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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1916-12-18

The members of the Parent Teacher
tbs high school, honorinc Mr.. William !
Hawkins, who i the guest of her broihc'
Dr. 4. L. Dickson Of this city. Mrs.. iiaw
kn formerly resided IN Brownsville IN
was the founder and first president !
tht Parent Teacher ASSOCIATION. q
'Nothers' Club" a. it was called ~ III.
time. Refreshments were served durin
the afternoon and Mr.. Hawkins made
short talk 10 the assembled guests wh
will include all the teacher- and mother
and many other friends eli the honor CUES
who are invited. Mrs. Hawkins is presi
dent Of the Mothers Council in Austin
composed Of fourteen clubs and she ha'
always been active in mother organiza
lions.
Owing 10 the busy times Of the holida
season, and the fact that 80 many of th
club women are engaged III home duties
the library will be kept open this week b
Corporal Cation Of the Fourth Infantry
who has kindly consented to aid the Ia
dies during this busy week. He will TT
TO keep the library open a. much as nossi
bis through the day and also in ilc ever
ings. Therefore the rest and .cadin. room
I will be entirely ~ The disposal Of the -
diers dnring the holiday season.
: Mrs. King Mason entertained The Thur
day Bridge Club Saturday afternoon, II
meeting having been postponed from IL
Thursday on account "f the Huff Dicks
beon wedding. Only the club member wci
J present with one substitute. Mrs. l;alp
Schmelling. In the game, the club pr.
was won by Mrs. ID. l.. Spcro. Mr.. Spci
will he hostess to the club nxci Thur-da
afternoon.
Members of the rornmittec in charge q
the distribution of shoes and stocking
among the needy children Of Brown~vill
~ Christmas gifts will meet with ~
t~acherS III the high school thi~ attcrnoo
Z immediately after the reception lcing CIV
en- there in honor ~ Mr.. ". T.. IIaw
kins.
q
Cards were received today reading y
fellows: "Mr. and Mr.. Albert :. Smiti
request the honor II your company II thu
marriage ot their daughter, Nina Margaret
M Mr.. Christopher Guy Dancy. on FRIDAY
evening. December %. 1916. at : o'clock
pi their residence, Brownsville, Texas"
The regular a~turlay night hop n
Fort Brown was a very pleasant event
About ifiy couples attended. Music WI.
furnished Nv the First Iowa band.
q
The Ladies Aid Society Of the PreSby
terrain church held Their REGULAR mectin:
this afternoon At the church.
q
The Womans' Missionary socicty Of Tia
Methodist church met tins afternoon nj Tia
church.
The Ladies Aid Society If the Contra
Christian church met in regular sessiol
this afternoon AT the church ~parlorS.
q
The Womans' Missionary Society Of ih
BAPTIST church met this afternoon IN I'll
Sunday school room of the church with
program on estate Work"
Miss Marion MoChesncv. daughter Q
Mr.. and Mr.. McChcsnev Of Levee street
who Is a student nj the University of Tex
As at Austin. will arrive home this week 4
spend the holiday with her parents.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
ANNOUNCEMENTS

Mrs. J. D. Frazier requests that all those who have not yet sent her d check for their season tickets to the Sunday musicales, do so before the next concert.
 Mrs. E. G. Little will entertain the members of the West End Music Study club Wednesday morning at 10:3O o'clock at her home, 134S Huntsville avenue, instead of with Mrs James, as announced.
 The Eleanor Hord club will meet this afternoon at o'clock at the home of Mrs. D. A. Carter. Mrs. Angus Taylor of the suffrage association will make an informal address and a representa- tive of the Drama league will speak
 The Woman's Civic board will meet this morning at 10 o'clock in the coun- cil chamber of the city hall.
 Mrs. l.. O. Freeman will be hostess to the members of the West End Catho- lie Women's club this week, enter taining them at her home, 213 North Elyton street, at 2:3O o'clock Wednes- day afternoon.
 The executive board of the Music Study club will hold meeting at Cable hall Thursday morning at II o'clock
 Mrs. George Connors will entertain the members of the Highland Book club Wednesday morning at her home on Mountain Terrace
 The Etude d'Art club will meet to- day with Mrs. Claude Zuber
 Mrs. Haskins Williams will entertain the Quest club Friday at her home
 Mrs. c. M Rudulph will entertain Birmingham branch, the Southern As sociation of College Women, at the Southern club February l.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
MRS. JOHNSON IS
 HOSTESS AT TEA

