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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
SHOWER HONORS
MRS. FOTLES

Mrs. Annie Gross entertained
with a shower for Mrs. Lydia Foiles.
night operator al the local tele-
phone station. A very enjoyable
period was enjoyed, the affair TAX
ing place on Wednesday evening.
Among the guests were the hon
Gree, Mrs. Foiles. and Mesdames
Glen Ratcliff. Earl Wiltshire, CLOS
Murdoch. Margaret Rankin: the
Misses Enola Echols. Edith Rapp
and Ruby Harris. Mrs. Rankin being
the only one not connected WITH
the telephone operators office.
Delicious refreshments were
served BY the hostess and her
daughter. Mrs. Ratoliff.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
Brownsville Club
and Social Activities
Many Visitors Present At
Enjoyable Luncheon Meeting

Of Lohengrin. Miss Jennie Case: pi-
ano, Elsa's Dream, by List. Mrs. j..
q. Britain; voice. Elizabeth's Pray
er, from Tannhauser, Mrs. N. A.
Davidson; violin. selection IN
Lohengrin, Mrs. II. M. Dace, and
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin, BIZ
club.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
FIVE GUESTS OF
CLUB PRESENT

Mrs. George 8. Agnew entertained
the Wednesday Bridge club at her
home tSis week. with a three table
personnel.
Mesdames John y. Conway. Fred
Volz, K. p. Congdon. McElrey and
Miss Whitworth III out of club
guests.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
~ OF
AFTERNOON BRIDGE

Mrs. Florence M. Hayes and Mrs.
T. B. Sammons entertained with
arr afternoon OK bridge mt the Gar
den Tear0om on Tuesday, honor
ing out of city visitors. friends ana
house guests OF Mrs. II. Nj. Melden.
The decorations, which we're very
handsome. consisted or the regal
poinsettias, red roses and nastur-
tiums. adding to the beauty Of the
club rooms.
Ten tables or players participated
In the affair, with Mrs. r. p. Con-
way first prize winner. Mrs. Al
bert McHenry winning the cut and
Mrs. Melden the consolation. Each
Of the guests. Mrs. McElray and
Miss Whitworth. received q beauti-
full token which will help them 10
remember their pleasant visit in the
Valley.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
Sebastian
OCCASION
OF ART

n T.. Smith was delightfully."- sur
prised Saturday evening when a
number OF friends gathered at his
home to wish him a happy birthday.
Among the guests were Mrs. S. 5.
Caldwell and guests, Mrs. Charles
Henry and daughter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Ike Cakes. Mr.. and Mrs. Davis
Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. Lem Woods,
Misses Lillian Saucer. Camilla, Ber-
tie Mae and Lillian Woods. Mary
Jane and Lucille Cru mand George
Lem Woods, Jr., and Glen and Royal
Crum.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
ENTERTAIN
WITH DANCE SATTR0AV

The Women's building witnessed a
lively evening on Saturday when
the sophomore class entertained
members Of the senior and junior
classes with a dance. which was one
Of the incest ones given recently.
Miss Elizabeth Hoskins Of the
hostess class was chairman or ar
rangements for the event. Decora-
tons were arranged BY Miss Evelyn
Traxler and Max West. Goodman.
Fisher, Compton. McQueeney, vii
liams. The spacious hall was beau
tifully adorned with colors Of the
class. orange and blue. manifested In
a multitude Of cosmos. pretty orange
and blue st Gamers. gay colored bal
looms. yards and yards Of serpentine
and confetti. The fruit punch was
colored blue. with cut pieces Of
oranges to fill the color theme.
Music oy a popular orchestra fur
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
BOARD MEETING

The X. wv. G.. IA. board az Pharr
met at the home OF Mrs. :. II.
Melton on Monday morning to dis
cuss important business.
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01
MISS WARRACK HONOR
GUEST AT BRIDGE PART Y

Mrs. T. G. Blasingame was a de-
lightful hostess at a bridge party AZ
her home Sunday afternoon. honor
ing her house guest. Miss Vera
Warrock Of Rosebud. Progressive
bridge was the pleasure Of the
event.
Pretty prizes from the Gift Shop
were awarded Mrs. Davis for hign
score and Mrs. Heartsill for conso-
lation. To the honor guest. the oc-
casion was marked by a lovely orr
entail picture presented by Mrs.
Blasingame. Refreshments were
served.
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MRS. SCHMIDT
HOSTESS

