, 1935-11-24
CONVENTION TO
BEGIN SUNDAY
Spanish Groves of Woo6men
Circle IL To Send
Delegates
Especial TO The Herald)


HARLINGEN, NOV. "a one
day district convention for the
Spanish Groves OF the Wo3dmen
Gree will take place in Harrington
Sunday az the Mutualista hall.
The crening ceremony will take
place &c 9 2. IN. and election OF dis
trict o ficers wiz follow.
The afternoon session will begin
at l p. m. and include initiation.
junior initi2tion and graduation. as
vel as various entertainments. J-5e-
ina Perez CT Brownsville will sing.
Elvira Reraud Of Harrington will
dance. Juniors Anna DeLeon and
Abraham Rios OF Raymondville will
present a Spanish dance. The Ro-es
club girls Of the same place viii sing
"SiemEre &c V-s." From McAllen,
Raquel LoZan1 will render piano and
vocal selections and Miss Pena will
sing. accompanied by Miss Minerva
Rodriguez at the piano. The Mer-
cedeS Junior camp, the largest single
unit IN the district which consists
OF 439 members under the guidance
OF Flo-enc.o Z2m-rra, will Be repre-
sen-ed by their band. The JUli-P
emp o. II F5rla, under Ms. r.. G.
Psna, viii render marches and S-rgS.
Speakers OF the day will Be Mrs.
JeSusa Casas OF San Benito, FidencIo
Guerra Of McAl-en, DR.. <. ". Rcdri-
aueZ. Ramon JimeneZ, and r. b
Hinoicsa OF Brownsville and G. 9
Vallej5 OF Harrington. The principal
address Will be made BY LORENZO
Gonzalez OF Brownsville.
The Brownsville Lodges, Amor Dc
Madre, Aurora. Lirios de Mexico
and Violcta will b. represented each
BY teams in uniform. acc mranied
by their tanners. The Guardians,
Miss Rsbecca Vera, Mrs Dora AlonZo.
Mary r. C1rdenaS and Manuela
Flores. viii occupy seats Of prom
.nence.
Twenty-Five years OF continuous
membership IN the order entitle
memhers to gifts Of distinctive en-
blematic gold pins and the follow
ing will be presented with such gifts:
Manue!a Flores, Virginia Cara,
Hilaria Martinez. Maria de Jesus
Sanchez, jose N. Besteiro, Francesca
A. Besteiro. Ignacia Cantu. Atagra-
cia CcrteZ, Elcisa G.. Garcia. Tomasa
HinojcSa, Isabel NJ. L-PeZ. Este
fara s. Olivelra and Adolf Sierra of
Brownsville. Pe-ra =. Sa-aZar OF
Evansville. Francisco :. Cab1za and
Matiana 8. Vilia-eal Of S-n Benlto.
Junior members who become rs years
Of age and transfer &c adult mem
bership are honcrsd with a special
ceremonial. They are presented
graduation pins or gold and also
diplomas. Graduates at the cCnven-
tiCn will each be pTe.ented with cut
flower bouquets. silk flags, and gifts
from their local Grove as well as
friends. Graduates will be Eliza
beth and Andrew Havre. Della
Flcres. Ricardo Ramirez and Rosita
Shull or Brownsville, Olava Garcia Of
Kingsville, Egcpita Perez, Nerarda
Jlmenez and Beatriz Perez OF Mer-
cedes, Amelia EliZalde end Re1ecca
RenaUd or Harlingen and others.
Groves viii be Represented hy dele
gates inm Laurel o. FalfurriaS, Eas-
ter Lilly Of the Valley OF Edinburg.
AlmaS F5minas OF Donna, Lirics del
Vale of Mercedes, Protectcra or san
Benito. Violeta Ct McAllen, Rosas
del Vale o. Rio Grande City, E1anos
or Les EoznoS, Prosperidad Of Sa-
rita, Aurora Eoreal Of Raym -ndvills,
Minerva Of Mission. No Me Divides
of Pert Isabel, Gardenia Of Harlin-
gen. Ianacia Pena Of R~ingsville.
Membership OF the district mounts
into Thousands and the convention
Is expected 70 b beyond hall capa-
city. All members and interested
friends ere invited 70 attend by the
district manager. Mrs. Mona Heck.