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the mouth, but wa not crying, but
her eyes were full of tears.
(Here Mrs. Simmons broke down
In tears On the stand.)
Q-Tel anything else that fol-
lowed while, you sat there.
A-As I remember, Mother SIM
mons and some of the girls that
were standing around me suggested
that I be bathed in water, that I
would probably feel better. They
took their handkerchiefs and went
to this diShpan. where the ice had
been and wet them and put them
over our foreheads, backs of our
necks and our wrists.
Q-Was that done to Jean as well
as yourself?
Ayes, sir.
Q-Did you observe Jean or make
any statement about Jean then?
A-Well. she just remained in
that same condition.
Odd you remember anything
about Jean worrying more about
you than she was about herself?
Al think I did.
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TAX CUT MAY
SHUT Schools
WILSON SAYS
City Commissioners Con-
tinue Bitter Trades at
State Board.
FIRE INSURANCE SLICED
So, 900, 1000 in Protection
Lost as Result of
Budget SIaSheS.

CLOSED by order of the state tax
boardl"
IF we must close a single school,
room this winter because we can not
pay substitute teacher, that sign
should be posted above the door"
Russell Wilson, school board presi-
dent, told the board at its reg
ular meeting Tuesday night.
The commissioners continued their
attack on the tax boards reduction
OF their 1922 budget, and dis
cusSed means of employing substi-
tute teachers if regular instructors
were absented by illness.
suggestion that a clause allow
ing teachers ten days pay in event
CT sickness be stricken from their
contracts, was tabooed by Paul G.
Stetson, city schools superintendent.
Appointments Approved
II am not sure of the state law
on that, he said, but 1 do not be-
Heve we could take that clause from
the contracts we have signed"
The board approved night school
teacher appointments submitted bv
StetSon, and also sanctioned four
regular teacher appointments he
made.
Carrying on its fight against the
OuogeC reduction, the board dis
cuSsed loss of approximately So
100000 in fire insurance protection
as the result of the tax boards par
ing of the fund to pay premiums.
Cites Manual Example
A. B. Good, business director of
schools, cited an example of the eff
feet of this cut in Emmerich Man
ual Training high school, where in
Surance of So per cent of its insur
able value, or $685., 1000, was cut to
AZ per cent Of insurable value, or
SAT-, 900.
The school city Tuesday sought
collection of $31,419.13 from WAYNE
township in a suit filed in superior
court three to collect money the
board alleges is due for transferring
Wayne township pupils to Indian
apolis schools from the ,1928-29
school year to the 1930-31 year.
Payment of the debt would in
crease the township tax levy APP
proximately Is cents. The recently
organized Wayne Township Tax
payers Association appealed the
rate to the state tax board.
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RADIO CLUB TO MEET
Amateur Operators to Be Guests at
Weekend Session.

