Brownsville herald. [volume], December 18, 1932, FINAL SUNDAY EDITION, Page SIX, Image 6

About Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current

Image provided by: University of North Texas; Denton, TX

                
Social Calendar Filled With Activities As Christmas Day Approaches
Civic League
Xmas Party Is
Pretty Event
A distinctive event of Thursday I
afternoon was the Civic League
Christmas party given in the First j
Methodist church with Mrs. W. W. j
Ball as hostess, assisted by of
ficers of the League. In the re
ceiving line with Mrs. Ball wexe
Mesdames J. K. Bull. D. P. Gay, i
Jr., W. L. Ryman, F. E. Morris, C. j
W. Watson, W. J. Vertrees and
Willie A. George.
Large palm leaves were an at
tractive background for' the tall
floor baskets filled with red turk's
cap, pomsettias and fern, artisti
cally arranged to emphasize the
holiday note in the church parlors
given over to the hospital.ty.
The program, one of the most
delightful ever presented, included
a vocal rendition of "The Holy
City” by Mrs. Frank P. Jackson
with a violin obligato by Jose
Alonzo of Matamoros and piano
accompaniment by Paul Kennard,
‘•Medr.ation.” violin selection by
Mr. Alonzo. Mr. Kennard playing
the accompaniment; an encore by
them and a vocal number, "Beth
lehem Shepherds” by Mias Kate
Failor, Miss Josephine Pierce play
ing the piano arrangement.
A contest in which the guests
were requested to forip words out
o? “Christmas Party" resulted • hi
f.rst prize going to Mrs. Lee Vance
The tea table was exquisitely
appointed in a red and green color
note, gained by the lace cover
laid over a red cloth, the red tapers
in green holders, colored mints and
cookies iced in the holiday colors
Miss Nannie Bourne and Mrs
Della Bollinger presided at the tea
and coffee services.
Gifts were distributed from a
brilliantly decorated tree which
wi' also part of the Yuletiue
motif.
About 25 attended.
Charity Home Plans
Christmas Dinner,
Ask For Donations
The Charity Home under the
management of Miss Lydia Cham
pion is prewiring for the custom
ary Christmas dinner and tickets
are being issued to accomodate
1000. Anyone may obtain a ticket
by calling at the home.
Miss Champ.on is soliciting for
funds and food for the dinner and
will appreciate any donation from
those who desire to contribute.
• • •
Dinner Party For
Couple On Third
Wedding Anniversary
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Launer sur
prised tlnir son Harry and his wife
on their third wedding anniversary
with a six o'clock dinner party
Wednseday. The tabel was centered
with a low bow! of pretty roses.
Covers were laid for Mr. and Mrs
John Graham and son. F. I. Brets,
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Brets, Mr. and
Mrs. M S. Palmer and children,
George Launer. Calesta Launer. the
honorees and the hosts
The evening was spent in in
formal diversion of games and con
tests.
f PERSONALS
Brownsville homes will be cheery
during the holidays as guest* are
present, sons and daughter* return
from school and a* joyous family
reunions are held on Christmas
Day. Some plan to leave the city
for the holidays but wherever they
may be. may they be happy.
# • *
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hill have
as their holiday guests, their son
and his wife and baby. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Hill. Jr., and Mrs. H.
H Brooks of Houston. Mrs. Hill.
Jr., and baby are also spending
several days in San Benito with
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. E. C.
Breedlove.
• m
Mrs. Aggie 8prouse and daughter.
Miv Prances, of San Benito, are
spending the Yulctide with their
daughter and sister. Mrs. O. B
Horton and Mr. Horton.
• • •
Mrs. J. S. DeBardeleben and baby
have returned from Gonzales where
they spent the past month.
• • •
Mrs. W. E. Downer, who spent
the past week in the home of Mr
and Mrs. Marvin Hall, left Frida*
for Weslaco where she will visit
/or a short time before returning
to Shreveport.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Pedro Chapa are
spending the week end on the Saa
Juanita ranch north of Edinburg.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Mullen plan
to spend the holidays in Kings
ville.
