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, 1935-03-10
Texas Day Party Is
Held Tuesday BY Learners

ed roll-call with descriptions OF
historic places in Texas; among
these was a description OF the coun-
try surrounding the mouth Of the
Rio Bravo Cthe old name of the Rio
Grande) read by Miss Bel. This ac-
count was written by Maj. William
III. Emory, u. 6 A. in 1852 III his
report OF the first survey Of the
boundary between the United states
and Mexico, but reads as III II might
have been written during the past
year.
Too much praise cannot be given
to Mrs. Woodson who was Miss Sonia
Kowalski's first teacher OF dancing.
to Miss Cornelia Auzualdua, our OWL
songbird Of the Rio Grande Valley
and teacher Of music in the public
schools. who trained the Glee club
and 70 Mrs. j. j. Van Dyke who
trained the young readers. These
young ladies have a memory. a poiSe
and an ease Of manner which were
the envy Of their audience.
Following the program tea was
served in the dining room. the presi-
dent, Mrs. 3. M. Cromack. presiding
at the tea service. The tea table
was decorated with red. white and
blue flowers. Texas blue bonnets pre-
dominating.
Twenty-three members and one
guest. Mrs. Wilson OF Bolivar. N. ~,
were present. The Learners wish 20
extend their thanks 20 the artists
who so kindly assisted In their cele-
bration Of Texas Day.
Next week the meeting will be held
with Mrs. Harbert Davenport. Thurs
day the Learners will be guests OF
the Harrington Study club in Har-
lingen.
, 1935-03-10
Endeauor Will
Haze Program
Sunday Mite

The Christian Endeavor on the
Central Christian church will have
a most interesting program sun
day evening at $50 y. m. az the
church. The topic for the meeting
IS Crime Does Not Pay and TINS
will be led by Armenia Adams.
The program will be as follows:
Song. "Yitld No ito Temptation;
song. Take Time to be Holy;
song. The Old Rugged Cross I;
Scripture reading, Armenia Adams;
prayer. Jack Noble; "Two-thirds OF
all arrests for crime last year were
young MAJ and women between the
ages of IS and "a y ger Ralph;
Have we. as Christians. any res
possibility for crime?". Aileen
Hanna: Los Angeles county tries
a community experiment" Jimmy
Barnes: "A church learns a lesson
about crime and criminals. Martha
Lee Street: Crime does not pay"
Vida McMinn: problems by LeOta
Fay Murray. Carol McMinn. Ruby
Harris, Martha Singer; collection
business.
, 1935-03-10
Tots
Entertain
At Program

The children Of the West Browns
vile school entertained with a
program Thursday afternoon at the
Parent Teacher Association meet
ing.
The program was opened by the
primary band playing March
Wind" The rest Of the program
was put on by the first and second
grades Of Spanish speaking chill
dren.
The program was as follows: A
juvenile cantata, Little House
keepers" libretto by Eleanor Ann
Schroll. music by j. H.. Gilmore.
overture-"Welcome Chorus, Busy
Housekeepers." "WaShday - Mon
day." ironing Day - Tuesday.
The Way We Mend-Wednesday.
Mothers Lullaby" Playing We
Are Ladies-Thursday." The Broom
Drill-Friday."
Playing Cook-Saturday", play
ing Church = Sunday Good
Night" The program was closed
with tie primary band playing
81 he Eyes of Texas"
, 1935-03-10
RecitalSh0u
Good Training
Of STUDENT

