El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-24
DAUGHTERS OF THE REVOL UTTON WARD
MEDALS TO SCHOOL PUPILS FOR ESSAYS

A PPROPRIATE music, essays and
a the reading of the Declaration
4 \ Of Independence marked the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
celebration of the anniversary of Wash
ington's birthday. The entertainment
was given in the First Christian church
Saturday night. and was attended by a
Miss MAY Kranzthor, Of the FL
Paso School for Girls, and Miss
Estelle Campbell, Of the high
school. were the medal winners for the
best essays written oy school cRlIGre1
on the topic, The advantages derived
from the American revolution The
medals were of gold, bearing the in
sigma Of the Daughters OF the Anert-
can Revolution dlstatt ana a wheel
enameled in blue and white. On the
back is engraved, Prize essay. 1919
Each medal is suspended from a gold
bar inscribed with the name OF the
winner.
Opening the program was an over
ture of national airs played by the Sec
ond cavalry band.
sHThe Star Spangled Banner" sung by
J. c. COggeshall accompanied by Fran
els Moore, followed
ii %. Slater gave a short synopsis of
the events leading up TO the writing Of
the Declaration of Independence and
read that historic document and the
rest Of the program 1ollOWs:
A duet, the Dancing Lesson from the
opera '.Hausel and Gretel,' was sung
bv Mrs J J. Pearce and Miss Bertha
StanhOpe; Mrs. W, r. Brown. accom-
Medley. by Second cavalry band
Vocal solo. Dainty DOrOthea-" sung
nv Mrs. Francis Moore, in colonial COS
tune, accompanied by Francis Moore.
Quartet "a "Tenting on the Old
CamD Ground OBJ "Juanita"-Miss
Alicia O'NeiI. soprano; Mrs. w L
Brown. contraItO; NJ Hamlin, tenor, and
N II. Lemen. bass. Mrs. Thompson
Wheat. accOmpanist
saws by the regent of the local ID. a K
chapter, Mrs H A BrOaddus, followed
by the reading of the prize essays by
Miss May Kranzthor and Miss Esteile
Tbe program closed with the singing
of America by the audience, accom-
panied by the Second cavalry band
The committee in charge Of the en-
tertainment consisted OF Mesdames Il
3. stevens, E C French, c E Kelly, 6.
F. Hawks. r. A Hodge. J. R. Mcleod,
E NJ Bray and H n. BrOaddus.
The largest club OF girls and women
in the world has entered the field OF
social service. The Girls club OF the
Ladies' Home Journal has undertaken
TO raise among its members 1unu OF
$500. to be used for endOwing. a per
petual scholarship in medicine for Chi
nese women at the Union Medical col
lege for women, located at Peklng,
China with the understanding that the
successive beneficiaries will devote
their services TO the neglected and sur
fering among their own sex June /,
1913 is the date set for the completion
Of the fund. and the Journal has prom
ised to subscribe TO One-half of the
fund, $500, If the members OF the club,
by small individual contributions, VIII
make up the remaining $500. Only
members Of the Girls club are to be
allowed TO contribute TO the fund, and
the money must be earned through per-
sonaI effort x
Texas under the nag OF the Con-
federacy" viii be the topic Of the
meeting next Monday afternoon Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution.
The meeting will be held at the home
of Mrs Z. c. French. on Montana
street. The hosteSses for the day will
be Mesdames ]. c French, Winston
Pettus L. S. Stewart, F. c. Earle, G. F.
Hawkes.. Nathan Lane, Lee Orndorff, G.
p. Pickens, L P. Mathews and ". s.
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