Mt. Pleasant Daily Times (Mount Pleasant, Tex.), Vol. 17, No. 312, Ed. 1 Monday, December 14, 1936 Page: 3 of 4
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MT. PLEASANT DAILY TIMES, : N IE .LMGLZ 14, ICJS
Society and Club Note
Calendar for Clubs
^were sung.
Mrs. Lena A. Shugart, Nation-
al Director and State Manager,
i and Mrs. Addie Hamlin, District
will ^ana8cr’ werG honor guests, and
: made interesting talks about the
home for aged members and or-
, phan children at Sherman
! Santa Claus
riiss Daisy McFearrin and Frank S.
Groner, Jr., Marriage Solemnized
In Church Ceremony Saturda;
a i Tuesday
Kroweldeen Club
> meet Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. E. C. Brice on East
TTircf Q +
Mrs. R. S. Wolfrom will enter- ^cin"a Claus presented each
tain the Tuesday Bridge Club at £uest with a gift, after which
her home on East First Street bunco and 42 wpre Played, with
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Beulah Turner of Hughes
The Colonial Hill Study Club Springs and Mrs. Nell Langley
will meet at the Home Economics °* talco winning high scores,
cottage Tuesday evening at 7 After the games, delicious re-
o’clcck for the annual Christmas freshments were served to the
party, complimenting the hus- following guests by the Mt.
bands of the members of the Pleasant ladies, who were hos-
elub.
Mrs. T.
Wednesday
W. Parks will enter-
tesses: Mines. Newel P. Fleming,!
Ray Hayden, Annie Holcomb, J. j
O. Wood, C. R. Fleming of Mt. |
, . ., ... , , y-, . , , Pleasant; C. E. Watson, E. W.
ff ,.T.®nffLC1Ub Turner, H, V. Brinker of Hughes!
Springs; A. V. McElroy. W. T.
Efurd, Nell Langley, Virginia ’
Bailey. Nina Bailey, and Gladys
Franklin of Talco.
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PRESBYTERIAN YOUNG
t.'aunt, V/. :.I. Wilkinson. Misses
Ethel Webb and Ruth Faunt, and
Mr. and Mrs. Hamel, of Marshall;
•Tf one! Mrs. Edward Groner, of
"kii’tts; Mrs. Edward Groner, Jr.,
and daughter, Ruth, of New Or-
leans, La.
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1 APT I ST T. E. L.
S. S. CLASS
Current Attractions at the
1 heatres
By Fred Godsey
Thirty-two members, two vis- I Melvyn
itors and cr.e new member of the \ .. ’ ..
T. E. L. Sunday School Class of
the Bant.ist. ChuroVi ep.jo'.’cd the
interesting and helpful lesson
Douglas and Mary
co-starred in Colum-
bia’s hilarious drama of the “st -
ather” side of matrimony, “And
, they were married”, which
uudy directed Sunday morning opens at the Texan Theatre Tues-
by Mrs. Viola Brannon. The
topic, The Living Christ Among
the Church,” was taken from
day for a two-day run.
The amusing complications de-
| John’s vision on Patmus and was veloP when the two principals de-
presentecl in a most inspirational
manner.
dismissed the class v/ith a pray-
er.
Mrs. Arthur Mitchell!that there are step-children
mischievous rogues who
ANTHONY EDEN STAMPS
at her home on Lide Avenue.
The Euterpean Club will ren-
der a program of Christian mu-
sic at the Methodist Church
Wednesday evening at 7:15. The
public is cordially invited.
