
informal courtesies while here.
Saturday afternoon Mrs. William
son was to honor Mrs. Sprouse and
Mis Frances with a bridge party
Miss Frances with a bridge party
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Auxiliary To ,
Sponsor Dance
The Veterans of Foreign Wars
Auxiliary is sponsoring a dance
Friday, Aug. 25. at Truskett Hall,
Val Verde, one mile west of Donna,
according to announcement made
at the week-end.
A special feature of the dance,
which will be a Valley-wide affair,
will be the awarding of a cash
prize to a lucky couple during the
“repeal dance“. Upon entrance, each
couple will be presented with a
numbered ticket, giving him a
chance for the prize.
The auxiliary extends a cordial
invitation to all its friends to at
tend the dance, which is expected
to be one of the outstanding events
on the social calendar this week. A
popular dance orchestra will be
featured and the hall has one of
the finest dance floors in the Val
ley.
Girl Scouts
Receive Full
Memberships
Girl Scouts of the Bluebonnet
troop held their weekly meeting
Friday afternoon at the home of
their captain. 231 West Jefferson
street. Mrs. G. W. Johnson, Sr., and
Mrs. Fisher were visitors.
Thirteen girls who have attend
ed the required number of meetings
and passed their tenderfoot tests
received their membership cards
and pins. The pins were presented
by Mrs. Johnson who has worked
with Girl Scouts in Mexico and is
interested in the newly organized
troops of Brownsville. She also told
the girls of some interesting exper
iences while in Mexico.
The girls who received full mem
berships were Kathryn Barnard,
Frances Barnes, Violet Davenport,
Ellen Louise Dittmann. Iva Blanche
Dittmann, Cleta Howell, Calven
Howell, Vernal Lee Oleson, Betty
Jo Samuels, Sylvia Sommers, Do
lores Thornton. Pauline West and
Mattie Mae Yates.
Women who have time and are
interested in Girl Scout work are
cordially invited to attend these
weekly meetings as there is a de
mand for leaders in Brownsville.
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Mrs. Moran Hostess
To Social Club On
Thursday Afternoon
Summer flowers adorned the
home of Mrs. Gentry Moran Thurs
day afternoon when she entertained
the El Jardin Heights Social club
and three extra guests, Mrs. Everett
Easterly, Miss Mary Virginia Mur
phy and Mrs. Guy Steele.
During the afternoon, current
events were discussed and the host
ess had prepared an interesting
contest in which slogans and ad
vertisers were named, the guests
being asked to give the name of the
product advertised. In this contest,
Miss Murphy was winner of the
prize, a set of pretty napkins.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments to 12 guests.
Sept. 14, Mrs. C. H. Pinkley will
entertain the club.
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G. R. Nelson of Pfluegerville, for
mer Brownsville resident and foot
ball star, is spending several weeks
here as the guest of Mudge and
Mrs. Volney V/. Taylor. Nelson will
leave the latter part of August for
his home and plans to attend the
University of Mississippi this year.
Young People s Revival Is
Planned by C. Y P. U.
The Christian Young People’s
Union of the city will conduct a
young people’s revival, beginning
Aug. 28 and continuing until Sept.
3, “by the young and for the young’’
on the roof auditorium of the Cen
tral Christian church. Young peo
ple are invited whether or not they
are members of the union.
A meeting is to be held Sunday
at 6:45 p. m. on the roof by the
young people with the Christian
Endeavor in charge. They will be
dismissed in time for the union
services at the Presbyterian church.
Preparations will be made for the
revival, each group having an eve
ning for conducting the services
and an up-Valley preacher is to
obtained for one of the night ser
vices.
The Christian * ndeavor will con
duct the program Sunday evening
with Melba Howard as leader.
Songs: "He Keeps me Singing,”
"The Fight is On” and “If Jesus
Goes with Me I’ll Go” will be fol
lowed by the scripture and will be
discussed by the leader. Robert
Sylvester will offer a prayer. The
special Sunday evening includes a
selection by the quartet composed
of Juanita, Oleta and Armenia
Adams and Jack Mohle. Explana
tion and discussion of rev’val plans
will conclude the program.
Novel and practical qualities are combined by the use of beige pigskin
accessories on a chestnut brown jersey sports suit. The trig little hat,
glcves, bag and collar aie all of pigskin.
(Right)—This trim ensemble of mahogany brown wool is for early
Septembe" wear, a Bruyere design with late summer economy in mind.
It combines a hip-lenglh jacket untrimmed by fur with a slender, high
necked frock of the same fabric. The collar is of white pique. The
l, brown felt hat is one of the new fall models with the four-point crown.
