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.Mrs. Kemper Is
Hostess to Club
' Mrs. Henry Kemper was hostess
to the El Jardin Bridge club Thurs
day afternoon, with all the members
and one guest, Mrs. Crow, present.
A profusion of roses and grapefruit
blossoms, interspersed with fern
lent beauty and fargrance to the
, rooms.
Mrs. Aubrey Perkins captured the
high score trophy, and Mrs. Nathan
Moore took second. A dainty re
membrance was given to Mrs. Crow.
The next meeting of the club will
be held at Mooreland Terrace, on
El Jardin boulevard, March 21, as
guests of Mrs. Perkins. Members
arfetto entertain their husbands at
thc<3 borne of Mrs. J. H. Downs,
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Just-Sew lias
Guests Wednesday
Mrs. Geo. Hillyer entertained the
Just Sew club at their regular
meeting Wednesday afternoon at
her home on Washington street.
Mrs. S. C. Frederick of Santa Bar
bara, Calif., and Mrs. Scott, of
Yoakum, were guests for the meet
ing. Mrs. Hillyer served a salad
course.
i MISSION
MAGAZINE OLIB
Mrs. D. C. Decker was hostess to
the Magazine club, a recently or
ganized local society, at her home
Friday, because of road conditions
preventing the gathering at the
Decker home on the Rio Grande.
Mrs. Will Wood presided, the busi
ness session being very short, and
the balance of the time was given to
discussion of the most interesting
magazine articles coming before the
organization, the session ending
with refreshments and a social sea
son.
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AUXILIARY ELECTS
The Presbyterian Auxiliary meet
ing at the regular hour on Thursday
of last week elected Mrs. J. Lehman
as vice-president and Mrs. Gill
treasurer, with Mesdames B. „M.
Strong and Gill chosen as delegates
to the coming Presbyterian session
in Beeville this month. Mesdames
Decker and LcLacheur were elected
as alternates. The general presi
| dent. Mrs. T. B. Sammons, conduct
ed the business session.
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BAPTIST CIRCLES
Baptist Circle Number One held
a very interesting meeting at the
home of Mrs. R. T. Daniels, with
Mrs. Minyard leading the study
course, on “Only a Missionary.” The
“Sunshine Sister” was selected for
the month. A “handkerchief show
er” was given for Mrs. Doss, a mem
ber of this circle who with her hus
band left the following day for
Bowie.
Mrs. R. E. Krueger was hostess to
Circle Number Two, with Mrs.
Hardgrave acting as teacher for the
lesson study on “Cuba for Christ,”
with a splendid season, after which
the “Capsule Sister” party was on,
with a new drawing of names. A
plate lunch was served by the host
ess. Mrs. Shuford assisting.
CK Number Three met with
. MrsMNelson on South Sharvland.
( with Mrs. R. A. Mathis in charge,
i This circle also had a very interest
| ing session, with the regular study
* course and delicious refreshments
which were served by the hostess.
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MUSIC CLUB
Mesdames Geo. Agnew and Rhea
<~'ere hostesses to the membership
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.of the Mission Music club at the
home of the former on Oblate ave
nue Friday. Mrs. H. H. Ewing was
leader, while Mrs. Lee Truwitt, vice
president, was in charge of the
business session.
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FRIDAY DINNER BRIDGE
i The regular Friday Nite Dinner
I Bridge club evening with the cards
was on the first day of March with
Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wright. There
were 16 players, and a jolly time
was enjoyed, with Mrs. S. L. Hardin
and Hollis Rankin holding high
scores and Mrs. W. B. Roberts and
S. L. Hardin lows. Mrs. Herbert
Jeffries and Mr. and Mrs. W. R.
Parrish were out of club guests.
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P. E. O. MEETING
The P. E. O. chapter held the bi
monthly meeting at the home of
Mrs. T. M. Melden on Sharyland
on Friday afternoon, with Mrs. E.
P. Congdon, vice-president, presid
ing during the business session,
I which was rather short.
Mrs. Florence M. Hayes as leader
i reveiwed the book “Quiet Cities,”
j by Joseph Hergsheimer, making a
; very interesting study of the early
davs in various sections of the
United States, Mrs. Goodwin fol
lowed with several solos.
Mrs. Frances Congdon and Mrs.