Friday
The Junior Kroweldeen Club' PEOPLE HOST TO GROUP
will meet at the home of Mrs.! FROM SULPHUR SPRINGS
Geo. Watts on East First Street . . ,, „
. . . , The young Deople of the Pres-
for a Christmas program and , , .. „
* I bytevian Church of this city en-
parj' * * ■{> | tertained a number of young;
j people from the Presbyterian
i Cbiirph rh Sulphur Spring1: with
j a “Nutty Party” in the church j
The Girl Scouts held their I Parlors Friday evening. Nutty j
weekly meeting Saturday morn- Pnmes were enjoyed and deli-
ing at'the home of Mrs. I. N. Wil- j cious refreshments were served .
liams. Plans were discussed dur-|thG following: Marcelle Prim,! Saturday evening at 8:30, a wed- wedding party,
ing the business session for a]-Tan and Joe‘Owens, B. F. Ash- (ding of social interest took place! In a program of nuptial music,
Christmas party to be held at j croft, Eva and Era Northcutt,; when Miss Daisy McFearrin, Miss Margaret Rudd sang “Dawn-
Mrs. Williams’, at which time I Harold Sterling, Martha Fay charming daughter of Mrs. Chess ing”, accompanied at the piano by
47 guests will attend. Names | Deakin, Alvin Woodard. Martha McFearrin. became the bride of Miss Gladys Adilene Tabb, who
were drawn and every one will j Lou Williams, Mrs. Sterling and Mr. Frank S. Groner Jr., at the I played the traditional Mendels-
.Resent a gift to the person whose 1 Mr. Owens of Sulphur Springs; J Fh-3t Baptist church. ! sohn wedding march for the en-
name they have drawn at the j Jamie and Eugene Landers, Ju-; The Rev Frank S. Groner, Sr., |trance of the bridal party. Softly
party. The meeting was closed ! ban Johnston, Jean Fore, Fran- ^atjier Qf tlie groom and Presi- i throughout the ceremony she
GIRL SCOUT
MEETING
CAIRO HNS).—Anthony Eden,
Eritish Foreign Secretary, will
be the central figure on a new
set of Egyptian stamps which
are to be issued shortly in com- Gable-Joan
memoration of the signature of
the Anglo-Egyptian Treaty of
Alliance. The issue will repre-
Ade to be married but discover
—two
rogues who get a
laugh in every scene and land
“mama” and “papa” in the city
jail.
The Douglas-Asi.or c mbira o .
bring-! a new pair of stars o the
screen in a picture that for plot,
would be a success.
“Love on the Run”, the Ciark-
Crawford picture-
ends today at. the Texan with
compliments for doing away with
the “strictly mush” scenes ex-
sent the scene in the Locarno | pected.
Room at the Foreign Office dur- J Although there is plenty of ro-
ing the signing of the treaty on mance, of course, Gable and Fran-
August 26. chot Tone provide enough comic
.situations to class this W. S. Van
i Dyke production a the best <>f
| comedies. They an cast ns rival
j news reporters tr; ng to double-
i cross cf ch other for a scuup on a
j famous heiress, and their adven-
j tures, when they become en-
tangled with an international spy
ring, carries the show over in a
big way.
Reginald Owen is outstanding
in the supporting members.
The Paramount murder mys-
tery. “Murder with Pictures’*,
ends today at the M^r+in Theatre.
With v. ev Ayres and Gait Pat-
rick in the leading roles and Ben-
ny Baker in the support, this film
is as exciting as it is funny.
Paul Kelly aids in solving the
crime of the moment with his
camera.
Phone 3 00 and let me deliver
you a Eible or a box of Christmas
cards. Priced right. Albert
Spence. u_4
the
p
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m
MRS. FRANK S. GRONER. JR.
beautiful ceremony candles before the entrance of the
, * Hazel V
y Livingston
by singing a Christmas Carol.
■M' =0’ ‘5’ *
WOODMEN CIRCLES HAVE
CHRISTMAS TREE
jbers of the Woodman Cir-
cle groves of Mt. Pleasant,
Hughes Springs and Talco met
at the American Legion Hall
Friday afternoon to enjoy a
Christmas tree. As the guests ar-
rived, they were greeted by Santa
ces Gilpin, Elizabeth HucRabee,
Camp Williams, Louise Gilpin,
Miss Myrtle Williamson, Miss
Minnie Eskew and Rev. Geo. C.
