, 1935-10-27
Open Meeting
Of Group Is
Held Late Ly

Woman's building with Mrs. Gerald
McKenna, president. presiding.
Bronze chrysanthemums. orange
cosmos and bird OF paradise formed
mn effective floral arrangement FOR
the club room.
Foreign Fiction" topic for the
day. was a highlight In the clubs
course Of study On Current Thought
as Expressed IN Literature, Music
and Art" and was presented under
the direction Of Mrs. p. c.. Green
wood.
T.. STONES famous book "Fonta-
mara, published In 16 Languages
but suppressed tn italy, ON account
OF the fascist regime I'm southern
italy, waS the translation selected
for review by Mrs. Lloyd Stiernberg.
The dire poverty, sordid realism
and disastrous events depicted as
actual conditions existing in that
section by the author was given IN
q perfect word picture by Mrs
Stiernberg In a maSter1ul review.
Mrs. Greenwood gave q brief
sketch OF the authors life. the
merit and place CA the book and
concluded her talk with a summary
OF world problems created by the
Italian-Ethiopian situation.
Two new members. Mrs. w. O.
LiSton and Mrs. r. r. Buckles,
were extended a welcome and Mrs.
w. W. Silk was elected to guest
membership in the club.
Mrs. Gerald McKenna was elected
delegate to the state Federation
meeting tn Austin, November Ills.
Mrs. r. q. Greenwood. delegate 70
the Club Institute held recently Ut
the College OF Arts and Industries
In KingSville. gave a report.
Guests present were Mesdames
O.. Stringer. Flynn ". Long. w. II,
Eblen. A. Caswell, p. II. Maxwell
Elmer johnson, L. w. Van PePlt, o
G.. Fordham, Fred Flynn, John
Wood, Dean Murphy. D. w. Day
Clayton Pritchard. l. r. Baker
Charles Harpin, La Feria: A. j
Douglass. A J Pollard. Miss Gertrude
Roberts. Mrs. billiard Turner. Mrs
Troy Selby. Mrs. Won Kreveld Det-
ert Mrs. william IT. Gilbert.
Hostesses were Mrs. w. r. Bush
and Mrs. Nathan Berry.
The Dorcas Friendship class oil
the First Baptist church will en-
terrain husbands Of the members
the associate members and their
husbands with q Halloween party
Tuesday. 7:30 .. m. at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. M. M~Othershead
$40 N~m~w~ @~~w~~ w~wSwwm Gw.mw&w mwe
requested TO wear masks.
Mrs. VIM. A. Adams. who left
Saturday with her family to make
her home In Boise City, Idaho, was
honoree at q delightful hospitality
Thursday afternoon at the home 81
Mrs. T.. D. King when Mrs. Kine
and Mrs. Frank Grimsell entertain
cd with a bridge tea. A shower oi
parting gifts followed the game Of
bridge.
Those playing bridge were Mes
danes John Wood, ". II. Neary
Henry Carlisle, Ben III. Sanders
Douglass Cantwell. Edward Mill
gan, II. Q. Spencer, Pratt OF Sar
Benito: Longnecker, w. s. Mooth-
art and H. v. Stratton Tea guests
were Miss Ruth Barmore Of Sar
Benito, Miss joyce Wilson, Mes
danes Ira Eells, j. II. Fitch, E. A
Riehl, Leo ". Pile, and Ocie Frs
toe.
"A covered dish luncheon given al
the home OF MS H. w. McGlothlin
Tuesday was another pleasant hos
pitality given TO honor Mrs. VIM. a.
Adams. Co-hoSteSSes were Mrs
Colbert r. Glenn and Mrs. F. T.
Neary. Guests were members Of the
young matron's class Of the Presby-
terrain Sunday school Of which
Mrs. Adams was the teacher.
Games OF bunco were the diver
sion OF the afternoon hours. "A love-
IN gift was presented the honoree
from the class and trophies were
awarded TO Mrs. w. wv. GunSelman,
Mrs. Fl. ". Dismukes and Mrs. A. II
McClendon following the games.
Observance Of National Art Week
In Harlingen will open Saturday
with an art seminary conducted BY
Anthony DeYoung. San Antonio
director and instructor OF the Art
lists Colony OF the Valley. Mr.. DE-
Young will hold classes in the morn.
ing and will give q lecture In tht
afternoon. "A nominal charge Il
made for the lecture.
Further observance OF Nationa
Art Week. By the Rio Grande Valley
Art League. Is the exhibit Of thu
work Of local artists which win b
held In the show windows OF thu
downtown stores.
Mrs. III. &. Roth will be leader fol
the monthly program OF the Rit
Grande Valley Art League TO bt
held al 3 u. m. sc the W0man'
building. Topics OF study are I'm.
pressionistsr, Post ImpreSsioniSts
First Branch. Importance O
Cezanne" and Critical and Tech.
nicaI Terms Of Art World" Other
taking part on the program an
Msis Ida Campbell and Mrs. JohT
ID. Townsend.
The Girls Glee club will entertain
with an open house November
from 5 70 Y y. m. In the music room
nc the high school. Guests are tx
be the parents and teachers Of thu
high school pupils.
Mrs. Elizabeth Donaldson Is d.
rector Of the organization IN which
20 girls N enrolled Elizabeth
Dunnaway Is president OF the group
The coming event Is I'm charge O
the social COMMITTEES composed q
Decree Arnold, Relva Brockhaus
Donnagayle Kinney and Geraldint
McRenna.
The following officers were elect
ed recently at q meeting Of the Mu'
sic Appreciation club Of the high
school: president, Nora Jordan.
vice president. E1oise Allen: secre'
tary, Edith Blackshear; reporter
Elizabeth Garrett.
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