Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-11-25
CIVIC lEAGUERS
ADJOURN AFTER
BUSY SESSION
Amendment TO Constitution Providing for
Change OF Name Was Voted Down. and
Amendment for Semi-AnnuaI Meetings
Tabled Until Annual Meeting.
MEETING HEARS REPORT DELEGATE
TO STATE MEETING AT GALVESTON
r federation Decides to Pursue Civic I'm
provement Idea Into Rural Communities
and Appoints Committee Chairman.
Favors Compulsory Education.

After a very busy session that occupied
their time almost continuously from III
o'clock Tuesday morning until 9 o'clock
last night. the third quarterly meeting Of
the Federated Civic Clubs of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley adjourned TO the an
nual meeting. which will be held the first
Tuesday in February at some point yet to
be selected. II i expected that the fedora
ton will consider the invitation of several
points in the Valley for the next session,
at which officers for the year will be
elected.
One of the most important results Of
the meeting was the decision 10 organize
and pursue the work al civIc Improvement
and community cooperation into the rural
districts and neighborhood> of the Valley.
Ideas for this work were advanced during
the round table discussions yesterday aft
e%rnoon, and following this Mrs. Smith Of
Mission was appointed the chairman Of a
committee Of three 10 undertake the work.
Mrs. Smith will appoint and announce her
committee later.
The convention adopted a resolution Of
fered by Mr.. {. W. Cliff of Harrington en-
d~orsing and recommending the passage of
a bill proposed hy State Superintendent Of
Public instruction ". Il. Doughty, and
providing for compulsory education IN
Texas. MIR. Doughty expects 10 present
his bill at the next session of the state
Legislature, and the league urged upon the
various clubs To the state representatives
endorsing and asking the passage of this
bill. The state federation M it. annual
meeting al Galveston recently endorsed the
bill.
AT the next annual meeting in February
il i expected that the federation will take
action looking to the cutting down of the
number of meetings held during the year.
An amendment to this effect was offered
yesterday. but II wa, tabled Ia be- acted
upon Al the next meeting. This amend
mcnt provides for either tri-annual or
-cml-annual meetings. and J. looked upon
with favor by the majority of the members
of the federation.
\ resolution providing a change M the
name Of the organization. and also pro-
vidlng certain changes IN the constitution
and IN laws ~ the organization. introduced
~ Mr.. Alba Haywood Of San Bcnlto, was
voted down bN the delegates.
Mr.. ". Drummond of Mission, who was
the declarations delegate to the state meet
Ing al Galveston. submitted her report,
saying in part:
Among the things the fifth district Of
the state ha~ a. b. proud Of i the fact
that she ha> furnished the state with not
only the present state president, but has
given the state three state presidents and
one president of the general organization,
Mr.. Percy v. Pcnuyhacker Of Galveston
and that l. something no other district
has been able t. do"
Mr.. Drummond said that she believed
the state training school for incorigiblc
girls. a fund for which j. now being raised
by a committee headed by County Judge
Quentin d.. Corlev Of Dallas county.
should ~ one ~ the first things to BE- con-
~idcrrd TN the Valley federation. Mr..
Drummond stated that JUDGE CorIcy said
that H. expected To BE- able to announce IN
a few months that the full fund of 80. 900
had been subscribed.