El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-09-27

drews. Mrs. J. J. Pearce. Miss Mary
G. Morgan. Mrs. D. V Fennessy.
This season the Mcdowell club
viii study living composers A close
touch with the men and women who
are at present shaping musical ten
denotes viii be obtained by cores
pondence with them. thus enabling
the club to get new ideas, and a
broad musical outlook.
Mcdowell club meetings will be
held on Tuesday nights at s o'clock, as
follows:
September 2. American composers.
September 16. American composers
September 30. English composers.
October14. Russian composers
October Is, Scandinavian composers
November II. italian opera writer's.
November 25. southwestern com
posers.
December 9. Cadman's "Shanervis."
January 6. Compositions OF Fl Paso
composer. Mrs. Lillian Corcoran.
January 20, program by FL Paso
symphony orchestra
February 3. negro writer's.
February Il. chamber music.
March 2. symphony orchestra music
March Is, Belgian writer's
March 30, annual concert
April IS. vocal program BY club
members.
April p, French writer's
May II, piano program by club
members.
May 25. oratorios.
The finance report OF the Woman's
club shows total disbursements OF the
receipts during the year Of $3996-49.
The amount still due on the club prop
erty IS $4,000
The first regular meeting OF the
Parent-Teachers' association OF More
No. ~ T. 81
auditorium Friday afternoon The
president, Mrs. J. F. Spence. presided
! After a brief business session. Mrs.
r. P. Mosson. chairman OF the pro-
gam committee, introduced Miss
I Mary Hodgkinson. recreational secre-
paper on Health emphasizing the
/ value OF fresh air and sunlight. nour-
ishing food and recreation An In
formal discussion on school Environ
ment" was opened by Mrs. Willis ".
waite, who cOntrasted Ideal school
sanitation with existing conditions at
Morehead school On account OF the
overcrowded condition OF the school.
the rooms in the basement have been
utilized for the third and fourth
grades. The parents OF the children
who are in these dark, poorly ven
tilated rooms have felt an uneasiness
regarding the health OF their chill
dren and the conference was for the
purpose Of studying TO improve the
situation. Dr. F. H Higgins. medical
inspector, counseled REGARDING the
health OF the children. While he dis
approved OF the basement rooms. he
felt that the members OF the school
board were trying to adjust difficult
ties and he hoped in the future to see
the school children in school rooms
equal to the good homes OF the city.
DIT. r. l. Ramey. president Of the
school board, and Supt- A H Hughey
assured the association that the
health OF the children would be safe
guarded as much as possible. Senti-
ment favOring greater interest In
the schools on the part Of all patrons
and taxpayers was expressed by Mrs.
W C. Denton Mrs Francis, Miss Lou
Use Hopper, Mrs. W. L Crockett and
Mrs Moore. IL was moved and car
ried that Mrs. Empress Arlington
confer with the parents having chill
dren in the basement rooms to see II
they would prefer 10 have their chill
dren transferred to the vacant rooms
at Sunset school The mothers pres
ent wished to be assured that Mrs. Ar
rington would still act as principal
OF the Sunset school and that the
present efficient teachers would be in
charge OF their children. Mrs. Ponder
Carter urged the members Of the as
ISOLATION to try to win in the drive
for new members for the Parent
Teachers association
The Missionary society OF Trinity
Methodist church viii meet Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock A program in
the interest OF social service work
viii be given at this meeting. II was
postponed from last Tuesday on ac-
count OF rain
Mrs VIII r Brown. general execu-
tive chairman Of the women's sec
ton OF the drive for Salvation Army
home serVica funds next week has
announced her team captains and
executive staff. The team captains
and staff viii also have charge OF
the arrangements for "Doughnut
Day" next Saturday afternoon and
evening in Pioneer plaza when dough
nuts and coffee win be served by