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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
MRS. KAE BRIDGE
PARTY.

Saturday afternoon. Mrs. Fred
Akard entertained in honor o. her
sister iii law. Mrs. a.. r. Akard OF
Fl Paso. who Is making q short
visit here.
Those present were. Miss Their1a
Moore. Mesdames =. r.. jameson,
r. X. Gebhardt. George Lochrie.
Joe Lochrie. VIM. J. Gerron. z. D.
EdrinEt0l. Herbert Robinson. ROC
er Robinson. 7. =. Loe and T.. o.
Robbins.
The afternoon was spent In play
ing bridge. The prize winners were
Mrs. Jameson. high score. Miss
Thelma Moore. second high. and
high table prizes went 10 Mrs. Joe
Loch-.e. Mrs. Herbert Robinson and
Mrs. George Loch-ir.
Refreshments were served
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
North Mission
TEXAS DAY
PROGRAM

The members or the North Mission
Demonstration club met at the
home OF Mrs. Jack Gray. Friday.
The president. Mrs. G. Darlington.
presided during the business meet
ing after which a Texas day pro-
gram was given.
The rooms were artistically dec
Grated with the six Texas flags and
the state flower. bluebonnets.
Mesdames Georgia Hilburn. Shell
don Smith. VIM. Fine. @. :. Gull
yer. J. Nash and Chas. Rieler were
club guests who enjoyed the pro-
gram.
The club will meet at the home
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
MISS SAYLE HOSE
MAID OF y

Miss Dorothy Sayle. daughter Of
Mrs. John D. Mckinney OF Edin-
burg. has been selected from among
three thousand students at the East
Texas State Teachers college 70 act
as maid Of honor to the Queen OF
the May at the May fete 70 be given
at the school this week. Miss Slyie
has many friends in this city. and
will receive her A. p dc7rec IN
June.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

Mr.. and Mrs. ". M. TONNE Fnter-
tanned the members OF the Friday
Night Bridge club. at their home on
West Kimball Ave. Friday evening.
Holly Bostick won the mems high
score prize. Mrs. Joe Lochrie the
women's high score prize, Mrs. Bo-
stick the w0non's low score and
George Lochrie won the mems low.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
Valley Society NewS
and EDentS

won BY Mrs. CLARK, Mrs Bostick
Won the club high score prize Mrs
Bremen won the club low score
prize and Mrs. Adams was present.
ed with the honor guest prize. .
photo album.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
BUSINESS WO1TFN'S
CIRCLE ORGANIZED

Mrs E 3. Wilmer was hostess at
a delightful supper al her home on
Texas Avenue. on Tuesday evening.
her guests being a number az bust
ness women who work in the Presby-
terrain church. ami several added
guests.
The purpose Of the meeting was
70 organize the group into a Bus
mess Women's circle Of the Presby-
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
NATIONAL MUSIC
WEEK A

The following plans have been
announced for the Observance Of
National Music Week by those In
charge OF the various phases Of
Edinburg club contributions TO the
program.
Mrs. Dorothy Kirkpatrick Scott
On Thursday evening. May g a
piano recital in the College Audit
orium for Mrs. SCOTS pupils. "A
public lecture was given Tuesday
morning BIZ Frank DIN Thomp-
son Of Chicago in the afternoon
and private piano lessons for Pro-
gressive Series students in the NOR
ming.
Mrs. J. NJ Frisby. College Con-
servatory: Recital. given Monday,
baby class. Tuesday. recital. more
than one year pupils; Wednesday.
recital. ranking pupils in the Kings
vile contest: Friday. advanced and
adult pupils. On "Wednesday after
noon a Mothers Day program was
rendered by Mrs. Frisoy's pupils n
the College Auditorium. consisting
of solos. duets. trios ana Glee Club
numbers.
Mrs. W. r. Montgomery will en-
terrain at her home for the Junior
Music club and Mrs. T. j. Barfield
Saturday for the Juvenile Music
club members. Mrs. r. NJ. Edwards
will have a program az her home.
"A festival OF music will be held al
the band stand Friday evening
sponsored bv the Juvenile music
club. Features OF this will be num-
bers from the school musical or
carnations. selections rendered by
the Red Shirt Band, male qu~artette,
singing and numbers by the pupils
of the local Mexican schools.
A community chorus also will be
a feature of this program.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
CHURCH AUXILIARIES
HOLD MEETINGS

