Famed Fiesta a Memorial to Patriots
The Fiesta San Jacinto origins trace back to the Chamber of Commerce and the Battle of Flowers, with name changes from Spring Carnival to Fiesta San Jacinto and Battle of Flowers in 1911, expanding yearly to honor Texas history and patriots while involving community leaders, queens, kings, and the Order of the Alamo in planning and coronations. The article previews royal pageantry, court arrangements, and preparations for 1914 as planners aim to surpass prior years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Fiesta Association
San Antonio
Lome Star State
Texas
San Jacinto
Mr. Carrington
Franz C. Groos
J. H. Frost
Mr. Frost
Max Cresson
Clinton H. Kearney
Romance
Cupid
United States
Spain
Helen McLeary
William Balfour
Claude Keeran
Emma Reed
George Gosling
Lola Eobernot
P. J. McNeil
Thomas L. Conroy
Army
W. M. Cruikshank
Ethel Lowe
John W. Craig
Hal Sevier
Clara Driscoll
D. J. Woodward
Arthur Guenther
Leonora Hummel
Arthur Chilton
J. H. Kirkpatrick
Order of the Alamo
Joseph H. Frost
Walter Napier
I. S. Kampmann
Albert Steves Jr
Helena Guenther
John Meusebach
Fred W. Cook
Julia Armstrong
W. C. Rigsby
Beethoven Hall
Rex
Grand Opera House
John B. Carrington
Battle of Flowers Association
The Summer Girl by Frances D
A light hearted portrait of a young woman who pursues romance as a passing pastime. As she ages from sixteen to twenty five she seeks novelty in places and pleasures, charming men with easy talk and bright clothes while chasing an ideal of excitement and status.
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Paris
London
New York
Doubts Resurface as She Confides Only Her Mother
The narrator expresses repeated doubts and reveals she tells no one else, highlighting a pattern of secrecy and inner struggle centered on trusted family support rather than peers or authorities.
Clever cook or flawed pancake plan
A woman aims to appear an excellent cook but lacks knowledge about basic cooking, evidenced by inability to make pancakes round. The remark suggests she relies on deception rather than genuine skill.
The Summer Girl Marries a Millionaire Dream
A portrait of a society hopeful who blends charm with savvy taste. She may seem ordinary, yet she knows the fashion, costs, and etiquette of a rich life and aims to become a society leader through marriage.
Picnic Lunch Reveals Homemade Stuffed Eggs
A narrator describes a woman at a picnic who unwraps a pasteboard shoe box to display a mass of round yellow items she calls stuffed eggs. She speaks proudly, likening her cooking to Betsy Ross sewing the flag, claiming she made them herself despite unappetizing, overgrown microbes within.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Betsy Ross
Summer Girl Wears Auto Veil With Air of Solitude
The passage portrays a summer girl who carries herself with the air of someone who has just stepped from her own car, wearing an auto veil while three more cars sit at home in the garage, though her current possessions and future prospects aren’t valuable.
Elegant tastes and aviation plans outlined in piece
The piece notes a woman who knows latest styles in furniture, silverware, embroidery and etiquette despite not attending social events. It then details Beckman, an aviator from Cologne, preparing a bold spring Atlantic crossing in a German monoplane. The voyage spans Da Rocha cape to Azores to Halifax, with staged fuel loads, duration and speeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beckman
Cologne
Atlantic
Europe
America
da Rocha Cape
Spain
Fercheir
Azores
Halifax
Riverside Restaurant Ad Promises Popular Prices on Sea Food
An advertisement touts shrimp crabs froglegs black bass Spanish mackerel trout oysters and brains at Riverside Restaurant with emphasis on popular prices and good eating options for varied menus.
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K. C
Riverside
Also Mentioned on This Page
J. J. Stevens
James H. French
John A. Fraser
Elizabeth Ogden
G. Newton
T. A. Coleman
Newton
Ida Archer
Austin
Archer
Fidelo Henry
Alex Y. Walton
J. B. Carrington
Epf
T. Felix Gowrand
L. A Sayre
Hawtien
Goaurand
Tietten State Co
Red Swan Coffee
Reinhard É Co
Katherine Johnson
G. W. Johnson
Carter -Mullaly Transfer CO
Piones
Oakland
Ave. D
Hertzberg
Houston Street
E. Hertzberg Jewelry Co
Houston and
St. Mary’s Sts
Margaret Graham
Neill S. Graham
Frances D
Main Ave
New Stowers
Edna Polhemus
Commerce St
Queen’s Court
Edwards
Commerce Street
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