Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-21
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(Tho herald Is pleased to announce thai
Miss florine Pierce has Joined its staff as Cd
sser OF the society column. Items should b.
Of $40 and 90 O'Clock In the morning. at Teie'
phone No. 7. and at other hours At TELEPHONY
No. 567.)
The Thursday Bridge Club will meet 1T
$3.50 p. IN. tomorrow, with Mrs. Grover
Wagner ms hostess.
Mrs. ii. NJ. SHELTON left for San Antonio
yesterday, where she will visit friends and
relatives.
Mrs. Louis Kowalski leaves for Fort
Worth this afternoon To visit her son,
Louis, who Is stationed at Camp Bowie.
From there she will go to California to visit
her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Batz.
The Tuesday Bridge Club was entertain
ed yesterday afternoon by Mrs. King Ma
son, who also had several of her intimate
friends present. Before the games. re-
freshments were served. The tallies and
table appointments carried out the Thanks
giving motif.
Mrs. j. n. Bull was hostess Ia the Self
Culture Club yesterday afternoon. \ pro-
gram was had on Confederate Lyrics,
which was led by Mrs. Bull. She intro
duced the subject with a splendid talk on
southern poetry during the evil war.
The singing OF Maryland. Ny Mary
land by the club members opened the
program for the afternoon. Mr.. &. G..
Stewart accompanied on the piano. Mr..
James a. Graham led in 4 discussion 81
the work and poems of james Royer Ran
dolph. and also read several extracts. Mrs.
Katherine Hamilton read the beautiful
poem "PeIha-.'' which j. q memorial t.
General Pelh-a by James Rover Randolph.
4 paper on rs life and work. Of DIR. Fran
els O. Picknor was read by Mr.. {. &.
Stewart. "Music in Camp was read ny
Mrs. II. L. Yates.
Mrs. Milton West WAS a guest at yes
federation meeting We're appointed rs fol-
lows: Mrs. V. L. Conrad. Mrs. c. c. Stew
art and Mrs. Brookens.
The regular meeting Of the Learners
Club took place yesterday afternoon. and
an interesting program on social service
was had. The business session was bret.
only routine matters being discussed.
The program was led by Mrs. G. ;. Cha
ney, and She gave a short tak introducing
the subject. Mrs. Katherine Strihgfellow,
assistant secretary of the Red Gross chap
ter, gave n talk on the work Of the Red
Cross and made q plea Tor Christmas boxes
for the boys in France. She stressed the
importance of getting contribution, for
this work a. early as possible a. the boxes
shipped from here must reach Hoboken by
December !. in order to get off on the ship
which sails for France to give Christmas
: cheer To the soldiers ut the front.
A good paper on 'Modern Benevolence'
was read by Miss Florence Bell. She
made the point that in giving at this time
Of our history, we should not only give of
our surplus but should also sacrifice lux
uries and comforts to help the needy and
our soldiers.
A paper on settlement and Welfare
Work" was read by Mrs. f.. X. I. Howard.
She also read interesting accounts of the
lives and work of the founders of Tovn-
bee Hall in London and Hull House in Chi
cago.
A papr IN Juvenile Courts and the
big Brot4xs and Big Sister Movements
in the service of the welfare OF delinquent
children, was read by Miss Anna Kelly.
A well prepared paper on Public Rec
%reaiion" was read by Mr.. Mae Dickens.
Mr.. David Baker read an interesting
paper on .'Elecmosynarv and Corrective
Institutions" The subject wa well treated
This next program will he on 'Myth9 IN,
Folk Lore and will be lead by Mir. "
h. Mendenhall.
An open meeting H. being held Thu aft
ernoon for the member> of the Federation
If Women Club M the hoIne oi thc pr, -r
dent. Mr.. J. X. Bull. Special work wI
be discussed.
The Wednesday Bridge Club met thi.
afternoon ~ 3 o'clock with Blanche i,
Loew.
.
Mr.. ". Il. Jones, chairman ri the Fiftl
district Of tho Federation ~ Women
clubs. lett yesterday afternoon for lious.
ton where he will attend the convention
being held there. While ia Houston. Mr.
Jones will attend the Mothers Congress:
and by special request Of the president
Mrs. III. NJ. SHELTON, viii read a full repor