Tuesday was church auxiliary day
and the different auxiliaries met
in their regular sessions.
Mrs. Paul ShotTell was hostess
to the Christian church auxiliary
and conducted the business session.
Mrs. j. o. Ward had charge OF the
devotional.
Mrs. G. A. Holland conducted the
program. the subject being Wit
ness to His Grace" Mrs. y. p. Daw-
son talked on Bible Women as
Evangelists." Mrs. N. o. Jacobs had
for her subject, IF They Only
Knew"
Mrs. Anderson OF La Feria. talked
on Women Witnesses in American
Fields Mrs. N. L. Irons subject
was. Women Witness In India
The Mary Ruth and Martha
Circles Of the Ladies Auxiliary D.
the Presbyterian church. met al
the church in a joint meeting. with
the president. Mrs. j. N. Pace pre-
siding and Mrs. ] Schmitter car
ing for the duties OF the secretary.
Committee reports we're made
and the regular routine or business
gone through with.
A business and social session OF
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Baptist
church was held at the home OF
Mrs. S. c. Bates. with Mrs. George
Morrison presiding.
Following the reports Of commit
tees. the time was spent socially.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
MUSICAL STUDENTS
ENTERTAIN

The following program was rem
dered Wednesday evening at a re-
cital given at the high school aud
itorium BY the music students Of
the Edinburg schools: SeXtette from
Lucia: Valce Stoyrienne, and song,
Absent" and Il Dunno, Matte
Belle Ross; Torch Dance, Festival
Polonaise, and Narcissus-Robert
Klossner; Badinage. Soil Bois. and
Pierette-Myra Lconey; Mother 81
Mine,-Catherine Edwards; Etude
in A Flat, Humoresque. and The
Swan-Ann Hendricks; The Rose
Of Picardy, Song-Dr. DIN Young;
Serenade, Morning, and Valse Cap
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09

Of her daughters. Mrs. Roy Harrel
and Mrs. z. Hauft or Mercedes. this
week.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
CONTEST WINNERS
NAMED

Hidalgo county members OF home
demonstration clubs entering the
Living Room Contest sponsored by
Texas A. g. NJ. college extension
service. in cooperation with the
state department of agriculture and
the Farm and Ranch magazine have
been announced by Mrs. Eta Ring
gold, county demonstration agent,
who was in active charge OF the de-
tails of the contest in Hidalgo
county.
Winners are: Mesdames w A.
Tanner. North Alamo club; Ed Nor
ton and T. S. Hughes. o. S. David
son, Sharyland club; L. II. Lane.
Sharyland and ". S. Sellers. North
Alamo; winning respectively. first,
second and third places. Accom-
panying prizes Of scholarships at
A. e. NJ. went to Mrs. Tanner and
Mrs. Davidson. and minor awards
and honorable mention to the
others.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
Weslaco
LAWN II HONORS
NADINE KING

One Of the prettiest affairs OF
the week was the lawn party given
Monday afternoon by Mrs. o. 3.
King given ut her country home
honoring her daughter Nadine on
the occasion OF her ninth birthday
anniversary.
A color scheme Of pink and white
vas carried out In an abundance
OF pink and white phlox. white
cape jasmine and pink roses art
~istically arranged in vases.
The spacious lawn with its swings
and other attractions made a per-
feet setting for the outdoor games,
storytelling and stunts enjoyed by
"a little girls.
After the games. a birthday cake
in pink and white with pink an
dies was placed on a table around
which the little girls formed a
circle while the honoree blew out
the candles. cut and served the
cake.
A large number Of lovely gifts
were brought and presented 70 the
honor guest after which refresh
ments we're served on the lawn.
Small dolls tied with pink and
white ribbon were the favors pre-
sented to each guest BY the hostess
PERSONALS
Geo. =. Hoefer returned Wednes-
day from Monterrey. Mexico where
he had been since Monday.
Those attending the business
meeting Of the Business and Pro
fessi0nal Womens club o. the Val
ley Tuesday night at Mercedes were
Mesdame5 Wave Stebbins, Alta
Head. Marie Grapperhaus. Annie
Ratliff. Katherine kaufman and
Misses Joanna Pore and Katherine
HertZog.
Mr.. and Mrs. Z. r. Pepper and
Mrs. d. K. Henry eft last week for
a visit in Louisiana and Miss. Mr..
and Mrs. Pepper are 70 De absent
most Of the summer,
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Howard OF
Chesterton. Indiana, who 2 In
Weslac0 for an indefinite stay. are
al present guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
IT. q. C~ressner.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1930-05-09
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BRIDGE CLUB