An event oi wide interest 10
music patrons OF Brownsville and
the Valley was the recital Thursday
night, In the Central Christian
Church, BY the pupils OF the Mar
garet z. Mac onachie School Of
Music, assisted by the choir OF the
Church. Of which Miss Macon
ACHE Is director.
Miss Margaret Weinert and Miss
Jean Virl Huitt showed unusual
talent in the rendition Of their
difficult piano numbers and the
we'll trained voices Of Miss Amy
Rauer and Mrs j. X. Wells were
beautiful and pleasing.
The singing Of the choir was most
satisfying because OF the fine blend
ing OF the voices and the pianiSSimo
effect. Their attack was good and
the blending OF the voices into one
as a whole was most N'easing. Dur.
ing the Easter season the chotl
plans TO present a concert on is
cwn under the dictatorship OF Miss
Nj Conachie.
Following Is the program as given:
"Valse Caprice" Newland. "lnven-
ton No. s." j. s. Bach, by Miss
Margaret Weinert; "Serenade, Scnu-
bert' Down at the End of the
Garden" Brake, Miss Amy Bauer;
"Sonatine," Op. 20. No. !. Kuhlaw,
Miss Jean Virl Huitt.
The Lord Reigneth," Meredith
the Chair; ITO a Wild Rose" Mac
Dowell. "Bercelse." GODDARD. from
Jocelyn. Miss Margaret Weinert;
The Nightingale's Song" Zeler,
"Ah Forsie L. Lui." Verdi, from
opera La Travinta. Mrs. J. X. Wells
"Valse Chromatique," LeSchetizky,
Miss Margaret Weinert.
LULLABY" Brahms. Goodbye
TostI Miss Bauer: Sonata" Op. 40,
NO. 2. Beethoven, Miss Weinert;
Great Is the Lord" Lo-enz, the
Choir: "Polanaise Militaire." Chop
IN. Miss Jean ". Huitt: Miss JOS
cphine Pierce. accompanies.
, 1935-03-10
La Feria Class Will
Present Junior
Play Friday Mite
lspecial to nae HeraIdl

LA FERIA, March 9.-The junior
class Of the La Feria high school
will present its annual junior play
Friday night MarAl Is In the high
school auditorium. The play this
year is entitled Kicked Out Of Col
lege" and Is a three-act comedy built
around the experiences Of a college
student who marries his roommate
and is able TO carry the deception on
for some time before being diScov-
cred. The proceeds Of the play will
60 toward the expense Of the junior
senior banquet. The cast includes 10
members of the junior class who are
working under the direction of their
sponsor, Miss Willie FoSselman. and
Miss Ruth Weight. director Of dra-
mates.
, 1935-03-10
Miss Myrtle Jennings Talks
At Gathering Thursday OF
High and Junior High PTA

presidents, who serve also as COM
mittee chairmen, Mfsdames n. T.
Steele, Harold R. Mckay. r. Dorf-
man. Drew Patteson. Mrs. Sher-
wood Bishop. wv. l.. McRavitt, and
Ralph T.. Buell..
Superintendent Dodd announced
the recent purchase on new books
for both the high ard junior high
Libraries.
The following honor guests were
introduced by Ms. Cummins: Rev.
and Mrs. Il. p. Day, Rev. Father
Cartier, Mrs. John Barron. Mrs. w.
r. Jones very gracioesly intro
duced Mrs. F. T. Elrick. Of Corpus
Christi, president OF the 10th dis
trict OF the PIT. A.
Mr.. Towle sang the Banjo
Song" accompanied by Miss Dora
Ann BiggS.
Miss Marjorie Jennings. head or
the HOml Economics department.
talked on the Home Training
Courses offered NV Our School.
Her talk was well received. Miss
Jennings set faith ire advantages
of organized training over the
a. re uncertain and hlphazara
training OF the hotne. There Is IN
beautifully equipped home econc-
mics department In the school Sys-
TEN with ITO pupils enrolled with
three years training being offered
by the instructors, Miss Jennings.
Miss Harriette Brown and Mrs.
Ha1an nra,df NFfuu Faprgnw~ .t.&n~
that this work comes under the
heao Of vocational schools, and
SUBSIDIZED schools must meet GER
tam requirements set up by the
federal authorities. The work ia
well supervised by district super
Vsors.
Miss Jennings said: We try nc
all times To develop pupil initiA-
tive and judgment, stimulating the
pupil to independent thinking. In
h~omemaking the knowledge OF &C.
self Is useless; only the ability tc
use that knowledge To solve home
making problems In worth while"
The scope OF this work today IN
very broad, being termed foods
and clothing. The various units
embrace teaching of nutrition,
health, planning and marketing,
budgeting. care and storage OF
foods. cooking and serving. home
management and decorating, un-
derstanding and guidance OF chill
dren, selection Of toys. books, pic
lures and stories, clothing and
other things for the ~pre-school
child. selttion Of household equip
ment.
The clothing units also embrace
character traits O an ideal girl.
Manner, posture, personal appear
ance and grooming, textiles and
designs and colors. appropriate nc
cessories, ~wardrobeS and budget
ing.
In the more advanced units a
study Is made OF family, home and
community relationships; consider
alton Of such problems az choos-
ing a husband. dietaries for the
family. safeguarding the health Of
the infant. and many other prac-
tical home making problems, 10
given.
Altar Miss jennings talk, Mr..
Dodd announced that the school
had recerIy been granted an ad-
ditional half-credit on account OF
the third year course in home eco
Monies.
Following the program tea wna
served 10 nearly 100 In the home
economies rooms with Mrs.
Brands third year foods class act
ing as hOstesses. The tea table waa
presided Over by Martha Lee Street.
She was assisted In serving by
Bertha Schultz. Marjorie Washing
ton, Mary Elizabeth Russell, Sallie
Lee Box. Palmira Ramirez. Lillian
Champion. Margarita de Luna,
Vance West, Bernice Pickett and
Alice Fitch.
, 1935-03-10
Calendar For The Week
MONDAY