Moore of this city.
dent of the Baptist Collegt of | played Carrie Jacobs Bond’s “I
Marshall, officiated in the sacred i L°ve You Truly” and for the re-
ring ceremony in the presence of
the two immediate families and
a few close friends of the princi-
pals.
Vows were exchanged before an
ccssional, Wagner’s "Lohengrin.’'
Miss Rudd wore a stunning
guwn of black velvet, her corsage
was fashioned of pink rose buds.
Miss Tabb wore a smart model of
blue moire taffeta, with pink ac-
cessories and shoulder corsage of
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jackson of
Rockdale, Texas, who have been if14" bf"ked Southern srm-
... lax and basxets of gorgeous white
married 70 years, have 12 living . chrysanthemums. White tapers Pink carnations,
children, 71 grandchildren, 90 i jn graduated candlebras illumi- j Miss Jewell McFearrin. sister of
Claus Mrs ”Ida ^Corner ^Christ- great-grandchildren. He is 92. ; nated the alter. Edwin Peel and the bride and maid of honor, wore
mas* games were played and car-I she is 87. ! Pat Groner, ushers, lighted the j a striking gown of blue velvet.
i___________l and accessories of silver. She car-
ried an arm boquet of pink roses
with showers of silver ribbon and
valley lilies.
The bride entered on the arm
sho
it
LETTERS TO SANTA CLAUS
lUs________________________
as Ranger set, fireworks, fruits j friend, Robert Allen Stinscn.
and nuts.—Many thanks.—JOE P. S.—Don’t forget my little
LOUIS BORDEN. | cousin’ Gladys Bankhead’ be"
_ I cause she has been a good giri.
MMMi
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Dear Santa Claus: ! Dear Santa Claus:
Dear Santa:
How are you? Fine. I hope.
Please bring me some skates, a
doll, some doll clothes, a stove, a
table and some dishes, a pair of
house shoes and a color book.
Your friend,
Patsy Sue Gann.
P. S.—I am seven years old.
Dear Santa:
I am a little boy eight years old.
I would like for you to bring me a
printing set. a pencil box. a Tex-
; I have tried to be a good boy
I this- year. I am nine years old
j and in the fourth grade. I
I would like a cowboy suit and a
j hat and also a Buck Jones pump
I gun. Then just add all the
j goodies that go with Christmas
! to make little folks happy. Your
I want a doll with a blue coat
and hat if you can find it. A
little- machine at Duke & Ayres,
and if you can get me a Mick-
ey Mouse watch. I want some
nuts, oranges and apples and ba-
nanas. I am a pretty good girl.
—Jeanne Hart.
A VISIT TO SANTA LAND
Bv Brandon Walsh
of her brother, Thurman Mc-
Fearrin, who gave her in mar-
riage, and was a picture of love-
liness in a gown of white chiffon
velvet, fashioned with full puffed
! sleeves. The bodice of the gown
was made with a high neck with v
Queen Mary's collar of lace, and
was fastened with covered but-
tons tc the hem line. The skirt
f-'Hned a long train. Her veil of
illusion was caught at the head
with a cap of seeded pearl. She
carried an arm bouquet of white
ro'es with showers of valley lilies
Joe Pciteet of Marshall at-
tended the groom as best man.
Immediately following t h ■:
'ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Groner
I left on a wedding trip, the desti
nation of which they did not dis-
close. The bride chose to travel
in a black costume suit, with a
white satin blouse trimmed in
’’hincstor:-' clips. Her accessories
were also black.
■Mrs. Groner, popular in social
and church circles is a daughter
of Mrs. Chess McFearrin. Sho
was graduated from Mt. Pleasant
< High senool and the College of
Marshall, where she became s
nember of the Sigma Iota Chi.
mne has been secretary to the
Tounty Agent, Donald Ralph for
the past two years.
Mr. Groner is the son of Dr. and
Mrs. Frank S. Groner. Sr., of Mar-
shall. He attended the College of
Marshall and is a graduate of
Baylor University at Waco. He
is now assistant manager of the
Baptist Hospital at New Orleans.
