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(Continued from page three.)
ID. Cowgirl, A. Herbst, r. Ludden and
Ferguson.
STUDY OPERA
Z Opera music was the theme of the
program carried out by the Wedres-
day Morning Music club which met
at the home Of Mrs. c. ID. Cowgirl on
February 9th. In responding 10 roll
call members gave current events in
the musical weird. The program was
based upon Madame Butterfly" Puc-
eini's opera. The story Of Madame
Butterfly 81. strikingly presented in
q paper hy Mrs. Talph 7. Agar. The
two musical selections which men,
bers then presented were taken from
the opera. A corngt solo, "One Fine
Day" was given b. Mrs. +. w. Bur-
CESS while Mrs. Guy Cornett and Mrs.
!. A. Barrier sang n duet, Every
Flower The next meeting of the
cub will be held At the home of Mrs.
Bruce Gentry.
GIRL RESERVES
Welcome to new Girl Reserve mem
bers comprised OF eighth and ninth
grade girls, was the outstanding fea-
ture Of tbs meeting of the LEGAL or
ganizs -icn Thursday afternoon ut the
high school building. Margaret Lowe,
president, gave a talk TO the new
members and Miss Lillian Hooking,
\. w. {. A.. secretary. led in singing
Girl Reserve songs. Program for the
afternoon was in charge Of Lorraine
Siderius. Maud Nosler sang a solo
with Miss Lois Franklin giving the
piano accompaniment and Miss ST.
derius led the devotional. Oracle At
kinson and Mary Elizabeth Phillips
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tine order. with the red colors pre-
dominating in table and room trim
mings. High scores for the play
we're Mesdames John Waite and Ru-
doiph Rome, with the personnel Of
the guests rs follows: Mesdamcs n.
B. Waite, III. II. Rankin, r. Krcuger,
g. IT. Dohrn, y. n. Ewers. M. ". Arm
strong J. a. Gillctt. L. W. Sprowl. III.
G.. Jeffries, H. MeIch, n. "A. Huma-
son, AL Volz, IT. X. Burnett, w. O.
Brown, r. Rome, with the two host
esses who Joined i'm the play.
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business in San Antonio and return
to Elsa 10 make his home.
MIR. and Mrs. j.. T.. Moore and
daughter Elizabeth and Mr.. and
Mrs. w. B. Moore of Weslaco visit
ed Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Moore this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Giese were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. 5. W
Derleys of Weslaco Sunday.
Mrs. Eugene Laney and little son
Jack of Edcouch visited Mrs. Tur-
ner Thursday.
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MISSION

HONOR GUESTS
Mr.. and Mrs. II. NJ. Strong were
hosts to a party Of friends at an
evening Of bridge Tuesday, with a
four table personnel. Mrs. Florence
NJ. Hayes was high score winner,
Homer Smith high for men. with a
dainty prize given 10 each OF the
honor guests, Mrs. Geo. W. Hardy
az Shreveport. La. and Miss Helen
McCandless OF Louisville, Ky.
OIOINKT CLUB
The Oroinki Bridge club held the
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SEBASTIAN
PARENT-TEACHERS'
Association