MONDAY
Meeting OF the Young Woman's
Guild OF the Church OF the Advent
at the parish house a. 3 p. m.
Meeting Of The woman's Auxiliary
OF the Church OF the Advent in the
rectory at 3 p. m
Business meeting Of the Pan
American Round Table at the home
OF Mrs. @. w. Johnson, GIL w. Levee
at $50 a m.
Meeting Of the Presbyterian Aux
iiiary in circles: with one with Mrs.
s. j. Early, and two with Mrs. w.
3. Walton, both meeting at $3.50 D.
m: circle three at the church at
2 D m
Meeting OF the w. M. s. OF the
Methodist church in circles: one
with Mrs. II. l. Fitch. w. Fronton;
two. Mrs j. B. Samuels. w. Eliza
beth: three, MIS- w. D. McBryde,
Is Z. Elizabeth; four, Mrs. Geo.
Walker. sos <. Washington; Young
MatronS. Mrs. A NJ. Wyrick. Mel
Roy apartments.
TUESDAY
Meeting Of the Travel club with
Mrs. j. A. Sewell.
Meeting Of the Mardi club with
Mrs. Arthur Hipp.
The Riding club will have its
usual Tuesday ride.
The Learners will meet with Mrs.
Harbert Davenport
Meeting Of the Sisterhood Beth
El with Mrs. Sam Perl.
Meeting OF FL Baicos Bible class
at J. r. McFall home at Z .. m.
Meeting Of ne Literature and
Arts Review with Mrs. q. W. John
son.
Meeting OF the Art League at the
Chamber Of Commerce at 9 a. m.
Meeting of the v. r. W. Auxiliary
at the ". F. w. hall at 7:30 D. m.
Meeting q the Business and Pro-
, 1935-03-10

The Brownsville high and junior
high school Parent Teacher ASso-
citation met Thursday at the Ju-
nior College. Group singing was
directed by Mr.. Towle. Plans were
announced for a rummage sale To
be held this month. Members and
friends OF the schools are asked 10
send their contributl sls either TO
Mrs. Fl. Cummins or Mrs. Ralph
Buell..
The following officers were elect
ed to serve for 1885: president.
Mrs. w. Aldridge; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. o. s. Holland:
treasurer, Mrs. H. NJ. Clarke; vice.
, 1935-03-10
Mrs. Mac anus Is
Hostess to the
Entire Nous Club

Mrs. ~. II. MacmRnus entertained
members OF the Entire Nous CLUB
Friday afternoon at her home. Dur
ing the games Of bridge. Mrs.
Charles Wiech was high.
Guests OF the club for the after
noon we're Mrs. Ralph Stone ana
Mrs. R. Il. Green. Club members
present were MesdameS Charles
Charles Wiech Graham Edge, Duft
Howard. j. Douglas Ireland, and
Henry Smith. Mrs. Henry Smith VIII
be hostess 70 the clu3 next week. /.
, 1935-03-10

