Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-05-31
Year Closed
WHhAnnual
May Affair

The Learners club Tuesday eel
ebrated the close OF the club year
with the annual May breakfast In
the Christian Church dining room.
The members look forward with
pleasure TO this event as being AL
Of the delightful informal social
affairs on the years calendar.
The breakfast served by the
women OF the Christian church, was
one that should have satisfied the
most eXacting taste. The menu
consisted of orange sections ar
ranged ON flower forms. fried
chicken with trimming and coiLce.
May flowers were everywhere In
baskets and bowls. m basket OF the
club flowers. the white oleander.
decorated the stair pedestal rs the
ladies entered the door. Corsages
OF sweet peas In the v~ari-colored
hues were given as plate favors.
Mrs. Bert Cromack was welcomed
as a new member.
Roll call vas answered by rhymes
arranged by the entertainment
committee. To represent the differ
ent members. All were clever and
some were gems OF wit. In the
guessing contest aS 70 whom these
rhymes represent, Mrs. Fannie
Putegnat was the bright pupil and
guessed twenty two of the twenty
five and Mrs. II. ". williams guess
ed twenty one. The prizes we're
gorgeous bouquets OF roses.
Mrs. r.. III. Williams. IN her
clever way, installed the new Of
ficcrS: Mrs. Mae Brutche succeeds
ing herself as president, first vice
president, Miss Florence Bell sec
ond vice president. Mrs. &. >. Stell:
Secretary-treasurer. Mrs. O.. W..
GOtke; corresponding S~ecretary-re-
porter. Mrs. Harbert Davenport:
librarian, Mrs. :. &. Tucker; parli-
amentarian. Mrs. r. b. Creager.
The standing committees for the
year are: Arboy Day. Mesdames r.
K. Goodrich. Geo. White, Bert
Cromack.
Brownsville History. Mesdames
Y. III. Williams, r. p. Creager, Lena
Moore. Miss Florence Bell: enter
tainment, MesdameS Russell Nc
Chesney. y. O.. George, Geo. Steu
5. &. Tucker, J. "A. Muckleroy:
membership. Mesdames r.. ID.
Crcager. r. O.. Holiday, u. 70.
Putcgnat. y. u. Workman .
Program, Harbert Davenport,
Sherwood Bishop. Jesse Wheeler.
Miss Elsa Walther: ways and
means. Mesdames j. "A. Graham,
Geo. Smith, Volney Taylor. O.. w.
Gotke.
Mrs. Harbert Davenport. pro-
gram chairman distributed the
year books.
The club will study current topics
again and the 1892 outline in
Guides programs on Armistice Day.
Municipal government. Italy. Mexico,
representative men OF the ". 9,
Australia. Spain. Texas Indians.
new plays. new books. Washington
bi-centennial. Valley wild life.
highways and water OF Texas. cur
rent Texas writer's, Brownsville
history, history or education.
France. a debate. outstanding wom-
en-. Texas laws. the Bible, besides
these special days and three So
cial meetings. One OF these will be
i'm honor OF the past secretaries.
Those present included, Mrs.
Mary Taylor. a guest and the fol-
lowing members. Miss Florence
Bell. Mesdames Sherwood Bishop,
Mae Brutche. X. II. Creager. B. WI.
Cromack, Harbert Davenport. j. @.
George. n. X. Goodrich. O. w.
Gotke, ". "A. Graham. Lena More,
j. "A. Muckleroy. r. ~. PuteRnat,
Geo. Smith. Geo. Stell. Vblney
Taylor. s. @. Tucker. r. n VIII
liams. y. II. Workman and Miss
Elsa W-l-ner.