The Parent-Teachers' association
met Tuesday evening for its regu-
lar business meeting. The meeting
was called to order by the presi-
dent, Mrs. b.. c. Stallings. Mrs.
Ralph Lanicr gave n report from
the committee selected to arrange
for the banquet in honor Of the bas-
ketball teams, stating that 1t would
be given March ! in a room in the
high school building.
The quilt which has been pieced
by the ome in the organization
VIII soon be completed and ready
for embroidery.
Mrs: Maude Borland. music teach
or, asked that the PIT. A. buy Vic
troia records for the music mmeory
contest. Her request was granted.
A report from Lewis Woodson.
chairman of the social committee
stated that the social meeting will
be held Tuesday evening, Feb. 10,
. .
BIRD CLUB
The Bird club, a small organiza-
ton OF intermediate girls. held their
first social meeting Thursday, when
they had a Valentine box. Refresh
ments were served in the school
room Of their sponsor, Miss Juanita
Day.
PERSONALS
Mr.. and Mrs. y. II. Sprouse Of San
Perlita spent Saturday night here
at the home OF their daughter. Mrs.
Marshal Baume, leaving early Sun
dpW nnnrpfn- f1r nna.ltTI
eompanied by their daughter, Neile
they met Arthur Sprouse. Arthur is
attending college in Kingsville, but
spent Sunday with home folks.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Fortman and
son., Billy, OF Kingsville, were week
end guests at the home Of Mr.. Fort
mans sister. Mrs. J.. ID. Wilson.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. s. Caldwell and
daughter, Mrs. Lizzie Crum, accom-
panied by II. L. Smith, spent Thurs
day in Brownsville visiting friends.
Mrs. John Baldwin OF Lyford was
n caller at the home OF Mrs. b. Q.
Stallings Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman OF Santa
Rosa have moved into one OF the
Bourne tourist cottages.
AA% NtAN NHhE@ 10 - 0AdAhANES Udu
as their all-day guests Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Starr and daughter. and
Mr.. and Mrs. Gray and family of
Mission. Mr.. and Mrs. Stallings
and guests spent the afternoon see-
in~ the sights of Matamoros.
!. ID. Wilson and W. J. Fortmau
were Mission visitors Monday.
Mrs. Nancy Wilson was an all-day
guest az the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
BOYD Of Lyford Sunday.
Mrs. Karl III. Duddisstein and
daughter. Julia Alice. were ali-day
guests mt the home Of Mrs. Nancy
Wilson Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. z. Butler and
children and Mrs. n. N. King and
children Of Frecr have been visiting
III the Madison Woods and Johnnie
Lamphier homes.
p. O. Bourne OF Santa Rosa has
been looking after business inter-
csts here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Lanier, Mrs.
x. T.. Smith, j. r. Hargrcve. Miss
nellie .Sprousc and Mr.. Lewis Wood
son drove TO ~Raymondvillc Friday
afternoon to see the Substantially
mondvillc basketball game.
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DALLAS, Tex, Feb. 16.-E1-A
former convict was captured in the
act Of robning MI OIL station last
night by two Dallas policemen. The
iobber was scuffling with the sta
ton attendant ar the officers drove
BY and saw the trouble.
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PERSONALS


Mrs. Nellie Belbo and Mrs.
Fannie Lyle OF Cado, Okla, accom-
panied by Mr.. Charles Osberghaus
of st. Louis. Mo-, r visitors in
Elsa this week. Mrs. Lyle owns
property in this vicinity and is here
looking after il.
J. ]. Gibson OF weslaco has been
in Elsa several days the past week
looking after the remodling Of one
Of his buildings.
Mrs. Bucklew and Mrs. Miller. To-
cal teachers, attended the Rural
Teachers association in Edinburg
last Saturday morning.
Miss Lorene Scoggins Of Meal
len is visiting her father, G.. =.
Scoggins Of the Elsa Drug Store and
Il assisting in the store.
Mrs. J. III. Sims Of Lasara was
In Elsa shopping Tuesday.
Mrs. Lena Holmes were Elsa shop
pers Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. III. Stokes and
children, Jess and Lydia Of Weslaco
were dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
G.. c. Stokes Thursday evening.
Miss Gertrude Harris Of Weslaco
spent the week end at the ]. w.
McQuay home.
Mrs. Pike and Miss Harris OF Wes-
laco visited ut the J. W. McQuay
home Wednesday afternoon.
w. Moore returned to San Antonio
Tuesday morning. Mr.. Moore came
to Elsa with his brother and family,
DIR. and Mrs. w. b. Moore Of North
Carolina, who have located in Elsa,
Mr.. Moore expects to dispose OF his
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ELSA
MRS. SCHMIDT ENTERTAINs

MRS. SCHMIDT ENTERTAINS
On Friday evening Mrs. J.
Schmidt entertained with a bridge
party in her home, honoring Miss
Semiels Of New York. Those enjoy
ing the evening were Messrs. and
Mesdames ID. Graham, G. ID. Adam
son, Byron Kelley, J .Giese. and Mel
vim Giese. The out-of-town guests
we're Mr.. ard Mrs. Seiban Of New
York City and j. G. Sommons Of
Edcouchl
Mrs. Graham carried high score
for the evening for women, and Mr..
Summons OF Edcouch carried high
score for the men.
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EDINBURG
STUDY CLUB

