Corpus Christi Caller-Times from Corpus Christi, Texas • 63

NEWS ANDFEATURES db'rikrirtiCalMtmjs SECTION SUNnAY DECEMBER 26 3365 TRAVEL: 12 WOMEN'S NEWS: ML ROOK ARTS: 13 The Day After Christmas By NANCY STANFORD 'Twas the day after Christmas And all through the town Every creature was stirring From Palm 1o tansdown The stockings that hung from the chimney were For South Texas tykes had already been there The children were playing all rapt with their For Corpus Christi rears good little girls and And Mamma in her kerchief and I in my Stel- Had just settled our brains for some sore-needed restin' When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter We sprang from our chairs to see what was the matter Now Junior had taken our tree from its stand And was dragging it away hand over hand The dishes were piled as high as the sky From turkey and dressing and rich mincemeat And there on the table sat all of our bills Stacked into piles as high as the hills For all us Soulh Texans it's an end to the fun The big job of clean up has just now begun But hack at the Foie with Santa and his deer finally an end to a hard-working year When last lip was seen he'd his lioots hy his side And was plum tuckered out from his long winter's ride And I heard him exclaim as he flicked off the light Happy holidays to all but for me a good night Craig Adamson lakes down the Chrislmas tree lie is the son of Mr and Mrs Joseph Adamson 1637 Candle wood i SHOWN AT RIGHT Nell Bluntzer Nicky Bluntzrr Jimmy Ress Jimmy Rruce and Ricky Bluntzer (left to right) compare Christmas presents Their parents are Mr and Mrs William Bluntzer 11146 Jackson Terrace Mr and Mrs Milton Bess 11141 Jackson Terrace and Dr and Mi David Bruce 11114 Jackson Terrace Going About: Debutantes Are Feted Tarlies arp scheduled every day this week to honor the Order of de Pineda debutantes Mr and Mrs Jackson Ryan will present their daughter- Miss Jacquelyn Ryan at a ball Monday evening at the Corpus Christi Country Club Miss Ryan will also be honored with a brunch Tuesday in the Flamenco Room of the Robert Driscoll Hotel Mr and Mrs Reid and Mr and Mrs Jack Ryan of Alice will be hosts Wednesday Mr and Mrs William Wallace Jr will honor their daughter Miss Leigh Walton with a debut Rail at the Corpus Christi Country Club Miss Walton will Ire the honoree at a brunch Thursday in the home of Mr and Mrs Faul Ilaas 36 Hewit Mrs Traughber and daughters Miss Jerry Traughber and Miss Jill Traughber will give a lea at their home 309 Rermuda Thursday afternoon honoring Miss Lawren Ethridge MLss Jacquelyn Ryan Miss Mary Anne Miller and Miss Marietta Thomas Miss Jane Edson will he Ihe honoree at a luncheon Friday at the Corpus Christi Country Club Mrs Fostelle will be hostess Mis Horn To Moke Debut Mrs Sam Wilson Jr will leave Monday for Npw York City She will have as her guests at her Tare Apartment Capt and Mrs If Rom and daughter Miss Anne Bore 302 Feennan Miss Bore will how Wednesday evening at the eleventh annual International Debutante Ball at the Astor Hotel Mrs Wilson is vice chairman of sponsor com-mittee for the ball Mr and Mrs (Maude Do Van Walts 302!) Brooks were in Austin Thursday for the 86th birthday of his mother Mrs Claude De Van Walts They were accompanied hy their son daughter son-in-law daughter-in-law and Iheir children They are Mr and Mrs James Veraor and son James and Mr and Mrs Claude Dp Van Watts III and sons Claude De Van IV and David Foster Dure duett Spending the holidays with Mr and Mrs 0 Foster Jr 3243 Topeka and Mr and Mrs Tom Faster III 3003 Texas are Mr and Mrs Ernest Templin of Minneapolis Kan and Mr and Mrs Timothy Templin of Waco Mrs Timothy Templin is the former Barbara Foster Glover George son of Mr and Mrs Truxton George 3321 Bluebonnet is spending the holidays in Wilson NY with his aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs Walter Hutchison Guests in the home of Mr and Mrs A 630 Monette are Mr and Mi William Counts and Mr and Mrs Lvnn Anderson all of Houston and Mr Rnd Mrs Harrell Feldt and children Blake and Mike of Midland due! Dere from Minnesota Visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs Hamid Frendergast 310 Fasadena are his mother Mrs Frendergast and his sister Mrs Fahst both of St Paul Minn Miss