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PAGE SIX Visitors View Exhibition At Pinal viewing! of the annual exhibit of student art in Abilene were scheduled this afternoon from 2 to 6 o'clock and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p. m. at the city hall auditorium. The show, which opened Saturday under auspices of the art unit, Abilene Woman's Forum, drew visitors from eight West Texas towns Sunday. Represented are ihe Abilene elementary and lush schools, Hard in Simmons university and Mc Murry college.

The high school show includes three pastels by Grace Elizabeth Compere, one her wort on whicn rhf won second, at the Tess inter schoiastic league meet in Austin. Ain thnwii id her still life drawim which took first place in region two. and a stencil on material ior a rirw other students are represent ed by pencil, fresco, water colors and drawings. Fnw, the elementary schools tvnells r.harcnai. water colors.

Sketches from nature and still life. copper work, wood worL, stencu designj for luncheon sets and table covers, on linen; soap carving, wood carving and wall plaques. The Americanization school featured In dian wood wort and beads. From 3IcMurry In addition to individual work. the McMurry art department oi which Mrs.

Edgar F. Connor is director, is exhibiting a home unit. This is a modern house, built and furnished in detail as a project in public school art. Students participating were Flora Turner, Betty Anthony, Dorothy Fisher, Billie Suggs, Oselite Faines, lennieuias gow, Bessie Jo Jackson. Alma Jose lite.

Fred Keathlcy. Christine Kil llngsworth, Claudia Lee Looney, Jo Northcutt, Mrs. H. H. King, Laveda Haynes, Marguerite Teague, Virginia McRae, Mary Hardwick.

Ollie Mae Hinds and Dorothy Fisher. Individual entries from McMurry: Oils, sketches in and around Abilene, by Winnie Watt Finley, Mary Frances Lester, Billie Suggs, Elva Loomis. Water color, still life, Lula Faye Harris, Janice Parrish. Charcoal, still life, flowers, Evelyn Helm, Juanita Huskey, Elva Loomis, Claire Jean Brabham. Pencil, life drawings, Billie Suggs, Myrtalee Antilley.

Pen and ink, commercial, Othell Wilson. Colored chalk. Janice Parrish, Elva Loomis, Hattie Widmer, Mary King, Melba Marlin. Edwin Curry, Mildred Clyburn. Creative design, Arlene Daniel, Lula Harris.

Mary Lester, Inez Smith, Melba Marlin. Mildred Whitman, Ouida Birdwell, Wanette Hart. Commercial, Othell Wilson, Earl Russell, Juanita Huskey, Wilson Johnson. Public school art posters: Max ine Wright, Melba Marlin, Jo Mit Costume design, Patricia White, Hortense Bost, Fred Keathley, Mary Lester. Hardin Simm ns The Hardin Simmons art department, directed by Miss A.

M. Carpenter, likewise is exihibting many examples of the work carried on in the school. Featured are portrait painting, including portraits of Frances Wright of Abilene, W. G. McAdoo of Abilene Mrs.

T.vdia nf Ttairri Mary Lou Ashford and a self por wall hangings by Mary Jane Alexander of Oplin. Both are seniors, majoring in art. Nola Carr and Eeba Williams are showing modem water colors in still life and flowers. Fort Phantom Hill, cacti, and yucca in oil are exhibited by Gentry Smith and Beba Williams, and pencil drawings by John Howard Fielder are entered. The public school art exhibit includes basket weaving, sandwich trays, tooled leather, block printed suede leather book covers, a modernistic waste paper basket made of the Abilene Reporter News on cardboard, the new technique frescol painting.

An Indian sandtable project included an adobe house, Indian, weavers and pottery makers. This came from the class on public school art and methods. Fifteen students are represented in this unit. Schilling pepper Cedar Storage Bags Furnished With All Winter Garments Cleaned For Summer Storage. FREE DELIVERY ZENITH CLEANERS "We.COTM Buttons'" 1174 Eo.

