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THE MAT AGORDA COUNTY TRIBUNE, THURSDAY ,FEB. 13, 1936
STATE FARM STATISTICS
6,800,000 FEWER ACRES OF COTTON HARVESTED, 1,000,000 MORE
COWS THAN IN 1930
Many developments of major importance in Texas have been disclos-
William L. Austin, Bureau of the Census, Department of Commerce.
ed by the 1935 Federal Farm Census figures released today by Director
First among these is the crop failure of 1934. amounting to about six
and a half million acres, second is the cut of 6,800,000 acres in the cotton
crop since 1929, third is the substitution of about 1.800,000 acres of major
crops for cotton, about 400.000 of which were corn, 280,000 oats, 120,000
wheat, and 1,000,000 acres of hay, and sorghums for forage. The fourth
is the increase of crops for human consumption, sweet potatoes, Irish po-
tatoes. and sugar cane, with increases, respectively, of roughly 20,000 acres,
10.000 acres and 3,000 acres.
ROMENADEDECK
- „Ishbel Ross —
. CUNBL ROSS
NINTH INSTALLMENT
2-
Outstanding of the facts shown by the livestock inventory are the in-
creases in cattle, particularly in the cows and heifers two years old and
over amounting to almost 1,000,000. The decrease in work animals of 209,-
000 closely correspond with the reduction in the acreage of cotton. Litele
change is shown in the totals for sheep and lambs, but there has been a
decrease of 177,000 in the number of swine.
With these changes in livestock there was a very material increase
in woodland pasture, brushland and other pasture. Due to relocation
of the one-hundredth meridian (U. S. Supreme Court Decision, March 17,
1930 ) 45 square miles were transferred to Texas from Oklahoma.
Because of the great size of Texas and diversity of conditions, coun-
ty figures should be consulted before applying general statements to the
localities.
Separate county releases covering the principal items of crops and
livestock may be secured, upon request, from tiie Bureau of Census,
Washington, D C. without charge. At a later date a printed bulletin
will be issued for the State of Texas giving statistics in detail by counties
Preliminary Figures; State of Texas
For 1935 inventory items are for Jan. 1; production items for calendar year 1934.
For 1930 inventory items are for Apr. 1: production items for calendar year 1929
Farms, Farm Acreage and Value
Item Census of 1935 Census of 1930
Number of farms 501,017
Farms operated by—
Full owners ...........
Part owners
Managers .................................
All tenants .............................................
Croppers .... .......
Value of farms (land and buildings)
Average value per farm .........
Average value per acre
All land in farms (acres)
495,485
Average acreage per farm
172,709
38,731
3.474
286,103
76,468
$2,573,704 972
$5,137
$18.70
137,597.389
274.6
152,852
37,663
3,314
301,660 |
105,122
$3,597,406,986
$7,260 ■
"I’ve been wondering about you
this morning, Jenny. 1 came back to
your door last night, but your state-
room was quiet and the lights were
on. I thought everything must be
all right," said Angela
"Perhaps it is,” said Jenny, blank-
ly. "I don’t know. Peter's gone."
"Jenny darling, do sit down and
drink some tea with me. Have you
had your breakfast yet?" Angela
rang the bell for her stewardess
"Breakfast?" repeated Jenny, aim-
lessly.
"Yes, breakfast. You look exhaust-
ed. Did you sleep at all?"
"All night, like a log. 1 think I
must have fainted when I found
Peter wasn't there. I scarcely re-
member the night at all. Wouldn't
it lie funny, Angela, if I never saw
him again?"
"Don't talk rot. You’re shivering
Throw that dressing-gown over your
shoulders.”
"Jenny darling," said Angela plung-
ing swiftly to the point, 'I have
some bad news for you."
Jenny retracted her head, wary for
the coming of a blow.
"Your husband’s left the boat with
124.707.130 Mrs. Langford.
251.7
ANNUAL MEETING OF WOMAN’S
CHURCH FEDERATION JAN. 30TH
—--• --
Farm Land According to Use (Acres)
Item Census of 1935
Crop land harvested 25,429,158
Crop failure* 6,488,414
Crop land idle or fallow 3,591,239
Plowable pasture 7,786,697
Woodland pasture 23,648,606
Other pasture 67,060,969
Woodland not pastured 1,487,121
All other land in farms ............2,105,185
Land available for crops (Harvested, failure, idle,
fallow, and plowable pasture) 43,295,508
Census of 1930
30,634,370
1,803,574
"Peter—oh no!" Jenny’s voice was
| a cry of pain. "Angela, there isn’t
any doubt in your mind.”
| "Mr. Charlton thinks they caught
a boat to Singapore yesterday."
