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Tires ot Idleness,
Becomes Salesgirl
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Prominent Miss Finds That Busy Days
Happiness—but Mother and Aunt Winnie
Are Just Too Mortified for Words!
By WINIFRED BLACK
GIRL FINDS HAPPINESS IN TOIL AND FOOLS
” That’s what the headline said,
well, just think of that!
happy to be working, this poor, idle Society Girl .
She wakes UP in the morning and takes a cold
shower, snatches a hot cup of coffee, puts on her hat
and steps out to the street to the street car—just
like a human being.
On the way downtown she's planning some newr
sales and adding up her percentages and thinking
out a new plan—and she's so interested that she al
most gets carried past her corner every morning.
And all day long in the shop she's selling and
showing dresses, talking and laughing, and before
she knows it it’s closing time and she has to go up
town and take a bath, change her dress and sit at
the table and listen to all the same old stories told
over and over in the same old way.
And she’s bored to death and she wishes it was
morning and she was downtown at work with her
own kind of people.
Her mother is down sick over it—a daughter of
WINIFRED BLACK hers at work. Why the idea! Earning real money!
and putting it in the bank, too, just like a regular
—wiiy it’s awful, perfectly awful—howr can Mother ever hold her head up
again
And Aunt Winifred, well she is simply disgraced, that’s all. A niece
of hers, in a shop if you please, and w-hat makes it more embarrassing—
It’s the very shop where Aunt if
Winifred owes such a big bill and
they dun her about it, too, actually
annoy her with special delivery let
ters. if you please, just as if she
were a mere nobody and nothing—
she, Mrs. Winifred Van Gilt, of
the New York Van Gilts, with fam
ily portraits and grandfathers in
the War of the Revolution.
But, the funniest thing about it
all is the way the Society Girl's
father acts.
Father laughed at first, but now’
he doesn’t laugh at all, he's serious
about it, oh quite serious—and in
terested.
Well, he can hardly wait until
dinner is over to get the Society
Girl into the library and have a
talk.
He hangs on every word she says,
it's almost pathetic to see him.
And when Son comes in with
his cigarette and his monogram
med handkerchiefs and his bull ter
rier and wants to borrow money—
just for a few days don’t you know
—and says no, he hasn’t landed a
job yet, a fellow offered him some
thing in a commission house, but of
course he couldn't think of taking
that.
Poor father—his face falls and
he looks twenty years older.
The Society Girl talks Father's
business over with him. too, and
tw jfrther night father looked at her
an>^^id:
,fl9a*h. daughter, I wish you had
been a boy.”
And Daughter laughed and said.
“No, thanks. Dad, I'd rather be a
girl with a place of my own in the
world and not just a silly imita
tion."
Queer, isn’t it. and yet some
how, if that girl were mine, how
proud I'd be of her.
SAN BENITO
PRETTY BRIDGE
Lavish use of flowers of many
varieties gave a bower effect to the
background for the luncheon bridge
arranged last week by-Mrs. E. L.
Barmore and Mrs. H. C. Marshall
at the Woman’s club building in
Harlingen. At ten tables were
guests assembled for the games and
for luncheon. Mrs. S. H. Crews
held the high score when scores
had been totaled and received a
handsome trophy. Mrs. John Betts
received second high souvenir while
the low score prize went to Mrs.
M. W. Morris.
The guests included Mesdames
Knox Smith, F. B. Sublett, E. F.
A used to be SATURDAY NIGHT
and
MONDAY MORNING
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BATH NIGHT and wash day
used to be the hot water days.
But every night is bath night row.
The sting of wash day has been
drawn. The Pittsburg Automatic
Gas Water Heater has put hot
water that costs in effort only the
turning of the faucet—hot water
that is pure and clean, that is si
hot that it has to be tempered
with cold.
And more—it's h-eated at the
cheapest rate per gallon.
\ There are eighteen different
sizes and types of Pittsburg Water
Heaters. One of them was de
signed for your home. [You can
get it on an easy-payment plan
that practically allows you* to
make your own terms.
- Come in to-day and see a demon
stration. It will put you under
no obligation.
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ftio Grande Valley Gas Co. i
COOK WITH GAS
423-32 Thirteenth Street — Brownsville, Texas I
Brady, S. H. Crews, J. J. Dunn, R.
Holrcmb, Bennett Jones. W. F.
Heath, T. E. Marchbanks, K. C.