2nd rhone fail I i I Student Art City Hall Here MIND YOUR MANNERS Test your knowledge of correct social usages by answering the following questions, then checking agauist the authoritative answers below: 1. Should the wives and husbands of members of a bridal party be asked to the meak fast which follows the ceremony? 2. Where arc the parents of the groom seated at a church 3. How long in advance should the wedding invitations be mailed? 4. How soon after receiving an invitation should one send a gift to the bride? 5.

Is it correct to write a message of good wishes on the card which is enclosed with the wedding gift? What would you do if You have recently lost a member of your family and want to attend the wedding of an intimate friend (a) Attend the wedding and reception? (b) Stay at home? (c) Slip into an inconspicuous place in the church, but not go to the reception afterward? 1. By all means. 2. First pew on right, fac chancel. 3.

Three weeks. 4. Any time. The bride has more time to enjoy those which are sent early. 5.

Yes, particularly if one is a close friend. Best "What Would You Do" solution (c). (Copyright, 1937, NEA Service Inc.) Charter Member Is Honored By Class umy ing cnarter member of the Central Presbyterian church and Mary Horn White Sunday school women of the Central Presbyterian church, entertainer! u. ith an in formal tea at the home of Mr. and boulevard, Saturday, afternoon.

Roses and sweetpeas from the Morrison flower garden decorated the home. Nina Belle Barry and Mrs. Charles Graham were pro ram directors. Mrs. E.

B. Surface is class teach oeue jones is president, Mrs. Charles Gralum tc i.j.t and Lula Hampton is secretary Guests were Dorothy Anderson. Mary Pence. Marjorie Bland.

Mabel Scudder, Willie Mae Christopher Mrs. Graham. Mrs. Larry Adam Weir. Dr.

and Mrs. E. B. Surface, mi. aim ivirs.

p. Morrison, Mrs. White Student Forum To Convene In Dallas DALLAS. Mnv 17 Th. chapter of the Pan American Student Forum has been Invited to send its entire membership as delegates to the national convention of trie ran American student Forum in Dallas June 12 15, according to Fletcher Ryan Wlckham.

national Slayton is sponsor of the Abilene chapter. Coinciding aims of internationalism and "good neighborliness," rau American student Forum and the Greater Texas Pan American Exposition will open on the rime day. Originally the Forum planned to mppt in but the site was chanced to Dallas so that the delegates might obtain first hand knowledge of the countries in which thev are interested as fifteen Latin American nations rie participating in the Exposition. The convention is being arranged to parallel attractions offered by the exposition, where the entire atmosphere will reflect Lvlin American influence. Shamrock Wedding Ruth Ewing.

member of a pioneer Rio Vista family and a achcr in the Wheeler high school, and Ross DnWkinS. a rarhiat nf AHilana Christian college and superinten married at Shamrock Saturday. Mr. Dawkins is a son of Mr. and Mrs.

w. H. Dawkins of Brecken ridge. He was graduated from A. C.

C. in 1926 and was captain of the Wildcat track team. Mrs. Dawkins was graduated from North Texas State Teachers college last Coollne Relief For Itchy Skin the itching of eczema, rash, tetter. ringworm and those itch torturlnr If.

tin conditions. Your money b.cE first jag doy gjt utitly.Xiw, it. New Officers Of Trojans Honored Recognition of new officers for the 1937 38 school year featured the annual banquet of the Trojan club of Abilene Christian college at the Hilton hotel irday night New o'icers announced were Earl Mc Caleb, president; Floyd Skipwlth, vice president: John ijoseoee. tary. and Haybourn Landers, i Tables were shaped, with the president and toastmaster, Morris Howard, seated in the center of the T.

Tall red tapers and red roses were used on tables in decoration. Platefavors were hand painted. The cuest list: Coach A. B. Mor ris, Robert Carruthers, Haybourn Landers.

Carl Coleman, Thorn; Whittenbure. Louie Cure, Lew Parker. Floyd Skipwith. James Mil ler. Ira Lambert, Enmon Lovelad: J.

