, 1935-03-24
Banquet Held
Wednesday
Special TO The Herald

DONNA. March 23.-The Business
and Professional Women's club has
been observing the eighth National
Business Women's Week, with a
variety OF activities. chief among
them being the vocational guidance
banquet, honorIng the Senior girls
Of the Donna high school. held at
Dunwanderin, Wednesday night,
Mrs. Harwell preparing and serving
the banquet.
A color scheme Of green and gold.
the club colOrS. was beautifully and
artiStically carried out In all the
appointments and decorations, Tall
green tapers in green candlesticks
decorated the tables. with calendula
and fern arranged about the base
OF each. The programs, rolled to
reSembled diplomas and tied with
green and yellow celophane rib
bons. marked the places OF the
guests. while the favorS were wrist
corsages, in the form OF an old-faSh-
Toned nosegay, with a fril OF paper
lace and a center of tiny vari-col-
ored gum drops. tied TO the wrist
with yellow cellophane ribbon. The
colors OF green and yellow we're used
In each course throughout the ban
quet.
The program was opened with the
club collect, by Mrs. Bird Drake,
followed BY a song with appropri-
ate words. TO the tune Of Aud Lang
Syne" and sung by the assembly.
Miss Gladine Bowers. president OF
the Donna club. gave the welcome
and the response was by Betty Max
inc Farnworth. OF the Senior girls.
Mrs. Ruth Pritchard and Miss Flor
ence HaSter, each accompanied by
Miss Mildred McFarling, sang de-
lghtful solos. The guests speaker
Of the evening IA Mrs. Carrie
Wright. Dean Of Women OF Edinbu-g
College and her talk. carrying out
the thought OF Vocational Guidance,
was a help and an inspiration TO
all who heard her. Patricia Holmes
gave one OF her enjoyable readings
and the program closed with song,
by the assembly. sung 70 the tune
Of Just a Song at Twilight"
The senior girls attending the
banquet were, Vervyl Baker, Jose
phine Bailey, Viola Baumgart. Bill
lie Bowling. Ozolene Cadenhead,
Mildred CohrS. Nancy Ewing, Dr.
ana Fishman, Betty Maxine Farm
worth, Burnetta Gerber, Mary Iwai.
Frances GUN, Verna Mudd, Mary
Edith McFarling, Dorothy Miller,
Effie Joe Holloway, Eleanor Rose
brugh. Mary Grace WinStead. Sarah
Louise Weaver, Betty Yerger. Ann
Wood. Virginia Mann, Mary For
rest. Nettie Wright. and the Senior
sponsor, Mrs. O. r. Scott. Other
guests present were Mrs. Carrie
Wright OF Edinburg. speaker Of the
evening. Miss Patricia Holmes. read
err. Mrs. Ruth Pritchard. vocal SOLO
ist. Miss Mildred McFarline. &C
companisg. and Miss Ruth South
wick. Of Edinburg.
The club. IN cooperation with
the city and the state highway de-
partment. are carrying out an ex-
tensive Identification program. The
committee in charge Of this Work
consists of Miss Lillian Vertrees.
Miss Emma Herzog and Mrs. B. 9.
Yerger. The plants are furnished
By the state and the RFC labor Is
being used. Already 400 plants have
been set out. these being ceniza,
thither wood and anaqua trees.
With the help Of the BOYS Scouts
2 beautiful rockery Is 70 be built at
the east entrance 70 the city, which
will add greatly 70 the attractive
ness Of the highway.
Mrs. W. Z. Wier entertained the
Wednesday Bridge club. A p~rofuSion
Of amarylliS decorated the rooms.
Three tables OF members we're
present and Mrs. Joe Powell vas a
guest player. Mrs. Harry Towns was
high.
Mrs Harry CAROL Of San Benito
u the house guest Of Mrs. Dick Aus
tin.