, 1934-12-07
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Clubs to Haze
Street Fair In
Donna

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DONNA. Dec THE Willing
workers Home Demonstration club
met Tuesday afternoon at the home
Of Mrs. w. H. TONNE. with Mrs.
Bennett. the president, presiding
Mrs. j. 9. Ledbetter. chairman OF
the Mid-Winter Fair committee
gave a report Of the club exhibit at
the Fair. The members we're proud
OF the fact that out Of 10 entries
they won first prizes, four
second prizes and one third prize.
The winning articles with their
prize ribbons attached. were on
display.
The club Is nov busy with its
plans for the Street Fair to be
held Saturday, Dec. 8, in the large
dinning room OF the Hotel Donna.
The Donna Woman's club and the
various home demonstration clubs
OF the community are holding the
fair for the purpose OF raising funds
10 help in the building OF a COM
munity club house. The WomanS
club will sell home baked goods
OF all kinds, and the members OF
the home demonstration clubs will
sell their wares at four booths, dis
piaying some canned goods, pre-
serves and candies, inexpensive
Christmas gifts, pOtted plants and
farm produce. The Fair Commit
tee from the Willing Workers club
A~nwu4mNE AAa Ar InHhnFNnE
Mrs. j. A. PouloS. and Mrs. j. C.
Siever. Plans were also made Tor
the Christmas Party to be- held
Tuesday afternoon, Dec. II. al the
home OF Mrs. j. NJ. Ledoetter.
Delicious refreshments OF cook
les and hot cocoa with whipped
cream. were served to the ten menu
bers and one visitor present
An enjoyable social event Of the
past week was tho shower given
SATURDAY.. for MIS-. TOmmie Ram
sey, formerly Miss Evelyn Elliott.
at the home OF Miss Geraldine
Mann with Mrs. Herbert Bonney
as cO-hoSteSS. The home was
beautifully decorated with great
baskets Of poinsettias. Little Shir-
lev Ann Jackson Of Harrington and
Jerry ROnney. the small son OF the
hostess. carried IN a huge basket,
decorated with fern and poinSettias,
ccnto ming many lovely gifts Tor the
horo-ee.
Dc.icious refreshments Of pump
I'm -ic with whipped cream and
Ice were served on plates MADE
with brilliant turkscap bios
H. AmaHAwaMn HAWn hnEHNH-
.y were: Mesdanes TOmmic
.rr IN. Dot Mason. oscar Vickers.
WhOrton. Mike BOaZ. Gordon
Wears. Gerald Mann. Miss Beth
/ r1ell. RoSam0nd Towns. Marina
Neco. Dolly Todd. Virginia Mann,
ard Nellwyn and Helen Maude
Kennedy.
TIE High school unit or the
Donna Parent Teacher association
held a night meeting III the ele-
mentary school auditorium Mon
day night. Enormous baskets Of
poinsettias gave a holiday touch.
The program was opened by the
singing OF Christmas carols, led by
Miss Bonner and members Of the
High School Glee club. Rev. Dare
pastor OF the Methodist church
gave a fine devotional on Habits
Several numbers were given BY the
girls glee club, the boys glee club
and a girls ~quartette. The even
ing program was IN charge Of Mrs.
o. <. Davis and the theme was
Libraries" Mrs. Harry Hall OF
Edinburg told of the great need o.
q county library and OF the work
being done by the womens' clubs OF
the county in an effort 20 establish
one. Miss Lenna Lockett, High
school librarian, put on The Open
Door to Bookland" in the form OF
n short pageant. with Betty Maxine
Fafnvorth telling the story OF
Alice in Bookland". A number Of
EalpilS in costume portrayed the
Characters OF the various books rs
they we're mentioned. II Vas AL
entertaining and worthwhile pro-
gram and there was a large at
tendance present TO enjoy It
Mrs. Frank and Mrs. c. NJ. Will
hanson are enjoying q trip 70 Sal
tlllo. Mexico.
Miss Mary Margaret Sutphen,
duchess OF Donna during the re-
cent Ml0-Mlu Fdlf III hdTlul-
gen, and Miss Betty Maxine Farm
worth. her attendant( escorted By
Little Shirley Ann Jackson, OF
Harrington, spent the T~hankSgiy-
ing holidays with her aunt, Mrs.
Herbert Bonney. OF Donna.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. j.. MatteSon and
daughter. Marjorie, have returned
from a trip to Bolton. Texas, where
they spent the Thanksgiving season
with their other daughter. Geral-
dine. who is a student at Baylor
College. Burton MatteSon. a Sopho-
more at Rice Institute in Houston,
Joined them at Bolton and spent
the holidays with them.
Mr.. Bobbie Henderson and Mr..
Chuch Redman. both OF McAllen,
were among the guests at Los
Amigos Ball. held in Harrington.
Mr.. and Mrs. j.. Fl. Woods and
daughter, Mary Deane, spent Sun
day in Mission, the guests OF Mrs.
Woods mother. Mrs. Howard.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. II. Sanders arc