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Reuekah Lodge
Initiates Two
l Two new members were Initiated
at the meeting of the Brownsville
Rcbekah lodge Tuesday evening.
Several members of the Harlingen
lodge were present for the evening,
and took part in the initiation cere
l monies. After the regular meeting
a social hour was enjoyed, and de
licious refreshments were served. A
profusion of zinnias, nasturtiums
and other garden flowers decorated
the I. O. O. F. hall in which the
meeting took place.
Miss Lula Champion left Tuesday
morning for San Antonio, where she
will resume her work es instructress
of nurses in the Santa Rosa school
of nursing.
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Slumber Party
} For Visitor
Miss Bernice Manrv entertained
Saturday night with a slumber par
ty given in honor of her cousin.
Miss Elva Clampett of Kingsville.
The girls enjoved a swim at Olmito.
Those enjoying the affair were:
Misses Dorothy Dennis and her
cousin Faythe Dennis of Clovis.
N. M, Pauline Singer. Ida Laura
Monroe, the honoree .and the hos
tess.
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Kingsville Guests
Party Honorees
Misses Dorothy Dennis and Ber
nice Manry were hostesses Monday
night with a picnic at Boca Chiea
in honor of their cousins. Miss
Faythe Demis of Clovis. New Mex
ico. and Miss Eva Clampett of
Kingsville. The evening was spent
in bathing and at a late hour a pic
nic supper was served. Those pres
ent were: Misses Elva Clampett,
. Faythe Dennis. Norma Peckstein.
Rachael Barnes. Ida Laura Mon
roe. Minnie Maude Stobaugh. Ber
nice Manry. and Dorothy Dennis:
Messrs. Fred Ball. Lawrence Olm
stead. Beverly Tabor. Clarenc® Ben
nett, John Burns. Bob Puckett. Gor
1 don Miles, Stuart Harrison. Olin
\ Weller. Jack Todd. Anthonv Gomez.
\ 'hester Lvn Mchle. and Mrs Manry
l* >d daughter. Minnie.
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\l. E Barnes has gone to Runge.
* SAN BENITO
OYER-MAROUARDT
Mr and Mrs John Oyer of San
Benito announce the marriage of
;helr daughter. Helen, to J. K. Mar
quardt of Fort Wayne. Ind. Th®
wedding took place Saturday. May
►6. at 7:30 p m at the Westminster
Tesbyterian church. Fort Wayne,
nd.
• • •
ONORR GRADUATES
Thursday afternoon at her home
|rs Henry Alsmever entertained
^th four tables of bridge, honoring
mss Lozona Thacker, member of
> 1929 graduating class Intro
ced in all aopotntments for the
'air was a color motif of blue and
en. while the central theme was
liature school girls in blue and
white check gingham. Tallies were
imprinted with this design and cover
for the memory book, in which each
guest wrote some reminiscence
about school days, bore a dainty
miss hand-painted and weaving a
frock of blue and white checks. At
the games Miss V irginia Goolsby
was successful and received a hand
some gift. Consolation gift went to
Eudora James, who held low score, j
The honoree was remembered with a
charming gift. The plate luncheon
of Iced dainties repeated the favored
green and blue theme Girls en
joying the affair were Misses Helen
Taylor. Margaret Low. Abnie Louise
Craddock. Mary Frances March
banks. Elizabeth Nommenson. Ruth
Gilbert. Lois Cook. Maud Nosier
Mary’ Gilbert. Lorraine Siderius,
Dorothy Glyn Ward. Virginia Gools
by. Eudora J^mes. Jeanette Gay, I
Grade Atkinson and the honoree.
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YACHT CLUB PARTY'
Thursday at the Y'acht club at
Point Isabel Mrs E. H. Downs en
tertained with a luncheon honoring
Dr and Mrs Lee Rice of San An
tonio. who were guests last week at
the home of Mr. and Mrs Ted
Brash. Those prssent were Dr. and
Mrs Rice. Mrs Brash. Mrs E. L.
Barmore. Mrs. R C. Burk. Mrs. S. j
H Crews and the hostess Before
their departure Thursday night for
San Antonio. Dr. and Mrs. Rice were
entertained with a dmner at the
Brash home. Dr. Rice has been at
tending the sessions of the Texas
Medical association, while Mrs. Rice
remained for a visit in San Benito
with Mrs. Brash.
