The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1915 Page: 2 of 12
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THE ROCKDALE REPORTER. Urania* Jmm 17. 1618
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Your Butter and Eggs
We pay the highest
market price for them
and give you in ex-
change the choicest
Groceries.
Make Our Store Your Home While in Town
We are always glad to see you. -Ask us about your produce
The Sanitary Grocery
H. & l. HUDSON
TELEPHONE No. 32
list of things not known to our
parents and grandparent* fifty
years ago-the guests war* to
name the article by suggestkma.
The Diehl-Hale Orchestra furn-
ished music throughout the even-
ing. snd familiar songs were
sung in chorus. The ideal even-
ing concluded with the serving
oi a spiendiu menu cuumuug of
chicken salad, olives, home made
bread and butter sandwiches,
cheese straws, iced tea followed
by ice cream and cake.
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell are
both very’ popular young people
in the heyday of life, and their
picturesque little bungalow,
planted near the scenes of their
childhood was crowded with
friends and relatives from towns
and country, and in every res-
Two Years Service
Wednesday of this week Post-
master John A. Shapard rounded
out his first two years as post-
master of Rockdale, and The
Reporter desires to take this op-
portunity of saying that we have
in all our experience never known
a more pleasant, agreeable and
•wuEmuodatisg public
than Mr. Shapard has showed
himself to be during that time.
His conduct of the office shows
that he realizes his duty to his
patrons as well as to the govern-
ment, and he has always been
found ready to render any ac-
commodation within reason. At
the same time the service has
never been allowed to suffer in
any degree.
To T. B. Wootton there is also
pect the occasion was one of rare due much credit along this line.
pleasure and success. Those at-
tending from Rockdale were:
Messrs, and Mesdames E. A.
Camp. S. B. Perry. P. H. Perry,
H. C. Vance, I. R. Pepper, H. C.
Meyer, E. B. Phillips, A. P. Per-
ry, Jr.. J. A. Curlee, Rev. and
Mrs. W. E. Copeland and Mrs. J.
M. Hamilton of Ft. Worth, Miss
Irma Dunnington, Messrs. Diehl.
Otto Diehl. Floyd Strelsky, Rob-
ert Lee Hale and W. E. Gaither.
A business meeting of the
Scrap Book Club with Mrs. 0.
mony begun when Mrs. P. H.
Perry, at the piano, and Mr.
WITH MISS SCHWENKENBERG
As a farewell courtesy, Miss
Alma Schwenkenberg entertain-
ed a large crowd of the younger
K. Phillips. Wednesday, 23rd. at Robt,th„ vm|,' set with a stroll party and dance
4:30 p. m. Beftlad to have a , „ , ° Saturday evening The spacious
large attendance ot the ladies, as pla-^ the J0> *ul Mendelssohn s |)ar|ors 0f ti,e home was the
we have some important busi- wedding march and the attend- o( the dance and were d(J_
ness on hand. ants. Misses Mary (.amp and H htfu„ mvltj wlth decora.
—— Lottl* entered: they tk)ns o( fern and white flowers.
Scrap Book Club. »*"> Soared by Mr and Mrs. The 8core c>rds were in ^ de.
Another afternoon of pleasure ’ * °,°? *lr paces' sign, and provided for twenty
was registered on the memory !n e<^n ero e ; strolls or dances. Ice cream and
of the members of the Scrap ''erem® Y ev\v ‘ angelfood and devilfood cakes
Book Club and guests, who were I “* Cop, and’ and their son. Wil-j were served. Many regrets were
fortunate enough to assemble on en* as ”iasco , e'* ^°Pe ani expressed over the early depart-
gave an impressive prayer. Af-1
ter the benediction and congrat- j home in Thorndaie.
seats provided and a story con-
test entitled “An Aquatic Wed-
the sweetest d*nR engaged in. the blank anniVersary of Mr. and Mrs. 0.
spaces to be filled by the names
the inviting lawn of Mrs. T. B.
Kemp the hostess, and one of . .. .. . . , . . ,
moat iyyal members of the club. Nations the guests found them!
on Wednesday last. w*v t0 the *>or';h <‘nd l“wn wher«!
Fruit punch a favor of the
afternoon, was served by Miss
Vera Kemp in
manner.
“42” was the game of the
hour and to the sweet strains of
the victrola the fortutes rose
and fell.
At the conculsion a salad and
ice course was served. Mrs. Em-
mett Kemp and Miss Mary Cath-
erine Hill assiting the hostess.
ure of the hostess for her new
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
June 16th being the 16th wed-
TWELFTH WEDQING ANNIVERSARY
In response to unique invita-
tions printed on card shaped lin-
en, a number of relatives and
friends motored to Twin Oak
Farm, the beautiful new home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Caldwell,
to help celebrate their twelfth
wedding anniversary. The hours
named were from eight to twelve
Thursday evening, June 10th.
