, 1935-11-20
Conference of
BPW Units
Held Lately

Sunday. with clubs from San An
tonic, Alice, Brownsville, Corpus
Christi. Harrington, Kingsvine, Mer-
ceoes. Mission, san Benito, Weslacc
and McAllen represented. The
Hariingen club received the at
tendance award with Mission run
(ning a close second.
Registration was held at the Casa
ce Palmas hotel Saturday followed
by winter playground activities
which lasted through the after
noon.
The Saturday evening meeting
was IN the form Of a flower garden
banquet az the Casa de Palmas tea
room with Mrs. Ann burlington.
Corpus Christi, director OF district
four. presiding. The following pro-
gram was carried out: club singing,
led by Mrs. Winifred Collavo. Nc
Allen, with Mrs. Faye Jones, Nc
Allen, accompanying at the piano:
invocation. Mrs. Myrl McReynolds.
AcAllen; greetings, Miss Dorothea
Wilson, president Of McAllen club;
response, Mrs. Alice Bludworth,
president Kingsville club: vocal
selection. Mr.. William Doyle, with
Mrs. Faye Jones accompanies: read
ing, Mrs. Florence Butler; novelty
number by Misses Phyllis and Mary
Louise Jones. Mrs. Fave Jones &C
rompanist.
State officers introduced included
Blanche McComb, San Antonio,
state president; Teddy StoatS. New
Braunfels. state corresponding sec
rotary; Carrie FltzsimmonS. Corpus
Christi, state publicity chairman:
Myrtle Benedict. Harlingen, state
legislative chairman: Ethel Rober-
deau, Austin. memser at large:
Mary Marshall, Beevllle. director Of
district No. seven: Constance Allen,
San Antonio, state chairman Of
international relations; Florence
Booth, North Plat, Neb., president
North Plat club: Julia OBren,
president OF Valley federation. The
program continued with greetings
from the state president, Miss
Blanche McComb.
The club presidents gave the fol-
lowing reports: Mrs. Christina CAL
hcun, Alice. 10 members; Marie
Clark, Brownsville, IS members:
Nettie Oatman, Corpus Christi. u
members; Mrs. Ethel Eagelston,
Harrington, % members: Alice Bud
worth, Kingsville. 10 members: Miss
Lellah Lyles, Mercedes, "a msm-
bers; Mrs. Mary Stevens. Mission,
H. members; Dr.. Jacobine Kruze,
San Benito. IS members; Alma
Fort. Weslaco, IS: Miss Dorothea
Wilson, McAllen, q members. Fol-
n0wing the club reports Mrs. Mar
vim McAskill. H.dalgo County Ire
asurer, Edinburg, bave an address
on Community Service; several
announcements Of the next days
program were made and the meet
M was adjourned.
The Sunday session opened in the
evening in the Casa de Palmas tea
Toom with Miss Julia O'Brien,
Brownsville, president Valley fed
grafton, presiding. The Eyes OF
Texas" was sung by the group and
Mrs. Gertrude Collins, Harlingen,
gave the collect. The morning ses-
sion was taken I'D in round table
discussions as follows: Miss Sun
ME Garrison, Mission. led the men,
bership discussion: Alma Fort, WeS-
laco. program: MS Artie Sugg.
Mercedes. finance; Miss Gladys
Sedwick, McAllen. education; DR..
Jacoblne Kruze. San Benito. health;
MRS. Ethel Eagleston. Harlingen,
public relations: Miss Marie Gray,
Alice, legislation: Miss Corrie F1ta-
simmons, Corpus Christi, publicity;
Miss Bertha Leonard. Brownsville,
international relations; Miss Julia
O,Brien, club problems. A reSolu-
tons committee was appointed with
-1rs. Artie Sugg as chairman and
Ethel EagleSton and Alice Bud
worth assisting. Mrs. Pearl Gilmore
Weslaco. was elected as district di-
rector for next year. The morning
session was brought to a close with
the emblem Benediction.
Conference members were invited
10 attend services at the First
Methodist church where the Rev.
M. d. Council, pastor, brought q
special message to the group.
Shortly after noon Sunday q
memorial dedication was held IN
the josephine Rogers park with the
following program; Miss Eecta
Alley. mistress Of ceremonies: Miss
Bess Richmond. collect: Mrs. Win
fired Collavo read the dedication;
Miss Dorothea Wilson made the
presentation: Mrs. Whit Rogers.
president McAllen Garden club. Of
fered the acceptance and Mrs. Nan
Sherwood led the b~enediction. This
dedication was made when mem
herS Of the McAllen B. and P. w.
club presented the McAllen Garden
club with a white bird bath. as a
memorial TO Beth Garrett who died
January 1885. to be erected In the
newly Handicapped Josephine Rog-
ers park in east McAllen.
The -Auf Wiedersehen" luncheon
was held Sunday at the McColl club
house east Of McAllen with Mrs
Eunice King, Alice, presiding. Miss
ruth Urban, Mission, read the in
vocation followed by group singing.
A novelty number, Little Dutch
r5irI and Little Dutch Boy" was
by the Schwingel-G arri-
Brant studio. Many clever stunts
wekR presented by each club which
Dug~hd to be most entertaining. Mrs.
norothv Smith and Miss Gladys
sedwick, McAllen. gave a vocal
duet followed by the presentation of
ne attendance award. During the
announcements it was stated that
al districts 3. and p. W. conrer-
snces would meet in Dallas next fall
Immediately preceding the regional
conference which Is to be held in
nat city during the celebration Of
Texas Centennial. The state
convention VIII be held In Houston
rune ~ and 13 It was announced.
sTexas Our Texas was the closing
.nn0 with which the delezateS bade