The Brownsville Herald (Brownsville, Tex.), Vol. 43, No. 284, Ed. 1 Thursday, May 30, 1935 Page: 3 of 8
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PTA Group Is
Honored At
Luncheon
(Special to The Herald)
UrtUNOEN May 28. — Officer*
members of the senior high Pa-
-Teacher association assisted by
Mrs. W. M. Ellison and D. M. Den-
ton principal of the school enter-
tained the faculty of the high school
with a luncheon given Monday In
the school cafeteria.
Following the luncheon the final
meeting of the year of the P. T. A.
Council was held with Mrs. H. H.
Schander president presiding. Re-
ports were heard and definite ar-
rangements were made for the hold-
ing of a school of Instruction for all
units of P. T. A. In the city the
first Saturday In September. The
committee named to be In charge of
this activity of the Council Is com-
posed of Mrs. W. B. Shaw. Mrs. J.
W. Rollins and Mrs. J. C. Fairbalrn.
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Members of the Palmetal Home
Demonstration club who expected
to leave Tuesday for the two-day
Demonstration Encampment of
Home Demonstration clubs of Cam-
ron county to be held at the Y. W.
3. A. camp In Rio Hondo are Mes-
dames H. H. Schander. Wylie Dun-
can O. A. Cowart. O. A. Carter J.
H. Williams. Roy Ellis. Nell Peters.
I* T. Sorrell R. O. Elmore and J. H.
White.
The Junior Study club observ ed the
innual dinner meeting of the club
Saturday evening at the Macy Tea
loom with the members of the so-
rial committee Misses Frances Rob-
erts Frances Kaufman and Jose-
phine Rodgers acting as hostesses
Floral adornment place cards and
other appointments of the tables fea-
tured the club colors. Lovely cor-
sages marked the places of the pres-
ident and those appearing cm the
program.
Mrs. Alton Hutson was In charge
of the program and Introduced each
number. Speakers were Mrs. Paul
Brown president of the Senior 8tudy
dub. Mrs. Day Young chairman of
Junior clubs for ths Valley Federa-
te and Miss Angela Murray former
president who recently moved to
San .Antonio and who returned to
flveTter annual report.
Musicians on the program were
flss Joy Hall soloist accompanied
y Miss Mary Elisabeth Challes and
©well Oehme who gave selections cm
le vibra-harp.
Mrs. Polk Homaday. club sponsor
as also a speaker on the program
nd acted as Installing officer for
he club. Miss Helen Sumners is
.he new president and Miss Mary
Ann Powell will serve as vice presi-
dent and Miss Frances Kaufman Is
the new secretary. Other officers
are Miss Maurtne McLelland treas-
urer. Miss Gretchin Brooke parlia-
mentarian and Miss Blanche Patton
historian and press reporter.
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Miss Rowe Is
Honored With
Bridge Party
Miss Chrissie Bowie and Charles
3owie entertained Tuesday evening
it bridge in the home of Mrs. John
C Bowie in Sun Benito honoring
Miss Elizabeth Rowe bride-elect of
Saturday.
The Bowie home was attractively
decorated in a color scheme of pink
and blue with the chosen color be-
ing carried out tn all accessories for
the party. Gladioli in shades of pink
and white were used profusely aoout
the rooms.
During the games of bridge the
trofVfy for the contract games was
presented to Mrs. Dick Strama. of
Brownsville; high in the auction
games went to Miss Frances Kauf-
man of Harlingen.
The hostesses presented the hon-
oree. Miss Rowe with a useful and
attractive gift.
At the conclusion of the games a
dessert course was served to Miss
Rowe of Brownsville. Misses Lillian
jiclnnis. Blanche Patton. Haael
Haire. Evelyn Sparks and Frances
Kaufman all of Harlingen; Maude
Nosier and Dorothy Glyn Ward.
Mesdames Dan Mounts and Robert
Balters all of San Benito; Miss Mary
Helen George. Mesdames Dick
Strama. Joe Berry and Dan Fowler
all of Brownsville and Mrs. H. Aus-
tin Ellison ci Falfurrlas.
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Fairy Tale In
Dance to Be
Given Here
Preparations have been completed
and final rehearsals held for the pro-
duction. "Enchanted Garden” which
will be presented Wednesday evening
on the stage of the Capitol theatre
at 8:30 o’clock by Prances Leighton
Dashiell and her pupils.
Enchanted Garden" is a fairy story-
in dance with the tale being told
entirely with the rhythms of the
dance. The story centers about little
Mary Ann. who finds a lovely garden
brilliant with flowers of all colors.
She falls asleep and dreams that a
fairy prince comes and magically
awakens all of the flowers and sta
tues.
After the flowers come to life a
company of elves arrive In the gar-
den. fall in love with the' flowers
and take them with them to their
own kingdom Colorful butterflies
seeking the flowers miss them so
much that they with the air of
Firefly go to the elves' kingdom and
bring back thef lowers.
Among those taking Dart will be
Mary At.n Marion Jovce Eriel-
stein; the prince—Margaret Elisa-
beth Martin: grasshopper—Margaret
Ann Biggs; peacock. Margaret
McCandless; flowers — June Mon-
cur. Mary Alice Llghthart. Ann
Geier. Gail Skelton. Marcia Clint.
