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Rio Grande Valley Bridge Group Entertained In Weslaco (Special toTba Herald i WESLACO. Feb. 11.—Mrs. E. K. Ewing of Donna was hostess Friday to members of the Wednesday Con tract chib of Weslaco Three tables were attractively arranged for the affair, with spring colors being em phasized In the background and ac Mrs. Dan Coate was presented with the favor. A sweet course was serv ed. Mrs Jack Keefe will be next hostess. • • • The Intermediate B. Y. P. U. were entertained Thursday evening at the home of their sponsor. Mrs. Walker, assisted by Mra H. Burk tialter A wiener roost and marshmallow toast were enjoyed. Many games and contests found their place on the program Twelve members were present • • • Mrs. Fred Rives charmingly enter tained her luncheon bridge club with luncheon Wednesday. The long ta ble was beautifully appointed with bid fashioned bouquets, used as fa vors. at each place. Places were laid fbr 12 members. In the bridge games Mrs. Bryan Hutton was high, with Mrs Henry Link receiving low. Mrs. Roper will be next hostess. a • • • The Southern Star Home Demon stration club met Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Cleo Meek with Mrs. Edith Puckett as assistant hostess Jdrs Etta Hale, president, was In charge of the business session Plans were announced by the finance chairman for a program and social po be held Feb 20. Council report was given by Mrs. Puckett. Mrs. Florence Emmons. Mrs. Alice Faw cett and Mrs. Puckett were appoint ed as a committee on the project of g Woman's building for Weslaco. The program for the day was the A- A. A. which was directed by Mrs E. I. Emmons, with Mrs. Puckett. Mrs. Fawcett and Mrs Sadie Stice discussing the subject also. Refresh ments were served to 19 members and one guest + • • The Christian Missionary society Set Monday at the home of Mrs opp The president. Mrs E. W. Lang ley. presided at the business session Mrs. B 8. Thompson gave the devotional. Mrs. Thompson also gave an in. structive talk on "Lubricating Oil." •hoering how smoothly a Christian's life will run if it ja saturated erell with this oil. Mrs O. L. Knowles eras director of the program and gave the high lights of the subject "The Sunrise Kingdom of the Sunrise" (Japan>. Mrs. Prank Keller dis cussed "A Christian Girl in Japan." Mrs. Y. P. Yarbrough talked on "What I Should Know About Ja pan.” Mrs George Jones gave a talk on “Stewardship." "Hidden Answers" was directed by Mrs. C. A. Ligon The meeting was closed by pray er and a sctial hour enjoyed by 22 members and two visitors. • • • • Mrs. P. M Coray of Progre&so was hostess Tuesday to members of the Weslaco Study club. Business ses sion was conducted by the president. Mrs. A. E Bradbury. Mrs. P. O. qtolta was program leader and gave • criticism and very instructive and intelligent review of "The Merchants of Death Ammunition)’* written by H- C. Engelbrecht and 8. C. Hani ghan. This was a book on war. The next meeting will be with Mrs. I. A. Weber as hostess, and a Texas day program will be given. The regular meeting of the Re bekah Lodge was held Monday even ing. Many things of interest were discussed Following closing of lodge card and dominoe games were enjoyed. Refreshment* were served. The business meeting of the W. M. B. was held at the Baptist church Monday afternoon with Mrs. M. K. Hamner presiding. The meeting was opened by singing. “Trust. Try and Prove Me.” Devotional. “Our atewardship" was given by Mrs. E. w. Goss. Reports were given by each chair man. The leader of the G. A.'s. Mrs. C A. Ballard, gave a very good re port. All circles will meet next Mon dag at 3 o'clock In various depart ments of the church. Bible study will be the program. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Edwards en tertained Friday evening with the young People's B. Y. P U. as guests. A wiener roast was enjoyed, after which games, contests. “42" and hearts were enjoyed. Mrs. L J Bentenlehner was host SOCIETY ess Thursday to members of the Al tar society of the 8t. Joan of Arc Catholic church. The home was beautifully adorned in a Valentine theme, with hyacinths and orange blossoms as floral background The new president. Mrs. Bente lehner, was in charge of the first official meeting. Session was opened by prayer by Father Gagnon. He then told of the expenses of the church and parish house. The organization planned a chick en dinner to be given in the down town district March 17. On this same date 15 pieces of tapestry will be given away. Many new changes were made for the year. Mrs. Ed Schreck and Mrs. J. A Henry were appointed as a com mittee to visit the sick. Mrs. A. L. Johnston and Mrs. Bestenlehner vol unteered to supervise the cleaning of the church. Delicious refreshments depicting the Valentine motif were served by the hostess to Father Gagnon. Mes dames Paul Heller. W. A. Heller. A. L. Johnston. Ed 8chreck. J. A. Henry. J. D. Auer. Herman J. Esser. Louis Pugel. John Gross. R. M. Da in wood. H. Witte. G. Boecker. H. E-rtagnoili and Miss Annie M. Heller.. • • • J. F. Collver who has been in Aus tin on a business trip is expected tc return this week-end. Mr. and Mrs. George Harren have as their guests Mr. and Mrs. Blake Williams of San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. Dunlop of Edwards ville. Illinois, are guests in the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. G. MacKay. Mrs. E. I. Emmons and Mrs. J. A. Puckett were visiting friends in the McAllen hospital Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Ridinger and family moved to 613 East Monroe Street in Harlingen this week. Walter Baxter. Jr., left Friday for a business trip to East Texas and Louisiana. Mrs. Browner and children and her mother moved this week to Corpus Christi. Social Notes From Pharr (Special to The Herald I PHARR. Feb. 9. — The Tuesday contract club met at the home of Mrs. K J. Scott this week, where three tables of contract formed de lightful diversion during the after noon. Pretty cut flowers in various colors adorned the card rooms. Mrs. G B. Fleming was recipient of the favor. A delightful refreshment course of strawberry short cake, sal ad molded in a Valentine scheme and coffee was served by the hostess to the following: Mesdames A. A. Kelley. Raymond Johnson E. C. White. Ben Kelly. Brvce Ferguson. J W Puckett. W. H Maddux. O. B. Fleming. Marvin Evans. Max D. Maule. Howard Tier and the special guests were Mesdames O. Stephens and D. Minims. • • • Mrs. S T Melton entertained the members of the Methodist League with a party at her home in West Pharr Monday evening Garden flowers graced the reception rooms, where various games were enjoyed during the evening. Dainty refresh ments of cookies and punch were served at the close of the evening. Guests included Pauline Phillips. Medra Carrothers. Eva Callis. Kath ryn Kreidenweis. Ella Beth Melton. Leonard Allen. Bill Devine. Marion Avery. Billy Walters. Henry Derr. John Phillips, and Rex 8chulenber ger • • • A delightful event of this week was the birthday party given by Mrs. Sam Robinson in honor of tier mo ther. Mrs. Sarah Caroline Scott on her eightieth birthday anniversary. There were 31 guests present at this affair The home was attractively decorated with garden flowers. A beautifully laid table held two large white birthday cakes which were cir cled with a wreath of fem spray. At the conclusion of the afternoon the birthday cakes were cut and served with hot chocolate and coffee. Mrs. Scott has five children and 36 grand, children. At the age of eighty she is active and happy and enjoying good health. Her hobby is making quilts. In teh past 13 years she has made 175 beautiful quilts. Guests of the afternoon were Mesdames W H. Brittain. J. H. Green. T. H. Shel ton. Lewis Stiers. J. A. Housel, T. C Walker. Lewis, Morgan. Fanny Thay er. J. A. Cook. E. J. Kelso. C. B Rose. F. F. Grimes. Elliott. Harriet Beav er. Watts. 8. M England. Bill Stand ifer. Bill GUledge. Wright. E. Lovass. Anna Morgan, Bennett Moore. Social Shorts From La Feria i Special to The Herald) LA FERIA, Feb. 11.