"While we were watching the fool-
2 328 222 while we were watcntng the tool
11.156,355 ish dancers! But his things—how did
14,449,011
61,337,071
1,240,472
1,758,055
45,922,521
Number of Live lock on Farms
Item Census of 1935 Census of 1930
Horses and colts'* ....................- 686,442
Mules and mule colts** 889,329
Catt I " 7,222,369
Cows and heifers 2 years old and over 3,834,464
Sheep and lambs 7,026,543
Hogs and pigs .............................1,384.134
748,703
1,036,177
5,583,471
2,868,546
7,021,334
he get them off?”
"He came back and packed, and
he and Mrs. Langford got u steward
to take off their bags.”
Jenny was staring at the floor.
"You know I’m not his wife"
Angela accepted her announcement
with no change of expression.
“In fact, I left my husband and
four-months-old baby to run away
with Peter.”
"Your baby? Oh, Jenny darling!"
Angela’s voice halted in
1,561,461 stream. So this was the story.
mid-
She
Item
Corn for all purposes (acres)
Corn for grain (acres*
Corn for grain (bushels) ......<
Wheat threshed (acres*
Wheat threshed (bushels)
Oats threshed (acres)
Oats threshed (bushels'
Oats cut and fed unthreshed (acres)
Barley threshed (acres*
Barley threshed (bushels)
Rice (rough* threshed (acres*
Rice trough) threshed (bushels)
Grain sorghums (for grain* (acres) ..
Grain sorghums (for grain* (bushels)
Cotton (acres)
Cotton (bales, square) (1)
Sugar cane for all purposes (acres*
Sugar cane for all purposes (tons)
Irish potatoes (acres)
Irish potatoes (bushels)
Sweet potatoes (acres).
Sweet potatoe s (bushels)
All hay and sorghums for forage (acres)
All hay and sorghums for forage (tons)
Selected Crops Harvested***
Census of 1935 Census of 1930
4,637,435
4,479,780
38,017,875
3,091,870
26,298,423
1,373.035
32,012,907
240,816
123,883
1,755,351
110.500
5,497,520
1,406.363
9,642,432
10,015,375
2,306.424
9.817
47,296
50.540
3,011,730
64.584
3,182,721
3,590,061
2,346,107
I looked pityingly at the girl on the
bed. ‘You must have loved him
4,250,747
4.076.206 -I did. J do. But, you see, one
66,251,026 must pay for a thing like that.”
2,969,511
very much."
"How long have you been with
44,077,764 him, altogether?”
1,148,110
1 ‘About ten weeks. Such a little
27,260,261 time. I thought it would last lor
183,030
193.862
years. I thought it would last for-
ever, But ten weeks! Funny, isn’t
3,743,677 it? I’m repeating history. My moth-
105.616 er did exactly the same thing when
5,158,544 I was a little girl."
1,700,713
"But didn’t you feel that anything
23.768.386 was wrong, Jenny?”
16,813.568
3,793,392
6.719
(21
39,786
2,773,216
44.652
3,392,764
2,589,538
3.073.338
"I saw him go into her stateroom
the other day, but I closed my eyes
to reality. 1 couldn’t believe it.
There was no change in his man-
ner.”
She lapsed into silence again. An-
gela could see her fingers twisting
her. though. He shuffled down the
next alley; no doubt she would ring.
Soon he had forgotten her existence.
The storm was now at its peak.
Jenny could see the green-black
mountains racing past with squirm-
ing foam-crests. In her ears were
thundering cries of anguish—the re-
quiem of the sea. She dashed across
the cabin and slapped her hands in
aimless frenzy against the panels
"He couldn’t, he couldn’t, he
couldn’t!” she screamed, but her voice
was a whisper in the mad crescen-
do of the gale. She covered her
eyes with her arm. She must be
going mad. But the water would
wash the fever from her brain, would
lap her in peace and security.
She reached the porthole, was
standing below it. She stretched up
her arms and the tips of her fingers
touched the rim, finding it cold and
wet. Her ears were filled with the
roar of the sea. Nothing must stop
her now. At last she worked her
slender shoulders through the rim
of the porthole. Turning her head,
she saw that the deadlights must all
be down, for the ship was as dark
as a whale. She was working with
frenzy now, pushing her slim body
farther and farther out. The waves
dashed into her face, stinging her
to a sharp knowledge that she was
close to death, beyond aid and love.
Her only fear was that they might
push h r back . She dreaded the
moment of quiet, the lull between
the waves, when her thoughts wash-
ed back to the life she was leav-
ing One arm reached into the night
and the water raced through her
fingers. It was black and icy-cold.
The water was a void from which
one plunged into light. Slowly she
wormed her way through the black
circle—her breasts, and now her
waist. If only her hips would slip
through the porthole! Jenny’s head
swooped down toward the water. A
thousand echoes thundered in her
ars and her thoughts were splin-
tered to fragments. Her baby would
never know her—better that she
would die. Peter would never love
her—better that she should . . .
With one last tug she pulled her-
self clear. There was a tiny splash.
A huge wave roared along the side
of the ship and, finding an open
porthole, rushed in. Two peach slip-
pers rode like boats for a split sec-
ond and then, as the water eddied
with the lurching of the Marenia.
were stranded limply in a corner.
