Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1956 Page: 3 of 8
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M
BASTROP (TKXAS) ADVERTISER, MARCH 15, 1956
Society News
Lid Gene Webb
|ored On 13th
iday With Party
,(i (;v. Webb was hon
r hj< l.lth birthday with
C party at tlu> American
^Center from a till 7 o*
j priilav afternoon, March
L, parents, Mr. and Mrs.
IWcbl). with Mrs. Ed Low-
l.,,isting-
quests enjoyed dancing,
llayeil a number of games.
Tl prizes were awarded, in-
i,' „ne f',r tht' tackiest girl
|0V, which were won by
Ti.uwiifit and G«n« Terry.
[were presented with a
L of dill pickles.
Lshnients consiste d of
hunch, ite cream and cake,
four tiered birthday cake
Led in white and was top-
[ith 13 P'"'i ('andles.
pueut list included Con-
BVis, Ann Loveless, Linda
Ann Adams, Ann Es
[Carolyn I-ayton, Myrlene
Jvrlene Townsend, Jill A1
Debbie OUlfield, Patsy Du-
I Sandra Wright, Wanda
Polly ^ ichmann, Diane
Judy Lowden, Mary Car
Linda Claiborne, Jo Ann
Griesenbeck, Ray Snyder, Perry
Ijtaki', Kelley Laake, Hryan
Whitten, Hobby Jenkins, Robert
Hryan, Wayne Smith, Earnest
Campbell, Ronnie Boatwright,
Richard Kesselus, Emmett Alex
ander, Jimmy Griffith, Gene
Terry, Rav Long, Jimmy Hanna,
Douglas Smith, Tommy Temple-
ton, Tommy Higgins, Johnny Mc-
Phaul, Jimmy Moncure and the
honoree, Donald Gene Webb.
Mrs. Helen Prokop
Given Surprise
Birthday Party
Mrs. Helen Prokop was de-
lightfully surprised with a birth
day party at her home on Fri-
day, March !), by Mrs. Otto
Laake, who was a student of
Mrs. Prokop's when she taught
school many years ago.
Mrs. Prokop's birthday was on
Saturday, March 10, and she
was (>8 years of age. She re-
ceived many lovely gifts, and
Mrs. Laake served cake and ice
cream to the guests. Approxi
mately twenty friends dropped
by Friday and Saturday to wish
Mrs. Prokop many happy re-
turns of the day.
Adrertitemt*'
From where I sit... 6y Jos Marsh
Information
"On The Line"
ira> readinc the other day
Ihtmiii ran gel all sorts (if
, juM l>> dialing a nemher
- telephone.
| New York you can get the
the weather, or a prayer,
liladelphin it's the stock re-
in H• • -11>n a voice tells bird
ler- what's to be watched
i park.
pr in Kurope, they jjo fur-
jVienna ifrrs a five-minute
| ta r for 1. In Switzer-
an irct th«> news in any
■< ;at,.".iair« - And a couple
< have "talking menus"
sperate housewives.
From where I sit, it doesn't
matter if ideas are put out by
telephone, through editorials, or
in person—as long as we can take
them or leave them. I happen to
like a tflas* of beer v> ith my sup-
per. You may prefer cofTee, tea or
branch water. Well, there's no
harm in "listening" to another's
opinions . . . I>nt if he should try
to force them on you, it's always
an Vmeriean's privilege to sim-
ply "hang up!"
( "inright. I"">6, I nilril Halt's I'.ri n rs Foundation
Auxiliary Welcomes
New Members
At Meeting
1 he American Legion Auxil-
iary to Post 533 met on Thurs-
day, March 8, at the Legion
1 ent'.T, at which time two new
members were welcomed into the
membership, Mis. William C.
Dickson and Mrs, Milton C.
Pressley.
A song session of old favor
ite songs was enjoyed before the
business meeting. Mrs. Otto
Wolf, president, called the meet-
ing to order and all joined ill
the flag ceremony, and sang the
national anthem. Prayer was
led by Mrs. Adren Long, and the
Auxiliary Preamble to the con-
stitution was recited. The sec-
retary, Miss Stella Spooner,
gave the roll call and read the
minutes of the last meeting. A
letter was read from the dis-
trict president, congratulating
the I nit on memberships turned
in, and announcing the district
meeting on April 8 at Burton,
I exas. Also a letter of thanks
from McCloskoy Veterans Hos-
pital at Temple was received.
Mrs. A. L. DeGlandon report-
ed that she had received a large
number of magazines from Bas-
trop people and these are well
used at the hospital, and much
appreciated as expressed in the
letter. The local garden club
sent cookies the past month, and
the Methodist ladies of the
WSC'S are scheduled for March
to supply the veterans with
cookies.
