Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-18
MERCEDES
STUDY CLUB

STUDY CLUB
Mrs. John Bruce had charge of
the program at the regular meet
ing of the Study club on Monday
afternoon held at the First Ma
tional bank directors room. Her
subject dealt with the "Legisla-
ture," and her talk was both in
teresting and instructive.
Mrs. Raymond Mills occupied
the presidents chair, and Mrs.
John Rouse read the minutes Of
the past meeting. Mrs. Rouse
also gave a resume Of the cur
rent chapters in the book, the
Heritage of Women"
On April 90, the Study club will
hold an evening meeting at the
home Of Mrs. @. K. ReisS, at which
time each member may bring a
guest. This meeting will take the
place Of the annual Guest Day"
in the club, and will also be the
last meeting Of the present club
year. at this meeting a debate
will feature a part Of the evenings
entertainment, the subject being,
Resolved That Applied Arts are
More Beneficial to Humanity Than
Fine Arts" Mrs. Fred Wright and
Mrs. G.. G. Commons will have the
affirmative and Mrs. John Rouse
and Mrs. William Copeland will
have the negative.
Others in attendance at Mondays
meeting were Mrs. r. H. Smith,
Mrs. E. H. Poteet, Mrs. j. L. Vim
ing, Mrs. William Coe, Mrs. WAL
ter Swarner, Mrs. S. H. Collier,
Mrs. John Jones, Mrs. D. A.
Blackwell.
STUDY GREEK COMEDY
STUDY on Greek Comedy" was
the theme of the meeting of the
Delphian club at the last meeting,
with Mrs. H. z. Hagar in charge.
Mrs. ]. G. Jones gave the "Charac-
ter Of Greek Comedy" and review
ed the middle and new comedies.
Mrs. John Ray gave a discussion
on Menander's plays. Mrs. P. w.
Perkins talked on the character Of
the new comedy" and Mrs.
Charles Buck of La Feria gave a
resume Of the play, THE Broth
ers."
PERSONALS
Miss Maurine Hvistendahl has
returned from Corpus Christi
where she attended the State
Teachers association.
Miss Sara Haynes returned at the
week end from San Antonio where
she went to see the Passion
Play" She was accompanied
home by Miss Adelaide Graham Of
Waxahachie, who will visit for two
weeks in the Haynes home.
Miss Mary Lee Jones has re-
turned to her home in San Be-
nito after a visit here in the home
of Mrs. E. G. McManus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Baldwin Of
Combs, Texas, we're guests this
week here in the home Of Mr..
Baldwin'S parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Ernest Baldwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Doak, who
have been visiting their niece, Mrs.
Walter Fricke, Of this city, have
returned to their home in Del Rio.
Mrs. M. E. Farrell Of West Co
Iumbia, and Mrs. Willie Urbanks
of Kingsville, were guests here dur
ing the past week in the Ed Her
ring home.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Bushy Of
Driscoll, Texas, visited here the
past week in the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. r. Talbert.
Mrs. Charles Weimer, Mrs. Paul
Schrank, Mrs. Alice Meredith and
Miss Lucy Yates attended the
quarterly meeting of the Texas
Registered Nurses association at
the Sobre Las Olas, in San Be-
nito. :
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Thomas, Miss
Elite Ivey, Miss Lenore Reisterer,
Kenneth Edwards, Harold Burgess
and Leldon Christi, representing
the local store, attended the Rio
Grande Hardware company month
ly banquet in San Benito last week
at the Stonewall Jackson hotel.
A4AOs W. L. E1lliIllO1lc Vi ACk1CQy
is a visitor here in the home of
her brother, Marcus Hines.
DR.. and Mrs. Albert Chandler and
son Of Corpus Christi, spent several
days here this week in the home Of
DR.. and Mrs. M. H. Chandler.
Miss Kate Adele Hill of San Be-
nito was a guest here during the
past week Of Mrs. Grant Morrison.
MIR. and Mrs. A. r. Killing left
this week for Indianapolis. where
they viii remain for a month. Upon
their return to the Valley they
will make their home in San Benito.
Among those who attended the
district music meet in Kingsville
from Mercedes. were Mrs. G. B.
Smith, Miss Elizabeth Rogers, Mrs.
II. T. Stotler, Mrs. q. r. Burdette,
Mrs. r. e. Bennett, Helen Utter,
Mary Andrews, Martha Yearwood,
William Trousdale, Della Walker,
Lois Perry. Wendell eddie, Cath
crime Stotler, Anna Brown, Mar
Co-nf Dioroa Harriet HarIc-nar