Macduff, restless in the adjoining
cabin, heard a metallic click dur-
ing a moment’s lull, the crash of
g slipper heel against the partition.
The annual meeting of th Wo-
man's Church Federation was held
at the Christian Church on the af-
ternoon of January 30th, 19.36 The
meeting was opened with the con-
gregation singing 'Faith of Our
Fathers."
The devotional was Riven by Mrs
Deathridge, who chose as her scrip-
ture the tenth chapter of Luke. It
was closed with an inspiring prayer
by Mrs. Deatheridge, concluding with
Lord's prayer being repeated in uni-
son
The president. Mrs. Thos. H Lewis
gave us a brief message of the pur-
pose of the Woman’s Church Fed-
eration. and its place in the affair
of the community. The secretary
was requested to read the objective
of the Federation from the Consti-
tution
Tlie reports of the secretary and
treasurer were given and filed
Tlie president then call'd for the
reports of the various committees.
Mr . F O. Montague, chairman of
the personal service committee, gave
the report of that committee, which
showed the many services rendered
during the year by that active body
This was followed by the report of
the cheer committ '.e by the chair-
man, Mrs. Henry James, which deals
with the work among the ill, shut-
ins and old people.
Due to the absence of the chair-
men of the educational committee
and the Mexican committee, the sec-
retary read the reports of these com-
mittees.
ent with two execeptions.
The reports of the varios commit-
tees were read and accepted.
Mrs. Schaedel reported on a peace
program presented at the school and
sponsored by the Federation.
The advisability of sponsoring a
Daily Vacation Bible School was con-
sidered and it was decided to leave
the matter to the judgment of the
ducational committee.
The proposed change in the name
of the Federation was discussed and
after full consideration it was de-
cided to retain the name. "The Wo-
man's Church Federation "
The secretary was authorized to
order the necessary stationery for
the Federation.
On September 30th, 1935, the execu-
tive board of the Woman's Church
Fed ration held its third quarterly
m eting at the home of Mrs Thos.
II Lewis. All of the members of
the board were present with one ex-
eeption.
The reports of the various commit-
tees were given and accepted Many
helpful suggestions were given the
chairman of the Negro committee
for the betterment of conditions for
that race.
Plans were made for the Christ-
season. It was decided to fol-
low the same plan as formerly
adopted and cooperate with the dif-
ferent persons and organizations wish -
ins to bring Christmas cheer to the
underprivileged families of our com-
munities.
It was announced that a. meeting
of th council of Federated Church
| Women would be held in Houston
on November 13th, 1935, the prin-
"•al speaker being Mrs. S. S. Sib-
lev one of our national officers.
The fourth quarterly meeting of
the executive board of the Woman’s
Church Federation was held in the
home of the president on the after-
noon of January 17, 1936. The full
membership was present.
The reports of the various commit-
Tlie question was put to vote by
the organization as to whether there
were enough lights on the Tree of
Life during the Christmas season,
and the vote indicated that the light-
ing was insufficient.
The chairman of the Negro com-
mittee, Mrs. C. T. Schaedel, gave the
report of that committee, which was
also an excellent report. A number
of letters of appreciation from col-
ored persons and organizations aid-
ed by the Federation were read.
tees were given and adopted. These
ports were es pecially interesting as
they gave in detail the work done
by the committees during the Christ-
mas season.
A number of excellent projects
were listed and discussed which are
to be sponsored by the Federation
during the coming year.
Plan were discussed for the an-
nual meeting and it was decided to
have a meeting at the Presbyterian
Church on the evening of January
26th, 1936, for the purpose of pre-
senting to the public the annual re-
ports of the committees. The annual
open business meeting would be held
at the Christian Church on the af-
ternoon of January 30. 1936.
On the afternoon of January 22,
These reports we re unanimously |
adopted and filed with the secretary.
At this time Mrs Holsapple favor-
ed the assemblage with a. beautiful
solo, which was indeed enjoyed by
all present.
Mrs. Lewis expressed her appre-
ciation and thanks to the chairmen
of the committees for their splendid
cooperation during the year.
1936. a call meeting of the executive
“The acreage of crop failure does not represent the total acreage of crops
which failed, but only the acreage of land in crops which failed and on
which no other crop was harvested in 1934.
••Excludes animals under 3 months of age April 1. 1930.
•••Exeluding fruits, vegetables, and the various annual legumes enumerated,
which will be published later.
(1) Running bales of lint cotton, counting round as half bales.
(2) Not available.
and untwisting, and the flow of
thoughts over her face. Angela found a letter from Lovat
"Angela, I want to be left to me waiting for he rat Peking.
My dear Angela (he wrote): Many
things have happened since you left,
MATAGORDA COUNTY FARM STATISTICS
self," said Jenny, suddenly.
"Of course, my dear child, but I
shall come back, and if there is any-
thing I can do—” she bent down and
kissed her forehead.
"You’re very kind. There’s noth-
ing that anyone can do.”
