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Mrs. W. C. Mundt of Port Arthur, art chairman for the Fourth District, Texas Federation of
Women’s clubs, presents awards for outstanding works in the Federation’s art exhibit which was
placed in the Country Club during the Federation Convention, Feb. 28 and March 1.
The awards were made during the Fine Arts program in Sbisa Hall. To the far left of the
picture is Mrs. R. D. Holloway of Port Arthur, fine arts chairman for the district. Seated next in
order are Mrs. J. J. Perry and Mrs. H. W. Gardner, j j |- , ; | |. |* j | ] h
Future Aggies And Tessies
Will Shine In Baby Contest
Proud mothers and fathers are invited to get out the
best pictures of junior and little sis in preparation for a new
event on the A&M Campus—the woman’s page baby con
test!
Anyone connected with the College may present an
entry—student, employee, or professor. The contest will
begin with the next issue of the+
woman’s page, Tuesday, March 14,
and the deadline for sending in
pictures will be announced later.
Many prizes will be given, and
they will be listed during the
course of the contest. Judges will
be named at the close of the con
test .
The rules of the contest are
simple. Just send a glossy print
of your baby’s picture. A head
view will make the best showing.
Kodak pictures are acceptable, but
will not make as good an appear
ance in the paper as a regular pho
tograph. Age limit for the con
test is 2% years.
All pictures which conform with
the rules will be published each
week as they are received. At the
end of the contest, they will be
submittd to the judging committee
for the awarding of prizes. De
cision of the judges will be final.
Send in your baby’s picture to
day so that he will be eligible for
a number of prizes suitable for
his age and sex.
Mail it to The Battalion, Wom
an’s Page, Goodwin Hall, A&M
Campus. *
UDC President
To Present Saber
The L. S. Ross Chapter of the
United Daughters of the Confed
eracy has received a letter from
Mrs. Coke M. Tilley, president,
Texas Division of the UDC, stat
ing that she will be at A&M Col
lege on May 8 to present the UDC
saber to the outstanding cadet at
the College.
The letter was read at a recent
meeting of the chapter.
Aggies '68
James Daulton Flanders was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth D.
Flanders of College Station on
Feb. 21 in St. Joseph’s Hospital.
Ronnie Allen Vavra was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Henry P. Vavra of
Bryan Field on Feb. 23 at St. Jo
seph’s.
Mark Gordon Zahn was born to
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wilson Zahn
of College on Feb. 26 at St. Jo
seph’s.
William Christian Kilmer was
born to Mr. and Mrs. James Ed
ward Kilmer of Bryan on Feb. 26
at St. Joseph’s.
Andrew Alexander Rimar, Jr.,
was born to Mr. and Mrs. Andrew
A. Rimar of College on Feb. 28
at St. Joseph’s.
Bulletin Board
FIVE-O-CLUB, Thursday,
March 10 at 7:30 p.m. at Bryan
Country Club. All wives of mem
bers of junior class of vet. medi
cine are urged to attend.
VETERANS WIVES BRIDGE
CLUB, at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, in
the YMCA.
INDUSTRIAL ED. WIVES’
CLUB, at 7:30 p.m., Friday, in the
YMCA. An organizational meet
ing.
BRYAN - COLLEGE STATION
BRANCH A.A.U.W., Monday,
March 14, at 7:30 p.m. in small
assembly room of the YMCA on
the Campus.
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New Wives Club
To Be Formed
NOTICE TO WIVES OF IN
DUSTRIAL EDUCATION MA
JORS: An Industrial Ed.Wives’
Club will be formed Friday,
March 11, at 7:30 p.m. in the
YMCA on the Campus. Pur
pose of the meeting is to elect
oficers, decide on time of meet
ing, and write club constitution.
Please be present.
VM ’51 Wives
Hold Meeting
The regular Wednesday night
meeting of the V.M. ’51 Wives Club
was held at the home of Mrs. S.
W. Krug.
The club president, Mrs. Ruby
Fuchs, called the meeting to order.
A letter of resignation was re
ceived from the secretary, Mrs.
Holly Womack; so a re-election for
that office was held. Mrs. Joyce
Smith is the new secretary.
A check was taken for the pur
pose of bringing the dist of names,
addresses, and telephone numbers
of members up to date. The list
will be distributed to all members.
A spring social was discussed,
but no definite plans were made.
The matter was referred to the so
cial chairman and her committee
and will be brought up again at
the next meeting.
After the business meeting,
many types of card games were en
joyed and refreshments were
served.
Club Will Start
New Radio Series
The Bryan-College Station Bus
iness and Professional Women’s
Club is starting a new radio se
ries, “News and Views,” which will
be heard every Friday at 5:15 p.
m. over station WTAW.