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DINNER FOR BRIDE-ELECT
At an interesting dinner given
Thurstjay evening Miss Pearl Ham
mond, June bride-elect, was hon
oree at the Women’s Building in
Harlingen and having as joint host
esses Mrs Henry Alsmeyer and Miss
Kate Adele Hill. Pink roses were
the feature decorations for the table.!
Favors for the women guests were
pretty corsages while the men re
ceived boutonniers of roses. A hand
some gift was presented to the guest
of honor by the hostesses An ap
petizing three course dinner was
served Those present were Mr. and
Mrs. J. E. McAnnally. Miss Pearl
Hammond. Miss Emaline Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Alsmeyer and
Miss Kate Adele Hill.
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LEWIS-GEIGER
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Wells an
nounce the marriage of their daugh- j
ter. Letitia Lewis, to Gilbert Geiger
of San Antonio. The wedding took
place at All Saints church Thurs
day evening at 7 o'clock with the
Rev. W. Everett Johnson, rector, of
ficiating. Floor baskets of shasta
daisies marked the center aisle and
flanked the side walls of the church,
while huge mounds of her favored
flewers. intermingled wth fern,
formed an effective background as
the bridal part approached the
altar.
For processional Mrs W. E John
son pla. ”0. Perfect Love ' Pattie
Sue Ogden, petite in a frock of blue
organdy, entered first, carrying the
ring in the center of a white carna
tion. The two flower girls. Tula
Joyce Wells and Elizabeth Holcomb,
who wore becoming organdy cos- j
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VALLEY
W
—*ext Monday. June 3. opens our i
FTH ANNUAL, summer term,
ntinuing eight, ten. or twelve
eks to suit the students.
Some house wives and others want
ly HALF DAY work so we are ar
nging to accommodate them Come,
■s'reshmen. Sophomores, and Jun
s, should take our summer term s
orthand work, and then returning
o the public schools this fall, con
inue their summer term with us
text year. Do this and you will be
*ell satisfied with results
Some high school students have
trranged to enroll, taking our three
months’ shorthand and tvpewTiting
work, expecting to continue their
Junior College and university this
fall. We hope to get them ready in
three months to take dictation,
which will aid materially in college
work. In brief, to all boys and girls,
vcung. and middle-aged people, the
Brownsville Business College is here
*o furnish hlgh-eraoe instruction to
’hose wanting SPECIAL COURSES
Tuit*cn payable cash or by the
mrnth; usual summer discount rate.
Theodora Whitstine has accepted
a stenographic posit ion with the
Missouri Pacific Ry. while Hazel
Downs has become stenographer
and general amanuensis for The
Brownsville Herald. Miss Maude
Akers is doing special amanuensis
work for the Federal Department, in
Chamber cf Commerce Building.
Our INFORMATION booklet is
here to SEND FREE to all interest
ed in Business Education.
Come, young people, get started
with that kind of special training
that means a good MONTHLY PAY
CHECK, and will put you in line for
rapid promotion in the various lines
of business and professions. We
enroll from sixth grade on up.
Give us six. nine, or twelve
months, and with proper applica
tion. you will be well pleased with
results
Phone 744. call at office, or write
President G. W. Moothart
Bring Your Own
Lunch
Picnic the
German Garden
In the Cool Patio of the
OLD MATAMOROS HOTEL
Matamoros, Mexico
SERVICE FREE
MRS. EMMA LEONARD. Prop
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tumes in peach and pink tints, drop
ped rose petals in the path cl tne
bride. The bridesmaids were at
tired in lovely bouffant frocks of i
lavender, green and yellow. jEach
carried a colonial bouquet of shasta
daisies tinted to harmonize with the
pastel hue of her frock. Little Em
alee Wells attended her sister as ju
nior bridesmaid. Other bridesmaids
were Dorothy Brandon and Eleanor
Wells.
The bride, who was beautiful in a
costume of white moire taffeta and
tulle, entered on the arm of her
father, by whom she was given in
marriage. Her veil was in cap shape
and adjusted with orange blossoms.
Her shower bouquet was of white
roses and lihes-of-thc-valley. She
wore a brooch, once owned by her
great-great-grandmother, and car
ried a handkerchief of white lace
which her grandmother and her
mother carried at their weddings.
Attending the bridegroom as best
man was Baird Gaylor of Houston,
Ed Hmkly served as groomsman.
Mrs Johnson played. “Grant Them
Peace," for recessional after the
wedding ceremony. #
At the home of the bride's parents
there was an informal reception fol
lowing The bridal theme of pink
and white was reflected in floral
adornment and other appointments.