Goodwin, both from California,
were out of tow-n guests, as wTas
Miss Helen McCandless of Louis
ville, Ky.
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BARBECUE
Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Jeffries stag
ed a very enjoyable affair at their
home in north Mission on Thurs
day evening honoring Mesdames
Goodwin and Congdon and Miss
Helen McCandless here for a time
of rest and recreation. It was merely
a barbecue, but it was cooked by the
hostess. The Congdon. Melden,
Conway, Burnett and Oppenheimer
families were guests.
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TWO TABLE BRIDGE
j Mrs. Ray Goodwin was hostess at
her home in the Hayes-Sammons
; apartments at an afternoon of
! bridge Friday, with a two-tabie per
sonnel, Mrs. Herbert Melch being
high score holder. The guests pres
ent were Mesdames Conan Wood,
Herbert Melch, E. B. Synnor, W. W.
Bennett. J. F. Honey; Miss Eleanor
Mae Smith and Mrs. Frank Carter
of San Benito, Mrs. Gross of McAl
len, Miss Smith was low score in the
games.
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BOOK DAY
Last Monday was ‘‘Book Day”
with the local North Mission Par
ent-Teacher association. The affair
was held in the auditorium of the
Woodrow Wilson grammar school.
Each guest was requested to bring a
book for the library of the grammar
school in North Mission, a request
met with abundant fruitage.
A splendid program was given by
the small folks in charge of Miss
Mabel Nicholson, Mesdames Lillian
Reitz, Blair and C. R. Peterson,
teachers of the lower grades, after
the program the proceeds of a
“silver tea” by the association,
which was a considerable sum, was
devoted to the purchase of library
books. A committee of three wras
appointed, Mesdames C. D. Ep
pright. Krueger and Daniels for the
purpose of nominating a set of of
ficers for the annual election the
first meeting in April.
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BRIDGE EVENING
An evening of bridge wag enjoyed
by the devotees of that indoor sport
at the home of Mrs. Fred Guerin
Monday evening, with the usual
jolly companionship of the partici
pants. Mrs. William Drummond
was high score holder of the two
table personnel, Mrs. A. H. Clark low
mark. Those present were: Miss
Lou Saucier, Mesdames Lena Field,
A. H. Clark. Wm. Drummond. Co
nan Wood. Esther Ferguson and E.
W. Mowery of Robstown.
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Mrs. J. E. Kelly of Beeville is here
for a visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Will Martin.
WESLACO |
STUDY SOCIAL PROBLEMS
Mrs. P. P. Doss was hostess Tues
day afternoon at the Cortez Hotel j
to the members of the Weslaco
Women’s Study club with a large
attendance of members and several
visitors.
The lesson for the afternoon'
was on the subject of marriage j
and divorce with Mrs. M. M. McAs
kill as leader. Mrs. H. L. Finley
of Edinburgh, Scotland, spoke in
terestingly for a short time. Mrs.
H. L. Finley gave “The Main Facts
as to the Amount, Geographical
Distribution and Grounds for Di
vorce,” and Mrs. W. H. Friend pre
sented “The Cause for Divorce.”
This subject will be continued at
the meeting which will be March
19 with Mrs. L. W. Yates as leader
and Mrs. M. M. Ask ill as hostess.
Mrs. C. B. Kirgan will present “The
Uniform Divorce Law Proposed by
the National Congress.” and Mrs. T.
W. Glass will lead the round table
discussion on “Should the grounds
of divorce be uniform in all states?”
During the business session con
ducted by Mrs. V. R. Myers, presi
dent, plans were made for a bene
fit bridge, Saturday, March 16.
The hostess served delicious re
freshments. Visitors were Mrs.
Harold Daniel Finley and sister,
Mrs. R. A. Rowland: Mrs. T. A.
Wylie of Moran who is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. J. E. Montgomery,
and Mrs. Jake Holcomb, the lat
ter who presented the problem of
malnutrition of school children to
the club.
BAPTIST MISSIONARY
The monthly business and social
meeting of the Baptist Missionary
Society was held at the church
Monday afternoon with Mrs. W. L.
Forbes presiding. The opening
song was. “Jesus Calls,” with Mrs.
A. J. Hayes leading the opening
prayer. Mrs. J. H. Couch was in
charge of the devotional service.