C. Hicks, Robert Stone, Mor ris Howard. F. W. Wilson, Ji Cowan.

Calloway McBee, Sose bee, W. A. Sloan, Earl McCaleb, Chesley McDonald, V. B. Haggard, Mrs.

Morris. Eloise Reynolds. Evelyn White, Totsy Robison, Ger trude Richard. Marcella Rogers, Elizabeth Femey. June vvaiker, Helen Witter, Floy Hood, Clover Lee Arrlngton, una Jo Coffee, Agnes Clark, Doris Minchew, Marjorie Bledsoe, Lila McWhirter, Cecile Irene Reed, Charlexa Jones.

Sara Stough. Vivian Day, Naomi Busby, Bits Of News IVtRS. THOMAS W. HOLBERT of f'l Greeley, Iowa, and Mrs. New ton Callaham of San Antonio rived here Saturday to visit until Tuesday in the home of their sister, Mrs.

D. M. Oldham and Mr. Oldham at Lytle lake. From San Antonio, where they will drive tomorrow, Mrs.

Holbert goes to Monterrey to join her only child, Mrs. Preston Tanner of Mexico City. From Monterrev. thnv wi'I go to Guoymos, noted Mexico resort, on the Giuf of California Unable to cross the Sierra Madres drive to EI Paso, then through New Mexico and Arizona to follow the coastline to the resort city, where uiey win spend several weeks. In the June issue of Country Gentleman is an article bv Mrs Holbert, which she has titled: Mrs.

Will Ochiltree of Fort Worth 1 Terbet, 230 Beech. She will 'spend day to their homes at Albany, after uning visited nere since Saturday the home nf her rarpntt fT on.i Mrs. P. s. Kendrick.

To the series of parties to be time is to become the bride of S. l. rneips oi Abilene, the Misses Moberly and King will contribute some interesting dates. Miss Kin" will be hostess for an outdoor sim per ana swimming party at Lake DeLafosse, and the Misses Moberly bride elect's aunt, Mrs. Jack Roh iens tnu entertain her honor at ner nome in Breckenridge.

and the opening of United States court, muge i. wnniielu Davidson visited briefly in Abilene Sunday. He had as his guests for dinner down wwii. iura. nnn u.

smart and D. M. Oldham Jr. Mr. and Mrs.

Fred W. Frost have Breckenridge. children, Billy Bramblet and oaran returned late Sunday to their home at Austin Mrs. Bramblet's grandparents. Mr.

iuu mrs. i i. u. wooten. Mr.

Bramb ily after they had visited here for Robert N. astm i. at Elbert, Throckmorton county, has returned to his home, 1017 Peach street, to spend the summer. Ac companyuig lum as a week end another teacher in the school! Mr. and Mrs.

T. L. Hiucr have nephew. H.B. Payne first fitter with the United States Altair.

stationed at San Diego. Mr. Payne formerly lived at Harllngcn guests her brother. Marsh Elliston of Dallas. Marry In Merkcl Mr.

and Mrs. H. A. Franklin are announcing the marring of their (laughter. Mary Beth, to Robert A.

Gray, son of Mr. n.id Mrs. Ben H. Gray. The wcdtlinr.

took Salurriry night ir. Mcrkrl. Several close frlrndr, of the couple were attendants The couple will live at 766 Jcan THE ABILENE REPORTER NEWS Monday Evening, May 17, 1 937, Plays Gabby In "Petrified Forest" Dan Gallagher, below, plavs the role of Gabbv. native of the Arizona desert, in Robert Sherwood's "Petrified Forest," the reason's closing production of the Abilene Little Theater. The play goes on at 8:15 Tuesday evening at the municipal auditorium Honor Chicago Visitor With Farewell Square Dance At Abilene Country Club AFFORDING opportunity for Mrs.

Frank R. Walker to say good bye to her Abilene mends was a Saturday evening square dance at the Country club at which she was named guest of honor by Mr. and Mrs. Roscoe F. St.

John and Mr. nd Mrs. Fred W. Frost, hosts. After a visit of four weeks here with her mother, Mrs.

