Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-19
SAN BENITO.

SAN BENITO, Tex, May 19.-Mr. and
n. NJ, are visiting their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Roberts, jr., of Albuquerque,
and Mrs. Frank Roberts.
Fulton Dye, Harry Rouse, Fenton Cad
wall and Claude Durham were San Benito
boys who left last Sunday for Leon
Springs. Dye, being Il member Of the
graduating class of the high school was
awarded his diploma before leaving.
T. III. Barrett, for the past year and a
half connected with the San Benito Light,
has severed his connection with that paper
and accepted a position with the Dallas
News.
j. l.. Crawford and G.. III. Windsor re-
turned Tuesday from Il business trip TO
San Antonio.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Freeman left Sat
urday for Corpus Christi. Their son,
Donald, who j. a member of the San Be
nito graduating class came home from the
naval reserve nj Corpus Christi TO attend
commencement exercises and receive his
Codipioma. Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman will re-
main in Corpus Christi until Donald leaves
for Camp Dewey, Conn.
Mrs. Jack Moore entertained Misses
Bess Rouse, Earle, Pauline and Nina Daw-
son and Mr.. and Mrs Ed Downs, with a
box party at the Pastimc theater Tues
day evening.
Ralph Agar, who recently underwent an
operation for appendicitis at the San An
tonic hospital, has about recovered. He
Is expected home Sunday.
Clarence lIagar of the Pennsylvania
community left Wednesday for Houston,
where he will enlist in the army.
Complimonting their husbands and fam
lilies the Women's Culture club gave a pic
ME Wednesday evening at the country
home of Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Freeman. Ii
was an enjoyable affair, over sixty being
present. The beautiful picnic supper was
among the enjoyable features of the
event.
The alumni banquet of the San Benito
high school was one of the most success
ful ever given by the association. Covers
were laid for about forty and a four
course banquet was served. Miss Dorothy
Morris acted a oastmistress After the
banquetda ncing vas enjoyed for a short
time by the Young people. The banquet
was held nj the lone of Mrs Anna Smith.
Miss Mary Cowgirl entertained the
Bridge club Thursday afternoon at her
country nome near Nopal.
Complimenting her brother. Roy Goods
by, who leaves o for his nome in
Woodlawn, Texas, Mrs. Arthur Goolsby
entertained Wednesday evening the fol
lowingguets, Misses Willard Harris, Gene
We've Buck. Edith Hartman, Corinne Pup
kin, Sallie Lux, Norma Goolsby. Grace st.
Claire, Gladys Spicer. Clara Mccall, Lo-
r. inne Estes, Clara Ager. Grace Harris
M:lic May Estes; Messrs. Numa Watson,
Denald Freeman. Grady 81. Claire. Ros-
well Bonner. Ponsetta Bonner, George
Bovlc, Murray Higgins. J. NJ. Turner. Har-
OLE Farmer, Herbert Buesing, CieG Street
ild Bernie Ccol~by. Games, dan,ing and
contests were enjoyed bv the young peo-
pie. Angle cake, and brick ice cream, up
on which a tiny flag rested, was served
The concert given Wednesday evening
at the y. VI. G. 4. ball was enjoyed by
a houseful of soldiers and civilians. Mr.
Brock and Miss Dora Monte kentrick
both of Chicago, gave several pleasing
musical numbers. Miss Frances Landrun
also gave several numbers in her usua
pleasing way.
About forty ladies signed the petition tc
become members of the Red Cross socie-
~. The meeting held 1T the Delmar the
alter Wednesday afternoon, in charge OF
Miss Bates Of Brownsville, was q very On
thusiastic one, and plans for god work
during the summer were made.