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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1911
Page
12
A digest of short items: Mrs. Mary Fly travels to San Antonio after visiting locally. families from Cuero Corpus Christi and Beeville visit, with multiple trips to San Antonio and Fort Worth for events. Local clubs meet, guild officers are elected, and community visits are noted along with a barbecue at the Baptist church and a children’s party.
Southern boundary duchess visiting daughter Mrs Frank Reynolds of Fort Worth returned home last week. Many local residents and visitors attended events including Priscilla club meeting and numerous family and friend visits across towns such as Taylor Austin Dallas and San Antonio.
Stockdale and area residents welcomed guests from San Antonio Sutherland Springs Floresville Lavernia Nixon Idleville and Edwards ranch. Attendees include Mrs G D Campbell Mr and Mrs E M Edwards Miss Mattie Jackson Mrs Nellie Cotter Miss Dell Gouger Mrs B L Newman Mr G L Newman Mrs H E Conn Mrs Amzy Jones Mrs M M Smith Mrs L M Dickey Dr J W Jones and many others visiting relatives and attending carnival events.
A stylish shower at Mrs. W. W. Harrison’s home hosted by Mrs. Harrison and Miss Louella Rylander honored bride elect Miss Ethel Calcott. Pink and white roses decorated the house and a pink and white shoe held gifts. Guests offered advice on cards before cream and cake was served. Milto n Moore and wife are now residing locally. Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Bragg traveled to San Antonio for a visit. Mrs. Allie Rogers visited her mother there.
A Kerrville social scene highlights a Carnival Queen court with prominent locals. Numerous guests and events follow including meetings of the Shakespeare club, visits by out of town friends, a large Easter egg hunt, and a landmark First Methodist church wedding of Carrie Virginia Fennell and Charles William Sellingstoh.
Mr Henry Howell and a young girl who visited Mrs A A Huffstutler have returned to Fort Worth. Rev and Mrs G W McCall and children with Mr and Mrs Woodson Patrick left for Shawnee Oklahoma where McCall will lead a Baptist church. Mrs M A Hodges from Myers Texas travels to Cameron to visit relatives then return home. Mrs C S Belford hosted the 42 club with five tables hosting many named ladies. Mrs A B Fisher has been ...
Miss Anna Bell MecNatt of Muldoon visited with friends this week. Mrs. Guy Haltom in Houston. Miss Martha Huff to Luling for a few days. Miss Beulah Brown San Antonio visitor. Mrs. Henry Krause from Houlton. Miss Mary Bailey heads home to South Texas. Mrs. Alfons Herzik and Miss Annie Herzik Engle here this week. R. E. Sullivan from Yoakum. Mrs. EB. Condin in Luling. Earl Dechard in San Antonio. Miss Anne Barnett of LaGrange at teachers meeting. J. B. Faires in Waco for prohibition meeting. Jack Snell in San Antonio. Tom Pryor moved to Smithville. Mrs. F. P. Yeager from Houston with relatives. Miss Julia Spacek in La Grange. Mr. and Mrs. F. Woods in San Antonio. Dr. Oscar Davis of Marlin here with relatives. Mrs. George Michael of San Antonio.
Cameron report notes Miss Lucile Clement, a Marak teacher, has come home for vacation. Miss Ruth Sprinkel hosted Thalians on Saturday afternoon with three tables of 42. Guests included Mesdames C. D. Lay, R. H. Johnson, C. A. Smith and Beckerman. After eleven games, refreshments were served by the Sprinkel sisters and hostess. Miss Katherine Watts was the guest.
The new Yoakum city marshal was born in Moulton Texas on August 5 1866 as the eleventh of fourteen children to Nathaniel Boone Burkett and Cather ine Burkett. He has long resided in Lavaca county aside from a three year period and has lived in Yoakum sixteen years. Married with two grown children he works as a taxidermist and loves relics and curing.
Miss Walter Lee Lender and Miss Kathleen Cox travel to San Marcos to rejoin the Baptist academy. Several residents, including Mr. and Mrs. Dan Price and Mrs. Chas Hoff, visit San Antonio Yorktown and Dallas. Families host and visit relatives in Cuero Gonzales Nixon Angleton and other nearby towns.
Mrs T W Oliphint returns home to Huntsville after visiting relatives in Eagle Lake aided by sister Mrs M E Guynn and daughter Virginia. Emma Louis of Bay City visits Guynn and leaves for San Antonio carnival. Esther Newsom visits San Marcos then San Antonio. Victoria Webster from Chappell Hill gives a Junior League recital at Methodist church. Mary Baker Gordon returns to San Marcos after a visit. L H Shinns welcome a daughter. Ed Werlin of Chicago visits with his brother. A F Heeningham heads to Sweet Home. Mrs J Jacobs of Cleveland visits Eagle Lake.
SMITHVILLE Miss Grace McRell visits Eagle Lake. Mrs A P Lowry visits J J Lowrey family in San Marcos. Miss Jarey Johnson from Giddings visits Mrs W D C Jones. Mrs J E Hill of Houston spends week with Mrs C E Hardee. Harry Clark returns from Port Lavaca. W R Searcy and L B Stamper join carnival visitors. Misses Leta Bell Cross and Willie Monk visit Moody. T O Summers leaves for Mission. Mr and Mrs W J Adams return to Luther Okla after two weeks with J M Schellhart. John W Reed visits Charlotte NC. M L Tansey visits relatives in Flatonia. Jas Marburger of Cistern visits daughter Mrs W C Miller. J S Gallogly and family move to Belton. Mrs E D Bickle wed to Alex Wheeler in Bastrop. Mrs M N Cain of Galveston visits C H Turney.
Rev E L Edgar J T Stoner and Elmer Dale returned from Lib erty Hill where they attended conference Mrs Flora White of Arizona visits her parents Mr and Mrs N R Smith R L Howard and Mr Dosson of Austin were here Thursday J B Fields of Henderson stayed several days Geo Hall of Dallas and S High tower of Hillsboro were here Tuesday Mrs Jack Stubbs returned home from San Marcos where she visited her daughter Mrs J C Reinhard for six to eight weeks Henry Schaefer of Austin was here Cards are out announcing the marriage of Willie Patterson and Miss Zula Saunders to take place
Kerrville residents J. T. S&S Gammon left Thursday for a San Antonio visit. Mrs H Comparett and sons D H and Louis joined the Carnival there. Senator Julius Real visited from Turtle Creek ranch. S P Benton attended the carnival Wednesday. Arthur Real came from Turtle Creek. Episcopal parish rooms hosted an entertainment on Wednesday evening. A Japanese ice.
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