Charminglyt informal was Mrs Craw- ford Johnson's bridge tea yesterday aft ernoon, when she complimented Miss Su- sic Nabb, lovely bride-elect including among her guests members of the debu- tante set and a number of her younger friends. The rooms where the guests gathered were made bright with pots of yellow tulips and bowls and vases of yellow jonquils, and in the dining room where these same exquisite spring flow CTS lent their fragrance, Mrs. c. H. Nabb, the mother of the guest of honor, poured tea at a prettily appointed table. Tempt ing sandwiches and salads, with dainty sweet meats and nuts were enjoyed at the close of an interesting series of bridge in which silk hose were awarded as prizes. Mrs. Johnson presented Miss Nabb with a silken coat bag for travelling.
 Mrs. Johnson was attired for the aft ernoon in becoming frock of gray taf- feta, and she was assisted in entertaining by Miss Blanche Divine wearing a smart afternoon gown, who presided at the punch bowl in the hall. Miss Nabb wore a filmy black lace costume, which was extremely becoming.
 Those whom Mrs. Johnson included in this courtesy were: Miss Nabb, Miss Belle Roberts, Miss Elizabeth Locke, Miss Mary Mott Williams, Miss Lenora Has singer, Miss Blanche Divine, Miss Grace Murphy, Miss Elizabeth Wyman, Miss Josphine E,vins, Miss Marguerite Nabers, Miss Beverly Leake Miss Lydia Eustis, Miss Anita Eustis, Miss Gladys Allison Miss Lucy Pinckard, Miss Alice Hazard of Asheville, N C.. Miss Helen McClary, Miss Helen Eubank. Miss LeMaster of Memphis Miss Augusta Clarke, Miss Alma Messer, Miss Eleanor Messer, Miss Alice Jones, Miss Ella Biacksher and Miss Emily Dixon.
 At the close of the games a number Of additional guests called for tea.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
MISS FAIRFAX IS
 CHEST IN ATLANTA

Many admirers of Miss Geralding Far rar will be interested to know that re- gently she paid a brief visit in Atlanta, and that she was entertained by her friends while there. The Sunday Amer ican says:
 Miss Geraldine Farrar who spent Sat urday in Atlanta, was the guest of Mrs. John Murphy for luncheon and in the evening Miss Farrar entertained few friends at dinner on her private car, the National, in hich she is travelling on a concert tour, being now on her way to Washington.
 "A great social 'favorite in Atlanta, Miss Farrar is always entertained lavish ly during her visits in this city Her com ing on Saturday had not been announced in advance, but her brief visit proved one of the happiest incidents of the week. MT. Ellis, the manager of Miss Farrar' S concert tour, was also the guest of Mrs. John E. Murphy for luncheon Saturday.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
CUMBERLAND MEETS
 METHODISTS TONIGHT
Local Five Will Be in Good Condition. Cumberland Expected to Give
 Locals Close Game

The Birmingham college basketball team will meet the Cumberland uni versity five tonight at the college gymnasium at S:SO o'clock. The Cum berland team is in fine condition for the game as shown In their scrap last night with the Y. M. c. A.
 Birmingham college rests M their claims on Gillian: Together with ''Tinlk' Coach Pinson has a formidable squad. Laughinhouse will probably be used at the opposite forward with Manager Norton at center. Coach Pinson has a large supply of guards and will use all of them in an effort to check any tide of baskets that the college boys might introduce. e#
 The game promises to be close and one of the best on the Methodists' schedule during the coming season.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25

an there was one a big, powerful fell low, a gambler-Jim Borden they called him."
 "Jim Bordeni' cried June "Why-"
 And he was rougher even than the rest of 'em; but they all minded what he said They went off riding. on horses and mules with packs and guns slung on their backs and I remember lifted Mrs. Travis out of bed and into ricl1ety, old rocking chair near the window sos she could wave her hand good-by and throw a kiss to MT. Travis
 That night her little baby was born. was all alone there and it went aw- ful with her-I thought she was dy ing. After d little while I called Jake and I told him aobut the baby He said it was fine and he'd send one of the boys out to the mine to MT. Travis with a note and tell him about the good news
 "Then, just as he was going down the stairs again he turned around and said he'd have to make it a double note, because Jim Borden's wife had just had a baby an hour before and Jim would want to know, too.
 A sharp little breeze that sprang from nowhere rustled the branches of the trees, and moved the low bushes with sudden wild touch The old nurse jumped to her feet, dragging frantically at June's hand.
 The unexpected break in the tension that had held her tortured the girls nerves. It was with difficulty she stifled the shriek that rose to her lips.
 'Tt was just the wind." she heard herself saying as she pulled Mary down on the bench beside her, just the wind It startled me. And Jake sent the note to father and Jim Bor- den. you were saying?"
 'rYes, he sent the note. Oh, the night was long, Mrs. Travis was un- conscious. And every minute of the time when I wasn't trying to bring her
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
FRANK CHANGES
 RETURN ID CAME
 WELCOMED BYFANS
Peerless Leader Will Handle Los Angeles Club of the Coast League During
 Coming Season

