Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-05-18
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\ Guests ut the attractive new home
Of Mrs. Wallace HARDWOOD Wednes-
n day afternoon were the members OF
ashe Wednesday Bridge club and extra
ati guests, Mesdames Frank G. Gay, "A. ~.
: Dickinson, Lawrence Brady, r. Roy
Ruff, and billiard Smith.
The hostess next week will be Mrs
: MEXICO CITY GUESTS
" Word has been received from Mr.
= md Mrs. 7. B. Miller Of Mexico City
4 " Mrs. Wallace HARDWOOD, sister OF
: Mrs. Miller, and by Mr.. and MIS-
\ Russell McChesney, parents, thaV
they will arrive in Brownsville sat
urday evening for a visit OF a lew
days. They are travelling overland
during several weeks vacation AMI
have been stopping in San Antonio
the past few days.
RESERVE CAMP PLANS
About sixty-five delegates TO the
Valley district annual membership
meeting Of the Y. W. q. a. were
served luncheon at the Womens
club house in Harlingen Thursday a:
] o'clock. Following the meal mat
ters Of business centered on further
arrangements for perfecting the
sanitary conditions and improving
the buildings and grounds at the
Campo del Arroyo at Rio Hondo'
Girl Reserve camp.
A county health officer has in
spected the camp and made numerous
recommendations which are being
carried out TO the letter, officers OF
the organization declare. In add'-
ton to this the catamoran is being
repaired, new board walks are being
laid and the summer cottages are
having new screens.
The camp will be open six weeks
this year and arrangements have beer
made 10 take in girls who are not
members Of the Reserve unit If there
is room after all the Reserves are
cared for.
Another appointment for secre-
tary was made following the resigna-
ton of Miss Grace Harvey. Mrs.
Florence Hays Of Mission presided
during the sessions at which time Of
ficers for the following year were re-
elected. District chairmen and city
-Nairmen made their customary re-
mans r. B. Creager. chairman Of
that seal unit, and Mrs. Nolney W.
-sylor, chairman Of finance, attended
! the meeting from Brownsville.
. POST BRIDGE GUEST
". Miss Hazel Cowan was a guest
from Brownsville at the meeting Of
3 he Post Bridge club which met at
he home of Mrs. r. I. Carver in
u ort Brown Thursday afternoon.
Mrs. F. T. Rice and Mrs. G. K. Austin
were high score winners during the
games Of bridge. Refreshments were
served following the awarding of
trophies.
The next hostess will be Mrs.
Wendell Blanchard at her home
Thursday.
CALIFORNIA VISITORS
Major and Mrs. Fletcher Gardner
are entertaining in their home at
Fort Brown Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Burdg
Of Riverside, Calf, who are making
q tour Of the United States overland.
The two families were ~neighbors
when the Gardeners lived in River
side.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burdg came here
from San Antonio and plan to 90 to
Florida from here. up the East Coast.
across the northern part Of the
United States and down the ives.
coast to their home. making a tour
of several months. Mr.. Burdg is in
terested in citrus culture and while
here will visit many OF the orchards
Of this section.
VALLEY COSTUME PLANNED
Miss Julia O'Brien, Mrs. Frank c.
Pierce, and Mrs. G.. T. Hamilton at
tended committee meetings Of tho
Valley Federation Of the Business
and Professional Women's clubs held
Thursday evening in Mercedes at the
Mercedes Hotel. A costume commit
tee for the Valley group and the
advisory board. composed Of the pres
ent city presidents and immediate
past president, were the two groups
which met.
The state meeting OF the profess
sional women will be held in Abilene,
July 5, 6, and z the costume commit
tee is planning a costume for the
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