Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1919 Page: 6 of 10
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PAGE SIX
MERCEDES TRIBUNE
Friday. November 28, 1919
Social Events
Organize Musical Club
Monday afternoon a number of
Mercedes women met at the Empire
Theatre and organized a musical
club, Mrs. L. B. Carothers acting as
temporary chairman. The following
officers were elected: President,
Mrs. Bogg; vice president, Miss
Ruth Stuart; secretary, Mrs. Shouse;
treasurer, Mrs. Kerns; -press report-
er, Mrs. Fittz; essayists, Mrs. Spell-
man, Mrs. Winn.
A program committee was appoint-
ed consisting of Mrs. Carlisle, Mrs.
Harsham, Mrs. Witmer, Mrs. Wade.
Those present were enthusiastic
over the idea of a musical club and
this club is for all women who are
musically inclined or who enjoy a
good program. Those who do not
possess actual musical talent will
augment the programs with essays
and current events.
The club is to meet twice a month
at the Empire Theatre at 3:30
o’clock. The next meeting will be
.'Monday, Dec. 8, and the following
Iprogram has been arranged:
I Vocal, Mrs. Harshman; instru-
mental, Mrs. Bogg; Current Events,
Mrs. Wattson; Paper, Mrs. Bogg;
Duet, Misses Ruth Stuart and Hazel
Van Meter.
Mercedes Merrymaker
It was a merry crowd that played
forty-two Friday afternoon when the
club met with Mrs. L. B. Carothers
at the Mercedes hotel. Large bowls
of Shasta daisies and roses made the
rooms florally beautiful. Score cards
were passed by the hostess and the
players found their places at the
three tables. Delicious refreshments
of chicken salad, olives, Saratoga
flakes and coffee were served. Mrs.
Carothers was assisted in entertain-
ing by her mother, Mrs. Barlow of
El Paso.
The ' guests were Mesdames Read-
er, Garrison, Bennett, McClelan,
Fittz, Haynes, Benson, Carlisle, Tid-
more, Perkins, Harshman. The club
meets next with Mrs. Fittz.
Parent Teachers, to Meet.
The Parent Teachers association
will meet Thursday, December 4th
at the high school auditorium at 4
o’clock. Roll call will be answered
by remarks on current events or
any interesting topics. The following
program will be rendered:
jkVocal solo, Mrs. Henry Carlisle;
Discussion, Delinquent Attendance,
Mrs. Witmer and Miss Morrow;
Reading, Miss Mercer; Duet, Misses
Irons.
VALLEY CLUB WOMEN
WILL MEET TUESDAY
Co-operati< /o Be Keiiote of Semi-
Annu? /Convention at Mc-
Allen
Co-operation of women in club
work wall be the keynote of the ad-
dress to be made at the semi-annu-
al meeting of the Valley Federation
of Women’s Clubs which will be held
in McAllen next Tuesday. The meet-
ing promises to be one of the most
interesting ever held by the club
women of this section and an unusu-
ally large attendance is expected.
Twenty or more members of the
Mercedes club have planned to be
present and other Valley cities will
be well represented.
Attorney F. E. Bennett of Merce
des will deliver an address on
“Americanization” while Mrs, J. Dan-
iel Ames of Georgetown, a leader in
the suffrage movement in Texas and
Mrs. Maggie W. Bairy of College
Station will speak on Women’s Club
Work/ and the Duty of the Women
Voters.
The sessions will be held in the
McAllen Methodist church and lunch-
eon will be served the delegates and
visiting club women at the Casa de
Palmas. All club members and their
friends are invited to. attend both
the morning and afternoon session.
The program follows:
Morning Session 10 O’clock
America.
Invocation, Rev. E. B. Paisley.
Address of Welcome by McAllen
Music Club and Mr. E. R. Bentley,
of Business Mens Club.
Response1, Mrs. Abercrombie, San Be-
nito.
Address, Mrs. Maggie W. Barry, Co-
operation of Women in Club Work.
College Station.
Piano Duet, Mesdames Paul Jones
and Mrs. L. R. Rhodes, McAllen.
Business meeting. Reports of offi-
cers. Reports of committees. Un-
finished business. New business.
Reports of delegates.
Adjournment 12 m.—Luncheon.
Afternoon Session 2 p. m.
Address, Americanization, F. E. Ben-
nett, Mercedes.
Vocal duet, Miss Ruth Stuart and
Mrs'. W. H. Carlisle, Mercedes.
Address, Why Pay Poll Tax, Mrs.
Jessie Daniel Ames, Georgetown.
Vocal duet with violin obligato, Mrs.
Haroldd Moore, Mrs. Earl Stewart,
Miss Goldsmith, Mission.
Violin solo, Mrs. Harter, Edinburg.