Chicago January 24.-The return of Frank Chance to baseball, which took place in Los Angeles last week, is well come news to thousands Of his friends all over the country. The famous peer- less leader is to handle the Los Angeles team of the Pacific Coast league, and is to be part owner of the club. When Chance announced his retirement from the national game nearly two years aga it was looked upon in baseball circles as a blow to the game because his partici- patton had helped to build up the pastime to it's present popularity and his retire. ment would mean real loss.
 The retirement came under such un- pleasant circumstances that all of his friends felt that it was a misfit finish for a career so honorable as his had been and which had brought pleasure to so many thousands of fans all over the country. Now that he has reconSidered his determination and is again going to give his services to the uppuilding of the game, his many friends feel like rejoicing over the fact that some of the loss is to be made up, at least.
 The re-entry of the old-time Cub leader at the same time that Mordecai Brown and Joe Tinker, his former teammates, again resume their connection with the Cub team is coincidence. Although Chance has shaken the dust of Chicago from his feet, he still has hosts of ad- mirers in the city where he won his fame and brought glory by winning two worlds championships. These friends all want to see him back in the big circuit again, so that he will be able to vindicate himself and prove that he is real base ball genius.
 When he failed to make a winner out of the New York Yankees during the year and a half many people came to the conclusion that the reports about him being a poor judge of ball players were true. There are always knockers who take advantage of every opportunity to kick a man who is down and there were those who said that Chance was not en- titled to the glory of being a really good manager. His administration head of the Cubs was no fair test, they said, because the old Cub machine did not need a manager. Every man on the team was capable of playing the game without any instructions but it would have been a very different story if Chance had not been there to keep the machine well oiled and to switch the pitchers when the time came for such change
 The work of a manager is never known to the fans. He may be working long into the small hours of the night think ing out a plan of battle Tor the coming day. There is no one on the inside that does not know it was Chances judgment that rounded out the old Cub team. He was the man responsible for the coming of Jimmy Sheckard and Harry Steinfeldt to the team
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
VANDY FANS MOURN DEPARTURE 0F TWO
 DID GRIDIRON STARS
Putnam Quits School Close on Heels of Williams. Conditions Cast Gloom
 Over Situation

Nashville, January 24.-The loss of Williams to Auburn, the withdrawal or Emmett Putnam from school, and the failure of the schedule committee to provide a football game for November of next season, have placed Wander bilt's football affairs in a chaotic con dition. Where it was expected conf dently six weeks ago that Vanderbilt would retrun another championship to Dudley field next fall, it now looks a if a large section of the bottom has dropped out of Commodore hopes.
 Williams, who was picked for all- southern guard by several writrs last fall, left Vanderbilt to enter Auburn because of the lower expenses at the latter school, it is said He is a prod uct of Greene school, at Athens, Ala and was one of the most promising line men that have come to Vanderbilt in years. He has already entered the school where Donahue bosses the athletes.
 Emmett Putnam, the New Orleans boy who has been Vanderbilt's mainstay in the middle of the line for the last three years, will not finish his college course, but leaves the university February 1 to enter his business career.
 The loss of Putnam Williams and Reyer will leave Vanderbilt's line empty in the center next fall, as Hamilton will probably be shifted to tackle to fill the place of Cody, whose return for another year is highly improbable. Some mighty good material will have to enter for those three line positions next fall if the line is to be built up to a favora ble comparison with that of the season just closed.
 Vanderbilts schedule muddIe is still unimproved, and it will be almost i'm possible now for the schedule commit tee to get game for November f. which is at present open. Either the scrubs or the alumini will have to be taken on for a game on that date.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25

