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iTourist Club
Beach Party
At Boca Chica
A beach party at Boca Chica was
enjoyed Tuesday by members of
I the Brownsville Tourist club, about
30 meet mg at the chamber of
commerce early in the morning
and motoring from their to the
beaclt cottage of Mrs. Margaret
McCandless. Fishmg off the jetties
and from the shore, wading and
S bathing were diversion for the day
After luncheon, a brief business
session was held to discuss plans
for the barbecue and It was decided
hv all present that the event
should be arranged lor Monday.
March 13 at 2 p. m. Tourists arc
to meet at the chamber of com
merce from where they will motor
to the James place on the Boca
, Chica highway. The president
m urged that all who planned to
f attend register and it was an
f nounced that delicious barbecued
meat with accompaniments could
be offered for 50 cents if 40 at
tended but in the event that less
plan to be present the cost would
be 60 cents
The monthly dance will be held
this Friday at the Tourist Club
room. Mrs. S W Smith and J. W
Worthington being in charge
A committee romixxsed of Mr.
a«d Mrs Rav Severn* Mr. and
ML Johnston. Mr. and Mrs A C.
jl Caiprou and Mr. and Mrs Cole
made arrangements for the
beach party which ended at sun
down when the return trip to
Brownsville was made
p Members of the club w*ho at
i tended the party were: H R
P Metts. Newark N. J . Mr. and Mr*
Rav Severn*. New York. Mr. and
Mrs. J. M Cole. Cliicago. Mrs.
Henry* Brumm. Cleveland Ohio.
Mr. and Mr* Oapron. BoonvlTtw.
New York; Mr. and Mrs Thomas
Johnston, New York City. Mr*
U Ruth Serene. New York; Mr and
Mrs. W B Downing. Sail Diego.
I Cal., Mr. and Mrs S W. Smitn
New York; Mr and Mrs C. M.
I French. New York; Mr. and Mr*.
J W. Colton. New York. Mr W
S Lanthom. Youngstown Onto
Bob Worthington and B. J. Gal
lager. Kansas City; Mrs. Margarex
McCandless. New York: W. D.
Wainwright. Brownsville. Dr. A. S
Blair. Hallstead. Pa.. Miss Annie
Ironside. Cleveland Ohio., ana
Rosa Garibay. secretary.
• • •
Several From Here
Attend O. F. S.
School in Mission
Twelve members of Hope Chapter.
Order of the Eastern Star, attend
ed the School of Instruction held
In Mission at the Masonic Temple
when more than 270 members of
the order from all over the Valley
met for one of the most elaborate
and instructive schools ever held in
the Valley. Mrs Riva Burnette,
worthy grand matron and other
grand officers were present.
Examinations for degrees were
taken by 203. ten of them being
from Brownsville.
The following from here took the
examinations Mesdames H E
Watkins R. J. Bingham, Collis
Perkins. W. J. Vertrees. Lee Mullen,
Margaret Ryman. J. A Wigington.
Madge Cherry-. George Walker and
H. L. Fitch.
• • •
Merrytime Club W ith
Miss Mildred Dorfman
Miss Mildred Dorfman enter
tained the Merry time club and
guests Saturday with a 12 o'clock
Jtocheon and games Covers were
■ifrk.-.'d for the following. Helen
'--ielsiein Iva Blanche Dittmann.
Mattie Mae Yates Elizabeth Bing
ham. Elizabeth Wilson. Jeahne
Magill. Ruth Black and the host
ess.
A short business session was held
with Helen Edelstein. presiding
Elizabeth Wilson, assistant secre
tary. acted in the place of the
secretary. Barbara Arm Lang
worthy who was absent.
In the garnet of bunco firs*,
prize went to Elizabeth Bingham
and low to Ira Blanche Di't-r.ann.
The remainder of the afternoon
v.as sj-ient in playing outdoor games.
• •
W eek Of Fra yer
Clones Friday
The week of prayer for home
missions anil be concluded Friday
afternoon at 3 o’clock at the First
Baptist church when the final
pogrom will he presented with
Mrs Fenwick as leader Each day
during the past week meetings
have been held in the mominr
from 9 to 10 o'clock, an average
attendant of 20 being noted at
each meeting The programs havr
been most interesting and are
based on different phases of heme
mission work
• • •
Sisterhood To
Be Party Hosts
me Sisterhood of Beth El met j
Tuesday at the temple in West
Brownsville and made plans for a
masquerade party to be given Sun
day for the Sunday school classes I
at the temple at 7:30 p. m. me
day is a jovous holiday for the
Jewish people and is called Purim.
