El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-07
Wonan'S Club InstaIs It's Officers
At Luncheon; Votes Potato Boycott

, the American Revolution; Mrs o. A.
T Critchett. League Of Women Voters
/ Hrs. H. A. Warner, Y w C. A; Mrs
3 L. Farrar, Robert =. Lee chapter
OF the o. D. c. and Mrs Dan White,
College Women's club.
The table was centered with a
great crystal punch bowl overflow
ing with roses and houeysuckle-
Mrs j. W. LOrentzen- the retiring
president babe the guests Eat
Drink and be Merry"
The luncheon was served by the
women of the First Methodist church.
each costumed in crisp white frock-
The long tables at which the 250
guests were seated were deliberately
decorated with flowers and the stage
and windows were filled with bios
SONS.
At the conclusion Of the luncheon
service Mrs. J. ". Lorentzen, Mrs f.
B Seward and Mrs. VIII T. owen, the
incoming president, went 10 the
stage 70 conduct the business meet
ing Mrs. Seward gave the recording
secretary's report, Mrs Charles 3.
Stevens gave the treasurer's report
and Mrs. Olga KOhlberg reported for
the finance committee. Mrs. A. p.
Averilf announced new members ac-
cepted by the board Of directors at
their meetings on Tuesday as fol-
lows Mesdames Wip Robinson, v l.
lizard, Robert Mercer, J. Y. Gross
beck. Herman D. Lockhart, J. 3
Gray. George Drummer. H n Adams,
Clarence North. Charles d Kunkel,
J. ]. Crawford Frank Pierce, r H
Manning. Clarence P Powell and E.
A. Slides and Miss Olga Phillips
Mrs Averiu announced that the
club had been presented with GER
riflcate and service badge by the heQ
Cross for its work during the war
IL was voted by the members 70
boycott use or purchasing OF potatoes
for two weeks and also 10 use linz
tied amount Of sugar. This move was
urged as a measure TO combat the
high cost OF living
Mrs. A. W Foster was nominated
delegate to be among thos1 from
whom the state delegate at large TO
the biennial meeting Of the National
Federation Of Women's Clubs, in Des
AIoines, Iowa, during june, viii be
selected Mrs j. W. Lorentzen gave
a resume Of the years work IN her
farewell address and presented the
EaveI TO Mrs VIII T. owen, Who made
clever reply and in her initial address
as president outlined the plans for
Among the most important plans is
that Of bringing famous musicians
to the city.
Mrs ". Underwood Daughdriu pre-
scented a petition from the Parent
Teachers association asking the clubs I
Endorsement Of the proposed increase
OF salaries for teachers The club IN
dorsed the increase
After the business meeting q de-
lightful musical program was given
with Mrs. J. J. Raster in charge AIRS
Raster and Mrs. Charles Andrews Z
sang a duet with Miss Mary Heer- ]
mans as piano accOmpanist- Miss
Dorothy Waldron played a violin solo
with Mrs. W. r. Brown at the piano, I
and Miss Isabelle Valentine sang a .
solo, accompanied by Mrs. Charles An I
dreWs-
An Indian Shrine" one Of Fremont /
EIis's beautiful paintings, was dis 4
played and at the conclusion OF the I
musical program it was formally pre- I
sented TO the club as a gift from the 4
painter and his parents by Mrs Q. !
Won Rhein.
Mrs. r. z. Thomson and Mrs R. I
Burt Orndorff. chairman Of the social (
committee Mrs r. B Homan, chair /
nan Of the courtesy club, and Mrs B. /
T. Clutter, chairman OF the decorating /
committee, were in charge Of the az /
lair. The new officers are. Mrs VIII !
7. Owen. president, Mrs. II. A. War I
ler. first vice president Mrs h E /
second vice president, Mrs. 4
D. F. Metz, recording secretary Mrs. /
B. F. Clutter. corresponding secretary, /
Mrs. W A Bseson, treasurer Mrs J. /