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McALLEN
INFORMAL bridge
Mra. George Gaddy entertained
Friday afternoon with an informal
bridge party at her home, honoring
Mrs. J. C. Dykes.
Those present were Mesdames J.
C. Dykes. Whit Rogers William
V?ne. E. D. Mathis. N. V. Sidner
R E. Leslie. O. K. OlMn. Sam
Baazell. Gall Hart. Paul D. Miller,
and Dick Henderson.
Mrs. Henderson was awarded
high score prize and the honoree
was presented with a dainty favor.
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BRIDGE TEA
Mrs. Stephen Jones entertained
Friday afternoon with a beautifully
appointed bridge tea at her her
lome. in compliment to Mrs W F.
Pride of Fort Clark, who is the
guest of her mother. Mrs W. H.
Kriedler.
The rooms were attractively
iecorated in gladioli in various
ihades.
The tea table had as Its decora
tions a huge bowl of cut flowers.
Hanked by tall pink candles The
rilver service was presided over by
Mrs R. M. Bounds, while assisting
ut the table were Mrs. W. O. Stew
art and Mrs. M. L. Kreidler. Mrs.
Paul Jones also assisted the hos
tess during the afternoon.
Mrs. Henry Griffin received high
score prize and Mrs. C. C. McDan
iel the consolation. The honoree
j was presided with a dainty favor.
The personnel included friends of
the honoree. They were Mesdames
T. J. Powell C. D. Martin. Jack
Howell. M. L. Kreidler. R. L. Lewis, i
Frank Crow. Henry Griffin, George
Thomas. Joe Allen. W. N. McGee.
R. M. Bounds. Alec Woolridge. John
Cardwell. O. P. Archer. D. W.
Glasscock of Mercedes. Harry May. j
■ W. H. Kreidler. Percy Herman. W.
i G. Stewart. Snyder. E. E. Phelos,
F. E. Osborn. R. M. Minter. H. M
Fristoe, Paul Jones, .T. P. Storey of
Austin, and C. C. McDaniel.
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THURSDAY BRIDGE
Mrs. Oeo. Kunz entertained the
members of the Thursday Bridge
Luncheon club this week at her
home In a delightful manner.
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VISITOR HONORED
Mrs. M L. Kreidler entertained
the members of the Fortnightly
bridge club Thursday afternoon,
and as a special compliment to Mrs.
W. F. Pride of Fort Clark, who '*
the guest of her mother. Mrs. W. H.
Kreidler. a number of additional
guests were Included for the hospi
tality. Prises in the games were
awarded Mrs. George Gaddy for
success, and Mrs. T. W. Mahone for
low score. Mrs H. B. Kelly receiv
ed the guest prise, and the honoree
was also remembered with a beau
tiful gift. The hostess was assisted
during the afternoon by Mrs. Paul
Jones.
Those present were Mesdames
John Ewing. R. M. Gregory. J. A.
Frisby. Whit Rogers. Gail Hart,
George Palmer, Stephen Jones. Lee
Green of 8an Juan. H. B. Kelley.
E. A. McDaniel. Paul D. Miller,
William Pavne. George Gady. T. W.
Mahone. W. H. Kreidler. N .V. Sid
ner. E. E. Renfro. 8nyder. Miss
Rubj* De Long, and the guest of
honor.
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PERSONALS
Mrs. Allen Kearby returned
Thursday from Dallas, where she
has been visiting for several weeks
with relatives. During Mrs. Kearbv’s
visit "The Pagan." a moving pic
ture which was made in the South
Sea Islands was shown in which
her niece. Miss Dorothy Jan Is. sev
enteen years old, who was bom In
Dallas and reared in Fort Worth,
took part. The £ame picture has
been booked to be shown in Mc
Allen at a later date.
Dr. and Mrs. Felix P. Miller and
daughters of El Paso were guests
last week of Dr. and Mrs. T. H.
Harrell. Dr. Miller Is the retiring
president of the Texas State Medi
cal association, the annual conven
tion of which met the past week at
Brownsville. Dr. and Mrs. Harrell
and their guests visited in Reynoea
Sunday before leaving for their
home.
Mr. and Mrs. H. Cook and Her
man Taylor of Natchitoches. La
are guests of Mr. and Mrs. V. E.
Ccok.
