Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 320, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 10, 1938 Page: 3 of 20
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SWEETWATER REPORTER, SWEETWATER, TEXAS
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Women's Interest
Clubs • Churches
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lone "D. Perry
Society Editor
Dial 3328
District Convention Of Federated Clubs April 20 to 2
Six Local
Qroups To Be
Represented
April is district convention
month for federated club wo-
men in Texas, and Sweetwater
club women are turning their
thoughts toward Eastland
where the twenty-third annual
spring convention is to convene
April 20, 21 and 22.
The four federated study
clubs, the City Federation of
Women's Clubs and the Nolan
County Federation will have
delegates 10 represent their
respective organizations, and
several district and s' lto chair-
men from here expo'-t to at-
tend and take part n the pro-
gram. Sweetwater clubs have
four district chairmen and one
state chairman.
Theme for the convention is
• Incline thine ear unto wisdom
and apply thine heart to under-
standing." Convention head-
quarters will be Connellee ho-
tel. Day sessions will be held
at the First Baptist church:
evening programs at First
Methodist church.
Meeting of executive board
and a courtesy dinner will be
held at the Woman's Club
Wednesday evening, April 20,
at 0 o'clock, and a tea at the
Woman's club for all officers,
delegates and visitors on Thurs-
day afternoon at ">::'0.
Business Starts W'nlncsila.v
Registration is to begin at
one o'clock Wednesday after-
noon April 20: opening session
on roof of Connellee hotel at
:i o'clock with Miss Fthel Fos-
ter of Sterling City, president
of sixth district, presiding. Af-
ter the pledge to the flag, re-
ports of officers and chairmen,
and a welcome to new clubs,
the club reports from towns
beginning with W through R
will be heard. Three minutes
will be allowed for individual
club reports.
President's Evening will be-
gin at 8:.'!0 at First Methodist
church. Business sessions will
continue through Thursday and
Friday, the convention closing
with a luncheon at 12:.'!0.
Fine Arts Evening will be
held on Thursday evening, fol-
lowing the tea at the Woman's
Club.
Election Year
This year is election year and
the polls will be open Thurs-
day. Mrs. .lohn Perry is chair-
man of the nominating com-
mittee. and Mrs. It. (' Crane is
district credentials chairman
and will have charge of regis-
tration and balloting. Mrs.
Crane has served as credentials
chairman for the past 12 years.
District chairmen of Sweet-
water who will appear on the
program include Mrs. Royal
Headrick. district chairman of
The American Home Depart-
ment; Mrs. L. C. Curry, chair-
man of Home Extension: and
Mrs. L. D. Terry, chairman of
The Clubwoman, General Fed-
eration of Women's Clubs pub-
lication. Mrs. John Perry, past
district president, is a member
of the district and state board
of directors and is to discuss
junior club reports on Friday.
Mrs. P. Edward Ponder, pre-
sident, has been selected to
represent the Athenaeum
club; Mrs. H. o. Dean and Mrs.
M. K. Stevenson, the La-Kee-
Kon Club; Mrs. .1. D. Dttlaney,
City Federation president, will
represent that group, and de-
legates from the Sorosis, Self
Culture, and Nolan County
Federation will be selected this
week.
Speakers Anil Artists
distinguished guests and
speakers will be Mrs. R. ,T,
Turrentine. Denton, state pre-
sident; Mrs. Volney Taylor,
Brownsville, state director to
the general federation and a
past state president; Mrs. Har-
ol4 Abrams, Dallas, Mrs. Hob
Barker, Ft. Worth: Mrs. Mor-
gan Jones. Abilene, Mrs. Dale
Morrison, McMurrv College,
and Dr. John Potts, and oth-
ers.
Artists appearing on Fine
Arts programs will be Wilda
Dragoo, violinist, Eastland;
HJalmar Bcrgh, pianist and dir-
ector of Cecil inn singers, Cis-
co; Mrs. Gypsy Ted Sullivan
Wylle, head of Fine Arts' de-
twrtment, McMurry and direc-
tor of College Chanters, and
others.
Mrs. Arnold Dressier
Entertains Group
Mrs. Arnold Dressier was
hostess to circle 2 of the Pres-
byterian Auxiliary Monday af-
ternoon at her suburban home.
Mrs. James II. Beall, Jr., pre-
sident of the auxiliary, was in
charge in the absence of the
circle chairman, Mrs. C. A. Mc-
Corkle.
Being the first meeting of
the new church year there was
no set program, but Bible con-
tests and a social hour were
conducted by Mrs. Gary Smith,
Bible teacher ' >r the circle.
A salad plate carrying out the
Easter theme was served to the
following: Mm.es. Russell Ben-
nitt, Dressier, Kirby Kinsey.