The house and lawn were bril-
liantly lighted, and the entire
home was tastefully decorated
with bowls, vases and baskets
filled with roses, daisies an-i c*i>*
jasmines, and over doorways and
of certain fishes. The story
complete reads:
“There was once a pretty girl
named (Anchovy) who was de-
voted to athletics. She would
(Perch) on a fence a few hours
to watch a ball game, and lowed
to (Flounder) through the mud
on a wet day. Her (Muscles)
were like iron, and what ever
she did was done with heart and
(Soul). She could (Crawl) with
theg reatest grace, as swiftly as if
she were a (Flying) fish. A young
man of her acquaintance deter-
mined to win her for his wife,
even though his friends most un-
justly said that she had a (Crab)
bed disposition, but he was
charmed by the sweet (Sound)
of her voice and the (Gold) of
her hair. One pleasant even-
ing they strolled together down
the (Pike) while the evening
(Star) shown above them. Sum-
moning his courage he asked the
important question and wasover-
K. Phillips, also the fifth wed-
ding anniversary of Mr. and
Mrs. C. R. Isaacs, they celebrat-
ed by having a picnic on the
beautiful lawn of Mr. and Mrs.
Phillips, serving refreshments
consisting of punch, sandwiches,
angelfood cake and pine-apple
sherbert. They each received
some useful and pretty presents.
It was a very enjoyable affair,
only members and relatives being
present, viz:
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Isaacs,
Mrs. Elizabeth Simms, Dr. and
Mrs. J. A. Phillips and family.
Dr. and Mrs. R. C. Wallis and
son. Bobbie, Mr. and Mrs. An-
drew Perry and family, Mrs.
Van de Venter, Mr. and Mrs.
Trent Newton, Little Velma
Newton, Miss Mattie Becker,
Mr. John Van de Venter, Mrs.
M. C. Sterling, Merrian Loewen-
stein, Tom and Nath Sterling
and the hostess.
windows were festoons of vines ^0>ed to an affirmative
answer. The following day he
bought (Her-ring) and in a short
and asparagus ferns. The punch
bowl glistened like dewdrops
from a table massed in cape jas-
mines and ferns. The round ta-
ble in the dining room with its
beautiful crochet cover and bas-
ket of daisies to center, held the
many lovely linen gifts.
The guests were welcomed by
one receiving line, composed of
Mesdames E. A. Camp, McGee,
of Temple: Henry Camp, Banz-
haf, Miss Mary Camp. Miss Lot-
tie Banzhaf served delicious
grape juice punch. The cere-
time the wedding took place. At
the wedding supper delicious
(Jelly) was served and wedding
cake, which was cut by the
bridegroom’s (Sword). The hap
py couple then left for an ex-
tended tour around the (Globe).”
There were several cuts for the
prizes, Miss Irma Dunnington
winning the ladies prize—a dain-
ty hand embroidered linen hand-
kerchief, the work of the hostess,
and Mr. Preston Perry a similar
gentleman’s prize.
Mr. E. A. Camp, brother of
the hostess, read a very clever
Mr Wootton went in as Assistant
Postmaster with Mr. Shapard,
and the two have worked togeth-
er well. They have given Rock-
dale an administration as good
as the best
During the two years the
office has held its own on stamp
sales despite the hard times and j
depressed financial condition of
the country, and the office has J
retained its position in the
“second class” division. The:
money order business has in-
creased, while the parcel postj
busines^has more than doubled
Special Sale of Millinery for
JUNE 19
The attention of the negroes of Milam county
is called to the extremely low prices being
ottered in Millinery for Emancipation
Day. June 19th. We are offering s
special showing suitable to the occa-
sion. at prices within reach of all.
Don't tail to get you a new hat for
“JUNETEENTh”
Mrs. Dora Poole
Up Stairs at Mercantile
Mrs. Weaver Isaacs is visiting
Phone 39 for the Model Tail- her brother in Waco,
ors. Leo A. Strelsky. Jr. spent last
A. Catching returned Sunday m Galveston.
John
Sunday from Austin where he
had been for a week under sur-
gical treatment at a sanitarium.
He is still confined to his room,
but is improving rapidly and
will soon be back at his place of
business.
Dr. I. P. Sessions and wife
spent Sunday in Georgetown.
Mrs. McGee of Temple is the
guest of Mrs. R. H. Caldwell.
