McGinnis Made C of C Manager Dames Prexy “Once a Dame, Always a Dame” Nestor M. McGinnis, city secre tary and newly appointed city re corder of vital statistics, was nam ed manager and part time secre tary of the College Station Cham ber of Commerce and Development Association at a board of directors meeting yesterday afternoon. The directors, meeting in the City Hall Council Room, agreed to pay the new chamber manager a $25 monthly salary for secretarial duties performed. The new ap pointment relieves Mrs. Florence Neelley, secretary in the city of fice, from this secretarial work which she has been doing in ad dition to her other duties for the city. Among the few items of busi ness transacted at the gathering, the regular meeting date was changed from the second Tuesday in each month to the second Mon day. This action was taken in or- Local Schools Observe Public School Week As a part of the state-wide observance of Public Schools Week, March 4-10, A&M Con solidated High School will ob serve Open House Tuesday night, March (1 at 7 p. m., L. S. Richardson, school superintendent, and Fred R. Brison, president of the Mothers and Dads Club, an nounced today. “All patrons of the school are in vited to visit the various room dis plays and become personally ac quainted with the program and ac complishments of our boys and girls,” Superintendent Richardson said. Governor Allan Shivers has of ficially proclaimed the week of March 4-10 Public School Week in Texas. The governor urged all cit izens of Texas to visit the state’s public schools to see “Democracy in Action.” The work of all the rooms in the system will be on display, accord ing to Brison, and citizens of the community, whether they have children in school or not, are urged to visit the school and see the dis plays. An opportunity to meet the members of the faculty will be af forded patrons, Brison said. The visiting period from 7 to 8 p. m., will be followed by a meet ing of the Mothers and Dads Club. A program of this meeting will be announced later, Brison said. Came Party Swells Scholarship Fund The Brazos County Mother’s Club Scholarship Fund is $150 rich er as a result of the Game Benefit party held by the mothers last week in the ballroom of the MSC. Members and guests made up 44 tables of bridge, canasta and “42.” Proceeds of the party will go to the scholarship, which annually is awarded a Brazos County student to attend A&M. Mrs. J. C. Goldsmith, Mrs. R. I. Bernath and Mrs. E. R. Bryant were awarded door prizes. At the rlose of the party 30 other prizes were awarded for high scores. The prizes included homemade cakes, pies, preserves and home-canned fruits and vegetables. Mrs. L. L. Stuart, president, and Mrs. J. D. Lindsay, immediate past president, greeted guests at the door. TODAY & WEDNESDAY der to have the board meetings before the City Council convenes also on the second Monday. Committeemen Appointed President Joe Sorrels named chairmen for the fourteen board committees. The chairmen and their members are as follows: Ag riculture, F. R. Brison, J. E. Rob erts; Business Development, W. M. Sparks, J. R. Oden, M. C. Pugh; Church, Mrs. W. D. Lloyd, Mrs. C. B. Godbey; City Planning, J. M. Rowlett, and R. B. Halpin. Also, Civic Development, R. F. White, J. B. Longley, C. W. Price; Conference, F. W. Hensel, M. T. Harrington, W. R. Horsley; Edu cation, Mrs. A. W. Melloh, L. S. Richardson; Finance, W. F. Farrar, R. L. Hunt; Inter-City, H. W. Bar- low, C. C. French, R. R. Rogers. Also, Membersnip, J. R. Oden, M. C. Pugh, J. E. Roberts, E. C. Cunningham; Public Health, J. B. Baty, R. H. Rogers; Publicity, D. D. Burchard, J. R. Motheral; Recrea tion, C. G. White, F. G. Anderson; and Transportation, H. E. Burgess, Gibb Gilchrist. FHA Banquet Set Tonight The College Station chapter of the Future Homemakers of Amer ica will have their annual Sweet heart Banquet tonight at 6:30 p. m. in the Maggie Parker Dining Room in Bryan. Speaker for the evening will be Col. H. L. Boatner, Commandant and PMS&T, who will lecture on “Courtship in India and China.” Col. Boatner spent approximately 15 years in the Orient with the U. S. Army. “Presentation of the FHA sweet hearts will be the highlight of the program,” says Miss Glenda Brown, chairman of the banquet committee. The club sweethearts are Royce Rogers and Roland Jones. Music for the banquet will be provided by Lamar McNew, Liz Miller and the FHA Sextet. The dance, following the banquet, will be held in the Maggie Parker Dining Room also with music pro vided by record player. Miss Brown