Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-15

ed last December at the La Feria
meeting succeeds Mrs. Fred Hard
Wright Of Mercedes.
Lyford was selected as the next
meeting place Of the association
following an invitation from MEM
bers Of the c-der nc that city.
Other officers who were elected
at the La Feria meeting and who
were installed in offices with Mrs.
Scott are: Mrs. r. y. Voc. San Be-
nito, first vice president: Mrs. T.
w. Glass. Weslaco. second vice
president; Mrs. T. S. Herren Of
Harrington. third vice president.
Mrs. +. M. Gard. McAllen, secre-
tary-treasurer.
Chairmen of departments were:
Music. Mrs. Ray Telford. McAllen;
literature. Mrs. L. B. Livingston,
San Benito: drama. Mrs. Roy Con-
way, Mission: applied education,
Mrs Herbert Davenport, Browns
vile: home demonstration, Miss
Kate Adele Hill. San Benito: and
civic. Mrs. T. G. Green. Raymond
Vile.
Officers and committee chairmen
named by the new president and
who we're indicted in office were:
Parliamentarian. Mrs. Volney Tay-
Tor, Brownsville; chaplain, Mrs.
Tom Sammons, Mission; CORES
ponding secretary, Mrs. l.. B.
Caruthers. Jr., Rio Grande City;
program. Mrs. T. j. Caldwell, Mis-
sion; publicity. Mrs. M. Mc1lhenny.
Edinburg; constitution and by
laws, Mrs. II. L. Yates. Brownsville;
credentials. Mrs. J. j. Murray. Mer-
cedes: and resolutions, Miss Jennie
! Redfield, Donna.
Holdover members OF the execu-
tive board include the past presi-
dent. Mrs. Wright; chairman OF
the education loan fund, Mrs. J. A.
Card. Mission; history chairman,
Mrs. w. A. Wright, Donna.
Revolving committee members
appointed by the president were
Mrs. j. G. Myrick. Harrington; edu-
cational loan fund. 10 year term;
and Mrs. Edward Oppenheimer,
Mission. history committee, six year
| term.
The afternoon SESSION was swelled
in numbers from the $50 present In
the morning meeting TO more than
$50. OF these lot were delegates.
q we're officers. and as were old
Clubs and seven new ones. The re-
mainder Of the crowd were visitors.
The morning meeting was taken
up with routine club reports and
regular business.
When the retiring president, Mrs.
Wright, presented a resolution for
the federation. to withdraw from
the state and fifth district fedora
ton for the coming year bedlam
broke loose and for two hours hot
words flew back and forth, thick
and fast, from both those for the
proposal and those against. It was
as acrimonious a session as any old
time democratic meeting in a
doubtful state.
Vote on the subject was first
taken by a standing vote, but In or
der to check the ballots carefully
a vote by roll call was taken.
The delegates voted two to one
to stay in the declarations.
The afternoon session opened
with a short musical program
given by the McAllen Girls School
Glee club with William Payne, d.
! rector. and a violin solo by Terry
Terrell, accompanied by Brooks
Smith at the piano. both Of Nc
Allen. Other musical numbers in
Guided "A Bit of Scotland" by Mrs.
Ed Hankins. McAllen. who gave
several Scottish numbers In native
| costume.
Afternoon reports included those
OF Mrs. Eta w. Ringgold, Of Edin-
burg. home demonstration. and ten
home demonstration clubs.
The Valley highway program was
outlined by Mrs. Claude Holloway,
Raymondville. She also reported on
the progress of highway beautifica-
ton plans now under way by the
federation clubs In the Valley.
One Of the most interesting of
the days reports was a continue
ton Of the legal status Of women
IN Texas that was begun by Mrs.
Frank G. Ludden. San Benito,
last meeting. She read the various
Texas laws concerning the rights of
women, both married and single in
Texas.
The work In vital statistics and
In getting voters TO the polls that
Is being done by the women's clubs
IN the Valley was told by Mrs. II.
y. S~chalenben. Edinburg. She
stated that a tubercular survey pro-
vided by the state aid would be
made In Hidalgo and Cameron
counties in June.
More than $4,000 is available for
use by the Education Loan Fund,
which has helped 10 girls according
70 the report by Mrs. w. G. Stewart
Of McAllen.
recreation and parks and plav-
grounds were reported bv Mrs. r.
=. Caldwell. Mission, and Mrs. II. c.
Jessup. San Benito.
nineteen civic clubs gave de-
talIeu histories of the years work.
Inc Following resolutions were
nrouRnt IN BY Mrs. Frank c. Lud-
gen. san Benito. and passed BY the
group: To sponsor the movement
LOT placing a dean N women IN
eacn nigh school in the Valley: to
aid In passing a bill making All
narcotic addicts state wards. en-
oorse the Newton bill. aid in OBJ
tanning tuoercular examination OF
All school children. t6 Danish bill
boards from the highways and to
approve the resolutions passed by
the Filth District Federation that
met recently in Harrington.
Other reports were had from Mrs.
K NJ Ir.tznr g.