Angela went upstairs, to find that
the boat was seething with gossip.
She decided to go down to Jenny’s
| suite again and see if she were
--I asleep. No she was lying exactly as
CHANGES IN THE AGRICULTURE OF MATAGORDA COUNTY, TEXAS, she had left her. When the door
SHOWN BY 1935 CENSUS
A number of significant changes since 1930 in the agriculture of Mata-
gorda County, Texas, are shown by preliminary figures from the 1935 Fed-
eral Farm Census released today by Director William L. Austin, Bureau
of the Census, Department of Commerce.
The number of farms and ranches in the county increased 15 per cent
from 1930 to 1935. and farm and ranch lands, 20 per cent. Although more
tenants were reported, the number of cropper tenants was less in 1935 than
in 1930.
Material changes in the havested acreage of the various crops are shown,
but at least a part of these changes are probably the result of crop failure
rather than fundamental changes in the cropping system. In 1929 all crops
failed on 25,309 acres, but in 1934 on only 10.133 acres. Gains in the har-
vested acreages of corn, rice, hay, and sorghums in 1934 over 1929 totaled
approximately the same as the decrease in crop failure.
Cattle reported as of January 1, 1935, exceeded the number on April 1.
1930 by 68 per cent. Cows increased 77 per cent. The figures for horses
and mules show a decrease
Final figures for Matagorda County are to be presented in a State bul-
letin for Texas. A small charge is made for the State bulletins, which may
be secured from the Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing
Office, Washington, D. C.
Preliminary Figures; Matagorda County, Texas
For 1935 inventory items are for Jan. 1; production items for calendar year 1934
For 1930 inventory items arc for Apr. 1; production items for calendar year 1929.
Farms, Farm Acreage and Value
• Item Census of 1935 Census of 1930
Number of farms
Farms operated by--
1,923
1.673
Full owners !
Part owners
Managers
All tenants
+ Croppers
Value of farms (land and buildings)
Average value per farm
Average value per acre
All land in farms (acres).
495
232
15
1.181
186
$10,474,824
$5,447
$19.69
532,048
276.7
Average acreage per farm
Farm Land According to Use (Acres)
Item Census of 1935
Crop land harvested
464
163
10
1,036
277
$12,288,691
$7,345
$27.78
442,375
264.4
Crop failure* .
Crop land idle or fallow
Plowable pasture . .........
Woodland pasture .......................
Other pasture . .........................................
Woodland not pastured
All other land in farms...
Land available for crops (Harvested, failure, idle,
59.714
10,133
11.819
300,079
89,019
54,356
1.904
5,024
Census of 1930
49,699
25,309
11,745
97,980
36,895
216,049
1,042
3,656
opened she threw an eager glance
toward it, but her face clouded as
soon as she saw that it was only
Angela.
"Jenny, are you all right?"
'Yes." She spoke in the faded
voice of the very ill.
"Have you slept?”
Smiling feebly, she shook her head.
"A storm is coming up, a real China
Sea storm. I hope you don’t get
seasick."
"Never."
"It should lull us all to sleep to-
night."
"Yes?" Jenny’s glance was faintly
questioning.
"Won’t you have some tea with
me? Let’s have it here. You haven’t
had luncheon.
"If you don’t mind, Angela. I want
just to be let alone. I’m rather tir-
ed. I think I shall sleep."
"You’ll send for me if (here is
anything I can do, won’t you?"
"Rather!" She smiled piteously at
Angela-a lost face, drowning in its
own bewilderment.
The last traces of Peter’s occu-
pancy—a few odds and ends of pa-
per-had disappeared. A white and
blue envelope lay on the table. It
was a message from him. The let-
ters danced before her eyes—fool-
ish, jumbled letters, all capitals and
no punctuation. It had come in dots
and dashes direct from her lover on
his way to Singapore.
On my way to Singapore.
Writing at once to explain
everything and arrange financial
matters.
Peter.
fallow, and plowable pasture* 381.74.>
Number of Livestock on Farms
Census of 1935
Item
Horses and colts’*
Mules and mule colts"*.
Cattle**
Cows and heifers 2 years old and over
Sheep and lambs
Hogs and pigs
3.241
3,014
80,172
53,962
1,855
4,317
Selected Crops
Item
Corn for all purposes (acres)
Corn for grain (acres)
Corn for grain (bushels*
Rice (rough* threshed (acres*
Rice (rough) threshed (bushels)
Grain sorghums (for grain) (acres).
Grain sorghums (for grain) (bushels)
Sugar cane for all purposes (acres).
Sugar cane for all purposes (tons)
184,733
Census of 1930
3.287
3,390
47,692
30,443
734
5,809
Jenny looked in the flowered bag
that had gone with her the wats of
Bangkok. Opening her purse, she
found that she had £5 10s in the
world.