• • •
Mr. and Mr«. Joe Lindaberry will
visit with Mrs. Undaberry s mother
in San Marcos during the Yule
tide.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Tipton
are expecting Mrs. s J. Tipton and
daughter. Margaret of Runge as
their holiday guests.
• • •
Mrs. Ehse Gidlev of Tulsa Oklu,
U spending the winter in the home
of Mr. and Mrs. R. C. Ashley.
College Group
Expected For j
Holidays
College students will be back in
“The old h ne town" soon, most
of them to arrive this Fnday to
spend the holidays w.th their
families. There'll be a lot of ex
citement when they get back and
they’ll think of a million things
to do in the short time before the
return trek is made.
Brownsville students at the
University of Texas m Austin who
are among these expected home
Include Miss Dorothy More, da ugh
ter of Mrs. Lena Gay More, who ■
will be welcomed back by her
many friends for the holid s.
Miss Cherille DeBardeleben will
be a student at the university, ac
companied by her brother Fred of
Fort Worth, is expected heme Sat
urday for a visit with her parent*
Mr and Mrs. Chester DeBardeleben.
Tbny Gomez arrives Friday, also
from the university for a visit with
his relatives during the Yuletide.
Frank Ashley will be home, pos
sibly on Friday, to spend the holi
days with his brother, R. C. Ash
ley and Mrs. Ashley. He is a stu
dent at the University of Texa*.
Miss Rachel Barnes daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Barnes, is to
t Friday from the Univerx
as is Miss Eleanor Richardson, who
will spend Christmas with her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Rich
ardson.
Harbert Davenport, son of Judge
and Mrs. Harbert Davenport, is
expected home from the university
on Friday as is Walter Washing
ton. who will spend the holidays
with h:s parents Mr. and Mrs. W
O. Washington.
Volney Taylor, will spend a short
time m Dallas with his grand
mother. enroute home from the
University to spend the Yuletile
with his parents. Judge ami Mrs.
V. W. Taylor.
Miss Mary Agnes Puckett is f x
perted home for the holidays from
the Santa P.osa School of Nursing
in San Antonio and will spend the
short time she is allowed Irom her
duties with her mother, Mrs.
Agnes Puckett.
Miss Gail McDavitt, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. W. E. McDavitt. a
student at the Incarnate Word
College in San Antonio and Miss
Marjorie Winfree. daughter of Col
and Mrs. f* W. Winfree of Fort
Brown, who is attending Incarnate
Word Academy in San Antonio, are
expected to arrive for the Christ
mas holidays, on Friday.
John Mackintosh, son of Rev
and Mrs. R. o Mackintosh, will
not be home for the holidavs but
will visit with his grandmother in
St. Joseoh. Mo. He Is a student at
Scwanee, the University of the
South.
Russel! Rent fro University of
Texas student, will be home on
Friday for a visit with hi* par
ents. Mr. and Mrs. R. b. Rentfm
Bob OUrvan, son of Mr. and
Mrs. L O Bryan, is expected home
from Cumberland University to
spend the Yuletide with his par
ents.
I* will be a lolly crowd, wont it?
• • •
Eastern Star
Party Monday
Hope Chapter, Order of the
Eastern Star is to hold its annual
Christmas party Monday evening
at the Masonic Temple following
the stated meetJig, when mem
bers. their families and J.la*ons
and their families will be guests at
a Christmas program, tree and
gifts.
The program as arranged under
the direction of Mrs. H. C. Sam
ple. will include the following
numbers: vo^al duet by Mrs. Pram.
P Jaek.son and Paul Kennard with
Miss Espec.a Ross, accompanying; j
piano solo by Miss Virginia Fen- !
wick who will play. "Ala Bien
Aimee' by Schutt; a reading by
Lucy Brulay; song by Richard
Rockwell, accompanied by Lorene
Strein and numbers by a male
trio composed of Daniel Colv.a
Curtiss Joudon and Alton Moose.