Attractive Tea in La Feria
Draws Attention of Many
Valley Women on Thursday
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Club Courtesy At
Port Isabel On
W ednesday
A bridge party of attractive fea
tures Wednesday had as hostess
Miss Virginia Pattee who enter
tained members and guests of the
O. B. F. club at Port Isabel. The
rooms were done in pink and white,
with tallies and score pads fea
turing the chosen colors as did the
refreshments of ice creg-m and cake
and the floral decorations which
were pink roses and fern.
Miss Anna Ruth Langford re
ceived high score trophy.
Others making up the personnel
were Misses Frances Creager, Mary
Helen George, Lorene Strein, Alice
Warden, Georgie Singer of Browns
ville and Mrs. A. W. Hutson and
Tag Hutson of Harlingen, Dorothy
Jean Pattee and the hostess.
Miss Tag was the guest of Miss
Dorothy Jean for the day.
This Wednesday. Miss Singer will
compliment the club.
Bunco Party
Given Guest
A pretty hospitality of Thursday
was the bunco party given by Miss
Katherine Barnard to honor her
houseguest Miss Marguerite Nietert
of Harlingen, who spent last week
with her.
Using the attractive acalpha plants
and fern the hostess emhpasized a
pink and green color motif in her
floral decorations as well as in the
refreshment course, table service
and prize wrappings.
The exciting bunco games ended
in high score trophy being awarded
to Miss Nietert and low to Leonard
Piggett.
Congealed salad with whipped
cream and cakes, also expressing
the pink and green colors, were
served to Annette Barton. Dale
Fisher. Vilet Davenport. Leonard
Piggott, Dottie Mae Fisher, Craw
ford, Charles Langford, J. C.
Slaughter, the honoree and the
hostess.
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P. A. L. Club Has
Shower for Guest
Mrs. Dick Strama added a de
lightful courtesy to the social cal
endar Wednesday afternoon when
she entertained the P. A. L. club
and one guest, Mrs. William S.
Jacques who was showered with
many lovely gifts.
A delectable luncheon was served
before the games in which Mrs. E.
H. Hattabaugh was awarded high
score trophy and Mrs. Walter For
tune, second. Mrs. Jacques received
guest gift.
The meeting this week will be
with Mrs. Tom Ward.
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Birthday Informally
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Celebrated Sunday
Mrs. G. W. (Helen* Johnson, Jr.,
celebrated her birthday on last
Sunday most informally when she
received her friends at the John
son home on West Levee street.
Friends called during the day to
extend felicitations.
One of the most delightful events
of the past week was the silver ,
tea given Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Katherine Oliver
McCoy on the South Parker Road
near La Feria by the Twentieth
Century club. Guests, numbering al
most 100, were from Brownsville,
San Benito. Donna, Harlingen, Mer
cedes, Santa Rosa and La Feria.
Receiving the guests were Mrs.
McCoy, Mrs. Harpin and Mrs.
Brown. Mrs. H. T. Anderson pre
sided most graciously over the guest
book, beautifully decorated in pastel
with a typical scene of Mexico on
the cover, done by the president of
the club, Mrs. Joah Sanders. As
guests entered they were served a
refreshing fruit punch.
Mrs. McCoy opened her home for
the occasion, guests gathering in
the pleasant living room and spac
ious porch where antiques and col
lections cf prints served as a most
appropriate background. Lovely
roses were massed in large blue
bowls and white tapers burned in
twin blue candleholders to cast a
soft glow.
Mrs. McCoy in her gracious man
ner, introduced Mrs. Volney W.
Taylor who in turn introduced the
speaker of the afternoon. Mrs. G.
W. Johnson Sr., also of Brownsville.
Mrs. Johnson, who has spent many
years in the interior of Mexico,
where her husband has been locat
ed in his work with Pan-American
airways, gave a most interesting and
authentic talk on Ancient irtuins of
Mexico. The speaker had brought
with her a collection of articles
typical of Mexico, including idols
from the Mayan. Axtec and Taltex,
pottery and handwork.
Following the tea, an informal
buffet supper was tendered to those
on the progiam by the executive
board of the club. Those from
Brownsville were Mesdames Taylor,
Johnson, Willie A. George, H. B.
Hampton of La Jolla, Calif., who
is visiting in the Kenneth Beer
home here and Mrs. W. F. Wood
ward of Pinebluff, Ark. Mrs. J. J.
Murray of Harlingen was also a
guest.
