El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-10-07
Wonsen's Organizations

The q. D. c. meeting will be held
Tuesday afternoon at the Trinity Meth
odist church at 4 o'clock
The first quarterly meeting of the
Charity association will be held in the
home, 4O5 S. Campbell street, on Mon
day. October Il.
The first meeting Of the Woman's
club was held Saturday afternoon at
the home of Mrs w. r Brown, on Rio
Grande street. There was a large
attendance to greet the president
Mrs A P Averill, who had just ar
rived that morning AS she was IA
consented to take charge Of the meet
ing. The secretary read the minutes
of the last meeting and the reports of
the treasurer and the chairman of the
club house committee were given
MIS- Brown announced that the club
would hold its meetings at her home
until the third or fourth week in No
vember, when they would meet in the
Convention hall in the Hotel Paso del
Norte.
Mrs. Francis L Moore opened the
musical program with piano solo,
Winiaskl waltz
Mrs E. Kohlberg then addressed the
club with a most interesting and
forceful account of the Biennial
meeting of the Woman's club, which
was held last June in San Francisco
and to which Mrs. Kohlberg went as a
delegate from the Woman's club of
this city. Mrs. Kohlberg spoke most
1eelingly of Mrs. Sarah Plat Decker,
eX-president of the Federation and
warm personal friend of Mrs. Kohl
berg's whose death occurred shortly
after the biennial was over. Mrs
kohlberg spoke also of the exciting
competition between the TWO candi-
dates for presidency, Mrs. Percy V.
pennybacker, OF Texas, and Mrs Philip
Carpenter, of New FORK, and of the
ultimate success, by a large number OF
votes, of Mrs. Pennybacker. Mrs.
Kohlberg was given the honor of in
spector when the votes were cast
The next number of the program was
a violin solo by Miss Virginia Bean,
accompanied by Mrs Bean. Miss Bean
responded Graclously to an encore
Mrs Parvin Witte, chairman of the
music department of the club, then
gave an outline of the years work
in music She said the first meeting,
which is to be given next Wednesday
VIII be under the direction of Miss
Florence Comfort and will be of the
primitive style and the following meet
lEgs viii continue through to the 18th
and 14th centuries.
Mrs. Witte spoke of the opera which
Is TO be given by the music depart
ment during the winter, under the di-
rection of Mrs J. J. Pearce.
Mrs. A P. Averin, the president of
the club, then addressed the women,
with an enthusiastic and pleasing talk
on plans for the year. She spoke of
how enthusiasm develops character, but
Of how character is tempered with
judgment, and of her desire to see the
club a fraternity with the idea of ITO
get, to give and consequently to grow"
Mrs. Averiu announced her inten-
ton of being at home" to all club
members every Tuescay. beginning with
the first Tuesday in Novem Der, and of
her desire to know all members of the
club.
At the conclusion of her speech Mrs.
ATeril was presented with a beautiful
boquet OF white roses. tied with the
club colors. Miss Eleanor Porcher
made a. most gracious and charming
presentation speech, which told of the
desire of all club members to stand by
their president and of the esteem in I
which she is held.
At the conclusion of Mrs. AveriIPs |
address, Mrs. Parvin Witte sang "Elsa's /
Dream accompanied by Mrs. ". R. /
Brown.
Refreshments of ice and cake were l
served in the pergola under the vines |
Ind reception was held under the di- /
-ection of Mrs A. W. Foster, chairman |
If the social committee. and several of
Ter committee.