Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-07-08
MOODY HEADS
COLLECTORS
ASSOCIATION
Austin Is To Be 1928
Cow ention City;
Other Officers of Or
ganization Named

Dan NJ Moody ~ Houston, tax col
lector for Harris County. was ciec--
ed prcsidcn; or the Tax rollec'cti
Assoc.atica or Texas at its closing
session he'd at the Chamber Of Com
merce here Thursday afternoon.
X. u. Lecitrc 81 Beaumont. tax col
lector fol Jefferson County, was
elected first vice president and j.
Richaiu S.ms of Maxahachie. tax
collector for Ellis County, was elect
ed second ice-president.
The association honored Paul WI
liams of Austin, tax collector fer
Travis County, by re-clecting him
for his eighth term as secretary and
treasurer Of the organization.
Retiring Officers Of the associa-
tion are X. NJ Hanks OF San Angelo.
president and John Pengilly Of Fort
Worth, first president. Mr..
Moody was second vice president
last year and Paul Williams Of Aus
tin. sccretary-treasurer for seyca
years.
The 1928 meeting of the collectors
will be held in Austin. Every third
meeting 81 the association is held
in the capital BY agreement ~ it,
members.
City Il Thanked
Four resolutions were passed &C.
the closing session. Ore resolution
thanked The city. j. ]. Fox. Cameron
County tax collector, Sheriff W. r..
Vann. the Kiwanis Club. the Cham
Der Of Commerce and the ladies or
the city for the entertainment given
them during their stay. The Valley
was desci ibed rs a portion of the
earth singularly blessed by God. and
the people as being willing To share
in their well-being with their vis-
itors.
A resolution of thanks was nasscd
for John Lowry of Dallas in view III
the fact that il Il unusual for a for
mer tax collector to ~ present al
one of the meetings and III view ~
the fact that he aided the conyen-
tion.
similar resolution was PASSED
for Miss Cornelia McNeal of Edal.
tax collector for Jackson County.
for her presence since she was tra
only woman collector who attended
out or the three ~ four in the state
Ter. was thanked in a resolution for
his presence and help. and offer ID
cooperafe with the collectors
The closing entertainment n
Brownsville for the collectors wss n
banduet given in the Eard,n Of Hotel
III Jardin. &. &. Richardson. man
agcr Of the Chamber Of Commerce,
was the toaStmastcr III the banquet
where 4 number Of speakers were IN
the program.
Speakers On Program
Those who spoke were Mr.. Hangs.
retiring president; Mr.. Lowry. NJ.
Moody and J. NJ. Stain. publisher ~
The Herald
Brownsville dancers presented
several numbers. the opening terp-i-
chorean offering being the Slave
Dance hy Sophie kowalski. BerniCe
kowalski danced the Black Bottom
and then a group composed Of Mrs.
Frank Gays pupils presented a
Spanish dance. Those participate inE
in the Spanish dance we're Alice
Warden. sophie kOwalski. Anna
Ruth Langford. Laura Rentfro and
Elizabeth Morris.
John Tanning entertained with
some Of the funny stories In his
large repertoire.
The assessors were taken 70 Edin-
burg on FRIDAY morning. They we're
20 be the ~u,<tS AZ 4 barbecue there
af q. En- Jones. iIidalgo County Col
lcctor. ard other county officials.
They are to leave the Valley Friday
night. concluding their twenty third
annual convention.