Woman's Monday Club Scrapbook

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1936

Monday Club Votes To Aid Charity Work

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Mrs. E. W. Cumings Is Hostess for Meeting

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            Authorization for the payment of donations to the Community Chest and the Girls’ Friendly Society were the only departures from routine business at the regular meeting of the Woman’s Monday Club, held at the home of Mrs. E. W. Cumings yesterday afternoon.

            Feature of the entertainment program was a paper on “Ports and Maritime Activity,” prepared and read by Mrs. A. M. French.  Mrs. French outlined the history of efforts to bring deep water here, described the set-back plans were given by the storm of 1919, and painted a comprehensive picture of the importance of shipping to Corpus Christi’s development.

            Regular two-minute talks on Art, Music and Americanization were given by Mrs. Wm. Gerhardt, Mrs. Carrie Lichtenstein and Mrs. E. B. Neiswanger.

            Mrs. Gerhardt discussed the South Texas Art League, and the work of local artists.  She described and praised, among others, paintings by Emily Rutland and Antonio Garcia which were hung at the Texas Centennial Exhibit in Dallas.

            Mrs. Lichtenstein commented on a recent radio program sung by Lily Pons.  Mrs. Neiswanger read a collection of definitions of “Americanism.”

            Mrs. Lottie Hackler presided for Mrs. Frank DeGarmo, club president who was confined to her home with influenza.  Mrs. C. C. Stone and Mrs. Philip Garret, of the Hospitality Committee, assisted the hostess at a refreshments table decorated with silvered foliage.

            Guests were Mrs. Mary Mathis, Mrs. Boatwright, Mrs. Kerr and Mrs. W. E. Pope.

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_____  TIMES, TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1937

Pulitzer Play Reviewed for Monday Club

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“Idiot’s Delight” Out-lined by Miss Mai F. Hunter

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            Members of the Woman’s Monday Club gathered for their regular meeting      yesterday at the home of Mrs. C. W. Skipper, and to hear a review of Robert Emmert Sherwood’s Pulitzer Prize play, “Idiot’s Delight,” by Miss Mai Frances Hunter.  Hostess to the meeting was Mrs. S. W. Rankin, assisted by Mrs. J. A. Hill and Mrs. C. C. Stone of the hospitality committee.  Mrs. Frank de Garmo presided.

            Other features of the program were: A brief outline of the program of primitive Mexican art by Mrs. J. B. Hubbard; a paper, by Mrs. J. A. Hill, on the value of pageantry as a medium for the Americanization of aliens; and a discussion, by Mrs. R. R. Banner of Lauritz Melchor, the Danish Wagnerian tenor.

            The meeting heard a report on the election of Mrs. F. A. Tompkins to honorary life membership in the Texas Federation of Women’s Clubs.  Mrs. Tompkins’ membership was proposed by Mrs. R. R. Turrentine, state president of the federation, and seconded by the entire board of directors.

            Following the program refreshments were served.

            Guests were Mrs. Herman Eastland of Houston, Mrs. Billy Haymann, Mrs. Louis Carter, Mrs. C. W. Skipper and Mrs. Gus Deer.