El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-02-08

ground work and the value of medical
inspection Of the schools and visiting
nurses connected with the schools to
Follow up the physicians work, for tho
child cannot make normal progress in
school work when its physical condi-
tlon is below normal Mr.. Tighe traced
the development Of the public high
school with its ultimate development
from am institution for the classes sole
~ used as preparation for college
ana PROFESSIONS, to an Institution for
the masses where commercial and vo-
cauonal training is given in connection
with the college preparation and the
courses are made elective enough for
the pupils TO fit themselves for what
ever work they may choose. or to find
the work for which they are the most
ltteu- preceding Mr.. TiEhe'S address
a lengthy business meeting Of the chap
ter was held and a number of i'm
portant matters were discussed and
settled MIS-. j. W. Lorentzen the re-
gent, presided. Mrs. n H. Allen the
secretary, gave the minutes Of the pre-
vious meeting. Mrs. L. l. Robinson
presented her report as treasurer Mrs
D. VI g. Williams gave the correspond
ing secretarys report Miss Gertrude
9Ie reported as registrar. Mrs. IT,
W. broauduS was elected regents al
ternate to the annual congress of the
National Daughters of the American
Revolution which will be held in Wash
Ington, 4. c.. in April Mrs c. T.
Hawks was elected delegate. Mrs. II
Z. Thomson was elected delegates al
ternate. Mrs W. $. Tilton was ap-
pointed chairman OF committee. to be
selected by herself. to arrange for a
celebration of Washinrton's birthday
anniversary The meeting was well at
tended.
A program Of unusual interest will
be given when the music department
Of the Woman's club presents selec-
tons from The Jewels Of the Nadon-
ma, by Nof-Ferrari and the Ballad
of Despair by Bemberg. The opera.
Jewels Of the Madonna" is one of
the newest of the modern operas TO
have been presented I'm the east and was
received most enthusiastically The
music is written in the early Italian
style. although the opera story is some
what modern and involves the plots and
action Of the noted CamOrra Of Italy.
The music is particularly melodious
and provides good opportunity for
the singers to be heard to advantage
The Ballad Of Despair is not as
tragic as its name would suggest. This
composition was presented at the state
federation meeting of WOmens clubs
in Galveston two years ago and Gre
ated great sensation. The music is
Of rare beauty. The theme Of the bal
lad is the despair Of life in the heart
of the woman and her answer to deaths
summons as a willing traveller into
land Of new possibilities. The woman
is represented by the speaking voice,
which will be taken by Mrs G o. Ruck-
er. Mrs. Bates Hughes Evans will have
the parts Of the singing voice, which
represents death. The accompaniment
which is very beautiful. will be played
by Amanda Reyes. on the cello, Mrs.
%. V. Fennessy. violin and Mrs. J. J.
Pearch, piano. The singers in the Sc
lections from the Jewels or the Ma
donna will be Mesdames Robert L.
Holiday, A. II. Goldstein. Miss Belle
White, Parvin Witte and Charles An
drews Miss Greta Palmer at the piano
and Edwin c. Knickmeyer at the or
gan viii play the intermezzo and the
accompanist viii he Mrs. J. J. Pearce
and Mrs. W. r. Brown. Mrs. s. J.
Prudential is the chairman Of the
afternoons program Mrs. J. W. bo-
rertzen will give the story Of the opera.
The POsonEe camp fire circle Of the
high school girls was organized Mon
day afternoon at n Jolly party and
chatting dish supper, given by the men,
bers Of the old Posonge camp fire cir
. Gle f. the downtown rooms of the \. ".
G.. A. The early part of the afternoon
was spent I'm playing buncO and the
prize was won by Miss Beatrice Mark
graft The chatting dishes, Of which
there were three. were arranged In the
center Of the rooms. on tables decorated
with valentines and hearts. and the
girls presiding over the chatting dishes
We're Misses Elizabeth Kuhlmann, Vir-
ginia Cooper and Thelma Spinelli. The
rooms We're decorated with valentines
and hearts. After the supper the plans
for the new camp fire circle were made.
This circle will carry the work of the
camp fire circles through the second
and third degrees. A meeting Of the
circle viii be held next Monday after
noon in the Y ". c. a. to complete the
organization and adopt the constitu-
ton. Among the secretaries and guar
dams present were Miss Gail Lane. Miss
Lena Eichaker and Mrs y. W. Cathcart.
The girls present were: Helen Loomis
Faye Ross. Margaret Hardie Zulema
NewsOme Doris Littell. Beatrice Mark /
graft Ermine MarkEraff, Thelma Spi-
Mill. Leila DePuy. Helen Beisswenger. I
Ruth Dewey. Mary Faris. Alice Meyers, I
Elizabeth Kuhlmann. Virginia Cooper, /
Helen DePew, Helen DePuv. Carrie !
Adams, Lola Bushong, Lydia Gooch and |
Fey Peak.
The monthly meeting OF the Aid So !
ciety OF Temple Mt. Sinai was held |
Monday afternoon in the Sunday school |
rooms Of the temple. In the absence of |
Mrs. Martin Zielonka. Mrs. Max Move |
was in charge of the meeting. The =