Miss Mattie Lou Yelverton. of
Riverside, who has been the guest
of Mrs. Val Folsom, left Wednes
day for her home. She was ac
companied by Mrs. Folsom, who
will visit in Riverside, and San An
tonio.
Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Vannoy and
children left Friday for San An
tonio. Waco. Crowell and Dallas.
Mr. Vannoy will attend the Inter
national Rotary convention at Dal- I
las while away.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Paxton left
Saturday evening for Dallas, where
Mr. Paxton will attend the Inter
national Rotary convention. Mrs.
Paxton will also visit her parents '
in Teague.
Miss Ne!a Norman left Sunday
for a visit in Dallas and will visit
relatives later in Iowa. Miss N»e*
man has been a member of the
McAllen faculty for five years. She
will not return to McAllen.
Alec Woolridge left Monday for
Dallas where he will attend the
International Rotary convention.
Wilhelm KbDperich spent the
pa*t week In Galveston where he
attended the K C. state convention
Rev. and Mrs. Judd B. Holt
moved Friday tb their future home
in Edinburg.
Mr. and Mrs. Ccoper Robbins ar
rived Sunday to be guests of Mr
and Mrs. A. W. Owens. Mrs. Rob- j
bins is a cousin of Mrs. Owens.
Mrs J. M. Andrews and baby
left Thursday night for a visit in !
Hope. Arkansas They were ao
comnanied by Mrs. Andrews’ moth
er. Mrs. Jeagergeit. who spent the
winter in the home of her daugh- !
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. H. M Fristoe left
Saturdav for a visit in Austin.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl D. Skinner
will leave Saturdav for a visit in
Chicago, HI., and Muncle, Ind. They i
will be accompanied by Mrs. Rob
ert Henderson and Miss Elsie
Edwards, who will go to Chicago.
The rest of the narty will return
after a month’s stay.
Mrs. Sam Bazzell left Monday
night for Kerrville to be present at
the commencement exercises of
Schreiner Institute, where Mrs.
Bareli’s son. Percy Northcott. will
graduate from the high school de
partment.
Dr. Warren Wilson of Northfieid.
Minn., who has been here for the
past two months as a guest of Mr.
and Mrs. H. P. Griffin, left Sunday
for his home.
Mr. and Mas. Mills P. Walker
and three daughters. Shlrllretd,
Margaret, and Jane of Bryan, Tex..
are week-end visitors of Dr. and
Mrs. J. N. Oodowln
Misses Marcella and Rosemary
Fink attended the bridge party
given Thursday evening by the
Amusement club at the home of
Miss Mona Rome in Mission.
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KIMBALL NAMED HEAD
OF BAYLOR IN DALLAS
DALLAS, May 30.—</P»—Dr. J. F.
Kimball, professor at Southern
Methodist university here, has been
selected as executive head of units
of Baylor university in Dallas with
the title of vice president, accord
ing to announcements made here
yesterday. For 10 years Dr. Kim
ball was superintendent of schools
in Dallas.
Last Rites For Wife
Of Prominent Valley
Man Are Held Today
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES. May 30.—Funeral
services for Mrs. W. D Bristoe, wife
of a prominent farmer, were sched
uled to be held at the Baptist church
here at 3 p. m. today. Services will
be conducted by the Rev. Ernest
Baldwin and interment will be in
the local cemetery.
Mrs. Bristoe. who was 64 years old.
died at the family home four miles
southwest of here, at 8 a. m. Wed-!
nesday. following an illness of two |
years' duration. The family has
lived here 11 years.
Mrs. Bristoe is survived by her j
husband, two sons. John, of Mer- ]
cedes, and Ralph of Kerrville. and
one daughter, Mrs. W. P. Newton,
of Gonzales.
Pallbearers are J. C. Potts. George
Morrison. A. A. Wade, G. K. Reiss.
Wm. Tillery and Dr. C. W. Carter.
Mercedes Women
Entertain Noted
Foreign Hikers
MERCEDES. May 30—On a hitch- j
, hiking tour which is expected to j
(lake them around the world, two;
women, Tasmas Raye«io, a Hindu
i psvchoanalyist. and Mary Lillian |
| Gleboff. Russian free lance writer,
were guests here Wednesday night I
of the local Business and Profes- j
sional Women's club.
