The Mexia Daily News from Mexia, Texas • Page 3

fBrxta Batht Friday Club Hears CoflvenNon Report, Modern Poets Discussed At Meeting The Woman's Friday Club met in Oibbs Memorial Library Friday, April 3rd, with Mrs. John Sanders, President, pre A report froth the Capitol District Convention of the Texas Federation of Women's CSubs was given by Mrs. Jimmy Porter who was the Club's delegate to the Convention. She told Of the activities of clubs in the District and reported that the Year Book of the Woman's Fri day Club had received a grade of 97 and that the Club had received 4 awards: Best Senior Club Report, 2nd Place for Best Report of all Clubs, first Place for program on Law Enforcement and Crime Prevention, and an award for 100 per cent in Bubacripttons to "The Texas Clubwoman." Mrs. Clark Clinton gave a report on National WildMfe Week.

The ClUb will sponsor a boy to attend Boys' State in June, the selection of the person to be made by a Committee from the American Legion and the Mexia High School. It was announced that Fred Carrington will be the recipient of the sponsorship and that he will attend State with Jimmy fleas, who is sponsored by the American Legion. Mrs. Robert Fain and Mrs. then poets: Robert a nephew of Janes Lowell, who uses own Pilgrimage At Jefferson To Be Held April 10-12 John the program oa "Delight IB.

The Premising Modern Poets." Mrs. Fain introduced the discussion with the etateenent that today we have a miBher ef aril liant young writers who devote a great deal of time to writing poetry. She used illustrations to eaaaajaty vfcat poetry is and whM 1pm. aad Un. vate experiences and psycho ical predicaments as the trolling canter of Ms work; Ala Hugaa, perhaps the mast ising of all the younger whose verse takes on a crestfallen irony and whose speak in a straightforward earthy thythm; Maxine Kumin, whose poems might he described as amphibious, so many of them are about water and have the movement of a continuous liquid flow of sensation.

Howard Numerov, who pictures man in his poems as aa onlooker, a watcher, whose pre- ceptions are unruffled by the fury of involvement. Phillip Booth, who is a throwback to the nature poets of the Itth century as he writes with an almost classical respect for form; Randall Jarrell, whose poems are largely with isolation and concerned exclusion; Richard Eberhart, about whom the critics agree that he is a poetic fenious; George Starbuck, wha fcas a witty Individ- ualiagd atyfe; and Pbylli. Mo Gjiriey, wheaa liaht vecae hae delighted ae mmj peapie, and who MUNI that ahe is tryiag to fuV tetween light and aeriaut of their wi points teflst taks. Mr. and Mrs.

Henry C. Lee mere in Dallas Wednesday to Mrs. Lee's brother, J. W. A ipecial to which ft one fffnCuIu lit Ite wwthuwwft annual WJDHMHH Aprtl it, it, it, ftn towsiy antebellum Will be to visitors, of them containing the Original torflUWie which has in use since it came to Jefferson from New Orleans by tea tit boat.

A parade, which depicts the early days of the town, officially opens the eVent on Saturday at to a.m. This year's parade is in commemoration of the Civil War Centennial. The downtown store windows will display century old heirlooms, and hostecies wiU greet visitors dressed in antebellum costumes. Added attractions are the old Excelsior Howe which has been in constant since the 50's, a private railroad car which holenyd to Jay Gould family, the Jefferson historical museum, the century old churches, and boat rides on Cypress Bayou which are offered when conditions permit. The diamond Bessie murder trial, a play based on the famous Abe Rothschild murder cam which took place in Jefferson in the 1870's, will be presented in the playhouse, formerly the old Jewish Synagogue: which has recently been acquired by the Jessie Allen Wise Garden Club, sponsors of the Pilgrimage.

Farrar The Rev. Woodrow Ivy of Pairfield preached his final sermon here Sunday -night. The church is still without a pastor. Rev. Ivy and Mr.

and Mrs. Fate Bishop and Mrs. Mattie Reese were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Curtis Hopkins, Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Hopkins have sold their home here and are moving to Donie. Mrs. S.

