The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1926 Page: 5 of 16
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DEMOCRAT-VOICE, FRIDAY, JUNE 25,1926.
Page 5
-SOC&ETY
. MRS. HENRY DUNMAN, SOCIETY EDITOR
TELEPHONE 388.
|g, a Complimentary Bridge.
Mrs^ L. J. Wilson was hostess to a
beautifully planned bridge Tuesday
afternoon arranged to honor Mrs. B
H. Schumaker of Caldwell, guest of
Mrs. C. Lee Williamson. Masses of
Shasta daisies gave a pretty floral
touch to the game rooms, where six
tables of players assembled for the
games.
High and low game favors, angel
food cakes, went to Mrs. J. F. Neff
and Mrs. P. Burk. The honoree was
presented lovely gifts as souvenirs
of the occasion.
At the tea hour an attractive salad
course with punch was served.
The personnel of Mrs. Wilson’s hos-
pitality numbered twenty-four guests-.
Dixie Party.
Mrs. John M. Nichols gave a Dixie
Party Saturday evening in compliment
to her Sunday school class. After the
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MONDAY AND TUESDAY, JUNE 28-29.
“The Lucky Lady”
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 30TH.
COLLEEN MOORE
-IN—
“Flirting With Love”
The Tale of a Girl wfrtrMoeked Cupid.
Girls, come and see how a footlight star lamped ’em and
vamped ’em, but kept her heart free till Cupid shot his dart
right through her heart, and she tripped and she fell heels
overhead in love (as you shall see) with her worst enemy.
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, JULY 1-2.
HER TRIUMPH
Gorgeous Corinne—in gorgeous gowns—in gorgeous'
.scenes—in gorgeous moments you’ll never forget in the
grandest operetta of the grandest age.
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^Adapted from the
nmoui operetta
written by Henry
Blossom and com-
posed b y Victoi
Herbert; directed by
ROBT. Z. LEON-
ARD; Asher, Small
and Rogers present
it.
pleasure of the pictures refreshments
were served at a drug store to Misses
Cerrill Maddox, Madelyn McDougal,
Inez Sotkes and R. B. Saunders, Don
Gideon, 0. B. Jackson, Bob Miller, Joe
Brooks, Virgil Parker and Ira Powell.
Bridge Party.
Myriads of gladioli in tall baskets
and vases of gay hued zennias form-
ed effective decoration for the pretty
reception suite of Tuesday afternoon
when Miss Audry Lane entertained
young matrons and other friends at
bridge. The trophy for high score, a
dainty cherrie vanity, was awarded
Miss Eloise Watson and Consolation,
cherrie talcum, was given Miss Mary,
Elizabeth Dibrell.
At the refreshment hour a delicious
salad and ice course was served.
The invitation list included Mes-
dames Don Sawyer, Ector Smith, M.
T. White, Sterling Forsythe, James
Thornhill, Misses Camille Stobaugh,
Josephine Hicks, Katie B. Simmons,
Eloise Watson, Mary Frances Martin,
Agnes Craig, Mary Elizabeth Dibrell,
Bessie Simmons, Lucile Hale, Mary
Clem Wilbern and Leila Jo Dunman.
Complimentary Forty-Two.
Mrs. H. J. O’Hair named Mesdames
A. D. Dunn and Hattie O’Hair honor
guests when she entertained the Mer-
ry Twenty Club Tuesday evening.
The spacious entertaining rooms,
where tables wfere arranged for forty-
two were effectively decorated in
sweet peas, the tints of the blossoms
being featured in the ice course serv-
ed at the close of the evening with
sweet peas plate favors.
Guests were Messrs, and Mesdames
B. A, Pessels, M. K. Witt, W. C. Wood-
ward, J. Tom Padgitt, Perry Sto-
baugh, J. M. Nichols, L. J. Wilson, R.
E. L. Culp, L. C.' Martin, T. J. Allen,
J. B. Dibrell, Mesdames E. K. Thom-
son, H. 0. Horn, J. W. Gates and C.
C. McDaniel.
Bridge for Guests.
Baskets of zennias and nasturtiums
at vantage points provided the color
notes in decorations of the Edens
home when Mesdames E. C. Edens
and Jack Durham entertained at
bridge in compliment to Mrs. Lester
G. Whipple of San Antonio and Miss
Agnes Edens of Georgetown.
In the bridge games giving interest
Mrs. C. Lee Williamson received high
emm
—not just her smile
—not just her style
Oh, much, much .
more than that!
SATURDAY, JULY 3RD.
Buck Jones
-IN-
The Gentle Cyclone
AT GEM
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THE
MON-TUES., JUNE 28-29.
Lefty Flynn
—In —
“Sir Lumberjack”
Big Timber! The cry of the
woodsman as the giant sentinels
of the foi^st fall before the
cleaving blade of the axe!
