Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-04-12
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>"lt"h anu Mrs. n. moreno NcuneS-
day night entertained ut dinner mt their
home ON 81. Charles street, honoring Gen
erai and Mrs. Charles q. Morton. Besides.
tho honor guests, Captain and Mrs. More
no had as guests Major and Mrs. l.. H..
huffman, Mior and Mrs. +. f. Hopkins,
Mrs L. c. Brinton and Lieutenant Sum-
ner Vote. Following the dinner the par
ty attended the hop at Fort Brown pa
vilion.
The ladies of the Woman's auxiliary of.
the First Baptist church yesterday enter
tained in honor of Mrs. G. B. Miller, dis
trict organizer Of women's work. The re-
ception followed an address given by Mrs.
Miller on the subject Baptist Women in
Organized Work"
~ Following the address tea and sand
inches were served from a tastefully ar
! ranged table Mrs. s. G. Tucker present
ed a beautiful silk banner which will be
presented quarterly to the organization
In this district attaining the highest sand
ard in women's work. The banner is
white and gold and hears the inscription
THE World for Christ
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Mrs. c. W.. Colgin is hostess this after
noon to the ladies of the Thursday Bridge
Club at her nome on Levee street.
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DIR. and Mrs. B. q. Works entertain at
cards this evening at their Levee street
home.
Captain and Mrs. G. b. Sharon, of the
Fourth infantry, announce the approach
, ing marriage of their daughter, Jean, to
Lieutenant Edward c. Mcclure of the Third
cavalry. The ceremany will be performed
April Is at the home of the parents in
Fort Brown and will he attended by mem
hers of the family and a few intimate
friends. Following the ceremony there
will he a reception in the Fort Brown pa
Dion.
Mrs. Charles G. Morton, wife of General
Morton, commanding officer of the
Brownsville district, arrived in Brownsville
Wednesday from Fl Paso to join General
Morton.
AT the session OF the Wednesday bridge
club, at which Mrs. r. f. Holland was
hostess, il MAS decided that the club would
II the future discontinue the prizes that
that been regularly offered and donate the
cash value of the prize to the Red Cross
funds.
"A conference will be held with Miss
duct the local classes, and a specific use
for the funds decided upon.
Miss Sara Young was Wednesday after
noon election captain of the Girls Honor
Guard and Miss Aniel Kendall chosen as
secretary and treasurer of this, the first
patriotic organization to be formed III
Brownsville since the declaration of war.
TIE Honor Guard was organized last week
Ey Miss Theodore Booth, of New York.
national president of the organization.
The Honor Guard has as its duties the
care of@destitute families in which the
wage earners have been called to the col
ors, the tending of sick and the serving -
food to soldiers and patrols. Wednesday,
meeting was ATTENDED by tome twenty-five
young ladies and the enrolment, it is ex-
pected, viii be greatly increased.
The Gnard intends to lose no time in the
raising of funds for the purpose for which
it was organized. The first benefit to be
given will be a moonlight picnic at Point
Isabel, to be held on April 2Sth. A COM
miffee waited upon d. A.. O'Brien, manager
of the Point Isabel railroad, in an effort
to secure his cooperation. Mr.. O'Brien
consented to operate a special train for
the occasion.
The girls who have enrolled in the Honor
6nard to date are: Misses Sara Young,
Nora Brown. Ethel Neale, Rose Thornham,
Beatrice kinloch, Patricia Hobbs, Anna
hei- Bennett. Eudora Dickinson, Olga Tan
4ell, Lillian McClain, Alberta Pierce. Flor
inc Pierce, Louise. Putegnat, Gertrude Ar
mold, Una Young, Mary Thornham, Ethel
Clint, Kathleen Craig, Sara Hobbs, Fran
els Order and Aniel Kendall.