R. T. Blake, and daughter, Mrs. Vincent Perini Jr. and Mr.

Perini. Mrs. Walker left Sunday for her home at Chicago. ic summer Europe. Souare dances.

Virginia reels, heel and toe the New bnoe, scottiscnes, polkas, waltzes and the Paul Jones were danced by tne more man mty munies who made tin the euest per sonnel. The Rhythm Racketeers played. freshments were served from patio tables which were laid in lace and bedecked with flowers. Mrs. Frost's mother, Mrs.

J. b. Sloan of Breckenridge, Mr. and Mrs. Warren Clark of Dallas.

Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bramblet Jr.

of Austin, and Brooks Glover of St. Louis were out of town guests at the dance. Mrs. W. A.

Martin Is Eastland County Club Head. CISCO, May 17. The Cisco City Federated clubs was host Satur day to the county federation at Lake Cisco with representatives present from eight towns and four rural clubs of the county. Reports of commitees were read, including the student loan fur. the federation is sponsoring.

Mrs. N. A. Brown, president, presided. After luncheon, the incoming of cers were installs, by Mrs.

Philip Pettit, who was the first president of the county federation. The of are Mr A it land, president: Mrs. M. H. Haga Mrs.

Josie K. Nix. Eastland, treas Mrs. Sutton Croft, Cisco, parliamentarian. University Society To Meet Tuesday State wide day oi prayer ami civ ing for ministerial relief will be observed by the University Baptist Woman's Missionary Union with an 11 day meeting and roverM i luncheon Tuesday, starting at 10 a.

at the church. trio from the Priscilla Helners class will offer special music at the morning session. Mrs. N. w.

Pitts read Dr. Thomas J. Watts' "Message to the Women of Mrs. John McLaughlin will read a leaflet. "What snail They a leaflet "A Disabled Preacher's Dream" will be read by Mrs.

Alvin Swearingen: "The Preacher and His Earthly Outlook," a leaflet, will he Included on the afternoon mm gram will be the following: Bible study by Mrs. Bertha Barber: "The Slnvs." by Mrs. J. M. Halton; Baptists Among Slavs" and "Stories hv Slavs" will be Riven by Mrs.

Lee Kincald; Mrs. Kate Amerson will present "American Slavs and Our Work Among Officer Luncheon Is Held For Baptist Women Women's department officers of the First Baptist Sunday school met in the home of Mrs. Johnson, Saturday, lor a covered dish luncheon. The tables were spread with Ma rieria linens. Pansies.

larkspur, and roses were aranged bowls for centerpieces, and a large bowl of roses adorned the bufiet. After the luncheon a business meeting was held in the living room which was decorated with hydrangeas. Mrs. R. A.

Collins opened the meeting with a prayer. Mrs. J. P. Stinson, departmental superintendent, was program director.

Mis. W. D. Gulledge. secretary, gave a report of the past four months work, also a resume of the duties of the various ofticers.

Mrs J. p. stinson gave a short iaiK on standards; Mrs. C. L.

Johnson discussed class enlargement; Mary MrComb gave a scripture lesson; Jiiss Kelly gave a social and fellowship report, and Mrs. J. A. iMlilerman gave a report on strangers paying visits to the school. Others present: Mmes.

E. A. Crawford, R. A. Collins.

Tom Mc Whirter, J. J. McKinuey, W. M. morrow, Maurice Justice and the hostess' son, Pete.

This was the first meeting held since reorganization of the department. The next session wUl be held in the form of a picnic in July. Hardaway Attends Dallas Convention John F. Hardaway, vice president Dallas today for the 41st annual convention of the National Cottonseed Products association. was accompanied there by began Ii night with a rbecue Iminence wiii be heard during the luncheons for women guests, a style show.

a golf tournament, tlie associations bancuet. Tuesriav night, and dancing tonight and tomorrow night. Improve Colorado Water Work Plant siderable improvement is being made at Colorado's north side water works plant. new Pomona centrifugal pump recently been imiaiinri 100 CallOllS Of WOlAl nn'mlnti. Four of these pumps are now in use by tne city.

