Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-04-28
Brownsville Club
ana Social activities
City Federation Has
Session

arrangements for the luncheon to
pc given by the city federation of
&Woman's clubs to officers of the fifth
district and distinguished guests at
the convention to be held in Har-
llngen May z, 8 and 9, were dis
cussed at the meeting of the city's
federation ESlday. They are to come
20 Brownsvfhe on May 9, and will
be entertained with a luncheon at
the Country club, after which they
Will be driven to points of interest
around the city.
Provisions are being made for ap-
proximately $50 guests at the lunch
con. Mrs. H. Signor, chairman Of
the entertainment committee. is d.
rectlng arrangements for the affair.
Mrs. Volney w. Taylor, chairman
Of the ways and means committee.
announced at the meeting that they
had already cared for the financing
of the luncheon. Mrs. H. L. Yates,
who is looking after the transpor-
tation, requested that members Of
the federation donate their cars for
the day TO bring the guests from
Harlingen.
Tickets to the luncheon are to be
placed on sale among Brownsville
club women within the next week,
and Mrs. v. L. Conrad. president
of the federation, urged that all To-
cal women desiring to attend get
their tickets as early as possible to
avoid confusion and disappointment.
A representative of the Brownsville
federation will be seated at the Gre
dentialS table during the convention
to distribute tickets to the officers
and delegates who are to be guests
at the affair.
A report on the lecture by Miss
Ruth Pennybacker, which was given
under the auspices of the fedora
ton was made at this time. A vote
of thanks was rendered by the fed
Grafton to George White, who do
mated the bouquet of Gladioli pre-
scented to Miss Pennybacker.
In response to a letter from the
chairman Of the fifth district loan
fund committee, read by Mrs. w.
Y. Worley, corresponding secretary,
the federation voted to send a con-
tribution of So to this fund, and
contribution of ST to the Valley edu-
cational loan fund was also re-
ported.
Mesdames j. K. Bull, George M.
Smith, and Pearl Nuckols were ap-
pointed delegates to the Valley fed
Grafton convention to be held at
McAllen in May.
Mrs. F. E. Morris, reporting for
the Arbor day committee in the abb
sence of Mrs. Milton West, regular
chairman, due to illness, gave a to-
tai of 1886 planst. trees, and
shrubs planted through the efforts
| Of the committee.
The social service committee,
through Mrs. E. T. Yates, reported
a number of sick calls made, flowers
T.. magazines, books and the like
- and financial aid to one man
Turing the month.
.Villie A. George stated that
thesf no report for the building
MrENsssa Houston, public health
nurse, Naa' present. and gave a re-
port of the activities of mis- de-
partment since December. The out
standing feature of this account was
the startling increase in the de-
mand for milk. which has grown
from a total of 284 quarts furnished
in December to 465 quarts in March.
Mrs. E. @. Holiday also added a
plea for the assistance of the women
in the federation in raising funds
to meet this demand, calling atten-
ton to the number of children who
are 10 per cent or more underweight,
and stating that some were as much
as 40 per cent underweight. She
said that the organization has
placed milk bottles in public places
for contributions to the milk fund.
The Self Culture club reported