to l walked the floor with this mite of a baby of hers trying to save them both
 ''The next morning early, it seems, outlaws outside the town heard that big shipment of gold was in the road house waiting to go out. They knew most Of the men was away at the mines, so they attacked the place. I'll never forget the minutes I heard the first firing. Short and sharp mostly revolver shots.
 All of a sudden, Jake and another man run out and started to gather up the women and children from the shacks and bring them over to the roadhouse I watched from the win dow, with the baby in my arms. And I saw Jake and one of the miners named Joe, carrying a woman in a wrapper from one of the shacks--a poor, white thing, she was-and right behind them ran another woman with a little bundle wrapped in shawl in her arms.
 'I could hear the women and chill dren herding in, in the barroom down stairs I could hear 'em calling, fright ened. for their husband that wasn't there. Then I heard the doors slam ming and the bolts shot into place And in the midst of it all the door of the bedroom flung open and Joe and Jake came in dragging the sick wom- an between 'em.
 ""This is Jim Borden's wife, says Jake to me, and here's Mrs. Toole cNrrying Jim's baby-you an herll take care of the two sick women and the babies, won't your And we said yes.'
 (Continued in Tomorrow's Age-Herald)
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25

played the best game for the visitors while Brooks, Estes and Durham per formed in the best style for the local five
 The summary follows: Birmingham, Brooks and Durham, forwards; Low man, center Faunce and Estes, guards Cumberland M. Burns and l.. Burns, forwards; W. Collen, center Carlin and Hendricks, guards; substitutions, Ma this for bowman, Greenwood for Es- tes, Henley for Durham, Russell for Hendricks. Field goals, M. Burns 3, l.. Burns f, Collen 1, Carlin 1, Brook S 10, Durham 6, Faunce ?, Estes G. Hen ley 3, Greenwood 1 Mathis 1, bowman 2; foul goals, Brooks 3, NJ Burns 8. Referee, Pritchard; time of halves, 20 minutes
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
lFW FIcIIRFS G|VE: c0MpARATIVE DOPE |ON MAJOR LEAGUES
lew Angle to Compare Ma tiOnal and American League Twirlers Is
 Revealed

"A new angle from which to compare [nerican and National league pitching
 s been revealed, and it opens up oppor- |nity for all sorts of speculation and |ntroversy around the old base burner player who hits for .250 or better is cd batter. The boys who fall below lis mark must be supplied with alibs |om other departments of play to be |nsidered more than ordinary perform ES. Grover Alexander last season held Is opponents to a grand batting aver e of .176. That might be expected of Ie Quaker chucker, but further sleuth- |g revealed that ancient Fred Toney |ld his opponents to a grand batting craze of .1S2, and that MamauX of the |rates, was one point better. Dell, the |tooklyn rookie, earned loud cheers by .1S4 average in this respect, but there |ere a flock of National leaguers who |ere very close to a flat. 200.
 Walter Johnson allows about as few |ts as anybody in the American league, Id the grand batting average against |n was .214. Leonard was a trifle less |nerous, but no American leaguer |hieved less than a 200. Most of them |nged from 200 up, and not nearly so |any were below .235. Some folks will Be up right here and claim better pitch |s for the Tener tribe, particularly hong the stars, and others will point |th scorn at the National batsmen. A |mparison of actual batting averages III bear out either one of these conten- |ns. But this question is more compli- ted than yet has been indicated The |nerican league pitchers. according to |e comparative statistics did not aI- |v as many earned runs per game as |air brethren in the other league. And |e test of pitcher is the earned runs |at cross the plate. Yet earned runs |ty come from poor pitching and they by result from support that fails to |ver the ground as thoroughly as sup |rt in another league may This is |rticularly true when the margin of runs as slight as it happens to be in this Etance. Prejudice and preference will |pply the only available answer.
 In spite of the talk of poor Detroit |ching, for instance, rivals of the Ti- |rs did not fatten their batting aver |e off the Detroit pitching, even though was only ordinary, so far as actual Eults are concerned The averages |ainst the Tiger slashers were as fol- Tvs: Covaleskie, .233; Dauss, .236; Old III, .Af-, bOldilei, DQOuC, az4O, LOuO- milk, .230 James, .251. Evidently the 6her team averages for the season were Eured elsewhere. Philadelphia is the bee. Connie Mack's crew of moundsmen me as close to permitting a whole que to hit 300 against them as any If could. It is safe to assert that they ~ay modern record in this respect asI |sy did in several other instances for |ich they have not been congratulated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
RS. HUDSON IS GUEST OF MRS. COLBY

Irs. Clara Ingram Judson and her lovely lghters, Alice and Mary, are visiting 5. W. D. Colby and Miss Ethlyn Alice by for a few days.
 IT'S. Judson's home is in Chicago, where b. Her delightful stories for children b. Her delightful stories for children
 appearing daily in many of the lead
 daily newspapers of the country, and
 charming book for children, Flower ries," published by Rand, McNally &
 and most daintily illustrated by Mag
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
BILLY SMITH SIGNS
 TO MANAGE RICHMOND
Former Cracker Pilot Completes First Action of Club Under
 New Owners

