, 1935-01-09
Junior Club Is
AT Home In
Noted Event

-iARLINGEN, Jan. 9-This years
at home" OF the Junior study club
given Monday evening at the Wo
mans building stands out Ms one
OF the most enjoyable and attrac-
tive affairs given In this city .
Guests Of honor for the occas-
foa were members Of the Senior
Study club and their husbands and
Mrs. volney w. Taylor, Browns
vile, president of the State FEEDER
alton OF Woman's clubs. who was
guest speaker of the evening. 9th
er guests were members OF the jun
Tor clubs or the Valley.
Decorations In which the New
Year motif was noted were diStinc-
tive and of unusual beauty with q
color theme of silver and white be-
ing carried out In every detail. Fes-
toons OF silvered new year bells
hung over the fireplace and over
the mantel which was conferred with
"a lovely arrangement Of silvered fol-
iaee. Candelbras thanking the fire
place held tall white lighted tapers
and others placed In silver holders
were on the mantel. Brilliantly
green conifres placed about the club
room and stage made an effective
background for the tall. white. mod
ernistic containers filled with Sil.
vered foliage. Baskets OF white
roses and a beautiful ~centerpiece OF
white blossoms including lilies. snap
dragons and narcissus adorned the
tea table and gave floral charm to
the Dom
Miss Helen Summers was In charge
Of the program and introduced lit
tie Patricia Mayer. who coStumed
In silver and white. extended a
New Years greeting to the guests
and gave a novelty song and dance
number.
Miss Angela Murray. president OF
the club. welcomed the guests. Mrs.
Paul III. Brown. president OF the
Senior club. vas presented. Mrs.
Brown spoke OF the junior club as
the mother clubs chief claim TO
fame and recounted some of the &C
c~omplishments OF the junior group.
Mrs. Brown spoke feelingly OH the
subject. What Every Woman Al
most Knows" bringing out in her
talk many interesting facts con-
corning the status OF wonan in var
ious countries
Mrs. Polk Hornaday, the senior
club sponsor. and Mrs. o. L. Bird
of San Benito. Valley Federation
chairman Of junior clubs were in
troduced and spoke briefly.
Stanley Addington OF McAllen.
Soloist. and Mrs. Jim Ramsey OF
Harrington. the former Miss Emma
Gene Baker OF Edinburg. we're
guests artists on the program. Both
were accompanied al the piano by
Mrs. Josephine Pollard Huntley.
Mrs. Ramsey sang an aria from the
Barber OF Seville" The Sunlight
Waltz" and Is an encore she chose
"Hilltops."
Mr.. Addington's group Of songs
included Petal Drift "A Golden
Sun" and Csruso's only compost
ton. Dreams OF Long Ago"
Mrs. Taylor Mas introduced by
Miss Murray and after commencing
the host club for its endeavors and
the senior club for its sponsorship.
brought to the assemblage a splen-
did message OF the challenge TO the
present and future club women In
the fields OF service. In reviewing
briefly the activities of the State
FEDERATION. Mrs. TAYLOR announced
that the Permanent Headquarters at
Austin nov has a hostess in charge
and that the building Is available
for use OF the club women OF the
stsle WHO might wish to be a
guest In tic home during a stay
In Austin.
The program was concluded with
N popular song and dance number
from the Jane Daugherty School Of
Dance.
Mrs. Daces violin orchestra fur
nished music during the social hour
as tic guests assembled around the
tea table.
Mr.. William Penny presided az
the tea service and Mrs. Max Med
lev poured coffee. Miss Mary Eli
zabeth Challes was In charge Of the
guest beck
Acting as hGs.t.S1S at the func-
ton were Misses " snces Roberts.
Lois Thompson. Josephine Rogers.
lkda Campbell and Merle Davenport.
Naming Mrs Royce Reid OF Hous-
ton a. honoree. Mrs. r.. r. Baur-
mann and Mrs. j. A. Hathaway en-
tertained Jointly nj the Woman's
Building Tuesday afternoon.
Six tables were ARRANGED for con-
trsct bridge. the diversion Of the
afternoon in an atmosphere made
CAV with SPRAYS OF purple bougein-
villea and Silvered foliage. Table
favors we're hand painted pieces OF
Mexican pottery filled with grow
ing cactus.
IN the late afternoon hours the
hcsteSSeS served a salad and a sweet
course 70 the honoree and guests.