Large social gathering hosts at Miss McClannahan’s banco party
Notes describe a larga social evening hosted by Little Miss Grace McClannahan in San Antonio with Miss Blanche McDonough as guest. Nine decorated tables, punch and an ice course followed. Attendees include Lilah Schotmeir Phillis Clarkson Adelaide Campbell Charlotte Newton and many others. Jewish Literary club to meet at Red Men Hall with an essay by Morris Novich and Current Events by Mamie Sellinger. Luther League program at St John’s church with German language emphasis and a variety of musical numbers. Third Cavalry officers plan a garden reception August 4 at Muth’s garden for maneuver division. no formal invites issued.
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Grace McClannahan
Blanche McDonough
Banco
McClannahan
John Ragsdale
Lilah Schotmeir
Phillis Clarkson
Adelaide Campbell
Charlotte Newton
Hortense Goldstein
Mary Clapton
Rosa
Emma Burnett
Hazyl
Adele Shaw
Martha Morton
St. Louis
Bruce Morton
San Antonio
Greta Wilder
Edith Chabot
Birdie Zilker
Louise Stumberg
Emma Giesecke
Bernice Alexander
Hattie Chatak
Jack Cassity
Glover Holland
John Long
Slayden Goldstein
James Clapton
Dave Woodward
William King
William Morrow
James Greer
Beaumont
Mrs. Cloud Hamilton
Marshall Ford
Fowler Davis
Alexander George
Chester Kilpatrick
Teddie
Edmond McElhenny
Jack Rote
Richard Surkamp
Jewish Literary Club
Red Men's Hall
Morris Novich
Mamie Sellinger
Martin Zielonka
Third Cavalry
Muth’s Garden
Community notices and wedding reported in New Braunfels page
Social events include Mrs Roy Campbell hosting a nic party for six young children at McKinley Avenue lawn and multiple church meetings led by Mrs Geo Johnson and others. Miss Rose Garvey weds Herbert Palmer at Madison Square Presbyterian with Rev Frederick Bowen officiating. couple to spend two weeks coastward before settling in San Antonio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Campbell
New Braunfels
Craig Place
Rose Garvey
Herbert Palmer
Ity
Frederick Bowen
Madison Square Presbyterians
Palmer
Mrs. Er
San Antonio
Moonlight Picnic at San Pedro Springs Pavilion
San Antonio Turn Verein announces a moonlight picnic at San Pedro springs pavilion on Thursday evening August 10. Members and guests are invited for an evening outdoors with light refreshments and social time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Pedro Springs Pavilion
San Antonio
Turn Verein
Well known railroad man found dead in El Paso
James H. Conlin, former Rock Island president and general manager, was found dead in the Roberts Banner building room in El Paso. A pistol lay beside him with two shots fired, one piercing his heart. No note was left. plaster over the heart marked the spot. He had arrived a month earlier and was staying with a friend. Conlin had long been a prominent Rock Island figure in the southwest. His widow lives in Amarillo, and his body may be sent there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
James H. Conlin
Buckland-Santa Rosa
Rock Island
Roswell
N. M
Roberts Banner
Conlin
Chicago
Southwest
Amarillo
Texas
Radcliffe Martin
Puddlecombe
Blobbs
Tanner
Britannia
Mr. Tanner
Mr. Blobbs
Strike Breakers Strike at P T C Yard Halt
Six of ten non union boilermakers brought to Houston by the P T C railway began a strike at noon leaving four at their posts. No other developments were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Houston
Tex
P. & T. C. Railway
Peacock Military College Maintains Class A Rating
The inspector general of the army reports Peacock Military College remains in class A status. The notice notes continued accreditation despite ongoing evaluations, with officials citing strict standards and discipline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Tex
Army
Peacock Military College
Daffydil Court Scene Sours Into Outlandish Public Trial
A chaotic court scene unfolds as a trance of mob yell, paper pranks, and taunting questions disrupts the Honorable Daffydil court. The judge is toppled by a solar plexus blow, refusing interference as relatives and readers attend for Sam Chapman. Questions and threats from the crowd follow with spectral quips and bizarre prompts.
Gift Day Brightens Inmates With Daffodils For Tomorrow
The city ushers Gift Day with flowers for hospital and charity patients in San Antonio. Bring bouquets to The Light office by 11 o clock tomorrow. thousands expected as daffodils contest closes Friday. Names and poems flood the public page with lighthearted bids.
