Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-11-26

OF $3.50 and II o'clock in the morning, at Iele-
phone No. 7, and at other hours at Telephone
No. 567.)
The Valley Federation of Women's Clubs
will meet in annual convention Tuesday,
December 1, in Donna, Texas. with the
president. Mrs. j. C.. George, of Browns
vile, in the chair.
An unusually fine program has been ar
ranged.
Both the new state president, Mrs. c. N
Conn,ry and the state parliamentarian.
both of Fort Worth. will he present and
will appear on the program and there will
be in addition many other interesting num-
bcrs.
Rates have been arranged on the rail-
roads To Donna by Mrs. Beatty, chairman
of transportation. Tickets are good from
the 3rd to 9th inclusive, and it j. de
sired that a good attendance make this a
banner event in the history of the dedera-
ton.
Social entertainment will be arranged
by the ladie, of Donna. Each club l.
urged 10 send it, full quota of three dele
gates and a. many other club wonen as
can attend and 10 patronize the railroad a.
far a possible in return for the courtesy
TO the club women.
The Learners will meet tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock at the Library with Mrs.
W. X. Mendenhall n leader. The club has
taken up for this year a miscellaneous
study and the study tomorrow will he on
folk lore.
The Self Culture Club will meet We'd
nesday with Mrs. Harbert Davenport and
will be led by Mrs. v. l.. Conrad.
Miss Maria Samano will be hostess to
the Tuesday Bridge Club tomorrow after
noon.
Mrs. L. r.. Howard has a her guest Miss
Lucy Mary Wecms of Harrington.
The ladies Of the eMthodisi church met
this afternoon AT the church. with Mrs. }.
X. Bull presiding. The lesson was from
the Mission Study Book. after which fol-
lowed a discussion 10 the emitting of the
monthly social meetings: owing to the pres
ent stress due to the conservation OF food
products.
The next meeting will be next Monday
afternoon at 3 80 o'clock, when the annual
election of officers will be held.
Colonel and Mrs. Baker will soon have
az guests Mrs. r. s. Bailey and two grand
daughters of st. Louis.
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The Ladies' Aid Society of the Baptist
chursh meets this afternoon ut $3.50
o'rlork. MR.. =. c. Tucker will give a re-
port of her visit to Buckner Orphans Home
at Dallas.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Pre,by- |
terrain church are to hold a special meeting
this afternoon a, the church, with Mrs.
Franz a. leader. A Thanksgiving program
will be the feature of the afternoon.
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Mrs. Katherine Stringfcllow reports that
over sixty boxes for the Christmas gifts
for the soldiers were packed and shipped
Saturday.
Among those who contributed are Mes
dunes Karl McDavitt, Frank Smith. En-
nett Dodd. O.. s. CLANCY, George Smith,
Clay. John Ruilc-lge. ITarbert Davenport,
Conrad, Ramsey. Ford. Olmstead, Fred
Hicks. Jcssup, Eliza Putegnat, Morton
Holland. Graham. Stringfcllow, Creager.
bennett. Agnes Brown. q. n. Mason. John
Young Jr.. Kendall, Wheeler. Ham Collins
Jesse Craig. +. X. Howard, &. II. More
Sue Robinson. Augustine Celaya. George
Walker, W. H.. ~Putegnat; Misses Florence
Bell. Catherine Morton. Bernice Graham
Daisy Whitman, lIockaday, Anna Kelly
Nora Kelly: MessrS. Julian A~hheim, Joe
Bollack; A Friend: Baptist Sunday School,
Baptist Aid Society, Mrs. Ella Frazier OF
St. Louis. Presbyterian Aid Society.
The ladies of the Christian church are
AT the church.
The committees who will have charge of
the tag day campaign have decided upon
those who viii help them in this Thanks |
giving offering for the poor.
The headquarters will be AT Willman's
pharmacy. where Mr.. j. X. Bull. Miss |
Hattie Hopper. Mr.. w. 5. West. Mrs. G. s
CLANCY, will have charge.
The committees who will help are: Mrs.
David Baker. with Mr.. IIilSman and Mrs.
Miltcnberger: Mrs. Blanrhc Loew. with
Mrs. F.. X. Goodrich and Miss Ethel Ncale
Mrs. j. NJ. Nixon. Mrs. A. G. puteonai