Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1919 Page: 2 of 10
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NEWS OF THE CHURCHES
MISSIONARY WORKERS MEET
This idea was
freshments served
- appoved by all.
Convention of Auxiliary Here One of The society is planning to hold
the Most Successful Ever Held |a bazaar in a few weeks where
- j Chitmas shoppers may find most
The Womans’ Auxiliary of the j any thing in the way of gifts.
Missionary society of the Methodist | The next business-social meeting
church held its annual all day meet- j W01 be held with Mrs. Tidmore when
ing in Mercedes, Thursday, Novem- i officers for the ensuing year will be
ber 20th, with a large attendance elected.
from the Valley towns, and from
Mercedes.
5 Mrs. Cunningham of San Benito,
who presided is secretary of the
Beeville district which is divided into
the northern ahd southern section,
the southern section composed of
Brownsville, San Benito, Harlingen,
Mercedes and McAllen, each place
being well represented.
The members came in cars and
were welcomed byy Rev. and Mrs.
Spellman and the members of the
Missionary Society at the church,
'Which was very attractive with the
lovely flowers.
The 10 o’clock session opened with
a devotional conducted by Rev.
Spellman after which Mrs. Cunning-
Cake and a frozen dainty were
served to the following: Mesdames
Harshman, Spellman, Moon, Tidmore,
Bixler, Perkins, Linaman, Riggs, Van
Meter, Strobeck, Fittz, Jones, Mc-
Cutcheon, Acker, J. J. Busby, W, L.
Busby, Haynes, Misses, Sallie Smith
Grace McClelan.
Baptist Church News Notes
Last Saturday was a day of un-
usual interest in the local Baptist
church. The morning hour was giv-
en over to an open and informal dis-
cussion of the church’s part in the
Seventy-Five Million Dollar Cam-
paign. Judging from the enthusi-
asm that was manifest it would seem
ham presided over an interesting I.th.e 1°9al church will succeed
pogram consisting of the reports of I ralftwelve thousand dol-
the secretaries of the different so- lai®, has been asked for.
cieties. The Mercedes society gave ,.Tae0 Sunday school interest ran
J high Sunday. There were a number
of new people in attendance.
It was the pastor’s privilege to
preach to a large congregation out
at the West tract Sunday afternoon.
The people of the splendid communi-
ty are by no means unmindful of
their religious interest.
Special services were held at Ed-
inburg, McAllen and Pharr the past
week conducted by the pastor. Also
special services were held at the
local church Friday evening with
Bro. Newbrough in charge.
The ladies held their meeting this
week with Mrs. Boyd. Seventeen
were in attendance.
Work on the new church building
is being carried forward. With an
ample supply of all of the materials
now needed on the ground it is ex-
pected that the work will now con-
tinue without further interruption.
It is especially desired that every
member of the church and congre-
gation be present Sunday morning.
Matters of vital importance will be
presented at that time.
J. C. BOYD, Pasor.
an excellent report and showed good
work for the year.
There were solos by Mrs. Harsh-
man and Mrs. Johnson. Rev. Bry-
ant, pastor of the Methodist church
at McAllen, gave an inspiring talk
Mrs. Armstrong, president of the
Baptist Missionary society, was in-
troduced by Mrs. Spellman and gave
an appreciative talk on “Enlisting
for Christianity.”
There was an adjournment at the
noon hour of an hour and a half
when the guests were served a
bountiful dinner. The meeting
which closed at 4 o’clock was de-
clared one of the most successful in
the Valley. The towns were repre-
sented as follows: Mission, Mes-
dames Beevy, Suplee, Mitchell, Als-
meyer, Pope; Brownsville, Mesdames
R. L. Stell, W. E. Atlee; Harlingen,
Mesdames H. C. Smith, J. E. Bul-
lock, A. Y. Old, B. H. Brendley, Mary
Graham; McAllen, Mesdames George
Alley, F. Paddock, W. H. Leslie, E.
H. Smith, W. H. Glendening, R. H.
Osborne, J. H. Rowe, 0. E. Burg.
S. P. Perkins, W. R. Jackson, Gill,
Bryant and Meyers;, San Benito, Mes-
dames E. L. Young, A. Abercrombie,
W. T. Foster, R. L. Rose, Jack Por-
ter.
night byy Rev. E. B. Paisley of Mc-
Allen, who enjoyys what we believe
to be almost an unique reputation
of having increased his membership
500 per cent in a quarter of a
year. The visiting minister deserves
a large congregation. None will be
disappointed, we are sure.
