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I GRANDE HERALD • Thursday, October 1, 1992, Page 2
Round Table holds first
meeting of 1992-93
The Rio Grande City-Roma Pan
American Round Table held its fust
meeting of the year at the Brass
Bull Restaurant in Rio Grande City
on Tuesday, Sept. 8, with Mrs.
Nelda Laurel, Director, presiding.
After the opening ceremonies,
Mrs. Laurel asked Mrs. W.T. (Pee
Wee) Guerra to assist her in
presenting corsages to two
distinguished guests, Mrs. Gladys
Simpson of Odessa, State Director;
and Mrs. Carmen Guerra of
McAllen, Zone I Director.
After a delicious dinner, Mrs.
Arturo Trevino, Jr., introduced the
members in charge of the program
on Nicaragua- Mrs. Edna Ramon,
Mrs. Evangelina H. Ramirez and
Mrs. Maria Del Carmen Palacio.
Mrs. Ramon introduced R.C.
Salinas of Rio Grande City, who
gave an autobiographical sketch of
Dona Violeta Barrientos de
Chamorro, who assumed the
presidency of her country in 1990
after 10 years of civil war between
the Sandinistas and the Contras.
Dona Violeta, as she is known in
Nicaragua, grew up in an upper
class family and married the editor
of La Prensa who was assassinated
in 1978. After her disappointment
with the Sandinistas in the 1980's,
she returned to her newspaper.
In her two years as President, she
has established a consultative sort
of government, disarmed the
Contras, brought in American aid
and stabilized the economy. One of
the big problems she faces is the
property that was confiscated during
the years of strife and civil war.
Some of this land was owned by
Americans. Although she did
receive over $3 million in
American aid the first year, she
needs more to help her restore
Nicaragua.
Whether she will be able to bring
together two new political factions,
the re-contras and re-compas, is
another challenge that she faces.
After the recent earthquake, her
problems have be^n put on hold and
this has bought her time.
Dona Violetj's ability to face
problems, her ability to mediate a
divided family, her deep sense of
faith, and the universal respect for
her may all work together to help
her succeed. Mr. Salinas's
prognosis is that the Nicaraguans
will want her to stay as her leader
as she is doing the best she can and
there is no one around that people
will respect.
Mrs. Laurel resumed the meeting.
Mrs. Arturo Trevino, Jr., introduced
two student guests from Rio High.
She introduced Miss Judy Sobs, a
senior and President of the Student
Council, and Miss Edith Hernandez,
President of the senior class.
After the reading of the minutes
by Mrs. Josie Guerra, Mrs. Laurel
asked for a report by officers. On
the resignation of Mrs. Robert
Peterson as Associate Director, the
officers presented the name of Mrs.
W.T. (Pee Wee) Guerra as
Associate Director. Mrs. Guerra
was approved unanimously.
After the treasurer's report by
Mrs. Josephine Williams, Mrs.
Laurel asked for reports from the
other officers. She appointed Mrs.
Frances LaGrange, Mrs. Juanita
Volpe, Mrs. Julianita Moreno, and
Mrs. Elma Garza to meet with Mrs.
Dora Perez and Mrs. Crescencia
Barrera to look for a "meeting
place." She added Mrs. Kathy
LaGrange to the publicity
committee.
Next she called on Mrs. Gladys
Simpson to bring a message from
the state office. Mrs. Simpson
reminded the members of the
Alliance meeting to be held in
Santo Domingo, Dominican
Republic, Oct 9-16.
She also reported that the two
current recipients of the Pan
American Terry Griswold
Scholarship are from Brazil and
Texas. She feels that a scholarship
fund is a very worthwhile endeavor.
The state organization is putting
together a Pan American cookbook
and she wants input from all over
the state. She would also like to
have each member sell two of these
cookbooks.
Mrs. Carmen Guerra, Alliance
Zone I Director, invited members to
a tea to be held at Mrs. Chemo
Longoria's residence in McAllen on
Oct. 5.
After the reading of the collect,
Mrs. Laurel adjourned the meeting.
Original church organ
restored; given to La Borde
Tne original organ of the old
Catholic Church, torn down to
make room for llie present church,
has been restored and donated to the
LaBorde House by Miss Mona
Trigo.
Miss Chavel y Cortez, a native
of Mexico and a well-known
Mexican movie actress, was raised
in Rio Grande City by her parents
Herbert Bernard Chanel and Adeline
Cortez Chanel.
She is the granddaughter of
Narciso Cortez, an early Rio Grande
City resident She was educated at
the convent of the Immaculate
Conception, often enjoying the old
organ's music as she attended
chuvh.
One day several years ago when
she returned to Rio Grande City on
family business, she was horrified
to see that they were tearing down
the old church, one of her favorite
memories and landmarks in Rio
Gr>nde City.
She went to talk to the priest,
who told her that a new church was
badly needed. At the time, they
were hauling out the old organ, and
the priest told her it was being
junked.
