Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-06-04
SAN BENITO.

Miss Irene Garrett, who has been in
charge of the millinery department of
Downs Bros, left this week for her home in.
st. Louis.
Miss F1oy Roots, who has been teaching
IN Mission, has returned to her home for
the summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. V. Watts, with their
children, left Wednesday for Houston, 10
make that place their home. Mr.. Watts
was auditor and secretary for Col. Alba
Haywood, and will hold the same kind of
position under Mr.. Jolly, general manager
Of the Texas division of the Empire Gas &
Fuel Co.
L. ID. Crawford last week made a bus
mess trip up the line To- several points be
tween this place and Houston.
Mrs. A. b. Bellinger of Corpus Christi
is visiting her son, Boyd Brooks. Mrs.
Bellinger was formerly a teacher in the
San Benito schools, but j. now a teacher
of domestic science in the Corpus Christi
high school.
AT a meeting held in the Methodist
church Monday night, the Auxiliary at
Large" of the Red Cross movement was
perfected. The T~wenty,sixth Infantry
band gave several musical numbers. Miss
Landrum sang "Lest We Forget and Mrs.
A. c. Brown gave a reading, "Old Glory"
Mrs. Chase then gave an interesting talk.
explaining the work of the Red Cross and
giving a brief history of its organization.
Mrs. GARRISON Cowgirl acted as temporary
chairman, and Mrs. Perry Welt as tenn
porary secretary. The following officers
were elected: Mr.. A. r.. Sprague, chair
man Mrs. r. +. Worth, first vice chairman;
Mrs. A. Abercrombie, second vice chair
man; Mrs. c.. ID. Cowgirl, third vice chair
man; Mrs. L.. A. Young, secretary and
DR.. A. c. Seiser, treasurer. Fifteen per-
sons signed the petition for membership at
this meeting and later the number of mem
bers has almost reached the one hundred
mark. The nominating committee, APP
pointed at this meeting by Mr.. Sprague to
select members of the executive committee
for the year, has appointed the follow
ing: Mrs. p. A. Welty, Mrs. Frank S.
Robertson, Mrs. j. B. zimmerman, Mrs.
Nettie s. Cowden, j. c. Mertz, +. W. Col
merry, John T. Iona and Samuel Spears.
Mrs. B. W. Frazier and Mrs. Lytle Har-
rison were hosteses at a dinner party given
Tuesday evening, honoring Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Herbst, who leave shortly for their new
home in Hereford, Texas. Those present
we're: Mr.. and Mrs. Herbst, Mrs. Clande
Porter, Mr.. Frank Duncan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harrison and Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier.
Mrs. Stanley Dodds entertained Monday
in a very novel way. She invited as her
guests twelve ladies who each brought a
dime and pledged herself to give a party
asking eight guests who were each to
bring a dime and pledge to give a party to
four friends. In this way fifty dollars will
be raised and is to be used as a Red Cross
benefit. Bridge was the game played at
Mrs. Dodds' party. Light refreshments
wer served. Her guests were: Mesdames
S. Robertson, John T. Lomax, W. f. Thorn
as, p. A. Welty, C.. d. Cowgirl Ross Reed,
w. B. Huxley, L. B. Mayer, B. III. Fra
zier, G.. Parmalee, +. Downs, A. Herbst, III.
Weeks and Miss Helen Pupkin. Each of
these ladies entertained her eight guests
either at a bridge or sewing party Thurs
day and Friday.
The wedding of Miss F1orrie Robinson,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. X. Robinson,
to Mr.. Roy Clark took place yesterday
afternoon, June ;, at 4 p. m. at the First
Presbyterian church.
Mrs. w. b. Hinkley entertained the Lad
les Society of the NJ. +. Church Tuesday
afternoon. About twenty guests were
present. An interesting paper on "Com-
munity Welfare was read by Mrs. A.
Abercrombie. An Ice course was served.
The Ode Fellows in and around San Be
nito met in the X. of p. Hall last Tuesday
evening to perfect plans for organization.
Favorable action was taken in the mat
ter and a petition with twenty-one sigma
lures was sent to the Grand Lodge to grant
a charter for a lodge here. The lodge will
be organized a. soon as the necessary ar
engagements can be finished. Messrs. l.. II.
Welch and A. Mason nave been active in
the promotion of this matter.
Mrs.. p. A. Welty most delightfully."- en-
tertained Thursday afternoon in honor of
the ladies of the Twenty-sixth infantry,
many Of whom will soon leaving San Be
nito. Bridge was enjoyed by the ladies.
The prizes for highest and next highest
scores were given to Mrs. Patch and Mrs.
Whitson. Cut flowers were in profusion
and the tallies were dainty little affairs in
accordance with the decorations. During
the games Mrs. Welty served fruit punch
and afterward an ice course was served.
The guests were Mesdames Lawton. Bur
nett, Bailey, Matille. Davis, Galbreath.
Kay, Dollarhide, Chase, Wright, Schik.