feSSional Women,s club at the
Chamber of Commerce at 7:30 D. m.
Meeting Of he Rebekah Lodge at
the Masonic Temple at 7:3O D. m.
Supper by the Woman's Auxiliary
OF the Church OF the Advent served
at the parish house between the
hours OF 5 and 8 p. m.
WEDNESDAY
Meeting Of tine Lucky IL Bridge
club with Mrs. K. Giles.
Meeting OF the Wednesday Bridge
al the Woman's club with Mrs.
Maurice Brulay
Meeting Of the Wednesday tour
nament with Mrs. Harold Gray.
Meeting of the Little Women with
Virginia Miller.
Ladies Of the Central Christian
church will serve a Penny Supper.
Meeting OF the Self Culture clup
In the church parlors Of the Meth
odiSt church.
THURSDAY
Meeting OF Fl Jardin Heights
Social club with Mrs. E j. Wells.
Meeting of the Bide-a-wee Bridge
club with Mrs. George Carson.
Meeting Of the Bridge League at
the Elks hall at 1880 p. m.
Meeting Of the American Legion
Auxiliary at the Legion hall at 7:30
% m.
Meeting Of tire Alpha Delphians
Chapter at 8 a. m. at the Woman's
club.
FRIDAY
Meeting OF the Entire Nous Bridge
club with Mrs. Henry Smith.
Joint recital by pupils Of Mrs. j.
Clark Gracey and Mrs. j. j. Van
Dyke az the Presbyterian church at
8 .. m.
Irish Frolic foi Dads by z Jardin
P. 7. A. at E Jardin high school
&C 8 .. m
, 1935-03-10
Presbyterians Will
Meet In Separate
Circles This Week

The women's Auxiliary OF the
First Presbyterian church viii meet
in separate circles Monday after
noon. Circle one will meet with
Ms. S j. Early at $3.50 p. m.
Circle two will meet with Mrs. w.
3. Walton at $50 p. m. Circle three
II meet at the church 90 z ,. m
, 1935-03-10
IOWA GUESTS

Mr.. and Mrs. @. A. Pearson, Mr..
and Mrs. Verne Austin. and little
son. LaVerne, and daughter. Mer-
edith Jean. Of Bancroft. Iowa, ar
rived the early part Of the week to
visit IN the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
III. II. Kidder. Mr.. and Mrs. Pear
son are Mrs. Kidder's parents. and
Mrs. Austin Is a sister. This Is
their first visit to Brownsville
, 1935-03-10
Breakfast Is
Event OF Friday
Honoring Guest

Mrs. s. r. Morris IA hostess at
a bridge breakfast Friday morning,
honoring her house guest, Mrs.
Nick Alley, OF Hale Center.
Those present for the breakfast
we're Mesdames Harold Gray. Walt
er M. Galloway. Milton z. Wentz.
George F. Callaghan. n. c. Kristof-
ferson. Robin Pate. Robert G. Fer
guSon and Erie Studeman Of Lub-
book. During the games Of bridge
Mrs. Waiter M. Galloway was high.
, 1935-03-10
Methodist Society
Will Gather In
Separate Circle

The Women's Missionary Society
OF the First Methodist church viii
meet in separate circles Monday
afternoon az 3 o'clock. Circle one
viii meet with Mrs. Homer L. Fitch
on West Fronton street.
Circle two will meet with Mrs. j.
B. SamuelS on w. washington
street: circle three. Mrs. w. d. Nc
Bryde. rs <. Elizabeth street: circle
four. Mrs. George Walker, sos <.
washington street: the Young Mat
rons' circle. Mrs "A. M. Wyrick in
the Nel-Roy apartments.
, 1935-03-10
League Will
Meet Tue sday
For Sketchinp

Members Of the Brownsville Art
League will meet at the Chamber Of
Commerce Tuesday morning at 8
o'clock. Weather permitting. the
members will 20 on a sketchinR trip.
, 1935-03-10

Betty Rockwell was formally ini-
tiated into Alpha Chi Omega soror-
ity Saturday night. Sunday morning
the new initiates were honored by
out-of-town alumnae with a break
fast at the chapter house.
, 1935-03-10

Herbert Thomas OF Brownsville
Rs elected to membership in the
Towboys. honorary pep organiza-
ton. Initiation date for the new
members has not been set.
, 1935-03-10

The Ninth Guest" a mystery
play. was presented March s. 6 and
Y at Hogg Memorial Auditorium.
Among Valley students who attend
ed we're +. +. Yates. Jr.. Of Browns
vile. Willard dig OF Harrington.
Custer Yates of Brownsville and
Betty Rockwell.
, 1935-03-10

