Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-02-26
CIVIC CLUBS HAVE
AN ORGANIZATION
WOMEN OF VALLEY MEET AT HAIR
LINGEN. AND ORGANIZE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY FEDERATION
OF CIVIC CLUBS.
ATTENDANCE WAS GOOD
CONSTITUTION AND BY LAWS TO
BE HELD QUAETEl;Ll-NENT
AT MISSION MAY ~.
(SDcci1i 10 The HcrGldD.

from all points ia the Lower Rio Grande
Valley met in this city Tuesday for the
purpose of forming an organization that
will promote uniform Identification of
the Valley. A. a result Of the gathering
there was formed the liio Grandc Valley
Federation of Civic Clubs. with the fol
lowing Officers: Mrs. \. X. Thomas of
Mission. president: Mrs. w. ID. Beatty,
Of pharr. vice president Mrs.. u. +.
Johnson Of llarlingcn. secretary and
treasurer; Mrs. W. Drummon of Mission
corresponding secretary. and Mrs III. 4.
Gibbs Of llarlingcn was elected report
er.
The points represented at the meet
ing included Brownsville. san Bcnito.
lIarlinecn. Mission. pharr. San Juan.
Edinburg. I;~aNmondvillc and Lvlord.
From Brownsville there were present.
Mrs. j. W. Holt. Miss Anna Kelly. pres
idcnt Of the Brownsville Ladies' civic
League. Miss Anita kowalSki. secretary
Of the Brownsville League, and Mrs. W.
a. Ross.
The meeting was well attended and
was held in the auditorium of the lIar-
lingcn high school. Some Of the delegates
arrived on the trains. while others made
the trip 10 Harlingcn by automobile.
A reception committee composed Of
Mrs. l.. :. Ross and lindsay Waters.
and Mrs. II \. Gibbs met The ladies al
the depot aud an automobile in waiting
conveyed them az once to the convention
hall, where they were welcomed hv Mrs..
b. T.. johnson and Miss Pearl Bolts.
The morning session was called To- or
der by Mrs. :. e.. Moore. president Of
the lIarlingen Civic club. and a talk
was made by George Tonlan of san Ben
ito. secretary of the San Bcnito CONNER.
cial club. He presented the object Of the
meeting AMI explained the methods Of
procedure. Following that Mrs. Moore
was named temporary chairman. and
Miss Kelly of Brownsville. the secretary.
Al noon 4 luncheon. prepared by the
Harlingen ladies. wa> served in the lib
rary of the school.
The afternoon session was opened bv
an invocation hy the Rev. T.. q. Cannon.
pastor NJ the PRESBYTERIAN churches Of
Harlincen and Brownsville
The business of the meeting was then
launched u, the adoption ~ the conSti
tuition and h, laws. the committee on
this having been Mc>damrS Thomas. Ann
norman If San Bcnito. aud Holt If
Brownsville.
After the election ~ officers addresses
were made hN Mrs. Wilbur l.. Freeman
of San Bcnito. chairman ~ the Fedora
tion Humane Education Sncictv. on the
theme If Humane Education aud Beau
tification." Mrs. zimmerman of san Ben
ito supplemented the talk on bcdutifica.
ton.
The federation will meet IN Mission on
MAY III next. and quarterly thereafter.
The following j. the constitution aud
bylaws adopted d, the organization:
|. Name-Rio Graudc Valley Fedora
tion 81 Civic Clubs.
I. Obicct-Cniform Identification II
the VALLEY.
2. Membership The membership ~ this
federation shall consist ~ the general
Officers aud three delegates from each
club.
l-Onicer~Thc officers ~ this FEEDER
alton shall be- president. vice president.
recording secretary. treasurer. CORES
ponding secretary. who shall reside in
the same town with the president.
Section All officers shall H. elect
I'll nv secret ballots nj the annual meet
ing and continue i'm Office one wear.
section "a majority If All votes east
shall be- necessary IL constitute nm clcc.
ton.
a-This organization shall meet in
February. Nav. August. and November.
The fourth Tuesday in the above men.
toned months.
6-One~third of the membership shall
constitute a quorum
THE constitution nav he amended
M any meeting provided written notices
were given at a previous meeting Two
thirds vote i necessary 10 amend.
Rylaw.-Article l-Dues-10 cents