Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-11
WOMEN ORGANIZE
FOR BENEFIT OF
CHARITY HOME
PLAN SERIES or ENTERTAINMENTS
TO RAISE FUNDS FOR SUPPORT
or A LOCAL INSTITUTION.
WILL BE HELD AT DREAMLAND
THEATER NOVEMBER IS, TO BE
FOLLOWED BY OTHERS.

general chairman al it, head, a committee
OF Brownsville women has COTTON together
for the purpose Of perfecting and main
tanning "A general local charity association
the principal object vi which will ~ the
support and maintenance of the Charity
Home and Hospital. an institution founded
by local women and conducted successfully
under their own efforts since it, founda-
tion three wears ago. The home j. pleas
antly located. I'D the corner II Sixth and
Adams streets.
While permanent organization j. still in
allowance the committee has already out
lined a plan of financing the institution.
This plan includes the holding If entertain
ment~ NJ various kinds. through the aid
and cooperation NJ local play houses. The
first entertainment has been set for No
vember Is. IT the Dreamland theater. the
manager. ". X. Sheppard. having agreed
Ia permit the nSe of the house. the a~~ocia-
tion To get the larger percentage of the re-
reiptS over expenses. The theater has ar
ranged for 4 special program for the occa-
sion and the ladies of the association al
ready nave in course Of preparation u con
cert program to contain local talent. The
committee IN charge NJ the program NJ
headed by Mrs. William :. West. and be-
sides popular and well known local vocal
ISIS there will be sketches by little folk.
The heads Of the various committees are
Mr.. William :. West. on programs: Ms
Hattie Hopper. ~ candies and flower I.
Mrs. Ellis CLANCY. ~ tickets: Mr.. VI. NJ.
SHELTON. house. The business end ~ the
idea Is under the of Carlos
ca~taneda. a senior at the high school. who
IT, credited with being one Of those who
conceived and put into operation the plan
for " .%rrnrnl organization If local women
10 aid ami further the interests Of the
Charity Home and Hospital.
The sale of tickets is already under way.
through the energies Of Mrs. Ellis CLANCY.
head of the committee on tickets. who Ill
ready has enlisted the aid Of various Young
ladies prominent in Brownsville society HE.
including Misses Virginia Harrison. Blam-
ton Smith. Sara Young. Ethel Ncale. Ruth
Craig. Katherine Craig. Louise Putrsnat
and Ethel Clint. Ticket sales were begun
yesterday morning. and the day had not
ended when two returned to the committee
head for additional tickets. Miss Harrison
l. in charge Of the sales on box tickets.
No detail l. being overlooked IN the
ladies III preparation for the event. and ~
opportunity j. passed that offers promise
Of increasing the revenue of the event.
Among other things, flowers and candies
will he sold during the performance. Flow
err. III huutunnicres and corSage bouquets.
will ~ vrnded IN \ bevy vi little girls. I'LL
Guiding Misses Margaret West. Josephine
>tarck. Eva Young. Annie Tucker. Ro~ita
Putegnat and Odessie Dancy. The candies
will b. donated in 3 and 10 cent packages
and will ~ sold under the direction % Miss
Hopper. MR.. u. j. Young and Mr.. West.
The committee called upon the command
ing officer ut Fort Brown and obtained hi~
consent not to hold the regular band con
cert on the evening of the performance,
and he went a step further in the aid ~
the purpose and vii permit the band u play
III the concert. The committee considers
this one Of the feature events Of the eve
ming which will include "Under Southern
Skies" a five reel program. musical mum
berS hy local talent, and opening and clos
ing addresses IN Judge W.. X. Jones.
While the program prol hly will not ~
completed until Sundav Monday, it waS
announced today that local society circles
will be Interested in the news that among
those who will appear on the program for
vocal or instrumental solos will b. Mr..
Edgar T. Hicks, Mrs. John Gregg and Miss
Annie s. Putegnat. An effort will be made
also to nave j. b. yiano, accomplished vio-
hnist, to agree to appear on the program.