Horace Switzer was a Sunday
j visitor in Georgetown.
i Miss Minnie Swatt will spend
| the summer with relatives in El
1 Paso.
an iee! Miss Irma Dunnington is the
Minerva ffUest °f MrS’ E* Berndt at
juiner\a rp,____-i..],.
Ice Cream Social.
There will be given
cream social at the iUIUCl'a Xhorndale.
school house on Thursday night, j * „
June 25th, by the ladies of the m“oied over**
Home Mission Society for the gunda>
benefit of the Minerva Methodist
church. Everybody cordially in-
vited.
T. J. Beasley
to Georgetown
Monday for Austin to do Uni
sity work.
Misses Edrie Farmer an|
Ophelia Johnson left Sunday for
Cameron where they will attest
the Summer Normal.
Prof. Dan Roark, of Route
who h&s been teaching at Fen
Texas, this term left Mon
morning for Austin.
Editor Williamson, of
Shiner Enterprise, made
Reporter a pleasant call betw<
trains Friday of last week.
Mrs. B. T. Cantrell and ii
daughter, Ernestine, left Mi
day morning for Houston wl
they will spend several days
iting Mr. Cantrell’s mother.
Miss Posey of Cameron, 3
Maddox of Goliad and Dr. J.
Miss Mattie Sailer of Thorn- Saun(lers of Falfurrias.
dale was the guest of Miss r lora, have been the guests of
! Sharp Sunday.
Artistic Paintings. Mr. and Mrs. Guy Arnold
Mr. A. B. Ashby, Jr., has been ! Waco. are visiting their mother
doing some exceptionally finej Mrs. J. C. Arnold this week,
work in water colors the past ten
Lettye Turner, have returned
of! their respective homes.
Frank Montague retu
Wednesday of last w
from A. & M. College wh<
eel
days, preparing a series of paint-
ings for the decoration of “The
Alcove,” Sherar & Stribling’s
popular ice cream parlor.
The paintings are in water
colors, and consist of a series of
panels, showing scenes in the
Alps and other famous countries.
The work exhibits a high class
of talent.
Who are the Model Tailors?
Miss Mamie bailer of Thorn- graduated this year
& and: Sl|hr^0XBahotToro“'
The Little Misses Matthews Mrs. J. Schwenkenberg.
have returned to San Antonio Alma Schwenkenberg and br
after a visit with Mrs. Niehaus.
Robert Lee and Dorine Orr. of
Palacios are visiting the family
of their aunt, Mrs. Dora Poole.
Mrs. L. W. Clark of San An-
tonio, who has been spending the
week-end with her parents, Mr.
and Mrs, D. T. Wootton, left
er, Arthur, have followed in i
wake of their household
and left for Thorndale Tu«
Dr. Schwenkenberg pi
them by several months, and
associated with a drug firm
that place. All of Rockdale
grets to lose this charming, I
ly cultured family.
CPECTACLES and Eye
>3 Glasses carefully fitted
every SATURDAY and MONDAY at
my office. Or phone number 3 and I
will call at your residence. Office east
room with W. E. GAITHER.
A. H. LIGHTFOOT
Phone
THE B-SHARP CLUB
The B-Sharp Musical Club was
entertained by Miss Eleanor
Phillips, Saturday, June 12th.
After all the members had arriv-
ed refreshing grape juice punch
was served. Roll was called,
each member answering with a
musical current event, after
which the following program
was carried out:
“Joyous Return,” duet, Agnes
Cooke and Maud Ryan.
Reading, Mary Alice Porter.
“Fifth Nocturne,’’instrument-
al solo, Celeta Rolhrock.
“I Love You, Dear,” song,
Louise Hale and Eleanor Phillips.
“Military March,” duet. Ruby
Lingert and Bernadine Renfro.
“Buena Notte,” instrumental
solo, Margaret Hehr.
After the program a musical
game was played, with Celeta
Rothrock drawing the prize, two
beautiful hatpins. Refreshments
of pine-apple sherbert and angel
food cake were served. The next
meeting will be with Mary Alice
Porter, June 26.
Test Us
On This!
♦♦♦♦♦♦♦
Even if the war and specu-
lation have sent the price of
wheat up we still carry our
usual line of flour.
Best grades.
Test us on this and other
things.
Orders carefully filled.
LEWIS & PERRY
THE HOME OF QUALITY GROCERIES. PHONE 46
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Cooke, John Esten. The Rockdale Reporter and Messenger (Rockdale, Tex.), Vol. 42, No. 15, Ed. 1 Thursday, June 17, 1915, newspaper, June 17, 1915; Rockdale, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth742674/m1/2/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Lucy Hill Patterson Memorial Library.