Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-09
SAN BENITo.

San BENlTD. Tex. June 9.-Mrs. =. A.
Robertson l. in Detroit. Mich. visiting her
husband, Major Sam Robertson. who sails
for France in the near future. lie Is with
the engineer corps. Mrs. Robertson will
remain until her husband sails.
County Commissioner j. A. Graham i
home after spending two weeks at Min
|eral Wells recuperating. lie was consid-
erably benefited.
Misses Dorothy Norris. Anna Gerlach.
Nellie Robinson and Mia Carpenter left
this week for San Marcos Ia enter the nor
NAL school AT that place.
Misses Pauline and Earle Dawson leave
Saturday for San Antonio. where they will
visit friends for a few days. Miss Pauline
will then 20 to Louisiana for the summer.
and Miss Earle will go Ia Austin Ia enter
the state university for the summer curse.
Bouldin MotherShead arrived in San Be
nito Friday To visit his father. J.. VI. Moth
ershead, for two weeks. After that he will
70 To New York 10 accept a position with
the National City bank in that city.
T.. III. Horne. of the San Benlto post
office force. left this week for a months
vacation in San Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buesing and son, Herbert.
left Wednesday for San Antonio, where
Herbert will enter a hospital for Il slight
operation OF the nose and throat.
The faculty of the San Benito high
school has been completed. Miss Ruth
Kennedy of Austin has been elected teach
er of Spanish. Prof. Laudan Baker of
Henderson. Texas. has been elected teach
er of science and agriculture. Miss Mary
Cleary of Ohio has been elected teacher of
Latin.
Miss Lorraine Ester has gone 10 Cor
>icana. Texas, 10 spend the summer as the
guest of relatives.
Harold Frazier, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. h.
Ill. Frazier. l. nome from the A. 4 NJ. col
lege To spend the summer with his par
ent~.
The San Benito Auxiliary al Large of
the Red Gross society has now passed the
two hundred mark and the membership
committee j. enthusiastic and hopeful of
reaching the five hundred mark necessary
iOI ~ tHdIitl III IuO-t tnltIldlDiIG
this week for the benefit Of the Red Cross
were: Mrs. +. Downs, Mrs. J. T.. Lomax,
Mrs. GARRISON Cowgirl, Mrs. p. II. Foley,
Miss Ethel Johnson, Miss Ella Saunders,
Mrs. \. b. Sammons, Miss Mildred Gates,
Mrs. VIM. Fairy. Mrs. III. Sandmeir and
Mrs.. Gordon Parmalee.
Mrs. ". +. Thomas was hostess to the
Ladies' Five Hundred Club on Thursday
afternoon. The first hour was spent sew
ing for the Red Cross, making twelve nap
lkins. Five hundred was then played. and
Mrs. Frazier won the prize. Mrs. Thomas
guests included the following ladies: Mes
danes b. III. Frazier. c. +. Burke, W. J.
Ninsant, Claude Porter. c. ID. Cowgirl,
Stanley Dodds. Willis Summons, Chase, +.
A. Welty, j. T.. Lomax and b. B%ellinger.
Fruit punch and cake were served at the
conclusion of the games.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". b. Hinkley entertained
the Night Five Hundred Club and other
guests Thursday evening. The house was
profusely decorated with Shasta daisies
and ferns. Fruit punch was served
throughout the evening. Mr.. Towns re-
|ceived the genileman's prize, a watch hold
err, for highest score and Mrs. Ninsant won
"A box Of candy a the ladies' prize. An
elaborate two-course luncheon, consisting
of a salad course and an ice course was
Iserved. Mr.. and Mrs. Ilinkley's guests
were Messrs and Mesdames DoddS. Cow
gill, Lomax, Ninsant, Phillips, Haywood,
Weeks. Parmalee. Burke. Downs. Towns
and Herbst, Messrs. Paul Cowgirl, X. l..
Matthews, l.. +. Duncan and DIR. Seiser:
Mesdames Emma Breen, Ross Reed, =. A.
IWelty and Miss Mary Cowgirl. Out Of
town guests were Mr.. and Mrs. ". b. Wal
ton and Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Hinklev Of
Brownsville, and Mr.. and Mrs. Evans of
Mercedes.