Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1915-12-27
SOCIAL NOTES

Leonard Hobbs, who i Il student at the
A.. 4 NJ. college, j. spending the Christina,
holidays with hi> parents.
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Mr.. l.. :. Order. mother Of Mrs. Louis
Bruiay and +. :. Order OF thi, city. and
who formerly resided here. hae returned
after a stay of several months in Waco.
Mrs. Order is AT the home Of Mr.. and Mr..
Brulay.
Mr.. and Mr.. Louis Brulay, after L
years residence AT the Brulay plantation.
have returned To make their home in town.
They are residing I'd the Brulay home ON
Elizabeth street. DR.. and Mrs. J.. l..
Workman, who were residing al the Brulay
home, have moved to the plantation, where
DIR. Workman viii assume the management
of the estate.
Mr.. and Mr.. A. :. Gimblc spent the
Christmas holidays visiting relatives in
Lane City. They returned home last night.
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Misses Lcnurc and Lucille Bates left
Sunday for Austin and San Antonio. Al
San Antonio the Misses Bates will attend
the dan>ant to BE- given BY the members ~
the Younger set. I'm Austin they will be
joined by their brother. l.. II. Bates. and
will attend the New Year banquet and
ball to he given by Governor and Mr.. }. T..
Ferguson.
On Wednesday afternoon Mr.. ". f.. Nc
Davitt will entertain al bridge compliment
tary To Mrs. L.. ;. Order.
Brulay.
Christmas eve - number of young men
were the guests III 4 very enjoyable stag
supper. Those present were Bert Parker.
Augustine and Robert Browne. Roy JET
fcrds. Frank +. IIecklcmau. II. q. Adams.
Joe Brutsche, Oscar Merit, fairfield Ilau-
ser and Butler Webster.
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The weekly story hour tor children wa
to BE- held IN Mis- Mullcn's room nd the
grammar school At 4 o'clock this afternoon.
Mis- Mullen will be assisted BY Mrs. W. \.
ltb>9.
Mr.. FL Dawson Of Mission wa the
guest a. Mr.. Charles Orchard Christmas
day.
Misses Cleo and Carrie Dawson 1T Mis-
sion arc guests of Mr.. Charles Orchard.
and will remain through the holiday season.
Mr.. and Mrs. \. y. Mckay and Nouue
son. Morris Neal nf Larurte. Texas
spent the Christmas holidays WITH
Mrs. Mckay'S parents. Mr.. aud Mrs
l.. X. Morris. Mr.. Mckay returned
home YESTERDAY. while Mrs Mrka, and
their son will remain here 4 month or
longer
The officers and ladies of the Fourth
Infantry will he III home e. the Conn
try club members and the Elk> New
Years dav from 1 To g o'clock. ia the
administration hGilling.
The preparations for the Red cross
benefit concert To be- given tonight ~
IIinklrv Hall have been completed and n
large crowd is expected. The hall h1S
been beautifully decorated far the event
au,I the always cninNcd Fourth lnfantrN
band. together with u number of local
vocali>t~. have donated their services
a. make the affair 4 success. The work
i helm. done under the supervision Of
Mrs. James Is. Wells. chairman IL the
local association.
The Texas Red Cross Association was
founded several years ago. and Mrs.
Oscar Branch Colquitt. wife Of the then
Governor of Texas. was named it, fir
president. With the funds derived frcm
the sale Of the seals and from concerts
similar To the one To be given this eve
ming. the association founded and built
the Walter C%ulquitt memorial hu~pit1l
in Galveston. he hospital j. primarily
for the treatment and care of tubcrcular
children and although the Red Cross
does not now control ii. the association
still contributes fer It's maintenance.
Mrs. Wells said his afternoon that
there had been some criticism AZ tn IA
conduct of the association and the dis
po>al Of is funds hut that the books Of
the association and of the various chair
men were always open 10 Inspection
and that only such moneys ~ were nee
rs>arv ID the ,lcfravin. ~ expenses was
diverted FROM the help of the needy tn
bcrcularS.