Grace Hall entertained with an
open house Friday night. The eve
ning's program included informal
dancing. Katherine Ewing Of Har-
lingen and Charlotte Lissner Of
Mission reside at Grace Hall.
, 1935-03-10

The next meeting Of the Valley
club will be held in Texas Union
next Tuesday. March u, Henry
Holland, president from Browns
yilie. has announced.
, 1935-03-10

Miss Dorothy Begauer talked TO
active members and pledges Of
Alpha Xxi Delta sorority after din
ner at the chapter house Thursday
night. Helen Margaret Hanchey OF
San Benito is an active member Of
the sorority.
, 1935-03-10

Gamma Phi Beta and Alpha XII
Delta sororities were the first to
put into practice the plan which
has been adopted by campus soror-
tiles Of entertaining faculty mem
bers.
DR.. A. B. Klein. associate profess
sor of psychology. and Mrs. Klein.
were dinner guests Of Gamma Phi
Beta Thursday night. DR.. Klein
spoke to the group after dinner.
, 1935-03-10

Frances Grimsell OF San Benito
and Kelsey Court Of Harrington
spent the weekend at their homes.
Both girls reside at Scottish Rite
Dormitory at the University.
, 1935-03-10

Miss Arnold Boyd Of Brownsville
has been in Austin visiting her sis
ter Harriet, who resides at Kirby
Hall.
, 1935-03-10

Kappa Alpha Theta sorority held
its spring formal honoring new mi
tiates last Friday night. Those pres
ent included pledges. initiates, al
umnae and their guests. Fern and
lighted tapers were banked around
the orchestra platform. Punch was
served al intermisSion. Rachel
Barnes Of Brownsville Is a member
OF Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
, 1935-03-10

Gail McDavitt Of Brownsville was
a dinner guest at the Phi Kappa
Psi fraternity house Sunday. Stan
Ross, formerly of Brownsville, Is a
member Of the fraternity.
Evening star., 1935-12-22

an erroneous idea of the city and its
people. The same condition, how
ever, seems to have existed many
years ago, for the writer found an
excellent defense of the disfranchised
Washingtonian in the Intelligencer
OF January 6, 1847, written by the
Washington correspondent of the Bos-
ton Atlas, entitled. Christmas OBJ
servances in Washington" in which
he says, in part:
Il noticed no instance of drunken
ness or rowdyism in the streets. I"
Taking it altogether, the character
Of the metropolis has been grossly
nlisrepresented abroad by those who
do not appreciate the virtue, intel
lgence and public spirit of its people,
or who receive their opinions from
sources unworthy to represent the
condition or quality of any respectable
community.
There is not within the limits Of
the Union more accomplished and
intellectual stationary society than is
to be found in Washington, rating
the same number of inhabitants; nor
is there city which can boast a
more elevated system of morals in
resident population.
THE people here are hospitable,
well educated. cordial in their in
tercourse, and firm in their friend
ships. Literature. and even science,
is pursued by young ladies, in a
higher degree than I have met else
where, and the arts are encouraged
in a manner creditable to their taste
and generosity. No greater delusion
exists than that Of the immoral char
acter Of Washington. and, much as
have heard it denounced. even in
Evening star., 1935-12-22

never yet known an instance in which
the crime or corruption reflected on
the stationary society"
A FEW years later, or in 1853, when
The Star was just l year old, it
had thoughts of the holiday season,
and its sympathetic editor wrote, on
December "a, the following editorial,
entitled Christmas Is Coming:
How these words gIaddened our
heart in times past! The recollections
of those days come strong upon us,
in the midst Of the well-nigh over
manhood, as, passing up and down
the Avenue, We meet, at every trurn,
troops of joyous little ones, peeping
at Christmas things so temptingly
displayed in many windows. We are
often today, as 1t were, being drawn
by their loadstone irresistibly to the
memory Of what Christmas times
were to us in childhoods happier
hours.
I'VE are not Of those who believe
that the gradual abandonment of the
way of keeping Christmas, which was
in vogue throughout Maryland and
Virginia 80 years ago, has been
changed for the better. Then Christ
mas was, in this region, the day of
all days in the year. Its venerable
religious associations and obligations
were recognized as being in full force
by all denominations of Christians
as they do not appear to be recognized
now, while its pleasurable association
for all Of all degrees and ages made
1t the day when all the world felt
at liberty to be happy together.
Alas! What a change the OBJ
Evening star., 1935-12-22