Mrs. Oren Eskew • discussed
plans for the annual Poppy Day
sales, and Mrs. Walter Gore an-
nounced that the committee on
(Jirls State would make plans
for selecting a Junior High
School girl to attend.
Mr-. Claude Sharp, treasurer,
reported on finances. The group
recently donated ? 10.00 to the
Polio Drive. They also agreed
to continue as sponsors of the
Cub Scouts and made a donation
of $5.00 for each den. Present
enrollment includes 38 boys and
12 adults, and the auxiliary has
been the sponsoring agent for
several years.
The business meeting adjourn-
ed and Miss Stella Spooner of
the community service committee
led the discussion of the pro-
gram topic. She reviewed the
community juvenile program and
welfare work. The auxiliary's
national program of community
service includes eight objectives,
which are youth conservation,
health service, education, beauti-
fication of the community, safe-
ty, fine arts, housing and recrea-
tion. These are just a few—
the challenge is endless for all
groups interested in community
welfare.
Hostesses for the social hour
were Mrs. Adren Long, Mrs. H.
L. Perkins, Mrs. John Lesikar
Jr. and Mrs. Velma P. Hart-
zell. Refreshments of cold drinks
sandwiches, olives, shoestring po-
tatoes and refrigerator cookies
were served. Those attending
besides the hostesses were Mrs.
Robert A. Tullis, Mrs. Fred
Haynie, Miss Fay Chalmers, Mrs.
Wm. C. Dickson, Mrs. Otto Wolf,
Miss Stella Spooner, Mrs. Walter
Gore, Mrs. A. L. DeGlandon,
Mrs. Oren Eskew and Mrs.
Claude Sharp.
The next meeting will be held
on the second Thursday in April
at 7:30 p. m.
Program On "Texas
Day" Given At
Club Meeting
Mrs. W. E. Maynaid gave an
informative program on "Texas
Day", which is being observed
from March 2 through April 21,
and a brief review of a paper
by Mrs. Pat Neff, known as an
eloquent speaker and historian,
at a meeting of the Ladies Read-
ing Circle at the home of Mrs.
Joe K. Young on Friday after-
noon. Mrs. W. B. Ransome serv-
sioned as co-hostess for the occa-
sion.
Mrs Maynard also explained
the movement of the Texas His-
torical Survey committee to or-
ganize in each county, which will
be in connection with the State
Historical Survey committee, to
help preserve Texas historical
heritage, building, landmarks,
cemeteries, etc., and collections
of information on historical
houses, places and documents.
A meeting is to be he'd for Bas-
trop County, in Bastrop, at the
courthouse on March 20, with
Mrs. W. E. Maynard as tempor-
ary chairman.
Mrs. Dale Korcm presided ov
er the business meeting. Fol
lowing roll call and the read-
ing of the minutes of the pre-
vious meeting, the standing com
mittees gave their reports. The !
finance committee reported
$102.L realized from the sale
of the book, "In the Shadow of
the Lost Pines". A rummage
and bake sale was held Satur
day, March 10, the proceeds of
which was approximately $175.
A game party will be held at
the home of Mrs. H. N. Bell,
on March 24, to which the pub
lie is cordially invited. Proceeds
realized from these projects will
go on a note due oil the Mu-
seum building.
The civic committee reported
that the planting of the grounds
at the Museum had been accom
plished. Mrs. R. P. Perkins
thanked the members for their
donations of shrubs and for their
cooperation in placing the plants,
and called for volunteers to help
with the watering of them.
Both members of the Reading
Circle and the Historical Society,
are grateful to Mr. Rorem for
bringing his tractor and grader
and supervising the levelling of
the grounds, which was so badly
needed.
The program committee ex-
pressed a desire for next year's
program to be one of organized
study on a given subject. After
a discussion, Miss Grace Fitz-
william made a motion to dis-
continue an open forum type of
program and substitute for it
a program around a central
theme. The motion carried.
The next meeting will be held
at the Museum, with M'ss Julia
Moncure and Mrs. Powell C.
Maynard as hostesses.
During the social hour, Mrs.
Young and Mrs. Hansome served
refreshments to fourteen mem-
bers and a guest, Mrs. R, P.
Perkins.
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Standifer, Amy S. Bastrop Advertiser (Bastrop, Tex.), Vol. 104, No. 3, Ed. 1 Thursday, March 15, 1956, newspaper, March 15, 1956; Bastrop, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth237574/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 16, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bastrop Public Library.