Roberts, J. T. Wilcos, J. W. Betts,
James C. Bowie, Guy Cornett,
James D. Ward, C. F. Lyle, Miss
Letitia Wells, Mesdames G. A. Cow
den, Fleming Newton, Leigh Stan
ley, J. E. Bell. C. D. Cowgill, S. S.
Dodds. A. R. Etchison, J. M. Jones,
Fred Wedegartner, W. M. Meri
wether, M. W. Morris, Davis Wade,
Frank Crimsell, Herbert Buesing,
John Bowie, Ned C. Rigsbee. H. C.
Lawton. A. P. Pyle. N. D. Monger.
A. B. Calder, R. B. Stephenson,
Chicago, and Thomas Burton, Wes
laco.
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THURSDAY FRIENDSHIP
The Thursday Friendship club
met at the home of Mrs.' G. E.
Boise last week when games of
fantan were blayed. After scores
had been totaled. Mrs. Frank Dod
son held high, receiving the trophy
for success. Mrs. J. L. Palmer won
the prize for second high and the
consolation award for low score
went to Mrs. M. M. Morissey. A
guest prize went to Mrs. W. I, Mc
Intosh. Late in the afternoorr a
luncheon of sandwiches, cake, sliced
tomatoes and iced tea was served.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Frank Dodson on
May 10.
MRS. GENTRY HOSTESS
When Mrs. Bruce Gentry enter
tained members of the Thursday
Luncheon club at her home in the
Palm Grove roses and larkspur gave
effective floral adornment. Four
guests, Mrs. W. Y. Buck, Mrs. J.
B. Nosier, Msr. W. A, Tippit, and
Mrs. J. D. Ward were included in
the group that assembled for the
sames at ten o’clock. Mrs. Buck
received the trophy for high score
among the guest and Mrs. W. B.
Hinkly received the trophy for suc
cess among the guests. An attract
ive luncheon course was served fol
lowing the games. Mrs. V/. B.
Hinkly will be hostess at the next
meeting of the club. I
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THURSDAY BRIDGE
Abundant use of garden flowers
created a pleasant riot of color in
the home of Mrs. Earl D. Reed
when she entertained the Thursday
bridge club. Mrs. C. E. Burke was
the fortunate member acquiring the
highest club score during the aft
ernoon and receiving a lovely
spring basket of flowers for reward.
Substitute players were Mrs. Fred
Thomas. Mrs. E. L. Reed, Mrs.
Fleming Newton, and Mrs Ted
Fehrenbach.
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lantana club
The Lantana club met Monday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. Lee
Banks. Members responded to roll
call by giving current events. Mrs.
J. R. Barnard, a new member, was
welcomde into the club. Delicious
refreshments were served at the
conclusion of an interesting after
noom At the home of Mrs. Victor
If Kn the San Benito-Rio
Hondo highway the club will meet
Monday afternoon, Mav I3tti. The
program will center upon Edgar A
Guest and members are expected
to give quotations fro mthis pop
ular poet in replying to roll call.
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neighborhood club
At the home of Mrs. George Day
April 24th the Neighborhood club
held its regular meeting. With
current events and helpful hints
roll call was responded. The read
ing of the minutes of the previous
meeting was apprived. A short
business session was held, reports
of committees on bills and flowers
were received and cards of svm
pathy directed to be sent to sor
rowing friends of the club mem
bers. After the social hour, when
refreshments were served, the club
adjourned to meet May 8th at the
home of Mrs. C. E. Dodson.
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close contest
At the regular meeting Thursday
evening which was the closing of a
membership contest that has been
in progress for several weeks in the
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WEDNESDAY CALENDAR
Just-Sew with Mrs. George Hill
yer. Wednesday Bridge club with
Mrs. Robin Pate. Wednesday
brisca with Mrs. L. Manaatou.
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Methodists Hostesses
To Federation Party
Members of the various women's
church societies of the city were
delightfully entertained by the
Methodist missionary organization
on Monday* afternoon, when these
women were hostesses to the church
federation at a social meeting.
About 150 women gathered in the
main auditorium at 3:30 p. m. Mrs.
Willie A. George, president of the
Methodist society, welcomed them.
