Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-11
DONNA


IN n The living room was dec
GRATED with poinsettias, ferns, and
ported plants. Following the game
series Miss Eleanor Watson was
presented high score prize, a glass
vanity dresser act. Miss Dorothy
Chandler won second prize, two
dainty hand-painted handkerchiefs-
A tempting salad plate with hot
chocolate was served TO Misses Jes-
sic Mae Park. Eleanor Watson, Ista
Pritchard, Edith Mae Nance, Effie
Lissaer, Margaret Hutto, Dorothy
Chandler, Nelta Sloan, and Eugenia
King, guests of the afternoon.
LAST BUSINESS MEETING
The Home Workers club viii hold
their next meeting with Mrs. Nc
Cormick on December u. This will
be the last business meeting Of the
year. The December demonstration,
the making Of baskets Of native
materials, will be held at the Wes-
laco Community house, Dec 20, &C
cepting the invitation of the South
ern Star club, as Mrs. Ringgold, the
hcme agent will be on her Christ
mas vacation at the time.
BENEFIT SUPPER
The PIT. "A. Of the East Donna
school will give a Mexican supper at
the old Farmers State Bank build
ing Saturday night for the benefit
of the East Donna school children
The funds will be used TO stage a
Christmas festival at the school. A
well arranged program will be given
the night Of the supper with no ad-
mission charge. =
HONOR GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Fl. Hadsell were
guests OF honor at a dinner given
By Mrs. NJ. NJ. Huffor in Matamoros
Monday evening. Those present
present were Mr.. and Mrs. q: H.
Hadsell, Mr.. and Mrs. II. A. Shan
non, Mrs. M. NJ Huffor, Billy Bur,
nett. and G Fl. Leonard. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hadsell are leaving for Pensa-
cola, Fla, the latter part Of the
week where Mr.. Hadseil will take
up his duties as advertising man
ager on a Pensacola daily.
PERSONALS
George Bugbee, who is employed
on the editorial staff Of the News
Scimitar, and Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald
R. Mann and children, have just re-
turned from Memphis.
j. +. Smith and Bert Morgan mo-
tored to Sam Fordyce Tuesday
evening in quest of blue quail. Mr..
Smith says that while the country
is too dry for good shooting they
found plenty Of game.
Rev. Ezell, recently assigned the
pastorate Of the Donna Methodist
church, addressed the Rotary club
at their regular meeting Friday.
Mrs. Walter G.. Weaver n Miss
Jennie l.. Redfield were hostesses to
the Mercedes Music Club on Monday
afternoon at the Weaver home in
Donna. A Christmas program with
Mrs. Weaver as leader, was presented,
embracing a talk on Christmas Gus
toms Of all times and lands. She
woye together a very beautiful and
interesting program Of vocal and
piano music.
The assembly stood 10 sing. "Oh
Little Town of Bethlehem" with Mrs.
S. l.. Ware at the piano. Mrs. Mar
garet Shaw Ragland then read that
part Of 81. Luke's gospel, that des-
cribes the birth of Christ. Mrs. Hoyt
lIager sang, "Adeste ri Deles" in
the original Latin, and little Miss
Isabel Nigness of Ia Feria sang
"Afar Off in the Manger." Because
OF the illness Of Mrs. hazel Carlisle
and Miss Marta Martelii, the French
and German songs were omitted.
A group of Donna children sang a
Spanish Christmas hymn, and, as the
story went northward INTO Germany,
Mrs. Hagcr sang, "Ianneabaum OF
~Tannenbaum, Vie Grun send define
Batter; Mrs. l.. NJ. NIgness Of La
Feria played Handel's "Hallelujah
Chorus" from the Messiah" and the
entire company stood TO sing. ISL
lent Night" Carols on the Victrola
and clark the Herald Angels Sing"
by the assembly represented Eng
lish Christmas music.
Little Miss Imogene Weaver recited
"A Visit from 81. Nicholas" written
by Clement Moore Of New York,
which gave rise TO the only purely
American Christmas tradition. Little
Miss Isabel Nigness followed with a
modern Christmas song, "Sleep. Dolly,
Sleep" after which Mrs Nigness
played a fantasia, which combined all
the Christmas melodies. Miss Marilyn
shepherd Lad" and Miss Lois Riddle
hcAskill recited. IF / had been
Of Pharr and Donna who was a
special guest Of the club, closed the
program with a beautiful obligatto Of
Christmas lists.
Plum pudding and coffee were
berved 20 more han fifty in the rooms
which were decorated with Christmas
greens and red candles IN silver
candlesticks.
Mrs. s. III. Collier and Mrs. Brew
ster OF Mercedes attended the meet
ingof the music club Monday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Walter q.
Weaver. !
Mrs. J. H. Freeman of Mercedes
spent Saturday and Sunday in Donna
with her sister. Mrs. J. 5. Murray.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. T.. Tidmore Of
Mercedes had rs their guests Sunday
Mrs. W. 5. Neal and children Of
Donna.
Fred Terveen was called 20 Emery.
6. D.. on account of the death Of his
mother which occurred last week.
Nan Black, Grace Stearns. and {. A.
Bender Of Corpus Christi were house
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Cum
mings last weekend.
Mesdames r. A. Beyl, r. T. La
Mente. w. Il. Nenable. and Geo.
PalkO were McAllen visitors Satur-
DAY.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Watson of
Platte. s D.. who have come to the
Valley TO spend the winter and prob
ably locate, spent Tuesday afternoon
visiting Mrs. Lydia Hollen and Mrs.
Geo. Palko. The Watsons and Mrs.
Hoilen were neighbors hack in South
Dakota.
Mrs. Frank Duncan and baby Of
Mercedes spent Friday and Saturday
h Donna with Mrs. W. W. Duncan.
Mrs. Paul Payne and children, and