El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-05-02
Won1e11's Organizations.

II. R. Gamble will talk on laws af-
| fecting women at the meeting Of the
FL Paso Equal Franchise league Thurs
| day afternoon, at o'clock. in the
| chamber of commerce building. Fol-
lowing his talk there will be current
events, given by number Of the mem
bers Of the organization. Mrs. S j
Fennell will lead the study Of parla-
mentary law and conduct the practice
drill
The annual business meeting of the
Rebecca Stoddert chapter of the Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution was
held Monday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs Horace W. Broaddus, on Boule-
ward. The reports of the retiring Off
GERS for the years work were pre-
scented, Mrs. J. W. Lorentzen, the re-
firing regent, following her report Of
the years work. presented the gavel
to the Incoming regent, Mrs. L. l. Rob
inson with gracefully worded brief
speech. A business meeting to plan
for the program for the coming year
was presided over by Mrs. Robinson.
Mrs. Joseph Spence presented the out
line of the program committee Mrs.
r. r. Thomson told of places Of in
terest to the members Of the d. A. R
that she visited on her recent trip to
Washington.
Folk songs i'm costume formed a de-
lightful program given Monday night
by the young women's guild Of the
Westminster Presbyterian church, in
the Sunday school room of the church.
Miss Belle White was in charge of the
affair. The program was very well
given and most favorably received by
a large audience. The opening number
was the Japanese romance, "SayOnara,"
by Cadman, sung by Miss Belle White,
with Miss Mary Heermans accompany
ing. The stage was set as a Japanese
tea house, ornamented with wisteria
vines and pink chrysanthemums- Miss
White wore a rose cOlored kimona. AS
sistinE in this scene were a group of
young women in Japanese costumes of
various colOrs. These were Mesdames
John Mobley, c. W. Peale, A. Cunning
ham. Misses Harriet Heermans. Mar
garet Hardie and Olynda Naquin. The
japanese girls danced a Japanese dance.
A violin trio, Brown Eyes, by Miss
Virginia Bean, was played by little
Connie Mae Tobias, Lawrence Tobias
and Cyrus A. Dolph, jr. Mrs. V. l. Bean
accompanied them on the piano. Little
Miss Tobias received several floral bOu-
heartily applauded. Miss Anna Axton
sang a group OF English folk songs.
Miss Matilda AXtOn accompanied her
Miss Axton wore a Victorian gown OF
white. with a white poke bonnet |
trimmed with tulle. Mrs. Frank Hughes
recited AN Old Sweetheart Of Mine"
by James Whitcomb Riley, and MAX !
ing Mud Pies" as an encore. Little Miss ]
Minna Edwards played DNOraks "Hu-
as a violin solo with Mrs. V. |
l. Bean accompanying her. She played !
very well and was cordially applauded- |
Miss Virginia Burk sang Il Sing of the /
Love of JEAN" and "Maidens Remem- |
ber." by J. D. Wekerlin. Miss Mary |
Heermans played her accompaniment. |
Miss Burk wore q "BO-Peep' sheperd- |
ess costume of pink with paniers, big /
pink hat and tall shepherdess crook. A
violin duet. Merry Mood" was played |
by little Connie Mae Tobias and Law
renee Tobias. Their encore number was 4
the minuet from Don Juan" by Mo-
zart Mrs. Bean accompanied them. |
Mrs. VIII T. owen sang two Scotch /
songs. in the Scotch costume of kills /
and Glengary cap Mrs. J. J. Pearce &C
her. The songs were With
in a Mile Of Edinboro' Town and
Coming Thru The Rye" A. Newton
PLAYED several violin solos. The clos
ing number was an Indian camp fire
scene. about which were grouped a
number of Indian girls, acted by the
Young women who had taken the parts
Of the Japanese girls in the opening
scene Miss Belle White, dressed as an
Indian girl, sang Cadman's From the
Land Of the Sky Blue Water"