STUDY CLUB
The Study club held its February
meeting at the home Of Mrs. o. w.
Curry, with Mrs. w. 4. Rowlcy, Mrs.
". 4. Tuell and Mrs. Curry as host
esses. The program which was de-
voted TO the study of art and was
led by Mrs. L. T.. West who gave a
paper on Art as expressed through
Architecture. Mrs. A. l.. Janzen,
Mrs. l.. +. Tinker and Mrs. l.. c.
Newman read papers contributary 10
the subject. Each member brought
with them ceramic which were ex-
hibited by Mrs. o. W. Curry.
After the program. a short busi-
ness session was held and officers
for the coming year were elected.
They were: Mrs. o. En- Jones, pres
ident; Mrs. A. r. Baker, vice-presi-
dent; Mrs. l.. f.. West, secretary;
Mrs. r. Z. Broaddus, treasurer.
At the close Of the afternoon a
delicious luncheon course was serv-
cd by the hostesses to the seventeen
members present.
BLUE BONNET CLUB
Another pretty Valentine party
was held at the home Of Mrs. Henry
Klossner on Friday afternoon when
she entertained the Blue Bonnet
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BIRD Glib

The Bird club, a small organiza-
ton Of intermediate girls, held their
first social meeting Thursday, when
they had a Valentine box. Refresh
ments were served in the school
room OF their sponsor, Miss Juanita
Day.
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CABINET MEETING
CHAPTER

A very interesting and most cdu,
cational session Of the local Del
phian chapter was held last Friday
ut the home Of Mrs. Florence M
Hayes, with Mrs. John Gsttling Civ
ing a resume OF the preceding les,
son. The hostess was the leader oil
the lesson study for the day. on the
topic. italian Literature of the Late
Renaissance" The lea6er was as.
sisted by the Mesdames Hill. Agnew
Nichols and It. p. Waite. Mrs. S. NJ
Duffie was in charge Of the discus
sion OF the Delphian quarterly.
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81 Y hAh -
The members Of ST. Paul's p. r. A.
held their monthly business session
on Thursday with an excellent at
Smith officiated as chairman. The
business for the afternoon included
the discussion of WAYS and means for
raising Of funds. The members are
planning first IF all for the payment
Of a s1400 debt on their school. aft
er which they will proceed with the
building or a new edificc Of learning.
A food sale is on the program in the
near future. Assistant hostesrcs
were: Mesdames y. M. Nash and Rig
Ter. with Mrs. John Roberts as host
ess for the day.
BRIDGE HOSTESS
Miss Helen Melch was a charming
hostess at the home Of her brother
and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Melch on East Tenth street Friday
evening. the appointments Of both
home and table carrying out the
Valentine motif, with a red and white
color scheme, and handsome bou-
quets Of rcd earnation for the four
tables at which the players we're
seated. Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson VIM
berly were lucky high score holders,
with Mrs. Dade Holster low. The
guests were: Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson
Wimberly OF Weslaco, Miss Gertrude
Schaleben OF Edinburg, Messrs. and
Mesdanes Dade Holster, III. r. Har-
grove, III. Melch. Misses Lou Saucier.
Laura Mae Gray, Or. T.. Brasher.
Claud Keflam, Roger Ray, Walter
Scoggins, who, with the hostess. en-
joyed q happy evening Of play.
ENTERTAIN CLUBS
Mesdames i. nj. Thies and w. II.
Parrish were hostesses at the beau
tifuf new home Of the former on
Dourherty avenue Friday afternoon
to the members Of the Oroinki and
Tuesday Afternoon Bridge clubs,
with q four table affair. in which
the decorations were on the Valen-
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The Business and Professional
Nomen's club held their regular
Wednesday luncheon hour at the
Blue Bonnet Gardens. Plans were
discussed and perfected for a ban
quct 10 lie given BY the local club
at the Blue Bonnet Gardens on
Thursday. Feb. n. This will be the
regular meeting Of the Valley Fed
Grafton of Business Womcn's clubs.
and the i-ucst Of honor for the even
ing will be Mis- Ruth Rich, who II
the field secretary Of the national
federation. and who il coming to the
Valley particularly for this meeting.
There was no social program at this
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COMPLIMENT GUEST
TUESDAY CLUB

TUESDAY CLUB
Mrs. l.. G.. pyler was hostess TO
the Woman's Tuesday club at her
home on San Francisco avenu this
week. with Mrs. :. M. Duffie lead
er. the topic being "The Cherry Or
chard' BY the Russian author Tche-
kov. n OF the strong writer's Of the
drama in the late part or The 18th
century. The biography OF the au-
thor was given by Mrs. J. "A. Card.
with Mrs. W. a. Wolverton giving
"The Importance of the Dialogue in
the Play" followed by a general dis
cussion by the club members.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-30
Horthy and Hoover, Fascists

