Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-03-09
SOCIAL NOTES

The "Befter Babies program gwen yes
terday afternoon by the ladies Of the Civic
League and the sewing clubs was very en-
ioyable. The program was given in the
Baptist church and consisted Of a number
Of interesting papers pertinent to the topic
and a number of delightful musical mum
hers. The program for the afternoon fol
lows:
Lords prayer, Assembly
Song, Assembly.
Piano duet, Misses Maura and Irma
Wake.
Paper, "Secrets Of Health" Mr.. c. W.
Clarke.
Song, Miss Lottie Harvey.
Recitation, Ruth Pickens.
Paper, Mrs. J. C.. DeBruin.
Song, Miss Evelyn Bennett.
Paper, 'N,ebraska School Gardens Mrs.
George Walker.
Piano duet, Misses Margaret West and
Annie Tucker.
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The Self Culture Club Wednesday
afternoon held it, annual meet
ing al the residence of Mr.. j.. n. Bull. and
elected the follo~ing oficers to serve the
ensuing year: Mrs.. ". X. Jones. president:
Mrs. George Hamilton, vice president; Miss
AddIe Lon Green. recording secretary: Mrs.
Y. J.. Conrad, corresponding secretary:
Mrs. Harbert Davenport, treasurer; Mr..
J. G.. George, critic.
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Add social notes AZ ........
Mrs. Gussie Scott CLANCY of the
Brownsville Sentinel, plans 10 leave March
10 for Austin ~ be present al "Ncw~papcr
Week" with the School of journalism Of
the University Of Tcxa-. Mr.. CLANCY l.
scheduled 10 appear ~ the program At the
meeting, which will be attended hy news
raperInen and women from al over the
state. her subject ~ H. "Ncw~raper Writ
ing-A Distinct Branch ~ Literary Work I
Mr.. CLANCY appear on the program for
Thursday morning. March %.
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Several couples of the social set i'm
Brownsville plan "a 90 10 Harrington Fri
day evening To attend the weekly dance
gwen there hy the officers and ladic~ of
the Sixth Cavalry and the Twcnty-~ixth
Infantry.
DIR. Harold l.. y. kirkham 81 Houston.
who ha~ been visiting friends IN Browns
Vile the past two days. expected ~ leave
this afternoon for hi~ home on receipt of h
message that q patient was very III.
Mrs. NJ. T. Kaplan will entertain FRIDAY
afternoon with IN ''endlr-~ cham hridr,
party. She Will have a. her guests Mr.
r.. f.. Wagner, Mr.. Grover Wagner. M
A. Ashhe,m and Mr.. W. d. Crane.
On March the 18th. ~. Patri"k'S Dav
the children of the lower grades in tn
brownsville public schools will present
'Bcowulf. the Dclivcrcr" az the Huxley
hail. "Bcowulf' il one of the two real
epic poems in the English language. IL
probably was not the work Of one az
thor but OF many. having been I
BY the Saxon glcemen before the Danish
invasion of Britain.
The story narratcS the adventures If
"Bcowult' on his expedition 10 sLay
Grendal, the monster. who for wears had
devoured knights and devastated their
Kingdom. The song was never reduced
10 writing before the ninth century and
was handed down by word Of mouth
from glecman 10 glceman.
The east that will present the poem i
composed of the children Of tn high
sixth and low seventh grades. The train.
ing Is being conducted bv Mrs. j. :
R"wles and Miss Harrison in the cats
while the dancers are being trained bv
Mrs. +. L. shelton and Mrs. q. NJ.
Davis. The Gothic warriocrs mr.. being
drilled hy Corporals Auld and Bertsch
~ the Fourth infantry.
The east If characters follows:
Queen ~ tiothir court -. Ruth DcCillr
PritccS> Of Gothic court Margaret West
King If Gothic court ...... Charles Roy
Queen ~ Gothic court Margaret West
Ming Of Danes ...... Lawrence Compton
Queen of Danes .... Margaret ~Scabury.
Princess Of Danes ....... Patrirr Hobbs
b"owulf ............ James A. Russell
tr"ndei ..........-. Herman nicrkcr
Warriors. lords. ladies. hcralds. and
pages in costumes of the time.