, 1935-01-06
Venezuela Is
Subject For
Round Table

The Pan-American Round Table
held one of its most successful
meetings Friday at Fl Jardin hotel.
Forty-five members and guests en-
tered the dining room at ! o'clock
where the table was in the form OF
a large W" as the initial letter Of
Venezuela, the subject OF the pro-
gram OF the day. Down the entire
length of the table were laid sill
vered leaves and fruits in~terspersed
with the scarlet blossoms Of the
poinSettias, while lighted red tap
ers in silver candleSticks brought
out the glistening effect OF the
foliage.
During the luncheon. an unex-
pceted treat was given by the VOL
unteered playing BY Sr. Arturo Vas
quez, q finished pianist from Mexico
City. Many interesting items con-
corning their respective countries
we're contributed by the members in
response TO roll call.
The mnay guests were welcomed.
among those present being two hon.
orary members, Sra. S. J. Treviho,
wife OF the American Consul, ana
Sra. Gonzalez, wife of the admins
traitor Of the Postoffice and Tele-
graph services in MatamoroS.
At each place were programs with
the lovely scene of the three wise
men OF the East following the Star
Of Bethlehem. Upon the inside OF
the Silver-backed program was
printed the following program: FL
Dia de los Reyes" Mrs. @. w. John
son; "A Tourist Day In Venezue-
la Mrs. Charles "A. Waite; "Vene-
zuela in Retrospect" Mrs. S. Z. Nc
Cullough; Venezuela" Mrs. Sophia
Spivey, leader; National Anthems"
Venezuela and the United States,
sung by Mrs. G. p. Barreda. accom-
panied by Miss Annie Putegnat.
Sunday. January 8. being Epiph-
any, Mrs. Johnson gave a short talk
on the observance Of Kings Day"
in Spanish America, where 1t marks
the close Of the Christmas festiv-
tiles. and Is the day for exchange Of
gifts in commemoration of the gifts
taken by the wise men to the In
FAINT Christ.
Mrs. Charles A. Waite, who had
DCClA 044AGa away ouGAGAAN AAOAAA
Brownsville, left her impressions"
of Caracas TO be read by Mrs.
James l. Rentfro. Her firSt-hand
glimpses were greatly appreciated
as was the talk which followed by
Mrs. S. z. McCullough, who told or
her observations during a year and
a half spent in Venezuela. After a
brief description Of the physical
beauties Of the country, Mrs. Nc
Culough spoke more Of the people
and their ways of living. She gave
interesting data regarding the 30
year-old dictator, who has ruled the
land with wisdom, yet with an iron
hand, for 20 years.
Miss Sophia Spivey then gave a
most complete survey OF the coun-
try from all sides, geographically
and historically, and brought her
hearers to the Venezuela Of today,
leaving them with the desire to
visit a people whose hospitality
and friendliness had been empha-
sized by all three speakers. Those
two seem to be outstanding charac-
teristics Of this South American ma
ton.
All present stood while Mrs. c. p.
Barreda sang in her delightful way
the national anthems OF Venezuela
and America, with Miss Annie Pu-
tegnat accompanying her at the
piano. Miss Spivey had sent TO Ca
racas for the music Of the anthem,
and later passed around samples OF
the different blends of coffee from
there, both raw and tosted samples.
Miss Spivey's program was out
standing as the result Of the great
effort she had expended in making
it complete to the smallest detail.