Mrs. Schmidt was hostess me- the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Guerin
to three tables Of players. members
OF the Pioneer Bridge club and a
Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-02-01

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Lauck have
returned to their home IN Arkansas
after a visit in Pharr at the j. ID.
Lauck home.
MesSrs. p. =. Devine and Af. y
Gore spent last week On q short
business triD 70 Oklahoma.
Rev. Monte A. Davis OF DeLeon
was the dinner guest or Mr.. and
Mrs Dan McLendon on Thursday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Gum had
as their dinner guests on Tuesday
evening Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Briggs.
Mrs. Dickey. one or The high
school teachers has been II for the
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GIRL Tea

The annual social tea given for
the Girl Reserve membership drive,
viii be held at the Women's build
ing on Saturday afternoon.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-05-01
BROWN URGES ADOP-
ton OF STATE LAWS

The laws of the state of
Arizona should be adopted
by the federal government
as part of its code of laws
for the Indian reservations
in order that uniform ad-
ministration of justice might
be accomplished, John
Brown, superintendent of
Phoenix Indian School,
told those attending the
weekly meeting of the Cur
rent Topics club Tuesday
morning. The club held its
weekly luncheon meeting in
the Young Mems Christian
Association building.
Mr.. Brown explained that
Indians on the reservation
were not subject to the laws
of the state and that the fed
eral code failed to provide
punishment for numerous
acts considered criminal in
the rest of the state and ma
ton The medicine man al
lowed to practice his mean
cations, quarantines are not
observed and many more
serious acts go uncorrected
because congress never pro-
vided any laws governing
such things among it's In
dian wards, he said.
Il have come to consider
the health problem even
more important than the
education problem among
the Indian youth" Mr..
Brown said. 1--WE must see
that the Indian boy or girl
has a healthy body and a
healthy mind before we can
hope to do much more. |
would believe in the public
system for the Indian
pupils if the parents could
be depended upon to en-
their children to at
tend and to strive to ACQUIRE
an education"
Members and guests at
the meeting filled the dining
room and the Indian school
superintendent was asked
many questions about his
work at the close of his talk. |
Mr.. Brown has been in the
indian service for 81 years,
he last 16 of which have
been spent in Phoenix as
superintendent of the local
'chool.-Arizona Republic.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-05-01
BOULDER TENT CITY
DAMAGED BY WINDS

(AP)-High winds which
at times during the night ap-
preached proportions of a
tornado swept the tent citeis
that dot the hills about the
Hoover dam site near here
and wrecked many of the
temporary shelters, leaving
scores of homeless.
At dawn Saturday a quick
survey of the damage diE-
closed that more than two
hundred tent houses had
been blown down or carried
away.
The camp of the six COM
panies, builders of the dam,
which was located on the
edge of the Colorado river,
was the worst hit. Every
tent in the camp was dam
aged.
The camp of the Southern
Sierras Company, which will
build power plants at the
dam, lost more than fifty
tents.-Ex.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-05-01
MAKEUP STONE AND
ROLLER, FORM AN
EDITORS CRAVESTONE

Baird, Texas,-The news
paper tools used by the late
w. E. Gilligand, founder of
the Baird Star 43 years ago
and its editor until his death
two years ago have been
fashioned into a grave
stone and placed over his
grave in the cemetery at
Baird.
Two makeup stones were
used. One is imbedded in a
base of concrete which COW
ers the grave. One top of
this stone was placed a small
lers stone of marble, also a
part of the Stars equip
ment.
On the west side of the
stone is placed a marker of
Texas granite on which is
engraved the name, dates
and the Masonic emblem.
To reinforce the marker,
iron bars, the roller cores
and frames from the old
Prouty printing press on
which the Baird Star was
printed for 80 years, was
used.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-05-01
TRACE FOUNDATION
OF SALT LAKE CITY