Our home missions collections are
still coming in. Those who have not
contributed should do so some time
this week to Mr. Diehl, treasurer.
Next Sunday is “Bible Sunday”
but presentation will be postponed
until the return of the pastor.
Sentence sermon: “The Devil Has
no Happy Old Men.”
ROBERT F. GRIBBLE, Pastor.
Methodist Church
The all day meeting of the Valley
Missionary societies at. the church
last Tuesday was well attended and
an interesting and instructive pro-
gram was rendered. More than fifty
visitors were present besides the
members of the local society.
We are anxious that every wo-
man of our church become a member
of the Missionary Society. Others
not elsewhere affiliated are also
invited to join. The society meets
every Tuesday at 3:30 p. m. Two
meetings of the month are given to
the study of Missions, one to Bible
study and one to social pleasures.
The presiding elder of the district
will be with us next Sunday, Nov.
30th and will preach at the morn-
ing hour. The first quarterly meet-
ing will be held during his stay with
us.
We were glad to enroll three new
families at our last Sunday’s serv-
ices. We hope that the many other
Methodist families in the communi-
ty will follow their example.
Brother New Comer—in transfer-
ring your effects to the Valley don’t
forget your church membership. It
is almost if not quite as valuable as
a number of other things that you
would not think of leaving behind.
L. U. SPELLMAN, Pastor.
A man’s
best pal
is his smoke
Woman’s Metliodisjfc Missionary So-
ciety
The Woman’s Missionary society
of the Methodist church held its
agular business and social meeting
uesday afternoon, Nov. 25, at the
sidence of Mrs. McClelan who, with
rs. Moon was hostess for the af-
rnoon. After a devotional service
d business dispensed with the so-
ty enjoyed a social hour. One
ature of the afternoon was the dis-
ssion of the federation of the
ree societies of the Baptist, Pres-
erian and Methodist churches and
a combined meeting of these so-
fties quarterly when programs
would be rendered and dinner or re-
Presbyterian Church.
Thanksgiving worship for united
congregations was held at ten o’clock
Thursday morning in the Presbyte-
rian church, the sermon being
Spreached by Rev. L. U. Spellman
of the Methodist church.
As their root meaning “Thank”
and “Think” have the same idea, we
should be thinking indeed as we ob-
serve this ThanWsgiving, with all
that it means for us in 1919.
The pastor will be absent next
Sunday. All fifth Sundays being de-
voted to the general strengthening
of our Valley churches. At this
time all the Presbyterian ministers
in the Valley will meet in confer-
ence at Mission, where Rev. Brooks
I. Dickey of San Antonio, chairman
of Home Missions in West Texas
Presbytery, will preside. Our • pulpit
will be supplied both morning and
RED CROSS SEALS TO
BE SOLD DECEMBER 1
Mrs. El tweed Pomeroy to Birecti
County Workers in Annual Wax-
on Tuberculosis
WRIGHTS
c a package
before the war
a package
during the war
c a package
NOW
THE FLAVOR LASTS
SO DOES THE PRICE!
The spirit of Christmas comes first
to Texas with the coming of Santa
Claus on the Red Cross Christmas
Seal, which will be on sal© in this
city and county next Monday, De-
cember 1.
Organization of the counties all
over the State has been practically
completed, announces Compaign Di-
rector O. M. Lowry, and a tremend-
ous and successful seal sale is ex
pected.
Hidalgo county has completed its
organization, and workers in the
cause of good health are now be-
ing enrolled by Mrs. Eltweed Pom
eroy, county chairman, who expects
to raise the quota assigned to the
county. The money which is raised
m this city and county will be used
wholly and exclusively for health
work, especially in the fighat against
tuberculosis, from which disease
ther© were 4,651 deaths reported in
Texas last year.
The quota for the city of Merce-
des has been fixed at $185. Mrs.
R. E. Winn has been named chairman
of the local drive and has arranged
with the members of the committee
to begin solicitations Monday. Judg-
ing from the generols response given
here to all other worthy appeals
members believe ther will be no dif-
ficulty in filling the quota for the
Red Cross seals.
Ninety per cent of the money rais-
ed in Texas will remain in the State
for anti-tuberculosis and health work
by the Texas Public Plealth Associa-
tion and its many affiliated organi-
zations, much of it being spent for
local work. The other ten per cent
will go to the American Red Cross
and the National Tuberculosis Asso-
ciation for their health programs,
and part of this money will, there-
fore, revert to Texas.