A glorious natural setting-
myriad wonders of nature—for
a smashing melodrama of truly
prodigious appeal!
Men and women caught in
the strange web of Destiny-
whirled onward to a Fate no one
knew! Fighting, crying, laugh-
ing, loving—hating with a ten-
sity of wild cats!
And life transcending all
barriers—bringing happiness tc
all in a monumental climax!
A peep into the mysteries of
the most dramatic of all domains
—the logging industry!
WED-THURS, JUNE 30
JULY 1st.
iAL CHRISTIE'S
Laush Sensation
FRI-SAT, JULY 2-3.
Pete Morrison
—In—
“The Escape”
Extra — Mack Sennett
comedy and “Bar C. Mys-
tery” serial.
Summer Suit
church reading .the service. Mrs.
Hal F. Smith gave the wedding music.
Mr. and Mrs. Haynes left shortly
after the ceremony for an automobile
trip to Galveston and other south
Texas points. Upon their return they
will'Yoake their home in Coleman
where Mr. Haynes holds a position
with the J. E. Stevens Co. of that city.
Friday Club.
. Mrs. Reta Mae McMath was hostess
Friday evening to the Friday Club
members, their husbands and friends.
Gracefully arranged summer flow-
ers floraled the rooms where bridge
held interest during the evening. In
awarding club favors Misses Vida
Jones and Gussie Snodgrass received
high and consolation, and guest favors
went to Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Wilbern,
Pat Warren and Harry Collins.
Punch and sandwiches was served
to nine tables of guests.
Complimentary Party.
In a setting characterized by un-
usual beauty of detail Mrs. E. M.
Whatley entertained Wednesday aft-
ernoon honoring Miss Mary Haynes of
Greensboro, Ala. Bridge and forty-
two were the afternoon diversions,
with Mrs. H. H. Wooldridge making
high score and Mrs. H. A. Robertson
low in bridge, and Mrs. Sumpter
Weatherred high in the forty-two se-
ries. Dainty colonial dolls were giv-
en as table favors. A dainty salad
plate was passed it) the late after-
noon hours.
The personnel included Mesdames
H. H. Wooldridge, B. A. Pessels, H. A.
Robertson, R. B. Swiger, Leila John-
ston, Robert Bailey, Cedric Maddox,
C. Lee Williamson, Burton Shoemaker,
A. C. Wright, Bertha Snodgrass, Jim
Martin, Sumpter Weatherred, Paul
Leeper, Nolan and Baker.
Tweed and jersey afford a popu:>
lar combination^for the summer
suit. Two shades of tan are
shown in this model. The jersey
blouse is one with the skirt.
score prize, Mrs. B. H. Schumaker sec-
ond high and Mrs. Wilbern consola-
tion. Honor guests favors were pre-
sented Mrs. Whipple and Miss Edens.
A delgihtful salad plate was passed
ifi refreshment to seven tables of play-
ers. Out-of-town guests were Mrs.
Lester Whipple, San Antonio; Miss
Agnes Edens, Georgetown; Mrs. Wil-
bern, Fort Worth; Mrs. B. H. Schu-
maker, Caldwell; Misses Lettie and
Lucile Edens of Georgetown.
Thursday Club.
Mrs. Karl Wallace was hostess
Thursday afternoon for an informal
bridge complimenting the Thursday
Club and additional friends.
The entertaining rooms were decid-
edly pretty in its decorations of sweet
peas and Shatta daisies. After tro
phies were awarded, Mrs. Oscar Beck
and Harry Wooldridge for high and
low culb scores, and Miss Vivian Tay-
lor and Mrs. C. Lee Williamson guest
favors, a dainty party plate was
passed in refreshment to the six
tables of players included in the per-
sonnel. j-
Entre Nous Club.
No more pleasant social affair was
held during the past week than the
one of Thursday morning when Mrs.
John M. Nichols named Mrs. F. M.
Burk, recently of Brownwood, as hon-
or guest when she entertained the En-
tre Nous Club at her handsome home
on south Colorado St
Yellow and white were the color
notes chosen by the hostess with which
to appoint her hospitality. Masses of
Shasta daisies, nasturtiums and roses
in pretty clusterings were used in
floral adornment.
After games were over tea tables
were attractively laid and delicious
salads and ices served. The invitation
list included ten tables of players.
Haynes-Dunn.
A wedding of interest to Winters
and Coleman friends was solemnized
Thursday at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
T. D. Dunn in Winters when their
daughter, Miss Pauline, was married
to Luther Haynes of Coleman, with
Rev. Hal F. Smith of the Presbyterian
Collins-Stokes.
Coleman friends are interested in
the announcement of the marriage of
Miss Dova Lee Collins and Denzil T.