Lane McCall, Ed ,\einast, Edwin
MacQueen, Ed Patterson, Ella
Wells, .1. 11. Beall. Jr., Gary
Smith, Peters and Miss Fdmonia
Gary Smith.
Airs. Dent Beall. vice-chair-
man of the circle, was unable
to attend.
Mrs. Lloyd
McBeth to
Head PTA
At the annual election of of-
ficers of the John R. L'<wis Pa-
rents and Teachers Association
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Uoyd
McBeth was elected president to
succeed Mrs. frank Klingler,
who served the last two years.
Vice-presidents for the ensu-
ing year are W. D. Mauldin.
principal of the school, Mrs.
Jack Vaughan and Mrs. E. B.
Pool. Secretary, Mrs Tom Mil-
ler; treasurer, Mrs. Horace
Hooper; parliamentarian. Mrs.
Chas. Lewis: publicity chair-
man, Mrs. Frank Klingler and
publications. Mrs. ('. K. Lambert.
Rev. George T. Palmer, pastor
of the First Methodist, church,
was the speaker of the al'tor-
: Friendship Class
In Social Session
Friendship class of the First
Baptist church enjoyed a social
! meeting at the home of fie
: president, Mrs. 'H. G Br.ley, -104
Fast Third. Wednesday after-
I noon. Mrs. W. S. Wallace was a
I co-hostess.
Reports of committees were
heard and the devotional was
read by Mrs.. E. C. Aston. Clever
contests were conducted by Mrs.
('. (' Johnston, a •Rehus" by
picture method proved unusual-
I ly interesting. Members voted to
send Mrs. W. E. Wade, a mem-
ber who is ill. a shower of
gifts.
Nut cake topped with whipped
! noon, his topic being "Changes."
A playlet entitled "Peter Rabbit
i Helps the Children" was pre-
sented by pupils in Mrs. Alice
. Cannon's room.
Mrs. McBeth was elected to
! represent the John R. Lewis
i Parent-Teacher Association at
; the district conference in Del
I Rio April 20-28.
Music Club Applies
$160 On Piano Fund
Easter
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The Music Study club pre-
sented $160.10 to the city com-
mission to be applied on the
purchase of the concert grand
piano for the city auditorium.
This was the amount realized
from the musical concert series
from Hollywood. California,
which the Music club sponsored
the past season.
Plans were made for the ob-
servance of National Music
Week, beginning Sunday May
I. and closing May 7. Mrs. Al-
bert Brann, president, directed
the business at the regular
meeting Wednesday morning in
the club room.
There are to be snecial musi-
cal programs during the first
cream, and coffee were passed to
IT members. Faster bunnies
wore plate favors.
week of May as the book club
joins with all music clubs in
the United States in observing
National Music Week. These
programs are free to all music
lovers.
Opening the programs will be
a concert by the Sweetwater
Municipal band and the choral
club of San Angelo directed by
I. Clqrk Rhodes, former music
supervisor in the Sweetwater
schools, anrl voice selections
by Mrs. Frank Posey. music
supervisor. This program is to
be Sunday afternoon. May I. in
the city auditorium.
On Thursday evening of Mu-
sic Week, the Choral Unit of
the Mtinic Hub will present
--elections from 'The Rose
Maiden" (Coweni. directed by
Thomas Dawes of Colorado.
Mrs. Russell Bennitt will play
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Carter Wells, a violin selection.
Monday evening. May 2, Mrs
Adolph Eberle will present a
fottr-piano concert at Bee-
man's Music Store, and musi-
cal programs will he presented
at the schools by the high
school band anrl by Mrs.
Posey's glee club.
Light ftp era Program
An entertaining program of
voice and piano music selected
from light operas was present-
ed at the meeting Wednesday
morning. Mrs. Garlr.nl Vinson
was program leader, and roll
call was responded to with the
names of stars who have sung
light opera.
Voice selections included,
"Ah Sweet Mystery of Life"
(Victor Herbert), Mrs. Robert
B Tate: -Summertime" (Geo.
Gershwin), Mrs Jack Yar-
brough. Jr.; "Jianina Mia" from
The Firefly (Friml), Mrs. P.
L Ullom. Piano numbers were
played by Mrs. John Hubbard,
whose selection was "Romance"
i De Koveni: and Mrs. John
Pinsc.,1, who played "June
Ross' by ("adman. Mrs. W. M.
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Sweetwater Reporter (Sweetwater, Tex.), Vol. 40, No. 320, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 10, 1938, newspaper, April 10, 1938; Sweetwater, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth290332/m1/3/: accessed May 7, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Sweetwater/Nolan County City-County Library.