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

- wen IL IN Inc navy. DurIn. the past
week ovcry twenty S~talwart Young men an
Piled for examination at IIano Grandc for
the training camp and others went 10 the
recruiting stations.
According To the report Of President
J. Ill. Chri>tncr of the Unit Market ing
SYSTEM, the present season was 4 very
profitable one for the association. Enough
money has been made Ia pay off all the
debts of last season and he urges the MEM
hers To get ready for the annual meeting
which will bc held the middle of next
month.
\ delightful surprise was rendered to
Mr.. and Mrs. W. {. Dakc, who live north
east of owl Wednesday evening. the oc-
ca~Ion beln. their twentieth marriage an
nivcrsary and about forty German friend,
Of the Dake family werc pr sent. irclud-
ing the Concor,lia b~lL. Rrtrc-,.r cntS
we're served and the cvrLinc was c~rcatly
enjoyed by all present.
The firSt-aid class of the Red Cross So
ciety will meet next Thursday. the 10th.
instead of Tuesday.
j. Schmitter. who has been the plant
manage Of the Mercedes independent lee
and Cold Storage company for some time,
left Wednesday for Tocuca. Mexico. where
he formerly resided, To close up hi, bust
ness interest there and return To Mercedes
To make this town hi~ pcrnant home. Dur
ing hi> absence the plant will be under the
management Of hI> son. Ramon Srhmiitcr.
Tl. ,nbI,. HI - n. - III
in the 18th of this month.
Ernest Meredith has enlisted in the Six
tccnth United States cavalry. stationed
here a a musician.
The black~mithing firm If Brooks q
Barton has been dissolved and Mr.. Bar
ton will 20 10 Fort Worth IN the near ia
ture To make that city hiS home.
Miss kittie Garfield from San Juan ha,
been in town this week visiting her friends.
Mr.. &. A.. Buck Of Los indios. was IN
town over Sunday with her son. Charles.
visiting hcr daughter. Mis- Mamie AIcr
Buck. local public school superintendent.
Oscar Dryden wiIl.arrivc Monday to take
the place of his brother. james. in the
Scwcll store. Jane GOO, to the Officers
training camp Thursday.
Mr.. y. +. Phelps and children left town
Monday afternoon for Fort Worth ~
ID. Mcbride.
The Sunboams, am organization of the
younger Sunday school children .cnjoved
an outing to Ilano Grandc lake Tuesday
afternoon.
The revival meeting held AT the local
Methodist church closed last SUNDAY. ID
was conducted ny Rev. ". j. Bryant Of
McAllen and Rev. NJ. +. Hill. the local pas
tor. One new member was added to the
congregation
Lieutenant and Mr.. X. II. Allen who
were married last Saturday. took posses
sion 81 the residence formerly occupied by
Professor Il. +. Phelps. Mr.. Allen j. Il
daughter of former Governor Campbell.
The Red Gross ~%ocictv elected the fol
lowing Officers hast Wednesday afternoon /:
President. Mr.. f.. =. Miller: vice prc~i-
dent, Mr.. NJ. II. Gri~ham: secretary. Mr..
p. j. Wilmer, and treasurer. MIR. r. II.
Dichl. \ fir~t-aid class was organized al
this meeting.
Edward iiaihrDch. son of DR.. f.. l..
Rathrck, graduated from the Rice inSti
tute thi- week and Will attend the Officers
training camp II Leon Springs. The grad
uatiom was advanced one month in order
10 permit the %granduatcs to enroll in the
army.
Eugene Perez and Mis- Ventura L.ilion
were married last Saturday evening in the
local Catholic church. After the marriage
ceremonies. which were performed ~
Father Augustine. the relatives and friends
of the contracting parties were invited to
the home of the bride where II wei ltilled
table awaited them.
Harry Warren. who stood 4 preliminary
examination a. 4 candidate for the Off
Gers training school III Leon Springs. was
notified that hI~ examination was salts
factory and wa~ Instructed IL repor, al
the school. which heein> TUESDAY.
The first dance given at the canton
mcnt by the Sixteenth cavalry orchestra
last evening was 4 great success.
A -cw:ng club was organized Thursday
morning ~ the residence 1T Mr.. Rrcthc-
min. The following ladies who are the
wives of the local army otticor,. are mem
bCr~: Mrs. AlcShirc. Mr.. Foley. Mrs.
Bristol. Mr.. Griffith. Mr.. REYNOLDS. Mr..
Allen. Mr.. !IartweIl. Mrs.. Snyder. MR..
md Miss Nicholson and Mr.. Errrhcmin.