El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-01
Women Organizations.

Miss Florence Lambdez vii iea'
IN a few days for New YORK Guy
where she will spend several weeks
visiting.
The Wednesday Crochet club LAD ~
{ 5cSular meeting at the home OF -
4 = A Jacoby, IT.. on Florence sur
ne afternoon was spent IN ,c1,rse
ineeGIe Work Later Two ossent
luncheon was served those pIeseli.SS
ne club will meet next week - -
MIS- Nell Lawrence at her nome
Arizona street. -,.-
, The San Diego Tribune pu - ~
me result Of a contest hello III ~"
! city for the selection Of number o.
me best short stories written ps -
PIE OF that section The confess -
( conducted under -he auspices o.
san Diego WOmens Press cluD'
which Mrs. Maud Ervay Fagin Is pr
ldent, and the Tribune says MIS- ~,
sln lent valuable assistance 10 ,f-e
Z contestants and TO the JuuSeS- -
agln is a former Fl Pasoah- ~
when a resident of this city was aCtll
~ the work Of the Woman's cruz .-o
ClYlc league and other organ DIE. .-lii
The Ida Peacock circle OF the auNLL55
larry Of the Christian WOmans boaIu
Of Missions held its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening I'M inc go
day school room Of the first ChTlstiSH
church a luncheon was served Ds ~
members TO their husbands and 1rlehus.
Following the luncheon was
pleasing program. The first nlIlDei
was a piano solo by Mrs. c. T. ChalA-
0ers- Then Mrs G. A Thumm cav
report Of the New Mexico ana ~
Texas Missionary convention, W
next number was a reading by MIS-; ",
". Splitter. The Sound OF NloIlN-
Mrs. r A. Hilbert gave a IaIA ".
Reading Missionary Books Inc Iesi
solo. Rock of Ages" by Mrs X SI 81!
accompanied on the piano by MIS- -; =;
Chambers. A toast, ITO Our HUSBANDS
was given by Mrs r 3. Homan- ..,
Mrs George A Mcclure enter lf r,L.'-,-
the aid society of the Highland fark
Baptist church Wednesday afternoon =
her home in Highland Park. with AliSS
Iris Merle Webb. whose wedding VIII
occur on June IA Mrs j. W bIl -
read an interesting story on Jeplha .
daughter The guest Of honor was pre-
scented with a dozen beautiIul HIlsu
napkins and during the afternoon INC
guests hemmed the napkins ana en-.
brOidered the monogram OF the guess %
honor upon them Mrs A W Gay ION
won the guessing contest for guessing
the age OF the hostess. whose birthday
anniversary occurred wednesday An
ice course was served during the after
noon Miss Emma Smith PLAYED piano
solos Those present were Misses IRIS
Merle Webb. Emma Smith. v Love
Mabel Anderson. 8Iesdames Y h Law
ton. A R Webb, Vincent hcMecnln'
J. ". Barker. o. a. Whellis. Jack Grad
dock. J. W Harmon. F. NJ Denner, 4
W Clayton. and John Triggs-
An echo meeting OF the Methodist
conference recently held at Van Horn.
Tex was the meeting OF the women
missionary society Of Trinity Metho-
dist church. held Tuesday afternoon IN
the church parlOrs The scripture les
son was read by Henry Barton Miss
Ernestine hurry led the prayer for the
sick A violin solo was played BY MIS-
P a Cressy- Miss Annie Ross Non
tague played her accompaniment MIS-
H. NJ. smith and Mrs. W A. Trayler OF
Sierra Blanca, read interesting reports
OF the conference. Mrs Empress. Al
ringtOn. the president OF the conference
missionary society. led the prayer for
the women of the society and their
work Piano solos were played by little
Lucy EsQuivel and Martha Esquivei-
An interesting address on the Bishop
Asburv centenary memorial was given
by Mrs. q. l. Jones Mrs C. T Race
was the hostess for the day. Miss Alice
Care was in charge OF the offering
Mrs Empress Arlington and Mrs l. J.
Ayers were in charge OF the program
The meeting closed with the singing OF
America"
Mrs. Matilda Burroughs. grand chief
OF the Pythian Sisters OF the state
Of Texas was the guest Of honor at
a reception Tuesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs Anne F Leary on West
Missouri street The house was attrac-
lively decorated in sweet peas and
ferns In the receiving line We're Mes
danes Matilda Burroughs. Anne F.
Leary and Mary F. Drew. hOstesses Of
the afternoon. and Mrs Carl Smith,
most excellent chief OF the local tenn
pie Music from a victrOla was en-
jOyed by the guests a two course
luncheon was served in the dining
room 4 battenburg center piece
adorned the large dining table. In the
center. upon a glass reflector rested
large cut glass bowl OF sweet peas.
Extending TO the sides Of the table
were runners of fern Mrs Esther Lu-
cas- assisted in the dining room Some
OF those present during the afternoon
were Mesdames H A Meisel. Esther
Lucas. F. D. Scotch, H F. Brown, l. D.
Miles. r VI. Smith. A J. BOrcherdinE.
:. W Cross. 5 ". Mott. +. o. Perkins
W. R Weeks, \ Van Mourick, ]. W
Christie, J. y. Atkinson. Matilda Bur
rOughs, Anne F. Leary. Mary F. Drew.
and Carl Smith. Misses Buelah Brown
and Grace James. Mrs. Drew. who is
leaving the city in a few days. was
presented with a Book Of Reflections"
in which the guests wrote verses and
other reminders OF their friendship for
her fnurueE