Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1924-12-21
FEDERATION OF
VALLEY Clubs
VOMEN'S
Subj Organization as
1000 Members in 40
Clubs; Active in Many
Projects
Nv FLORENCE JOHNSON SCOTT

an oil and established institution IN
This section. However, with the excep
ton Of one or two in Brownsville, no
valley club dates back very many years.
The Rio Grande Valley Federation,
which was organized in 1914, is the
pride of every local club women. Under
the general head are included practical
ly every kind of club that women are
interested in, with a wide range of
study clubs, civic clubs, religious clubs,
economics clubs, musical clubs and
parent-teahers associations to choose
from.
This Valley Federation is unlike any
other club unit in the state. No
other sub-organization is as large, the
membership comparing with that of
some of the districts. 1t is affiliated
with State and National Federations,
and no doubt in time will be converted
into a state district; as the present dis
trict is so large that it includes, not on
ly this section, but practically all of
Southwest Texas.
included in the Federation are 1000
members, belonging to one or more of
the 40 affiliated clubs. These clubs re
present almost every town in the four
counties embraced; Hidalgo, Cameron,
Willacy and Starr.
Federation Ten Years Old
Bi-annual meetings are held with the
different towns acting as hostess, and q
one-day session is filled with a pro-
gram suitable to the needs of the mem
bers.
At the December meeting this year
at McAllen the program was OF hlstor-
zeal nature and Mrs. Clara Driscoll
Sewer of Austin was one of the prIncip-
al speakers, Mrs. Henry Redmond, Of
Corpus Christi, President of Texas Fed
Grafton, being guest of honor. The pro-
gram was particularly enriched by the
musical numbers rendered by the nine
musical clubs of the Valley, including
one hundred voices under direction of
Miss Flora Todd, of San Benito, with
Mrs. Volney Taylor, Brownsville, chair
man Of music.
This year marks the tenth annivers-
airy of the Federation, and during these
years the following women have served
the organization as president, 19l4-Mrs.
A. r. Thomas, Mission. Upon resigna-
ton of Mrs. Thomas, uneXpired term
was filled by Mrs. w. d. Beatty of
Pharr l915-1916-Mrs. Walter Stewart,
McAllen, 19l7-Mrs. ]. G. George,
Brownsville, 191s-Mrs. Clarkson Cow
gill, San Benito, 1919-1920, Mrs. Eltweed
pomeroy, Donna. 1921-1922, Mrs. George
Pritchard, Edinburg, resigned, and I'M
expired term filled by Mrs. j. A. Card,
Mission. -
Roster Of Members
A full roster of the federated clubs
follow Alamo Sorosis Club, Brownsville
Civic league, Brownsville City Fed
Grafton, Brownsville Learners Club,
Brownsville Treble Clef Club, Browns
willie Public Heath Nurses Association,
Brownsville Treble Clef Club, Browns
Vile Music Club, Donna Woman's Club,
Edinburg Civic Club, Edinburg Home
Makers Club, Harlingen Study Club,
Better Harrington Club La Ferla Wom-
ans Club. Lyford Woman's Club, Los
Fresnos Woman's Club, (San Benlto),
Hoyt-Hammond Industrial Club, Meal
len Music Club, McAllen Study Club,
Mercedes Woman's Study Club, Merce-
des Council of Women, Mercedes Mus
ic Club, Mission Civic League. Women's
Tuesday Club, Sharlyland Home Econ
,om;cs Club, North Pharr Home Econ
omics Club Raymondville Woman's
Club, San Benito Athenian Club, San
Renito Elrain Club, San Benito Wom-
ans Culture Club, San Benito Landrum
Park Club, San BenitO Pennsylvania
Avenue Club, San Juan Woman's Club
San Juan Music and Dramatic Club,
Stuart Place PIT. A. (Harlingen)'
Weslaco Civic Club, Weslaco PIT. A.
Weslaco Study Stub.
Twelve Departments are maintained,
ana through these various branches the
Federation has been able to acmomplish
much in the way of constructive devei-
opment in the Valley.
All Valley citizens are familiar with
the splendid work of Mrs. j. G. Myrick
OF Harlingen, who has served for the
past several years as chairman OF
good roads committee. Mrs. Myrick let
no opportunity pass without advocat-
ing the cause for better roads, she
spoke on this subject many times, and
in many localities; she also represent
ed the Valley and Texas at the meeting
of the Old Spanish Trail Association
in New Orleans. Now that good roads
are realized, the Good Roads Committee
Is cooperating with the Arbor Day Com
mittee in keeping them well-kept and
beautiful.
encourage Identification
The Arbor Day committee is respons-
ible for the planting of thousands OF
trees in homes, schools, parks and
along the highways. Not only has this
committee encouraged the planting OF
palms, and other trees, but the mem
hers have assisted in the preservation
of the beautiful native trees, for which
tfle valley and border country are not
ed. To create interest in this work, prlz'
es are annually awarded to the towr
which plants the most trees and shrubs
The present aim of the Federation, witt
this committee as its agent, is to sec
the wonderful new highways lined will
palms and native trees.
Thorough the kindness of Mr.. Joh7
n. Sharry, of Mission, cash prizes were
offered last wear to the High Sehoo
students of the valley for the best eS
say lor "Beautif. cation Of Highways
and "Citrus Fruit Culture" Unexpect
ed interest was manifested in this con