—The Twen tieth Century 8tudy club held its regular meeting Thursday after noon In the home of Mrs. M. E. Mitchell, who was assisted in hostess duties by Mrs. C. B. Robinson. The meeting was called to order by the president, Mrs. H. A. Moore. After a short business session, a re port from the nominating commit tee was read by Mrs. C. H. Ritter, chairman. The following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Mrs. Margaret Oliver, president; Mrs. C. B. Robinson, vice-president; Mrs. J. B. Smith, secretary; Mrs. Graham, treasurer; Mrs. J. O. Book er, parliamentarian; Mrs. T. Y. Flynt, chairman of publicity. In the absence of Mrs. J. W. San ders, who was leader for the after noon. Mrs. E. F. Brower took charge of the program, the subject being •Texas Art." Mrs. Brower gave a very interesting and instructive pap er on “Texas Sculptor" while Mrs. J. B Smith gave a splendid paper on "Texas Architecture." Mrs. J. S. Sanders Introduced the honor guest, Mrs. Ben F. Sanders, of Harlingen, chairman of art of the Rio Grande Federation ol Women's clubs, and president of the Valley Art League. She chose as her subject “Appreciation of Texas Art and Ar tists.” She exhibited some beautiful paintings of outstanding Texas art ists. including Dawsoci-Dauron Wat son. Eloise Polk McGill. Julian and Eleanor Onderdonk. Olin Travis. Clair Packer and others. She gave a brief criticism of their paintings and a brief sketch of their lives and artistic achievements. For her clos ing remarks she very effectively gave the poem by Edgar A. Guest. •What Makes An Artist." The club was happy to have two members of the Sorosis club as guests. Miss Mary Preston and Miss Margaret Weidner. During the soc ial hour the hostesses served a de licious refreshment plate to the 19 members and there guests. • • • Miss Dorothy Porter, in a talk before the La Feria Home Demon stration club stated that simplicity is the keynote of the clothes worn by the smart women of today. The quality and color of the material of which the clothes are made is also important Miss Porter was present at the regular meeting of the club held at the home of Mrs. H. C. Clausen. Miss Porter illustrated her talk with drawings of the different styles worn by women dating from the Eevptian era up t0 today. Mrs. a C. Herren won the sun shine package. During the social hour refreshments were sreved by Mrs. H C. Clausen and Mrs. J. Hago man, co-hostesses Twenty-one mem bers were present. • • • The La Feria Home Demonstra tion club will sponsor an all day citrus canning demonstration, fea turing marmalades and Jellies. This meeting is for non-members and for tourists also. It will be held in the home economics room of the high school building, beginning at 9 p. m. A covered dish luncheon will be serv ed at noon. • • • Mrs. F H. McMinn was the house guest of her sister Mrs. Colvin in Harlingen this week. A. ROGERS STUDIO Portrait Commercial Aerial Motion Pictures Prompt. Efficient Service PHONE The Moat Fastidious Patrons of Beauty Culture Prefer the MARY PAT Beauty Shop Telephone 1772 for appointment 504 Levee St. — Brownsville GOOD PASTRY AT EUROPEAN If you have never eaten apple strudal or b&clava, favorite pas tries of the Old World, you owe yourself this pleasure. Or If you have eaten them, you doubtless have won dered where they could be obtained In this section. These appetizing delicacies are the specialities of Mrs. M. A. Hitt, experienced pastry baker, who oper ates the European Pastry shop, sit uated at 828 Elizabeth street. The excellent quality of her pastries fast Is gaining patronage for the shop which was opened recently. These two Items are baked fresh each day along with coffee cake, pecan and coooanut kisses, pecan and cocoanut cookies, homemade cakes, homemade pies, divinity and fudge. Mrs. Hitt also bakes other pastries to order. If you wish to place an order, telephone 514. and the special order will be ready in a rea sonable length of time. Mrs. Hitt’s specialties, however, are apple strudal and baclava, delicious pastries of European origin. Strudel is expeclally difficult to make. The dough must be pulled and stretched over a large table until it is extreme ly thin. It Is allowed to dry slight ly before being formed into the strudal crust. The baclava Is made with the same thin crust and a filling of pe cans, fruit and a syrup of brown sugar. When the dough has been worked to the proper thinness, a newspaper can be read