F. Fullen is ill this week. Mrs. Ounita Harrington is also under the care of a physician. Mrs.

Edna Biggs of Freestone spent a few days here recently with Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Gibson.

Mrs. Biggs is a sister of Mr. Gibson. Mrs. C.

Turner is in with her daughter's husband and children. Her daugh- itei 4 Mrs. Dwane Reed, is in a Haaaten faspital, where she underwent a kidney operation. Debby Thwnpson is still under a doctor's care in Dallas, She continues running a light temperature. Mr.

Mrs. id. Chandler spent the weekend wjth Mr. and Mrs. W.

C. Thompson. Mr. and Mrs. Hollie Reed of Fairoaks visited his parents bare Sunday afternoon.

DEACONS MEfflWG MOVED AN HOUR The DesowBS meeting, sche- dutad for tmigbt at 8 o'clock, moved up to 7 o'clock at the First Presbyterian Church. Readers Asked To Inform Ntws Of Local Events The HCtto te anxious to print ftwre Mftt of interest and happenings Ifl Mexia and (his trade artt. If at at? time readers at Ae patter know of news itetttt, Jttt pnone GYB-lMi, of tui ttems to the Hews ctfflce. tM ftews personate wM fee put Mr, Mrs, Jenkins Are Parents Of Baby Daughter Mr. and Mrs.

Raymond Jenk- IM, of Waco, are the parents a daughter born Awil 4 at rillcrest Hospital, according to mnouncement received by riends in Mexia. The baby weighed eight pounds and was amed Lisa Rene. Mr. and Mrs. R.

G. Jenkins, Waco and formerly of Mexia, ire the paternal grandparents nd Mrs. Amy Crawford, of tarksville, Mississippi is the naternal grandmother. Mrs. H.

W. Harris, of Teague, the paternal great grand- nother. Personals Mr. and Mrs. S.

E. Goodman nd grandchildren, Sidney and Hmrny Sue, returned to their rome in Houston Wednesday af- er a visit in Mexia with Mr. md Mrs. Ernest Gibson. Mexia Hospital Mrs.

Ruth ftttxia BflMjy Wayne CofftttM, Ray Campbell, Mexia Mrs. Reba Hawkins, Mexia A. S. Butler, Mexia Miss Ada Logan, Mexia Mrs. Alice Pfeteraon, Mexia John L.

Lansfefd, Mexia Mrs. T. P. Cate, MenSa. CHURCH MCMitRi ATTEND WACO MEET Mrs.

Kendall Coffey, Mrs. J. P. Jackson, Mrs. Earl Walker and Mrs.

Walter Beaver were in Waco Wednesday to attend a district Vacation Bibte School workshop. Fifteen Ctiriittan Churches participated in the meeting which was held at the Central Christian Church. The Mexia women are members of the First Christian Church. Quality Plus! Thornton Thornton get about an wd a hatf of raia early Sun- ly. It badly imaVai.

Church services were well at- Mrs, Bon Jelenik, of Brownsville, visited her brother-in-law and sister, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Treece, over the weekend.

Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Merryman, of Calvert, spent Saturday here with their daughter and family, Mr. and Mrs. M.

E. de Friend and Morris. Mrs. Elmer Rinehart is ailing. Algle Lefiamon is in a Marlin hospital.

Several have colds. Mrs. Zora Walker, of Groes- bfeck, was a guest of Mrs. Lois Bates over the weekend. Mrs.

Tom Hudson, Mexia, churdi. Mr. and Mrs. J. B.

Alston and Johnnie, of Cootidge, spent Saturday with her parents, Mr and Mre. M. M. Vaughan. Mr.

and Mrs. Durwood Par- aonfi and son, of Fort Worth, visited here with his brother and sister-in-law. Mr. and Mrs. L.

F. Parflons. Several from here were Groesbeck Sunday afternoon a meeting of the veterans. Zubik was the speaker. James Monaghaft Danny, of Austin, spent the weekend with his parents, Iff.

and Mrs. 0. W. Monoghan ST. Mr.

and Mrs. A. R. Wilson, of Houston, spent the weekend here in their home. They are the unfortunate ones home was broken into a weeks ago.

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