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The Brownsville Herald from Brownsville, Texas • Page 18

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Ml and Mra Kcn Watten i. i aie shown abcne with Jean Hei-sho right, star of the CBS Dr. Christian radio snow during their recent visit to the west coast. Mr. and Mrs.

Walton left for Long Beach, three months ago to attend the wedding of their granddaughter, Miss Barbara Watten, daughter of Mrs. Harold Watten and the late Mr. Watten. During their trip they also visited the family of heir son, Capt. Raymond Watten, in Pasadena, and a daughter, Mrs.

J. H. Forbes and children in Oakland, They also visited relatives in Seattle and Everett, and Vancouver, B. C. The Wattens returned to Brownsville last week.

Eastern Star Honors Matron From Weslaco presented with a gift during he officia; visit. Raymond II. Shavpc, worthy pa RAYMOND SHARI'E Iron of the chapter, also was hon ored and presented with gif from the chapter. Ele was recently ejected to a five-year term on the board of directors of the Gram 1 Chapter of Sharpe and his wife, who is the-Hope Chapter worthy matron, recently at tended the Grand Chapter sessions held in San Antonio. Two new members attended meeting Monday night.

They arc Mrs. Freda Hickman and Mrs Pearl Wilkinson. Following th meeting, a social hour was held. Will Give Recital MERCEDES The Mid-Valley Community Concerts Association will present Joseph Battista, pianist, Monday night, Nov. 12, al 8 p.m.

in the Mercedes High School auditorium. Krovr-nsville and Volley Community Concerts members may attend the recital in Mercedes on their tickets. Pianist Baltista was born in Philadelphia of Italian parents. He won a scholarship at the Philadet JOSEPH IMTTISTA phia Conservatory of Music and a fellowship at Juiliard School ot Music graduate school. His first concert appearance was with the appeared in a two months' tour there.

He was in military sen-ice during World War and returned Canada and Mexico in concert work. His repertoire Includes Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Mendelssohn, Tchaikowsky. He has appeared with more than two dozen U. S. top symphony orchestras.

ROUND TABLE McALLEN The SIcAIlon Pan American Round Table had a called Church School Staff Meets For Supper THE BROWNSVILLE HERALD. TEXAS, SUNDAY; NOVEMBER The church school staff of the' Church of the Advent Episcopal held a meeting Monday evening Hope Chapter, Order of th Eastern Star, honored Mrs. Ver; Eubank, Weslaco, deputy gran matron for the district, at th 6 chapter's Monday night meeting for a business session followlneli TC 1C 1 I The host'committee in-l' eluded Miss Bertha French, Miss; Lillian Davis 'and Mrs. Sam C. Felld.

Twenty were in attend ance. Mrs. John Mitchell, church school director, spoke before the group on the needs of children in relation to the Sunday Schoo! She said some returns to the old disciplines are necessary and i the church is only the The church must be related, she' pointed out, to the child's life; during the entire week. quoted a leading Harvard pysy-i chologist who said the most happy individual is the one with-' out-habits. She said a child needs as many good habits as possible for a full and happy life.

"In the true spirit of Americanism, nearly every institution has a project for philanthropy' outside of its own Mrs. Mitchell said. The staff voted to allot 10 per cent of the! regular Sunday's church school offering to a project outside the Episcopal church in Brownsville. The Rev. Paul Abbott spoke before the group briefly.

ThriftShop Workers Named The Villa Maria Thriit Shop volunteer staff (or the coming week is announced Oh Monday, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Mrs. Manuel Garza and Mrs. Pablo Valent will serve: In the afternoon, Mrs. L.

L. Lavios and Mrs. Antonio Valdez will be on duty. Thursday morning, Mrs. Curtis Quisenberry and Mrs.

I. J. Koncak wilt staff the shop. In the alter noon that day, Mrs. C.

A. 'Estrada and Mrs. Bruno Zavalela will serve. Next Saturday morning, Miss Maria Cueller and Mrs. Albino Estrada will be the workers and in the afternoon, Mrs.

