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THE MERCEDES NEWS. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1928
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Mrs. Sugg Helps To
Organize Women
Mrs. H. E. Sugg, a member of the
Mercedes Business and Professional
Women’s Club, went to Raymond-
ville Tuesday night to give a talk at
the first meeting of the new club
which was organized in that city
last week. Other speakers at the
meeting, were Mrs. Mary Combes
of the McAllen club and Miss Julia
O’Brien of the Brownsville organ-
ization. Each of these told of the
work and plans of their respective
clubs and Miss O’Brien also told
something of the state and national
association.
This new club, which was organ-
ized through the efforts of Miss Beth
Davies, has fifteen charter members.
One of these members, Miss Ruth
Hargot, owner of the T. and P. con-
fectionery shop in Raymondville,
has donated a room in her shop for
headquarters for the organization.
The members have been donating
furnishings for the room and the
other women in the town have help-
ed, also.
The officers for the coming year
were elected at this first meeting
held in the club’s new headquarters
Tuesday night. Miss Beth Davies
was made president, Miss Tomlin-
son, secretary and treasurer, and
Mrs. Tomme, vice president.
Mrs. Perkins Hostess
To Coterie Club
Mrs. P. W. Perkins was hostess to
the Coterie Club at her home Wed-
nesday afternoon. The house was
beautifully decorated with red roses
and the table accessories were also
in red. Mrs. R. E. Kirkpatrick won
high score among the club members,
Mrs. Lee Morrison won high guest
score and Mrs. J. W. Chambers won
low score.
After the games the hostess, serv-
ed a lovely plate luncheon to the
.following, Mesdames William Coe,
J. W. Chambers, W. J. Copeland,
Charles Hupp, William Hughes,
John Herndon, S. W. Herndon of
Houston, R. E. Kirkpatrick, R. E.
Lee, H. J. Menton, B. M. Sansom,
Harold Stuart, R. S. Tolson, and
Lee Morrison.
Girl Reserve
Schedule Arranged
Miss Lillian Hocking, Girl Reserve
Secretary for the Valley Y. W. C.
A., has arranged her schedule of
work for the year and has some in-
teresting plans for those under her
care.
The National Girl Reserve de-
partment has requested Miss Hock-
ing to send some Christmas card
designs for the November issue of
the “Woman’s Press”. In preparing
for this the special November handi-
craft project for all Valley Girl Re-
serves will be wood block designs.
The start will be made (patterns
and demonstrations) at the Fall
Conference.
Wood block carving and batik
work will be part of the fall pro-
ject for Business Girls Clubs also.
The Girl Reserves have chosen for
the year’s motto the word “Seekers”
—seekers of fellowship, of beauty,
health, knowledge, service, spiritual
values, and the higher ways of life.
Many special programs, parties
and activities, both athletics and
service, are scheduled.
Recognition services will be held
on the following dates in these
towns; Weslaco, San Benito, Har-
lingen and Brownsville, Sunday,
September 30; Santa Rosa and
Pharr on October 7.
The Adult Guidance Conference
will be held at the Camp at Rio
Hondo on October 5 and 6. This is
a special conference for adult work-
ers with girls, and though designed
primarily for Girl Reserve advisors,
anyone else interested in work with
girls is welcome to attend. It is re-
quested, however, that reservations
be sent ip to Miss Hocking by Oc-
tober 1. The conference will open
Friday evening and run through
Saturday.
The Girl Reserve Conference will
also be held at the camp at Rio
Hondo, the dates being October 26,
27 and 28.
Add 2 Speakers For
Landscape School To
Be Held in This City
A representative from the Ballard
nurseries at Weslaco and T. R. Riggs
of Mercedes are new names added
to the program for the Landscaping
and Gardening School to be held in
Mei cedes, which is being sponsored
by the civic committee of the Busi-
ness and Professional Women’s
Club.
The representative from the Bal-
lard nurseries will talk on “Uses of
Palms in Beautification.” He will
include both ornamental and date
palms in this discussion. This nur-
sery will have an exhibit of palms at
the school during the three days it
is being held.
