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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Apr 25, 1917

Page

6

Social notices from St Patrick parish and local clubs

Ladies of St Patrick's parish host a social in St Patrick's Hall at 8. Col and Mrs Ike T Pryor entertain Gen John J Pershing at Hot Wells Hotel dinner. Sew and So Club meets 3 30 pm with Mrs F Kring. Thistl Lodge No 53 Daughters of Scotia meets 3 pm at the Gunter. Ww Cc T U meets 3 pm in the Gunter. The Pierian Study Club met Tuesday with Mrs B L Raborn. Mrs E F Hunter led a study of As You Like It. Mrs E W Deeffinger to host next. Mrs Frederick J Combe to entertain at luncheon at Wolff & Marx Saturday honoring her daughter Miss Mary Pauline Fordtran Princess Junonia. Miss Inez Foster and Miss Margaret Witting ushered for Northern Barton concert at the Gunter. Miss Storrow Devine Smith returns from El Paso. Miss Northern Barton guest of Miss Ella Mackensen. Mrs Elizabeth T Archer travels to Little Rock for two years with son Eugene Archer in navy. Miss Eva Harper entertained at Hot Wells Hotel Tuesday. table features American Beauty roses and almond cups. After dinner dancing. Guests include Dorothy Swearingen Muriel Kokernot Elizabeth Senior Edna Steves Virginia Beraud Evelyn Haile Mary Harper and others. Alamo Mission Chapter Daughters of the Republic of Texas met Tuesday with further notes.

Frederick J. Combe Wolff & Marx Tea Room Mary Pauline Fordtran Junonia Court of the Butterflies Eva Harper Hot Wells Hotel Dorothy Swearingen Muriel Kokernot Elizabeth Senior Edna Steves Virginia Beraud Evelyn Haile Mary Harper Will Holden Paul Adams Randolph Carter Guy Rachel John Gaddis Fort Sam Houston Post John J. Pershing General Pershing James Parker Henry A. Greene Col M. F. Waltz Omar Bundy Blacksom Nineteenth Infantry Punch Messrs and Mesdames William Aubrey Atlee B. Ayres Wayne Ball Carlos Bee Clinton G. Brown Samuel Alexander Barclay W. A. Bedell R. B. Brooks Dallas Robert Barclay Roy Beitel Roy Campbell Fidele G. Chamberlain R. E B. Cahill L. B. Clegg E. B Chandler Clarkson T.A. Coleman Drury A. G. Dugger Charles Diehl J. K. Davis A. S. Dascomb Davids E. S. Fomby C. H. Florian Joseph Frost Thomas H. Franklin W. 8. Hendrick James Holmes John B. Herff William L. Herff H. P. Hill J. H. Haile William Hinkle Hamnel E. A. Kelley Winchester Kelso J. H. Lapham Harry Landa P. J. Lewis Joseph Lockwood George W. Martin H.S. Mulliken Floyd McGown J. C. Minns T. J. Nye M. K. Neilson W. H. Newton Richard Negley William Negley Ike Pryor D. M. Pryor James Routledge H. L. Roberts H. P. Smith Morris Stern Arthur Seeligson Schreiner George Skillings B. Tuttle Charles Wyckliffe Throckmorton W. E. Wroe A. L. Wright Ernest Groos Haas Eleanor Barclay Effie Cahill Lucy Carr Edith Chabot Catherine Franklin Helena Guenther Lieschen Guenther Gallagher Gibson Jeanette Hagelstein Victoria Herff Helen Adele James Fairfax Janin Elizabeth Kokernot Marjorie McGown Catherine McGown Mildred Morris Rowena Nye Gertrude Negley Janie Polk Beulah Patterson Ann Posers Adele Shaw Hester Schreiner Estelle Schwartz Fannie Smith Marie Schuchard Mattie Terry Josephine Woodhull Atlee B. Ayres Jr Ambrose Byrnes Pierce Collier Edwin Chamberlain Charles Cresson T. Castleman Albert Engelke Robert Ennis Ferdinand H. Groos Mason Il- Mams Frank R. Williams B. . Webb

Mrs Lapham Extends Winning Pace in Houston Golf

In Houston on April 25, state women’s golf champion Mrs J H Lapham of San Antonio won her second match by defeating Mrs Duane Elliott 7 up and 6 to play. Other results included Miss Dorothy Hancock of Austin beating Mrs Rueben Anderson 8 and 2 and Mrs F M Lewis of San Antonio edging Miss Berta Maxcy 1 up in 19 holes.