Marguerite Dennis. Margue rite
; Crixell. Mina Alter. Dorothy Car-
son. Mary Dybwad. Prenita Gott-
lieb Marilyn Gottlieb. Pearl Gay.
and Eva Mae Johnson.
Elves — Sidney Buell. Billy Geier.
Leighton Dashiell. William Heaner.
Jr.. Albert Gay. Carl Crow. Chito
Cisneros. Morris Funk. Jimmie Ta-
bor. Julio Lerma. Robert Chenaut
Bill Atchison Johnny Tarwater.
Murry Durst; statues — Marjorie
Wtnans. and Moselle Pruden; but-
terflies — Peggy Crixell Louise Ford.
Josephine Mitchell. Shirley Mcln-
nis. Mildred Cole. Marjorie Wtnans.
Elaine Dorfman Moselle Pruden;
firefly — Frances Leighton Dashiell.
The cast is drawn from Fances
Leighton Dashiell's dancing classes.
A great number of the classes attend I
the classes ct various kindergartens
in the city Two of the soloists. Ma-
rion Joyce Edeistein and June Mon-
cur. attend the Brownsville Kinder-
garten in charge of Mrs W. R
Jones. Others are students at the
Little School under the supervision
of Mrs. John 8. Rowe.
Simple Rites
Unite Couple
Wednesday
A wedding of a great deal of In-
terest both here and In Harlingen
as well as in other parts of the
Valley was the marriage of Miss
Iola Rose daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe R. Rose of Harlingen to Mr.
W. Hugh Biggs of Brownsville
which was solemnised in Browns-
ville Wednesday morning at 10
o’clock at the home of Mrs. W. T
Vann. The marriage ceremony was
read by Rev. O. C. Crow pastor of
the First Methodist church.
The Vann home was profusely
decorated with pink rosebuds pink
gladioli and fern. The couple pledged
their troth before an archway of
fern interspersed with pink rose-
buds.
The bride was most becomingly
owned in pink mousseline de soie.
made on long lines. She carried a
shower bouquet of pink roses tied
with pink satin ribbon.
Miss Amelia Campbell attended
the bride and wore an attractive
gown of aquamarine chiffon with
which she wore a corsage of pink
rosebuds. Mr John S. Hill acted as
best man to the groom.
Only the immediate family and
intimate friends of the couple were
present at the ceremony.
Immediately after the wedding
Mr. and Mrs Biggs left on a wed-
ding trip to Iowa where they will
be for the next three weeks. Upon
their return they will ma’ e their
home in Brownsville The bride
wore an ensemble of light blue
crepe with white accessories for
her going away costume.
Mrs. Biggs attended the Harlin-
gen high school and the Brunswick
junior college in Kingsville. For
several years she has been an in-
structor in the Brownsville school
s;> stem. Mr. Biggs has lived most of
his life In Brownsville attending
local schools and is connected with
the Pan-American Airways.
CALENDAR”
THURSDAY
The Bridge League will meet at
the Elks hall at 7:30 p. m.
El Jardin Heights Social club will
meet with Mrs. Louis Demeaville.
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Poppy Wreaths To
Be Furnished By
Auxiliary Group
The Auxiliary to the American
Legion will furnish poppy wreaths
for the American Legion to place
in the cemeteries. It has been the
custom of the Auxiliary to furnish
the wreaths for the Legion for the
past three years.
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TO MONTERREY
Irene O. Baxter accompanied by
her cousin. Miss Irene A. Reed left
Wednesday for Monterrey for an
indefinite stay. Later in the sum-
mer she will be the guest of the
Tamargo family in Saltillo where
she will remain until the opening
of school in September. Miss Bax-
ter has made her home here with
the A. W. Reed family while at-
tending high school and Hill return
in the fall to resume her studies.
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ANNUAL PICNIC WILL
BE HELD IN PARK
The Indiana Society will hold its
annual picnic at the Harlingen Pair
Park Sunday. June 2. New Officers
are to be elected for the ccming
year.
A large American flag five by
eight feet will be given to the state
tnat registered the most names at
the last fair.
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Spring Flower
Show Will Be
In Harlingen
(Special to The Herald)
HARLINGEN May 29 —The Har-
lingen Garden club will hold Its an-
nual Spring flower show at the
Reese-Wll-Mcnd hotel patio and
lobby during the Harvest Fiesta May
29*30 with Mr. O. E. Stuart general
chairman.
The flower show will be open to
the public and the club requests any-
one having entries to bring them to
the hotel early as all entries must
be placed before 12 o’clock. Judging
will start promptly afterward
Judging will be scored on the fol-
lowing points; Beauty arrange-
ment quality and the container.
Each contributor must furnish his
own container and call for same at
the conclusion of flower show.
Exhibits will be arranged in table
groups as follows:
Roses: Mrs. H. M. Dunaway
chairman; single red. single white
single pink single yellow singe two-
tone.
