Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-26

E 49, = VI II SUtlCtitS
IN yesterdays called meeting unanimously
adopted a resolution to cooperate with the
City Federation of Women's clubs in So
cial service works. The idea of the resolu-
titon was the ontgrowth of a plea made by
General Charles G.. Morton before the Val
ley Federation for the betterment of moral
conditions surrounding the army camps.
Yesterdays meeting was called by Mrs.
J. X. Bull president of both the city fed
GRAFTON and of the church federation app
pointed committees to carry on the work.
The committee from the church federation
is composed of Mrs. r. C. Pierce, q. s.
Sell, S. C. Tucker, w. X. Mendenhall
and L. X. Norris.
The committee from the City Federation
is Mrs. G. S. CLANCY, Mrs. J. C. George,
Mrs. c. II. More, and Miss Anna Kelly.
Upon the return of General Morton from
San Antonio he will be asked TO address
a mass meeting of women and lay before
them conditions to be remedied and posi-
bly, suggest means.
: The Friday Bridge club was entertained
yesterday afternoon by Mrs. J. c. George.
The guest prize was presented to Mrs.
Philip McNair. 1t was a string of coral
beads. The club prize, a cut glass celery
dish, was awarded to Mrs. b. o. Works.
The guests were: Mesdames b. o. Works,
j. 7. Canales, G. S. CLANCY, George Sto-
vail, N. Z. Kendall, King Mason and Philip
McNair.
The Hospital of the Divine Providence
was formally launched upon lis career of
usefulness to humanity this afternoon
when the management of the hospital and
the charity home. assisted by representa-
of the women's clubs, held open house to
the many guests who came to see the new
~ completcd institution.
Under the general direction of the Char
ity association representatives from the
clubs comprising the city federation and
tina Girls Homer Guard welcomed the
guests at the entrances and escorted them
through the wards, living rooms and Of
fccs Ct the hospital. A committee from
the Honor Guard served delicious punch.
The punch was made by a committee con-
sisting of Mrs. r. f.. Holland, Mrs. n. T..
Kendall, Mrs. G. f.. Clark and Mrs. L. r.
Reynolds.
At the main entrance to the hospital the
guests we're welcomed by a committee from
the Charity association, composed of Mrs.
G. S. Clancy, president, and Mesdames
r. b. Creager, J. c. George, II. f. Holland,
Fred Hicks, T. A. Kinder. +. r. Howard,
King Mason, d. Spero, Ellis CLANCY and
Miss Anna Kelly.
The committees representing the other
clubs in the federation follow:
Learners Club-Mrs. r. B. Creager,
Mrs. G. s. Clark, Mrs. f.. II. Williams,
Mrs. g. s. Stell, Mrs. w. X. Mendenhall,
Mrs. e. r. Howard, Mrs. f. A. Ramsey,
Mrs. Franz; Mrs. Charles Winstead, Mrs.
Floyd Waltz, Mrs. j. S. Ford and Mrs.
c. 8. Morton.
Self Culture Club-Mesdames III. Daven-
port, W. A. Graham, ii. l.. Yates, v. l..
Conrad, George Hamilton and f. p. Rey-
nolds.
The Parent Teachers Association-Mes-
danes II. nj. Shelton, McChesney, Kendall,
Pierce, Yznaga, C. ii. More, A. Ashheim,
B. L. Cain and the teachers in the public
schools.
The Girls Honor Guard led by their
captain, Miss Sara Young, attended in a
body.
The officers and ladies Of the Fourth
United States infantry were invited to at
tend as honor guests, as also were the
members of the Brownsville school board.
The Fourth Band will play during the
reception. The ladies of the Charity as
ISOLATION recognize a great debt of graft
tude to the member of this band, which
has played for the Charity association at
practically every event the association
has sponsored.
Little Misses Dorothy More and Alberta
Pierce will BE in charge of the baskets
provided for the offering for the benefit OF
the hospital.
The ladies of the Twenty-sixth Infantr,
gave a lawn party at the San Benito hotel
ON Friday, May %, in honor of Mrs. Will
son Chase, wife of Colonel Chase in com
mand Of the Twenty-sixth Infantry. Mrs