La., where they will make their
home.
Mrs. McFearrin. mother of the
bride, wore a gown of black crepe
rimmed with velvet. Her
•.boulder corsage was fashioned
of while carnations. Mrs. Gro-
ner, mother of the groom, wore a
node! of black velvet with a cor-
m.ge of white gardenias.
Guests from out-of-town at-
‘ending were: Dr. and Mrs. Frank
Groner, Sr., Miss Laura Groner.
Pat Groner, Mr. and Mrs. Frank
Beatty, Miss Maud Peebles, Mrs.
Grace Patrick, Mr. and Mrs. J. P.
CHAPTER XV
They went down in the elevator,
passed the plum and gold doorman.
“It’s such a good address. If you
only had one of the large, front
apartments!”
“When I marry an heiress—”
“When you marry Adele. Be
specific.”
They were getting into the car
now. He was giving more than his
usual attention to starting.
She watched him narrowly.
“Donald, you haven’t—you
haven’t seen anyone else?”
“Hundreds—thousands. We’d bet-
ter go by the garage and get Borne
more gas. I have a call or two to
make afterwards, and—”
“Donald, you’ve fallen in love
with someone elsel
She thought he turned a bit more
ruddy. “You’re crazy 1” he said
ortly.
You have! I can tell the way
you deny it.”
“Nonsense. I don’t know any-
body. Adele's taken every bit of
my time since June.”
“Well—if you’ll promise me—”
“111 promise you nothing,” he
said angrily. And then when her
face fell, and she looked at him with
reproachful, hurt eyes, he said:
“Oh, I’m sorry. Nerves. Upset
over a kid I saw this afternoon.
Forgive me, Eve. I’ll be more hu-
man when I’ve had some food.”
She laid her hand on his. "Of
course. It’s so unlike you to snap
at me, that’s all. Tell me about the
kid. The little boy. Is he seriously
ill?”
“Girl. I think she’ll be all right
now. I’m tired, that’s all.”
“Oh—a girl. A young girl. Don-
ald, you’re—don’t get mad again,
but you’re not getting interested
in some new girl? Darling, I’m sure
Adele expects—and I’ve hoped so—”
“Oh, I’ll marry Adele—if she’ll
have me. This is only a kid, as I
said—a child. It’s nothing, Eve,
stop rubbing me the wrong way,
will you?”
She smiled, leaned back in the
car. “All right. That was all I
wanted, dear—your promise.”
* * * *
Autumn passed, and winter, and
3pring came again.
Christie, who had been pale and
listless all autumn, and listless and
bored through the winter, bloomed
again.
She thought it was because she
was busy. Donald Latham had got
her interested in a day pursery
where working mothers left their
babies. She worked like a slave,
and loved it. Talked about it un-
til even patient Aunt Nettie sighed
and Adele refused to hear another
word.
Isabelle tried it, too, for a little
while, hut seen gave it up. “I can’t
be tied down—must have freedom
to express myself!” she said.
So Christie went alone every day
and saw less and less of the fam-
ily. And if she still cried herself
to sleep occasionally no one knew
or cared.
She told herself that she no longer
loved Gene, that she had never
loved him. That it was just a child-
ish infatuation and a sickening, sad
mistake.
But, though she could persuade
herself that she was well out of it
and never wanted to see him again,
she couldn’t forget him.
He haunted her. He taunted her
in her sleep. He was so closely as-
sociated with all her dear memories
of home and the dead Adolphus.
When she thought of Spanish Pass
she thought of the dusty red road
and the old dairy, with big Pete
Dubois in patched jeans and little
Madame Dubois in liar petticoats
and shawls. Slic’d dream of the
flower-dotted slope to the icy little
creek whore the watercress grew
and the little brownish frogs lived
on the rocks. *
And then she’d see Gene, his
dark head, his liquid black eyes, his
flashing smile. For a little while
she’d be happy and young again,
and then she’d hear him laying:
“You must be crazy—vL can’t get
married!” and her heart^jvould be
aick within her.