Contract iS to be lrl in hc future for repainting the standpipe at the north side plant, D0n, ulside and out, according to Mayor J. A. Sadler. Award Certificates To 2 Girls' Clubs At McMurry Twenty junior federated club McMurry college, were presented certificates of service this morning in the farewell chapel program of the Sigma Lambda Kappa and Alpha Theta Nu study groups. The honored girls, wearing caps and gowns, were seated on the stage of the chapel.

Mrs. R. E. Rankin. Abilene club woman, was the chief speaker.

Her theme was the service rendered by federated club women to communi ty, state and nation. Dr. Thomas W. Brabham, president of McMurry, gave the invita tion. Joyce Area sang "I near Thrush." with Marion Delmar sented certificates to these graduat ing memtjers oi Aipna ineia m.

C. Mathis. Patricia White, Jeanne Hinds. Josephine Palmer. Leta At lace.

Lerlenc Hamilton; Lamoine Criswell. Georgia Ferrell, Alan imi abeth Jones. Man. tTances slci. Lambda Kappas was made by MLss Julia Luker, sponsor.

Receiving certificates were Fannie Beth Arnold. ris. Anna Frances Kilpatrick. Fern Jackson. Frances tnaoie.

nuiecu Brabham. Elizabeth Richardson, Dorothy Newman. Ranch Party Is Held For Employes At Grissom's Mr. and Mrs. J.

E. Grlssom hosts Sunday at their ranch home eleven miles soutneasr ox iuii emnloves of Grissom's and their families. Fifty five guests attenoea tne oui meats barbecued on the ranch and other picnic foods. Supper was served in the grove of trees near the stone ranch house. Horseback riding and swimmms a footnroc nf the entertainment.

Pictures of the group were made by W. c. cosd.v. Feted On Birthday 'Mrs. M.

E. Mathis entertained her grand daughter, Mary Doris Mathis, on her twelfti. brthday at her home, 1835 South 10th street. Parlor games and a scavenger hunt were main diversions of the evening. Guests were assembled around a table where a 3 tlercd birthday cake was cut and served with fruit punch.

Guests present were: Juarlaine Keith. Sarah Crawford, Rose Shirley Walkow, Willie Jean Cullen, Edna Merle Walker, Lanell Shackelford, Betty Jean Brown, Freda Smith, Virginia Grizzard, Nadine Poston, Mildred Hackney, Lorene Dobbins, Norma Lee McMahan, and the honoree. Civil Suits Heard; Quash Liquor Case Several civil suits were on docket for hearing this afternoon in county court, with Judge Lee R. York on the bench. The case of Blumie Chapman, negro woman charged with violation of the state liquor law.

was dis missed in the morning county court session. Dismissal was made after the search warrant which was issued for her arrest was quashed, because of inadequate description of the premises upon which the raid made. Charges were filed after a quantity or beer was seized in a raid by county officers, members of the liquor control board, and the deputy Drunken Driving Charge Is Lodged Charged with driving while intoxicated, Charles Danford of Abilene waived examining trial when arraigned before Justice of the Peace James Gray Bledsoe, this morning. Danford was being held in county jail in lieu of S500 bond. The charge was made following 1 auto accident.

Sunday afternnnn at Fifth and Butternut streets. Four More Names On Graduate List On the list of members of the seventh grade class at College Heights school, carried in Sunday's Reporter News, four names were omitted. They were Hetha Walker, George Warficld. Jim Williamson and John Huey Winter. That completes the roll or 00 candidates for promotion to high school.

1ISS 0 savs: CAPUDINE relieves HEADACHE quicker because its WW Carl C. Risters Guests For In rose filled rooms, Dr. and Mrs. Otto O. Watts entertained Saturday evening their home on Simmons avenue compliment Dr.

and Mrs. Carl C. Rlster. After a several months stay here where Dr. Rister was recuperating from major surgery, the couple will return soon to Norman, Oklahoma, where Dr.

Rister will resume his work June as teacher of history at tlie University of Oklahoma. Dr. and Mrs. Rister have just returned from Washington, where lie spent a month to do research work. Mrs.

