Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-09-09
Valley Clubs
oHonorM Miss
Doubling Soon


MERCEDES, Sept. 9.-An event
i1of interest, and n being looked
forward to by the club women OF
Hidalgo county. Is a picnic to be
given by the home demonstration
clubs Of Hidalgo county, Fridas.
September Is, in honor Of he new
county demonstration agent who
will arrive about the middl~ Of this
month, Miss Grace Bowling, grad
uate Of II. c. u.
Plans for this event we're COM
pleted at a meeting Of the Hidalgo
county home demonstration clubs
council, which met Saturday, ac-
cording to Mrs. r.. II. Andrews Of
Mercedes, secretary OF the council.
The picnic is 10 be held cn the
our house lawn at Edinburg.
Invitations have been extended the
county commissioners court OF
Hidalgo county, also Miss Dorothy
Porter, Cameron county home DEM
onstration agent. and Mrs. { Z.
Barr. popular club woman OF Los
Fresnos. both Of whom we're pres
ent st Saturdays meeting. Both
made talks. stressing the import
ance OF the rural clubs having ex-
hiblts at the Valley mid-w!nter
,xnir at Harlingtl. u
Mrs. W. A. Heck OF Donna, pres
xsdent OF the fifth district Texas
Home Demonstration association,
VII also De an hono-ed guest.
BY the time OF the next cor--cil
meeting. month hence. gil home
demonstration clubs OF Hidaigo
county. will have held an election
OF Officers. the Isis 10 De ready for
the printing 81 ,he new year book.
The following home demonstration
clubs OF Mercedes were represented
at the council meeting: C~ampacsls,
Mrs. r. II. Andrews su5 Mrs. II
Drew: Sust We Nc;gh5Drs. Mrs.
r. NJ. Crockett. anc Alternate We'd
nesdsy club. Mrs. Leroy Ziegler.
SURPRISE EVENT
FOF BOB GARRISON /
Bob Garrison was guest n honor
at a delightful surprise party. one
evening recently. given by his sister.
Mrs Doris Garrison.
Dancing and games afforded in
teresting diversion. The guests In
cluded Misses Irene Rice. Frances
Keelty. verna Rose Gauch. Velma
Jane Colley. Nan Frances Bates.
Enid Ennis of weslaco. and JEFF
Vining. Randolph Bennett. Billy
Trollinger. Hoyt Hager and Fer
guson Hager-
ELECTION OF
OFFICERS HELD
An election OF officers was held
at the recent meeting or the Alter
nate wednesday home demonstra-
ton club. with Mrs. Ernest Mer-
edith being named president for
the coming year. The meeting was
keld at the home OF rs. Walter
Hz0ekstra, co-hostess with Mrs. Paul
Schrauk.
The following others were elected
to serve for the coming year with
Mrs. Meredith. Mrs. Frank Beale.
vice president: Mrs. Leroy ZieBler.
secretary and treasurer: Mrs. o. r.
Glasscock, parliamentarian. and
Mrs. Homer c. Settles, council dele
gate.
Others present for an interesting
program which followed, were
Mesdames George Rupert, L. S.
Newton. p. G.. Kelso, c. c. Harral-
son, r. I. Galbreath. j. Ebarb. Will
lie Drawe. l.. f.. Drawe. Charles 4
Carter OF Edinburg. j. Bingham OF
Edcouch. and Mrs. Roy Boucher Of
Raymondville.
PERSONALS
Mrs. w. L. Bradbury left a few
days ago for an extended trim
which will take her TO Kansas and
Illinois for a visit with relatives.
From there she will 20 10 Quebec,
Canada. where she also has rela-
tlves.
Mr.. and Mrs. T.. s. Jones. accom-
panied By Mrs. Jones' sister, Mrs.
Fl. r. Waidron OF McAller. LEFT \
this week Tor a vacation trip IN The
northern part OF the state. Follow
ing = visit n College Station. Mr..
Jones Tili return. but Mrs. Jones
and Mrs. waldron will he zone for
a month. They VIII visit their
mother. Mrs. p. Greer in Tavior.
Texas. and viii spend some time
m Enuston. Mrs. Jones Is the chief
cr{ratcr At the local telephone ex-
chAnge.
Mrs. Henry Hoekstra ard dauch-
ter. Norma and son. Harry. and
Mr.. and Mrs. CHS Bunsilmever and
sons. Wilbur and Robert, have re-
turned TO their home near st.
Louis after a visit here IN the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. walter
Hoekstra.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. S. Kennedy and
family OF Seminole. Oklahoma. have
arrived in the valley. and viii make
their home On their farm north %
Mercedes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joel Ne II have
returned from a visit 10 friends and
relatives in Beaver City. Oklahoma.
Lamar. Colorado. and Perrvton.
Texas.
Mrs. Z. z. Johnson and daugh-
tiers. Jackie and Peggy. have re-
turned from Bav CITY where they
have been VISITING Mrs. .Johnson's
mother. Mrs. A. r.. Benge
Mrs. Mary Morrow and DAUGHTER
Miss Marie Morrow. have returned
from. a three weeks trip "a New
Mexico. They visited Ruidnsa.
Carlsbad caverns. Roswell and 9TH
er points OF interest alonv the route.
M. and Mrs. James Frazier and
Mr.. and Mrs u. Traxler. .Ir.. all OF
Austin. have returned home after
!yNit here in the home OF Mr..
An Mrs. u. w. GlaSscock. Mrs.
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