Refreshments wore served
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-17
India's Fermenting Salt.

Gandhi's grain of salt is producing
the threatened ferment in India. From
coast to coast the civil disobedience
campaign is raging with constantly
spreading virulence. Yesterday, in
regions as widely separated as Karachi,
Calcutta and Poona, clashes with the
authorities netted q casualty list Of one
civilian killed and some fifty others
more or less injured. Dispatches say
that arrests are mounting hourly.
The Gandhi Nationalist are In fight
ing mood. They are apparently In no
t,unnor TO maintain the purely mon
violent resistance" counseled by the
Mahatma. Both at Karachi and Poona
they protested forcibly against the con-
viction of Pandit Jawarhalal Nehru,
president Of the An-India Nationalist
Congress, and other outstanding Nation
alist leaders. Jails were stormed, and
magistrates and police superintendent
were victims Of the weeks political
riots.
Probably the strong arm OF British
authority will promptly and effectually
suppress these excuses. But it is Just
as certain that unrest will continue,
and altogether probable that 1t will
become cumulatively more aggressive.
Gandhi's latest public illumination
against Britain goes far beyond civil
diSobedience" At Nausari on Tuesday,
he told his followers that, although they
had defended their salt against attacks
by the authorities, he wants them to
90 many steps further" The Mahatrna
urged his volunteers to resist the police,
even If they have to lay down their
lives.
The line Of demarcation between such
resistance and armed offense is thin
To date the "oppresSor" has not re-
sorted to any demonstration in force
against the rising tide Of Nationalist
disaffection. The British in particular
seem determined not to martyrize
Gandhi. Equally determined do they
appear not to repeat the blunder OF
Amritsar. How long the lion will, oil
can afford to, crouch, and more OF
less passively observe, is now a grave
question. That India is aflame with
revolt on scale hitherto unwitnessec
seems open to little doubt The hour
of stern repressive methods may not bt
far OF.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-17

coming, If, indeed, It has not already
become. the most important and the
most valuable literary collection In the
world.
A bill is pending in Congress au-
thorizing the appropriation Of $500, 900
for the purchase Of the collection of
incunabula, or cradle books" of DR..
Otto F. H. Vollbehr, a celebrated Ger
man gatherer of historic literary ma
terial. This collection was brought to
the United States some time ago for
Its possible acquisition by a great church
library. This purpose failed. and now
1t is offered to the Government of the
United States for one-half of its original
price, its owner preferring that it should
be finally housed in the Library Of
Congress than In any other institution.
There are, however, other aspirantS for
It's possession.
Viewed quantitatively 81 SOC. 900 seems
q large price to pay for 1900 articles.
Viewed qualitatively, however, those
5000 articles comprising the Vollbehr
collection are priceless. If added to the
Library of Congress they will not appeal
to or assist the average user of that
great storehouse of literature. But they
will be of interest and aid TO students
Of the history OF printing and to those
engaged In other lines of research. The
presence of that collection in the
Library Of Congress will bring Wash
ington appreciably closer to the point
of being the literary cultural center Of
the world.
The Library Of Congress was
originally created as a reference col
lection for the use and assistance Of
members of Congress. It's first material
accession was the library of Thomas
jefferson, and then from time to time
donations were made and collections
were purchased. But for long period
the Library grew mainly from the
deposit with it of copies of copyright
books as a requirement Of the law. Not
until a separate and permanent home
was provided for 1t, however, did the
Library progress and develop as ma
tional collection. Now it has outgrown
its quarters and q large addition to
the structure is planned, while close at
hand is soon to rise q monumental
home for the Folger collection of Shake
speareana. the largest assemblage Of
works of and about the bard of Avon"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-17
Parking Penalties.