Stokes which occurred Sunday morn-
ing, June 20th, at 9 o’clock in the
pastor’s study of the Baptist church,
Rev. C. E. Lancaster performing the
marriage service,
Mr. and Mrs. Stokes expect to
leave Sunday to make their home in
Denver, Colorado.
Crowsfeet and
Eyestrain
Nothing can be more
ageing to your appearance
than crowsfeet—the wrin-
kles caused by eyestrain.
Unconsciously you may
pucker your brows and
squint a thousand times a
day in an effort to over-
come defective eyesight.
Face the truth before it’s
too late.
Have Your Eyes
Examined
Jerry Harbour
Registered
Optometrist
Coleman, Texas
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riage service.
Memorial Service.
The Coleman Rebekah Lodge held j
memorial service Thursday evening in
memory of Mrs. Belle Conner, and
the following program given: Roll
call, Mrs. Jim Prince, Noble Grand;
Biography of the Life of Mrs. Conner,
Mrs. Frank Brewer; song, “Lead
Kindly Light,” assembly; scripture
reading, Mrs. H. B. Wilson; Lord’s
prayer, by the Order,
Flowers were placed on the graves
of three of our departed members,
H. T. Keesie, D. W. Watson and Mrs.
Belle Conner.
Conner-Willeford. \
The marriage of Miss Blanche
Willeford and F. E. Conner wasfquiet-
ly solemnized in the pastors fftudy of
the First Baptist church at 7:30
o’clock Saturday evening, June 19th,
1926, Rev. C. E. Lancaster reading the
service.
Complimentary Party.
A pretty arrangement of Shasta
daisies were used in decoration of
the entertaining suite of the E. M.
Jones home Thursday evening when
Miss Ellen Jones gave a delightful
bridge, honoring her sister, Mrs. Joe
Gentry of Paris, Texas, who is a guest
in the home. The players progress-
ed through an interesting series of
games and in the final count game
favors went to Mrs. Jack Durham,
high guest score; Mrs. R. V. Hamil,
high club score; Mrs. Sterling For-
sythe, consolation and a pretty gift
was presented the honoree, Mrs. Gen-
try. A dainty salad and ice course
was prettily served at attractively
laid tables to club members and Mes-
dames Clyde Edens, Jack Durham, J.
H. Ashmore, H. A. Robertson, Joe
Gentry, Milton Collins, Misses Lena
Wood, Mayme Allen, Dorothy Aston
and Mrs. Whipple of San Antonio.
Smith-MrElrath.
Miss Ruby Smith and Louis B. Mc-
Elrath of Echo were united in mar-
riage Saturday evening, June 19th, at
8:30 o’clock in the pastors study qf
the First Baptist church with Rev.
C. E. Lancaster performing the mar-
Idle Hour Club.
Mrs. Sterling Forsythe was last
Wednesday’s hostess to the Idle Hour
Club and other guests substituting for
absent members. Summer flowers in
pretty vasing gave floral beauty to the
rooms where bridge was played with
interest during the afternoon hours.
Mrs. R. V. Hamil and Miss Katie B.
Simmons won the game favors. At
the tea hour a dainty two-course
luncheon was served. Club members
and Misses Bessie Simmons, El Freda
Tailor and Mary Frances Martin were
the guests.
Cool new Lingerie at special prices.
Saunders-Smith Co. 26x.
Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Dimock of Ann
Arbor, Michigan, guests in the H. H.
Jackson home the past two weeks, left
early Wednesday morning for Law-
tqn, Oklahoma* for a brief visit with
other relatives before returning home.
Janie Gardener, student in Howard
Payne College, was a week-end guest
vi Mh$s Irene Henderson.
We are headquarters for best fed
beef. City Market and Sanitary Mar-
ket. 26x.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Satterwhite and
daughter, Mrs. Olie B. Beasley, of
Wortham, were in Coleman last Sat-
urday and were guests in the H. H.
Wooldridge home. They were en-
route to Panhandle and other plains
towns. Mr. Satterwhite is a brother
of Speaker Lee Satterwhite of the
House of Representatives.
Hear the new VICTOR RECORDS
at HARBOUR’S. 26x.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Strother were
passengers to Temple last Friday aft-
ernoon, where Mrs. Strother went for
medical examination. Mr. Strother
returned Sunday and Mrs. Strother is
expected today.
Miss Eloise Watson returned Friday
from a week’s visit with friends at
May. ....
Three nice new 5-room modem
houses for sale. Small cash payment
and balance to suit purchaser. R. E.
L. Culp. 16-tfx.
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Williamson, J. T. The Democrat-Voice (Coleman, Tex.), Vol. 45, No. 26, Ed. 1 Friday, June 25, 1926, newspaper, June 25, 1926; Coleman, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth724092/m1/5/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Coleman Public Library.