Sometimes she’d dream of the
little restaurant in San Francisco
where he told her about the other
girl. Then she’d wake, cold and
clammy with sweat, choked with
shamed tears.
She never passed that corner in
San Francisco without averting her
eyes. It was spoiled for her for-
ever.
Even Spanish Pass was spoiled.
When she was ill and miserable
in the Piedmont house in the early
autumn and the first days of the
winter, before Donald found the
work for her, she used to think
sometimes of going back.
She had her allowance. It was
more than sufficient for her to live,
with a housekeeper, or a chaperon of
some sort, in the comfortable old
house.
But what was there to go back
to, with Dad gone and Gene worse
He was as attentive as ever. Bat
there was a studied attentiveness
about it that irritated her, fright-
ened her. He was being sweet to
her because he thought he ought
to, because . . . because. . . . Sh»
didn’t know why, except that it was
no longer because he wanted to.
He sent her little presents. Flow-
ers. A book. A small box of some
special candy. He was as sweet aai
ever, but something was lacking.
He no longer enjoyed the time he
spent with her, he no longer gave
her his full attention.
She knew that he was worried
about something, that his mind wee
constantly upon something or some-
one else.
It was months before she wee
positive that that someone was
Christine.
The thing; was rid culous. A bril-
liant, sophisticated young surgeon
Often she’d slip in to talk to him while he was waiting for Adele.
than gone? Her best friend, Gladys
Platt, had dropped her (poor Chris-
tie, she never knew that it was just
Glady’s hurt pride, thinking that
she herself was dropped). And the
ollieis were only too ready to take
Gladys’ side and say, with her, that
Christie Cooper was all right so
long as she and old man Cooper
just lived alone, but her head was
turned when her Aunt Nettie and
her society daughters came, and
she was sent away to a ritzy school.
Just how much Donald helped
and how much she came to depend
on him and his friendship she
hardly knew.
Certainly she wasn’t in love with
him then. Nor did she dream of his
being in love with her. He was
Adele’s friend. He and Adele went
everywhere together.
Often she’d see Adele, in some
new, lovely costume, starting out
with him for an evening of dancing
or theater going. Often, while he
was waiting for Adele, she’d slip
into the drawing room to talk to
him.
She never knew how much more
interested and happy he was with
her. How he relaxed into a quiet,
easy naturalness that was all too
foreign to him these days. She just
knew that he was the only person
she could really talk to, and she
looked for him with eagerness to
tell him every little problem in con-
nection with the nursery, every lit-
tle joke, everything that interested
her.
But Adele knew. She knew, and
suffered.
It wasn’t that he neglected her.
and an ignorant child like Christie]
What could he see in her, atoL
really, what could the chiid see to
him? Why didn’t she prefer some-
one her own age, some boy?
it was hard to have to tell her
mother.
Nettie hated new ideas, especudty
unpleasant ones. It was so hard to
stir her to action.
There was talk that led nowhere,
and tears on both sides. But. Net-
tie's eyes were open now and toe
watched, furtively.
Of course, Christie didn’t knom.'
When Nettie told her that shdtt.
have to spend the rest of the yeer
before returning to school in the
fall in a manner more fitting a
young girl of her age and position
she was annoyed but not surprised.
Clothes were ordered for her. She
was sent to a dancing class, a rid-
ing class. Evening parties and
young men resulted.
But the odd attachment between
Donald and the girl persisted.
Now Nettie was really worried.
Worried and indignant.
“Well, don’t bother mo with it,
please,” Isabc^ said. “I’m sick of.
hearing aboiij, I have my own
problems, thoi%..; * can assure yen
they’re not love a* irs. And if yon
want my advice, Adele would wet
ahead further and faster if she
wouldn’t run after him quite s»
much.” »
“Please—Isabelle. Try to bo help-
ful. I’m really worried. It is yoar
sister’s happiness.”
(To Be Continued)
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