Amateur radio operators of In
diana and surrounding states will
be guests Of the Indianapolis Radio
Club at the annual meeting to be
held in the clubs headquarters, 46O
Century building, Saturday and
Sunday.
Speeches, demonstrations of I'M
usual scientific devices, and a trip
through the new power plant of the
Indianapolis Power and Light Com
pany, will make up the program.
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Q-Go ahead and state what fol-
lowed.
Ave left there, came down and
started west on Washington street
on the south side of the street, and
we came to Strauss store and we
knew that there was a scales on the
inside there. While we were there,
we met Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Addi-
son and their son. Mrs. Addison
and both were to go to this June
breakfast. 1 looked at my watch
to see how much more time we
would have until we had to go to
the hotel, and it was 1890.
Went to Basement
Q-When you were there in front
OF Strauss store?
Ayes.
Q-Proceed with what followed
and occurred.
Ave left there in few minutes
and went back to Blocks store and
went in the basement of their store
to look at dresses.
Glad you been on the second
floor on your first visit?
Ayes.
Con this occasion you went to
the basement.
Ayes.
Q-Relate what took place there.
A lady came up to us and
asked if there was anything she
could do for us. Before she got to
us, we had admired the dress she
had on. I asked where she got her
dress and if they had any kind
objection sustained)
Had Dress Pressed
Q-Relate what took place, with
out giving any of the conversation.
A-She showed us the dresses and
I decided to try on some of them.
We took two in the dressing room,
and I finally decided to take one e
them. But I asked her if she could
have it pressed for me as I wanted
to wear it. She said she didn't know
whether she could or not, as it was
just time for the pressing lady to
go to lunch.
Estate what was done. Did you
buy the dresses there or what?
A--She took it and pressed it for
me and I bought it.
Then what happened after it
had first been pressed?
Dress Is Identified
Att didn't suit me and had
her press it again.
Q-Describe that dress, if you can.
Alt is a blue wolfe made over
a blue and white polka dot figure.
Q-Is that the blue dress that has
been identified here by Mrs. Wilson
Reed?
Ayes.
Q-IS that the same dress you
purchased on that occasion?
Ayes.
Odd you recognize the sales
lady who sold you that dress when
she was here in court?
Al did.
Husband Paid for 1t
Q-What, if anything, was done
Immediately after you purchased
the dress about paying for it, or
anything of that kind?
Any husband paid for it.
GLOW much?
A-Ten dollars.
Q-Then what was done?
Al had NV Ouyro d1-acc fIof Iod
on checked.
Q-Did you have this Powered
dress on that occasion, that has
been identified here in the evidence?
Ayes.
Q-And what did you say you did
with the dress you had worn up to
the time of the purchase of the new
dress?
Al took it to the checking room.
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Q-What did you do with it there?
Al had it checked.
Estate what followed.
Ave returned to the terminal
station for the girls.
Estate if you saw the girls on
your arrival at the terminal station.
Al did.
Ave got down there and went
back across the street and down to
the Claypool hotel. When we went
into the lobby of the hotel, we met
two Of the other ladies who were
going to the breakfast, Mrs. Wales
and Mrs. Wrigger. In the lobby.
Met in Lobby
Q-They we're in the lobby on the
first floor?
Ayes, sir.
Q-Then what happened?
Ave went upstairs.
Q-All of you together?
Any husband, the three girls
and Mrs. Wales and Mrs. Wrigger.
Q-Relate what wcS done there.
Ave went up the stairs and reg
istered at the top of the stairs and
talked a while. My husband and the
girls left.
Q--Tell the jury, as well as you
are able, about what the time was
you arrived at the hotel.
Al did think it was about ten
minutes after II, because I knew we
were late.
Looked at Watch
Odd you look at your watch
when you left Blocks store?
Ayes.
Q-How long do you believe you
were in Blocks store on the second
occasion?
Ave we're in there probably a
half hour. I don't know for sure,
And from there we went to the ter
minal station, just across the street.
Q-And how far is it from the
terminal station down to the Clay
pool hotel?
At isn't very far. I don't know.
ADOQG q oQudIS.
(Which direction from Blocks
store?
Aust a block south.
Stood in ClaypOOI
Q-Relate what took place at the
Claypool after your husband and
three daughters left you on that
occasion.
Ave just stood around there
among the crowd.
Odd you see any other of your
friends there that day?
Ayes.
Q~-State who.
A-There were quite a few.
Q-Who did you see that you can
now recall and name?
Al saw Mrs. Freeman and two
of her daughters
Q--Are those the two daughters
who testified in this case?
A-Hazel and Grace.
Q-Whom other did you see, if
any?
Al saw Martha Addison, Julia
Olden, Alice Williams, Myralle Rig
ger, Eva Wales, Mrs. Sam Offett,
Anna Reeves and Blanche McNew.
Went to Breakfast
GLOW many of them were
there?
Al don't know. There were
quite few of them there.
Q-Say what took place that day
in the hotel.
Awe just stood around there
and visited among ourselves until
they announced the breakfast, and
that was about II o'clock. We all
went in and were seated at tables.
Glow long do you believe was
consumed in serving of the break
fast?
Al would judge an hour.
Q-What followed that?
A-After the breakfast, they had
program and we just sat at our
tables.
Friend of Riley Spoke
Q-Some musical program, per-
hapS?
A-Music and readings and a
gentleman that was quite friend
of James Whitcomb Riley spoke
and gave some of his poems.
Q-Then, following the program,
what took place, Mrs. Simmons?
Ave went downstairs, and got
in buses and went to the Riley
hospital.
Q-And what did you do there?
Ave were taken around over
the hospital by some Of the nurses
They showed the children and the
work that they did.
Glow much time, do you be-
lieve, was consumed in that man
ner? =
A-Probably an hour.
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Linen Burglar BUSY AGAIN