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San Antonio
Westerfield
Hays Street
Gertrude Ober
Boerne
Texas
Oyer
Watson
Elizabeth Rogers
South Street
Harold Scherwitz
Wickes Street
France
Panama Canal
Florence Quiver
San Marcos
Marcel
M. Engle
Cedar Street
Harry A. Earnest
Laredo
Daily Light
Four Day Freight Service Linking St Louis and San Antonio
The Aransas Pass railroad inaugurated a four day freight service between St Louis and San Antonio. A first car carrying about 8000 pounds arrived in San Antonio, signaling faster shipments for local merchants. The Cotton Belt connects with Sap at Waco, with four day delivery from St Louis. Sap solicitors are marketing to boost demand to three cars daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
St. Louis
Aransas Pass
Sap
Waco
Brash highway league canvasses mobilize San Antonio auto owners
A mass mailing campaign enlists 1592 Bexar County car owners in a drive by the Bexar County Highway League to fund a shell highway to the gulf. Members recruited in offices and the numbers aim to exceed 2000 as a Corpus Christi trip is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bexar County
Bexar County Highway League
San Antonio
Texas
Denver
Los Angeles
California
Highway League
Gulf
League
Gibbs
Hicks
Gunter
J. M. Eskridge
W. T. Baird
Yale Hicks
B. W. Teagarden
Robert E. Moss
Glover Johns
E. G. Paschal
Hicks Woods
J. Herbert Compton
B. W. Klingemann
G. BE. Quinn
J. M. Hight
W. A. Womble
J. K. McCoy
Charles D. Dixon
T. L. Griffith
W. A. Wagner
W. A. McCaleb
Leon Walthall
W. C. Lott
A. P. Ford
R. N. Lamberth
J. M. Arnold
J. T. Studer
J. H. Cunningham
George Talieferro
J. F. Onion
J. C. Rice
T. N. Smith
Max Goodman
M. H. Lipscomb
F. M. Swearingen
W. B. Baker
W. Johnson
A. C. Dauchy
H. L. Miller
L. D. Cartwright
W. A. Lane
East Houston Street
Corpus Christi
Delegates Urged to Oklahoma City Encampment
Department Commander E G Le Stourgeon of the United Spanish War Veterans asks all state camps to send strong delegations to the national encampment in Oklahoma City August 21 22 23. The San Antonio delegation of ten delegates from Luther R Hare camp and its Women’s auxiliary will depart August 20 and join other camps in Fort Worth for the Pullman trip to the encampment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Party of
Foley Kidney Pills Promote Kidney and Urinary Health
Foley Kidney Pills use specially selected ingredients to correct and heal the kidneys and urinary passages. The formula acts as an antiseptic and solvent for uric acid, aiding bladder and urinary tract function. King & Pattison Drug Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
King & Pattison Drug Co
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Erine M. Joseph
Oak
Waring
Kerrville
Comfort
Elizabeth
Ella Koch
Luther League of St. John’s Church
Luther League
A. Hartmann
Juanita
Holle
Heinrich
Kentucky
Hattie Arnold
Alma Arnold
Elsie Flaig
Hilda Hummert
Ella
Nina Sthehr
Austin
Honorina Reich
Tillie Rheiner
Emmie Tietze
Hulda
Elsie Taschinger
Miss Dittmar
Seguin
Olga Heuberger
Robert Ackermann
William Engelhardt
Walter Frey
Walter Geyer
Oscar Holle
Otto Heubaum
Walter Heubaum
Kurt Heinrich
Arthur Hartmann
Woman's Home Mission
Iety
McKinley Avenue
Aidiety
Christ Church
Urel Heights
Geohnson
Methodist Church
Home Misym Society
South Rights
Knights of Columbus
Red Men’s Hall
Twentieth Century Study Club
C. B. Ward
Houston T
L. K. Wells
Ini
Val West
Mistletoe Avenue
Last Ag
Elementaurel
Andi
W. C. Manlove
Henckle
Macon Street
Qak
John S. Rodriguez
Galveston
Rs. S. H
Jerine Spier
Magnolia Avenue
B. B
Blood Baim Co
Atlanta, Ga
S Tate
Man
Banes
Daffy Dilly
Willy Nilly
Old Cove
Silly Billy
Daffydil Court
Daffydil
Sam Chapman
Callaghan Avenue
Donjon
J. Pierpont Moro v
Iliam G. Sechuwirth
Ku-Klux Klan
al C. Jonas
Ninth Street
Jones Millinery
Carter Mullaly
Anna
South Olive Street
Lucy
Port
Grayson Street
Dead Sea
Palestine
P. Luckenbach
Austin Street
Alice
J. J. Phillips
Katy
F. L. DuPont
Gibbs Building
Billie
Nannie
Fred C. Davis
Pony
Mae Gibson
Carson Street
Doris F. Locke
Mrs. Enlow
Water Street
Tyrene Hugman
Westfall
Napoleon
Bonaparte
A. M. Newman
City
Mark Twain
Tom Sawyer
P. S. Park Jr
International & Great Northern
Italy
Forrest Morris
Frisco
New Highway Club
the Light's Daily
Maud Andrews
George
Miss Andrews
Henrietta Blobbs
Mary Dawson
George Tanner
Allison Travers
Miss Travers
Canada
Miss Dawson
South Africa
Miss Blobbs
Australia
Union Meat Company
Beef and Pork Packers
Union Stock Yards
San Antonio, Texas
Fuillyer - Deutsce
Jarratt Company
South Flores Street
NOA Company
Losoya Street
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