Pattering down the adjoining al-
ley, the steward, too old for any
duty at sea but that of night watch-
man. arrived at Jenny’s stateroom,
which was next to Macduff’s. He
saw a ribbon of light under* her
door and assumed that she was still
Harvested*
Census of 1935 Census of 1930 awake. He knocked and a faint voice
18,055
17,978
195,087
13,778
656,945
948
11.632
10
116
62
4,759
202
13,324
6,143
7.897
13,934
13,703
241,771
answered, ' Come in."
"Sorry to disturb you, madam. I
have orders to close the deadlight.
7.452 Captain’s orders, madam.”
“Leave it as it is now, steward,”
she said. “I shall ring for you later.
308,503
42
588
My head is splitting and I must have
16 air."
(1)
181
4,678
202
11.767
2,206
3.875
Irish potatoes (acres* .........................
Irish potatoes (bushels).................................................
Sweet potatoes (acres)
Sweet potatoes (bushels)...........................
All hay and sorghums for forage (acres)............
All hay and sorghums for forage (tons).......
•The acreage of crop failure does not represent the total acreage of crops
which failed, but only the acreage of land in crops which failed and on
which no other crop was harvested in 1934.
•♦Excludes animals under 3 months of age April 1, 1930
•••Excluding fruits, vegetables, and the various annual legumes enumerated,
which will be published later.
exist right here in Bay City.
Groceries are sometimes provided
where a family is found with no
food and hungry children. We co-
operated with the churches in send- |
ing out Christmas dinners to twenty-
five families.
A nurse and medical attention were
secured for a typhoid patient. To do
without either meant the life of the
patient. Today the patient is well
and who can measure the value of
a life thus saved, mother of five chil-
dren.
In closing may we say we are glad
to have done what we could, and our
only regret that we could not do
more. It is a great work and a source
of happiness to those engaged in it
Mrs. F. O. Montague
Annual Report
For the year 1935, we, as members
of the Personal Service Department
submit this report:
to 118 Mexican children in the shape
of toys, candy and fruit.
We have expended the full wing
sums:
Groceries $.35
Sewing material 1.00
Clothing ...500
Christmas celebration ..... 5.17
Expenses:
Glasses for children .
Bed, springs and mattress
For the care of transients
Baby clothes
Medical supplies
Hospitalization
Groceries .........-
School supplies
Nurse
One Ticket to Oklahoma
Total ..
Balance in bank, $95.79.
$19.52
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. F A. Williams
Mrs. Copeland
Mrs. Frank Carr
Mrs. Geo, R. Keene
Educational Committe Report
We your educati nal committee,
submit the following annual report
of work for the year 1935;
We held a meeting in February
1935 to organize our committee and
plan the work for the year. Mrs.
Goo. Burke and Mrs. June Hensley
from the Presbyterian Church, Mrs.
Il M. Rimmer and Mrs. Ira T. An-
derson from the Christian Church,
and Mrs. Paris Smith and Mrs. Claire
F. Pollard from the Methodist Church
composed the committee. The ob-
$15.50
9 00
1245
9.05
.4510, -
40.00 servance planned were: March, World
1163 | Day of Prayer: April, sunrise prayer
30 00 service on Easter, May, a Mother-
14.45 Daughter banquet; June, cooperation
5 50 I with the Men’s Bible Classes in a
J__— big brother banquet; July or August,
$186 49 Daily Vacation Bible School; Septem-
* ber, peace study; October, childhood-
youth week observance; December,
Medical attention was secured for Christmas musical program and
following cases: a transient boy who Christina posters on the streets, also
was quite ill, another transient, a | the annual meeting. Each member
man who fell from a train injuring was a signed the chairmanship for
his foot, a little boy who had a bad-one of the special days. Mrs. Rim-
ly infected leg, operation performed mer had charge of the World Day
in local hospital here, spent one week; of Prayer plans; Mrs Smith, Eas-
in hospital. A little girl had a cist ter; Mrs Hensley, Mother-Daughter
removed from her face, also in local banquet: Mis. Anderson, peace study
ho pital; a boy, infected heel, at-Iplans; Mrs Burke, Childhood-Youth
Week; Mrs Pollard, the Christmas
plans.
tended by physician; several cases of
impetigo; transported one asthma case
to another state for relief; secured
medical attention and nurse for a ty-
phoid patient; issued clothing to 100
people; contacted or aided 106 peo-
ple.
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. F. O Montague
Mrs. Pat Thompson
Mrs. J. E. Coleman
Mrs. A. L. Shoultz
Cheer Committee Report
The cheer committee of The Wo-
man’s Church Federation has one
main objective, and that is to give
cheer to shut-ins, the aged and those
that are ill.
We send the season’s greetings
cards, give flowers, and anything that
would mean a little cheer We al so
give literature to these people and
have made two trips to the hospi-
tal each week during the year. Dur-
ing the Christmas season we sang
hoard was held at the home of Mrs. I carols and gave bags of cheer
lthe aged and shut-ins.
