Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-15
Brownsville Club
and Social Activities

vet been loaned from the fund In
4 single year. Three OF the loans
are to be refunded by installments
next year. making the money
again available IN the fall Of 1880.
Mrs. Harbert Davenport IL presi-
dent OF the organization for the
new year: other officers are Mrs.
J. L. Workman, first vice president
and membership chairman: Mrs.
w. o. Washington. second vice
president and ways and means
chairman: Mrs. Homer Morrow.
third vice president and cafeteria
chairman; Mrs. S. G. Tucker, fourth
vice president and chairman Of
program and entertainment; Mrs.
w. r.. Jones. fifth vice president
and chairman Of schools; Mrs NIL
ton West, sixth vice president and
chairman of Libraries: Mrs. Bert
Cromack, seventh vice president:
and chairman Of health: Mrs. y.
j. KENNY, secretary. and Mrs. y.
r. BlantOn, treasurer. Mrs. J. "A.
Graham was appointed a member
Of the executive committee: Mrs.
j. F. Blanton is to serve on the
health committee, and Mesdames
Sherwood Bishop and O. ". Law
renee are on the cafeteria commit
tee.
The Parent Teacher association
of Brownsville was organized IN
1909, or 1910, authorities differ,
While this Is not old. It Is one Of
the pioneer organizations Of the
state. the only one IN the tenth
district which antedates 1t being in
Bee county, where the state or
ganizatIon only dates back to 1909.
A party Of brave women got to-
gether" in 1910 and organized for
the good Of the school, as then
there was only one, the old gram
nal school. built in 1908. Mrs. w.
z. Hawkins, now living in Brock
enridge, Texas. was the first presi-
dent. then followed Mrs. Frank
Pierce and Mrs. j. w. Holt. Others
who have served are Mesdames z.
X. Goodrich, w. r. Jones. FL. M.
Shelton, r. r. Howard. w. 5. West.
p. Il. Creager. Lena More and Har-
bert Davenport. all still living In
Brownsville.
The first work OF the organiza-
ton was to serve free soup to the
undernourished children, sewing
the seed which eventually grew in
TO our present health work.
There was only one organiza-
ton in Brownsville until 1928 when
the work became so heavy that one
body could not attend To the needs
OF two schools. then the grammar
school organization came into be-
ing. AS the schools have grown
the work has grown and now we
have a Parent Teacher association
in the West Brownsville first ward
grammar school. fourth ward, Vic
toria, besides that Of the high and
Junior high schools which Is the
survivor Of the first organization
in Brownsville. There are rumors
that Mrs. "A. s. Putegnat Is already
planning a Parent Teacher associa-
ton for the new Washington park
school and the new n In the east
ward Is sure to follow. The Incarnate
ward academy organized q Paren.-
Teacher association two years ago.
The Parent Teacher association
work has left many monuments but
most of them will soon be replaced
with something more modern. Mon
uments meant to recognize the pio-
neer OF the teaching profession Of
the public schools OF Brownsville
we're placed In front Of the old
grammar school by the Parent
Teacher association in 1924 In the
form Of five ebony trees. These
have grown to be healthy speci-