• • •
EXCHANGE OPEN
The Woman's Exchange located
on Elizabeth street in the spare
formerly occupied by the Gateway
Bakery- will be open all day Fri
da'’ ard Saturday and has been
catering to costumers each mom
ine of the week A variety cf home
be'‘ed lead- is offered at reason- '
able pries The Woman's Guild
o! th Church of the Advent is
•ponasring the exchange which is
an unde aminatinal project j.nd
is coen to all. Orders f;r Easter
- and novelties are also being
lr *
SCOTCH HARMONY
Spring fever is breaking out in gay prints and plaids these days in
Hollywood. Grays and greens are good colors. Heather Angel wears
a neat little Scotch plaid sheer wool suit, proving that skirts are to be
cut on the straight, with kick pleats both front and back. It is a
charming plaid greens, gray and white, with the mess-jacket made
with conservative sleeves and bone buttons, and worn over a white silk
pique shirt, with tie of same. Dancing at the Biltmore Supper Room
the other night. Heather wore a pert rose taffeta jacket over her
j white chiffon dress, with huge, puffed, short sleeves.
Nuptials Are
Solemnized
The marriage of Miss Zona Tag
gart of this city to John D. Web
ber of Harlingen was quietly
solemnized Tuesday evening at 3
o'clock at the home ol the bride’s
mother. Mrs. Daisy Taggart. 1421
Hayes street m Victoria Heights.
Rev. O. C. Crowe. pa>tor of the
First Methodi.Ni church, officiated
in the presence of the brides
mother, her sifter. Miss Martha,
her two brothers, Edgar and Alli
i son and the bridegroom's brother,
L. F. Webber of Weslaco
Mis. Webber is well known in
j Eiownsville and also up the Valley.
Six* has been especially active in
the Business and Professional Wo
men's club of which she was pres
ident last year. She is employed
in the ol licet of J a mes - Dick i i-soi 1
company.
Mr. Webber is owner of the Val
ley Pure Distributing company
; with offices ui both Weslaco ana
i Harlingen.
The couple will make their home
in tlx* Nel Roy Apartments.
• • •
Friday
El Jardin Lyceum al El Jardin
i scliool auditorium ui the evening,
8 o'clock. Election of officers ana
) program.
Womans Exchange on Elizabeth
street between 8th and 9th.
Week of prayer final program
at the First Baptist church from
3 to 4 p. m.
Friday bridge club with Mrs. Ben
Fieudenstem.
Mrs. Duff Howard is to enter
tain Entre Nous club.
Iowa State picnic «; Lions
park. Mission, at 3 p. m. Basket
lunch.
B. L. C. club with Miss Betlv
Rockwell in Los Ebanos.
• • •
Contract Bridge
Club Entertained
The Tuesday Contract Bridge club
met with Mrs Emmert this week
in the home of her daughter Mrs
A. Olemser. Two tables were ap
pointed for the games in which Mrs
Harry Crowe won high for the
club and Mrs. Emmett Sewell for
the guests. A delicious dessert
course with coffee was served to
eight guests. Mrs. William Brown
Jr. will be hostess in two weeks.
• • •
TO SERVE DINNER
The Young Matrons circle of the
First Methodist church will ser\e
a chicken dinner and accomjxmi
tnenis Saturday from 11 to l o'cloeg
in the church dining room and is
extending a cordial invitation to
all its friends, including residents i
ard visitors here.
Last Saturday the circle served
more than 130 and was forced to
turn away about 100 whom they
were unable to sene. This week
the women are preparing for
more and will welcome all who
come.’
The clucken dinner is 25 cents
a plate.
You Can Be
Lovelier This Way
New. wonderful MELLO-GLO pow- j
der makes your ckin look fresh, j
tempting Made by a new French
process, it spreads with surprising
smoothness, stays on longer, hides
tiny lines and wrinkles, prevents1
large pores. Ugly shine banished, j
No drawn oi “pasty" look. No irri
tation with purest face powder I
known. Buy delightfully fragrant
MELLO-GLO today. 50c and $1.00
—Tax Free. Cisneros Drug Stores
—Adv.