Mrs. F .L. Thomas, radio chair
man for the club, says that the
program is designed to be of in
terest to everyone, though it should
appeal particularly to the women.
There will be interviews with inter
esting and distinguished people ap
pearing in Bryan and College Sta
tion, book reviews, news of wom
en around the world who are suc
cessful in the business and pro
fessional fields—“stories of real
achievement,” according to Mrs.
Thomas.
Mrs. Thomas takes a very active
part in radio work in College Sta
tion. She may be heard over
WTAW every Sunday morning at
8:45 on the “Home Bookshelf.” On
Saturday at 5:15 p.m. she broad
casts a children’s story hour.
Leftover lamb may be diced and
moistened with leftover gravy,
then topped with mashed potatoes
and heated in a moderate oven. Add
a small can of drained chopped
mushrooms and a little minced
parsley to the lamb for a company
touch.
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THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, MARCH 8, 1949 Page 3
College Station Artists
Place First In Exhibit
Many College Station women
were awarded prizes in the art ex
hibit held in connection with the
Texas Federation of Women’s
Clubs convention held in Bryan
and College Station, Feb. 28 and
March 1.
At a Fine Arts program held
Feb. 28 in Sbisa Hall on the
Campus, Marie Haines won first
place in the professional senior
section for her painting “Por
trait,” done in pastels. Second
place in this section also went
to a College Station resident,
E m o 1 i t a Newto n Terry, for
“Snapdragons” done in oil.
In the non-professional senior
section, first place was won by
Mary Reeves of College Station
for the painting “Indian Woman in
Central America,” using oil. Clar
ice Holloway of Port Arthur placed
second with “The Parade.” Third
place was won by Florence Miller
of Port Arthur for an oil paint-
tin, “Summertime.”
Honorable mention in this sec
tion went to Helen Perry of Col
lege Station, Maud Honis of Port
Arthur, Emma Lavelle of Port
Arthur, Mrs. I. W. Kernodle of
Bryan, Mrs. W. C. Mundt of Port
Arthur, and Jeannette Moyer of
Port Arthur.
In the junior or college sec
tion, Boyce Bennett of College
Station won both first and sec
ond prizes. First place went to
an oil painting, “Autumn,” and
second went to another oil,
“Meditation.” Kelsie Roach of
College Station placed third with
a pastel, “Amincon Still Life.”
George Thomas of College won
an honorable mention in this class
for a pencil sketch, “Vegetables.”
Kelsie Roach received honorable
mention for a pastel, “Madonna-
Shells.”
In the public school art division,
John Wennerbom of Port Arthur
placed first with “Meeting on the
Corner,” in watercolor.
Martha Ergel of College Station
won second place with “Texture
Study,” in chaircoal. Third place
went to Joan Rivers of Port Ar
thur with “Pet,” an oil on paper.
Marion Gaddes of College Sta
tion won an honorable mention in
this class as did Michael McHabon
of Port Arthur.
Judges were Miss Essie Mc-
Swain of Wellborn, assisted by
Mrs. J. M. Nance and Mrs. C.
A. Greer of College Station; and
Mrs. W. C. Mundt of Port Ar
thur, Fourth District art chair
man.
Companies donating prizes were
Permanete Pigments of Cincim
nati, Ohio; Watson-Guptill Publi
cations, Inc. of New York and
Sherwin-Williams, Co., of Port
Arthur. Mrs. Mundt also donated
a prize.
Judge Sarah T. Hughes of the 14th District will appear at a
luncheon given by the Bryan-College Station AAUW March 19 in the
Maggie Parker Dining Room, Bryan. Judge Hughes, who is state
chairman of the committee on economic and legal status of women
of the American Association of University Women, will be guest
speaker for the occasion.
Judge Hughes Of Dallas
Will Speak At Luncheon
Judge Sarah T. Hughes of Dallas will be guest speaker of
the Bryan-College Station Branch of The American Asso
ciation of University Women at a luncheon on Saturday,
March 19.
The luncheon will be held at 1:15 p.m. at the Maggie
Parker Dining Room. Mesdames A. W. Melloh and Leonard
Wing, chairmen of the legislative-^ —
and economic and legal status of
women committees, respectively,
are in charge of arrangements.
Judge Hughes, state chairman of
the committee on economic and
legal status of women, AAUW,
was admitted to the Texas bar in
October, 1922, and practiced law in
Dallas from then until February,
1935. At that time, she was ap
pointed judge of the 14th District
by Governor James V. Allred. She
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Mrs. D. W. Fleming, phone
4-8669, 103 Fairview Street, Col
lege Park, is in charge of tickets
for the luncheon.
Never run a vacuum cleaner
with one hand while removing a
metal lamp out of the way with
the other. If either appliance hap
pens to have a loose wire, the cur
rent may run through the body.