Mrs. Nora Lane favored them with
an organ solo, Mrs. E. T. Pierce and
her daughter, Miss Josephine, fol
lowing with a vocal duet, Mrs. Lane
playing the accompaniment. The
guests were then invited to the as
sembly room in the basement of
the church, where they were greeted
by Mesdames J. E. Lovett, Willie
A. George, C. W. Colgin, and'C. N.
Hill. The program was continued
with a vocal solo by Mrs. Harry
Faulk, with Mrs. C. W. Lay at the
piano. Miss Eugenia Lightfoot gave
a reading and two encores, and H.
E. Wigham played a trombone solo,
accompanied by Miss Bell. All the
members were unusually well ren
dered and were especially enjoyed by
the audience.
At the close of the program the
group had a social hour, members
of the various societies taking espe
cial pleasure in mingling with those
from other organizations. The room
had been made into a charming set
ting for the social function, with
lovely rugs covering the floor, and
baskets filled with pink and white
flowers, intermingled with green
scattered about the walls and van
tage points. Refreshments of straw
berry ice cream and angel food cake
were served.
Those in charge of the affair
were Mrs. R. E. Green, general
chairman; Airs. C. N. Hill, decora
tions; Mrs. F. E. Morris, refresh
ments; and Mrs. Henrietta Signor,
program.
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Business Women
Organize Club
The ninth Business and Profes
sional Woman’s club of the Valley
was organized Monday evening at
an enthusiastic meeting in San
Benito. Miss Julia O'Brien, of
Brownsville, state vice president,
and chairman of the fourth district,
in which the Valley is included, had
been invited to meet with San Be
nito business women interested in
the Business and Professional Wom
en's cl&b work She gave a talk
outlining the objectives of the or
ganization, and telling how it bene
fits business women by bringing
them in closer contact, pormoting
co-operation in dealing with prob
lems women meet in the business
and professional world, and aiding
them in taking their rightful place
in their chosen fields. She also gave
a brief history of the club, telling
of achievements since its organiza
tion.
After hearing her talk, and dis
cussing the matter from various an
gles. the 15 women attending the
meeting decided to form a club in
San Benito. Mrs. Lola Paine was
elected president. It is hoped that
affiliation with the national organi
zation can be completed before the
state convention at Temple May 11,
12 and 13. in order to have a record
of four new clubs organized in the
fourth district since last July. A
number of other San Benito women,
unable to attend the meeting Mon
day evening, have expressed a de
sire to join, and will be accepted as
charter members.
Myron F. Ward, secretary of the
Harlingen Chamber of Commerce,
attended the meeting, and spoke
briefly on what the business women
of Harlingen have done for the
community. Mrs. Blanche Fulgham,
president of the Harlingen chapter,
and several of its members, were
present. Miss Maude Akers., mem
ber of the Brownsville'club, accom
panied Miss O'Brien to the meet
ing.
A meeting of delegates from Val
ley clubs to the state convention
at Temple is to be held in Harlin
gen Tuesday evening, according to
Miss O’Briend. who is taking a very
active part in securing adequate
representation from the Valley at
the meet. Final arrangements for
the trip will be made at this time.
About 25 delegates are planning to
attend, and it is expected that every
club in the Valley will be represent
ed at the Tuesday meeting.
Miss Lena Madesin Phillips of
New York, president of the national
federation of Business and Profes
sional Woman s clubs, is to be at
the convention May 13.
Unusually picturesque costumes
have been planned for the Valley
delegation this year, white dressed
with capes of the yellow tint of
the grapefruit, and small yellow
hats, representing the halves of the
grapefruit.
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Brownsville Girl
Luncheon Hostess
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Miss Jean Pattee of this city, who
is attending Our Lady of the Lake
college in San Antonio, was one of
the hostesses at a luncheon given
at the St. Anthony hotel there hon
oring the high school graduates of
the college recently. Misses Elodie
Herbert and Claire Derby were co
hostesses. Mrs. C. R. Tyrrell and
Miss Harriett Pattee of Brownsville,
were guests of the alfair.
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I San Benito Rebekahs they checked
up on results, and discovered that j
the Pinks won over the Greens by i
a margin of thirty-five points. The j
opposing sides took their names |
from the lodge colors of pink and :
green. Nineteen new members
were received into the organization
as a result of the contest. The de
feated members will entertain the
winners within a short time.
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ATHENIANS MEET
An interesting meeting of the
Athenian club was held Wednesday
at the home of Mrs. Frank S.
Robertson with Mrs. George A.
Brooks as leader of the study pro
gram. ' An offeringg for the Fifth
District educational loan was taken
during the business session. En
thusiastic reports regarding ar
rangements for music week were
given by Mrs. L. A. Barrier and an
nouncement was made of the |
Fifth District Federation to open
at Harlingen May 5th when Mrs.