Gifts will be distributed to every
one from a beautifully decorated
tree after the program and refresh-1
ments are to be served Each one
is to bring a gift, costing not more
than 25 cents, and these are to be
placed on the tree
• • •
Science Club Has
Meeting- Saturday
The Science club of the fifth,
sixth and seventh grades in junior
high school, met Saturday mom- ,
mg and made hydrogen and oxygen
as the project for that day. 'of
ficers are president. Dallle Rogel; |
vice-president. Alfredo Espinosa;
secretary-treasurer. Murphy Smith
Meetings are held once a month I
on Saturdays. Miss Ruth Reed.
Miss Velma Wilson and Ur.ah
Stegman are sponsors.
• • •
Bridge Club Is
Entertained Friday
Mrs Fannie D. Putegnat enter
tained the Friday Bridge club last
week. Mrs. Russell McChesney
winning high score trophy. Lovely
floral decorations were noted and
the hostess served light refresh
ments.
BRIDE OF THURSDAY EVENING I
<Photo through courtesy of San Amonio Evening N am
Mr*. Dunn was before her marriage to Lieut. Wavne James Dunn of Port Brown. Miss Elizabeth Alice
Creagrr. daughter ol Mr. and Mrs. R. B Creagrr. The marriage was solemnized Thursday evening at 7
o'clock in thr Church of the Advent.
• (
Federation News
Presented At
Club Meet
One of the loveliest hospitalities!
of the past week was that ol W>'d- •
rcsday arunioon when Mn Vol
ney Tavlor oiiened her pleasant
home to members and guests of the
Self Culture dub for a program
suggesting “federation” day.
Seventeen members answered roll
cal! with federation news following
which Mrs. Randall Mathers con
ducted an interesting parliamentry
quizz.
Mrs C W. Watson, as speaking
delegate to the Valiev Federation
convention held in San Benito !•»-;
week, gave a report which was
enthusiastically received by the
club. Her talk was supplemented
with items of interest from Mrs
Nathan Moore who also attended
the one day meeting. Mrs. Taylor
told members at highlights con
cerning a state federation conven
tion, the arcount being added, to by
several interesting points brought
out by Mrs. Robert Browning, her
guest from Houston.
Some time ago. Mrs D P Gay.
Jr., composed a poem about the
Self Culture club and this wns
read by the secretary-, Mrs. J. K
Bull at the meeting.
Guests included Mrs W F Dow
ner of Shreveport. La., guest of
Mrs. M. R. Hall. Mrs Eric Stude
man of Lubbock. Mrs Willie A.
George and Mrs. D. P. Gay. Jr.
The hostess' home was beauti
fully adorned in an appropriate ho
liday motif, brilliant poinsettias and
red roses being used to gain the
chosen red and green eoljr note.
Red tapers in silver holders added
to the warm setting A delectable
salad course was served and a
pleasant social hour spent.
The next meeting will be held
Wednesday at 4:30 p. m. in the home
of Mrs. V L Conrad when the an
nual Chrfctmas party will be given.
• • •
Spanish Club
Organized By
Young People
“Anahuac" a club composed of
the you.ig Span.-h speakmg people
of the city was organ zea here
recently w.th a charter member
ship ol about 90. The ^ole purpo>e
of the club is for recreation and
meetings are held cn the last
Wedncj-fay of each month, the
session for this month to take place
in the Eesteiro Hall.
Officers are president. Autonio
Baireda. Jr ; vice-president. Miss
Isa nr* Loneo-ia: secretary. Jesse
W. Sloss; treasurer. R.cardo Gar
cia. Jr.
Miss Creager Becomes Bride
Of Lieut. Dunn In Church
Ceremony Of Thursday Eve
A wedding of wide Interest to
society was solemnized here Thurs
day evening at 7 oclock in the
Church of the Advent when Miss
Elizabeth Alice Creager. daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. R B Creager. be
came the bride of Lieut. Wayne
James Dunn of Port Brown, son of
Mr and Mrs. James T. Dunn of
Youngstown. Ohio Rev. R o. Mack
intosh. rector, performed the cere
mony in the presence of a large
number of friends of the couple.
