Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-08
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ties engaged in BY The different clubs com
pri~ing the federation was taken up and
was still uncompleted when Adjournment
for the noon recess was made. The only
clud~ 10 report at the morning session were
the Brownsville clubs and the Dcnna Wom-
ans club
The Brownsville Civic league reported
that the lumhcrmen of the city had dorat
cd benches To IN placed around the mar
kci plaza and that band was to BE- en-
gagged for musical concert. twice II week
The league also reported that the fountain
on the market plaza viii be filled and
planted IN flowers and that j. hoped soon
-to have the -anitgrv drinking fountain pre-
~entcd the league hy Mr.. a. Diltmann III
place soon.
The Brownsville Self Culture Club W.
ported thai ii had co-operated with the
federation IN participating in the patriotic
lay parade, had sent flowers and maga-
zines 10 the soldiers in the base hospital
and quarantine camps. The club stated
that for it7 1918 study course IL has dc-
cidod upon q study of southern literature
~ outlined by the state university.
The City Federation VI Womdn's Club,
reports that ii had assisted the Rotary
club III providing three hundred pair, Of
shoes and stocking. 10 the poor VI Christ
mas. had assisted in the arranging of a
community Christmas tree and the CON-
lmuuity choir. had assisted i'll the patriot
| ic parade and had co-operated in securing
the adoption of The early closing move
mcnt.
The Charity Association reported that il
had given numerous benefits for the sup
port of the Charity home which had been
IN existence since 1915 and that plans were
under consideration for the establishment
pf y home for delinquent women and girls
The Learners Club reported that it had
conducted story hour for the children.
had established and maintained u library
of more than one thousand volumes which
had been kept open not only IL u library
but A. d reading and writing room for
the soldiers while the guard was on the
border.
I The Parent Teachers Association of
Brownsville reported the furnishing of a
rest room ~ the high school, the securing
of pictures for the art galleries of the diff
ferent schools, the holding of a number of
benefit entertainments and the serving of
retre -hments ut the county and district
/ track meets.
The Donna Womau'- Club reported that
Iit had held several cleanup cru,ade- and
/ was at present planning another. had Se-
cured great many new books far thc
public library: that during the war had
VOTED to refrain from the serving of re-
Y ltrc-hmrnt- and that each hostess would
contribute the probable cost w TIE r.
\ Iire~hmcni~ on the day when she was
hostess to some worthy cause.
Y Following the report II the Donna or-
Isanilation. the meeting adjourned Ia
Paur- cafe. where luncheon wa, served.
v Those present wv the morning session
were: Nlr--. John Clo~ncr, Edinhurg; Mr.
Miller VI. Armstrong. Mission; Mr.. N. IN.
Clark, Mission: Mr. r. r. Reynolds. Mr..
IC. ". Clark Mr. Il. H. Howard. Mr.. n.
\ II. Kendall. Mr- XII MI. Bat~cll. Mr.. II. n.
Y. Howard, Mis- Anna Kelly, Mr.. Frank
IC. Pierce Mr. J. :. Ford. Mr.. George
Walker, Mr. M. III Mcndcnh-ll. Mr.. u.
A. Graham. Mr.. Y. y. Conrad. Mr.. A
Wayne Wood, Mr. Il. +. Holland, Mrs H.
II Galhrailh and Mr.. I'LL Davenport.
Brownsville; Mr.. T. Il. Waite. Mission
Mr.. l.. 4. Young. San Bcnto; Mr.. J. r.
Leslie, Edinhurg; Mrs George M. Edwards
Edinburg: Mr. = W. Hall, Donna: Mr.
iF. &. Plat, San Juan; Alr-. Il. H. Worth
san Btnito: Mrs. FL =. Miller. Mercedes
Mr.. q. X. Walton, Mercedes; Mrs. j. Y
House, san Bcnito; Mrs.. q. w Stewart
san Bcnto and IIarlingcn; Mrs. III N. Over
miller. Mission; Mr.. W. r. IIinklev. San
8cnito Mr.. 4. Il. Sprague. San Bento
hlr-. r. n. Kelly. San Benito; Mr.. IT. III
Armstrong, Mission; Mrs Eltweed Pom
lerov, Donna.