Mrs. H. L. Heaton, president of the CampusStudy Club, is standing at the amplifier, welcom
ing guests to the banquet given by the Campus Study Club recently in Sbisa Hall. On her immediate
left is Mrs. Howard W. Gardner of Beaumont, retiring president of the Fourth District, Texas Federa
tion of Women’s Clubs. To Mrs. Gardner’s left is Mrs. J. J. Perry, state president.
Seated to the right of Mrs. Heaton is Mrs. H. B. Gillette, retiring- recording secretary of the
state board, who served as toastmistress for the occasion.
College Station Churchwomen
Observe World Day Of Prayer
The College Station Council of Church Women joined with 74 different countries,
around the globe in observing World Day of Prayer services on Friday, March 4, at 3 p.m.
in the A&M Methodist Church. This annual Day of Prayer service is international, inter
denominational, and interracial.
The program opened with the prelude, a violin solo played by Mrs. Chris Groneman
with Mrs. Ralph Steen as accompanist.
Bridge
Veterans Wives’
e Club Has
High Attendance
Seven tables of bridge were
formed for the meeting of the Vet
erans Wives’ Club, Thursday even
ing in the YMCA on the Campus.
Serving as hostesses were Mrs.
Celestia Loden and Mrs. Jan Ry-
man. High score prize was won
by Mrs. Nelda Wilson and sec-
ond-high by Mrs. Lorraine Ward.
The president of the club, Mrs.
Barbara Goodson, brought her
mother, Mrs. Burleson, ,as a guest.
Last Thursday evening Mrs.
Jean Tansil and Mrs. Jan Ryman
were hostesses for the club meet
ing. At this time Mrs. Celestia
Loden won a high score of 8540
to break the all-time record score
for the club, previously held by
Mrs. Lorraine Ward. Mrs. Jan
Ryman won second-high prize.
The club’s reporter, Mrs. Mary
Ann Smith, asks all veterans
wives who are interested in bridgq
to join the club. She says that
although the club is expanding rap
idly, there is room for many more.
Tessies '68
Becky Murph was born to Mr.
and Mrs. Leonard R. Murph of
College on Feb. 22 at St. Joseph’s.
Melanie Ann Brunette was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Phillip A. Brunette
Jr., of College on Feb. 26 at St.
Joseph’s.
Brenda Joy Lavender was born
to Mr. and Mrs. Cecil L. Laven
der on March 3 at St. Joseph’s.
Stephanie Roth was born to Mr.
and Mrs. George A. Roth of Col
lege on March 3 at St. Joseph’s.
Patricia Ann Griffin was horn
to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas T. Grif
fin on March 4 at St. Joseph’s.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Donald L. Price of Bryan on
March 5 at St. Joseph’s.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Roy Fenner of College on
March 5 at St. Joseph’s.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur C. Plantt on March
5 at St. Joseph’s.
SAM Wives Club
Invites Members
S.A.M. Wives Club members
have announced that they would
like for every Management ma
jor’s wife to join their club.
This social club meets on the
first and third Tuesdays of every
month.
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Mrs. F. L. Thomas gave the call 4-
to worship and Mrs. R. R. Lan
caster the devotional reading.
Mrs. Dallas Belcher and Mrs. F.
I. Dahlberg gave the presentation
of projects which are supported
by the World Day of Prayer offer
ing. These projects include aid to
the two-and-one-half million agri
cultural migrants, and the more
than one million share croppers in
the United States; aid to home
missions for the Negro; religious
training and social centers for the
65,000 Navajo Indians on reserva
tions in Arizona and New Mexico ij
aid to the 20,000 foreign students
studying in the United States, and
aid to the eight interdenomination
al Christian medical colleges and
training schools in the Orient
which are helping to prepare their
young people for future Christi .n
leadership in their homelands.
Mrs. Groneman and Mrs. Steen
then played for the Offertory after
which devotional music was given
by the Harmony Choral Club with
Mrs. Grace Grug as acompanist.
The selections included “Morning
Hymn” and “Lord’s Prayer.” Mrs.
Steen acompanied the singing.
The Rev. James Moudy spoke
to the group on “The Lord is Thy
Keeper.” A prayer of intercession
was then given by Mrs. R. R,
Lancaster.
The congregation joined in a
hymn of dedication and in thfl
closing prayer.
A.A.U.W. Will
Elect Officers
The Bryan- College Station
Branch of the American Associa
tion of University Women will hold
its regular monthly meeting on
Monday, March 14, at 7:30 p.m.
in the small assembly room of the
YMCA on the Campus.
There will be no regular pro
gram as an election of officers
is scheduled and plans are to be
made for next year’s work.
Mrs. Harold Heady, publicity
chairman for the association, said
that it is hoped that all members
will attend as this is to one of the
most important meetings of the
year.
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