Informal Contract
1 iridic Party (riven
A lovely courtesy ol Wednesday
altemoon was the contract bridge
party given in the home of Mrs.
Carl Hicks. The rooms were adorn
ed with orange blossoms and fern.
In an advertising contest. Mrs. Wal
ter Fortune was lucky winner. The
hostess served a dessert course to
Mesdames Carl Bollings. Tom
Ward. Nick Barber. N. G. Martin
and Walter Fortune.
• • •
Wednesday Bridge
Clul) Entertained
Mrs Harold Zaug was hostess
this week to the Wednesday Tour
nament Bridge club, entertaining
three tables of members and guests
at the El Jardin Hotel. Before play
ing began, a pretty salad and ice
course was passed. Mrs. Fay Rock
well will entertain the club next.
• •
BIRTHDAY DINNER
Mrs. Nathan Moore entertained
Monday evening with an informal
seven o'clock dinner party, com
plimenting George Arthur Beck on
liis birthday. Covers were marked
at a prettily appointed table fur
| four intimate bov friends of the
. henoree. Lighted candles cast a
soft glow over the table which was
centered with a birthday cake.
After dinner, the guests were en
tertained with a theater party.
Growers Urged To
Get Waiver Blanks
HARLINGEN. March 9.—Grow
; ers who are working land for non
; resident owners and who expect to
; apply for government crop loans
i should obtain waiver blanks im
; mediately from their chamber of
commerce and send them to their
landlords right away, according to
Manager A. L Brooks of the cham
ber of commerce.
Hr pointed out that waivers must
be had in time for making appli
t cation for the loan or else much
delay may be necessary.
GAN DO HER
WORK WITHOUT
LYINCDCWN
Thanks Her Neighbor for Rec
ommending Lydia E. Pink
ham’s Vegetable Compound
— 1 ———— .mi
r “One of mv neighbors used your
Vegetable Compound and had her testi
monial in the papers. She advisee! me to
take it because I had severe pains in
my side all the time. I cannot thank
her enough because the pains have all
left me. I have a wonderful appetite,
good rolor and can do my work now
without lying down.”—Mrs. Helen
I'leibel, till Milford Road. Berlin,
New Jersey.
Ask your neighbors about this medi
cine. Better still, get a bottle from your
druggist today. Give it a chance toRelp
you, tou.
Enthusiastic
Slogan Made
For Biennial
—
The Biggest and Best of Bi
ennials" is the enthusiastic slogan
with which officers of the Na
tional Federation of Business and
Professional Women's clubs have
Lunched preparations for the
biennial con veil lion of the organ
ization at the Hotel Stevens In
Chicago. July 9-15.
The brilliant program in pros
pect. the fact that the Chicago
Century of Progress. whi:h will
be a mecca for hundreds of thou
sands of visitors, will be running
at the time, and the intent to
locus much of the convention dis
cussion upon vocational adjust
ments which may be made to help
v.omen combat the depression, are
expected to guarantee an un
precedented attendance.
One of the most practical phases
oi the convention program will be
a two day institute of occupational
round tables held Monday, July
10. and Tuesday, July 11, at the
Hotel Stevens, to consider the ef
fect of the depression upon the
various vocations.
Business and Professional Wo
men's clubs all over the nation are
observing National Business Wo
men's Week, March 5-11 and to*
day, the Brownsville club was to
hold a luncheon at the Blue Bon
net Cafe for members and guests.
GAMBLING FINE ASSESSED
SAN BENITO. March 9.—A fine
of $5 and costs was assessed against
Lee Franz, on a charge of permit
ting gambling in his place of busi
ness near the postoffice.
St. Patrick’s Day
Motif Used" In
Party Decorations
Miss Juanita Gonzales entertain
ed the Wednesday Brisra and Bun
co club this week, having several
additional guests for the evening's \
hospitality. Approaching St. Pat
trick's Day was an inspiration for
the white and green decorations
used in the floral adornment and
table appointments. A small bas
ket filled with green candles cen
tered each table.
