Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-06-08
Business Head
Grand Leader
Of Convention

The lady Of the convention, the
one who will preside Monday even
ing at the grand opening, and the
one who is responsible for the en-
tire affair-Mrs. Blanch Fulgham,
Of Hariingen. president of the VAL
ley Federation of Business and Pro-
Eessional Women's Clubs.
In order TO tell a good story about
Mrs. Fulgham, it's necessary TO let
the cat out Of the bag about 4 time
when the Harrington club was fl
~nancially embarrassed.
Mrs. Fulgham had been q member
of the club for only q month, when
theTgn vas a convention in Abilene.
Hari}E1gen wanted to send a del
egatt. but 10 was comparatively a
new club. SO the members all MOURN
ed about the destitute condition Of
the club. Mrs. Fulgham thought Of
a bright idea. She and the Harlin-
gen club are a bit secretive about
what happened for several days.
Anyway. a delegate went proudly TO
the convention.
The delegate happened to be Mrs.
Zelma Otto.
Mrs. Fulgham received a telegram
from Mrs. Otto, congratulating her
upon her election 10 the office Of
state treasurer. Surely there must
be some mistake, thought Mrs. Fulg-
ham. Certainly no enc would even
dream of me as q state officer when
I haven't even served on a commit
tee, she told her friends.
GO
But when hrs. Otto returned she
confirmed her telegram.
II seems that the convention
learned about Mrs. FIlgham'S get
rich-quick ability, and tie state de-
cided that she would be the logical
one to be custodian ol the funds.
Whether they figured that she would
increase the funds III the same ratio
as she increased local funds by that
waving OF q magic wand, no u
states.
Anyway, she set about to install
q new system Of keeping books and
getting reports. which was COM
mended by the state president at
that time, Miss Daisy II. Leake Of
Temple.
Mrs. Fulgham has had that same
enthusiasm about everything she
has done in the club since that
time. Sometimes she served as q
member Of a small committee. She
worked Just as diligently as she did
kas a state treasurer. Soon she was
.elected president Of the Harrington
Club. She also served as chairman
4 of Dc nominating committee at the
/ stafk convention in Temple. in 1929.
The secret of all that quick jump
to state treasurer is that Mrs.
Fulgham is a keen business woman.
She played another little trick just
as quickly which bears out the
statement.
Puts In Shop
Mrs. Fulgharn had been connected
with the Hertz Style Shop in Yoak-
J UNI, where she grew up. She had
been with this shop since 1916.
When she and her husband, E.
r. Fulgham, came to the Valley in
1926, she sort Of looked around
casually, with no eye TO business.
But Immediately she was struck with
the idea that Harlingen would De
a fine place for a ladies' dress shop.
She hurried back to Yoakum as fast
as she could and told Mr.. Hertz
about 10.
Before long the shop was in
Harrington and Mrs. Fulgham was
manager. which position she has
held ever since. Mr.. Fulgham is also
connected with the shop. Their son,
Wilson, is in high school in Harlin-
gen. and will be a senior next year.
Besides the shop and all the many
details Of the convention and VAL
lley Federation business, Mrs. Fulg-
ham finds time in some miraculous
way to keep up her church and
Sunday school duties. in various
\ capacities. She is also active in the
Eastern Star, and is Past Worthy
Matron of the Yoakum Order.
Whenever anyone is nonplussed
about something and can't possibly
figure a way out. she rushes around
Rko Mrs, Fulgham. Mrs Fulgham Is
nevezRzzled. She suggests some
praf solution And that's the
wa been all year in planning
the convention. Every detail receiv-
Cd at least o few thoughts