A linen burglar paid his fourth
visit within week to north side
apartments, carting away $50 worth
OF sheets, pillow cases and shirts
from an apartment at 364C North
Meridian street, Tuesday night,
police reports revealed today.
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POISON TRIAL TESTIMONY OF MRS. SIMMONS
ny STAFF CORRESPONDENT

EBANoN dramatic courtroom episode today Mrs
- Carrie farm mother,
poison slayer Of her daughter Alice Jean.
behalf climax
demands
strychnine
lardhn stnrN irrni
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-03

brother. Mr.. J. y. Mulkey and family.
John PolhemuS, who has been very
III at the home OF his son, j. G.
Polhemus. is reported slightly i'm
proved.
Miss Marilynn Bourgeois Of Mis-
sion spent Saturday at the home
Of her grandpa -nts, MI. and Mrs.
James Nash.
Mr. and Mrs. Will Evans OF Gene
sci. Ill. were Sunday dinner guests
AT the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Urban.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Lawrence were
hosts al a steak fry at lake Concer-
ton Friday evening hono-inq
MesSrs. Martin Ryland and Wills
Decker OF Crescent. Okla. who were
guests AZ the Lawrence home. also
Miss Sue Fountain Of McAllen and
Ruth Duncan or Mission.
Mrs. Ethel Brooke, Misses Ma
garet and Laurene Lawrence attend
ed a bridge shower "Wednesday al
the home Of Mrs. NJ. l.. Evans II
Edinburg. honoTirg Miss Ada Lee
Richmond of McAllen.
Mrs. Ira Mitchell Of McAllen spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Vi II
Lawrence and family. Mr.. and Mrs
Mitchell are returning TO their home
at Phoenix. Ariz., Sept. /.
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Mission

T.. A. Harris and son or Beatrice,
Nebr., were in this city Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Loren Wilson were
here from McAllister, Oklahoma the
first Of the week.
j. D.. Ellis and wife OF McAllister.
Okla. were in Mission Monday.
Miss Marie Bleifus came home
from Austin, where she has been
at the university.
Miss Helen Stone Is here from her
home In Mineral Wells. for a couple
OF weeks rest and vacation before
school begins in her home CITY,
where she is a teacher in the pri-
mary grades. She is a niece Of Mrs.
NJ. z. Armstrong.
Miss Sarah Louise Bixler. ac-
companied by the Misses Laura
Hill and lydia HarrelI. came down
from Houston the last OF the week
to spend their vacation IN the VAL
ley. Miss Bixler will remain here
for a month at the home OF her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Josiah Blk
Ter. The other two young ladies
going on 10 Brownsville to visit
friends. from there to Padre Island
70 spend the remainder at the sea-
side.
Misses Elizabeth Card and Fran
ces Agnew enjoyed a Sunday at
Boca Chica.
Mrs J. Strassburger and three
children Of Dallas are visiting at
the home Of her parents. Mr.. anc
Mrs. Gus Hunter. this week.
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PERSONALS

