Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-02

TEACHERS RECEPTION GIVEN
The Parent-Teachers Association
gave a well attended reception at the
high school Tuesday night. Nearly
$50 people were present to enjoy the
program given in the auditorium and
the social time out on the lawn.
The stage in the auditorium was
decorated with baskets Of roses and
white and purple jack beans, corona
vine and fern. The Harlingen High
school orchestra played the opening
number, Professor II. II. Shander
director, with Miss Dorothy Burchard.
pianist. The selection was the over
ture. DIANA" and the % members
received hearty applause for their
playing.
President Joe White of the PIT. A.
gave greetings to parents, teachers
and others. Blanche Baker gave an
interpretive dance with Miss Selma
Baker. accompanist.- Chaplin r. s,
Pierce ave a talk in his humorous
way. Each school contributed a
number.
Perhaps one of the most amusing
numbers was a farce, "The Diagnos-
is Of PIT. A." representing the
PIT. A. as a young child that was
ailing and undernourished. Miss
Gathwaite took this part, the direc-
tor vas Mrs. r. Z. Utley. and the
doctors were Messrs. b. NJ. Holland,
Floyd Smith, Reuben Eubank, the
nurses, and Miss Sybil Liston.
The program closed with music BY
the orchestra. Victory March," af-
ter which superintendent p. E.
Phipps introduced the faculty.
Everyone adjourned to the lawn,
which was lighted and seats arrang-
ed. Here punch and cakes were
served. IS teachers registered.
GIVE JAPANESE SOCIAL
Tuesday afternoon, Circle number
Two of the Women's Auxiliary OF
the Presbyterian church entertained
all the ether circles at the home Of
Mrs. c. A. Macy. The features Of
the entire program for the afternoon
were Japanese. The home seemed es-
pecially adapted tc the decorations
Of umbrellas and the Japanese UNI
brella plant. with white lilies.
The program followed a short bus
ject of Japan. The three numbers
VI. Letzerich, Maude jenkins, ]. II.
McCampbell, Miss Vera Letzerich
gave a reading, suitable for the pro-
gram. Mrs. F. B. Ray sang a solo
with Mrs. J. L. Hoskins at the piano.
She also accompanied Mrs. L. II.
Hoenig and Mrs. Edwin Taylor in a
pleasing duet.
A biblical contest followed; and in
Japanese style. the hostess circle
served hot tea and waters. The
American manner Of serving was
featured a few minutes later with
and pimento sandwiches,
and lemonade.
HONORING MRS. ADAMS
Mrs. c. r. Nash and Mrs. W. c.
Webb were hostesses for q pretty
surprise party. honoring Mrs. G. VI.
Adams. The twenty-five guests were
mostly old friends of the honorees.
The home Of Mrs. Nash, at Spanish
Acres. was decorated in trailing
sprays Of corona vine baskets and
vases. An arch of pale pink crepe
paper combined with white, outlined
the opening between the living room
and the dining room. Roses and
pink oleanders were placed in vases.
The rr,ae4u mara all rravapk u-Ln~
Mrs. Adams arrived. After greet
three contests were given out.
The first one was the naming of
advertisements with one word given.
Mrs. Roberts Hagen won this and
was presented a piece Of lingerie.
The same prize was duplicated in
the next contest of naming en-
.hroidery stitches, the honoree being
The winner. Mrs. Dewitt Peters was
the lucky one in the drawing con-
test and received a pretty pair of
bud vases.
A basket filled with decorated
packages was brought in and passed
around, each guest drawing out one,
opening it and remarking, opening
and ~remarking, "This is not for
presented il to the honoree.
Punch and pink and white cake
served, the napkins being in
the same shades. Present we're
c. NJ. Adams, H. Adams,
Dewitt Peters, +. M. Grimstof, G. X.
Holiday, II. Nash, C. R. Green, c. C.
Bledsoe, +. McFarlane. Forest Mays,
Moore, H. NJ. McFarlane,
Walter Archer, Herbert Hollida, J.
Mccoy, Misses Mary and FlOy Hol-