She asked if he would sell her the
organ, and he replied, "Yes, for
$35.' She paid him, and had it
taken to her family home.
Some years later, she returned and
ask'id where the organ was. A
caretaker had taken it from the
home, and placed it in a shed where
water and insects had badly damaged
it She then had the organ removed
to San Antonio, where it was
restored at considerable cost
A few weeks ago, while dining
with Miss Trigo, she mentioned
that she would love to donate the
organ to the people of Rio Grande
City, if they only had a historical
Museum. "OH." Miss Trigo
replied, "I know just the place for
it!"
She then described how the
Meadows Foundation had purchased
the LaBorde House, and had donated
it to a local historical foundation,
and how it was used for historical
society and other meetings.
Miss Trigo then secured the gift
for the LaBorde House, and the
organ was moved into the library,
where Historical society members
greatly enjoyed singing along as
Mrs. Elder Broadwick played on
Sunday, September 13.
Roma ISD offering
adult classes
The Roma Independent School
District will be offering classes for
adults every Tuesday and Thursday
from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 1,
1992.
These classes will be held at the
Roma Jr. High School.
Classes being offered will be
English as a Second Language for
both Beginning and Advanced
students, and the GED preparation
needed to successfully take the high
school equivalency examinations.
These classes are free and
exclusively for adults who are 17
years old or older and who reside
within the boundaries of the Roma
Independent School District
Adults who would like to
participate in these classes can do
so by enrolling any Tuesday or
Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30
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Lizbeth Gonzalez, Cristal Aguire, Anissa Falcon, and Alba Garza.
Mrs. Vale shows Historical
Society historic clipping
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A copy of Page 3 of the San
Antonio Light for Dec. 3, 1966,
with a Hart Stilwell story, "Rio
Grande City Takes Over Old Army
Fort," was shown to the Starr
County Historical Society on
Sunday, SepL 13 by Mrs. Miriam
S. Vale, Chairman of the Stan-
County Historical Commission.
The 26-year-old yellowed
newspaper had been given to Mrs.
Vale by he friend, Mrs. Lorraine
A. Chavel y Cortez of Mexico
City.
Stillwell maintains in the article
that Fort Ringgold was the first
Army fort established by the United
States in Texas, and that as many
as 35,000 troops were stationed
there, that number being present in
1866-67 when it appeared that war
with Emperor Maximilian of
Mexico might be imminent
Tne article included facts about
the boats of Richard King and
Mifflin Kennedy coming to the
fort, and the story of the 10-day
sojourn of Robert E. Lee there in
1860 investigating the Juan N.
Cortina affair.
Of special interest was an
explanation by the school
superintendent and high school
principal of the time as to why they
did not wish to try bilingual classes
at Rio Grande City - most parents
at the time were sending their
children to school to learn English
and a trade, and since the children
already "knew" Spanish, saw no
reason for teaching iL
Also, the school district was too
poor and almost entirely
Spanish-speaking, making such
instruction impractical at the time.
The 100,000 irrigated farm area, as
a result of Falcon Dam water, had
not replaced lost gas and oil revenue
when shallow wells went dry.
Stillwell also replaced his own
visits to the Fort as a guest
between the World Wars - and said
most of the soldiers' time was spent
in hunting, fishing and social life.
Meeting on Cookoff
scheduled
p.m. beginning on Tuesday, Oct. 6,
1992.
If additional information is needed
concerning these classes for adults,
please call Mr. Jose G. Gonzalez at
849-1377.
El Distrito Escolar de Roma
estara ofreciendo clases nocturnas
para adultos cada Martes y Jueves de
las 6:30 p.m. a las 9:30 p.m.
principiando el Martes, 6 de
Octubre. Estas clases se lie varan
acabo en la escuela de Roma Junior
High.
Se ofreceran clases de aprcndi/aje
del idioma ingles, principiante y
avanzado, y clases para la
prcparacion que se necisita para
poder adquirir el diploma de GED.
Estas clases son completamente
gratuitas y exclusivamente para
(See ROMA,. Page 9)
Any and all cookoff participants
eager to test their open-fire culinary
skills are invited to attend a
meeting to be held at the law office
of Alex W. Gabert at 5 p.m.
Friday, Oct. 9 at 502 North Britlon
Aver in Rio Grande City.
Gaoert has called this meeting to
discuss the cookoff entry and
participation rules ilor the
Halloween Jamaica Cookoff
tentatively set for OcL 31 at El
Cenizo Community Center at La
Casita.
Participants will be encouraged to
prepare their "cookoff specialty" for
proper evaluation by a neutral slate
of impartial judges.
It is anticipated that the winners
will be personally awarded their
trophies by Governor Ann Richards
herself.
THE RIO
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(1967-1991)
(USPS 466-200)
is published weekly for $15.70
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Roberts, Kenneth. The Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 80, No. 147, Ed. 1 Thursday, October 1, 1992, newspaper, October 1, 1992; Edinburg, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth195360/m1/2/: accessed April 27, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.