Earl Reed will represent the Athen
ian club. The study program cen
tered upon the parliamentary sub
ject, “Making the Laws Known.” j
Many helpful and practical fea- :
tures were brought out.
PERSONALS
Jack Ogdee and family attended
the Battle of Flowers in San An
tonio.
After spending the last week-end
here, W. P. Stone returned to Hous
ton.
H. J. Wright, who has been
spending the winter here, left for
Chicago.
Mrs. James Joseph Fitzgerald
left to join her husband who has
taken a position as operator in the
relay office of te Houston Missouri
Pacific depot.
Mrs. A. Viemink left for Chicago
where she will remain for several
months.
Mr. and Mrs. Ed F. Brady were
in San Antonio on business and
attended the Battle of Flowers.
After spending several days in
San Benito with Mrs. T. A. Dis
brow, Mrs. Janet Braun returned
to Houston.
Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Stilwell, Jr.,
and son, have returned from an
extensive auto trip to the Pacific
coast and intervening points.
L. S. Valley returned to Houston
after a short stay here.
C. H. Lang, has returned from a
trip to Cuba.
Miss Exa Sublett attended the
Battle of Flowers in San Antonio,
making the trip by airplane from
the Brownsville airport.
R. H. Ward left Thursday for
Smiley, Texas, where Mrs. Wara
and their daughter, Dorothy Glyn,
had preceded him by automobile
the day before. Mr.s Ward was
called to Smiley by the critical ill
ness of her mother who resides
there.
After spending the winter in
San Benito Mr. and Mrs. H. T. !
Mozure left Thursday night. They j
will stop for visits at Topeka, Kans.
and Pontiac, Mich., before return- i
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ing to their heme at Tedford, On- j
tario.
Mrs. A. R. Craddock, accompan- j
ied by her daughter, Annie Louise, j
spent last week-end in Houston.
M. G. Gilbert and Mrs. Jake
Haffner returned Saturday morn
ing from San Augustine, Texas,
where they were called by the
death of their father, W. I. Gilbert,
a few days ago.
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MOTION TO HAVE BILL
RECOMMITTED LOSES
AUSTIN. April 30.—(/Pi—Favor
able action by the house committee
on education last night on Rep. W.
T. Graves’ bill extending the terms
of school trustees in Houston, San
Antonio. Dallas and Fort Worth to
six years and those in smaller dis
tricts from twro to three years was
preceded by a wrangle in which
Representative Phil Sanders, Nac
ogdoches. attempted lo have the
committee reconsider its action in
voting out seven measures last
wreek.
Sanders charged the committee
acted favorably on thp measures
while several of its members were
out of the city.
Sanders lost a motion to have
the bills re-committed by a 13-2
vote.
Watch for this danger
signal—a dirty ring
around the washtubs
Have you seen it in your washtubs?
Of course you have! Do you know
what it means? Of course you know
that it means the washing has been
done in hard water. Soap combined
with the hardness and made scum.
The scum collected dirt, some went
into the clothes, some formed the
dirty ring.
Soften hard water with Melo and it
becomes a wonderful cleaner, with 01
without soap. No dirty ring! White
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amount ordinarily used. Use Melc
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Big 10 Rivals May
Produce New World
Mark At Ohio Meet
CHICAGO, April 30.—(/P'—A duel
between two Big Ten rivals prom
ises to produce a new world s rec
ord in the annual Ohio State re
lays Friday and Satureay.
The rivals are Illinois and Ohio
State, which will clash in the
quarter mile relay. Both teams
raced the distance in 0:42 1-5 Sat
urdav, the Illini winning the event
at Drake, the Buckeyes at Penn.
If weather conditions are favor
able, the world’s mark of 0:41,
established by the Newark Athletic
club in 1927. may be shattered.
George Simpson, who tied the
world's mark in the 100-yard dash
at Penn., will run for the Buckeyes
in the relay with Rockawav, Stroth
ers and Kriss. The Illini quartet
is Timm, Burkhardt, Cave and Pat
terson.
Another interesting struggle is
promised in the pole vault. George
Otterness of Minnesota, who crack
ed the Drake record with a leap
of 13 feet, 4 5-8 inches. Tom
Warne of Northwestern and Geo.
Canby of Iowa have entered that
event! Warne holds the world mark
cff a dirt runway and has threat
ened Sabin Carr’s world mark
twice.