Reports Budapest Comrade dead
the Hungarian fascism after five strike
there being strike of hundreds of political prisoners
nss and other revolutionary workers and against the
bearabe prison conditions
These life only
they committed organize the Hungarian toer against the
bloody fascist regime of Bethlen and Horthy
After the Hohy Bhn rule hundreds thousands
unemployed And those who work such miserable that
their only food bread and potatoes The wives workers must not
only sell their labor power their families
their bodies The agricultural workers off, underfed
garbed thousands of them living in like beasts There
country Europe where the death high Hungary
There other country where the number OF suicides high
in the land of Horthy
brushes all the workers and better their
diton And the fascist Bhnorthy regime finds willing ally in
the Hungarian social democratic the social ascsm
which has acted for police turning for death anil
prison the best and fighters of the Hungarian
gentlemen from abroad in order that they might exhibits for
his claim of democracy" in Hungary
But these socialasc leaders, who with mock bravery
demands the head the mead the
those responsible for the death of Comrad Loew for the
packed with hundreds Hungar finest fighters And these social
democratic" the Horth aid the
ratons against the Soviet Union.
The hundreds of workers. and mteeua the Rakos
M ozantos ana tne res sulerg IN Horthys
PRISONS hunger strike call the attention of the world
ara only their sufferng but to the misery of the Hun
garian tolers For in spite of all the of murder and
whole counter revolutionary structure is shaking.
The economic situation such that workers
Communist Party for final struggle precisely because
rising that Behen calls the social ascss
Opposition attract the only disrupt their fighting
They are to play the same role the Mueles Germany the Mac
Donalds England the Bum France and the
They are to keep in power the roten most ghoush
history
The hundreds of hunger strikers prisons
cv from the American proetariat
intrigued with relief at the end OF political string bring about the
overthrow of the Hungarian Soviet Republic the
1an m VINO prop up th wno OF fascist ter
iaism is which holds Horth and their
workers must speak tones that be heard behind the walls
Hungarian PRISONS giving of class solidarity
of Hungary must be told the criminal role their social
encouraged from the fight under Communist leadership
for Workers and Peasants Soviet Republic.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-30
SOVIET AlRMEN COMPLETE WORLD FLIGHT HERE TODAY
Socialist Imperialist
Demagogy

party rejecting
the offer Eduard Daae leader of the aa socialists he
nothing with socialism either for
sentaton coalition cabinet rebuked the parliamentary
tentatively accepting the offer and that they woud
walk with Macdonald"
BY this might think that among parties
This what the French socialist French
think But altogether This of virgin much
awkward be convincing and firstly what does this that
the Socialists of the socialists" England?
Blum Macdonald
socialism and becoming the capitalists hangmen fighting
the working class? Not all Macdonald and Snowden
this efthandd fought against
ast interests the Hague and for British mperas
ambitions
France for imperialist Britain.
being thus understood that imperial objection
peria denouncing
oaborate with imperialism the Nations head of its
Labor" Office? Paul held ministerial
coalition cabinet with French capitalist paies DID not the whole
socialist collaboration
with French Imperialism cevey than
in 1914 supporting the capitalist preparations against
Socialist Republics
all this the coalition policy still policy of the
aists not that which is the basis the dig Macdonald
French Socialists" aided French
strike after strike break the unions of the railroad and
So for MacDonad government
betrayal of the Lancashire textile strikers the coal that
Socialists British Socialists And
be that French Socialists object Macdonald and Sidney
Webb png Arabian blood
fight for independence for mpeaist subsection of Egypt
Blum will walk
Donald" this he the Macdonald
who least King Georges prime minister while the French $50
subordinate Daader
they offered second position? Because the situation
French critical British capitalism
And Leon Blum awaiting the deepening of the crisand he
will ong-whn he, will walk with
Macdonald"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-30
RE- EjECT WINDOW
BOSSES OFFER
1000 Strikers Keep Up
Walkout

