Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-03-24

meet al the Learners library ut 4 o'clock.
The executive board j.: Mrs. J. N. Bull.
president Of the federation and chairman
OF the board: Mrs. T. \. Kinder. recording
secretary; Mr.. +. r. Howard. CORES
ponding secretary; Mrs. y. f.. Kendall.
treasurer: Miss Addie Lou Green. auditor
with the presidents OF the federated clubs.
Mrs. X. Il. Creager. of the Learners: Mrs.
". Il. Jones, of the Self Culture; Mrs.
Gussie Scott CLANCY. of the Charity Assoc
citation: Mrs. III. NJ. SHELTON Of the Parent
Teachers, and the chairmen u the stand
ing committees Of the federation. Mis- An
M Kelly of the municipal committee: Mrs.
Hamilton. of the WAYS and means com
mittee, and Mrs. j. G. George. Of the pro-
gram committee.
Friday next the City Federation Of
Women Church Societies meets in month
~ session. The federation includes in its
membership three representatives Of each
OF the five women'~ church auXiliarieS. the
presidents 81 each society, the wives Of
the pastors. and three members designated
for special work.
u
The Woman'~ Missionary society of the
Methodist church j. to meet Monday NJ
four with Mr.. Alexander 1T her West
Levee street home for the monthly social
session : The society.
Mrs. Fr.nk :. Bosom Friday afternoon
from four Ia xix held open house ut her
home, Adams street at the post wall, "a the
army set.
The reception rooms were q tonc-rocm
in the ethereal blue nf llac~. n monotone
impression relieved only here ana there
by the vivid splash ~ 4 ruddy rose. alone
and stately ~ it~ tail vase. Candles wink
ell and .limmcrcd among ma--,- eft the
blue of hlac~ ON the tcatahlc~. while tho
haunting spring scent of the sweetest and
saddeot ~ flowers hung heavy IN the air..
Mr.. Il"llyday poured. with Mr.. Hall
and Mr.. Herr assisting.
Among those who ~trnllcd in for y rup
and \ chat were: Mr.. John Preston.
Mr.. l.. e.. Brinton. Mr.. Frank HOPKINS.
Mrs. Roger Harrison, Mr.. !. m. Kirkpat-
rick. Miss IIortcn~c Nixon. Mr.. w. n.
Mills. Mr.. n. :. Wheeler. Mrs.. samuel
NoycS. Mr.. e.. w. Elliott. Mr.. l.. ".
huffman, Mr.. Y. l.. Peterson. Mr.. l.. H..
Watkins. Mr.. q. II. sharon. Mr.. A. No
reno. Miss Jean Sharon, Mrs. q. +. Herr.
MIR. 7. w. HoIIydav, Mr.. j.. y. Hall and
Mrs. G. g.. French.
There viii be tea after polo 1T the post
Sunday afternoon.
ID. l.. Spero, president of the Rotary
club. will addrc-- the executive board VI
the CITY Federation Vt Women clubs On
the early closing Of shops propaganda
that he favor~.
Mrs. Uriah Lott. mother Of Mr.. b. g..
Steeman. who had spent the winter with
her daughter. has gone Ia san Antonio wv
visit Mr.. Woodhou,e and Others of her
old friends there.
Lenten denial~ made Of the usual ladies
night ~ the Els club a suhdued affair
Friday night. There were but one or two
ladies there. and there was M hop such IVY
ont 81 Lent IS enjoyed by 50 many Of the
Elk and their friends weekly. An I'M
promptu bridge party played through the
evening.
A bridge tourney to last five Friday
opened Friday afternoon al the pavilion IN
the army post with four tables playing.
The entrants were: Me~dame~ Mills.
Wheeler. Moreno. Elliott, Fitzgerald. Hop
kins, Brinton. Peterson, Watkins. IIarri-
son. Moves. huffman. sharon, Evans.
West and Ms Ruth Craig.
Final awards will be- made on the fifth
Friday to those with the three highest
scores.
The Saturday night semi formal will ~
danced II the pavilion u the army post ~
usual.
Mrs.. J. 7. Kirkpatrick and son expect
10 remain in Brownsville until the end oi
the school year. when they will Join Col
onel kirkpatrick, who has been detailed w
duty with the headquarters ~ the first
provisional infantry division III Camp vii
son, San Antonio.
An inventor has brought out tent Will
a frame "a shaped that il can br u~cd ~
a garage with very little waste ot room.
GeoIogiStS have estimated that one ~.
oosit Of Soda in British Fast Africa con.
tains more than 20O. 000. 900 tons.