The only known copies of
the first newspaper to be
printed in Jackson county,
the Evening and Morning
Star, a Mormon publication
printed in independence,
have been discovered in a
New York book shop, says
an article in a recent issue
of the Kansas City Star.
They were offered for sale
for $1,000.
This now virtually un-
known Mormon paper ex-
erted a tremendous influ-
ence on the history of the
county.
The Evening and Morn
ing Star made it's first ap-
pearance in independence
in 1882 and was printed
monthly until its plant was
destroyed by infuriated cit
izens in 1888. The residents
of independence had begun
to fear that because of their
rapidly increasing numbers
the Mormon would soon
control the city. An editor
ial that appeared in the
Evening and Morning Star
ripened this feeling into a
growing hatred. 1t was en-
titled Free People of
Color" inviting free negroes
and mulattoes from other
states to become Mormons,
and to move to Independ-
ence and settle in the
colony.
Immediately about 500
citizens held a mass meeting
and sent a committee to the
Mormon leaders to demand
suspension of the Evening
and Morning Star, the i'm
mediate removal from Inde-
pendence of the leaders and
the crecking of further Nor
mon immigration into the
county. The Mormons ask
ed 80 days to move their eff
fects. This was refused.
They were told that Is min
utes was long enough for
them to start. Compliance
with these terms being re-
fused, the crowd razed the
printing plant and scattered
it in the streets.
The Mormons' efforts to
return to Jackson county
were not abated for some
time. but in 1916, after be-
ing expelled from Missouri
and Illinois, they made their
final settlement in Salt Lake
City. If it had not been fol
the Evening and Morning
Star, the history of Kansas
City and independence
might be quite a different
story. In all probability In.
dependence would be the
great Mormon center that
Salt Lake City is today.
The fact the rare copies
of this paper are for sale
presents an opportunity te
make a gift to the Missouri.
State Historical society, of.
ficial of the society point
ed out.-Arizona Republic.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-05-01

Probably more in the past
year than ever before have
large advertisers been using
tests to find out the method
that yielded them the larg-
est returns from their adver-
tising budget. The verdict
is likely to be unanimous in
fi.Y of the newspaper
W.--onsin State Journal.
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-05-01

Sound optimism over the business
outlook is expressed by Harvey S.
Firestone, president of the Firestone
Tire & Rubber Company, and one of
the worlds foremost industrial lead
srs, who is now visiting the west
making study Of business condi-
hons Mr.. Firestone is accompan-
ed on his western tour by his eldest
'on, Harvey S. Firestone, Jr., vice
Nesident Of the Firestone company
The Coolidge examiner., 1931-05-01

and head of the great Firestone rub
Der plantation project in Liberia.
That substantially increased buy
ing IS under way throughout the
west, says the famous rubber mag
nate, is very definitely shown by
the fact the Western Firestone fac
tory this month stepped up its pro-
duction to the highest point on rec
ord to meet the increased demands
of the Western market.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07