City officials of New York are con-
sidering abandonment of the present
method Of penalizing overtime parkers
and substituting the ticket method"
used in other cities. Since it was in
troduced more than year ago by Com
missioner Whalen, New York has been
towing to police pound all improperly
parked automobiles. In this period
more than eleven thousand cars have
been seized. In order to reposseSs them
the owners were required to pay ten
dollars each.
Soon after its inception. however, this
system developed injustices and hun
dreds of complaints were made. In
some cases motorists claimed that their
cars were taken while they we're on
Official business, such as serving as at
torney In court or on jury duty, and
in many instances genuine and I'M
justified hardship followed this viola
ton of one Of the trivial regulations.
The most serious indictment of all was
that more than one hundred automo-
biles were never called for, and it is
thought that many of the owners COL
lected insurance believing that their
vehicles had been stolen.
The system now used in New York
was once suggested for Washington,
but was opposed and was never put into
effect. Washington uses the ticket
method" and it accomplishes every
thing that is necessary in penalizing
the overtime parker. TRAFFIC regulation
Is becoming more reasonable as officials
realize the difference between major
and minor violations, and New York
is embracing the theory that there can
be no justice in Furnishing the overtime
parker and the reckless driver with al
most the same severity.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-17

articles. In fact, one great amateur
whose status cannot be questioned, even
by the golf authorities, has written
highly Illuminating and interesting
stories on the game for which he has
received adequate compensation. It
would seem apparent that if an anna
teur were capitalizing his skill by selling
golf balls, 1t would logically follow that
an amateur was doing the same thing
to a far greater degree by writing golf
stories which no one would care to
read and which would have no market
value unless he were an outstanding
player.
Public opinion to the contrary not
withstanding, the U. S. G. A. and the
U. S. L. T. A. will probably proceed to
make these rulings. Amateurism and
professionalism should be sharply sep
arated, but in their zeal to protect the
Simon pures" the governing bodies
have gone to such extremes that logic
has been left by the wayside. To the
average person the line of demarcation
between an amateur and professional
is pretty clear, but to the powers that
be it apparently is traced in invisible
ink. Amateur sports must be kept free
from faint. 1t would seem quite obvi-
GUS, however, that reasonable regula-
tons and reasonable enforcement are
all that is necessary to accomplish the
purpose.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-17
Another Amateur Ruling.

In the past few years much criticism
has been leveled at the governing bodies
Of amateur golf and tennis for what
have generally been considered far
fetched and illogical rulings on the am
ateur status of prominent players. Bill
Tilden, with his news articles and the
vacillating policy of the tennis authori-
ties, and Mary K. Browne, barred from
golf because she played professional
tennis, are two cases in point. But for
sheer inconsistency the palm must be
handed to the United States Golf Asso-
citation for its sudden enforcement of a
rule on John Dawson of Chicago, one of
the six best amateurs in this country,
which barred him from the 1929 ma
tional amateur championship and more
recently from the North and South at
Pinehurst after he had tied for medal
ist honors.
This sterling golfer works and has
worked for many years for firm SELL
ing athletic goods. A rule Of the United
States Golf Association states plainly
that linksman is capitalizing his skill
if he is connected with such an estab-
lishment and therefore is ineligible to
play as an amateur. There is no doubt
whatever that the rule is plainly on the
books, but the amazing part OF the
Dawson case is that the golf authorities
did not seem to realize it was there I'M
til the sterling Chicago player began tc
build his game TO championship heights
AS long as Dawson was simply an alsC
ran nothing was made of the fact thai
he worked for sporting goods house
and as recently as 1928 he was unchal'
lenged In the national amateur contest
but when he showed the first signs o
golf greatness down came the heav!
hand of authority.
Another inconsistency in this lates
example of the u. S. G. A. policy /
that golf players are permitted unques
tioued to write Newspaper oe naagaxin
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-17
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

