Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-01-03

-. WEDNESDAY CALENDAR go.
Brownsville Music club business
meeting at the Baptist church at $3.50
.. N. and luncheon at FL Arco tea
room following the session.
Just Sew club, Mrs. ]. r. Glow at
her home on West Elizabeth street at
. p. m.
Evening Bridge club. Miss Mary
Mattingly, hostess at her home in San
Carlos Annex at 1880 p. m.
Wednesday Bridge club will meet
with Mrs. j. X. Wells at her home at
3 p. m.
Wednesday Tournament Bridge will
meet with Mrs. w. w. Kyle at her
home at 3 p. m.
Self Culture club will meet at the
home OF Mrs. c. A. Manahan at $3.50
p. m.
FL Jardin Service club will meet
at the home of Mrs. Harry Glow at
$3.50 p. m.
JUBILEE YEAR
Tho women of the Missionary So
eiety of the Methodist Episcopal
church, south, have begun q year in
which they will celebrate their
jubilee of the founding Of the organ
lzatlon. The local unit met Monday
afternoon in the first session Of this
year at which time officers we're
elected for the next twelve months.
In discussing the plans Of the
jubilee a bit of history was reviewed
at the meeting. The first society was
organized in Atlanta. Ca, in May,
1873. with fifty-four members en-
rolled. Now there are 10.75s societies
organized with n total enrolment of
2S9,005 members. The contributions
OF the first society were few during
the first years but these grew until
In 1926 the offering from these com
bined societies totalled Sl.57s,000, in
GLIDING s45S,00O to the Belle Bennett
memorial at Nashville, Tenn. This
memorial IL one OF a group Of build
ings Of a church school there.
In 1878 it was also pointed out
there was only one foreign school and
that was in the home OF Mrs. j. W.
Lamberth in China but today there
are scores in eight different coun-
tries. These countries which will
take part in the celebration Of the
jubilee year at Belgium, Brazil.
China. Congo Beige. Cuba. Czecho-
~Slovakia, Japan. Korea, Manchuria.
Mexico, Poland, Siberia, and the
United States.
Officers elected and then installed
by Rev. 0. c. Crow, pastor, with ap-
p-opriate ceremony are Mrs. Willie A.
George, president; Mrs. Nathan
Moore. vice president; Mrs. NJ. G. Hill,
recording secretary; Mrs. c. W. Col
gin. corresponding secretary; Mrs.
X. T. Green, treasurer; Mrs. F. F..
Morris, local treasurer. Superintend-
ents for the coming year are Mrs. Del
Russell, young people; Mrs. Sam
Hurhston. children's work; Mrs.
J. K. Bull, publicity and missionary
work; Mrs. ". B. Sellers, social SER
vice; Mrs. c. A. Manahan. supplies;
Mrs. G. S. Stell. local work.
At the close Of the business ses-
sion Mrs. Sam Hughston, retiring
president expressed her appreciation
Of the c~ooperation which she had re-
ceived during the past year while she
held the presidential office. She
closed with wishing Mrs. George sue
cess and presenting her a large bou-
quot of red roses.
Wednesday n number Of women
from the Brownsville society will 60
70 Los Fresnos TO attend the quar-
terly zone meeting held there. Next
Monday there will be a special Bible
stady held at the church with Mrs.
J. r. Lovett. leader. The missionary
work Of the dav will be under the
supervision Of Mrs. Bull, newly elect
ed in that capacity.
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