Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-11
SOCIAL NOTES

v>o sosh ~ 49, "[ 'at,
Babies Week" and the program is being
conducted by the ladies Of the Charity As
ISOLATION at the Centre Latino club. This
afternoon the less fortunate children are
having their filming and are being shown
an excellent time. While their mother
and sisters are being instructed IN the
proper care of the infant, the children are
being treated to al enjoyable playtime and
are eating delicious, sanitary, ice cream
cones.
The little tots are dressed in garments
made by their mothers during the week
from material furnished and under in
structlon given by the ladies Of the Charity
Association. Each afternoon during the
week the women have been assembled in the
Centre Latino rooms and have received in
struction from Spanish-spcaking physi-
clans In the proper care Of the child, and
have received instruction in the manufac-
ture Of children's clothing from the MEM
hers Of the association.
This afternoon the children will be ar
rayed IN their new finery and the child
presenting the neatest and most attractive
appearance will receive prizes donated by
the merchants Of the city. The prizes con
sist Of clothing, donated by the Rollack
Store; n high chair. donated by the Edel-
stein furniture store; q pair of baby shoes.
donated by the Boston Shoe Store. and
falcum powder and other baby needs. by
the Whitman and Eaele drug stores. The
nee cream cones were donated by the Texas
Confectionery and the Palace of Sweet,
Attractive gifts have also bean ~rccci,-
ed from the Brownsville Hardware Com
pan and Mrs. X. VI .Dalzcn.
The Judges for the contest in the
awarding Of prizes will be Mrs. J. G
George. Mrs. w. X. Jones. Mrs. II. VI.
SHELTON and Felix Garcia
Last nights event ut the Centre Lat
ipo rooms drew such i large crowd of
mothers who will H. the most benefited
bs the Better Babies propaganda.
that extra benches aud chairs had tn IL,
supplied. An equally large aud perhaps
larger crowd il expected this afternoon.
The ladies of the Charity Association
spared no efforts To induce these mothers
20 attend. having printed dodgers calling
atteption Ia the event and circulating
them generally throughout the poorer
districts of the city.
Yesterday afternoon the Parent Teach
err Association held an interesting BET
ter Bsbie~" program ~ the Drcamland
theater. Ia order Ia gain assistance in
freeing the association from debt an ad
mittanre tee Of = and 10 cents was charged
and the crowd that filled the theateI
brought Ia an encouraging sum.
The first number on the program was an
address by City Physician DIR. II. X Loew
on contagious dlseases. DIR. L.oew gave ~
outline Of the manner ia which =uch ii
eases were spread and discussed mean.
used Tor the prevention and checking Of
q contaglon and the segregation of person
afflicted with such u maladv.
DIR. Loew'S address was followed hy Il
talk by DIR. q. Y. Lawrence ON the eve.
ear. nose and throat. DIR. Lawrence ex-
planned how defective eyes and hearing
sometimes caused a child 10 he considered
backward" IN his school work. The ad-
dress was accompanied by a number of
blackboard Illustrations in which DR.. Law
renee was assisted nv DR.. h. q. Works and
B. l.. Cole.
The addresses were followed by an in
t~resting program BY the school children
The program was arranged Nv Miss Anita
Kowslski. director Of music in the publc
schools. MISS kowalSki was assisted bv
other teachers IN the lower grades. and =
committee from the Parent Tea herS' Al,
soeiatIon composed Of Mrs. r.. X. Good
rich. Mrs. r. l.. Cam. Mr.. y. r. Kendall
Mrs. W. II. Jones.
The Friday Bridge Club met yc~tr.l,,
afternoon NJ the home of Mr.. 4. N Kent
w West Brownsville. Club members onb.
we're present and the prirc. 1 hand en-
hroidercd table scarf. was awarded NJ.
.h"hn Z. Rutlcdge.
A.
Miss Ernrstinr Faull who has h,r,
The charming guest - NJ. and Mrs
q" Trnwit through The winter ~
poets Ia lcar" Ncn,la, fnr her home ~
beaumont. Miss ruk has been III.
guest ~ honor ai j host of social cv
EMS during the season inst ended IL.
MANY friends hope to have her with n N
again soou.
a
Hiss \rt.ia Perkins - trrtainal viii