Mr.. and Mrs. Russell McChesney
have returned from a summers va
cation spent In their cottage on
Lake Wesserunest In Maine.
Thomas Sweeney. Jr., son OF Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas Sweeney left
Wednesday for Virginia Military
Institute at l. ;ington where he will
be a student this year.
Miss Frances Lightbour.- has re-
turned to her home In Port Isabel
after a delightful visit In San An
tonic with relatives.
MI. and Mrs. Edward McChesney
n their guest, Miss Elizabeth
Johnson Of Austin are spending the
week at Boca Chica.
Miss Dixie Ruth has returned
from a two months visit with
relatives anc friends in Palestine.
Mrs. c. ". Hart and Mrs. Mamie
Kring have returned to their homes
in San Antonio after a pleasant
week spent in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. r. d. Wilson. Mrs. Hart
IS the widow Of the late Major c.
". Hart.
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Valley Society News
and EDentS

w. O. Brown, c. p. Wright. T. r.
Burnett. with Mr.. Congdon and
Mr.. Jeffries joining in the game.
PERSONALS
Miss Hazel Simpson Is here N
spend the winter with her graz
parents. MI. and Mrs. T.. ". JobsoA.
Mrs. Georgia Hawkins and daugh-
te- Iva Margaret are here from
Sas. Antonio visiting at the Hollis
Rankin home.
G. q. Wukasch and son Martin
OF san Antonio have been spend
ing several days at the George
Speer home.
Mr.. and Mrs. III. L. Stone and
son were here from Patterson. La.
last week.
MI. and Mrs. L. w. Martin or
Oswego. Kansas. were IN Mission
recently.
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Raymondville
PERSONALS

PERSONALS
Glen Lawrance and Max TONNE
spent Sunday in Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Edna ReaSonover and Hazel
Archibald, who have been spending
some time in San Antonio, returned
Wednesday.
Mrs. j. ID. Mccain returned Fri
day from a months visit with hel
parents. Mr.. and Ms. Ben Polk al
Pearsol. Tex.
c. II. Swayze OF Mission spent
Thursday in Raymondville visiting
.iis daughters. Miss Josephine. ; I'd
Mr.. VIM. Phillips, Jr.
Mrs. G. 5. Dodge and daughters
Dorothy and Virginia returned Sat
urday from Houston where they
have been visiting the past two
weeks. On their way home tsiey
stopped in Corpus Christi and visit
ed Mrs. c. A. Dodge, and w,re met
there by Mr.. Dodge who returned
with them. They are spending the
week in their cottage at Holly beach
Mrs. w. v. Pittman spent We'd
nesday as the guest Of Mrs. l.. *
Dali OF LaSara.
John Snow. manager OF the Ray.
mondville Piggy Wiggly. left Sunday
morning for a weeks visit in Hous-
ton and Galveston.
w. L. Lille left Sunday for Dallas
to get his children, who have beer
spending the summer with tlleil
grand parents there.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. S. Wright left
Monday for a business trip to Aus
tin and returned Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. j. Sanders spent
Tuesday in the Valley.
Robert Snow. who is with tn;
State Game. Fish and Oyster is-
partment stationed at Olmito was II
Raymondville over Sunday visiting
his brothers, Lud and Luther.
Mrs. r.. IL. Bull. Mrs. Holly BoS-
tick. Mrs. III. r.. TOmmie and MS
j. X. Smith left Thursday for Cor
pus Christi where they plan 10 spend
a week. They were joined bv then
husbands over the week end.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Bush left FL
day and met their daughter Mrs
Violet Kennedy and daughters. Mar
riOn and Audrey OF Webster /ove
Mo, in Falfurrias. They plan Il
make their home here in Raymond
vile.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. H%ightower and
M. and Mrs. w. ". CASTOR and
daughter. Mae returned Tuesday
from Kerrville on a two weeks hunt
ing and fishing trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Holder. Mr.
and Mrs. Earl Gilliland and child
rem. Wilson and Alden. Mr.. end Mrs
Doyne Holder and children. Rose
Marie. Jerry. and Kent and Mr.. and
Mrs. Perry Holder and son. Nor
man spent Sunday at Boca Cnics
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Giles anc
daughter. Ellen left Thursday tc
make their home in Tyler.
VIM. Allison left Tuesday on 3
short business trip to San Antonio
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. J. Adams. ant
son. and B r.. Watson spent Sunday
with Mr.. Wats0n'S son, r. l.. Wat
Son in Odem.
j. II. Byars OF Hillsboro has beer
spending the past three weeks with
his brother. S. I. Byers.
Miss Johnnie Hornbeck OF Obion
Tenn. who has been spending the
summer with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Moore Of this city, left for her home
Monday.
Dwight Ayers returned Friday
from Kingsville. where he has beer
attending the summer school at C
A. and I.
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Couple From
MissionAw
ToLiue Here