The church was adorned with
white chrysanthemum* and fern,
bouquets marking each pew
down the center aisle. The altar
was decorated with the same ar
Expressed
Appointments
Mrs Mary Moses extended hos
pitality to three table* of La
Retama club member and guest*
Friday evening, using a pretts
Christmas theme in her decora
t.cns of poinsettias and the ‘able
appointments for the zames.
The interesting series naed with
high score award going to Dr.
Amorette Bledsoe and low to Mies
Gladys Trimble. Each was pre
sented with an attractive trophy.
Mrs Moses served dainty sand
wiches. plum pudding with whip
ped cream and coffee at tables
appo nted in the holiday colors and
centered with tall red tapers in
green holders which cast a soft
glow about the room a* the bridge
lamps were turned off.
Enjoying the hospitality were
Misses Zo:-a Taggart, Gladvs
Trimble. Ora Caldwell. Mesdarr.es
Mabel Herman. Dan Boling. Owen
Combe. Mollie Ireland. E T. Yates
Joe Ingram. Kate Hamilton. E. a
Rendall and Dr. Amorette Bledsoe
Miss Tae^ar will entertain the
club in two weeks.
rane**mpnt of mums and tern and
a mans of athel banked the chancel
tail, tall cathedral candles in torch
eres casting a soft glow over the
bridal party. Lace fern and white
mums also were used on the rood
screen.
Bride's Gown
Before the entrance of the bridal
party. Because was plaved with
Mrs. Wiley Truss at the organ.
The attractive bride, who enter
ed on the arm of her father, waa
stunning in an ivory velvet gown
fashioned along plain lines and hav
ing long ouffed sleeves and long
court train. Her fluffy white veil
was fastened to her head with a
cap of real lace She carried a bou
quet of calla lilies intermingled with
sprays of maidenhair and baby
breath fern and tied with stream
ers of ivory ribbon which harmoniz
ed with her gown.
Attendants were her sisters. Mrs.
Carlisle Williams as matron of
honor and Miss Fr-’ocps Creator
maid of hopor and Miss Abbie
Leu se Milbv of Houston as bride's
maid attired in three shades of blue
velvet. The gowns were plain with
short sleeves and short trains They
carried contrasting bouquets of pink
chrysanthemums and babv brpath
fern, tied with blue ribbon stream
ers.
Best man was Lt. Giraud Cowan
of Fort B-own.
Short Honeymoon
The couple left the church under
an arch formed bv the sabers of 10
officers from Fort Brown
Lieut. and Mrs. Dunn left oy
motor immediately after the cere
mony on a short hcnevmoon irio,
Planning to be at home to their
friends at their quarters in fort
Brown after Dec 25 The bride is
traveling in a dark crene suit with
Kolinsky fur coMar and harmoniz
n- ao~*s«ories in brown.
Mrs. Dunn pt'end^d Onnston p^’l
in Washin-rten. D C and the Uni
vfsitv of Texas at Austin. She is
a member of the Kanm Kanpa
Gamma Sorority. The groom is a
graduate o' U. S. Military
Academy of 1924
Following the announcement of
the engagement and approaching
marriage, a round of gay courtesies
took place in compliment to the
oorular bride. Her host of friends
entertained at dinners, luncheons
bridge part’es. dances, showers and
breakfast hospitalities. the final
event bring a dinner partv after the
rehearsal at the church Wednesday
evening and given by Mrs. James
L. Rentfro.
-
Teachers Leave
For Christmas
Fiolidays
And the teachers are to take a
holiday! . 1
Following the close of school I
Friday, many members of the
Brotfnsv.lle school faculties wili
leave for their homes to spend the
holidays with relatives and a check
up shows that eighteen different
cities are to be visited, two in
Oklahoma and the remainder in
Texas.
E. C. Dodd, dean of the Junior
college, will spend the Yuietide
.n Austin and Texarkana. Miss
Charlotte Heyman. head of the
department of English, plans to
leave Friday for Junction and Miss
Grace A. Edman, head of the de
partment of social sciences, leaves
for Burnet.
