El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-02-25
RETIRING POSTMASTER SMITH HONORED;
WONANS CLUB DISCUSSES CITY PARKS

ID Rks were the subject Of discus
\ partment of the Woman's club
/ Wednesday afternoon in the auditorium
! of the High school building. Mrs. c. A.
! Reinemund read an interestig paper
/ on parks as artistic centers. IN order
! to make our city loved" she said, I'VE
must make our city lovely" Mrs. Refine
mund talked on the power Of environ
ment in influencing the development OF
every species and emphasized the neces-
sity of beautiful parks for the growth
of people. She mentioned the various
parks of note in this country. Central
Park, New York city, she characterized
as the most used park in the world.
Bringing the subject home to FL PasO,
Mrs. Reinemund spoke Of the wonderful
possibilities of the scenic driveway
on the mesa and expressed the hope that
sometime the Identification Of FL PasO's
river banks might be undertaken, IL
not the entire distance, at least along
the banks by the international bridges.
Rev. Perry J. Rice talked on parks
as a commercial asset. Mr.. Rice said:
"A city is better advertised by its parks
than almost any other feature. If a city
seeks more inhabitants, if it wants to
be known in the world, good park ,
system will do much to bring inhabi-
tants. This is because back of every
thing that makes a city is its homes.
The permanency of the homes depends
upon the contentedness of the people
in them, and plenty of parks and recre-
alton places afford this" Mr. Rice was
applauded when he urged the creation |
Of civic center with a good sized park I
aDouC the proposed new court house |
building. He also suggested the park
ing of the river front from the Viaduct /
to the smelter.
Mrs. Claude Berry talked on the Col
den Gate park of San Francisco, Calf,
describing how it came to be started, /
the private gifts toward its beautifica-
ton and the magnificent view COM
manded from the park, which includes |
the Pacific ocean, the bay, the noun
tains and the city OF San Francisco.
Mrs w. H. Pickles talked on the /
parks about the city Of Washington.
Mrs. G. H. Campbell, who recently /
returned from the Pacific coast talked |
on the exposition at San Francisco The
talks Of Mrs. Berry. Mrs. Pickles and f,
lustrated by stereoptican slides of pho /
tographs Of the parks under discussion, |
but as the sky light of the auditorium /
was not sufficiently darkened only a /
exhibited.
Mrs. J. F. Miller was the chairman of |
the program. Preceding the program, a |
brief business meeting of the art de-
partment was conducted by the chair /
man, Mrs. Carl Lee Smith. Mrs Henry 4
warren was secretary pro tenn and read /
the secretary's minutes. Mrs. He'll Hale, /
OF the nominating committee, presented !
the following ticket for the depart [
ment officers for next year: Mrs. A. P. /
AYertll, chairman; Mrs. Frank Seward
vice chairman Mrs. S Aronstein, sec
rotary; Mrs. Frances Well, treasurer
Although called for by the chairman.
no nominations were made from the
floor. The nominating committee was
composed Of Mesdames He'll Hale
Claude Berry, W. r. Brown, Olga Kohl
berg and A. J. Fraser.
MRS. Claude Berry reported for Mrs
olga Kohlberg, chairman, of the com
mittee on judging the essays defining
the word Home" that the ESSAY writ (
ten by Mrs. T. c. Phillips had been
CHOSEN TO represent the Ell Paso Wom-
ans club in the contest conducted by
a New York ma gazine in connection
for a prize of $3.50.
Mrs. Smith announced the art exhibit
OF paintings by Herbert Dunton. to he |
held IN the chamber of commerce March 7
TO T. Mr.. Dunton is the painter of
western life for whom the art depart
ment gave reception last fall.
chorus, The Call" by Mark An
dre,ws, was sung by the chorus of the
club, directed by Mrs Ralph NJ Hen
The coming lecture to be given by
MISS Helen Keller, the famous blind
girl; was announced by Mrs. Smith.
The next meeting of the club will be
neld saturday; March 6, instead of We'd
reception Wednesday to the visiting
,attlemen and their wives. ut which the
Women's club will assist the chamber |
Of commerce in entertaining.
Miss Lutte Ste8rns, of the library !
school of Wisconsin, who has been de-
.lyering q series OF lectures at the
riverside library school in California.
VIII lecture under the auspices of the /
Woman's club in FL Paso on March 8 l.
pm the subject What is Happening to !
The American Home" There will be I
no admission charge to the lecture. but !
)n account of the limited seating I
capacity of the High school auditorium. |
ne lecture attendance will be limited !
to the members Of the club and one /
guest each Miss Stearns, while in FL /
Paso. viii be the guest of Mrs. Olga
K ohlberg.