through It, according to experienced bakers. These two pastries have to be eaten In order to be fully appreciated, and if you have never eaten them you are in for a real treat. Only the best of Ingredients are used by the local baker. The pas tries baked by Mrs. Hitt are appetiz ing. healthful and wholesome. She uses only the best available milk, butter, eggs, pecans, whole wheat flour and white flour, brown and white sugars, fresh fruits and dried fruits In the manufacture of pas tries. Her coffee, each cup of which is individually dripped, also served to increase patronage of the shop. This individual service assures the fact that her coffee has full flavor and aroma. ‘•I can think of nothing better to eat,” says one of her regular pa trons. ‘‘than apple strudal with a cup of individually dripped coffee. That is food which would satisfy the most particular.” The European Pastry shop is sit uated a block and a half northwest of the federal building on Elizabeth street. MATTRESSES REBUILT HERE A one-dav mattress renovating service, a aervice which will make your mattress as good as new. is one of the features offered by the Som ■ Linens ■ Needle Point Tapestries Jewelry Pottery and Vaaes Antiques and one thousand and one other useful gifts. Oriental Rug A Gift Shop 1244 Elizabeth Street a* Brownsville, Texas ■ Let Ut Supply Your House Furnishing Needs Bed Room Suites Living Room Suites Dining Room Suites Convenient Terms Gonzalez Furniture & Mattress Co. 1139 Adams Phone 1377 ARBUCKLE MACHINE WORKS GENERAL MACHINE WORK ELECTRIC and OXY-ACETYLENE WELDING Phone 1225 St. Francis and Eleventh Sts. ' Kifht 357 BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS J ... SEED — SEED — SEED of Tomatoes — Beans — Co cambers utd all Varieties of field and Garden Seed. W. R. JACKSON FEED & SEED STORE 1036 Washington — Phone 887 men’ Furniture Company, Inc., sit uated at 1308 Adams street. If you wish to have a mattress rebuilt, telephone 674 In the morn ing and a truck will call for the mattress and It will be delivered back to your home that afternoon In first class condition. The firm, which has well qualified workmen handling this department, also specializes in building mattresses to order. Odd sizes and shapes are frequently ordered, and the Som mers company has developed consid erable patronage from this class of work. This furniture concern, headed by Oscar Sommers as general manager, is one of the older companies in this section. The company was formed 20 years ago and has been In continu ous operation since that time. As a result of its many years here and the service It has rendered, the company enjoys a steady patronage from sat isfied customers. The mattress factory operated by the Sommers company is believed to be the oldest in the Valley. 8o far as can be determined by the com pany's heads, the factory was the first established in this section. The Brownsville concern also does a general business in the sale and exchange of furniture and household goods. A considerable stock* of fur niture. both new and second-hand material which has been completely renovated. Is kept on hand by the Sommers company. If you have fur niture which you wish to trade in on new material, advantageous terms can be arranged with the local concern. Furniture and other household goods can be purchased on the in stallment plan. The service being featured at present, however. Is the one-day mattress renovating and it is draw ing inareased patronage. It Is a ser vice which in no way breaks up the home routine and because of this and the quality of the workmanship done it is proving Increasingly pop ular. 4PPF4RANCES COUNTM UCH There la nothing more reassuring than the knowledge that your cloth ing is neat, well pressed and com pletely clean. A neat personal ap pearance opens many doors in both business and social life which might be closed otherwise. “Clothes make the man.’’ an old saying runs, but the writer of that line might well have added that the clothes must be clean and pressed. In this day of high-geared compe tition in the business world, per sonal appearance Is at a higher pre mimum than ever before. You are as near a good cleaning