El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-10-10

"hE Business WOmans club met
Monday night in the down town
4 rooms of the Young Women's
Christian association and completed the
organization OF the club Miss veda
Eickman presented the constitution as
framed by the constitution committee.
The constitution was adopted. Miss
Kate Hanley represented the nominal
ing committee and presented three
states for the club officers. The cleo
ton was by written ballot Miss Ruth
NJ Anger was elected president; Miss
Neda Eickman. secretary. and Miss
Edna GOff treasurer. Plans for the
work and programs 81 the club were
informally discussed Il was decided
that the next meeting should be held
on Monday. October 30
The club members will meet in the
down town lunch room Of the assOcia-
ton at $50 o'clock and have supper
together. The meeting and program
OF the club will follow and then the
members will remain for the annual
HallOTe en- party to begin at o'clock,
which is given by the social commit
tee OF the board Of directors.
Miss Grace Harmon was appointed
chairman Of the supper arrangements
and all members who can attend the
supper are expected to communicate
with her. Miss Kate Hanley was ap-
pointed chairman OF the program com
this event Miss Neda Eickman was
appointed chairman Of the publicity
committee
Mrs c. Z. Kelly was elected honor
airy president Of the Robert E Lee
chapter OF the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy at the annual cleo
tion meeting Of the chapter, held at
tana street. Monday afternoon The
chapter was organized at the home
OF Mrs. Kelly = years ago and she
has always been a Jealous worker IN
the chapters interest The office Of
honorary president in the cha pter was
created for Mrs Kelly in appreciation
OF her work. Mrs b NJ c. Williams
was elected the active president OF
the chapter. Mrs. K D. Franklin, first
vice president: Mrs. G. c Crews. sec
Ond vice president, Mrs. J. ". Brady,
third vice president: Mrs Eta B. Cyrus,
fourth vice president Mrs Fred p
stevenson. recording secretary. Mrs
William Caples, corresponding secre-
tary: Mrs. Julia MalloW Mathis. treas
urer: Mrs. Joseph II. Hurxthal. his
tOriam- Mrs. sam J. Gatlln, registrar
Mrs. n. II. Allen, parliamentarian; Mrs
". L. Brown. musical director, Mrs.
Margaret Olive Jordan. poet laureate
Delegates to the general convention
OF the United Daughters OF the Con-
federacy. which will be held in Dallas.
during November. were elected These
are Mesdames !. F. Bowen. Julia Nal
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ID. c. Booth, 5. W. FAINT. '. E Raggio
and Q. W Gillespie The altenates
elected were Mesdames ". J. Buie, W
II. Byrd. F. b. Dickinson. A L Cox.
J. j. F'inney. VI. H elliott, l. G. Ly-
man and T. \. Heifrin- The delegates
elected 10 attend the state convention
TO be held in December in Corpus
Christi were Mesdames A Van MOuriclS,
r. L. Harris, J. l. Ely. W l. Lard. Z.
B. Hudspeth- F. W Quincy. John L.
Dyer and A. f. MaetZe. The alternateS
are Jessie Payne, f o. Perkins. George
Morgan. Mary Bond Wheat. NJ H Boom
er. Wip Robinson. F. B. Quinn and d.
SchwarZ
Mrs Edward c Hitchcock was elect
ed an honorary member OF the Robert
F. Lee chapter. in recognition Of her l
Mrs. James Z. Bowen. the retiring I
president. made a brief speech or the
appreciation Of the work Of the chap
ter and the support given her admin /
fstration. In accepting the gavel. Mrs !
Williams. the incoming president. asked I
the chapter to make loyalty the motto /
for the year Mrs J. Frost Walker. of (
Union. South Carolina who Is an Off ]
Ger Of her chapter, talked on the work 4
done by the L. D. g in Union. Mrs
Walker is here with her husband an I
officer in the First south CAROLINA /
infantry Mrs Mary r Wright, OF san ]
Diego. Calf. spoke Of the work OF the Z
in California
Following the business of the after I
noon HuSlcal program was ttiJo GU
given by r. Lorenzo and Billy Fitchett. !
who sang a group OF old southern mel
odies Mr. Lorenzo sang a number OF /
solos and also gave clever whistling
solos. Mr.. Fitchett played a number {
Of piano selections.
Led by Mrs. c. - Crews and Capt. /
IL r. Stacy. a Virginia reel was danced I
by the members of the chapter and the
Confederate Veterans. who had pre-
yiously held the monthly business meet
ing downtown and then had gone TO
the T. D. 9 meeting for the program
and social time. Punch and cakes were |
served by the hostess. Quantities of