El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-03-06
Church Affairs


The monthly business and social
meeting Of the Christian Endeavor So
ciety of the Westminster Presbyterian
church was held Thursday night at the
home of Mrs. c. A Rivers, on Nevada
street A business meeting was first
held. Following this, Miss Annie ].
Hawley and Mrs. c. A. Rivers played
a piano duet Mrs K. c. COpenhaver
sang, and Sam kirkpatrick sang, with
Miss Hawley accompanying on the
piano. The evenings fun was afforded
by q track meet. All the guests were
separated into sides, the blue and red.
The blue side won the greatest num-
Der of events, and consequently the
losers, the reds, had to wash up the
punch glasses as penalty. me events
opened with a one mile run, IN which
each contestant had to push a peanut
across the table with his nose. This
was the widest grin, and also won by
jump, a test of the ShrllleSt Squeal,
the blue side won me broad jump,
avs the widest grin, and also won by
the blues The reds won the potato
race, in which a very large ''spud"
had to be carried across the room,
balanced upon very small spoon. The
shot nut filling a small bottle with
% bird shot was won by the blues
who also won the shot race, picking
up a given number Of shot scattered
about the floor and putting these in
a sack. The reds won the next two
events, the 100 yard dash, eating three
crackers, and then Whistling, and the
hurdle race, moving peanut with a
tOOthpiCk across a number OF pen
ellis In the relay race three people
were on a side with one knife to a
side, and the race consisted in the
shortest time taken to pare three ap-
pies This and the final event, the
foot race, measuring the length Of the
blues During the evening Miss Flor
ence Reed served punch.
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Miss Alberta Howard entertained
the Daisy club of the Calvary Hous-
ton Square Baptist church Thursday
afternoon with a taffy-pull at her
hcme, 517 Portland avenue. Mrs. A. S.
Howard played a number Of piano Sc
lections for the children and they en-
tertained themselves playing games
Following the taffy pull cake and
sherbet were served, the young host
ess being assisted by her mother, Mrs
A. S. Howard, Mrs L J.. QUITS, and
Mrs. c. V. Jackson. Some of the
guests present were: Rev and Mrs. o.
J. Wade, Misses Ada Clare Wade,
ZeIma NeWsOm, Ruth Jackson, Gene
We've Jackson, Evelyn howard, Alice
Van Eaton, Lois Carter, Margaret
Marquee, Bethel Osborne and David
Spencer, Albert Ouzas, Carl Gring,
George Howard. Miss Zelma New
next Thursday afternoon at her home,
1901 Boulevard.
The Woman's Missionary society of
the Alta Vista Methodist church on
Wednesday gave q shower to Mrs. j.
VIM. Delicious refreshments con
sisting of ice cream, cake and home
made candies, were served Those
present were: Mesdames H Day, Il
J. Schmid, John Harper, George Har-
Per, Glen T. Moore, a. L. ReynOld, G.
Percy, G. W. Reeves, r. G. Ansley, w.
A. Kessler, T. H. Garner, R z. Boyer,
D. n. BUrney, Stewart and West
Judge and Mrs. A. N. Walthan will
entertain tn eOfficers and teachers Of
the First Baptist church Sunday school
tonight at their home, in Government
Hill This viii be the regular monthly
business meeting Of the Sunday school
officials.
Mrs. S. H. McMullen entertained the
members of the Primary board of the
at supper Thursday night at her
home in the kasmO apartments. The
table was adorned with a centerpieCe
of ferns Following the supper,
business meeting of the board was
held Among those present were:
Mrs. J. c. WOrthingtOn, Mrs Lilly S.
Howard, Mrs. Don Sterling, Mrs. Net
tie Bretney, Mrs. r. Donaldson, Miss
The Highland Park society of the
Westminster Presbyterian church
held a quilting bee Thursday at the
home of Mrs. James H. Logan, 500
fremont street. The morning was
spent in work, with a dinner served
by the hostess at noon. In the aft
ernOon a brief business meeting was
held followed by social period.
Among the workers present were
Mesdames J. G. LOwman, V. S. Rogers,
J. H Hamilton, NJ A. Smith, X NJ
Wright, e. A. Dawson, Mary Young,
Herman Mebus, Alex Ferguson. A. A.
Mckee, George Adamson, D. T. Fen
LelL
Next Thursday Mrs. c. f Elliott
viii entertain the society in honor of
Mrs. T. A. Pitt Of the Salvation army,
and of the women of the AItura
Presbyterian church,
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The Missionary society OF the Alta
Vista Methodist church met at the
chapel on Thursday afternoon in bus
mess session. The meeting was opened
with a song followed by a scripture
reading by Mrs. a. J. Schmid. Mrs. &.
T. Garner then led in prayer. The re-
ports of the officers were then heard.
It was decided to give an enchiIada
supper the latter part Of March.
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