will give the invo cation and Miss Celeste Curran, club president, will be the mistress of ceremonies for the evening. Dames Club Membership Open to All Student Wives Mrs. R. E. Snuggs Heads Garden Club Mrs. R. E. Snuggs will head the A&M Garden Club for the coming year. She was named president of the organization at a meeting Fri day. Other officers who will guide the Garden Club include Mrs. W. W. Armistead, first vice president; Mrs. Marion Pugh, second vice president; Mrs. Gibb Gilchrist, third vice president; Mrs. R. E. Schiller, Jr., secretai-y; Mrs. Bet ty Jane Shaw, corresponding secre tary; Mrs. C. C. Doak, treasurer, Mrs. Fred Weick, reporter, and Mrs. John Hill, historian. Mrs. A. J. Oakes, recently elected president of the Dames Club, is England’s gift to Aggie student wives. She is employed as a nurse with the college hospital. Her co-workers say that she shows the same enthusiasm and speed in her work that she exhibits in her duties as president of the Dames. Veteran’s Wives Club Plans Bridge Tournament has been asked to bake a cake or pie. Chances will be sold on these at five cents each. A drawing after the bridge tournament will deter mine winners of the pies and cakes. At the Thursday night bridge session, six tables of girls were playing, one of which was a table of beginners. The Veterans Wives Bridge Club in a meeting Thursday evening laid plans for its bridge tourna ment to be held Feb. 24 and in itiated Spring officers. Mrs. LaVerne Vicari succeeds Mrs. Louise Gregory as president; Mrs. Jo Cook, secretary-treasurer, and Mrs. Dorothy Cannon, report er-historian. President, Mrs. Vicari heads the committee to complete plans for the bridge tournament, which will be held in the ballroom of the MSC. Her committee members are Mrs. Wilma Barret, Mrs. Duhon and Mrs. Cook. The tournament will be limited to students, student wives, faculty and staff members. Tickets are 50 cents each, and are available from any club member. Prizes for the tournament are being donated by Varner Jewelry Store, Taylor’s Variety Store and Shaeffer’s Book Store. Each member of the bridge club Social Club Sets Style Show, Lunch The A&M Women’s Social Club will entertain with a style show and luncheon for members Wed nesday, Feb. 21 in the Ballroom of the MSC, according to Mrs. James E. Poore, reporter. Tickets for the luncheon and show will be on sale in the lobby of the MSC. They are $1.50 each and members who plan to attend should buy their tickets in ad vance, Mrs. Poore said. TYPEWRITERS For Rent Latest Models — Perform Like New Bryan Business Machine Co. 209 N. Main St. Ph. 2-1328 Bryan, Texas By VIVIAN CASTLEBERRY Battalion Women’s Editor In Aggieland’s world of men one outstanding organization is com posed entirely of women. It is the Dames Club, only or ganization on the campus open to all student wives and only group here with a national charter. The Texas A&M Chapter of the Dames Club is one of 61 groups scattered on college and university campuses over the United States. The first chapter was organized in 1921 at the University of Chi cago. The primary purpose of the club is to provide social and cul tural contacts for the wives t of students. At A&M the Dames Club is ful filling its purpose. The group was started in April of last year through the efforts of Mrs. Ide P. Trotter. At first only a few girls indicated an interest in it. Now the club has a paid membership of some 75 college wives and it grows every other Thursday night when the group meets in the YMCA. The Wedding Ring National symbol is the wedding ring pierced by an arrow, the wed ding ring representing the married status of the members and the ar row for friendship. National theme is “Once a dame, always a dame.” Only provision for joining the club is that the prospective member’s husband be enrolled in a college or university. In rare instances, the mother of a student may join the group. In all cases, member ship is open only to married wo men. After membership is attained it may be transferred to any club in the country, even after the hus band is no longer connected with a college. The constitution of the local Dames Club recently has been vot ed approval by the national chapter of the organization. Meetings are held the first and third Thursdays of every month. Theme for the year’s programs has been “Homemaking” and the girls have heard authorities in various fields talk on subjects of ITS THE GRILL for Real Taste TREATS ' '. . , ' v * Home Made Chili * Delicious Malts * Bar-B-Q Sandwiches - * Friendly Service B