French's Irving Hotel occupied the
site of the present Raleigh Hotel
which is one of the earliest inn or
hotel locations in Washington, David
Appler having conducted on this cor
ner a hostelry known as the Fountain
Inn at a very early date and until
1882, when it was sold at public auc-
ton. In 1347 the building was torn
down and a more modern building
erected in its place by Azariah Fuller
& Co., and called for time the City
Hotel, or Fuller's Hotel. and later,
when the business was taken over by
]. Thoma' Of the Howard House, New
York, its name was changed to the
Irving House, and still later it became
the Kirkwood House, by which name
it was known when Andrew johnson
was sworn in there about two hours
after the death of President Lincoln.
AS we look back upon this square
today with its massive. lofty struc-
lures, we can hardly imagine what it
looked like hundred years ago. and
yet there must have been a number
Va NdNdA4E 1Olo lA4NAN az NA4db kAAA4Nf
and indeed Tor some years later. An
Illustration Of this may be drawn
from an old item appearing in the
press which tells US that upon one
ocacsion in 1885 the Emperor of Mo-
rocco sent President Andrew jack
son a pair of fine Arabian horses and
an African lion. Not being able to
oa 41atr cold al
auction by Edward Dyer, the horses
in front of his store. corner of Tenth
and D streets. and the lion on the lot
then in the rear of the present site
Of the Raleigh Hotel, and the proceeds
given to charitable institutions.
The Star carried just about as
much advertising matter in those
days as it does now-in proportion, Of
course, to the number of pages printed
then and now. In the little four-page
sheet the writer looked at q few days
ago he saw at least two columns Of
Christmas advertising, set in small
type, and a large quantity Of other
advertising matter. One advertise
ment which attracted his attention
was displayed in rhyme, and was en-
titled Kris Kringle's Address" 1t
/ told of the Christmas supplies that
/ could be bought at Lammonds Krtss
Kringle Depot, Seventh street, two
doors below E street northwest, and
is as follows:
Kind friends, as Old Time rushes
noiselessly on,
! And our days of delight scarce appear
/ ere they're gone,
/ I'm anxious to spend some bright
hour as it flies.
BY glad'ning the youth with their
Christmas supplies,
But finding that must this pleasure
forego.
At Lammond's cheap store I've fixed
my depot,
And all would do well to remember
that he
Has made a selection suggested by me.
Embracing perspectives, Dolls, Build
ing Blocks, Games,
Fine gilt Cups and Saucers with mot
toes and names,
Canes, Whips, PanoramaS, Paint
Boxes and Tin Toys.
With a host of fine Presents to please
girls and boys,
Then hasten at once to this Seventh
street store,
And thus the rare gifts of Kris Krin-
gle secure"
DURING the writer's early life the
principal shopping district Of
Washington was confined to that part
(Continued an Eleventh PAGE
Evening star., 1935-12-22

servance of New Year and Thanks
giving days has made for time-hon-
ored Christmas. in this age not half
as much thought of by others as the
anniversaries of half the saints in the
calendar by our devout Catholic fel-
low citizens. We are getting old
enough to think affectionately Of old
times, and in such thoughts We mourn
this sad change for the worse.
However, We are thankful, indeed,
for such signs of merry Christmas
as are being vouchsafed to our old
fashioned eyes and tastes. The chill
dren, at least, are preparing to enjoy
the morrow. and We are happy in
their very look of pleasure antici-
pated."
How interesting old papers are to
= some people, and this early edi-
ton Of The Star was especially attrac-
tive. At the top Of its editorial column
it gave the location of its office, say
ing:
THE Star Office is located on D
street, second door from Twelfth
street, near the junction of Twelfth
street and Pennsylvania avenue, near
ly opposite French's Irving Hotel"
This site is now covered by the
east end Of the new Post Office De-
partment Building. Originally, this
early Star Office was a two-story
brick structure, erected by the Ever
EFT brothers. coach builders, and some
time subsequent to September 30, 1854,
when The Star moved to more COM
modious quarters nearby, the old
building was removed and a modern
fire department building erected in
its Dlace