Going to Temple will be Mias
Velma Wilson, head of the depart
ment of science. Mrs. Lois Spears
Hughes, head of the department
of education, will enjoy the hol
idays in Sar. Anton.o and Austin.
Miss Myrtle Jennings, head of the
Home Economics Department,
leaves for Luling.
Mr and Mrs. Ben Brite are to
spend Christmas in San Antonio
and Pleasanton while N. W. Guinn
goes to New Braunfels and Junc
tion for the holidays. Miss Casteel
Garhn w.ll spend Xmas in Austin
and Miss Patsy Gamer in Livings
ton. Mrs. Joe Llndaberrv will leave
for San Marcos after the close of
school. Miss Louise Parry will go
to Galveston. Miss 1 ithReed to
San Benito. Mrs. Hertha Rehmet,
Houston and Mrs S. C Tucker to
Texarkana where she will visit her
daughter, who is remembered here
as Miss Annie Tucker.
Miss Margaret Zachry leaves
for Jefferson to spend the' holiday.
Miss Velma Hargrove for Kings
ville; Oscar Champion for Okla
homa City. Olka, and Mrs. Pauline
Price to Tulsa. Okla.
~ w W
M iscellaneous
Shower Honors
Bride - E! e c t
A miscellaneous shower com
plimenting Miu Mirgarta Orive
whose marriage to Miguel <\likei
Hernande* will take place Wed
nesday morning at 7 o'clock in
Our Lady of the Guadaluoe church’
was given Friday afternoon by
Mrs. J. A Garcia a* her lovely
home on the highway. The room's
given over to the hospitality were
adorned in the holiday colors, a
pretty effect being gained by the
use of poinsettiaa
The honoree wax recipient of a
number of useful %r.d daintv gifts
Refreshments of sandwiches
coffee and cake were served to
about 20 guests.
Holiday Decorations
Emphasized By Club
Hostess Thursday
Mrs. W. F. Street was hostess
Thursday to the El Jueves club,
when beautiful holiday decorations
were expressed in the red and green
floral adornment and the Christ
mas tree from which gifts were
distributed. Arrangements of sun
burst rose*, red and pink roses
and fem were most attractive.
In the games Mrs. R. W. 8hulet
won high score.
Mrs. Street served delicious re
freshments to nine guests.
The club will meet in two weeks
with Mrs F F Band and in the
evening, husbands of the members
are to be special guests.
• • •
Miss Failor To
Sins Before Class
Miss Kate Pallor will sing "When
Bethlehem Shephe ds” at the
meeting Sunday morning at 9:45
o'clock of the Men's Bible class
in the Queen Theater. Es"eryone
is cordially invited to attend. The
song was written by Paul Bliss and
will he presented as a Christmas
offering.
Gay Holiday Mood Entered
Into By Everyone; Clubs
Plan Yuletide Courtesies
Christmas only seven day* away, has a world of different mean
ings, dependent upon the person or the country, but to society the
Yuletide means a rush of social events and shopping Hostesses find
Christmas one of the most pleasing inspirations for entertaining, as
when the holiday motif is chosen, it is so easy to find colorful sngges
Yule tide Is
Expressed In
Club Affair
A smart event of Thursday after
boon was the Christmas party of
the Brownsville Study club hrld in
the home oi Mrs. Charles Wiech
in Los Ebam*> with Mr*. William
Colexan and Mrs. Charles Dilti as
co-hostesses.
Two small prettily decorated
trees added charm to the living
room which was adorned in holiday
colors. A delicious luncheon ws*
served at quartet tables appointed
in Christmas motif places being
merited for 18 guests with attract
ive place cards In the chosen theme
During the afternoon a guessing
contest in which the members were
requested to gurss the identity ot
baby pictures was held. A great deal
of amusement was afforded In this
contest and also in the debate on
“Whether or not Brownsville Study
club women should wear silk or
knit-cotton underwear.” Mrs R. M
Warren and Mrs. J. R Snoeberger
were for the silk and Mrs. Svn
Lockwood and Mrs. Richard Bates
for the cotton. The latter were ad
judged the winners. Both sides
brought out many good points, the
majority of them being axusing.
