The Orphans' Herald (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1924 Page: 1 of 4
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The Orphans4 Herald
Volume 16—Number 1.
ITASCA, TEXAS, APRIL, 1924.
Subscription 25 Cents Per Year.
PUBLISHED IN THE INTEREST OF THE DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF THE SOUTHWEST
"Pure religion, and undefiled, before God the Father is to visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction."—James 1 :27.
A MUSICAL TREAT BY THE
WEDNESDAY MUSIC CLUB
One of the best and by far the
most appreciated program ever
rendered by the Wednesday Music
Club of Itasca, was the one given
for the benefit of the workers and
children of the Home on Friday
afternoon, March 21. For some
time it had been noised around that
these ladies were coming to the
Home, and while the kiddies did
not know just what they were go-
ing to do, they were sure if they
came from Itasca it would be all
right. And it would have done
your heart good to see how the lit-
tle rascals as well as the older ones
listened with keenest interest to
the beautiful numbers. To those
who loved the piano best the fin-
ished rendition of II Trovatore by
Misses Mayme and Myrtle Pruitt
came first; to others who love the
violin best, the entrancing har-
mony of Schubert's Serenade as
played by Mrs. Walter Pruitt and
Miss Iris Hudgins will not soon be
forgotten; to most, perhaps, who
love best the s.weetest of all mu-
sical instruments—the human voice
—the vocal numbers made the
strongest appeal. It was all well
done and came like a benediction
to the workers and children whose
lives are so secluded and so bare
of many of the finer things of life.
We thank you, ladies of the Wed-
nesday Music Club; you have done
something worth while.
The following members of the
club were present: Mrs. Grover
Brown, Miss Sadie Lay, Mrs. A. F.
Pruitt, Miss Lottie Ince, Mrs. W.
B. Blair, Miss Myrtle Pruitt, Mrs.
Walter Pruitt, Mrs. Joe J. Ince,
Mrs. J. H. McClain, Mrs. Frank
Davis, Mrs. Sallie Files, Mrs. J. E.
Watts, with Miss Iris Hudgins, a
pupil of Mrs. Walter Pruitt. Others
who had planned to come were
kept a.way by illness.
The following high class pro-
gram was faultlessly given:
Piano Duet, "II Trovatore," by Ver-
di—Misses Myrtle and Mayme
Pruitt.
Chorus, "Perfect Day," by Carrie
Jacobs Bond—Club.
Violin Duet, "Serenade," by Schu-
bert—Miss Iris Hudgins and Mrs.
Walter Pruitt.
Vocal Solo, selected—Mrs. H. L.
Brown.
Piano Trio, "March a la Turque,"
by Beethoven-Rubenstein—Miss
Ince and Misses Kate and Myr-
tle Pruitt.
Chorus, "April Shower," by Grant-
Schaffer—Club.
Violin and Piano Trio, "Last Rose
of Summer," — Mrs. Walter
Pruitt, Misses Pruitt.
Chorus, "March On, Ye Soldiers
True," by Thayer—Club.
ON THE WING
VISITING TEXAS PRESBYTERIALS AND
PRESBYTERIES
Abilene, Big Spring, Itasca, Gal-
veston, Milford, Austin—that has
been our round from April 9th to
April 23rd. Two Presbyteries and
/our Presbyterials. Did somebody
say you are partial to the women ?
Well, we wish we could be with all
of you, but you know the Pres-
byterials have the larger crowds..
Abilene entertained Fort Worth
Presbytery in their new church
and it is a gem, not large, but fin-
ished in the very best of taste.
Rev. B. C. Boney of North Side
Church, Fort Worth, was elected
moderator and was a good one.
The item of greatest interest was
the Home Mission work of course
and the report submitted by the
superintendent, Rev. E. A. Lindsey
was an umpiring one, even though
there were some discouraging fea-
tures. The remarkable thing was
that a cash balance was reported
by Dr. Gilmore, the efficient chair-
man of Home Missions in the
Ft. Worth Presbytery. The orphan-
age work is always given a place
in Ft. Worth Presbytery and the
reports show that every church in
the Presbytery contributed last
year except one small Home Mis-
sion church that had no pastor a
part of the year. Itasca leads in
its contributions, giving $774, with
Cleburne a close second, with $700.
The following resolution re-
ported by the Committee on Or-
phans' Home and unanimously
adopted, fits the needs of the
Home exactly as we see it:
"That every church be urged to
take a regular monthly collection
for the Home in the Sunday school,
that it be remitted promptly, and
(where sent through the Dallas
office, this particular check be
designated 'for the Orphans'
Home.' "
From Abilene the writer went
to Big Spring, being joined on t^o
way by Miss Nancy White and
Mrs. J. C. Erwin, and Rev. Plum-
mer Smith of the African Mission.