Members of the club provided a!
cottage at a local tourist camp i
for the two travelers and met them j
when they arrived here from Har
lingen. They had been in the Val- |
j ley several days and found much
to interest them, they said.
Miss Rayano gave a number of
! readings at an informal reception
! held at the cottage.
GANGSTER SHOOTS IT
OUT AND IS KILLED
CHICAGO. May 30.—ifr)—Thomas
’ McElligott. gangster, shot it out j
! with another nan in a cafe today
I and was killed.
The body of McElligott. known as
a labor racketeer, bomber and gun
man. was found in the basement by i
I sl w&itcr. ,
Police said McElligott was a lead- j
er of the "bomb trust.” having |
headquarters in a saloon and taking ’
orders for bombing at prices ranging I
* from $25 to $1,000.
w. C. T. U. Seeks To Halt
Putting Women In ‘Ads’
(Special to The Herald)
AUSTIN. May 30.—City councils
of Austin and all other Texas cities
will be asked by the Women's
Christian Temperance Union to
forbid the display of posters “ex
ploiting" women smokers. Mrs.
Claude de Van Hatts. state presi
dent of the W. C. T. U announced.
Mrs. Van Watts said reminders
of the state law forbidding the sale
of cigarettes to minors is being
sent to local W. C. T. U. chapters
for a campaign upon law-enforce
ment officers to require its ob
servance.
The state body is making an edu
cational campaign against en
couragement of girls’ learning to
smoke, which she predicted will ul
timately lead to a law forbidding
billboard advertising of cigarettes
altogether.
The W. C. T. U. objects strenu
ously to the display of pictured
showing girls or women emoilm»
or scenes tending to encourage
their smoking. Mrs. Van Watts
said. “This is an insult to wom
anhood. in exploiting women to the
use of tobacco.** aim declared.
This-is part of a national cam
paign now under way. she taut
Mrs. Van Watts pointed to the re
cent action of western statee w
prohibiting billboard advertising of
cigarettes.
Mrs. Van Watts asserted the ef
fect of pictorial displays of gtria
smoking or breathing In the amoka
of cigarettes is to encourage thaw
forming the tobacco habit, "-through
appealing to physical beauty* and
otherwise
(By The Associated Frm.»
Thursday
Congress is in adjournment for
memorial day.
Wednesday
Senate passed ce ns us-reapportion
ment bill and sent it to house.
Senate took up Borah bill to reg
ulate marketing of perishable farm
products.
Senate finance committee agreed
to begin hearings on tariff bill
June 11.
Senate agriculture committee re
ported favorably Norris resolution
for government operation of Muscle
Shoals.
Florida and California house dele
gations urged legislation to compen
sate growers for fruit fly quarantine
losses.
Senate manufacturers committee
voted to refer textile labor inquiry
to trade and tariff commissions.
House members of farm confer
ence committe agreed to resume ne
gotiations Friday.
Sharp differences of opinion over
methods pf proceeding with tariff
bill developed among senate repub
licans.
MONEY LACKING IN
BEAUMONT PROJECT
BEAUMONT. May JO — „T- -
Though Beaumont hat juat wM a
j bond issue of 14.890.000 for poMUe
Improvements, the eitjr finds ttaetf
in a position of brine tomporaitlf
unable to obtain money to cany out
contemplated projects
Bids were called for on 11 000.000
worth of the securities with the re
sult that but two firms made a
bid and the lowest of these asked
a bonus of 170.000 to purchase the
issue at par and accrued interest.
The bids were declined
CROCKETT COUNTY
VOTES ROAD BONDS
ORAPELAND. May JO-iPt-An
all-paved route from Houston to
Dallas has been assured by the vot
ing of 130.000 worth of hoods by
Crockett county for the paving of
a 10-mile stretch of state highway
19 near here.
This was the last gap in tfco
385 miles which had not been paved
or financed. Two hundred and
twenty-five miles of the route hava
been paved.
The hard-surfaced read will go
north from Houston through Hunts
ville. Crockett and Palestine, con
necting at Athena with highway 4ft
to Dallas.
