El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1913-02-18
SUNSHINE SOCIETY AT MONTH"; Y MEETING
IS ENTERTAINED WITH MUSICAL PROGRAM

The regular monthly meeting OF the
FL PasO branch of the international
Sunshine society was held on Monday
afternoon in the sunshine Day nursery
on South Campbell street The meet
ing was opOned by the president Mrs
William h. i. Judd, who requested that
all present should repeat the Sunshine
motto. Mrs. T. J. Jones, the recording
secretary, read the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting and they were approved.
Mrs Judd read poem very appllcable
TO the work. Reports of the different
departments of the work were given.
Miss Mary Bell kiefer, treasurer, re-
ported a balance on hand up to Feb. I
of $4O-15. Mrs. Judd spoke OF Mrs. w.
j. Cox, an active member Of the society,
who was called to St Louis on account
Of the serious illness Of her father,
who is reported as much better. 1t was
decided that the Sunshiners here would
each send Mrs. Cox postal card IN
st. Louis.
Of the Sunshine Workers. reported one
meeting during the month Of January
at which much sewing was accom-
plished- Mrs. Judd spoke of a bolt Of
glngham, which is at the nursery and
ready for anyone who can make the
garments. It was reported that the at
tendance of the nursery is rapidly in
creasing and many baby night gowns
have been made 1t was found that II
was not necessary to separate the
American and Mexican children At
enc time last week there were u tiny
DdDlGS IN the nursery. ana al present
there are 10. There are three American
babies among them, whose mothers
have found employment in the shops.
Mrs. +. A Mayhem treasurer Of the
Emergency circle, reported S25.45 in the
Il easury. Mrs. Robin Gould, president Of
the Sunshine Helpers, reported that al
the meeting held January 10 five calls
one bOquet of flowers sent to the SICK
and IS tea towels and napkins made
A lookout committee was appointed at
this meeting: Mis- Agnes BramWel.
CHAIRMAN; Mrs. motifs Gus nman. Mss
Eunice Anderson, Miss Birdie Kerr, Mrs
II. Bell 1t was reported that during
the past month five bOquets Of flowers
have been sent TO the sick; the county
hospital visited once; two packages OF
magazines sent and it was decided by
this branch that a musical viii be given
for the international headquarters OF
the society.
Mrs Edith c. Lane, chairman Of the
cheerful letter department, reported
II letters sent to the sick and shut-in;
- pOStalss 81 newspapers, 200 maya
ZZineS, nine boQuets Of flowers and 81
visits made, while II persons were re
ferred TO the WOman's Charity associ-
alton. Mrs. Lane told Of receiving a
letter from a mother who Just lost her
SICK son and SAID that the woman spoke
OF the cheer and counsel she has re-
ceived from the Sunshine workers here,
and that they had been as a star IN a
dark sky" to her.
The children of the kindergarten
sang several songs and solos with their
instructor, Mrs. Nanderwater. The
children have had their primer only
three weeks and many of them can read
well. They are being prepared for the
public school when they are Z years
of age. They all repeat the names OF
the days of the week and the months
and can count 70 100 Harry Rosenstefn
rendered vocal solos The first number
was De LOrelei" by List accompanied
by Mrs Roberts; Mrs. ROsenstein re-
ceived two encOres. responding first
with mia Piccirella" from the opera
Salvador Rosa and then with Lovers
Call" by Anton Ruckauf. Mrs. Roberts
gave a delightful piano solo, Caprice,
by Sibelius. The meeting was then ad-
joUrned.