Lovely pink roses graced the table
which held the bride s cake. Miss
Charlotte Hmkly was in charge of
the cake while Mrs. Edward Hinklv
presided over the bride's book. Ice
cream molded in the shape of wed
ding bells and ladyslippers. punch,
and confections were passed to the
guests. Miss Lucille Leatherwood of i
Bonham caught the bride's bouquet. '
Mr. and Mrs. Geiger left almost
immediately afterwards by automo
bile for San Antonio, where they
will make their home. Out-of-town
guests included Mrs. John Floyd '
Lewis of Bay City, grandmother of
the bride; Mrs. VV. C. Gaylor ol
Houston, aunt of the bridegroom
Mrs. Ernest Pcter Houston. Mr. and
Newman, Mrs. John
Petty, Miss Elsie Gillet. Miss Addie
Hughes and Miss Ida Perkms cf Ed
lnburg. The bride has been honored
?ilih asenes cf interesting pre-nup
tial affairs arranged by friends hi
?fPriBen|toJand Harlingen. She has
been a student at Kidd-Key college.«
7,ne‘^laf ■ and the Junior College
fitfEdmbure- withdrawing from the 1
laaer institution bjcause of her ap
fLr^,hl£B mania6<*- Mr. Geiger’s;
family home is^at^Meridian. Conn. .
THURSDAY FRIENDSHIP
At her home on North Bonhom
ri^eu?SthWeck Mrs M M Mor
c lm u hor„h° s to the Thursday
n «vJ Ba?es cf iantan were
wter the s?ores ware sum
?Vd Up' ‘Yrs L- **alnier held the
fhHg‘\,nU.mber and was l cwarded with
iiv first prize. Mrs. Jack Byrd re
ceived prize for second high while
consolation went to Mrs.5 Frank
Dodson A delicate lunch was serv
ed, in the late afternoon, consisting
of sandwiches, sliced tomatoes
chi.ken loaf. cake, sherbert and ice
,R ? Jackson received a
lo,eIy g.ft from the club members as
t.ie day marked her birthday anni
versary. At the home of Mrs. Jack
5n June 6, the next meeting
will be he’d. !
• • •
NEIGHBORHOOD CLUB
xrIra!lM5aday eveniug. May 20. the '
Neighborhood club gave a delightful
surprise varty at the home of A B
Brooks, in honor of his sister. Miss
Bell Brooks, who will return shortly
to her home in Wisconsin. She has
been here for several months with
her brother. The evening was pleas
antly spent and refreshments were
served by members at the close.
• • •
HONOR BRIDE
On Wednesday afternoon. May 22.
a called meeting of the Neighbor
hood club was held at the home of
Mrs. Frank Mayfield, honoring Mrs.
Ray Alexander, a recent bride. Be- J
fore her marriage Mrs. Alexander
was Mrs Charlotte Kemble. Snasta
daisies and roses were placed about
the rooms. After a short business
session an interesting program was
given and a shower of gifts ar
ranged for the bride. Readings end
vocal numbers were given by the
members and guests. There will be
no regular meetings of the club dur
ing the summer months.
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PERSONALS
Mr and Mrs. Fred Wedegartner
JUST AMONG US GIRLS
surprised 6b VOU
t6Mno to a ^trancte 0
man on the. 'Streot /
vVihv mdrrrma—ho ftrit
a^uratoor—ho n .
introduced himso't .
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tat| pfaocd -iiab prfdd, and a ’{task &icj&e dt e^**^
wticl/ |e#Wa *fi**f£ c£ tfit Wtejo 'T^~^ j
and Miss Frances Reumuth returned
home Suday from San Antonio and
other points. Van Dorn Wedegart
ner. who graduated from the Texas
Military Institute at San Antonio
as honor student, accompanied them
home.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Ruf!c departed
for St. Louis.
Wanda May and Herndon Ray
Woods left for Cleburne. Texas.
W.Vim Olinger departed for St. j
Petersburg. Fla., last Friday.
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HARLINGEN
01 TING FOR SENIORS
Miss Thelma Batchelor was hos
tess to the high school senior class
for a morning breakfast and swim
at Olmito Lake Monday morning, j
Miss Margaret Harwood who is
leaving for the summer was the
henor guest.
A delicious breakfast was served
after a delightful swim.
