Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-26
SAN BEMITo.

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San BENlTO, Tex, May 26.-Mrs. A
M. Dye and children, Leon and Norma, left
last Sunday for an extended visit with rel.
atives near Fort Worth.
The regular meeting of the San Benito
Equal Suffrage association was held at the
home of Mrs. Alba Haywood on Monday
afternoon.
Mrs. j. L. Crawford and son, J. L., Jr,
left Saturday for a visit with relatives in
Clinton, No., and FL Dorado Springs, Colo,
Miss Ethel Williams has resigned her po-
sitaon as clerk of the San Benito hotel and
leaves shortly for a visit to Lancaster, Pa.
Miss Margaret Caldwell has taken Miss
Williams place.
Mrs. g. Compton left Tuesday to join her
husband in Brownsville. Captain Compton
is one of the instructors in the training
camp for nom commissioned officers there.
Gordon Miller Parmalee ranked first in
the Health Conference held during baby
week, according to reports received this
week. He scored .995. Claude Fulfer
ranked second, Josephine WATSON, third,
and Nathan Crockett, fourth.
Miss Helen Spears left Tuesday for Aus
tin, where she will take courses in food
conservation, now being offered in the state
university.
The musical held Tuesday evening for
the Red Cross benefit war a marked sue.
cess in every way. The musical numbers
given were by Mr.. Brock, Miss Landrum.
Mrs. Sebastian and n trio from the Twen-
ty-sixth infantry, Messrs. Wysong. Nor
velle and Froemmling. Readings were Civ
en- by Mrs. Albert Brown and Mr.. Wyscng.
The proceeds amounted to about eighty
dollars.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. f. Burke have returned
from a two-weeks visit with relatives in
Fort Worth. They made the trip by auto.
Mrs. w. b. Mccall underwent a slight
operation at her home Tuesday. The oper-
alton was successful and she is recovering
nicely.
Mrs. j. ID. Thacker, Jr., left Tuesday
for Chicago, where she will visit rela-
tivcs for the summer. Mrs. Thacker was
Miss Kaufman before her marriage and a
teacher at the Highland school.
Captain and Mrs. Kempt Talley enter
tanned Tuesday evening at dinner at the
San Benito hotel in honor of Mrs. +. W.
Watson and son, Numa, who left Wednes-
day for Hot Springs, Ark. They will join
Major Watson, who has been in Hot
Springs several weeks undergoing treat
ment for an injured knee.
Mrs. j. Lyons entertained Wednesday
with n luncheon honorinp the ladies ne the
army and a few friends. Her guests were
Mesdames f. w. Watson, Edward Croft.
X Talley, Kilbourne, Wheeler, Mrs. S. Rob
~ertson, j. T.. Lomax, Matille and Lawton.
The Culture Club held a business meet
ing Wednesday afternoon at the home Of
Mrs. B.. s. Johnson. The special purpose
was consideration of some changes in the
constitution. The club is planning to meet
during the summer to do Red Cross work
either as a separate organization, or with
the local Red Cross auxiliary, "a may seem
most effective.
The Athenian club held its last meeting
for the year Wednesday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. A. b. Sammons. Mrs. Earl
Reed was hostess and Mrs. l.. A. Young
was leader of the program. "Recent Prose
Writers" was the subject of study with
papers by Mrs. Strother, Mrs. Sterling and
Mrs. Kerr. Musical numbers were given
by Mrs. c. f. Burke and Miss Ella Saun-
ders. The hostess served dainty refresh
ments at the conclusion of the program.
Mrs. f. v. Sproyel of Chicago, who has
been the guest of Mrs. ". b. Hinkley for