It was decided to have Mrs. Brown
of San Benito assist the organiza
tion in making baskets of the
church. The society is going to
put on a campaign for subscrip
tions to the Valley Baptist Mes
senger. a church paner which will
give all the Valley church news. A
new member was added to the
roll, which was Mrs. Seay. Mrs.
P. H. Miller of Spur was a visitor.
Members of Circle 2 served the re
freshments, the hostesses being
Mrs. W. A. Smith, Mrs. B. B. Al
len, Mrs. E. L. Karington and Mrs.
W. W. Griffin.
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DINNER GUESTS
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Boyce of
Donna delightfully entertained
Monday evening v/ith a five course
dinner for Mr. and Mrs. M. M
McAskill and children and guests,
Mrs. McAskill’s mother. Mrs. EI
media Hillard of Huntington.
Tenn., and a sister, Mrs. J. C.
Owens and children, also of Hunt
ington.
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SURPRISE SHOWER
Mrs. Oliver Swinnea was de
lightfully honored Tuesday after
noon with a surprise shower by
the members of the Soutnern Star
home demonstration club which
met for regular business and social
meeting at the home of Mrs. P. J.
Clark. A gift was also presented
Mrs. T. Trammer for a perfect at
tendance record. The hostess serv
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INFORMAL GATHERING
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Stevenson en
tertained with a delightful informal
party Monday evening when a
number of friends called, oames
of bridge were enjoyed after which
lovely refreshments were served u>
Mrs. Jack Wilson, Miss Manun
Halloway. Miss Dorothy Reynolds,
Miss Marcella Lehman and Reed
Lehman.
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REHEARSE PLAY
Rehearsals for the play. "A Poor
Married Man,” are now in progress
with Mrs. M. M. McAskill as di
rector. The play is for the Denw
fit of the Stephen F. Austin
school who are raising funds to
make payments on the recently
purchased moving picture machine.
Date set for the play is Tuesdav
evening. March 19, at the high
school auditorium. Members of the
cast are Mrs. McAskill, Miss Ger
tie Whitehurst, Miss Ada Ve Wil
liams and Miss Thelma Smith: Dr.
J. F. Montgomery, Ted Sneed.
Hardy Clemmens and Ervin Ault.
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PERSONALS
Superintendent and Mrs. E. E.
Chamness and Principal and Mrs.
F. C. McConnell represented the
Weslaco schools Monday evening
at the social meeting of the super
intendents and principals’ associa
tion held at the Sobre Los Olas
cafe in San Benito. More than
two hundred attended.
Misses Carolyn Carstins and
Helen Fitzgerald of Houston were
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. L.
H. Hurst at the Dev/ apartments.
Mrs. Frank Wortham and chil
dren. and Mrs. W. M. Jenkines and
children were Harlingen shoppers
Monday afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Couch and
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Baker were
Brownsville visitors Sunday.
Miss Katherine Erwin who is
teaching in Edinburg spent Sunday
here with her parents, Judge and
Mrs. R. E. Erwin.
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Gunn have
recently moved here from Donna.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Rabenovitz
and baby daughter have gone to
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. J. O. Dennis of
San Antonio arrived Sunday to visit
a week at the H. C. Hough home.
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Bradley and
baby of Dallas were Friday and
Saturday visitors at the J. M
Mauldin home.
Mr. and Mrs. Myer Rabenovitz of
Harlingen were visitors here Sun
day.
H. C. Hough left Tuesday for a
week’s business trip to San An
tonio.
J. A. Emery, Chas. H. Hoge and
F. O. Richcreek left Tuesday for
a business trip to Edna.
Rev. W. W. Melton of Waco who
has been holding revival services
in Brownsville was a Saturday
guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Maul
din.
Recent luncheon guests at the
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PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Campbell
and daughter and Mrs. Bannister
spent Sunday in Point Isabel. ,
Mr. and Hrs. Lonnie Wood and
children Loyd, Guy and Virginia
Lee. were visitors here Sunday.
Mrs. Ray Cheney and children
visited Mr. Cheney in Raymondville
Sunday.
Miss Grace Wilson, teacher in the
Sebastian schools, spent the week
end here with her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. H. B. Wilson.
R. H. Bailey, who has been spend
ing the winter here at the home of
his daughter Mrs. Barnhill, left last
week for his home in Arlington,
Texa.