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TEACHERS HONORED
The grade teachers and super- i
visors of the public schools were en- j
tertained Monday at the Woman's
building with a luncheon
Spring flowers aderned the
tables where plates were laid for
26 guests. A delicious two-course
luncheon was served
CLASS ENTERTAINMENT
Mrs. S. L. Batchelor's Sunday1
School class entertained in honor
of th* school teachers who are
members of the class that are leav
ing soon for the summer, with a
swimming party at the Rotary poo!
in San Benito. Monday evening.
A picnic supper was enjoyed bv
30 guests after the refreshing owim
• • •
FACULTY HONORED
A luncheon complimenting the
senior high school faculty was
given by the executive boerd of the
P.-T A 's Monday at the nigh
school building.
The luncheon tabl*» was centered
with a beautiful crystal bowl con
taining pink roses and corona vine.
A delicious two course luncneon
was served to 12 guests.
• * •
PERSONALS
Thomas t. Abbott. Jr.. Is In Hous
ton for a few days attending the
commencement festivities of the
San Jacinto high school.
Warren Weeks of Prentice. Wls..
is visiting in the heme of his aunt,
Mrs. N. R. Cook.
Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Wilson were
called to Seagoville Saturday on ac
count cf the death of Mr. Wilson’s
brother. >
B B. Briar has returned home
after a business trip to Dallas.
Mrs. Ouida Ridder was operated
upon at the Valley Baptist Hos
pital Tuesday morning.
James Emmet Snoddv has just
returned from a business trip to
Corpus Christi.
Secretaries Will
Meet to Discuss
Slogan For Valley
•Special to The Herald*
SAN BENITO. May 29—Commit
tees of chamber of commerce sec
retaries ar.d bankers will meet here
Thursday night of next week to
take up the suggestion of a slogan
for the Valley.
* Announcement of the meeting
was made here by J. E Bell, sec
retary of the San Benito Chamber
of Commerce, and one of the three
secretaries of the committee. The
other secretaries are Swede Neilscn
of Sebastian and H J. Backer of
Donna.
A Kerhst is local representative
of the bankers of the Valley, who
first advanced the suggestion for a
Valley-wide slogan. Other sections
of the Valley will be represented.
HARLINGEN TO FILE
NOTICE OF ELECTION
• Special to The Herald t
HARLINGEN. May 29—Formal
notice of a bond issue election in
the sum of $100,000 to furnish suf
ficient funds for the proposed Har
lingen high school building is ex
pected in a few days, O. N. Joyner,
chairman of the board, said today.
The school board has less than
£250.000 left from a previous issue
of $400,000. and the school as pro
posed will cost close to $300,000.
For a soapy, sudsy
bath—use Melo
Like to have plenty of suds when
vou're bathing? Then don’t bathe in
hard water—city water as it comes
from the faucet. Soap combines with
the hard water, and forms a dirty
ring around the edge of the tub. Thatrs
scum. And that's certainly not pleasant.
Hard water can be made soft. Just
put Melo in the water and you have a
very remarkable cleaner, with or with
out soap. Then watch the soap latherl
Then watch the suds come! Then watch
the scum go! Have you discovered how
much more effective Melo makes soap?
Get three cans today a<; your grocer %.
for the kitchen, the laundry and the
bathroom.
V^L'O
WATER SOFTENED WITH MELO
IS A REMARKABLE CLEANER
10 cents
THE HYGIENIC
PRODUCTS CO.
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Manufacturers of
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Menus'
cftLDay
By MRS. ALEXANDER GEORGE
Rough Riders for Supper
Tomato Rabbit Potato Chips
Cucumber Salad
Bread Strawberry Preserves
Sliced Pineapple (fresh or canned*
Roughriders Coffee
Tomato Rabbit
< Serving four *
Three tablespoons bacon fat. 3
tablespoons flour, 3 tablespoons
chopped onions. 2 cups tomatoes. 1
teaspoon salt. 1-4 teaspoon pepper.
1-4 teaspoon celery salt. 1 cup grat
ed or finely cut cheese. 2 eggs, well
beaten. 4 pieces toast.
Place the bacon fat in a frying
pan and when hot add and brown
the flour. Add the onions and to
matoes and cook for 1 minute Add
the salt, pepper, celery salt and
cheese and cook slowly until the
cheese has melted Add the eggs
and cook for 1 minute, stirring con-!
stantly. S*rve on the hot toast.
Cucumber Salad
One cup sliced cucumbers. 1-4 cup
sliced radishes. 2 tablespoons sliced
spring onions. 1-4 teaspoon salt, 1-4
tepsooons mayonnaise
Chill the ingredients. Combine
and serve fcp lettuce leaf cups.
