El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-22
MARIA MOTHERS TO
URGE SHORTER HOURS
Think Children Are Kept in
School Too Long; Urge
Earlier Dismissal.

| Maria. Tex, July 22-The mothers
] of the Maria school children are pro-
( testing against the long hours the
/ children are kept IN the schOolroOm
and will try to have the hours short
| ened and for the school to close at 3
| o'clock instead of /, as it has been
] heretofore.
1 Miss Lupe Vasquez and Mercedes
| Garcia were married at the Catholic
church by Father Nerschffelt- About
] 50 guests witnessed the ceremony. y
big ball was given at the opera house
| in the evening
The new home of the priests is COM
pleted and the fathers have moved
into it.
J. H. Avery, a cattle buyer Of Amar-
lila, was in Maria on business.
G. A MonkhOuse, of Christina. Tex,
bought and shipped carload of mules
from here last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. 2. Shields went TO
Ell Paso to be gone about ten days.
Mrs J. A. Yales and daughter, Isa-
bell, are visiting in FL Paso.
Leslie Porter and Austin Putnam,
who are attending school in Alpine,
spent the week end with their friends
in Maria.
Mrs, E. c. Rice. of Valentine, is visit
ing at the Walter Ellison ranch
Misses Lois Quick and Eta Brown
gave a finch party at the home or
Mrs. l. W. Roberts. Those present
were: Misses Eta Brown, Lois Quick,
Mamie Alexander, -Stannie Maxwell,
Hester Humphries Essie Aiken. Leila
Putnam, Jessie Head, Alice Golightly,
Messrs- Gus and John Maurer, Flint,
Simmons. Charles Thomas, Sterling and
Ivan Roberts, Joe Niccols Bean, Alex
ander and Ben Arant.
Mrs. Oliver Billingsley will enter
tain the History club at her ranch
home Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. w ". BOsel entertained at
auction bridge Saturday afternoon IN
honor OF her sister, Mrs. Cassin. of
san Antonio Ice cold watermelon
was served Those present were: Mes
danes W. W. BOSel, William Cassin,
A. N. Porter. r s. McCracken. Harry
Hubbard, A. O. Hubbard, H. W. Fen
nell, Capt Adams. h c. Miller, Clara
Shields, r. B. Russell. Clara Hicks,
James Pool, Frank Pool, Joseph
Sweeney, Of FL PasO and Miss Cen
evieve Bogel, Mrs. II. Hubbard re-
ceiYed first prize, hrs. Cassin the
guests prize and Mrs. H NJ Fenneu
the consolation prize.
Miss Pearl Bailey entertained the
Maria Literary and Social club at the
clubrOoms.
Little Hal Daurghty, who has been
spending his vacation in Fentress,
Tex. has returned accompanied by his
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen
Rector
G. o. Maxwell, of Ell Paso, was in
Maria on business.
Oliver Bningsley has a new 40
horsepower automobile
Miss Selma Lerpert. who has been
visiting in Ell PasO, has returned home.
Miss Roberta Hooks. of Marathon,
and Miss Stevenson, of FloreSville,
who have been the guests of Mrs. ].
P. Shields, have returned to their re-
spective homes
r. B. Jordan. of Eagle Pass. is visit
ing his friends in Maria.
DR.. Largent, who was called to Nc
Kinney. Tex. by the illness of his
mother. has returned.
Miss Agnes Mulhern. of Fort Davis,
is the guest of Mary and Lorena Shan
non.
Alpine played ball at Maria Friday
and Saturday. The games were very
exciting. Fridays score was 8 to 3.
Saturdays score was 2 to o. both in Z
favor of Maria. This puts Maria one I
game ahead of Alpine for the season. |
Mrs W. B. Mitchell, who went to l