Best arrangement of red pink or
white roses in bowl basket or vase;
best exhibit plyantha rose.
The chairman Mrs. Dunaway is
giving a special prise for the best
corsage exhibit.
Gladiolus—Mrs. A. J. Pollard
chairman; Best single; best three;
most artistic arrangements—basket
or vase.
Verbenas—Mrs. N. B. Lackland
chairman: Best bowl of solid color;
best bowl of combined species; best
arrangement in combination with
other flora.
Zinnias—Mrs otto: Best single;
best three; most artistic arrange-
ment in basket bowl or vase.
Petunias phlox; sweet peas;
candytuft; assorted flowers—Mrs.
J. F. Rod am or. Miss Pearl Wahler
co-chairmen: Best arrangement In
basket bowl or vase.
Scabioea Snap-dragons carna-
tions and summer chrysanthemums.
Mrs. J. M. Wade chairman: Best ar- i
Cameron Home Demonstration
Clubs Have Two~Day Session
Of Interest in Rio Hondo
(Special to The Herald!
RIO HONDO May 28 —Rio Hondo
the encampment city was again the
scene of encampment of the Cam-
eron County home demonstration
clubs marking the 10th annual en-
campment of the clubs. There were
145 members registered for Thurs-
day the first day with eight visitors.
Prominent visitors for the day
were Mrs. J. J. Murray of Harlin-
gen. past president of the Valley
Federation of Women’s clubs; Mrs.
rangement in basket bowl or case.
Gallardla Josmos Marigolds Cal-
endula Mrs. W. M. Darden chair-
man: Best arrangement in basket
bowl or vase.
Nasturtiums poppies daisies. Mrs.
Bernice Utley Mrs. O. G. Ford ham
co-chairman: Best arrangement in
basket bowl or vase; the most uni-
que exhibit in basket bowl or vase.
Lillies Cannas Mrs. L. O. Baker
chairman: Best arrangement in
basket bowl or vase.
Shrubs or trees—Mrs. Tyre H.
Brown Mrs. J. B. Langford co-
chairman: best arangement in bas-
ket. bowl or vase.
Pot plants cactus. Mrs G A. Lar-
sen. Mrs. John Gill co-chairman.
Wild flowers Mrs. W. G Fields
Mrs. E. W. Anglin Mrs. E. H. Ha ire
best arrangement in basket bowl or
vase.
There will also be a flower mar-
ket at which cut flowers will be sold
during the fiesta.
Mrs. Charles H Simmons the pres-
ident of the Harlingen Garden club
will have charge of the guest book.
TAMPICO VISITORS
Misses Josephine and Irma Heng-
geler left Wednesday morning for
Tampico to visit relatives. They will
be away all summer returning the
latter part of August for the open-
ing of school.
Ben Sanders of Harlingen fhtinpm
at the music department of the Val-
ley Federation; Mrs. Willard Fergu-
son chairman of the Nwn» demon-
stration department of the Federa-
tion; County Commlsiaoner J. Weikel
and J. F. Vaughn.
Highlight of the first meeting was
a talk on 'Appreciation of Texas
Art and Artists’’ by Mrs. Ben San-
ders. Mrs. Sanders displayed con-
coses during her very interesting
talk.
Mrs. J. J. Murray in her talk urg-
ed upon the assembled club women
a public market in each Valley town
as an outlet for products of home
demonstration club women.
The outstanding program feature
of the afternoon was a book review
by Mrs. Florence Johnson Scott of
' Rio Qrande City of her own book
. “Old Rough and Ready." She gave
a brief review of the color and ro-
mance of the Valley of the early days
’ and also told the club women that
in 1948 the Rio Grande Valley would
I be 200 years old. and that the year
would mark the 100th anniversary
of the organisation in Starr and
Cameron counties of churches
schools and Valley courts.
The day's program was interspers-
ed with entertainment by various
clubs and reports of achievement
by the club groups. Astounding facts
as to the accomplishments ct the
rural women in regard to their work
in canning pantry work clothing
and heme making were brought to
light through the splendid reports.
Reports were Judged with the
Browne Tract club In first place
the Pennsylvania Avenue club In
second and the Palmetal club in
third.
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•Hie annual Danish celebration
picnic will be held June 5 at the
J. C. Moctensen residence on the
highway between Weslaco and Don-
na.
Miss Gonzales Is
Honored at Picnic
By Two Hostesses
(Special to Th# Herald)
BAN BENITO. May 29 - Mia :
Zolla Montalvo and Viola Keller
honored Mias Julia Gonial* the
first of the week with a picnic at
Olmlto Lake.
The guests who numbered 100
enjoyed an evening of games and
swimming. Among those present
were guests from Brownsville. Har-
lingen. La Perla. Weslaco McAllen
Mission and Ban Benito.
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VFW Auxiliary To
Meet Thursday At \
Hall for Services
At the meeting of the Auxiliary
to the Veterans of Foreign Wars
final arrangements for memorial
services were made. Members of the
auxiliary are to meet at the T. F.
W. hall at 5:30 a. m. Thursday be-
fore going to the cemetery.
There were 10 members present at
the meeting. *
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