T. R. Riggs will talk on “Uses of
Vines and Flowering Shrubs.” He
will hell what vines are particularly
adapted to the Valley and different
uses for them in beautification
Flowering shrubs can play an im-
portant role in the beautification of
lawns and gardens if they are prop-
erly placed and chosen in such a way
that the colors and types of bloom
harmonize with the surroundings.
Mr. Riggs also will have an exhibit
at the school. This one will be vines
and flowering shrubs.
The dates of the school have been
changed from November to October
15, 16 and 17. The former dates
conflicted with election date, making
a change necessary.
Raymondville Retail
Merchants Organize
A retail merchants association
was organized in Raymondville
Tuesday. This was the last town
in the entire Valley to be without
such an organization. Mrs. Artie
Suggs, secretary of the Mercedes
Retail Merchants association, and
Mrs. Mary Combes, secretary of the
association at McAllen, assisted the
new group in the work of organiz-
ing. They signed up eleven members
Tuesday and it is believed there will
be a much larger number who will
come in, now that the organization
is started.
The following officers were elect-
ed at the meeting Tuesday: Mr.
W. R. Stone of the Delta Implement
Co., president; Mr. George B. Cal-
der, of the Chevrolet Motor Co.,
vice-president; and directors, Mr. C.
J. Scott of the Scott Lumber Co.,
Mr. B. F. Watkins of the Watkins
Hardware Co., and Mr. E. W. Ar-
cher from Lyford.
This new association at Raymond-
ville will include Lyford and Sebas-
tian if these towns wish to enter.
“Lilac Time” Has
Big Emotional Role
For Colleen Moore
Acclaimed everywhere as one of
the greatest film epics ever pro-
duced, “Lilac Time,” First National’s
Colleen Moore-George Fitzmaurice
special production, based on the
stage play by Jane Cowl and Jane
Murfin, has been booked for a fea-
tured run at the Empire Theatre
Sunday and Monday.
“Lilac Time” is by all odds a
great special and the most preten-
tious in which Colleen Moore has
appeared to date. Already known
as the screen’s foremost comedienne,
her role in this production estab-
lishes her on the topmost pinnacle
as a dramatic actress. The tender-
ness, pathos and realism of her char-
acterization of the little French girl
makes “Lilac Time” one of the most
discussed pictures of the year and
the Empire is indeed fortunate in
obtaining such an early booking.
Twenty Mercedes
Boy Scouts Are
Given Merit Badges
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Christian Science
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m
Morning services at 11 a. m.
ject, “Christian Science.”
Wednesday night services at 8.
Sub-
PERSONALS j Catholic
Sunday masses at 6:30, 8 and 10
R. H. Kirkpatrick of Ripley, Tex-
as, is here visiting his son, R. E.
Kirkpatrick, who is ill at the hos-
pital.
a. m.
During the week masses
day at 6:30 and 7 a. m.
Oblate Fathers.
every
Girl Reserve
Chairmen Named
The Mercedes Girl Reserves held
their first meeting of the year Wed-
nesday afternoon in the Senior high
school, The president, Miss Har-
riet Hausman, presided. The cabinet
officers for the ensuing year were
announced as follows: Ruth Wood,
finance chairman; Catherine Com-
mons, program chairman; Elise
Smith, ring chairman; Estelle Vann,
publicity chairman; Martha Year-
wood, pep and music; Margaret
Pierce, social chairman; Anna Baum,
camp chairman; Fay Dell McAdams,
service chairman; and, Della Wal-
ker, membership chairman.
A party to be given for the new
girls was planned for tonight.
Little Theatre
Meets At La Feria
The Little Theatre of the Last
Frontier held a meeting at the home
of Mrs. Katherine McCoy in La
Feria, Monday night. Because of
the bad weather the attendance was
very light, Harlingen and La Feria
being the only towns well repre-
sented.
Fifteen new members were re-
ported since the last meeting. Those
present discussed ways of advertis-
ing the Little Theatre such as wear-
ing tags on cars.
The next meeting will be held
Monday, October 1.
Presbyterian Auxiliary
Circles Have Meetings
The Women’s Auxiliary of the
Presbyterian church met in the three
circles Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Paul Schrank was hostess to
the Ruth circle at the home of Mrs.