Mrs. Henry James
Lewis. All the members of the board
were present with one exeception. |
The purpose of the meeting was
to complete the plans for the presen- j
tation of the annual reports of the
committees which were to be given
Mrs. W. C. Wilson
to
The World Day of Prayer program
was held at the Presbyterian Church
It was well attended and the inter-
est in and beauty of the prognun
was enhanced by the participation of
a group of Girl Reserves in same.
The schools also held suitable chapel
services on that morning, the pas-
tors of the town cooperating.
The Easter sunrise service was at-
tended by three hundred or more
people, some coming in from adja-
cent communities.
More than one hundred mothers
and t en age daughters enjoyed the
banquet where a program of song,
of merriment, shot with moments of
seriousness when mothers and daugh-
ters faced together in a changing
world some of their problems.
The Big Brother banquet, planned
for June, did not materialize, due
to causes beyond our control. The
Daily Vacation Bible School, for lack
Annual Report of Negro Committee of sufficient leaders, also failed to
We. the Negro committee of the be carried to completion.
Woman’s Church Federation, submit
the following report of work for the
In September a special committee
vi ited the schools and secured the
on January 26th, 1936. . 1955
There were twenty 1 "tiers written - Visited Negro P.T.A. several times; I cooperation of principals and teach-
■ worked with a. committee from them I rs in emphasizing the idea of "peace"
trying to help them secure a new in connection with the study of peace
school building, and have more con- history. We also furnished supple-
structive program in their P.T.A. mentary peace material.
The report of the nominating com- 1 by the secretary during the year.
1 The quarterly reports of the com-
mitees have been carefully filed dur-
ing the year.
mittee was next called for and giv-
en. Mrs. W. E. Davant, chairman
of the committee, gave the slate as
sugge ted for nomination by the Fed- "
eration. Mrs. G. A Moore took the
chair at this time. It was moved
that the report of the nominating |
Mrs. Siburn J. Clark. Secretary.
Annual Report of the Treasurer
Receipts:
meetings. We did not secure a new
Balance on hand at begin-
ning of year
committee be the elective ballot and, , .
the secretary cast the ballot of those Presbyterian Church
present for the following officers: ms tan Church
Mrs. Thos. H Lewis, president; Mrs. Methodist Church
you a great deal with what I have. Siburn J. Clark, secretary; Mrs. M
and I'm afraid I'm going to hurt
to say. You must have realized for |
ages that things could not continue |
the way they have been between us.
I had an idea, when you started
off on this trip, that the situation
might right itself, but I’ve fallen
in love, and not a passing fancy this
time
I shall furnish evidence when you
return, if you feel you want to di-
vorce me. Angela, and, of course,
I shall make it all as easy as pos-
sible. I want you to believe that
our love, while it lasted, was some-
thing separate, apart and wonder-
ful; that I have never known a wo-
man I admired as much as you. But
I’m afraid I should continue to hurt
you, and things would only get
worse, as you must realize. I could
not bear your reproachful eyes at
Cairo, although you said so little.
Wouldn’t it be better if we went
our separate ways? I have already
left your home and am living at my
club. Jock is with me, but I shall
return him as soon as you get back
Forgive me. Angela, and I hope we
shall always be the best of friends.
Yours,
Lovat.
P S.—Would you please get me
a, very fine jade bracelet in China?
The Kitten wants one.
The letter dropped from Angela’s
hand and she stared after it as it
fell. She had feared it all along.
Of course, she would let him have
his divorce, though it would be
beastly—all of it! The tears went
sliding down Angela’s cheeks She
had not thought that he would slip
completely out of her life as soon
as she turned her back There
would be no use opposing him now.
and why try to hold him when he
had already passed from her life?
She took out her writing things
and sat down to reply to his letter.
Harry stood at the door, wonder-
ing what he should do. “It’s cap-
tain’s orders, madam," he repeated.
“It’s a bad night and the water will
come in.”
Jenny’s voice was imperative:
"Leave it to me. I shall ring in a
little while."
The old man went grunting off.
He had plenty of others to attend
to, and he supposed the lady knew
what she was about. Senseless of
Darling Lovat:
I waited and waited for a letter,
and then when I got to Peking, 1
$244.73
8500
. 30.00
. 82.06
Miscellaneous contributions ... 293.00
O. Savage, treasurer; Mrs. Deather-Tota
idge, chairman educational commit-
tee; Mrs. C. T. Schacdel, chairman 1
Negro committee; Mrs. Henry James,
chairman cheer committee.
The motion carried and the secre- 1
tary announced that she cast the J
unanimous ballot of those present
for the above officers.
Mrs. Lewis asked for volunteers
to fill the vacant offices but no one
responded.
The installation of the newly elect-
ed officers was then conducted by
Rev. Peterson in a deeply spiritual
ceremony. The organization was urg-
ed to use its influence for all good
works.
Recommendations for the coming
year’s work were read and briefly
discussed. Tlie president requested
us to take as our motto for the year.
"Show me your faith by your works."
The minutes were then read and
approved.