WEATHER SUMMARY
A trough-like depression extended
from north-central Mexico north
eastward to the upper Great Lakes
this morning. u’hile barometric
pressure wTas relatively high
throughout the eastern and far
western states at the same time.
Numerous showers and thunder
storms occurred within the last 24
hours practically throughout the
great central valleys, northeastern ;
Texas, and the northern Rocky
mountain states. Temperatures were
seasonable to above normal prac
tically throughout the states east
of the Rocky mountains.
WEATHER BULLETIN
First figure lowest temperature
last night; second, highest temoera
ture yesterday; third, wind velocity
at 8 a. m.; fourth, rainfall past 24
hours.
Abilene . 62 84 12 .10
Amarillo . 54 80 — .00
Atlanta . 62 76 — .00
Austin . 68 80 — .00
Boston . 38 58 12 .00
BROWNSVILLE. 75 89 14 .00
Chicago . 44 50 16 .04
Cornus Christi .. 76 82 — .00
Dallas . 64 82 12 .02
Denver . 46 63 12 .00
Detroit . 42 54 — .00
Dodge City . 54 82 — .01
FI Paso. 52 82 10 .00
Fort Smith . 60 80 20 .02
Galveston . 74 78 10 .00
Helena . 34 52 10 .01
Huron . 50 76 — .06
Jacksonville _ 70 80 — .83
Kansas City_ 62 80 12 .01
Louisville . 50 68 — .00
Miami . 72 84 — .00
Montgomery ... 62 82 — .71
New Orleans ... 72 83 — .00
New York . 40 58 12 .00
North Platte ... 43 go 10 .00
Oklahoma City .. 60 86 — .0,1
Pensacola . 74 80 — .00
Phoenix . 58 86 — .01
Pittsburgh . 42 54 — .00
St. Louis . 56 70 14 .00
St. Paul . 42 52 20 .05
San Antonio ... 70 84 — .01
Santa Fe . 36 56 — .09
Sheridan . .34 70 — .32
Shreveport . 6S 90 — .26
Tampa . 66 86 — .00
Vicksburg . 66 84 — .04
Washington .... 40 64 — .00
Williston . 44 56 * — .40
| Wilmington .... 55 80 — .00
BOTH SIDES
CLAIM VICTORY
Proponents of Padre Island
Cut See Success; Oppon
ents Equaly Optimistic
HARLINGEN. April 30.—Opti
mism over the outcome of the hear
ing here Monday before U. S. Dis
trict Army Engineer Milo P. Fox on
the aplicatlon to cut through Padre
Island was expressed by J. B
Chambers. Sr., chairman of the Ar
royo Colorado Navigation district,
following the hearing.
Major Rufus W. Putnam, who
represented the Point Isabel-San
Benito Navigation district in oppos
ing granting of the permit, ex
pressed the belief that the permit
will not be granted.
“The only question at issue.” Mr.
Chambers said, “is whether the cut
ting of a new channel as proposed
by our district will have any harm
ful effect on the Brazos-Santiago
pass project. We feel confident that
General Beach in his report to the
army engineers showed conclusively
that there will be no such harmful
effect, and that the application will
receive a favorable recommendation.
“Questions of cost of dredging,
etc., brought up by the opponent
of the cut, have, we believe, no bear
:ng in this instance, since we a:
not asking the government fc
funds but will dredge the chann<
with our o-frn funds.”
Major Putnam in discussing th
matter after the hearing declare
that "we believe confidently th^
the army engineers will not perm,
a cut through the island unless it i
conclusively proved that such a ct,
will not affect the nresent Valle
and government project at Bram]
Santiago pass. Such proof woul
have to be based on observatior
and records of tides for a period c
at least a year, and such observa
tions were not used in drawing th
conclusions stated by proponents c
the cut in the hearing at Harlinm
For this reason we believe the pei
mission will not be granted.”
Major Putnam also expressed th
belief that the matter of cost an
feasibility, which he brought out a
length in his talk before Major Fa
will be considered.
BAPTISMAL SERVICES
Baptismal services were held Apr:
28 at the Immaculate Conceptio
church for the small son of Mr. an
Mrs. E. C. Villareal. The baby, wti
was bom Dec. 3, 1928. was given tl
name of Ernesto Carlos, Jr. Spor
sors were Juvencio J. Garcia ar
Ana O. de Garcia.
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