Meeting at Manhattan Lyceum, &c
E. Fourth ST., yesterday afternoon.
1000 strikers Of the Window Clean
ers' Protective Union unanimously
voted to reject the offer of the Man.
haitian Window Cleaners Protective
Association, boss organization, of
81 increase in the minimum wage.
The offer was made at a confer
ence held earlier in the day at the
Broadway Central Hotel at which
union representatives attended. The
association had refused the union de-
mands for an increase of l4.50 over
tn S45 minimum wage; the 40-hour
five-day week; proper safety de-
vices and adequate compensation in
surance.
The strikers, who have forced 45
independent firms to date to accept
their demands, also rejected unani-
mously the demand of other employ
ers organized in the Manhattan
Window Cleaning Employers Pro-
tective Association that Peter Darck.
former union secretary, be removed
from the settlement committee be-
fore the association would negotiate.
A small right wing in the union
had agreed with the bosses request
to keep Darck. because of his cour-
aTeous leadership in the union; off
xthe settlement committee.
However, confronted by the de-
termined stand o the pickets who
repeatedly reiterated their will tc
victory during the meeting, the
@roup was competed. DISCOURAGED
from expressing it's concilic.ory
policy.
Anxious to resume strike activ-
ity in spite Of the police and thucs
arraved against them, the union
members voted to rush busiress Sc
&C TO get back on the picket linz,
The strike Of more than 1900
window cleaner throughout the city
eNtcrs It's third week today.
Four strikers. arrested when "c-
lice. led by ctrikebr aaker. invade
Il strike meeting Monday have been
released on $4,000 bail and will re-
ceive hearing Monday Thcv face
possible f'rmc-up chc "r-- of a.
saulting the seal Haa
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-30

Amalgamated Clothing Workers and
the Cafeteria Workers Union. The
event will be truly international in
character, with Lettish, Iolish, Fin
nish, Italian, Lithuanian, Russian,
Chinese, Hungarian and other Ian
guage workers groups participating.
A delegation of Russian working
women, dressed in native costume,
will lend color to the gathering, and
workers children will be out in
force, carrying huge bouquets of
flowers for presentation to the four
dauntless airmen.
After speaker representing the
Friends of the Soviet Union has
bestowed greetings on the Soviet
emissaries and officially invited
them to the mass reception in the
Polo Grounds on Nov. 9th, they will
be escorted to quarters in the Asto1
Continued on Page T10cJ
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-30
SHOE FIPNs PUSH
advice" OF W00D
Courts Aid State Aim
to Hit Independent"

Fifty workers of the Colonial Shoe
Company, GAL Lexington Ave,
Brooklyn, were locked out yesterday
after they protested discriminatory
practices begun by the management
as part of teh union-smashing cam
paign encouraged by the Manufac-
turers' Association.
The association is inspired by the
letter widely circulated by Commits
sioner Charles G. Woods of the la
Dor department, advising shoe bosses
obreak with the Independent Shoe
Workers Union because it is a
Communist organization" controlled
by those "alien to the United States
form of government"
The Colonoial management refused
to negotiate with the Independent
after it arbitrarily discharged its
members and ordered the unions
business agent from the shop.
Cordial support of Woods in
structions was again expressed yes
terday when the judge at Gates Ave.
Court, Brooklyn, Immediately re-
versed his earlier dismissal of four
workers arrested pickets after their
former boss showed him the labor
departments letter. The strikers
will stand trial Dec. 26. They had
picketed the Elbee shop, 449 Trout
man st.
Two other shops which violated
uunion agreements were the Sep
turn, 33 Marcy Ave, and the Re-
sinded, $50 Melrose St.
Picketing is being maintained at
these shops in spite of customary
police terror.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-30
BOMBS EXPLODE
IN new ORLEANS
Scabs' Houses and Car
Damaged by Blasts

NEW ORLEANS, ODct. 29.-The
house of John Bourdett, occupied
by scab motorman and two scab
conductors was bombed and wrecked
last night. A house occupied by B.
Paragne, scab motorman was bomb
ed little later. A street car, early
this morning ran over explosives
nthe track and was damaged. No
one was injured in any of these ex-
plosions.
The street car strike is still on,
no matter how much the strike
breaking officials of the Amalga-
mated Association of Street and
Electrical Railway Employees try to
force the men to accept the agree
ment, embodying the blacklist, ar
ranged for thea by President Ma
hon of the union, and William Green,
president of the A. F. L.
! 1t is not known whether the bombs
are the act of an agent provocateur,
or of some striker, resentful of the
federal injunction, and police bru-
tality which has involved the murder
of several strikers already.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1929-10-30
Roanoke, N. 6. Mil Workers,
". Va. Miners, Want Dailyr

The mill workers of Roanoke Rapids Rosemary
lima, calling for the Daily Worker
The coal the southern
and Kentucky distributed
- coal fields of the
Both these of workers. other
sold out like chae to the southern mill
the bOss-cOntrold machines L.
Workers and the United Mine Workers.
t = unions to lead them.
Vrks Roanoke Rosemary hearing Daily
from textile workers who had villages
written appealing speakers
tile Workers Unionand bundles of the paper-ther
the Daily.
Here's the a in
North Carolina mill
against class in the South
Il received of the Daily Worker do
thank very much for the same
II enclose list CT c mill Rapids
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