J. R. Sprouse was a business vis
itor in Houston the first of this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Johnson and
children moved this week from Ray
mondvills to their new home in the
eastern part of town which has
just been completed.
Arthur Sprouse who has been at
tending the South Texas Teachers
College in Kingsville i£ here with
his parents recuperating from the
effects of the influenza.
Mrs. Tom Heath and daughters
of Oklahoma, who were called here
by the illness of their husband and
| father a few weeks ago, returned to
their hemes last week. Mr. Heath
is well on the road to recovery.
Little Newton Klemann of Se
bastian spent last week here with
his grandparents.
Mrs. Bannister of Paris. Texas, is
here visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Howard Campbell.
Mr. and Mrs. Barnhill and daugh
ters Ava and Ollie, visited their
daughter, Mrs. William Murphy in
Kingsville last week.
C. L. Lambert and daughters were
visitors in Raymondville Monday.
Arthur Sprouse spent last week
end with his friend Kleeman Wat
son in Sebastian and attended the
Sunday school entertainment at the
home of Miss Belle Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. fieiden were
visitors in Raymondville Sunday.
L. B. Scott of Kingsville was a
business caller here last week.
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PERSONALS
Mr. and Mrs. Fielding and two
sons left for Bristow, Okla., Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Scoggins and
three children of Taylor boulevard
were Sunday guests of Mr. and
Mrs. M. T. Hensley.
Carl Urban and brother-in-law.
Lewis Morell of Enid. Okla., were
guests of their parents. Mr. and
Mrs. George Urban, last week. Mr.
Urban signed a contract with the
Fort Worth ball team and report
ed last Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Chamberlain
and family were guests of Mr. and
Mrs. Newport Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fcsmire were
guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Rig
ler Wednesday evening.
Miss Pearl Jencks has accepted
the position of night supervisor in
the hospital at Edinburg. She will
go on duty March 15.
Mr. and Mrs. Z. F. Sample were
By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
Menus For a Day
Breakfast
Grapefruit
Wheat Cereal and Cream
Buttered Toast and Coffee
Luncheon
Cream of Pea Soup Salted Wafers
Sweet Pickles
Ginger Cookies Tea
Dinner
Pork Chops Encasserole
Apple Sauce Supreme
Bread Butter
Head Lettuce and Russian Dressing
Tokay Grapes Coffee
Pork Chops En Casserole
(With Vegetables)
4 pork chops, cut 2-3 inch thick;
1-4 cup flour;
1 teaspoon salt;
1-4 teaspoon paprika;
4 whole carrots;
4 whole onions;
1-2 cup cooked rice;
1-4 cup diced celery;
2 cups water.
Sprinkle the flour over the
chops. Place in a buttered baking
dish or casserole. Sprinkle with
1-2 the salt. Add the carrots and
and onions. Sprinkle with the rest
of the salt and the paprika. Cover
with the rice and add the celery
and water. Cover with a lid. Bake
in a slow oven for 1 1-2 hours.
Baste frequently to thoroughly
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Ginger Cookies, Five Dozen
(Crisp, spicy ones)
1 cup fat;
2 cups dark brown sugar;
2 eggs;
1-2 cup molasses;
1 teaspoon ginger;
guests of Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Garret
of Harlingen Saturday.
Mr. and Mrs. E. V. Thorpe and
Miss Lena Kirkpatrick spent Sun
day at Corpus Christi.
Mrs. Joe Huffman returned from
Brownsville Sunday.
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AMUSU MEETS
The Amusu club of the Catholic
Daughters of America met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon
Smith Thursday evening. After a
short business session a program
on Texas history was given.
2 teaspoons cinnamon;
1 teaspoon cloves;
1 teaspoon nutmeg;
1-4 teaspoon salt;
4 1-3 cups flour;
1 teaspoon soda.
Cream the fat and sugar until
soft and creamy. Add the eggs and
molasses and beat for 2 minutes.
Add the rest of the ingredients.
Shape into a ball and chill for two
hours. Roll out the dough very
thin on a well floured bread board. '
Cut out with cooky cutter. Place
the cookies 3 inches apart on a
greased baking sheet. Bake in a
moderate oven for 12 minutes.
Small bits of the dough may be
broken off and flattened on the
baking sheet instead of being cut
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