MISSION, Sept. 3.-The members
Of the Christian Missionary Society
enjoyed a meeting Friday afternoon
In the home OF Mrs. w. II. Braden
on Dunlap Avenue, the occasion be-
ing a shower OF lovely gifts for Mrs.
Martin Mix, who with Mr.. Mix are
TO leave soon for Brownsville where
they will make their future home.
Mrs. Mix has been quite active IN
church and social work In the city
and has been an inspiration for the
women OF Mission with her untiring
efforts in welfare work.
"A number Of new residents in the
city were invited to meet with the
society and they were cordially well
coined into the group.
Refreshments were served during
the afternoon bv the hostess assisted
by several Of the guests.
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Omer Curtis. who spent a few
days at Corpus Christi. returned to
his home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. w. Rhoades. Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Wallace and daughter.
Lucille, were in Edinhurg on Sat
urday.
Mrs. }. G. Polhemus Is making a
business trip 10 San Antonio. Dallas,
Fort Worth and Oklahoma City.
MIR. and Mrs. William Sellers OF
La Feria were week end guests ut
the home Of their parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. II. Updike.
Miss Alice Lapham. who has been
attending summer school III KINGS
vile college returned 10 her home
last week.
Mrs. Fred Volz and children we're
Sunday dinner guests az the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Volz.
Fred Volz, who has been on a
two weeks business trip to San
Antonio. Dallas and Oklahoma Civ,
vii return TO his home this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hogan and
family left Tuesday for Gonzales.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Ellis Or
Sharyland were guests at the home
Of Mr. and Mrs. ". c. Downing
wednesday evening.
Miss Azalee Crawford Of McAilen
spent the week end at the home OF
Miss Nancy Belle Warner. Kiss
Warner returned home with her
to spend a few days.
It. j. Mulkey OF North Edinbure
spent Saturday at the home Of his
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Club Hostess
On "Wednesday

An enjoyable afternoon was
spent III the home Of Mrs. r. "A.
Outlaw Wednesday when She en-
tertained ten members OF the Just
Sew club at her home. Corona vine
provided an attractive decorative
note. The afternoon was spent in
conversation and sewing. A shower
Of lovely gifts was given Mrs.
George Meriwether by the mem
beers OF the club.
The hostess served a delicious
salad course later in the afternoon.
Mrs. Glen Terrence Will be hostess
to the club next week.
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Week End Party
At BOca Chica

Miss Isabel Rose. Arlene Meek
er, Louise Yoder. Roberta Lee E-.ch
and Margaret Huffaker. chaperon-
ed by Mrs. q. :. Robinson OF
Brownsville had a very enjoyable
beach party at Del Mar over the
weekend. They returned to their
homes Monday afternoon.
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Wedding In Del
Rio OF Interest
In Brownsville

OF interest Is the announcement
Of the marriage II Mss Texana
Gilmore, daughter Of Mrs. M. Gil
more Of Harlingen. to w. M
Spaulding Of st. Louis. Mo, which
was solemnized In Del Rio Satur-
day. August %. in the Methodist
church. Miss Gilmore will be re-
membered as a student in the
Brownsville public and Catholic
schools Mr.. and Mrs. Spaulding
viii make their fome in Del Rio.
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Luncheon Is
HeldBy Club