William Lick. Mrs. Schrank led the
devotional service which was a study
of the book of Luke. During the
industrial hour the women sewed for
the Christmas bazaar to be put on
in December. Refreshments were
served by the hostess to the Mes-
dames William Lick, Millard Ag-
new, G. W. Agnew, William Cope-
land, and J. Schmitter, and Miss
Helen Lick.
The Martha circle met at the
home of Mrs. E. B. Witmer. The
Bible study was in charge of Mrs.
Katherine Chadick. Guests at the
meeting were Mrs. H. E. Bennett
and Mrs. C. P. Owen. Refreshments
were served to the guests and the
following members present: Mes-
dames W. A. Swarner, Leland Mat-
thews, Katherine Chadick, William
Becell, H. Pollard, F. N. Clifford,
and E. H. Kasey.
Mrs. Margaret King was hostess
to the Mary circle at the home of
Mrs. _ L. M. Finley. Mrs. A. K.
Phillips had charge of the program
Refreshments were served by the
hostess to the following members
Mesdames J. W. Irby, E. L. Roth-
rock, E. Yates, A. W. Shouse,
George Hoffman, and L. M. Finley
and to the guests of the circle, Mrs
Henry Carlisle, L. M. Finley, E. L.
Rothrock, and G. K. Wattson.
Miss Emma Reisterer, accompan-
ied by Miss Thelma Detert of Edin-
burg, was in Brownsville Thursday
afternoon.
Ebenezer Lutheran First BaPtist
Mrs. E. H. Poteet spent the week
end in San Juan with her brother,
who is ill. She went back to San
Juan again Tuesday.
German services at 9 a. m.
Sunday school and Bible classes at
10 a. m. E. Schrank, superintendent.
English worship at 11 a. m.
Pastor: Rev. William N. Durkop.
Presbyterian
Sunday, school at 9:45 a. m. H. T.
Stotler, superintendent.
Morning services at 11.
Evening services at 8. Sermon
will be a continuation of the study
of the Book of Psalms.
Wednesday night Bible study at
7:30. Subject for study, the Book
of Revelations. Everyone interest-
ed is cordially invited to attend.
Pastor: Rev. C. P. Owen, ,
Fred
Mrs. Walter Murrey of Edinburg
was the guest of her sister, Mrs. J.
H. Freeman, at the latter’s home
Tuesday and Wednesday.*
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Morrison are
staying with the former’s sister,
Mrs. R. E. Kirkpatrick, at her home
while Mr. Kirkpatrick is in the hos-
pital.
Fred Hard Wright and A. C. Buck
wtent to San Benito Monday to visit
in the home of the latter’s son, W
Y. Buck. Mr. Wright returned
Mercedes but Mr. Buck remained in
San Benito.
Reed S. Lehman of Weslaco re
turned* Saturday from California,
where he has been spending the past
two weeks in seed crop inspection
work for the Stokes Seed Company
in Weslaco, of which he is manager.
Study Club
To Meet Monday
The Mercedes Study Club will hold
its first meeting of the season Mon-
day afternoon at 3 o’clock in the
City Hall auditorium. Mrs. Fred
Hard Wright, Mrs. O. E. Van Berg
and Mrs. Grant Morrison will have
charge of the program.
Mrs. F. McLennan
Hostess To Canta Caus
The Canta Caus club met at the
home of Mrs. Frank McLennan Mon-
day afternoon. Those present dis-
cussed council business and decided
on the programs for the coming
year’s meetings. During the social
meeting refreshments were served.
The members of the club present
were Mrs. Frank McLennan, Mrs.
Ben Drew and Mrs. E. C. Ramsey.
Girl Reserve
Cabinet Meets
The new Girl Reserve Cabinet held
a short meeting at the home of Mrs.
H. E. Bennett Sunday afternoon.
Plans for the year were discussed
at this time under the leadership of
Miss Lillian Hocking, Valley Girl
Reserve secretary.
Mrs. Minnie McConkey of La
Feria was a guest of Mrs. O. E. Van
Berg in her home Thursday.