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Entre Nous
Entertained
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Mrs. Owen Flynn entertained at
bridge Friday afternoon, compli
menting Entre Nous club and two
guests. Mrs. Joe Ingram and Mrs.
Lee Adamson at her home in West
Banker Addition.
Potted plants were used to cre
ate an attractive background for
two tables of players. Mrs. Graham
Edge received high score at the
conclusion of the games and was
awarded a lovely gift.
The hostess passed a salad course
to eight guests.
This Friday Mrs. Duff Howard
will entertain.
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Samedi Club With
Virginia Sethman
Miss Virginia Sethman proved a
gracious hostess Friday evening to
Samedi club members and one guest,
Miss Alberta Browne. Summer
blossoms adorned the room in which
two tables were appointed for the
bridge games. Miss Elizabeth
Browne was winner of high score
trophy.
A salad course was served during
the evening. Miss Browne will have
the club this Friday.
Corpus Will
Have Five At
:Meet Monday
Five members of the Corpus j
Christi Business and Professional j
Women's club will be at the quart
erly meeting of the Valley Feder
ation of B. and P. W. clubs in Mis
sion Monday evening, according to
announcement received at the
week-end. They are coming in in
terest of the district conference to
be held in their city soon.
Federated clubs from the entire
Valley will attend the banquet and
a large number is expected to at
tend from Brownsville. Those not
having transportation are asked to
meet at the Miller hotel at 6 p. m.
where cars will be waiting to take
members to Mission.
The quarterly program and ban
quet promises to be an interesting
event on the social calendar for the
week, and a large crowd is expect
ed to represent the Federated Busi
ness and Professional Womens
clubs in the Valley.
Splash Party Is
Compliment To
Guest Here
Complimenting Charles Tandy,
who with his parents is visiting
here from Fort Worth, Miss Eliza
beth Ann Tandy, assisted by her
mother Mrs. Cleve Tandy and Mrs.
Mark French, entertained with a
swimming party and Mexican sup
per at the Country Club Wednes
day from four to seven o'clock.
Those making up the personnel
of this delightful occasion were
Dons McKay, Mary Ruth Craig,
Frances Lawrence, Frances Cabler,
Dorothy Crowe, Mary Jane White,
Dorothy Fox, Maxine Rockwell,
Rosie Fox, George B. Hughston,
Donald Early, George Emmett Dodd,
Douglas Early, Bert Gross, George
White, James Batsell, Joe Bingham.
Richard McKay of La Port. Bill
Tandy of Fort Worth, Del Perkins
and the hostess.
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Connings, Goings and Doings
Mr. and Mrs. Bascom left Friday
night for the World Fair in Chi
cago.
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Mrs. J. T. Canales and Mrs. Jesse
Dennett are spending this month
in Saltillo, Mexico.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Tom and
daughter are spending the week
end in San Antonio.
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Miss Marguerite Nietert of Har
lingen was the houseguest last week
of Miss Katherine Barnard.
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Mr. and Mrs. Joe Linda berry
motored to San Marcos Saturday to
spend the week end with relatives.
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Mrs. Rachel Pierce is spending
several weeks in San Antonio with
her brother, Capt. Leonard Pierce
and family.
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Mrs. G. W. Love and son Paul
have returned from San Antonio
wdiere they have been for the last
several weeks.
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Mrs. Preston Crockett and Mrs.
R. B. Crockett are spending several
weeks in Houston visiting relatives.
They left last week.
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Mr. and Mrs. Ben Brite are ex
pected home from Central Texas
and Hot Springs, Ark. where they
have been this summer.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Bingham and
family have returned from a sev
eral weeks visit with friends and
relatives in Austin and Belton.
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Mr. and Mrs. W. B. George and
son are leaving Saturday night for
Chicago, where they will attend the
World Fair. They will be gone sev
eral weeks.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. A Russell are
enjoying a trip to Pennsylvania
visiting Mrs. Russell's mother. This
is the first time she has been back
in twenty years.
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Misses Josephine and Marizeil
Taylor are to visit their grand
mother. Mrs. Cook, in Dallas while
Mrs. Volney Taylor and Volney, Jr.,
go on to Chicago for the World's
Fair.
Mrs. H. B. Hampton, who has
been visiting in the Kenneth Beer
home for the past six weeks, plans
to leave the latter part of the week
for her home in La Jolla, Calif.
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Rev. and Mrs. O. L. Smith and
family have returned from a sev
eral weeks vacation trip to Arkan
sas and Missouri. They also visited
friends in Gonzales en route.
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Mr. and Mrs. Calvin Surtees are
to leave Sunday for San Antonio
where they will be located in the
future. They will be accompanied
by Mr. Surtees’ sister, Miss Patsy,
who has been visiting here.