There being no further business
to come before the me ting. Rev.
Peterson pronounced the benediction
and the meeting adjourned.
Then followed a social hour. De-
lious refreshments were served, which
were greatly enjoyed by all present.
Thus another year’s work was com-
pleted and became history in the
records of the Woman's Church Fed-
eration.
Mrs. Siburn J. Clark, Secretary,
Secretary's Report for the Year 1935
The executive board of the Wo-
man’s Church Federation held its
first regular meeting for the year
1935 at the home of the president,
Mrs Thos. H. Lewis, on the after-
noon of March 4. 1935. All the mem-
bers of the board were present with
the exception of two; also, many
members of the committees attended
the meeting.
The names of the officers and mem-
bers of the various committees were
read, and the new members intro-
duced and welcomed.
The recommendations of the com-
mittees were read by the chairmen,
discussed and adopted.
The secretary was
instructed to
learned that there wasn’t anything
more to look forward to. Of course, mail our dues of $5 00 to the Nation-
al Council of Federated Church Wo-
you shall have your divorce. 1
shouldn’t dream of standing in your
way. Make any arrangements you
like and as soon as I get back 1
shall talk things over with you. I
hope you’re sure you love the girl.
Lovat. I’m going out to look for
the bracelet tonight. It will be my
wedding gift to your new bride, and
I hope you will both be happy. 1
blame myself for marrying you, ever;
but I love you still, and always shall,
I'm afraid.
Angela.
Macduff might go wiith her on
her quest. He would have no idea
that she was buying a gift for her
successor, and he was certainly ob-
tuse enough not to know that she
was hurt. Angela changed into her
gayest gown, like Jenny with her
flowered frock at Bangkok. At last
she went down to the lounge and
found Macduff with a whiskey be-
fore him.
"I’m going on an expedition to-
night, Macduff, and I’d like you to
come with me."
$734.79
Disbursements:
Paid to Personal Service
Committee
Paid to Negro Committee
$100 00
70.00
Paid to Educational Committee 50.00
Paid to Hospital Committee
Paid to Miscellaneous
Total
10.00
16.00
$296.00
Balance on hand January 30, 1936.
$438.79.
Mrs. M. O. Savage.
Treasurer Woman’s Church Federation
building, but did help them get the
old one worked over some.
Helped Negro pastors arrange for
the World Day of Prayer, and pro-
vided them with programs for it.
Worked up a book shower for Ne-
October 20-27, Childhood-Youth
Week, was observed (1* in the
churches by special sermons deal-
ing particularly with the subject
What is our community doing for
its children?" The PTA. cooperat-
A , eu with us by giving a special pro-
gro school library, and obtained morel am on their monthly meeting day.
than 160 books. Had an interracial
- service clubs of the town unit-
. .with us in securing the services
bookcase were presented and accept-of Attorney-General McCraw for a
special lecture during the week which
meeting at which the books and
ed.
Mad two trips to John Sealy Hos-
pital to assist two Negro women to |
go to hospital for operative work.
one on eyes, one for abdominal tu-
mor.
Held several conferences with gov-
was attended by all the school chil-
dren. We are not sure that we ac-
complished in this week’s observ-
| ance, as fully as we wished, our de-
sired purpose, that is, focusing the
n . attention of the adults of our com-
I ernment relief agents to secure work munity on the points wherein the
community might improve conditions
for the children of the community.
for boht men and women.
Assisted in securing City Hall for
Negro musical program and in ad-
vertising it to benefit a Negro col-
lege.
Paid room, board, and other ex-
Report of Personal Service Committee pense for sending a young Negro
We have come now to the close of teacher to the Leadership Training
our year’s work and to you people School for Negro women at Tyler,
of the churches of Bay City we want Assisted a Negro preacher with his
to give an account of our activities, railroad fare to San Antonio to at-
Your generosity makes this work pos- tend conference, and made a talk in
sible and we feel that you are in- his church.
terested in the things accomplished Wrote letters and sent telegrams
by us, as your representatives to senators and representatives at
I am sure you recall the old story Austin urging the establishment of
of the Good Samaritan; you remem- 11 Negro tubercular hospital (State),
ber how a man lay wounded and Provided wood, medicine, groceries,
beaten by the roadside, that a priest, clothes, had tooth pulled, leaky house
on seeing him, passed by on tlie other renovated, and mattress remade for
side, likewise a Levite. But we try those in need of these things.
to be the good Samaritan, to pass Provided fruit, candy, and toys for
by on the same side as our neighbor Negro school children at Christmas
in need. Our aim is to help man, time, and took several packages of
woman or child, regardless of race. Christmas cheer to shut-ins.
color, or creed; the only requirement Assisted Negro PT A. in securing
being a real need. With each help- drainage pipes for a. drinking foun-
ful act we do, we try to give of our- lain at the school.
selves, too, for as the poet said. "The Financial statement is as follows:
gift without the giver is bare." He Cash rec. from former chairman $ 5.00
who gives himself with his gift, feeds Cash received from treasurer
three, himself, his hungering neigh-
bor and me.