and pressing service as the nearest telephone — the one-day service of the Band Box Dry Cleaners & Hat ten, situated at the corner of Eighth and Elizabeth streets. The tele phone number is 771. a number it will pay you to remember. The firm is a new one under the management of J. W. Ainsworth, well known Brownsville business man who has been connected with business concerns here for many years. Ainsworth and several as sociates purchased the dry cleaning business Dec. 30 from R. W. Pear son who bad operated the concern previously under the same firm name. Since that time the establishment has been fitted out with entirely new equipment, making it com pletely modern and efficient in all respects. The washers, extractors, tumblers, chemicals, etc., have been obtained new by Ainsworth and his associates. The concern is gaining business rapidly and is holding it through the efficient servce rendered. If you have a suit, frock or hat in need of cleaning or repair all that you have to do is phone 771 and a delivery truck will pick it up shortly after wards. The finished Job will be delivered In the afternoon if it is placed in the shop in the morning. In special cases, for which there U an extra charge, articles can be de livered In the afternoon when they are placed in the shop early In the afternoon. The concern opens for business at 7 a. m. The new business is proving popu lar with lady patrons due to the fact that ample parking space al ways can be found on the Eighth street side of the firm. The con cern is almost in the heart of the city and yet it Is readily accessible at all times. The Band Box also features a hat repair service of a high type. L. E. Burnett, who lias an Inter est In the concern, has charge of the cleaning department of the firm which at present gives employment to six workers. “We are pleased." Manager Ains worth says, “with the patronage we have received in the first months of the new company’s operation and see greater opportunities ahead. We are stressing fast, efficient service and our success is reflected in steady gains in patronage.” “Satisfying those who i are < particular” j All types of a Beauty ” Culture! PERMANENTS— $1.95 to $6.50 Colonial Beauty Shoppe PHONE 296 Opposite Post Office BATSELL-WELLS The Exlutive Sporting Goods Store Complete line of Hunting. Fishing. Camping, Golf Baseball. Football. Basket Ball. Tennis, Motors. Phone 1230 — 1127 Elizabeth With Our 3-Month Beauty Course Costing only $25. you can buy a permanent wave mach ine for only $100. You can pay as little as $3 per week on machine, balance on easy terms when you finish course. See us for details. Also 6-week and 6-month courses Holtry's College of Beauty Culture $14 E. Harrison — Harlingen Band 8end all your accessories here for expert re shaping. clean ing and press ing — Hats cleaned and reblocked DRY CLEANERS A HATTERS Phone 771 — 8th and Elizabeth RIVERSIDE HOTEL A. O. WILLINGHAM. M*r. — EUROPEAN PLAN SPECIAL RATES BY THE WEEK—Hot and Cold Water in Each Room — Phone 481 Brownsville, Texas — On the banks of the Rio Orande where Mexico meets Uncle Sam BROWNSVILLE TENT AND AWNNG CO. S32 St Charles St U It’s Made of Canvaa We :an Make It Have Your Hat Reblocked and Cleaned NOW DELTA SHOE AND HAT SHOP 1045 Washington—Phone 535 PHONE 430 DELICIOUS POODS MEET ME AT TEXAS CAFE ' 11th and Market Sts. HOME OF GOOD COFFEE R. L. MARQUES, Prop. Brownsville, Texas THE FIX-IT SHOP Cabinet Making Refinishing Upholstering Phone 120 — 843 Elisabeth Awnings — Auto Tops and Seat Covers We Call For and Deliver MATTRESSES We make and renovate all kinda of mattresses. Dealers in Household Fuml&htngs. Stoves, Trunks, Etc. Sommer’s Furniture Company INCORPORATED ?hone <74—1208 S. E. Adams St HAVE YOU TRIED OUR NEW 1% Lb. LOAF? WRAPPED IN DOUBLE PAPER For Sale at All Grocery Stores Brownsville, U- r.: •.