Business meeting.
Selection of next place of meeting.
Star Spangled Banner.
Adjournment 4 p. m.
School Notes
On November 25 Mercedes and Mc-
Allen met on the Mercedes court
to decide the championship. Neither
of the teams had been defeated this
year and excitement ran high as
the: event approached.
The following girls represented the
McAllen schools: Valera Dankers,
Teressa Henninger, forwards; Brad-
ley Raffin, jumping center; Laveta
Cheever, side center; Florence Hen-
ninger, Eldise Dove, guardds; Rilla
Beatty, substitute.
The girls on the Mercedes team
were: Bessie Vining, Ruth Bazar,
forwards; Mamie Smith, jumping
center; Kate Benson side center;
Erma Fulmer, Cora aBrter, guards;
Mary Bradford, Lucy Vining, sub-
stitutes.
The first half was in favor of Mer-
cedes 9 to 2. Ruth Bazar threw
three free goals and one field goal.
Bessie Vining made two field goals.
Valei’a Dapkers from McAllen threw
one field goal.
The second half was very excit-
ing as everyone thought the score
was about even and when the time
was called Mercedes felt just a bit
uneasy until the smiling face of
Miss. Smith, the girl’s coach, regis-
tered that Mercedes had won. The
score was 34-13.
Ruth Bazar made three free goals
and Bessie Vining threw one field
goal. Valera Dankers threw one field
goal and nine free goals.
The boys playing on the McAllen
team were: V. Torrence, A. Mey-
ers, forwards; G. Osberne, M. Hale,
guards; S. Buck, A. Allen, substi-
tutes'; M. Torrence center.
The Mercedes boys were: Fay
Filfles, Roy Ramsey, forwards; Cole-
man Fikes, center; Henry Irby, By-
num Fikes, guards; Sam Emerson,
Gordon Potts, substitutes.
On the Mercedes team Fay Fikes
made three field goals and two free
goals, Roy Ramsey threw two field
goals and one free goal. On the
McAiien team M. Torrence made
seven field goals, G. Osberne made
four field goals and three free goals,
A. Meyers threw five field goals.
Score 35-19 in favor of McAllen.
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Mercedes Wins From Donna.
In two fast games last Friday Mer-
cedes high school basket ball teams
won from the Donna basket ball
teams. The Donna girls had a lead
of four points over the Mercedes
girls at the end of the first half.
Fast team work and good head work
on the part of the Mercedes girls in
the second half enabled them to win
by a score of 24 to 23.
The Donna boys never at any
time forced the Mercedes boys. At
the end of the first half Mercedes
had 20 points while Donna had not
scored. The score being 34 to 4.
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Seniors on Hayride.
The senior class gave a hayride
party last Saturday night. Two
large wagons were rented to take
the party to Llano Grande lake near
the community house where a bonfire
was built and supper was served.
Three teachers and some of the mem-
bers of the other classes besides al-
most all of the seniors were present.
Everyone reported having had a nice
time.
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Ranking Pupils for November.
- The following pupils ranked high-
est in their classes for the school
month of November:
Seniors—Florence Settles, Louis
Womack, Helen Byers, Stanley-
Brown, Ruth Byers.
Juniors—Mart Villareal, Coleman
Fikes, Frances Carter, Alice Sibson,
Relda Freeman.
Sophomores—Mark Mills, Vennie
Haynes, Ruth Kelly, Hazel Ater.
Freshmen — Josephine Blackwell,
Floyd Langford, Lucy Vining, Lois
Murray, Irma Deke.
Seventh Grade—Wendell Schwarz,
Andrew Byers, Verdie Ramsey, Troy
Bone, Cassimiro Howell.
Sixth Grade—Helen McLean, Wal-
ter Bazar, Sarah Haynes, Margue-
rite Kindred, Edmund Lange.
Fifth Grade—Carla McLane, Edgar
Pounds, Elizabeth Bell, -Edmund
Hearing, Clarke Manful.
Fourth Grade—Francisco Hinojosa
Dorothy Kindred, Lucile Hooks, Clotaf
Martinez, Felta Villareal.
Third Grade—Jack Newton, Julia
Pounds, Marselle Kramer, J. C. Boyd
Jarrett Hogan.
Third Grade—Elizabeth Longoria.
Mary Garcia, Lela Bell Sims, Gua-
dalupe Garza, Freda Hendrickson.
Second Grade—John McGhee, Elvi-
ra Cabellero, Carlton Council, Hugh
Hamilton, Byron Hearing, Gabrielle
Vann, Olga McLane, Wilhelmina. Mc-
Kerchef, Jim Bazar, Robert Trau-
gott.
First Grade—Vivian Cano, Iva Lee
Colley, Elizabeth Karle, Isabel
Rhodes, William Colley.
