, 1935-07-14
Bible Glasses
Meet Ldtelu
In Donna

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DONNA, July Is. - The Wo-
mans Progressive class OF the
Christian church met Thursday
afternoon &C the home OF Mrs. T..
c.. Reynolds, with Mrs. II. 9. Rose
boom rs co-hosteSS. The devotion
al was led by Mrs. M. T. White.
Mrs. Baker was In charge Of the
program for the afternoon, which
was a study OF some Of the charac-
ters OF the Old Testament. Mrs.
Ffndley presented the events dur
Ing the rule Of Saul. and Mrs. Rey-
nolds gave q review Of the life Of
David. Mrs. Baker assigned the
parts for next months program.
Mrs. Farmer was honored with q
surprise shower when Mrs. HuttO
made a presentation speech and q
basket OF delicious jellies. jams.
canned vegetables, fruits and other
articles was presented TO her. A
gift, accompanied by q poem. was
received from Mrs. Chumbley OF
San Antonio, formerly OF the Donna
Christian church. Mrs. Farmer ex-
pressed her thanks and ~apprecia-
ton or the gifts. The benedictton
was pronounced by Mrs. M. H.
White. Eighteen members were
present to enjoy the afternoon OF
study and fellowship.
The circles Of the Methodist
Missionary society held q joint
meeting Thursday afternoon with
Mrs. Dare, &C the parsonage. with
80 members present. Mrs. Copeland
was In charge Of the very interest
ing and unusual program, which
was In the form Of q journey. A
shower vas given for Mrs. West.
whose home Just north OF Donna
was recently destroyed by fire.
The ladies Of the Baptist Mis-
sionary Union held their regular
monthly business meeting Thurs
day afternoon at the church.
Circle Two OF the Presbyterian
church met Thursday morning at
the home Of Mrs. Nelson Jean. Mrs.
willard White presided during the
business session and Miss Alice
Furman gave a very beautiful de-
votlonal. At the close OF the pro-
gram a delicious covered-dish lun-
cheon was enjoyed. Twelve men,
bers were present including two
new members, Mrs. Ennis and Mrs.
Wilmington. Circle One held q very
successful ice-cream social We'd
nesday night on the lawn ut the
home Of Mrs. Effie Holloway.
A delightful hospitality Of Tues
day was the afternoon bridge at the
home OF Miss Lois Jean, when she
entertained the following guests:
Misses Ollie Mae Reneau and Le-
more Funk Of Weslaco. Ruby Jean
Fairchild Of Mercedes. Virginia Hal
bert OF Columbia, Mississippi, Rosa
mond Towns, Mary Margaret Sut-
phen, Louise Boyce and Mrs. Cor
don Vickers Of Donna. At the close
Of the afternoons playing Miss OIL
lie Mae Reneau held high and
Miss Halbert vas awarded q tro-
ply also.
The Wednesday Bridge club was
entertained by Mrs. Harry Towns
with a covered-dish luncheon and
bridge.
The play. Page Asa Bunker" was
presented by a local cast for the
benefit OF Troop Two Of the Boy
Scouts. Wednesday night. Under
the direction Of Scoutmaster Glenn
White. the play was unusually wei
produced
The following characters were
portrayed: Pop" Wagner, Glenn
White; Cyrus Flint. Walter Bean:
Florence Brown, Betty Maxine
Farnsworth; Asa Bunker, Barron
Holloway. Jimmy Doley, Buddy
Wood; Tom Duvay. Pat Champion:
Genevieve Flint, Mary Edith Nc
Farling: Evelyn Humphreys, Betty
Yerger: q merchant Of town. Louis
shows; Daisy Dalrymple, Suzanne
Ayres.
The play was for the purpose Of
helping raise funds to send one OF
the boys Of the troop to the Boy
Scout jamboree TO be held In WASH
ington. d. c. Bobby Yerger, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Cecil Yerger, was
chosen as delegate to rtlresent his
troop and Is To be congratulated on
winning this high honor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom Hasketh and
two daughters, Mary and Hazel