Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-10-22
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parish house was a decided success IN
every detail The event combined a va
riety of pleasures and the many guests
enjoyed the entertainment To the utmost.
knitting former the theme Of the after
noon, and most of the ladies brought their
knitting along and pied this occupation
between chatting, music and refreshments.
The hall was artistically decorated. the
red, white and blue being used to CORE
spond with the patriotic purpose of the
occasion. Festoons and banners of the
tri-color were employed on the ceiling. n
well as flags and Red Cross cut-outs. Each
table On which knitting was displayed was
draped with flags. On the tables. each
of which was arranged To seat four guests
mt luncheon, there was a bud vase holding
red and white flowers, tied together with
red and white ribbon, thus carrying out
the Red Cross colors. The refreshments
included cake, pie. sandwiches. tamles and
coffee. These were served by little girls
all dressed in white, and wearing the char
acteristic Red Cross head dress. These
girls were Ruby and Nora Musel. Effie
Wallis. Margaret West, Rachel Rich. Annie
Tucker and Mabel Simpson. The refresh
ment committee included Me-dameS Ellis
CLANCY. ID. l.. Spero. b. l.. Cain and Miss
Hattie Hopper. The committee To secure
hot tamleS included Mrs. John j. Young.
Mrs. a. Ashheim and Mrs. Annie q. Pu:e-
rnatt.~
MrssJ. c. George. chairman OF the knit
ting committee. presided over the knitting
table. This table included the finished
products OF the Red Gross workers and \
really wonderful collection it wa. when
one considers that this work has only been
going on since the summer months. Mr..
j.. T. Craig had perhaps the larye>, di--
play of Red Gross comforts. Mis- Ilorien~c
Nixon donated something over so To the
committee. this money having been col
lected during the summer months under
the direction of Captain Kirk and Mis-
Duryea at the base hospital.
The entertainment program contained
many pleasing numbers. one of which in
cluded fourteen little girls in motion songs.
They were encored repeatedly. They open
cd the program with a Tailoring Dance"
and song. So well and dainty was this
given that after the exit they were obliged
To come back upon the stage. The next
motion song was entitled LADY Bug" with
Miss Katherine kleiber at the piano. Miss
Simpson occupied the stage center and the
dance was 50 popular that il was called
upon again later in the afternoon. upon
the arrival Of additional guests. This time
it was accompanied by Miss Florine
Pierce. Miss Lille Harvey sang two
classical numbers. Miss Mary Bertha
Hicks sang cts Just Her Ways" 4 violin
solo was rendered by Miss Annie Putegnai.
accompanied by her mother. Mrs. Annie
S. Putegnat.
Mrs. Charles More. chairman of the en-
tertainment committee. planned the de
lightful event, and credit i due MANY Of
the merchants and business men. who gave
their hearty cooperation and enabled the
affair to become a grand success. The
ladies who planned the artistic decoration
included Mesdames Y. Camiade. X. b.
Creager and Ralph Schmeling. Thanks are
due III. l.. Fitch for his aid in decorating
the walls and ceiling. Nearly all the ladies
in the city are due thanks for their con
tributions of cake, etc. The acting cashier.
Miss Hattie Hopper, reported Sll2.50 a
the proceeds from the affair.
Mrs. X. J. Walker entertained a party
of the little ladies Saturday with a birth
day party celebrating the ninth birthday
anniversary of her daughter. Bet-ey and
the eleventh of her daughter, Venice. The
rooms were decorated with masses of
queenscrown. In the parlor game, every
one enjoyed the time honored game, "Pin-
ming the Donkey's Tail" The dining room
was trimmed with pink flowers. tulle
pied the places of honor on the table, one
mt each end, and both contained the re-
quIsIte number of candles. The cakes also
contained the old-time treasures which had
Ia he cut for. Two dimes were cut, one
going 10 Annie Mae Walton and the other
10 Bctsey Walker. The thimble was cut
by Annie Starck. Pink lee creame wa
served with the cake.
The guests of honor received \ number
of gifts from their friends. The guest lit
included Dorothy, Gay and Elizabeth
More, Anna Mae and Corinne Walton,
Doris and Dorothy Cole. Annie. Clara and
Alice Starck, Rachel Pierce, Rhoda Hicks
Marcia Clint, Hazel Cowen, Effie Wallis.
Martha Seabury, Josephine and Edward
Pierce, Mildred and SaIome McAllcn and
Mabel Simpson.