There was contentment on the rock
| slide far up on the side of the high
i mountain, and contentment Is, as
Farmer Browns Boy has said, some
thing that We too seldom find. But
little Chief and Mrs. Little Chief, those
gentle little people who are called
| Pikas and Comics and sometimes Rock
Rabbits, possessed it. Yes, sir. they
did so, and. being content, they were
| happy. for happiness always goes with
contentment. 1t is part of it.
To begin with, they lad wonderful
crop of hay, the finest kind of hay
| from their point of view, for not only
was it perfectly sun-dried. which in
sured its sweetness and goodness for all
the long Winter, but it was made up
Of those grasses and plants which they
like best. 1t was not of just grasses
alone. There were the tender stems Of
other plants, goldenrod, lupine, fire.
weed, nettles and some berry bushes
"One needs variety" said Mrs. Little
Chief. mo matter how good food is,
one does get tired of it if there Is no
change. Now these grasses are deli
cious and make up the greater part OF
better for having these other plants
mixed in with them. Really, my dear,
it Is the finest hay We ever have put
up, and there is plenty of it, even If
the Winter should be extra long"
True, my dear, and now that We
have it all stored away we haven't
thing to worry about" replied Little
Chief. Il don't envy any one in all the
Great World"
Nor do l." said Mrs. Little Chief.
| I'VE have everything that any one can
desire, a safe, comfortable home in the
finest place in all the Great World,
plenty to eat. our work for the season
done and time to sleep, play and do
whatever we want to. What more
could anybody ask?"
Nothing" replied Little Chief. IT
don't know why Old Mother Nature
should have favored us so. For in
stance, just see how she covered the
soles of our feet with fur. That makes
us sure-footed on slippery rocks, where
most people would slip, and also en-
ableS US to run about without making
a sound, to say nothing of keeping our
feet warm in cold weather. No, sir, I
don't see how any one could ask for
more than We have.
Now, as you know, these little people
were living on or in a rock slide, a
great tumble of rocks and stones high
up on the side of mountain, where
no trees grew and where the cold wind:
swept across from snow-covered peaks.
To most folks 1t would have been the
most dreary and inhospitable place in
all the Great World Let the Little
Chiefs thought 1t perfect, and because
they thought so and we're filled with
contentment it was. You see they had
learned how to live there and to make
I the most of all that they had.
AS have told you before, they looked
much like baby rabbits with round
instead of long ears, but could you
have seen them working as Farmer
Browns Boy did you would have known
at once that they couldn't be even dis
family related to Peter Rabbit, for they
were altogether too thrifty for such a
thing to be- There is no thrift in
Peter Rabbit or any Of his family.
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to get a pail Of water. When she came
back the flames had spread all over the
bed room.
She was very angry with herself. She
said, IF had just closed the door in
stead of hurrying of for water the fire
wouldn't have spread so fast" But
sometimes people who lose their heads
in small emergencies keep them in
mighty disasters. And those who get
completely silly in everyday nix-ups
are calm and serene in the case of are
and earthquake. But that big test
comes to few. You may as we'll 20 right
on imagining yourself the heroine of
fire and shipwreck.
What's really important to most of
US is the ability to meet the little emer-
gencies Of every day with calm and
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without paying for 1t. There are bees
which are too large to get into the
flowers and some whose tongues are
too short. They have found that the
nectar is at the bottom Of the flower
and II you please they go outside OF the
flower and pierce the petals. They sip
the flowers sweet nectar through the
puncture and fly away.
There are flowers which have secret
hectares and only the clever bee can
find them. The milkweed blossom calls
the priestess and she enters the portals
eagerly. The pollen bags Of the flower
are so sticky and cling so fast that
she has a time getting away from her
host. Once in a great while she Is
unable to free herself from the vice
like grip and dies. This does not
happen often. Once inside the flower
the bee must hang with her back toward
the ground while slipping the nectar
from the five cups offered her. She
gets her feet into the pocket-like con-
trapition In the flower. In order to get
out of this hold she must leave all of
her pollen from the last flower. Her
host needs all of the pollen and gets it.
The snapdragon sends out a call
Her doors are closed to inquisitive Wis
itors. The priestess comes swiftly
through the air and rests lightly on the
little platform OF petals at the flowers
front door. Her weight causes the doors
to open and then she steps inside. The
doors then close gently behind her.
When slipping the nectar she twists and
turns about the golden goblet and In
doing so gets well covered with the
pollen Of the snapdragon. The pollen
from the last snapdragon host Is
brushed off and mixed with the first
pollen as the little drinker moves about
in the close quarters of the flower The
little visitor then steps close to the
door. 1t swings open. and she flies away
Watch the guests of your flowers.
Some are so eager to get a drink they
stand on their heads. Others rush
about madly TO find the open fount
You will be repaid a thousandfold to
watch these friends of ours.
(CopyriEht, 1917
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characteristics of Silhouette
BY MARY MARSHALL

have most influence, at least so far as
dresses are concerned, Is the period Of
the 1905, when the silhouette was as
slender in its own way as 1t Is today.
There Is, of course, no real danger Of a
revival of bustles, but on evening dresses
there are puffs that strongly suggest
the 1880 hustle, and afternoon dresses
are frequently finished with tied sash
ends of hustle sort. Very frequently
the sash ends are attached to the dress
at the front so that while they are
drawn back they also draw back the
dress. lifting 1t slightly upward toward
the back. and producing the effect Of
flatness at the front Of the waist that
seems so desirable at present.
Possibly you may not like this new
silhouette, but usually 1t is all a matter
of acquaintance. Once you become
familiar with the undoubted charm and
supple grace Of dresses of this 1880 type,
you will find them most attractive.
Cloth-covered buttons are used much
this year for trimming.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07
Everyday Psychology
BY DIR. JESSE W. SPRowLs.
Hunor.