A« an added feature Christmas
gifts were exchanged from the tree.
Xmas Can tat i
Inspirational
One of the outstanding musical 1
offerings of the Christmas season ;
is the presentation of Charles Oil- j
bert Sproes' cantata “Christmas
Dawn,' to be sung by the vested
choir of the First Baptist church i
directed by Herbert Reed, Friday)
evtning, Dec. 23. at 7:30 o'clock
This is a work conceded by must- j
clans to be of superior quality, and
Is being given for the first time in
the Valley.
Mr. Spross lia.- written his chor
uses In a brilliant, magnificent j
style, and interspersed them wi*h
contrasting passages for a quartet!
of mixed voices, and with recita
tives and arias of attractive melodic
quality.
Music-loving people of Browns
ville and neighboring Valley towns
are cordially Invited to be present.
The rendition mil only occupy
about an hour, and late shoppers
will still find ample time to attend
and then visit the stores after
wards
This is the annual Christmas
musical program presented to the
public without fee or offering by
Brownsville’s First Baptist church
choir.
• • •
Preshy terian
Men to Have
Supper Meet
The Presbyterian Men-of-the- j
Church will meet in the dining
room of the First Presbvt°rian
church Tuesdav. at 7.00 n. m Sim- :
per will be served bv the ladles of ■
Circle No. 1 at 35c per phte Attv
i Harrv L. F^uNt will be the prin
| cipal sneaker of the evening Col
S. A. Walker, a tourist from Vir
( ginia. will be present and respond
! with remarks. Special music and
I Important business constitute th»
remainder of 'he t w-ram. Dr S
Judd Early will pie dc
Calendar For The Week
Monday
Hope Chapter Order of the
Eastern Star Christmaa party at
the Masonic 1>mpl« m the evening
Program and tree.
Royal Service program and
penny a day social of the First
Baptist Women’s M *s ton ary Union
1 in the afternoon at 3 p. m. Circle
two is in charge
Woman's Auxiliary of the Firs:
Presbyterian church will meet at
3:30 p. m. Mrs L. A. Boon will
present the cause of Christian
Education and Ministerial Rel ef |
Miss Bertha Hartman will be In
charge of the Bible study.
The officers of the Women’s
Missionary Society of the Meth
od is* church will meet with the
president at the church for an
nual reports
Woman’s Guild of the Episcopal
Church is meeting at 3 p. m. in
the parish house.
Tuesday
Business and Professional Wo
mens club Christmas supper and
program at the Central Christian
church. Tree and gifts.
Mrs. Sherwood Bishop Is enter -
tain.ng with a Christmaa party for
the Learner's club.
The Mardi club is having a
Christmas party at the home of
Mrs. Owen Combe.
Treble Clef club is meeting in '
the home of Dr M. L. Murray.
Rebekahs are holdine a meeting
in the Masonic Temple at 7:30
p m.
Wednesday
Mrs. V. L- Conrad is entertain
ing the Self Culture club at 4:3u
p. m. at the annual Christmas
party.
Wednesday Tournament Br.dge 1
club Christmas affair at the home
of Mrs w M. O alio way.
Mrs. Wallace Harwood hostess tv
Wednesday Bridge club.
Wednesday Study club in the
home of ra Cleve Tmdy witn
Mrs Mark French hostess.
Lieut Thomas Ba.low Chapter
D A R luncheon a. 1 oelock In
the Methodist church at Harlin
gen. followed by meeting.
Penny supoer at Central Christ
ian Church from 6 to 8 p. m.
Friday
Triple X Exit club with Miss
Inez Brulay. #
Presbyterian church Chr stmia
party at church at 7:30 p. m
Country Club dance at 9 p. m
for all Valley couples.
tion* ror floral decoration* and ap
iK)intment* And as this time of
the year brings the thought of
fruit cake to mmd. a piece of the
delicious confection full of nuts
and fruit*, with a steaming cup of
coffee solve* the refreshment ques
tion.
