Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-25
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Inc soldiers confined to the base hos
pital are the guests this afternoon at a
program given in their honor by the men,
bers of the Girls Honor Buard and other
local talent. This is the second entertain
ment given at the hospital and like the
first occasion was brought about through
the efforts of Chaplain A.. s. Loughran of
the Sixteenth cavalry and Mrs. o. !. Hicks.
The program was given from the band
stand, the patients being wheeled out to
the galleries to listen. The numbers given
consisted of several choruses by the Girls
Honor Guard, songs by Miss Mayme
Browne, Miss Evelyn Bennett and Miss
Mary Bertha Hicks, and Rotations by
Miss Mowry and Miss Elizabeth Jones. An
address by Chaplain Loughran marked the
closing of the entertainment. The young
ladies were chaperoned by Mrs. o. ]. Hicks.
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The board of directors of the Charity
Home met yesterday for the transaction of
business and the discussion Of detail work
in connection with the opening of the new
hospital. The Charity Home has been pre-
scented by the Fourth infantry with a num-
her Of very valuable gifts, chief of which
is a fine piano. A number of books have
also been presented by the soldiers, while
Major and Mrs. John Preston have given
. dining room set for the new hospital
1t was decided at yesterdays meeting
to purchase a push care for collection of
articles donated the home and for the
= collection and distribution of laundry.
work that is done by members of the home.
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Misses Lallah Rookh and Zelma Solbic
were hostesses yesterday afternoon to a
picnic given on the island bank of the re-
SAGA at Fort Brown. A picinc luncheon
was served the youthful merry-makers by
Mrs. Selbic. The guests present were:
Mildred and Salome McAllen, Katherine
and Beth Crcager, Venice and Betsy Walk
er, Edith and Emily Vaughn, Mary Gray
and Martha Seabury, Saltie Sharon and
Gail McDavitt.
Members of the Charity association, the
Federated clubs and the Girls Honor
Guard will entertain at the new Hospital
of the Divine Providence tomorrow after
n6,on between four and six o'clock.
Mrs. j. C. George is entertaining the Fri
day Bridge club at her home on Levee
street.
Mrs. l.. c. Lescheneer and daughter,
Mrs. q. Leschenger, of Houston, who have
been the guests of Mr.. and Mrs. A. Ash
helm the past few days, left this afternoon
for their home.
Mr.. and Mrs. C.. S. Hobbs and Miss Pa
tricia Hobbs returned today from llous-
a. ton where they attended the wedding of
their daughter, Miss Sarah Hobbs, to
Lieutenant ii. B.. Elmendorf of the Texas
national guard, stationed at Port Arthur.
The wedding ceremony was performed at
high noon Thursday in Christ church by
the Reverend Peter Gray ears, rector. On
NE Reverend Peter Gray Sears, rector. On
Miss Hobbs were present. Following the
ceremony Lieutenant and Mrs. Elmendorf
went to Galveston where they will spend a
few days before going to Port Arthur.
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Bv order of the captain of the Girls
National Honor Guard will report at the
parish house of the Episcopal church at
Tbs this evening preparatory to attend
ing the farewell entertainment at the Fort
Brown airdome.
Mrs. Mamie Folsom Wynne, wife of
Capt. F. A. Wynne, is an honor member
of the Dallas Girls National Honor Guard,
and has written a pageant entitled 'The
American Girl-A Review" which one hun
dred members of the Dallas guard will
Apresent June 9th. Mrs. Wynne is a con
fralto singer, director of the Wednesday
Choral club and the Y. w. {. A. glee clul
of Dallas, and is chairman of community
music for the State Music Teachers aSso-
citation. She i staying AT the Miller hotc
for the present.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Vertrees left toda,
for Kansas, where they will visit relative
and friends. At Kansas City they will at
tend a family reunion at the home of Mrs
Vertrees' mother, Mrs. Ruth Campbell.
A process has been perfect in Frame,
for applying colors TO glass by heat &
that stained glass windows can be made
without fastening many pieces of glass o.
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