-jr«uu. LA PEPIA 5 * BIG INCUBATOR OPERATES HERE If you wish to purchase a high type of baby chicks or If you wish to have some of your choice eggs Incubated, these service^ can be obtained at the W. R. Jackson Feed & Seed company, situated at 1036 Washington street. The Brownsville concern, which operates a Buckeye Incubator capa ble of turning out 4,000 chicks a week, is featuring these two services which are under the direction of J R. Evans, an experienced worker j in this field. Evans Is well known over the Valley, having handled incubators In this section for the past three years. The bay chicks for purchase, in cubated from eggs of carefully cul led and selected flocks, are avail able each Monday morning at reasonable prices. If you wish to have eggs of your own incubated, they should be at the store by Sat urday. the day all batches are started In the Incubator. The chicks are ready for delivery on Mondays, tjiree weeks later. The flocks from which eggs are used for incubation are rigidly culled by Jackson and are blood tested. Stock which does not come up to laying standards or which Is unhealthy is taken out, insuring the fact that the baby chicks will be healthy and of good laying stock. This culling service is performed free by Evans for persons wishing to make use ol the incubator with eggs from their own flocks. Sanitation is another feature of the incubator service offered bv the local concern. The big Buckeye incubator is thoroughly fumigated twice a week, insuring custom breeders of the fact that their chicks will not be diseased from contacts with the Incubator. Navel Infections are frequent 4n hatcheries which are not fumigated regularly. In addition to chicks, the local firm also win Incubate duck, turkey and goose eggs which this service is desired. Mr. Jackson came to the Valley almost nine yean ago to establish the seed and feed business. He made a study of seeds particularly adaptable to this section and keeps i:ood supplies on hand In season. The bulk of the seed business at present is in cotton, tomatoes, beans and com. *pe 1 WATCH FOR THE RADIO PARADE OF NATIONS AT YOUR PHILCO SHOP MILLER RADIO SHOP Phone 881 1104 Elisabeth FIXTURES OF ALL KINDS Made to Order — Get Our Prices Tuggle Sash & Door Co. PHONE 860 3RD 8c FRONTON Bat With Us — You Will Be Pleased THE MECCA SERVES-U-BEST BOTTLE BEER. 10c Opposite P. O. — Phone 352 THE EUROPEAN PASTRY 8HOP Mr*. MWftrrtU A. HUt, Owner Apple Strudal. Baclava. Coffee Case. Pies. Cakes, Pecan Rolls, Candies. Fresh Coffee Served. Special Orders Taken.—Call 514. ^.V T V 1 V ¥ v w W * V DAVENPORT TYPEWRITER EXCHANGE, INC. Typewriters — Supplies 1 Rentals — Repairs 4 • < Ribbons for sll makes typewriters and adding machines, delivered and * installed without extra charge. 4 PHONE 1105 — BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS ANTHONY’S WAFFLE SHOP The home of good eat*, friendly service and pop ular prices. 517 12th Street " 11 .—... i —i , THE EUROPEAN PASTRY SHOP Mrs. Marfa ret ta A. Hilt, Owner Apple Strudal, Baclava, Coffee Cake, Pies. Cakes and Candles. Fresh Coffee Served. Orders taken by telephone— CALL 514. FISHING TACKLE Plugs — Reels — Line —- Hooks — Rods — Corks and Sinkers — They Catch the Big Ones. Eagle Pharmacy, Inc. 757 ELIZABETH ▼ ▼ ▼ T T W ▼ T’T.T" ?¥TTffT?y?y^ BLUE BONNETT CAFE Open All Night — Old Fashioned Southern Cooking Plate Lunches — Cold Dishes rni n RETD °n Draught Salads — Ice Cream wLU DLLIv an(j Bottles Sandwiches All Kinds Courteous American Girls to Serve You FLY TO MEXICO AT REDUCED RATES! Some rate advantages mak ing the fare from Browns, vllle to Mexico City even lower than the $41 one way passage are now available on Pan-American Planes. Special Reduced Fares For School Teachers PAN-AMERICAN AIRWAYS SYSTEM Brownsville »*»»«»»»»»»*»#*»**»»»»»»»»»»##<^ !! We will appreciate your con- ' I sideration when you need a ![ I; new radiator, recoring or ; > cleaning. f. First Class WELDING EQUIPMENT Visit Us Today Do NOT confuse our plaea ]’ with the filling station oo ;! the corner. !| Court House Garage;; Owned and operated by I1 J. R. Oarces, Next to Corner <! 11th and S. E. MADISON ! | — Phone 930 — EVERYBODY’S TALKING ABOUT THE NEW JOHN DEERE TRACTORS n —For 1935 We invite you to stop In and inspect the new Model A and Model B Tractors now on display on our floor at Roosevelt & Railroad St. Also complete line of implements and repair parts. Expert mechanic In charge of repairs. McDAVITT BROS. JOHN DEERE DEALERS BROWNSVILLE. TEXAS — PHONE 127«