The luncheon meeting OF the
Business and Professional Women's
club was held Wednesday at Hotel
FL Jardin. There was no set busi-
ness or program and the hour was
taken up with discussions or the
water conservation and impromptu
talks An invitation was extended
TO members by Mrs. w. r. Jones
to attend the Teachers Institute
being held in Port Isabel Thurs
day and Friday.
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Elite Club Members
Postpone Meeting

Members Of the Elite club did not
meet on Wednesday evening as
planned but they will be entertain
ed next week by Miss Berta Dosal.
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North Mission
TRAINING CLASS
AT McALLEN

TRAINING CLASS
AT McALLEN
Rev. Mason. a former pastor Of
the Methodist church Or Mission IS
teaching the Bible Training class
at McAllen this week. Members At
tending from Mission. North Mis-
sion and Sharyland are MeSdames
A. c. Trap. George Mitchell. B0--
man and daughter, Anna Louise.
Misses Sarah Louise Bixler. Marie
WvkgH. Julia Norton and Margara
Olsen.
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HER COMPLEXION
COMPLIMENTED

II often wondcr<how many people
know what u grand soap RcsinoI
Soap 10. | have been complimentsd
on my complexion and IL is due4o
Resinol Soap-nothing more WhenY
my son came from the army bis
face and neck were badly hroken
out. After three different treat
mcnts failed TO give good results 4
had him use Rcsinol Ointment and
Resinol Soap and the very FIRST
treatment helped him. ! give IL all
the praise in the world" (SigncdD
Mrs c. w. Rardin. GAINESVILLE. Ohio
You, too. can have q clear. smooth CON-
r~lrxion by using Re.inol Soar daily with
a touch of Resinol Ointment 90 heal thu
occasional rfmrie. AZ your druGKhsr#- Free
sample Write RssinOl. Dept ~. blltD-r Md.
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CLUB HOSTESS

Miss Elsa Walthers will enter
tain members Of the Friday bridge
club at her home this week. The
club did not meet last Friday.
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Interesting
Discussions
AtMeetin

MISSION, Sept. 3.-The Metho-
dist Missionary society membership
enjoyed a missionary program
Thursday, with the Mesdames Leo
MARCEL and Percy Logwell rs lead
ers.
Mrs. Amelia Z. Wood gave the
devotional followed by Mrs. Long
well with a scripture reading. The
Work on the Congo Mas the sub
ject OF the study. The Methodists
work in an area containing some
thing yer 10000, people, accord
ing TO the leader. Mrs. j. a. Clark
told OF the industrial side. Mrs.
Bleifus Of the educational work.
Mrs. T.. Z. Scoggins or the medical
and Mrs. ID. c. Eppright OF the
work in connection with homes for
growing girls.
Mrs. Oscar Perkins talked on
Lights in Solitary Places" In con-
nection with the missionary work
both in the Orient and in the dark
continent.
Mrs. Homer Smith spoke, eulogiz-
ing the missionaries and their work.
Mrs. E. v. Sprowl gave several
readings and Mrs. S. l.. Hardin
sang a negro spiritual with Mrs.
Smith at the piano.
A very short, but extremely in
~teresting sketch was given by Miss
Ella X. Butcher or san AL yli0,
in regard to the work accomplish
ed by the Wesleyan school for
Mexican boys in that city, with
which work she is competed.
Delicious cool refreshments were
served at the close Of the program
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RIO IENNDE LII4
Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Hoyt, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Johnson. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hurley and Dalton Kiiiineer motor
ed To Rio Grande City Sunday where
they enjoyed a picnic lunch and
spent the remainder or the day In
searching for specimens Of cactus
which grow near Rio Grande City.
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DINNER PARTY

Miss Ruth Urban entertained
Misses Sunshine Garrison. Wilmuth
Morgan. Mr.. and Mrs. Gilmer.
NesSrs Chester Crow. Sam Greer and
Frank Duncan. Jr-, at dinner We'd
nesGay evening.