Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-10-19
IN THE
-WORLD'SN NEWS

this and other cities of the United
States is evidenced by the flood If peti
tions that are daily pouring into the
home Of Miss Olive May Wilson. the
Santa Claus Girl" TIE work Of cheer
ing up neglected children at a time when
other more fortunate children are enjoy
ing the Christmas season was begun
three years ago by Miss Wilson, and
has increased in proportions she little
dreamed Of nj the outset. From a distri-
button Of "A few hundred toys ut first.
the work has grown to such an extent
that last year 1880 gifts were sent out.
Miss Wilson'S work has attr ictcd at
tenti0n throughout the United States
and has the approval and concentration
Of Vice President Marshall and other
national figures.
New Rochelle. y. l.-With the object
of cutting down the cost of living. i'm
proving the schools and providing clean
amusement for the citizens. two leading
women Vf this city are campaigning for
ONCE. Miss Anna J.. Bruel. Il Nassar
graduate, is candidate for the City
Council on the Socialist ticket. The see
end woman candidate il Mrs. Helen
Metcalfe kobbe. who seeks Ia become su-
pervisor in the Second Ward. She is the
daughter of DIR. Francis Metcalfe of
New York. was educated in Paris and in
Italy. and il a painter Of note. Her hus-
band Is running for Mayor on. the So
cialist ticket. Both the women canli.
dates are hustlcrs. and are putting up
strong campaigns on a platform of mu
nicipal ownership If water works. rail
ways and gas plants.
Washington-Thc tagging gayety Of
the capital city is the reason assigned
for the new fads and fanrics AZ the dip.
l0matic sext. When so many governmci
men and the diplomats are worried over
the important Developments Of the times.
their women folks have turned To th.
domestic arts. long neglected and IL
nored. Miss Henrietta Il. Morales.
daughter If the minister from Panama.
Il taking q course with = view To- estah
fishing "a domestic : fence college in her
home city. Nine. Pezet. wife of the min
lister from Peru. * enrolled in "A salad
course at a local cooking school and she
finds there * much To- lm learned about
this delicacy Of the modern table. Mrs.
Oscar Underwood in also StuI,ing the
domestic arts. aud Miss Marsarss Ilras
per. god daughter Of the dowagqr uuccn
~ ITALY. anil wis. hrs a fortune, of siN
MTficn. lis'. Ieing Ito~np'imcntcl oar her
tics'lnartrl il Is u dssnesti, Washing
tdfi.. the ball rse,m lr.ing neglected dmr-
Ing these e,entfui DAYS. .
Raleigh. No. To head a hospital out
In the thinly settled srrtiou Of this
state. wlrr the unlv means &c transrwr.
tafion Is tbr saddle horse. is tn. ap
ptintlncnt src-ntl, given I" Il ..woman
uOctor.n She is DIR. Eileen Giles "a grad
Ifatt' ~ the Wornam's Medical College. If
a,Rehif<Sly Her hospital il the Alto
P3Ss Hospital. where he has s.ha ~, of
a ~ bed hospital ncwl, cquipyasl u,.' 4
modern operating room On mamr of be-.
calls she has to travel a l~it,v -
mites each WV up AMI loar the ~
cipitous trails.
Washington-"Sister Beatrice the
Florence Nightingale of the French bat
tie front. WAS a re cnt visitor IN Wash
ington She came Ia see Mrs. Jules JUS
serand. the French ambassador and is
now in Canada Ia confer with General
Hughes about the medical req Iircments
at the war from durin. the coming win
ter. Sister Beatrice is Mrs. Beatrice
Bartlett. Of the M-licu Militaire Fran
caise. She Is the only woman connected
with the service. She he's the absolute
entrcc to every quarter of the fi.htin-
zone Of the entente allies. She wears =
distinctive military habit that assure,
her instant recognition anyu here i'm the
fighting lines. This habit i composed Of
n purple and white hcaldrrsS. y white
gown and an enormous purple military
cap. Since u wear ago She has lrtnnnc a
national vgurc with the fightin. armies.
as "a rapid and effective organizer Of
hospitals. and manager of The supplies.
Miiwankec-The NEST cnviel woman
In America. in l-,ini IF health. il Mrs.
Louis Is. Theirs. af this cit, who has
completed lDf .clr~ of an active useful
life. without ever being sick u single
day. Her only Illness in over 4 centrry il
one heads he which she suffered for !
few hours when She WAS : wears old
VaShingt" -WaShin.ton il %gr.atlv
interested in two brides. one the da,.',
ter ut Senator John Shtrp Williams.
AMI he daughtc~ Of .Io,a in caIyo
former minister from Costa Ric,. His.
SALLY Williams Yesterday be am. one
Of the famous Ma, flower Brides" whe,
she married Lieut. Joel BrnckIev. 4. :.
n The "Mavnower' brides are the
brides Of young officers SERVING on tho
Presidents yacht Mryfnwcr. Ue- pr.
decessors are the former Lmsh Hoke
Smith. Alice Never. daughter of fnr.
mer Secretary Of the Navy Never. Matt.
and Marshall aud G;cnevieve Walsh
daughter IF Senator Walsh of Montan,
Miss Calvo who is ohc of the ms,
charming girls in the 'diplomati. set
wcds today Mr.. Tn mas ID. Harrington.
cf Boston. aud the ceremony takes pla~e
ri IL. Mgr. Ronzano. the papal delegate