Without changing the subject,
have you ever seen the potnsetuas
more brilliantly red or quite ss
large a-s they are at this time of the
year? Who ever besan the camp
aign to make Brownsville a pot ri
se cua city must have in a large
measure, .succeeded, for a large per
centage of jra.ds have Unra plant
ed and the owner is being repaid
by the'r gorgeous brightness whicn
stand* out so noticeably especially
on a wintry uay. We should con
gratulate home owners who have
planted pouiseitla*. a truly beau
tiful Chi is'.mas flower.
MutTi H arty tag
As everyone is hurrying about in
.hew last few days of holiday
shopping, they have been wonder*
lul in not forgetting the k.<s lor
Luna e. Civic an i social organ tza*
lions of the city have sponsored be
nefit events for the past several
weeks in order that the needy of
Brownsville and immediate vicinity
might also share with others on
that joyous Christmas Day next
Sunday.
Pre-Christmas and Christmas
programs in churches and schools
have been announced for this
week. The Presbyterian congrega
tion will have a big Christmas party
Friday at 7:30 p. m. at the church
and on Sunday at 11 a. m. whl
have inspiring anthem: by a double
choir, special organ music and a
Christmas message. In the evening
a Christmas pageant will be pres
ented.
Friday. "Christmas Dawn,” a ca
tata, w 11 be presented at the Fu
Baptist church by the choir, under
the direction ok Herbert Reed.
Xmu Partin
A delightful event of the pas»
week was the annual Christmas
party of the Civic League, given in
the Methodist church. The holiday
spirit prevailed and decorations
were some of the most beautiful
noted thi* season. The program
w'as especially delightful and was
composed of inspiring selections.
Friday afternoon, the Brownsville
Travel Club also held it* Christmas
party, another lovely occasion and
one of keen enjoyment. The ap
pointments were m a holiday motif
and a great spirit of friendliness
and happiness was evident.
This week is to be filled with
Yuletlde celebrations, beginning
Monday evening when Hope Chap
ter. Order of the Eastern Star,
holds its annual Christmas partv
and program st the Masonic Tem
ple. There will be a tree and gifts
for everyone
The Business and Professional
Women's club is having a Christ
mas supper and program Tuesday
evening In the dining hall of the
Central Christian church. The mem
bers will also have a tree and know
the Joy of giving gifts and making
others happy. Also on Tuesday Is
the Mardi club Christmas party at
the home of Mrs. Combe.
The Learners club Is having Its
annual Christmas party in the
home of Mrs SherwoJd Bshop
Tuesday afternoon. Wednesday. Mrs
W. M. Galloway Is entertaining the
Wednesday Tournament bridge club
with a holiday affair and on the
same day. the Self Culture club will
have Its annunl Xmas festivity In
the home of Mrs. V. L. Conrad.'
Hnlidiv rtiiv*e
Climaxing the wiek. is the Christ
:ttas dancf at the Brownsville Coun
try club when couples from all ov*r
the Valley will be present. Peg
Lcngon and His Club Royale or
chestra are to play for the dance,
one of the highlight* of the holi
day aoclal season.
Thea- few scheduled events are
fa- from being an accurate ac >unt
of the many more hospitalities
which will take place both formal
and informal. eapacaiQv after the
arrival of students from colleges
and when the pre^nc- of house
guesu 1* an Inspiration for com
plimentary entertainment
Fond mothers and fathers may
have thought there was confusion
during the past few weci;* In pre
paration for the holidays but that
doe* not compare with the happy
uproar i pardon the frank termi
that will be occasioned when the
exodus of college boys and girl*
begins Some schools have already
held their last classes and Friday
of this weak will find the remainder
of them ending studies until the
new year. The holidays are wel
come to both pupils and faculties.
The majority of the teachers la
leaving for their homes to spend
the Christmas with relative*.
Despite talk of hard times and
the actual knowledge of ••depres
sion" in some instances, we reallr
believe that taking everything Into
consideration everyone will have a
Jolly old-fashioned Christmas and
will find that Santa has not for
gotten them after all.
«J