Brigid Frendergast a student at Incarnate Word High School in San Antonio is also spending the holidays with her parents here Richard Trice Spencer son of Mr and Mr Richard Spencer 140 Alta Plaza is home for the holiday from the University of the South at Sewanee Mr Spencer drove to Sewanee to bring her son home She was accompanied by Mr and Mr Harry Lankford 213 Leminfc Arriving today for a three-day visit with Dr and Mrs Funston Rogers 212 Rayridge are Mr and Mrs Dick Roger of Alpine and Mrs Jack Mallsber-ger of Cotulla Visiting with Mr and Mr Robert Wallace TIIK AFTERMATH OF A BIG FAMILY IHNNKR ON CHRLSTMAS pile of dirty dishe face the fmmily SANTA CM IS SETTLES DOWN WITH A CLP OF COFFEE Dec 26 is a restful day for hi helpers too 313 Grant are her rarents Mr and Mi Frank Drought of San Antonio Guests in the home of Mr and Mi Kenneth Wa-vell 3447 Denver are his mother Mi Urquhart Arthur Wavell and hrolher Wilhur Wavell of Pipestone Minn and Mr and Mrs Claud Slauth of Montezuma Kan Miss Pam Wavell senior at Mary Baldwin College is home for the holidays They spent Christmas Day in Taft wih Mrs Waved's parents Mr and Mrs Iceland A Cage Mr and Mi Alfred O'Brien 622 Indiana have as holiday guests their daughter Mrs Darst and their granddaughter Mi Donnelly and son John all of St Jjnuis Mo They have also been visiting Mr and Mi Joe O'Brien 526 McClendon Mr Darst and Mr O'Brien are brother and sister Knapps dhiUlren Visit Holiday guests in the home of Dr and Mr Roger Knapp 621 Ohio are their sons-in-law and daughters They are Mr and Mrs Billy Chase and children Bill and Beverly of Houston Mr and Mrs Richard Elliott and children Kimberly Ann Stanley and John of Pawnee Mr and Mrs Jan Gosnell of Houston and Mr and Mi Richard Taylor and daughter Susan of Pasadena The son Roger Knapp a freshman at Texas AAM University is also home for the holidays Mr and Mrs Lester Foran 317 Louisiana have holiday guests Visiting are their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mi Mike Kohluk of Chicago Mrs Kobluk is the former Clare Foran Miss Peggy Foran a graduate slurtciu at the University of Texas is also visiting her parent for the holidays Visiting in the home of Dr and Mi OE Marler 3302 Aransas are Iheir son and daughter-in-law Mr and Mi Thomas Marler and daughter Autumn Stacey of Houston Mrs Marler Is the former Carol Bartosh of Taft Mr Marler is a pre-dental student at the University of Houston Joining the family for (Hirislmas dinner were Mr and Mrs James Marler and daughters Yvette and Annette 3261 Alameda Mr and Mrs John Hange Sr of Hereford Fa are visiting in the home of thpir son and dauchirr-in-law Mr Rnd Mrs Elmer Hangp 201) Watson They will remain here until after the New Year's holiday Duuiou dire Fnuiily Dinner Holiday guests in the home of Mr and Mi Dexter Ha ninn 309 Foster are their daughter Miss Mary Sue Hamon of Raton Rouge La and their son Dexter Hamon of Houston Mr Hiid Mi William A Scott and daughters Nancy and Janice of Houston are visiting his mother Mi A Si -oil 902 Ohio The Scotts and the llamon had a family Christ mas at the Hamon home Mrs llamon and Mr Scott are brother and sister McPherson Miss Mary Sue Henry and Aadu Karemaa of Fort Worth are holiday guests here They are visiting in the home of Mr and Mrs A Henry 4903 Jean and their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Leland Benefield 625 Gregory Mr McPherson is Mi Henry's father Mr and Mrs II Garza and children Cynthia and Mark 4306 Vestal are spending Christmas in Monroe la They Hre visiting his brother-in-law and sister Mr and Mrs William Canales there Ashen Chihlren Visit I Ioliday guests here are Mr and Mr Dean Towner of Austin their son Richard Millerick who is just hark from Viet Nam and their daughter Miss Karen Millerick of Dallas and Mr and Mr Harry Carson and children Mike and Lynda of Seattle Wash They are visiting Mr and Mrs Cash Asher 3202 Second and their son-in-law and daughter Mr and Mrs Allen McCord and children Kathy Kelly Connie and Robert 4 Dunwirk Mrs Towner and Mrs Carson are the daughters Mr and Mi Albert Shaffer of Atlanta Ga former resident of Corpus Christi will arrive this week to visit her sislrr Mrs Maude Morgan 702 Naples and Mr and Mrs Sidney Prashner 4134 (See GOING ABOUT Page 7).