It is impossible to give this report Expenditures:
in a cut and dried form even if we
cared to, for our activities are so
many and varied. One day we may
be caring for a sick child, the next
we are issuing clothes to a destitute
family, or perhaps having a child
of defective vision fitted with glass-
men.
Tlic second € executive board meet-
ing for the year was held on May
27th, 1935, at the home of the presi-
dent. All of the members were pres-
"Where?"
“I ve been commissioned to buy a
jade bracelet," she explained, light-
ly. "I want to find the loveliest
one in China. We ll scour the city
until we get it "
"It sounds like a foolish idea to
me, but I shall come."
"Good! I can always depend on
you."
(CONTINUED NEXT WEEK)
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es. Just as the calls come, we try
to investigate and meet their needs.
Sometimes both time and money are
needed to solve a problem, again it’s
just the helping hand and a word
of cheer.
I want to tell you of a few cases
we cared for during the year. We
found one little boy with a badly
injured leg which had become ser-
iously infected. This patient requir-
ed not only an operation, but a
week’s stay in the hospital and medi-
cal attention for some time after
that. However, all our efforts in be-
half of that boy were repaid many
times by the child's happiness in be-
ing able to walk again, to leap and ;
run like other children. Then, too,
we have the comforting assurance that
he is saved from the life of a cripple.
Another case that required an op-
eration was the removal of a growth
from a child's face.
Friendless, sick transients were car-
ed for in a humane manner.
One of the happiest phases of our
work is our aid to the underprivi-
leged school children. Of course the
State furnishes all text books, but
supplies for their daily work are
furnished by the Federation. Can
you imagine a home where there is
not even a penny for a pencil or
a pad of paper? Yet such conditions
Groceries
Clothing .
Medicine
Wood
Dentist
Shoes, hose .
Tyler Del. .
Mattress
Preacher .....
Hospital
House ....
Christmas
Cash balance
. 70.00
$75.00
$6.31
4 28
7 10
.... 5.50
1 00
.....4.37
6.75
. 3.00
.....5.00
.2.50
. 9.50
. 9.63
$64.94
. 9.06
The extraordinarily fine musical
concert given at the Methodist Church
during Christmas week, the lovely
Christmas posters placed at much-
travelled corners, we felt were a real
contribution to the town’s Christ-
mas from the churches of the town.
The “living review", a demonstra-
tion program by way of giving the
public some idea of the things that
had been planned and done by the
Federation during the year, held at
the Presbyterian Church January 26,
marked the last of our programs for
the year, and we hope that during
the year we have made some hearts
to know that Christ for the world we
sing.
Your committee was allowed for
the year’s expenses, $100.00. We have
used about $50.00.
General McCraw donated his ser-
vices, hence we were saved that ex-
pense. The Central Power and Light
Company donated the lights for the
Tree of Light.
Expenses for the year were:
Bulletins for World Day
Prayer
Programs for Easter
Programs for Mother-Daugh-
ter Banquet
Megaphone for Childhood-
Youth program
Music for Christmas
$ 1.20
1.00
8.00
... 5.00
11.50
Programs for Christmas musical 3.00
I Christmas posters
| Mimeographed songs
j Total expenses
Amount brought forward at
beginning of 1936
Amount deposited for 1936
Total
59
1.00
$52.29
$ 6.55
. 50.00
$56.55
$7500
Respectfully submitted,
Mrs. C. T. Schaedel, Ch.
Mrs. Bryan Simons
Mrs. Oscar Barber
Mexican Committe Report
We, your committee of Mexican
work, submit the following annual
report:
We have held a sewing class for
the mothers and older girls which
met each week at the school house.
We have visited some of the homes
with Mrs. Copeland when she took
school census.
We have supplied food, clothing and
medicine when cases requiring such
have come to our notice.
We have cooperated with the coun-
ty nurse in her work among the
Mexican people.
We have obtained the cooperation
of the city officials to the extent of
having the yard of the Mexican school
filled in with sand.
We have furnished Christmas cheer
Balance on hand Jan. 29, 1936 $4.26
Mrs. Claire Pollard
Mrs. Paris Smith
Mrs. R. M Rimmer
Mrs. Geo. Burke
Mrs. H. H. Loos
Mrs. Ira Anderson
Mrs Guy Hensley
The Woman’s Church Federation
wishes to express its appreciation to
the community for the hearty coop-
eration received during the past year.
We wish especially to thank the min-
istcrial alliance, enurches, Sunday
schools, the Kiwanis, Rotary and oth-
er business and service clubs, Mirth,
our teachers, doctors, merchants.
Girl Reserves, Boy Scouts, theatres
and all friends who so loyally as-
sisted us in our efforts during the
past years. We request your contin-
ued support in our ambition to make
Bay City a better place in which to
live.
The Executive Board of tie
Woman’s Church Federation.
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