Rough Riders
• Popular for picnics'
One-half cun fat. 1 cup sugar. 1
teaspoon vanilla. 2 teaspoons cinna
mon, 1 teaspoo§ cloves. 1 teaspoon
nutmeg. 1-4 teaspoon salt. 1-3 cup
sour milk. 2 cups oatmeal. 1 cup
Hour. 1 teaspoon soda. 1 cup raisins,
1-2 cup nuts.
Cream the fat and sugar. Add the i
rest of the ingredients and break off ,
small pieces of the dough and flat
ten down. 4 inches apart on greased j
baking sheets. Bake in a moderate ■
oven for 15 minutes
Moisten grass stains with cold
water and cover with soda. Let
stand for 2 hours and rinse out in
warm water to remove the stains.
THIRD ROBBERY IN
ROMA IN NINE YEARS
(SDecial to The Herald'
ROMA. May 29—The Roma fill
ing station on the highway here
was entered Sunday night and $27
taken from the cash register. The
burglar left his calling card In the
form of a sack with ten quarts of
Mexican liquor on the office floor
near the door, evidence that he
must have been crowded for time.
An arrest has been made. This Is
the third robbery In Roma In nine
years. Nine years ago the store of
G. Madrigal was entered and $10,
000 stolen from the safe. Last
year Don Jesus Ramirez Canales,
an eighty-year-old merchant, was
murdered In his little store here
one night by persons who attempt
ed to rob him. No arrests have
ever been made for this crime.
LITTLE MARY’S FIRST
TROLLEY RIDE-ALONE
Winifred Black Withes She Had Been There to See Mia*
Seven-Year-Old Giving Up Her Seat to a
“Nice Old Lady’*—Don’t You?
By WINIFRED BLACK
Mary Brooke took her first street car ride alone net an
Of course you remember Mary Brooke—vim has now
mature age of seven.
Her eyes are a little deeper, soft brown, and her hair, of the
hue. curls softly about her little round face
to watch her skip down the street on liar way to
school brings sunshine into the heart.
But Mary Brooke's mother is rather careful at
her little girl ar.d always sees that she has someone
with her when she goes out
So when Small Johns mother invited liar
Brooke to go to the matinee with Small Johr. She
of course, was quite delighted and asked mother tf
she couldn’t come home alone on the stove* car If
John's mother would put her on the rsr
Promptly at six o'clock, mother went out to mat'
the car. and there, standing at tKe front atmart too
excited to wait till the car stopped stood Marr
Brooke.
Oh. yes. she had had a very good tune with John
_ and the matinee was very good—all about Hwal
WINIFRED BLACK *nd you know—
But I'm afraid that the and rrer*thmg
else was for the time being overshadowed by Mary Brooke! tiirtl of lie*
first car ride alone On the way up the lull she qure proud tv told mother
how she had given up her seat on the car to a very nice ok! lady
got on a few blocks back
"i m sorry you naa 10 come on^
such a crowded car. darling—there j
didn't seem to be many people on
when you got off.”
“Oh. no.*’ replied Man Brooke,
“the car wasn't crowded, but I Just
thought I'd give her my seat—
maybe she’d like it better than the
others.”
And dear little Mary never sus
pected the cause of a sudden cough
ing attack mother had or why moth
er's face got so red.
What in the world is the use of*
knowing your way about if you can't
let other people appreciate It. too?
Mary Brooke knew what war ex
pected of little folk on street cars
when nice old ladies got on—what
mattered it that there were plenty
of vacant seats? Something had to
be done to let her sophistication be
known.
Never mind. Mary Brooke, there
are plenty of grown-ups—who really
ought to know better—who do the
same thing.
There's the woman I know who
spends most of her time scheming
to get other people into mistakes—t
so she can help them out and ap
pear smart and clever
Don't you know- lots of people
like that?
But. whisper, wouldn't you have i
given a pretty penny to have been
somewhere on that car and watched
that little episode?
I would. >
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Get A Pound of VALUE
From A Pound of Food
it is a scientific fact that perish*
able foods — even though they
show no visible signs of spoiling
— lose much of their nutritive
THERE IS NO value unless kept cold. You p^>
SUBSTITUTE for nutritive value, freshness,
FOR ICE . • • • flavor, in the foods you buy.
USE ICE TO PRESERVE THEM!
PHONE 888 T T
Brownsville ce C >.
HILL A MORTDN, OWNERS
John A. Walk;r, Manager
' St. Charles Street at the Railroad -