Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-08

DIN Brldg club thursday at the
home of Mrs. Emil Blanck at which
time the regular club game was
played. Before the games were play
Cd. however, officers for the coming
year were elected. making Mrs. Lewis
Greer president and Mrs. A. 4. Harp
or secretary-treasurer. The retiring
president is Mrs. Nathan Moore.
The card room was decorated with
roses and scarlet bitter-sweet ber-
ries, the latter being brought from
Kansas three weeks ago when Mr..
and Mrs. Blanck returned from a
visit al Madison.
An ornate imported vase was
given to Mrs. Bert Neil for making
high score during the afternoon.
Low score maker. Mrs. Nathan
Moore. was consoled with 2 box Of
fancy handkerchiefs.
The next meeting will be with
Mrs. L. a.. Boory at her home two
weeks from the last meeting.
STUDIES NOVEL
The meeting of the members of
the Self Culture club this week was
held al the home of the club preSI-
dent, Airs. q. A. Manahan, on Levee
street, this being the first meeting
of the new year of the club. Mrs.
III. L. Fitch led the regular weekly
parliamentary drill in which all
took part.
The main part OF the program
consisted of a discussion by Mrs.
u. 7. Yates. assisted BY Mrs. Nathan
Moore, on Booth T~arkington's book,
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refreshments were served by the
hostess.
The meeting next week will be at
the home Of Mrs. Emil Blank in
FL Jardin.
LEARNERS WITH HOSTESS
Changing the regular meeting
place from the Baptist church, the
members of the Learners club met
1t the home Of Mrs. Harbert Daven-
port this week for the regular
study session. Each one present an
swered roll call with a short talk
on her assigned subject. These sub
jects are kept from one meeting to
the next, the one TO whom it is
assigned taking a different phase Of
it at each meeting.
Thoset aking part ON the after
moons program were Mrs. Volney W.
Taylor. who gracefully gave the in
PRODUCTION speech; Mrs. S. J. Tucker.
talking on the subject, "Laek Of
Domesticable Animals Hampers De-
velopment Of Culture in America:
followed by Mrs. II. G.. n. Weinert
talking on Making Indian Pottery
Without the Use Of a Wheel" This
subject was appropriately followed
by Their Use Of Metals" given BY
Mrs. Jane Williams. Mrs. Harbert
Davenport discussed "The Counting
Systems of the Indians" The speech
es of the afternoon were ended by
a summarizing talk. Types Of Gull
ture." by Mrs. T. J. Yoe.
The hostess, Mrs. Davenport. serv-
ed her club members refreshments
after the program assisted by Mrs.
Z. A. Holiday.
The next meeting will be IN the
home Of Mrs. Sherwood Bishop Tues
day afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
TALKS AT PIT. A..
The PIT. A. Of the local Iunior
and senior schools started the New
Year with ar enthusiastic meeting
at the Junior High school auditori-
UNI Thursday afternoon. It. j. Yoe.
superintendent of the Brownsville
schools. in ar opening talk appealed
to the parents TO cooperate with the
teachers in correcting hardness
among the students, also to curb
the holiday spirit prevailing when
serious work on studies should be
resumed. Speaking Of a recent re-
port from the University of Texas
on rating of the high schools, a re-
port vas SEN to him from there
saying that the Brownsville fresh
men registered at the University
were among the first A plus class.
In a following talk, L. VI. Firtch,
principal of the senior high school,
asked the cooperation Of the organ
ization in making a success of the
new magazine which is being pub
lished in the high school by the pu-
pills in lieu Of the annual which has
been issued formerly by each class
since 1919. w. l.. Dodson, princi-
pal OF the Junior high school spoke
appreciatively OF a new s~tereopti-
can protector which has Just been
purchased and is aiding in arousing
general interest in visual educa-
ton.
According 20 the school nurse,
Miss Lannon's, the annual physical
examination of the children in the
school has been completed and cor
rections are being made as rapidly
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