The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1917-04-28

brary, spoke on the county ubrar,
law, and she has been an earnas,
ana diligent worker for the passa 90
lof the county library law.
i we noted on the rostrum seataa
with the officials were Mrs. Charles
w. Simpson Of Waxahaehie stato
CHAIRMAN OF the Parks and play
grounds committee; Mrs. q. q
Grece, district chairman Of the cooa
ROADS committee. Mrs. Howell r.
Livingston is district chairman ol
the nominating committee and was
present as an official delegate from
the Waxahaehie Shakespeare club
giving their report. Mrs, W. q To-
max gave a fine report from tho
| Waxahachie Bay View club. Mrs. r
.. sheathan. the president, was in
I attendance at the Federation. Mrs.
+. Brady represented the MacDowell
/ Music club as delegate. The Mac
Dowell Music club of Waxahachie
was given recognition on the pro-
Gean Brenier Bradley. assistant in
voice at Trinity university, repre-
sented the club. Mrs. Bradley re-
ceiyed quite an ovation, at the con-
yentfon, and many delegates spoke to
| the Waxahachie party congratulatine
them on their contribution to the
program, and speaking in the highest
praise of Mrs, Bradley's charming
voice.
Mrs. j. f. Leigh. formerly of
Waxahachie, took a prominent part
IN the convention, being its second
vice president, and presided over
the Tuesday afternoon session. Mrs.
! Leigh was made first vice president,
and Mrs. Lovejoy of Mckinney was
made president OF the second dis
trict.
Cleburne was most cordial IN her
hospitality to visitors. and five in
our party were invited to the lun-
eheon which was given to delegates
at Parish hall, Twenty-Five ladies
Of 61eburne were also entitled to
seats at the luncheon. The luncheon
was attractive in service. and splen-
did in its preparation. The Gle
burne club women served the lunch,
which consisted OF sandwiches, per-
lection salad, incased in triangle
of Saratoga flakes tied with pink
ribbons, peas in cases, eroquettes,
hot coffee. waters and cheese balls
representing the Texas crab apple
1t was spIendidly served and most
appetizing.
Among the familiar faces we saw
were Mr.. aud Mrs. ]. NJ. Ragsdale
and their daughters, Mrs. John Scott
of Fort Worth and Mrs. Kate VIII
liams, Mrs Roy Douglass, formerly
Miss May Glasgow, who was a stu
dent of Trinity. Mrs. Frederick
Dickson, formerly Miss Nell Ander-
son, who also was a graduate OF
Trinity. Mrs. Dickson entertained
Mrs. Simpson and Mrs. Livingston
Mrs. C. A. McCleskey. who was
formerly Miss Eva Matthews ana
well remembered here, was enter
tanning her niece, Mrs. Alice Veazey
Martin of Italy. All Of these are
residents of Cleburne and formerly
lived in Waxahachie.
1t was my pleasure to MAKE
nersonal visit TO the Cleburne Enter
prise and see my friend Mrs. j. IL.
Ransone Jr. MI. Ransone is post
master there and Mrs. Ransone Is
demonstrating to Cleburne that
woman can run q successful news
naner She writes her editorials
takes her telegraphic news, WINE
her Young daughter, Miss Ruth, Is
society editor. Miss Marian Graw-
ford is the local reporter, ana We
found them all hurryins through
with the afternoon paper to give
the delegates a full report OF the
convention. Mr.. Matt THRASH
formerly OF the Light, is managing
editor of the Cleburne Review out
as he was not on duty he was not
in his office. We met there MIS-
Poole. who has charge OF the DuS'-
ness office. So.
In the afternoon session MlSa