El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-02-21

~HE Missionary society OF Trinity
Methodist church met Tuesday
= afternoon. in the parlors of the
: church The affair was the monthly
social OF the society and was in the
form OF a Washinston's birthday an
r.Iversary tea, given for the benefit Of
the society's pledge to the support Of
the travellers aid of the Young Won
ems Christian association, at the union
station. The hostesses of the affair
V ere Mesdames A w Mclean. : )
Birchfieid, John G SCHILLER. L J.
Trottf. D R Wilkes. Ross L. Bryan,
Robert Harrington. Lee Moor. r. D.
Moore. =. Robertson, D A Wright
and Edward Haight- They were all at
tired in dresses of the colonial period
American flags portraits OF Washing
ton and bunting in the national colors
decorated the rooms Red and white
candles and red carnations were about
Miss Vernon Cunning ham. Mrs g o
Rucker and Miss Virginia Burk sang a
number of solos. Mrs J G Ballard was
their accOmpanist and Lynn Query and
Dorothy Danielson sang duet with
Mrs. Ballard accompanying Mrs g o
Fucker gave q number of readings
Mrs C C. Roberts recited- Piano solos
were played by Nina Ballentine. LO-
raine Lacy, Mrs Adine T owen and
Mrs Z. D. Moore Small American flags
were the favOrs, given with the re-
freshments.
The Tourist club was organized
Tuesday afternoon, at a meeting held
in tine home OF 1iTs- Joseph J. Knox,
in the CarussO apartments The club
VIII take up the study OF various cOun-
tries. beginning with South America
The membership viii be limited 10 ten
Meetings VIII be held every two weeks,
al the homes of the members. At the
meeting Tuesday, Mrs. Margaret Give
Jordan read an interesting account OF
her visit TO the Valley Of the Noon,
in California, which Jack London has
made familiar bv his story Of the same
name Mrs. J. r. Smith read an enter
tanning paper on South America Cur
rent events were given by Mrs Henry
CLAW Greer. who discussed the wonder
full peanut crop OF the state for this
year. and the cause OF the niSh cost OF
sugar Mrs. Greer told OF some OF the
principal events in the career or the
late Mai Gen. Fred Funston. The club
will meet on Friday. March ?, at the
home CT Mrs. Margaret Olive Jordan
Mrs s. J. Fennell and Mrs. r Al Pea
body viii present papers on south
America a Z this time. and the current
events viii he given by Mrs =. g
Walshe. The members Of the club are
MeSdames r G Walshe. Margaret olive
Jordan. Joseph l. Dwyer. R N. Pea
body. J H Smith. 6. J. Fennen, Joseph
T. Knox, W c. Mccormick and H g
Greer.
Circle one. OF the First Methodist
Episcopal church aid society. held an
all day sewing session. Tuesday, II
the home OF Mrs George d Hettrick,
on Sacramento street The time was
passed in making articles for the
spring bazaar. which will be held in
May brief business meeting was
conducted Mrs. ". A. Price reported
FOR the courtesy committee that
number OF calls had been made and
flowers distributed among the sick
Mrs. 6 V Young and Mrs W \ Price
were appointed the committee to have
registers installed in the church for
The names Of strangers and new comers
10 the church. This circle viii be the
hostess for the general meeting OF the
aid society which VIII be held Friday
Afternoon. March Q. Mrs Claude BOrch-
erding presided at the meeting Among
those attending were Mesdame Boreh-
erdinc. George COwherd. W. A Price,
G. Ella Rogers. T. :. stevens. J w
THOMPSON. Guy 0. Schaffer and 8 y
Young
4 new circle Of the First Methodist
church aid society was formed Tues
dsv afternoon. when IS women OF the
church met at the home OF Mrs. H D.