Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-03-27
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now living in the Valley met at
Olmito Sunday and perfected a
permanent organization it brought
the total Of home state clubs in
this section to more than 20-indi-
eating the wide appeal of the
section.
Recognizing the large percentage
of the Valleys population made up
of people who recently have left
their homes in other states, John
T. Floore, manager of the Valley
mid-winter fair at Harlingen has
created new department for
them.
The department, as yet unnamed,
IS designed to give these groups a
place in the exposition and to make
them feel that they belong" in the
Valley.
MARSHAL FERDINAND FOCH,
buried in France Tuesday, was ac-
corded honors by the United States
army never surpassed for any for
eign leader and only once has 1t
been equalled.
1t Is reported that at the death
OF Lafayette the same salute was
fired, 81 guns at reveille and one
gun each thirty minutes through
out the day until retreat. France
is said to have returned the COM
pliment when like honors were
accorded to George Washington.
The fact that the great French
general was being buried was
brought forcibly to the attention of
Brownsville residents throughout
the day by the gun at Fort Brown,
as 1t was to the citizens living near
all military posts in the United
States.
The salute fired to Foch Is eX-
ceeded only on the death Of q
president of the United States, that
of a past president, of the secre-
tary of war or the assistant secre-
tary.
If a president or past president
dies Is guns are fired at all army
posts early in the morning and one
gun Is fired each thirty minutes
throughout the day with 48 gun
salute. at retreat. This on the day
following notice of the death of the
official. Then on the day Of his
burial 81 minute guns are fired
after the funeral service and while
the body is being transported to its
last resting place.
In case of the death Of vice
president, secretary Of war or his
assistant the 81 gun salute is fired
in the morning and the one gun
salutes are continued throughout
the day until retreat.
On the day of the burial Of such
official 10 minute guns are fired
following the funeral service.
The flag remains at half mast
throughout the day.
UP AT DONNA a member of a
home demonstration club has per-
fected a new use for Valley lemons,
said to be about to go to waste
thousands of bushels of them-ln
spite of their superiority over
California and Florida lemons.
Mrs. George w. Vaughn has
found that the peel makes a highly
effective furniture polish. She says:
II take olive or sweet oil and put
in as many lemon peelS as it will
cover, using fresh peel with lots Of
oil in it. I let this stand for per-
haps a week and then strain out
the peel and the oil is ready for
use. For new furniture the oil
should be applied and then allowed
to stand for about an hour before
polishing, but for old furniture it
Is best to let it stand for several
hours. This oil gives an excellent
polish which doesn't come off in a
day or two but is good for several
weeks with just a little rubbing and
polishing.
Probably a number of Valley
housewives will want to try this
and I am sure that the men folks
hope they use the remaining meat
of the fruit in preparing lemon
pies, lemonade and other edibles.
"At any rate it is a use for
lemons. Be sure to use the Valley
kind"
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