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new Styles for |nffi
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We’re Clearing Them Out
Guarantee Shoe Store
1231 Elizabeth Street *
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INTRODUCING
OUR
ENLARGED HOSIERY
SECTION
With the most complete hosiery stock in the Valley
Thursday - Friday - Saturday
May 30-31 — June 1
WE HAVE BUILT AN ADDITION TO OUR STORE
ESPECIALLY DESIGNED FOR A COMPLETE
HOSIERY DEPARTMENT. WE WANT YOU TO
VISIT OUR NEW DEPARTMENT AND TO BE
OUR GUEST ON THURSDAY, FRIDAY AND SAT
URDAY.
_ Novelty Heel Hose $3.00 pair _
Kayser Hose... $1.50 to $2.50
Gotham Hose.. $1.65 to $1.95
Westcott Hose.. $1.00 to $1.50 j
Sport Socks......... 50c to $1.25
Pointed heels — Suare heels — Dou
ble pointed heels — French heels
EVERY STYLE — EVERY SIZE r .fc
Sli«™ EVERY SHADE r
i_ALWAYS_ £r1,d.
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Bavlor University
Confers Decree On
Mrs. Willebrandt
WACO. Mav 30.—0P>—Mrs. Mabel
Walker Willebrandt. resigned assis
tant attorney general of the United
States today bore an added honor
ary degree, that of doctor of laws,
conferred on her he*e yesterda*’ bv
Baylor university. President P. P.
Brooks of the school euloglaed Mrs.
W'llebrandt.
Officially, she came to Waco to
deliver the first commencement ad
dress ever given at Bavlor bv a
woman. Her talk avoided mention
of politics and her own status and
plans.
Mrs. Willebrandt planned to go
to Port Worth today and Dallas to
morrow where she will make brief
addresses. •
666
Is a Prescription for
Colds, Grippe, Fin, Dengue,
Bilious Fewer and Malaria.
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$1.50 Heavy white linen 36-inch suiting. 93c
$1.00 Ladies' embroidered batiste gowns. 76c
$1.69 Ladies' embroidered batiste gowns.$1.31
$1.75 Ladies’ embroidered Philippine gowns. . . $1.45
$1.98 Ladies’ embroidered Philippine gowns. . . $1.63
$2.25 Ladies’ embroidered Philippine gowns . . $1.83
$1.50 to $1.98 Odds ladies’ rayon bloomers . . . $1.01
$2.75 to $2.98 Odds ladies’ rayon bloomers . . . $1.94
$1.00 “Kickernick” silk bloomers, sizes 2 to 14. 69c
$2.98 Ladies’ odds stock bathing suits.$1.54
$3.75 to $6.50 Odds stock ladies' bathing suits $2.44
50c Children's dimity check underwaists. 22c
69c Dimity check misses union suits. 42c
35c Fancy figured and solid colors oil cloth ... 23c
$1.25 New Everfast print eponges, only. 88c
59c New Everfast print basket weave. 38c
35c Truth bleached 7-4 sheeting, only. 28c
$1.39 Marblehead 81x99 sheets, only.$1.18
$1.25 Fruit of Loom sheets, 63x90 .$1.09
$1.59 Fruit of Loom sheets, 81x90.$1.34
$1.59 Fruit of Loom hemstitched sheets, 63x90. $1.28
$1.95 Fruit of Loom hemstitched sheets, 81x90. $1.58
8 Yards 36-inch Truth domestic..$1.00
25c Fast colors print percales. . 20c
25c Hemstitched linen napkins, size 12x12 .... 20c
50c Hemstitched linen napkins, size 18x18 . . . . 40c
10c Ladies' all linen hemstitched handkerchiefs 7c
15c Ladies' all linen hemstitched handkerchiefs 10c
25c Ladies* linen initial handkerchiefs . 18c
50c Ladies novelty georgette handkerchiefs ... 24c
59c Ladies* colored linen embroidered
handkerchiefs.(. 35c
50c Ladies’ print georgette handkerchiefs .... 29c
98c to $1.50 Ladies’ colored embroidery
linen handkerchiefs... 59c
15c Midget hems ladies* sheer linen
handkerchiefs. 10c