These good friends had ridden
nearly all day Wednesday in an
effort to get to Big Spring on
time, finally coming from Bal-
linger to Abilene by jitney aftor
having gone from Coleman to San
Angelo and then back to Ballinger.
We all reached Big Spring about
one o'clock at night.
El Paso Presbyterial, under Mr.*.
Fairley, always moves smoothly,
and the Big Spring Auxiliary were
delightful hostesses. Eleven chil-
CHILDREN ATTEND EASTER
SERVICES AT MILFORD
(Iron are clothed by the la'ifvs of
tlii* Presbyterial—more in |>ro-
portion than any other Frc by-
tcriai. Manhattan Church cf El
I'.vso has two of these. Tvo f
oi.r older girls who have out
from us are iraking good in West
Tosai Sanitarn.-m under Dr. Wag-
ner Lubb- ok. They arj .n
li ainn g for nurses.
The ride given visitors and del-
egates to the Presbyterial ovei
Big Spring's Scenic Drive was an
eye opener to some of us. We
had no idea such a beautiful drive
was to be found anywhere in that
country. See Texas First, would
be a good slogan.
From Big Spring back to the
black lands of Hill is a good jump,
but the writer did not mind that
for he was coming home and then
the next week Fort Worth Pres-
byterial was to be entertained in
Itasca. It would not be well for
him to say how well Itasca did
this, but he can most truthfully say
that Itasca enjoyed having the
good ladies as their guests. The
program here was in charge of
Mrs. Gaines B. Hall of Cisco, who
proved herself a strong and tactful
leader. While all the special
speakers were enjoyed, the feature
of the meeting was a presentation
of the fourfold work of the Home
and School by its graduating class
'Of four girls, whose four-minute
speeches are given in another col-
umn. We were proud of our girls,
of their ladylike bearing, of their
ability to present the Home they
love simply and convincingly. Over
and over again the President
heard different ladies say, "I could
not have done that," as they gath-
ered around them and their gifted
teacher, Miss Katherine McLean.
This was on Tuesday morning.
That afternoon the busy men of
Itasca took their cars and carried
all the visiting ladies and some
others to the Home and School
grounds, where all were told that
the doors were wide open, to walk
in and see everything. Nothing
has ever been better for the Home
in some ways than the visit of
these good ladies and those fro.ti
Dallas Presbyterial spoken of la-
ter. To a woman they exoresse-1
their pleasure and surprise. All
united in saying, "We had n > idea
th'j Home was as large a plant
or as well equipped as it fa " All
commented on the happy faces of
the children and their general
On Easter Sunday we went over
to Milford, having been invited by
Dt. Thompson of T. P. C. to the
Easter service which was to be
given at the Presbyterian church
by the choir of T. P. C. We took
only the High School and some of
the teachers and matrons. We left
about three o'clock so as to get
tfo Milford in time for services at
4:30 o'clock.
We arrived in time to get a
good seat, so we could see the ser-
vice. The service was a most
beautiful one. The first number
was an organ solo; then came a
processional hymn by the choir
clad in surplices, marching into
tli«} choir loft. The choir gave
several hymns and Dr. Thompson
and Dr. Bell, the pastor, read the
Scripture passages about the Cru-
cified and Risen Lord. Another
organ solo was given, and then a
recessional hymn.
Altogether the service was a
most beautiful one and was en-
joyed by all of us. We wish to ex-
tern! our thanks to Dr. Thompson
for Ms invitation to the «fvic,"H
Please do not forget to send the
Home and School whatever you
can every month. The only way
we can meet our bills during the
coming summer months is for all
of our friends to send what they
can every month.
Rea«l "A Model Matron," clipped
from Our Monthly, embodying the
results of Dr. Lynn's years of ex-
perience. Then think over your
acquaintances and send us the
names of worthy women to whom
we might write in case of a va-
cancy.
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healthy appearance. The evident
needs of the Home for repairs to
some of its buildings, for a hos-
pital, sewerage system and light
plant were realized as never be-
fore. Every nook and cranny
was explored, including the
brooder house and the dairy
barn, up to the attractive room
furnished by the Presbyterial in
the Miller Memorial Building.
Breaking away from Fort Worth
Presbyterial on Tuesday night, the
President made a long jump to
spend Wednesday with Brazos
Presbytery and Presbyterial in the
old First Church at Galveston.
Mrs. Stell was the gracious presi-
dent of this Presbyterial, and had
given me a place on the morning
program, and it was a pleasure to
tell these sympathetic listeners of
our needs and to congratulate
Brazos on the fact that it had
made substantial gains this year
in its contributions to the Home,
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The Orphans' Herald (Itasca, Tex.), Vol. 16, No. 1, Ed. 1 Tuesday, April 1, 1924, newspaper, April 1, 1924; Itasca, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth292746/m1/1/: accessed March 29, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History.