Local workers throughout the
county will give the people of Hi-
dalgo county an opportunity to buy
the little seals of good health, with
their Chiistmas and New Year greet-
ing. They are very attractive little
stamps and will fittingly decorate
letters, packages and parcels. They
1 adiate Christmas cheer, and each
represent’s a penny’s worth of good
healh for Texas.
"We’re way ahead of the bunch
—Ches, Field
TT yoti want to play a winner, sure thing_
J- put your money on Chesterfield.
In less than three years, more than three
million smokers have become Chester-
field fans.
And no wonder! Never were finer to-
baccos used in any cigarette. The silkiest
leaves of aromatic Turkish and the choicest
of ripe, sweet Domestic stock are put to-
gether by an exclusive blending method
that brings out a new delicioiisness of
flavor.
“Satisfy”? Right down to your toes!
Chesterfields have put added enjoyment
into every puff—enjoyment that you don’t
get and can3t get in any other cigarette
because the Chesterfield blend can’t be
copied.
20 for 20 cents
-—and the blend
can’t be copied
MANY CONTRIBUTED TO
THE SALVATION ABMY
Report of Chairman Lee Shows Civ-
ilian and Military Contributions
Totaled $100.
car Seibert $1; J. s. Meredith $1; Notice of Dissolution of Partnership
Mrs. Blackwell $1; R. G. Boiler $1;
Busy Bee Cafe $1; Cash $$7; Mrs. S.
E. Hendrickson $1.
NOT THE ONLY ONE
There Are Other Mercedes People
Similarly Situated
Can there be any stronger proof
offered than the evidence of Merce-
des residents? After you have read
the following quietly answer the
question.
C. W. Garner, Ohio Avenue, Merce-
des, says: “Several years ago I
used Doan’s Kidney Pills and founa
them to be an A-l remedy for kid-
ney trouble. My bach ached contin-
ually and I had sharp pains in the
legion of my kidneys that were just
like the thrust of a knife. I had to
get up often at night to pass the
kidney secretions which were scanty
nighly colored and burned in pass-
age. A friend told me about Doan’s
JfJls so 1 bought a box.
u.ns Kidney Pills helped me from
the start and one box cured me. j
haven’t been troubled since.” '
. •Pri°e 60c, at all dealers.. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy—get
Doans Kidney Pills-the same that
rn ,?farIlf:r T, ia''' Foster-Milburn
Co., Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y
Well, Why?
Why is it that the man who has his
picture taken standing beside a vase
of flowers set on a table covered with
a lace doily is always the man who
is reported to the police and the news-
papers by his wife as among those
missing?
Robert Lee, who was chairman of
the recent campaign in Mercedes for
funds for the Salvation Army nas
forwarded his report which shows
that Mercedes contributed an even
$100 to the cause of the Red Shield.
Employes of the Construction Divis-
ion at Samp Mercedes t obscribed
$50, while civilian donations totaled
the same amount. Mrs. R. 3. Had-
den was in charge of tbA commit-
tees and much of the success of the
drive her© is due to her elf ori s.
The list of subscriptions ai the camp
follows:
Merle W. Kyle $1; E. M. Barnes
$2; B. A. Chaudoin $1.50; W. C.
Williams $1; J. H. Robertson $ j; A.
O. Payne $3; S. E. Wright 1; W.
R. Morgan 50; F. W. Slocombe $2;
P. G. Hill $3; R. B. Alien $2; S.
J. Rowell $2; R. C. Baker $5; V. M.
Rumsey $1; J. J. Garcia $1; Claud!
Lister $1; J. F. Stafford 50; W. B.
Dickens 50c; Ralph Dunson 50c;
J. F. Allen 50c; H. E. Johnson 50c;
W. T. Harhman 50c; F. W. Duncan
$1; E. R. King $5; N. F. Benson
$1; W. E. Allen $1; A. E. Werbiski
50c; I. S. Chadick $1; R. R. Bled-
soe $3; R. M. NettRson $3; Vida C.
Collins $1; J. J. O’Banion 50c; John
H. Jacobson $10.
The list of civilian subscriptions
follow: Mrs. Fred WTarren $2.50;
Arthur Summers $3; F. F. Friend
$l;Mr. Tappan $1; Mr. Shelby $1;
Cash $1; Mr. Broks $1; Judge S.
P. Silver $2; Luther Longoria $1;
Cash $1; Mr. Barton $1; F. C. Phil-
lips 25c; F. M. Simmons $1; J. O.