Baptist Auxiliary Has
State Mission Study
The Baptist Women’s Auxiliary
met at the church Tuesday after-
noon. Mrs. G. K. Wattson had
charge of the special program on
state missions. Those present were
Mrs. George Morrison, Mrs. Grant
Morrison, Mrs. G. K. Wattson, and
Mrs. Ernest Baldwin.
Card of Thanks
I Wish to express my appreciation
and thanks to those who were so
kind to me and so comforting in the
death of my betrothed and for the
many floral offerings.
Miss Hazel Fisher.
Mis Lenore Reisterer and Miss
Ettie Ivey were in San Benito on
business Wednesday.
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The Gibson Shop
Formerly
Evelyn Jones Beauty Parlor
Complete
Beauty Service
Suite 301
Hidalgo Bank Building
Phone 23 Mercedes
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Mr. and Mrs. W. Y. Buck and
baby son of San Benito, who have
just returned from a vacation spent
in San Antonio, Illinois, Wisconsin,
Kansas and Oklahoma, were
Mercedes Friday night at the home
of Mr. Buck’s sister, Mrs. Fred H.
Wright.
Mrs. John Herndon and daughter
Sarah Ellen returned Sunday from
Houston, where they have been
spending several weeks visiting Mrs
Herndon’s mother, Mrs. J. W. Bass,
and Mr. Herndon’s mother, Mrs. S.
W. Herndon. The latter returned
with them to Mercedes.
Archie Reed, pastor of the Pres-
byterian church at Pharr, who has
been in Mercedes having some sur-
gical work done on his teeth, is
recuperating and expects to be in
his pulpit at Pharr Sunday. He is
staying at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
E. B. Witmer while in Mercedes.
Methodist
Sunday school at 9:45 a. m.
Morning worship at 11. Promo-
tion day will be observed in the
Sunday School, and in line with
promotion day a sermon will be
preached at the morning services on
‘The Easiest and Quickest Way to
Learn the Bible.”
Evening worship at 7:30 p. m.
Subject, “Lives That Lift.”
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First Christian
Bible school, 9:45 a. m. N. O.
Jacobs, superintendent.
Morning worship and Lord’s Sup-
per, 11. Theme, “Ideals and Reali-
ties.”
Christian Endeavor, 6:45 p. m.
Evening preaching service, 7:45.
Theme, “My Neighbor.”
Valley ministers’ meeting, Mc-
Allen, Monday.
Board meeting, Monday evening
at 7:45.
Women’s Missionary Society meet-
ing at the church Tuesday evening.
Men of the church invited, 7:45 p.m.
Prayer meeting Wednesday eve-
ning, 7:45.
Choir practice, Thursday evening,
7:45.
Pastor: Rev. Tom Massie.
Sunday school at 10 a. m.
E. Bennett, superintendent.
Morning preaching services at 11
a. m.
Evening preaching services at 8
p. m.
B. Y. P. U. for all ages at 7 p. m.
Fleet A. Lentz, general director.
Prayer meeting Wednesday at 8
p. m.
A protracted meeting will begin
October 21. The Reverend Ernest
Baldwin will do the preaching and
J ack Turner, evangelistic singer,
will lead the singing.
Pastor: Rev. E. Baldwin.
Immanuel Lutheran
German services at 9:15 a. m.
Sunday school at 10:15 a. m.
English services at 11. Subject,
“Will the Dead Arise on the Last
Day?”
Meeting of all voting members of
the church Sunday at 2:30 p. m.
Bible Class Tuesday at 8 p. m.
Walther League social at the par-
sonage Wednesday night at 8.
Ladies’ Aid meets at the home of
Mrs. L. C. Dillman, Mrs. C. Dillman
acting as hostess.
Pastor: Rev. A. Bartling.
Miss Lucille Jeffrey spent the week
end in Mission with her father, Dr.
Jeffrey.
Mrs. Cecil Robinson left for San
Antonio Monday on business.
Your Qarty
Will be complete
with cards and favors
from HarreVs
Just Received
COMPLETE LINE
Place Cards
Score Pads
Various Favors
Playing Cards
You are sure of finding just.what you want
for your party—depend upon us. It’s a pleasure
to serve you.