Watts was assisted by her daughter. Helen, in serving refreshments to Dr. and Mrs. Rister, Dr. and Mrs.

Rupert N. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. D. w.

Arnette, Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Waldrop, Mr.

and Mrs. E. E. Hollingshead. Mr and Mrs.

Wilson Little. Mr. and Mrs. Henrv J. Bass.

Dr. and Mrs. R. A. Collins.

Mr. and Mrs. Enunett Landers, Mr. and Mrs. Hoyt Ford, Mrs.

L. Q. Campbell. Mrs. M.

M. Ballard. Preston Vineyard. James Shaw. W.

H. Shaw. Dr. and Mrs. W.

A. Stephenson, Mr. and Mrs. Bert E. Low, Mr.

and Mrs. J. I. Moore. Sisters Presented In Piano Program Lucy Aim and Judith Bryant, daughters of Mr and Mrs.

O. H. Bryant, were presented by Lyda Gresham Whisenant In piano recital Sunday. Mr. and Mrs.

Bryant were at the door to receive guests while pro grams were presented by Patsy Lynn Britain. Alma Wilkinson and Flo Harper ladled punch from a table laid in lace and decorated with pansies and roses. The program: Duet. Don Juan Menuet (Mozart). Lucy Ann and Judith Bryant.

bonatma. Moderato and Romansa (Beethoven); Rococo (Bach). Lucv Ann Bryant, Minuet (Beethoven) Allegro (Mozart). Judith Bryant. Duet.

Air Louis XIII (Tradition al). Lucy Ann and Judith Bryant. boldler March (Schumann) At the Movies (Burgmuller) Sweet and Low (Arr. by Thompson), Judith Bryant. Dutch Dance (Heller); The Clock (Kullak) In the Hall of the Mountain King (Arr.

by Thompson) Lucy Ann Bryant. Duet, Gypsy Life (Sartorio), Lucy Ann and Judith Bryant. Abilene BEAUTY SPOTS nie giant pansies at the C. R. Shirey home, 1449 Orange street? The very trreen lawn at the E.

E. King home, 506 Hickory? LAST DAY! "The Plainsman" BOLES RUSSELL 1 BILUE BURKE Will Osuom iiT Si "Rah, Rah Football" I I intl Popular Science HI MHEB1 Sera pbook Pictures Made By BPW On Park Outing Pictures to be used in the AbUene Business and Professional Women's club new scrapbook were made when members picnicked Sunday at Cobb Park. Supper was served under direction of otttiug sponsors. Mary Nis bett. publicity "director, and Mrs.

Florence Clifton, chairman of the health committee ol the club. Others present: T. K. White, Birdie Wilson. Mrs.

Mae c. Walsh. Mrs. Kelly LeScuer, Kathcrine Walls. Mrs.

Vivian Storey, Beverly Sue Storey. Susan Pope. Mrs. Jessie W. McKenzie.

Gene Burnett, Mary Gibbs. Naomi Pope, Vivian Fryar, Mrs. Ethel Peermnn, Trena Miller, Lois Dinner. Mrs. W.

M. Love. Ef fie Copeland, Mrs. Ann M. Jones, Juliet Kelly.

Mrs. Margaret Schmidt. Myrtle Sublett, Josephine Heavenhill. Tliehna Humrichouse. Announcements Final meeting or tha season for the Needle and Thimble club is to be held Wednesday at 3 o'clock with Mrs.

S. Oates in her home at 1242 Highland. Mrs. Henry K. Bass and Mrs.

B. R. Blankenship will entertain the St. Paul Mary Martha auxiliary Tuesday at 3:30 in the Bass home 1165 Grand avenue. Mrs.

Rosa Friedman will give a report of the Grand Temple at San Angelo. tonight at the Pythian Sis ters meeting at the KP hall, starting at 7:30 o'clock. An all day meeting of the South side Baptist church W. M. S.

will be at the church Tuesday, starting at IC a. m. A covered dish luncheon will be held and at 1:30 p. m. the regular missionary program will begin.

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