First Grade—Robert Kern, Virgin-
ia Winn, Sydney Van Berg, Lydia
Herzig, Geraldine McKay.
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Enrollment Totals 668.
Total enrollment for the year at
the end of the school month of No-
vember is as follows: Kindergarten
42; first grade 56; second grade 16;
third grade 56; fourth grade 49;
fifth grade 55; sixth grade 49; sev-
enth grade 46; high school 87; north
side school 140; Heidelberg 22. To-
tal 668.
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Miss Buck, Miss Smith and Miss
Mercer left Wednesday evening for
Houston where they will attend the
State Teachers Association.
The freshmen have bought two war
savings stamps and two thrift stamps
A week ago Wednesday the fourth
grade played the eighth and ninth
grade a game of base ball in which
the fourth grade was beaten 4 to
1. John Hinojosa pitched and Jas-
per Hinojosa caught for the fourth
grade while Walden Haynes pitched
and Fred Batrum caught for the
eighth grade.
Miss Webb went to her home at
Rio Hondo during the Thanksgiving
vacation.
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10,000 BOOTLEGGERS
DO BUSINESS IN TEXAS
Revenue Officials Working Under
Handicap Account Small Field
Force
There are between 200 and 300
whiskey stills operating in Texas,
and approximately 10,000 bootleggers
in the State, it is believed by rev-
enue officials, despite the stringent
prohibition legislation recently pass-
ed. And despite John F. Kramer’s
recent statement that 60,000 men are
literally combing America for vi-
olations of the liquor law, the reve-
nue department has only one avail-
able man to raid saloons and work
up liquor violation cases for the
entire State, according to a state-
ment issued Monday by Thomas J.
Taylor, chief revenue agent for this
district, says the San Antonio Ex-
press.
Although Commissioner Roper of
the Bureau of Internal Revenue,
Washington, D. C., reports practic-
ally no violations in the two weeks
time that the prohibition bill has
been in effect, Mr. Taylor said yes-
terday that this certainly does not
hold good for Texas. This despite
1he fact that both National and
State prohibition amendmentns have
been passed by the will of voters ot
the state.
“If the state would do its duty in
enforcing the prohibition law,” Mr.
Taylor said, “there would be little
left for the National government to
do. But thestate law isn’t ob-
served, and with one revenue man
on the job it’s a pretty difficult
thing to enforce the law in Texas.
“I would suggest,” Mr. Taylor
Banks—No. 1195
Official statement of the financial
condition of the Mercedes Bank of
Commerce at Mercedes, State of
Texas, at the close of business on
the 17th day of Nov., 1919, publish-
ed in the Mercedes Tribune, a news-
paper printed and published at Mer-
cedes, State of Texas, on the 28th
day of Nov., 1919
Resources
Loans and discounts, per-
sonal or collateral ____$$15,902.45
Loans, real estate ....... 3,500.00
Bonds and stocks ........ 763.57
Furniture and fixtures.... 1,492.80
Due from approved reserve
agents, net ............ 43,106,46
Cash items .............. 360.33
Currency ................ 1,993.00
Specie ................... 712.87
Interest and assessment
depositors’ guaranty fund 750.00
Other resources .......... 426.13
Total ................$69,007.61
Liabilities
Capital stock paid in .....$25,000.00
Surplus fund ............ 1,250.00
Individual deposits, sub-
ject to check .......... 38,084.46
Time certificates of depos-
it ..................... 3,826.20
Cashier’s checkte ......... 846.95
Total ..........'......$69,007.61
State of Texas, County of Hidalgo,
We, D. A. Blackwell, as president,
and J. E. Haynes, as cashier of said
bank, each of us, do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of our knowledge and be-
lief.
D. A. BLACKWELL, Pres.
J. E. HAYNES, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 26th day of November, A. D.
1919.
MAMIE C. GAUSE,
Notary Public Hidalgo Co. Texas.
CORRECT—ATTEST:
W. C. DEKE,
H. LIENEMANN
JNO. P. GAUSE,
Directors.
said jocularly, “that the enforce-
ment of thelaw be left up to the
ardent prohibitionists. I had the
temerity to suggest this to the pres-
ident of a prohibition league once,
hut he wasn’t very enthusiastic over
the taask of raiding moonshining
camps. He seemed to think that now
the law is passed, its enforcement
would come automatically. It is
a big taask—one of the biggest we
have ever been confronted with.”
Very few arrests for violations of
the law have been made recently- by
Mr. Taylor’s one “liquor man,” he
said, but this does not. mean that
there have not been violations.
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Rector, J. F., Jr. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1919, newspaper, November 28, 1919; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844743/m1/6/?rotate=270: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.