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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 05, 1916
Page
2
Local shop features a wide range of waists in silks, voiles, crepe de chine, and georgette crepe. Highlights include Hahutai Silks, lace trimmed voile, and crepe de chine styles with embroidery, tucks, and pearls. Prices span from 98c to 20 dollars with specials like 4.98 and 2.19.
Women and Misses view new modest styles in sheer nets voiles and organdies. Prices start at 6.90 with special voile and linen dresses at 7.50 and 8.90. Silk dresses feature afternoon and street styles in Georgette crepe de chine taffeta and novelty silks ranging 15 to 35 and up.
Silk undergarments in varied styles priced from 1.29 to 3.00, including blue silk combinations and bloomers. Petticoats in messaline crepe de chine and white lace trimmed pieces offered at 1.69, with white lingerie petti skirts formerly five dollars now 1.69. Princess slips priced at 49c in white and colored options.
San Antonio patriotic societies are invited to send reps to the Fourth of July celebration committee meeting Thursday at 3 PM in the Chamber of Commerce auditorium Chandler building. Officers will be chosen and subcommittees formed for the parade and celebration.
County officials signed a contract Wednesday morning giving Mr Wood eight months to erect posts. The agreement runs for three years. Also listed were upcoming events including a Bexar Social Club dance on Saturday April 8 at Fest Hall on South Flores Street featuring Willett Orchestra with admittance 25 cents. The Ancient Order of Hibernians planned a meeting at Woodmen Hall on East Houston Street to discuss St Patrick's day preparations. An automobile owned by Senator Carlos Bee was burned in a fire that nearly destroyed the vehicle.
Milwaukee resident Mrs. P. L. Brill reports a long medical struggle ended by Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and the Sanative Wash. She credits relief from bearing down pains and lasting well being, endorsing the product's four decades of merit and offering confidential, woman-to-woman advice from the Pinkham company in Lynn, Massachusetts.
A car valued at 2000 was destroyed by fire discovered in the rear garage of Senator Bee's home at 103 Fast Laurel street after a short circuit is suspected as the cause. In a separate incident Mildred Cleveland suffered minor injuries when two autos collided at Garden and Temple streets while riding with Dr and Mrs Herrington. Dr Herrington and Richard Harington faced reckless driving charges. Railroad officials Milner and Webb visited San Antonio for business. Baraca Philathea Union nominates officers at the Y M C A with voting set for April 13.
A string of guests arrive and check in at the Menger Gunter St Anthony and the St Anthony hotel. Names include J Montague New York W T R Bailey Chattanooga J E B Travers New York M A Leach Dallas RB Henry Falfurrias L B Tigner Shreveport W N Morris Jr Dallas Charles H Storta Fort Worth William B Butt New York George D Anderson Beaumont Joseph Netzer Laredo L J Griffin New York R E Brooks Jr Houston Parker Houston J B Heckle Chicago Charles E Herrmann New York Rily C Woods Dallas among others.
J H Presnall pioneer cattleman of West Texas died at his San Antonio home 215 Garden street at 7 30 am after a long illness He was 67 and had lived in San Antonio since 1854 Born in Boater Parish La in 1849 he came to Texas with his parents His interests spanned Bexar Karnes Kinney Frio Wilson Dimmitt Pecos Atascosa and other counties He drove cattle over the Chisholm trail to Kansas and Nebraska and was closely associated with John R Blocker F W Mitchell Hart Massey Survived by wife Ada a daughter Mrs Earl P D Scott a brother P A Presnall and sister Mrs Cora Broerly Funeral at 10 am from the Presnall Hotel interment Mission Burial Park Pallbearers listed active and honorary names.
Today’s Army orders grant a leave of absence to Captain G DeGrasse Catlin First Infantry and Captain Albert B Fuger Field Artillery relieved from Quartermaster Corps duty effective April 20 and assigned to Second Field Artillery effective April 21.
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