High score trophy in the brisra
gomes went to Miss Consuelo
Guerra and second high went to
Miss Rosa Cardona. High gift in
the bunco games went to Mrs. Re
fugio Gonzales, a guest.
The hostess served a salad course
to Misses Lupe and Rosa Cardona.
Bernice Abreo. Rita and Nacha
Flores, Celia Garza. Maria Elia
Gonzales. Lillian Merklmg, the
latter a new member and the fol
lowing guests Misses Maria Mar
tinez. Consuelo and Alicia Guerra
and Mrs. Refugio Gonzales.
Next week, the Misses Cardona
will entertain the club.
Listen to This Good News
Every Price Reduced for This Gala Spring Opening Sale
STARTS FRIDAY, MARCH 10
Continues Saturday, and Through Monday of the
Following Week.
Each year we have put on a sale just before spring to give you
a chance to save money on your summer needs, to do your
spring shopping and thereby help you save money at an op
portune time but this year we are putting on the greatest sale
we have ever held. Prices will be slashed to unheard of
figures! Stocks are all new . . . Quality is better than ever
before! Come! Buy! Save!
36-inch Bleached Domestic, mat
very good quality, yard only.
“Hope” Bleached Domestic, nationally
known brand. 36 inches wide, yard only.
Curtain Scrim, fancy border, 10c values, jma
special for this event, yard.
Printed Linene, 36 inches wide, ^
the yard only.
Sheets, good grade, 81x00, regular
price 59c, this time only.
Pillow Cases, good f""9
quality, each. V
Crinkled Bedspreads,
fancy stripes, special.. Oi/W
We have arranged SMI yards of new spring dress materials,
on l tables, such as voiles, dimities, crepes, satins, and
broadcloths, in fancy and solid colors, to be sold during this
event for only, the yard—
Dresses
A pretty assortment of Ladies’
Silk Spring Dresses, many
styles, which regularly sold for
>2,*5.95, reduced to only—
%
f $998
Another assortment of Ladies*
Silk Dresses, which sold for
$2.98, now only—
Ladies’ pretty spring printed
Percale Dresses, 59c values,
sale price—
Ladies’ White Linene Dresses,
only—
Turkish
BATH
TOWELS
Very absorbent, 4
fancy borders.
4c
Each
J. & p.
Coats
THREAD
White and black. 125
yd. spools, each, only—
Full Fashion Hose
Ladies’ full fashioned silk hose, all
shades, and sizes. (You can afford
1 -2 dozen pairs at this price). Reg
ular price $1.98, sales price. .. .49c
Rayon Silk Hose
Ladies’ Rayon Silk Hose, spring
shades, the pair.15c
Children’s Hose
Children’s highly Mercerized Hose
in several shades. 25c values, now
the pair.5c
Ladies’ Sweaters
Ladies’ pretty spring sweaters, new
details, worth twice as much,
only.39c
Philippine Gowns
Ladies’ white and pink Philippine
nightgowns ot hand-embroidered
batiste, only.19c
Rayon Elcomers
Laid* Lay on Bloomers, 25c values,
this time.15c
Cl iTdren’s Bloomers
Children’s Rayon Bloomers, the
pair only .5c
A lot of 100 pairs of Ladies* Fine Shoes, composed of patent
kid. suedes and kids in pumps, straps, and «»\ »rd>. Hijrh m \ C|
and low heels. Colors
widths. Regularly
ridiculously low price of.
Men’s and Boys’ Department
Men's fancy Rayon Socks, l *»c grade,
now the pair, only.8c
Men’s Rayon Undershirts, and
Shorts, good quality, only, each 19c
Men’s Rayon Union Suits, this time
reduced to.39c
Boys’ blue denim Overalls, only 25c
Men’s Socks, brown, tan, black and
grey, the pair ...3c
Men’s colored Broadcloth Shirts,
i in. given, w hite, blue. All sizes.
Very special.49c
Men’s blue Work Shirts, heavy ma
terial, triple stitch, 2 pockets. Best
value in the city. All sizes . .. 25c
Men’s Dress Pants, nicely made, ex
tra good bargain at.98c
Boys’ fancy percale Shirts, each
only . ...18c
____!
12th and Washington, Brownsville INCORPORATED

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