Houston Tex J. H. Lapham San Antonio Houston Country Club Duane Elliott Lapham F. M. Lewis Alamo City Berta Maxcy Lewis Dorothy Hancock Austin Rueben Anderson E. W. Hightower Fort Worth S. H. Burney Frankie Carter

Man Killed by Train on Texas Special Near San Antonio

The Katy's Texas Special, leaving San Antonio for St. Louis at 10:10 AM, struck and killed H. A. Bartlett of the Cibolo Gravel Company sixteen miles east of the city. The accident was reported from Luxello and Justice Neil Campbell rushed to the scene. the engineer says Bartlett was crossing the tracks and did not hear the whistle. The body to be brought to San Antonio Wednesday afternoon.

Texas Katy St. Louis San Antonio H. A. Bartlett Cibolo Gravel Company Luxeljo Justice of the Peace Neil Campbell Bartlett

May Day Luncheon and Fort Sam Pershing Visit Highlights

The Council of Jewish Women elects officers led by President Mrs H M Newton and hosts a May Day luncheon on May 1 at the Gunter to celebrate its tenth anniversary with a program featuring The Swan and a Tuesday Musical Octet. Fort Sam Houston marks a formal hop honoring Gen John J Pershing with a grand post gymnasium reception attended by a long guest list from military and civilian circles.

Gunter Council of Jewish Women F. Abt Edna Schelb Peggy’ Bliss Victor Marguerite Guinn Bessie Guinn Edward Sachs Killarney Benedict Zulime Herff Martha Mathieu Mesdames Miller Winters Prassels Joyce Misses Herff Mathieu Schelb Berliner

Blakeley Sets Cross Country Speed Record Flight

H W Blakeley the American aviator who set a world speed record for cross country flying arrives at the St Anthony Hotel in San Antonio after the 131 mile 72 minute flight from League Island to Min eola. He may be called to join the aviation reserve and was among the 25 aviators who started from League Island with 13 finishing at Min eola and three returning to New York on schedule.

H. W. Blakeley League Island Navy Yard Philadelphia Mineola San Antonio St. Anthony College Point New York Blakeley League Island

School Bonds Approved in Austin Deals

The attorney general's department approved Hearne independent school district bonds worth 50000 at 5 percent with serial maturities Wellington independent school district bonds of 25000 at 5 percent maturing in 40 years and Eastland county common school district bonds Siehnties No 10 2010s at 5 percent.

Austin Tex Attorney General's Department Hearne Independent School District Wellington Independent School District Eastland County Common School District

Blancett Found Guilty of First Degree Murder in Glorieta Killing

Elbert B Blancett of Friday Harbor was convicted of murder in the first degree for shooting Clyde Armour near Glorieta New Mexico last fall during a tour from Sioux City Iowa to Fresno California. The only penalty is death by hanging. Blancett claimed the shooting was accidental and hid the crime after fearing arrest. A dog led investigators to a ranch where Armour's mutilated body was found.

Clyde Armour New Mexico Santa FE N. M Elbert B. Blancett Friday Harbor Sioux City Iowa Glorieta Armour Fresno Cal Blancett

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Georgette Alamo Plaza Joseph M. Tully St. Mary’s Catholic Church St St. Patrick's Parish St. Patrick's Hall Mrs Ike T. Pryor Gen John J. Pershing Thursd B. E. Witte Mamie Laas Woman's Auxiliary Young Men's Christian Association Sew-and F. Kring East Arsenal Street Thistl Lodge No. _ 53, Daughters of Scotia Highland Park Friendship Club J. S. Phillips Ww. Cc. T. U The Oe UK Pierian Study Club B. L. Raborn E.F. Hunter E. W. Deeffinger Inez Foster Margaret Witting Woman's Club Barton Northern Barton College of Industrial Arts Ella Mackensen Elizabeth T. Archer Little Rock Ark Eugene Archer Navy Alamo Mrs. Lapham Hertzberg Houston and St. Mary’s Sta Cibolo Grand Opera House J. Stuart Blackton Alice Joyce Harry Morey Vitagraph Mary Aubrey Oran Kirkpatrick Majorie Rambeau Butt Priges Kelso Lodge Harry B. Jordan Arsenal N. John J. Pershing Collins Martin C. Shallenberger Richard B. Paddock Nathaniel Burriss Rogers Millar Malvern Hill Barnum William C. Langfitt Robert Browne John S. Winn Walsh J. H. Reade R. H. Jordan Roland Pinger Frances Bell Payne Bejima Pridefotkey Douglas Fairbanks Bret Harte America Triangle Pathe Roosevelt Austria United States ROYAL Win. S. Hart Charlie Chaplin Princess Paramount Pictures Fannie Ward ED. W. Rowland Lorin J. Howard Clifton and Kramer Girl Wigwam 2 Francis Nelson Metro 6 the Shepherd of Bargain Row Sallie Fisher Kelli Piano Accordionist Dedos Imo Wigwam Bessie Love Victor Moore Paramount Houston Street Park Houston and Laredo Ray Duncan H. W. Blakesley Simon Pure Tue J. E. Hoban Crockett Jours
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