San Antonio Music Club plans April 30 patriotic benefit
The San Antonio Musical Club organizes an April 30 event at the Gunter Hotel ball room for the San Antonio Chapter of the American Red Cross Society. Mrs. F L Carson chairs the committee. Mildred Johnson coaches the Red Cross sketch. J Herbert Compton is stage manager and decorator with Jack Burke assisting. A southern chorus, a national airs program, and national dances are planned with former Natural Club orchestra led by Florentine Heilig Lockwood. W H Smith will supply musicians. Percy Turrell donates ballroom use. A floor committee list includes J H Compton and others.
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San Antonio
Mildred Johnson
Red Cross
J. Herbert Compton
Jack Burke
E. Alice Holman
Carson
Lewis Krams Beck
Louis Reuter
Lillian Hughes
Messrs
J. H. Compton
Butler Knight
Frederick King
Gilbert Schramm
Ed .S. Gilbert
H. E. Dickinson
F. L. Carson
W. S. Conness
G. E. Greiner
J. B. Lewright
B. F. Nicholson
A. J. Parker
School Club Meeting Postponed to April 27
A local school group held a discussion on a musical program led by Miss Mary Keiblinger. The program included works by Haydn Schubert Chopin Mendelssohn and featured performers Rowena Davis Mildred Seele Eleanor Nuckolls. The meeting moved from April 2 to Friday April 27.
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Mary Keiblinger
Haydn
Phoma Rowena Davis
Schubert Mary Keblinger
Chopin Mildred Seele
Mendelssohn
Eleanor Nuckolls
Churches Feature Weekend Musical Programs Across City
Today multiple churches present varied services with organ preludes, anthems, duets, and solos. Notable performers include Miss Eva Orvis at First Presbyterian, Mrs. Roy B. Lowe at Scrip known Episcopal services, and Messrs Bell and Stone among Laurel Heights recitalists.
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First Presbyterian Church
Frederick King
Charles Cameron Bell
Roy B. Lowe
Schubert
Lord
Handel
Seifert
Bell
Laurel Heights Methodist Church
Fred Jones
Emmet Rountree
Spence
Cause and Cure of the Sunless Slum in Great Cities
A historical examination argues cities arose for trade and safety more than health. It asserts slum conditions are a disgrace yet solvable, with urban life made wholesome and productive. The piece urges policies to improve housing, sanitation, and living conditions for the poor.
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Cowper
London
Paris
Venice
Urban planning views on slums and city growth
The piece argues that slums arise from casual city growth and outdated street plans. It asserts slums are valuable land economically and advocates confiscating and rebuilding them into parks and modern housing, noting opposition from shareholders earning profits from poor conditions.
Leisure and Labor Psychology in Britain
The British worker values leisure and social time over high wages, while employers push efficiency. American management methods and premium bonuses raise speed. Labor leaders warn this speeds up work, noting British unions distrust American style practices. An English visitor jokes that American plants employ few old workers, pointing to a graveyard graveyard image of youth.
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Will Irwin
Saturday Evening Post
New York
Two and Two Ask Heaven for Sisters Story
In Rochester Times report a playful tale about George and William who wished for two little sisters. They alternated nightly prayers to avoid receiving four siblings, with their mother prompting them to share the request each night.
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George
William
Illiam
Rochester Times
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