Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-10-15
Music Club
Of Mercedes
Has Program

Has Program
MERCEDES, Oct. ia large
number OF members met at the home
OF Mrs. w. II. Garlic on Monday
afternoon for the first study session
of the Mercedes music club. Ire
study The Fundamental of Music"
was taken up, with Mrs. Tom Colv.n
as instructor, starting with the be-
ginning OF music. on through the
twelfth century, at which time the
opera and instrumental music was
begun.
Mrs. z. B. Wilmer and Mrs. a..
Zastera gave the Illustrative num-
hrer, a beautiful vocal duet, The
.CrusaderS Hymn" a German air
accompanied by Mrs. II. T. Stotler
on the piano.
A most enjoyable feature on the
program was q voice number by
James Galbreath OF Mercedes, who
was recently announced the winner
OF the Atwater-Kent Addition for
boys in the lower Valley.
AS winner, James will 90 10 San
Antonio Saturday. oct. 81, where he
will enter the South Texas division
contest, broadcaSting over station
WOAI.
James has accepted an invitation
40 Join the choir Of the Presbyterian
church, OF which Mrs. @. +. Eddy. is
a member Of tho music club, is in
structor. Before coming to Mercedes
to make her home. Mrs Eddy was
director of a choir in one of the
first churches in Chicago.
Friday night, Mrs. Carlisle, as in
structor, will begin chorus work in
the club, when members Of the
chorus will meet at. her home. AT
this time work will start on a num-
Der to be presented on Music Day at
the meeting Of the Rio Grande VAL
ley Federation Of Women's clubs TO
be held at Raymondville, the second
Tuesday in December. The talent Is
unusually fine in the local music
club, with the addition Of members
who possess splendid voices. and
this year promises TO be one OF the
most successful in the history Of the
club. A social hour followed the bust
ness session and program.
SUPT. POTEET is
PRINCIPAL SPEAKER
Supt. K. II. Poteet was the prin-
cipal speaker at the meeting Of the
Senior-Junior PARENT Teacher Assn,
which met at the weekend. He spoke
on what Mercedes schools are trying
10 Go for the pupil in regard to ply
steal training
His talk was preceded by an in
teresting presentation, Health by
Stunts by pupils from Miss Sidney
ManSell'S physical education class in
the Mercedes high school. The girls
were dressed in white middies and
black boomers each having a large
black letter on her back all of which
spelled in turning their backs TO the
audience. Health by Stunts"
Mrs. A. c. Schandier, program
chairman, told Of plans for the years
work and received the seven cardi-
nal detectives OF education as pre-
scribed by the N..tional Congress
Of PIT. A. These detectives are:
Health and Safety, Worthy Home
Membership. Mastery Of the Tools,
Technique and Spirit Of Learning,
Faithful Citizenship, Vacation and
Economii Effectiveness, Wise Use
OF Leisure, and Ethical Character.
Miss Amy Cornish reported for the
committee: Mrs. A. c..
khandler. 10 -the program COM
mittee, stating that there would be
: printed programs for the PIT. A.
this year. RS. III. i. Stotler reported
for the membership committee and
Mrs. q. q. Commons for the
grounds committee. Mrs. Commons
stated that the grounds for the new
senior high school would be beauti-
fled, following out the plans. in most
respects. of the junior and the gram
mar school grounds. Native shrubs
and trees will be planted, and ma
tive elms will be planted north of
the athletic field.
Carpet grass and blue bonnetS Will
be planted In the patio OF the junior
high.
Mrs. Tom Murray, president OF the
organization. viii represent the as
ISOLATION at the state convention at
San Antonio in November.
F1CNlC Al WADE
A delightful activity OF. the week
end was the picnic given oy the !
just We N~eighborS home demonStra-
ton club. with their families as
guests. The picnic was held at the
beautiful Alden Wade home other
guests for the evening Being the
teachers Of the South Palm Gardens
school.
Those attending from the Just
We NeighborS club. with .hei- fami-
lies were MeSsrs. and MeSdames o
K. Ridenour, q. @. Aldridge, Bert
Nichols. Fleet Lentz. George Morri-
son. F. T. Langford, S. t. Nichols,
Grant Morrison. JOHN Rouse. o.
T. Nichols. George Crockett, William
Friend. Ebert Crockett. A. +. OAR
lington, Frank Edwards. Wesley
Kramer. John Mckinney, j. C. Potts. |
John Thornburg and Gordon Potts.
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