Ward $1; John Crush 50c; Cash 25c
E. E. Johnson $1; O. E. Jones $1
R. E. Lee $2; H. T. Tidmore $1,
Cash 25c; H. J. Menton $1; Dr. Buck
$1; Mrs. Mills $1; R. J. Manfull 50c;
C. B„ Pharr 50c; Wm. Arthur 25c;
Raymond Smith 25c; Roy C. Hutch-
ins 25c; T. L. Benson 50c Mr. Paul-
lin $1; Mrs. Henry C. Van Meter
$1; Cash $1.25; L. C. Shelby $1; R.
B. Hadden $1; L. Garza $1; G. K,
Riess $1; John Herndon $1; Mr.
Manautou $1; W. G. Garrison $1; W.
R. Mason 50c; Mr. Price 50c; Os-
Banks—No. 251
Official condition of the financial
condition of the Hidalgp County
Bank at Mercedes, State of Texas, at
the close of business on the 17th day
of November, 119, published in the
Mercedes Tribune, a newspaper
printed and published at Mercedes,
State of Texas, on the 28th day of
November, 1919.
Resources
Loans and discounts per-
sonal or collateral ____$281,677.04
Loans, real estate ...... 34,000.00
Overdrafts .............. None
Bonds and stocks including
Victory and Liberty Loan
Bonds market value ... 15,978.37
Real estate banking house 15,000.00
Other real estate ....... 1,792.48
Furniture and fixtures .. 3,000.00
Due from approved reserve
agents, net ........... 246,160.21
Cash Items ............. 3,701.58
Currency ............... 12,684.00
Specie ......,.. .\....... 6,187.20
Interest and assessment
depositors’ G’ty fund .. 5,065.77
Notice is hereby given that the
partnership heretofore existing be-
tween Charles Volz and B. H. Hooks
of Donna, Texas, engaged in farming
operations on the Harper plantation,
has been dissolved. Any outstanding
accunts must be presented before
January 1, 1920 to B. H. Hooks, at
Donna, Texas. 40-3t.
Donna, Texas, Nov. 20, 1919.
Total..............$625,246.65
.$ 32,000.00
6,500.00
5,947.66
Liabilities
Capital stocia paid in
Surplus fund ...........
Undivided profits, net ...
Individual deposits, sub-
ject to check .......... 478,357.23
Time certificates of depos-
it ..................... 88,106.32
Cashier’s checks......... 14,320.44
Other liabilities ......... 15.00
Keep Out the Moisture.
A very effective agent for moisture-
proofing wood has been found in an
aluminum leaf coating. This coating
practically insulates the wood against
any change in atmospheric conditions,
and is particularly valuable for yxse
where accurate form and balance must
be maintained, as would be necessary
in an airplane propeller.
Total..............$625,246.65
State of Texas, county of Hidalgo.
We, A. W. McNeil, as president,
and N. P. Barton, as cashier of said
hank, each of us do solemnly swear
that the above statement is true to
the best of our knowledge and be-
lief.
W. A. McNEIL President,
N. P. BARTON, Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me this 26th day of November 1919.
FRED E. BENNETT,
Notary Public Hidalgo Co., Texas
Correct—Attest:
S. P. SILVER,
AMZI STUART,
Wm. BORCHELT,
Directors.
IRIMT! SUBSUME
FOB M HE
Starts your liver without m
you sick and can not
salivate.
————— r
Every druggist in town—your drug-
gist and everybody’s druggist has noticed
a great falling off in the sale of calomel.
They all give the same reason. Dodson’*
Liver Tone is taking its place. - 5
“Calomel is dangerous and people kA#
it, while Dodson’s Liver Tone is perfect!
safe and gives better results,” said a
prominent local druggist. Dodson’s
Liver Tone is personally guaranteed by
every druggist who sells it. A large
bottle costs but a few cents, and if it
fails to give easy relief in every case of
liver sluggishness and constipation, you
have only to ask for your money back.
Dodson’s Liver Tone is a pleasant-
tasting, purely vegetable remedy, harm-
less to both children and adults. Take
a spoonful at night and wake up feeling
fine; no biliousness, sick headache, acid
stomach or constipated bowels. I
doesn’t gripe or cause inconvenience all
the next day like violent calomel. Tak
a dose of calomel today and tomorro
you will feel weak, sick and nauseated.
Dont lose a day’s work! Take Dod-
sons Liver Tone instead and feel fine
full of vigor and ambition. ^
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Rector, J. F., Jr. Mercedes Tribune (Mercedes, Tex.), Vol. 6, No. 41, Ed. 1 Friday, November 28, 1919, newspaper, November 28, 1919; Mercedes, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth844743/m1/2/?rotate=270: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Dr. Hector P. Garcia Memorial Library.