Richmond, Va, January 24-Billy Smith, former manager of the Atlanta club of the Southern association, was signed as of the Richmond Internationals today. The local club was formally trans. ferred to the new owners today and the signing of Smith was the first action taken. The new manager is to report at once, it was announces
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
Crackers Get Arthur Marcan
CUMBERLAND EASY
 FOR Y. M. c. A. FIVE
Coach Hoffer Uses Game As Practice Affair
 Brooks Plays Usual Game for Local Five

Y. M c. A. had little trouble in de- feating the Cumberland university team last night on the locals floor by the score of 65 to 25. The college five proved no match for Coach Hoffer's well trained team and from the tsart it was only matter of how large the score would be.
 As usual, Captain Brooks was the star for the local quintet, making to- tai of 23 points during the game. Next to Captain Brooks in the scoring line came Estes and Durham, each scoring dozen counters.
 Coach Hoffer used practically all of his substitutes, using the game as a practice affair. M. Burns and l.. Burns
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
SPONSORS CHOSEN FOR
 BASk ETBALL GAME

chosen for Auburn basketball team when they play Birmingham Athletic club Thursday, January 27. Her maids will be Miss Hettie Sibley and Miss Florence Coffin. The Athletic club will be represented by Miss Margaret Gage as sponsor, who will have as her maids Miss Alice Hazzard of Asheville, N. C., and Miss Elizabeth Wilkinson.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
MIR. AND MRS. SHOOK
 HOSTS AT LUNCHEON

MT. and Mrs. Warner Shook were hosts at delightful luncheon at the Tutwiler yesterday in compliment to Mrs. Alfred Whiting Church of New York, who has been the charming guest of Mrs. W. N. Malone. Gathered about the at tractive table were Mrs. Church, MT. and Mrs. Shook, MT. and Mrs. Paschal Shook, Mir. and Mrs. John Milner Caldwell and Miss Daisy Moody
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
CLUB
 SOLD TO DRAPER

New York, January 24.-W. H. Dra- per, a business man of Providence, to- day announced that he had purchased the Providence International league baseball club from Joseph Lannin, own CT of the Boston Americans. Mr. Draper declined to make public the consider ation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
Gov Is Slain

Little Rock, January 24-John Pope Coy, one of the Americans slain by outlaws near Chihuahua City, was a torial governor of Arkansas, and builder Of the old state capitol. His sisters live here. Coy was born in Louisville, Ky, and was member for several years of the Boston Grand Opera company.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
|aS. DRENNEN IS
 HOSTESS FOR MISS NABB

Hiss Susie Nabb was the lovely inspir-
 |on of beautiful luncheon given yes- |day by Mrs. Hubert Drennen at her he on Iroquois street This was one |the most charming of the many inter- ling affairs that have been given for Is pretty bride-elect, and it included F her friends, who gathered about |ver decked table, centered with a white lin slipper overflowing with pink sweet |.s and white hyacinths. Bridal cards |rSed the places of the guests who in-
 ded the intimate friends of the guests |honor
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25

By an expenditure of almost $50 the of the Federal hau leading
  ga this star of the Federals box office attraction speedy oueder Kauf could evidently thinking of he Raden
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
MIR. AND MRS. JOHNSTON
 COMPLIMENT MISS CAMERON

MT. and Mrs. Robert D. Johnston, Jr.. extended very charming courtesy to their guest, Miss Margaret Stewart Cameron of New York, when they in- vited few debutantes and bachelors to accompany them to the theatre last even- ing. Included in this party, which was one of the most interesting of those wit messing '"rhe New Henrietta" were: Miss Cameron, Miss Lenora Hassinger, Miss Dorothy Davis. MT. Jesse Adkins, MT. William Bartlett, MT. Phifer Smith and MT. and Mrs. Johnston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-25
CHATTANOOGA GETS
 BISLAND AND ALLEN
Drew Lots With BarOns for Allen. Pays Waiver Price to the
 Crackers

Chattanooga, January A.-(Special ) President o. B. Andrews of the Chatta- nooga club announced today that Pitcher Lefty" Allen and Shortstop Rivington Bisland of last years Crackers had been awarded the Lookouts at the waiver price. Chattanooga drew lots with Bir- mingham for Allen.