Valentin Gavito and Miss Francisca Soils will be on duty. The shop is' a fundraising project of the Villa Maria Association for the school's pro- aosecl new tuilding. Mrs. Singer Gives Preview Of Concerts iirs. Grover Singer was program leader when the Treble Clef Club met in the home of Mrs.

Emme't Ratts Tuesday afternoon. Her topic was "Community Concert Sneak Preview." Mrs. Singer gave a talk on Nicole Henriof, young French pianist, who in Brownsville on Nov. 28. Miss Henriot began her studies when seven years of age at the Paris Conservatoire and made her debut at 15 with the Pasdeloup Orchestra, Later, she appeared with the Brussels Philharmonic and at Liege and Anvers.

After Ihe fall of France, she continued her career, an innocent cover for brave work In the Underground. She was decorated with the Badge of the Commandos d'Afrlque, giv en only to some dozen civilians. After the war, Miss Henri- pt appeared In concerts In Holland Belgium, Portugal and other European countries. She made her American debut in IMS and has played with major orchestras in this country and Canada. American music critics have hailed the charming young girl as a great pianist THE REVELERS, Mrs.

Singer continued; appear 'here 25. Originally organized In 1818 as the Shannon Quartet, Revelers is one of the most celebrated organizations of its kind in the world. It has made five European tours. The long list of distinguished alumni who feitirr graduated from its rnlui' to lUrdom includes Jamn Helton and many well known They sing entirely to English, Their concert I repertoire rum from Bach to Gershwin. Their approach is modern and distinctively American.

ELEANOR STEBER, the lul artist previewed by Mrs. Singer, the distinguished young soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Auditions of the Air, which entitled her to an opera contract. She made her debut in December of the same year as Sophie in "Der RosenkaviUier," and has since sung 16 additional, major roles Uiere. In addition to a full opera season, Mis Steber (ings widely through the U. S.

and Canada, sings two dozen times a year on more on television and is heard often in radio, the medium which first Introduced her. American in training, Miss Steber has made but one European trip-an engagement with the Glyhde- bourne Opera and the Edinburgh Festival in 1M7. In private life, Parent Expert To Talk Mrs, Virginia SharborougfeJ parent education tpeclalUt with the extension division of toe University of Texas, will apeak on "Freedom Through the Joint meeting Thursday aft-1 ernoon of the dearwater and I West Brownsville School Parent-1 Teacher' Association units. Tlw joint meeting set for 4 p.m. in Clearwater Grammar School auditorium.

Mrs. Edwin Bllby, the soprano, makes her home in Long where she gardens, plays golf, swims and reads. Mrs. Homer Fitch, vice-pres-' ident, presided at the brief fausl-j ness session in the absence of the president, Brown. Ing the social hour, the served cake, coffee and minis.

The club will meet next witb'l Mrs, Max Meek on Nov. 20th. DON'T STARVE TO TAKE OFF UGLY FAT tay Bwcwlrau, you our lor ulim at wrfrkt. You do not ptf for prfitW li not a TtUnti U1K foctlf; Too wilnit UI itimUoi OH. Yog kuurr moment, wluli BtrMtrttt.

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State Federation Meets In Denton The 5Jth Annual Convention of he Texas Federation of Women's Clubs will convene Monday to Thursday on the Campus of Texas State College for Women, Denton. Preconvention events, Monday, p.clude organizational meetings of he finance committee, the e.vecu- Jve committee, the board of rustecs oi permanent headquar- ers, the nominating committee and the hoard oi directors. This group will also meet for a dinner session and later will be honored at a reception by the Denton members of the board. A fine arts program wit! follow presentation ot the division members of the fine arts department of the Texas Federation by he department chairman, Mrs. V.

L. Womack, Tyler. This program will include voice and instrumental selections rendered by Irtish amj students of the educa- ional institutions in Denton. The ill be a feature of this prourain Mu5ic arrangements for the en- crtainmcnt of the convention will Fabrics NOVELTY TAFFETAS GABARDINES CROSS-DYED TAFFETAS BENGALINES FAILLES ROMAINES vd. Values to 1.98 Yd.

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