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At the high school assembly Mon-
day morning, twenty-one Boy Scouts
received eighty badges presented by
the local Court of Honor. R. L.
Lyons, assistant scout executive,
was present and assisted in award-
ing the badges. These awards are
principally the result of the Boy
Scout camp held at Camp Perry,
near Rio Hondo, during August.
The awards were as follows: Al-
bert Seymour, basketry merit badge;
Harry Bowman, second class badge
and merit badge in basketry; Aaron
Hessel, personal health, safety and
pathfinding merit badges; John
Shaw, carpentry merit badge; Al-
bert Sonnenfeld, carpentry, personal
health, leathercraft, firemanship,
and pathfinding -merit badges; Syl-
van Golden, carpentry, personal
health, pathfinding and leathercraft
merit badges; Philip Lentz, swim-
ming, cooking, public health, per-
sonal health, and leathercraft merit
badges; Hoagland Thomas, leather-
craft merit badge; Roger Terry,
personal health, basketry, pathfind-
ing, firemanship and leathercraft;
Glenn Commons, first aid to animals,
first aid, basketry, pioneering, per-
sonal health, public health, canoe-
ing, and safety merit badges; George
Strunk, second class badge; Ran-
dolph Anderson, second class badge;
John Ortmeyer, second class badge;
Orin Johnson, second class badge;
Leonard Van Berg, first aid to ani-
mals, basketry, pioneering, swim-
ming, personal health, public health
and bugling merit badges, and a star
badge; Walter Hoekstra, leather-
craft and firemanship merit badges;
Emil Fossler, first class badge and
swimming, life saving, canoeing,
personal health, public health,
leathercraft, pioneering, cooking and
first aid to animals merit badges;
Truett Blankenship, a star badge
and pathfinding, pioneering, person-
al health, public health, leather-
craft, life saving and firemanship;
Price Fittz, first class badge and
personal health, public health,
leathercraft, pioneering, and fire-
manship merit badges; Thomas
Phelan, personal health merit badge;
Hoyt Hager, first class badge and
firemanship, public health, personal
health, leathercraft, swimming, and
pathfinding.
Rev. Massie made an inspirational
talk to the boys. Rev. C. P. Owen
delivered the charge.
Mr. and Mrs. L. M. Finley and
Mrs. Margaret King were in Har-
lingen Monday visiting friends.
Valley Medicos Hold
Meeting At Edinburg
Foiry-five members of the Lower
Rio Grande Valley Medical Associa-
tion held a meeting in the Edinburg
high school auditorium Wednesday
night following a banquet, which
was served them at the high school
cafeteria.
At the meeting in the auditorium
a scientific program w!as given with
the following members of the asso-
ciation as speakers;
Dr. M. W. Sherwood, of the Tem-
ple Sanitarium, at Temple, Texas;
Dr. C. F. Lehman of San Antonio’
X-ray and radium specialist, and
Dr. W. S. Hanson, of the clinic of
Nesbit, Hanson and Hill of San An-
tonio.
Local doctors acting as hosts to
the association at th© banquet and
meeting were, Dr. J. M. Doss, super-
intendent of the Medical Arts Hos-
pital, and the board of directors,
W. D. Gardner, S. H. Batson, Dr. J.
D. Stephens, Dr. L. M. Davis, and
Mrs Elizabeth F Lanier.
Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stevens and
Mrs. David Blackwell spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Falf.urrias in the
hom« of Mr. and Mrs. Dave Black-
well.
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“Goodbye! Goodbye! I’ll Wait for You.” Up they go—maybe
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up in the sky, riding the airplanes of Hell. While below, a quaint
Normandy maiden, sweetheart of its ace, Watches her new-found
love fly into the heavens—perhaps never to return.
If you don’t cry when this scene is flashed on the screen, then
your heart must be made of stone. It’s one of the few incom-
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How you’ll laugh at Colleen’s comic capers as she tries to laugh a
little joy into a world of havoc. But how your laughs will change to
tears as she says goodbye to the Flying Playboys of Death, taking
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