Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-11-19
FOR THE
CHARITY HOME Is
GREAT SUCCESS
WITH RECEIPTS NOT ALL IN, THE
HOME WILL BENEFIT TO EXTENT
OF MORE THAN 1925.
AUDITORIUM OF THEATER CROWDED
TO ITS CAPACITY, AND PLEAS
ING PROGRAM WAS RENDERED.

ity Home aud Hospital. today expressed
the great appreciation of the home and
it, board Of managers and that of the in
mates for the interest manifested BY the
people Of Brownsville ~ the benefit given
"a the Dreamlaud theater last night for the
hurnc.
The executive board IL charge ~ the at
iair. including Mr.. III. T.. =. Randall, gen
erai chairman. Mc-damce !. a.. George. y.
j. Young. William =. West. Hattie Hopper.
q. :. CLANCY. n. NJ. SHELTON. Blanche
Locw. II. H.. Cain and Mr.. Carlos Ca-ta
media. this morning met ~ the residence
u Mr.. CLANCY on Lcvee street for the
purpose of closing ~ details ~ connection
with the event. While receipts are not aIl
IA and the board was unable today t. an
nouncc the total profit from the entertain
mcnl, II T. certain the Charity Home aud
Hospital viii benefit to the extent Of more
than sos.
The board. under the leadership OF Mr..
Randall, aud with the energetic assistance
81 Mr.. 6. :. CLANCY. Is receiving nm
qualified compliments from the hundred,
who attended the entertainment. The
program was excellent and well handled.
the entire affair went of IN a businesslke
manner, there were no delays. and there
WAS something gong 81 at all times from
the beginning. 81 : 80 o'clock. until the
close of the entertainment at III o'clock.
To the sales end i due great praise tor
the success ~ the event. Ticket sale
were under THE direction OF Mr.. Eth
CLANCY. and those who led IA the result
accomplished were Mr.. \. y. Young, Mrs.
". n. Sheppard. Mr.. II. r.. :. Randall.
Mr.. Ellis CLANCY and Miss Virginia IIar
n~on. Other ladies who aided IN crowd
lnr the house IN inducing ticket purchases
included Misses Luui~r P~utrgnat. Sara
Ynnu-, Ruth Craig. Ethel Clint, Kathleen
Craig. Ethel Nralc. Blnntou Smith.
Not \ small feature 81 the evening IN
bringing good financial returns were tlr
candy and flower sales. The Young ml-,c-
who cared for tins branch of the enter
.tainmoni were Elizabeth Jones. Josephine
Stdrck. Eva Young. ANNE Tucker. Ro~ita
Putcgnat. rdc~-Ic DanrN and Margaret
West. the proceeds from wh"-c rnnd,
7alc~ amounted "a 80. The c%anilc,. ~
boxed. were contributed.
\ special event or a benefit without
decorations - almost like a ship without
"a rudder. and this feature Tor attractinr
the eve was not overlooked. The lobby
ii the %llcatcr WAS made bright with plant
and flower. while ON one side Wa q caud,
booth. m brightly c"lorcd decoration
TIN, booth wa9 m charye ot Nh Ethel
Nealc. who wa~ attlred IN . japanese go,
tune.
The program opened with = concert ~,
the Fourth United States infantry baud.
directed IN Chief Mu~irian James r.. Prr
witt ~ the band. The concert lasted y
half huur until : o'clock. aud included
-la--ic numbers. The concert program
received enthusiastic endorsement by th.
audience. a- was evidenced M thr WV
plau-r.
Judge MI. r.. Jones WI Brownsville. Ht
lhc invitation Nj the board. both opened
Ind closed thc entertainment ~ short ad
irr.--r-. during which WV explained thr
rnrpn-c ~ tie entertainment, gave \ short
history "A the Charity Home and Hospital
and it, beginning about four wears a-u.
and naming a. those who were chiefly III
-trumental IA IL establishment. Mis- Nora
Kelly. the late Mr.. Jaun g.. Fernando
and Mrs. Jesse q. Wheeler.
The Core H. Los C~auant"-.' ~ rhnru,
VA ., t tI.... Tt.r
.irl-. none "t them more than ~N YEAR
aud some of them hardly more than three.
delighted The audience. They arr member
ui - kindergarten cla-~ conducted hy Nil
Arcclia Parcdc~. and their dancing and
singing would have done credit to- children
tar Older than they. Dressed ia fluffy vel
low trock-. the little "nc- danced and San.
= son. 81 the Birds. giving Il full TWEEN
~ minutes of entertainment Not once
did the little ones pause during then part
Of illc program, and They drew down =
torn Of applause. They were Ampara
Perez. Guadalupe Lopez. Bonita Walters.
Carmen Lopez. Eva Perez. Anionia Men
d"la. Angelica Obre-un, Anna Gonzales.
Ella Loncoria. Teresa Tadey. EIoisa PEREZ
and Cora Hernandez.
Manager ". X. Sheppard Of the Dream
land %tieuter. to whose assistance and
Iiberality, much credit for success j. given.
made no mistake when lie chose "Under
Southern Skies 4 five reel story Of the
South before the war. for the motion pic
ture part Of the entertainment. The pic
turp waS ex.alIant and IT, dntaiI ~ Sar,h
ern scenery was appreciated, particularly
by those familiar with what Is known a.