$2.50 Ladies* honiton lace edge handkerchiefs. $1.69
98c Box fancy colors handkerchiefs .. .^. 69c
75c Ladies' small hem linen handkerchiefs .... 35c
75c Box colored embroidery handkerchiefs.... 44c
98c Box 3 embroidered handkerchiefs. 54c
50c Box 3 children's linen handkerchiefs .. 29c
75c Misses' embroidered handkerchiefs .. 42c
98c Ladies* embroidered linen handkerchiefs . . 53c
10c Men's soft cotton handkerchiefs. 7c
20c Men's white all linen handkerchiefs. 14c
75c Box Men's 3 linen handkerchiefs. 55c
* 75c Men's sheer linen handkerchiefs. 50c
$1.50 Men's novelty print silk handkerchiefs ... $1.01
50c Men's rolled edge sheer linen handkerchiefs 40c
98c Men's skser linen handkerchiefs. 73c
$1.50 Men’s sheer linen handkerchiefs... $1.07
25c Men's linen initial handkerchiefs. 20c
50c Men's linen initial handkerchiefs. 39c
50c Men's drawn thread linen handkerchiefs .. 38c
$1.25 Fine cotton batts, size 72x90 . 95c
25c Fine cotton batts.•. 18c
5c Dozen 4-Hole bone buttons, dozen. lc
5c Papers Crewel sewing needles. . 2c
10c Papers sharps sewing needles ...... . 5c
5c Dozen snap fasteners, black and white. 2c
7 Spools Coats black and white thread for.• 25c
50c Children’* Phoenix »ocks. 31c
$1.00 Ladies’ silk hose... We
$1.50 Odds chiffon and light service hose .... $1-19
$1.50 Pointex light service silk hose.$1.21
$1.50 Pointex all silk chiffon hose.$1.29
$1.95 Pointex light service silk hose.$1.43
$1.95 Pointex all silk chiffon hose.. $1*63
$1.95 Van Raalte all silk chiffon hose.$1.61
$1.98 Gordon lace clock chiffons.$1.65
$1.98 Dexdale 3-point heel chiffons.. $1.71
$2.00 Claussner beautiful chiffon hose.$1.66
$2.25 Gordon V-Line chiffon hose.. $1.93
$2.25 Van Raalte chiffon clocks.$1.92
$2.50 Caussner kleer sheer chiffons.$1.79
$2.50 Black points V-Line chiffons.$2.16
$3.00 Logan fine chiffon hose... $2.17
$3.50 Claussner and Van Raalte lace clocks ... $2.69
$3.95 and $4.50 Van Raalte fine chiffons.$3.03
$1.00 Ladies’ rayon bloomers.
$1.00 Heavy rough pongee. 79c
$1.10 Good quality radium.
$1.25 39-inch fine sport satin. 91c
$1.50 Glitterglo satin, all shades.$1.05
85c Rayon satin.
$1.35 Fine quality washable crepe chine.$1.21
$1.50 Heavy washable crepe chine.$1.33
$1.65 Heavy quality georgette.$1.29 I
$1.75 Fine solid colors crepe chiffon.$1.64
$1.85 Fine sheer o.uality georgette.61.44
$1.98 Heavy quality flat crepe.$1.6S
$2.25 Print crepe chines .. 61-90
$2.25 Mallinson's indestructible vciie.$1.69
$2.25 Satin crepe or flat crepe. $1.66
$2.50 Quality black flat crepe.$1.84
$2.50 New print flat crepes.63.14 9
$2.50 Black satin crepe.61.97
$2.75 Print crepe chine.62.22
$2.98 Fine crepe romaine.61.91
$4.50 Mallinson’s new print pussywillow.63.66
$2.50 New print crepe chiffon.61-98 I
$2.75 New print crepe chiffon.63-23
$2.98 New print crepe chiffon.$2.58 9
$3.50 New print crepe chiffon.$2.97
79c Everfast print gabardine, oniy. 58c
98c Everfast print pique .. 77c
50c Fast colors Beach Point print pique. 39e |1
45c White beach point pique. 3fc
69c White everfast gabardine .. 49c
75c Rose color everfast gabardine. 64«
90c White everfast pique. 6Sc
95c Everfast Copenhagen pique. 74c
25c Washan-Ready crepe. 14c
85c Silk and cotton prints. 5l«
75c Print light o’day. 4!c
95c Printed everglades chiffon voile. 58c
59c Solid colors rayon cloths. 36c
45c Soisette fast color prints .. 31c
40c New dimity prints. 31c
50c to 59c Fast colors print linons... 39c