Psychologically speaking, humor runs
so deep in human nature that no one
really understands 1t. You know as
much about the what and why of
humor as you do of the tickle sense.
You cannot very easily tickle yourself.
Neither can you easily envisage humor
in isolation. Humor always implies q
social situation.
OF course, 1t can and should be said
that humor Is q sort Of compensation
for bad luck and hard times. 1t seems
that serious minded persons face real
ity instead Of INDUCING in frivolous
analogies, which constitute the sum
and substance Of every joke.
It has been said that those who con-
tinually indulge in humor are some
what feeble-minded. Briefly, humor Is
in the ascendency when intelligence
fades away. The only real business Of
clown is to take up time which might
be wasted in thinking about serious
matters.
If Freud is right, humor offers no
real relief. There Is nothing gained In
trying to get rid of troubles by laugh
ing at them.
One does not evade painful issues by
trying to forget them. How does it
come that the worlds truly great men
found 1t hard to remember Jokes? The
answer to this question gives an In
sight into the meaning Of humor.
(CopyriEht, 1eSi)
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Special Apple Pie.

Pare, core and slice about six tart
apples. Line a deep pie pan with
pastry. spread a layer Of apples over
the bottom and sprinkle with a mixture
Of three-fourths cupful of sugar and
one-fourth teaspoonful each of CHINA
man and salt. Dot with butter and
repeat until all ingredients are used.
Add the upper crust. Put the pie In a
moderately hot oven for ten minutes,
lower the temperature to a more mod
crate heat, and bake the pie for about
IS minutes, or until the apples are
tender and the crust is golden brown
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competence. Take Polly for instance,
who writes me this letter:
Dear Helen Woodward: I am 20
years old. I am a telephone operator.
I have had this position for year. My
problem Is that when am needed
most lose my head. I am in the best
of health and hope to conquer this. I
wonder If you could help me?
POLLY"
Hext time when such an emergency
arises, Polly, figure to yourself that there
are perhaps a hundred similar ener-
gencies in other parts of your city.
When you realize that and think how
many other girls are doing the same
thing you're doing at the moment, per-
haps you will calm down and will not
lose your head any more. Try to act
as though you were facing not an emer-
gency, but an everyday occurrence.
OF course, when you get older you
won't get so excited about things and
won't lose your head. And then you
will not have nearly so much fun out Of
life. But in the meantime, while you
are growing older, remember that the
sudden rush of work Is not so important
as it seems to you. In the piling mass
OF activity Of the city, it is only small
detail.
Remember that and you'll keep cool
(Copyright, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07
N A T u r E. S
C. HID II E N
BY LILLIAN cox ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
CXXX.
REV. BEE.

CXXX.
REV. BEE.
TN olden days the visiting clergyman
was provided with room and board,
and when he went on his way he
4 received a present of more food.
Flowers pay their officiating clergy
man with all the nectar they can
drink and all the pollen they can carry
They send out their call by way Of
perfume and bright colors.
AS most Of the busy workers in the
insect world are the women of the
household, 1t seems more correct to say
this Is the visiting priestess you see on
the flowers head or walking through
the petal doors. Without the aid of
these nectar seekers we would have
practically no fruit, vegetables or
flowers
The bee goes into the flowers cup
seeking the hidden nectar. The pollen
is showered upon her hairy coat. Upon
entering the next flower, the pollen
from the last host Is brushed of and
mixed with the next host. In this
way the marriage Of the two flowers
is accomplished.
Bees and insects which enter flowers
or steal the nectar are not all marriage
priests. Some Of them are taking food
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DILL 1N1L - 1O1OAAIO ". Burgess.

there, and Shadow never had visited
that slide. Not even a Bear could dig
them out, for they had wisely made
their bed room under a ledge of solid
rock. So there was no fear In that
home, and when they were outside
they had full faith in their eyes and
ears to warn them in time of the few
enemies that might visit that rock
slide.
So contentment filled their hearts
They had worked hard when work was
to be done, and now they could rest
and play and take sun baths. Con-
tentment was their reward.
IConYriRht. 1911
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07
Potato Pancakes.

Soak two and one-half inches of loaf
white bread in water or milk. Crate
eight large potatoes and one onion, add
two eggs, one teaSpoonful of salt, and
little pepper. Squeeze the bread dry
and break it up fine, then add to the
batter. Fry in bacon fat. Serve with
baked apples, sauerkraut. &nd bacon
salad garnished with red and green
Y1anperS IN Iettllco
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-07

i Ildt0 b COOL
headed friend who
q C t e d foolishly
when fire broke out
in her house. She
sinelt 8 m Q k e,
traced It and found
that 1t came from
her clothes closet.
When she opened
the door, flames
leaped out. Leav-
ing the door wide
open, she dashed
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