Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-05-03

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day evening at the quarterly social
meeting.
The reception rooms Of the church
we're beautifully decorated with
spring flowers and fern. Table
games were the afternoons diver
sions. "A delicious ice course was
served to about so guests.
SOCIAL MEETING
About IS people were present
Tuesday evening at the Woman's
building for the regular dinner and
social meeting of the members Of
the Episcopal churches Of the VAL
ley. Every church in the Valley
was represented at this meeting.
Rev. r.. .. Macintosh Of Browns
vile. Rev. Everett johnson of San
Benito and Rev. Budlong Of Pharr
were the speakers OF the evening.
George Rogers Of Harrington acted
as POSTMASTER. The tables rel
attractively decorated with pink
roses and fern.
DEMONSTRATION CLUB
The South Harlingen Demonstra-
ton club held its regular meeting
! Friday afternoon nc the home Of
Mrs. 3. Choate.
The feature of the meeting was
the rug demonstration by MRS.
Charles Vest, who gave an inter
esting talk on the origin Of rugs and
the varieties of handmade rugs.
Mrs. Yost exhibited 2i rugs all made
by members OF home demonstration
clubs. one OF which had been in use
for Is years. and though washed
many times, appeared to be in excel
lent condition. Mrs. Yost gave in
struction in the making Of hooked,
braided fluffed crochet, burlap.
knitted and woven rugs both by
loom and by hand. and displayed
proper needles and hooks giving
practical information regarding
their use.
Miss Bonnie Campbell Of College
Station. district home demonstra-
ton agent, and Miss Robbie Lilly,
home demonstration agent from
KingSville, were special guests. "A
salad course was served.
Y. w. BOARD
The local board Of the Young
Women's Christian association met
for the regular monthly business
session Tuesday morning at the
home Of Mrs. r. E. Utley on East
Marrison. Miss Paul Hill. chairman,
gave the devotional OF the morning.
Mrs. Tyre Brown reported Oh Girl
Reserve activities in the absence OF
Mrs. David Wink. Miss Lillian
Hooking OF San Benito. district sec
retary. was present and gave a re-
port from the business girls depart
ment OF the organization Mrs. Ut
lev, membership chairman. reported
100 members in the local Y. w.
G. "A.
Announcement was made Of the
district membership meeting TO be
held at the Y. w. c. q. camp at
Rio Hondo Thursday. May l6. at IL
O'Clock. The luncheon win be SO
cents. Election of the district Of
ficers for the year i929-1930 will
take place az this time. This meet
Ing is open to all members who have
signed membership cards and TO
anyone else who Is interested in X.
w. work.
Miss Hooking announced the last
inter-club council of the year for the
Girl Reserves viii be held Saturday.
May 4. in McAllen at the high school
with the McAllen Girls Reserve as
hostesses. "A president and secre-
tary for the Valley Girl Reserve
organization will be elected at this
time. Mrs. Lloyd Mellor Of Har-
lingen. district Girl Reserve chair
man from the district Y. w. c. a.
BOARD. will be present and Mrs.
Florence HAYS Of Mission. Valley II
w. c. A. president. and also n new
program chairman INC the Glrl he
serve Advisors viii be present.
Members OF the board present az
the meeting were Miss Paul Hill.
Mesdames r.. r. Utley, W.. M. Humid
lev. Tyre III. Brown. Lloyd Mellor,
and Gerald McKenna. Miss Lillian
Hooking of San Benito, and Mrs T.
=. Abbot were guests
DELEGATES MEET
Members of the Business and Pro-
fessional WoMen's club from the va
rious towns Of the Valley who are
expecting to attend the state con-
vent.on III Temple. May ii, IL and
l3. met Tuesday evening at the
home Of Mrs. w. NJ. Driskell TO COM
plete plans for the attendance Of
the Valley delegation Approx
mately 25 delegates will go from the
Valley and with the expectation Of
obtaining the 1880 convention Tor
the Valley. Several unique features
advertising this section are being
planned by the delegation who Will
wear a costume designed with yellow
cap and cape trimmed in green TO
represent the grapefruit Original
songs advertising the Valley will be