$4,000 for the perfect humane animal
trap. This contest, instituted by the
American Humane Association, Will
close on April 80. Details may be OBJ
tanned from the American Humane As
ISOLATION, 30 Howard street, Albany,
N. Y.
O. Please trace the English alphabet
to its origin. N. Fl.
A. The English alphabet came directly
from the Latin. The Romans borrowed
it from the Greeks; the Greeks from
the Phoenicians. 1t is not known
whence the PhoenicianS obtained their
alphabet It has been suggested that
the % characters we're adopted from the
heiroglyphics of Egypt, the cuneiform
characters of Babylon. or the symbols
used by the HittiteS or Cretans. A theory
widely accepted today is that the Phoe-
nicians being great traders ana there-
fore familiai with the various systems
of writing. used by the nations dwelling
around the Mediterranean, chose from
| them such symbols as they needed and
| thus compiled their own alphabet.
O. How many people have been killed
| in the enforcement OF the proholtlon
| laWS?-A. S. w. .
A The Treasury Department on April
5, 1929, gave out an official report which
| showed that since the eighteenth
amendment became effective in 1920,
| loo persons have been killed in the en-
| forcement of the prohibition laws. OF
these, 1875 were citizens killed by pro-
| hibition agents and SIS were prohibition
agents who met death IN the line OF
duty.
@. When was Trinity Church, New
York City, built?-R. B.
A. Trinity Church was organized I'M
der the provisions of an act passed by
| the Colonial Assembly in 1888. The orig
inal building existed from 1896 1891.
| The present building dates from 1889.
O. Please tell something about the
author of David Harum'-L. L.
A. Edward Noyes Westcott was born
| September 81, 1847, in Syracuse, N. Y,
and spent most of his life there; He was
| a banker and broker until lll-health
| caused his retirement. He wrote num-
Der of songs, both words and music.
He is known as the author of David
Harum." story of American life. He
spent the Winter of 1866 in Italy and
in the latter year completed the novel.
He died March 81, 1898, and 'Davlo
Harum" was published six months later:
Although 1t had been rejected by several
publishers, 100000 copies were sold in
| about one year, a record which has
been equaled in the United States only
twice before.
@. Is it true that the population Of
Japan is half that Of the whole United
States?-C. B.
A. Japan has about 100000 in
habitants and the United States about
100000 900,
O. What are camel" plants7-
H. G.. W.
A. Plants that can exist for months
without water are sometimes called
camel plants.
@. What were the names Of the YES
sells which brought the first colontsts
TO jamestown, Va.?-W. B.
A. They were the Sarah Constant,
the Godspeed and the Discovery. They
came to anchor of the island where
jamestown was established on May Is,
1907.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-17
Preserving the
Potomac Falls

From the New York Herald Tribune.
The proposal to safeguard in every
way the Great Falls of the Potomac and
to develop national parkway on both
sides of the beautiful river gorge has
countrywide approval. The scenic value
of the Falls and palisades is their high
est utility. The whole rare setting
should be kept unspoiled as a natural
gift to the Nations Capital. The words
of the late James Bryce have often
been quoted, mo European city has so
noble cataract in its vicinity as the
Great Falls of the Potomac; a magnifi-
cent piece of scenery, which you will,
of course, always preserve"
1t is the purpose of the Capper-
Cramton bill to acquire and preserve
for the people that superb stretch OF
the Potomac. 1t is an opportunity
which it would be folly to let slip. The
bill passed the House in February, but
1t has been stoutly fought before the
Senate committee on the District OF
Columbia by hydroelectric interests
which desire the water power for pri-
vate development. InciSive is the COM
ment by the American Institute Of
Architects on that obstructive attitude.
The Potomac be damned" There is
no present necessity of sacrificing the
beauty of the Great Falls area to a
power plant. Such use may never be
required, but if it should be the bill
leaves the way open to Congress ulti-
mately to authorize the Harvesting OF
the river for purposes of power, navi-
CATION or flood CONTROL The public
benefit of the park program surely out
weighs the claim for economic exploit
tation. 1t would need a vast sum Of
almighty dollars to compensate for per-
manent damage to such a possession as
the Great Falls Of the Potomac, at thu
VerN door Of WAShinRton..