Mrs. R. A. King and granddaugh
ter, Courtney Schmidt, have left
for a several weeks visit in Dallas
and Eldorado, Ark. They will be
gone until the first of September.
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Misses Frances and Laura Youree
left Saturday for Corpus Christi
after spending the past three weeks
in the home of their sister. Mrs. J.
B. Atchison and Mr. Atchison.
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Mrs. G. W. Johnson. Sr.. W. F.
Y/oodward of Pine Bluff, Ark.. Mrs.
Hampton of California, Mrs. Willie
A. George# and Mrs. Volley Taylor
of Brownsville were in La Feria
Thursday.
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Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Weir and
daughter, Mary Victoria were to'
leave Sunday morning for their
former home in Dallas. The Weirs
have resided in Brownsville for the
past year and will be greatly missed
by their friends.
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Mr. and Mrs. Fay Rockwell and
daughter. Miss Maxine are in Kerr
viile where they have gone to meet
their other daughter. Betty, who has
been spending the summer at
Camp Mystic. They will be back the
early part of this week.
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Friends are greeting Mr. and
Mrs. R. J. Cloud and their little
son, Dickie, who are visiting here
this week from Santa Fe. New Mex
ico and are staying at Palm Courts.
Mi’. Cloud was former manager of
Vv7oolworth’s in Brownsville before
he went to Santa Fe. They were
luncheon guests of Mr. and Mrs.
R. J. Bingham Friday.
Weirs Honored
With Farewell
Party Friday
A farewell courtesy was extended
by Senior No. Two of the B. Y. P.
U. Friday evening in the home of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Landreth on
Media Luna Road, to Mr. and Mrs.
S. E. Weir and their daughter,
Mary Victoria, who were to leave
Sunday morning for their former
home in Dallas.
The evening was spent most in
formally in games and conversation.
A pleasant surprise was the auto
graph book presented to Mr. and
Mrs. Weir, containing the names,
addresses, hobbies, etc., of every
one present. Miss Weir was also
presented with a gift.
At a late hour, refreshments of
dainty sandwiches, cookies and
punch were served to the honorees,
Mr. and Mrs. R. T- Kyzar, Mr. and
Mrs. Fred R. Bohlen. Mr. and Mrs.
J. P. Glenn, Mr. and Mrs. J. B.
Atchison. Mrs. Jack Baird, Miss
Juanita Boorye, Mrs. Daisy Nichols,
David Joost, Mr. and Mrs. George
Hillyer and daughter. W. W. Todd
and Mrs. Curtis Robinson and Mr.
and Mrs. Landreth.
SUNDAY
6:45 p. m. City Young Peoples
Lmon meeting at Central Christian
church. Christian Endeavor in
charge.
MONDAY
8:00 p. m. Quarterly meeting and
banquet of Valley Federation Wof
Business and Professional Women's
clubs at Mission.
10:00 a. m. Baptist Women's Mis
s.onary Union Industrial Day, all
day with covered dish luncheon.
3:30 p., m. Methodist Women's
Missionary Society social meeting
with Mesdames J. R. styles, R. A.
Tom, Charles Weich, A. S. Gimble.
Tate and Steve Sabotka as host
esses.
8:00 p. m. Hope Chapter. Order
of the Eastern Star, meeting at the
Masonic Temple
TUESDAY
9:30 a. m. Legion Auxiliary meet
ing at the home of Mrs. g W.
Johnson, Sr. cn West Levee street.
3:30 p. m. Mrs. J. B. Dobson en
tertaming Tuesday Contract Bridge
club.
8:00 p. m. Veterans of Foreign
Wars Auxiliary meeting at hall.
8:00 p. m. Rebekahs meeting at
Masonic Temple.
WEDNESDAY
3:00 p. m. p. a. L. club with Mrs.
Tom Ward.
6:00 p. m. Penny supper at Cen
tral Christian church with circle
four.
3:00 p. m. p. H. D. club In the
heme of Miss Margaret Huffacker.
Miss Georgie Singer entertaining
O. B. F. club.
THURSDAY
3:00 p. m. Mrs. Sam Lockwood
entertaining Ween Frac club.
El Jardin Friendly club with Mrs
A. M. Darling.
FRIDAY
Triple x Exit club with Miss
Pampy Hadden.
Miss Elizabeth Browne will en
tertain Samedi club.
Entre Nous club with Mrs. qfff
Howard. W
Dance at Truskett hall. Val
sponsored by local V. F. W. Auxiliary
at 9:30 p. nx.