Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-12-23
I'm OUR
VALLEY

IT'S EXPECTED Of Brownsville
That Christmas dinner that has ar
nually been given to from 1000 te
$500 Of Browrsvilles poor for many
years.
II Is held annually under the aus
riees Of tho Charity Home organiza-
tion.
For several years Mrs. VoIney W.
Taylor has been heading the work
|. Of preparing and serving this din
ncr.
This year a very few dollars have
reached the organization 70 finance
che undertaking.
Other articles of food except vege-
tables and meats have been pro-
vided.
Gifts ef both are still lacking.
Brownsville will not fall short this
year on this undertaking.
It's the one time a year when many
Of these people secure at l,ast one
Square meal"
Let's not deny them this year.
Times short. Send gift Of a
dollar. a few dollars. Any amount
will help.
Leave IL at Willman's Pharmacy.
Address it 10 willman's Pharmacy.
Or call Mrs. Taylor over the tele-
phone. She'll tell you what 10 90
with II.
And do Il right now.
It's real Christmas cause.
THIS CHARITY HOME II strange
20 many OF our newer residents Of
Brownsville.
II was established about 1910
Through the efforts Of three good
women Of Brownsville. the late Mrs.
Jehn g. Fernandez, Miss Norah Kel-
~. now engaged in social work else
where. and Mrs. Frances J. Wheeler,
former publisher Of The Herald.
These women saw il through many
hard years.
Il served In It's early days as
BFownsviiie's only hospital.
In 1916, when Mrs. J. Borden
Harkman OF New York visited
Brownsville. she became interested in
the work being done in this Charity
Home ard ii was through her that
gift OF 5000 was received.
with this money the Divine Provi-
dcnce hospital was established. and
continued until later the Mercy Hos
pital was erected. Now tho Charity
Home occupies the building that FOR
rcriy vas the Divine Providence
hospital.
The Charity Home always has
from thirty 70 forty inmates, and
heirs many others.
Its funds are received from the
city, in part. Otherwise II depends
on subscriptions.
II Is worthy. thoroughly Christ
fan work. And is deserving Of more
help than il receives.
Mrs. Annie starck has been in d.
rect charge Of the home for several
years. You'd be surprised TO know
how we'll she manages with What lit
tie she receives.
THE SAN BENiTO LIGHT supplies
fhe following:
"A load has been lifted from the
shoulders Of a San Benito young
woman. She has just discovered
that the weather man doesn't have
70 sit up with the thermometer IN
order to tell folks just how cold
n rot during the night. All her life,
she says. she has been 20 sorry for
the man who. she supposed, watched
fhe mercury rise or fali"
NEARLY 1900 CARLOADS ol
fruits and vegetables have been ship
ped from the Lower Rio Grande Val
ley this season.
This compares with about ZOO car
yoads at this time last year.
Which Is more than double the
shipments Of last year.
II the present record Is maintained
throughout the season, there should
be more than 10000 carloads Of stuff
NNF fHt NtAAs aRN"A SO ~ NNt'N ~
which will be citrus fruits.
0niy weather aui market eondi-
siens can prevent the Valley from
breaking every shipping record it
has ever made
THE BROWNSVILLE city commits
zion proposes te call an election a.
PASS On a bond issue az 100000 a.
finance the purchase and improve
nent az an airport.
Every official who has been here
representing the federal government
seems positive that there viii he cs-
tahlished within few months an
air mail into and out a. Mexico,
and IL equally certain that the
Brownsville-M -Matamoros route is the
logical one.
The city commission seems TO be-
lieve the same way.
So far it's a unit. The next mat
ter Is 10 have the electorate regard
II in the same fashion.