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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1912
Page
6
In an evening reception at the post gym nasium the younger society set ladies gathered in honor of Miss Susanne Rice who departs Wednesday for Denver.
Sherman guest Miss Bertha Downes to be honored at a Wet End lake dance with a long list of attendees including Misses Bliss Coleman Downs Robbins Shiner Dibrell Terrell and Shaw and Messrs Wheeler Brooks Seymour Tobin Charlton Bennett Skinner Shook and many more. Dinner in San Antonio honors Susanne Rice before a Denver trip. Other notices include travel plans and local visits.
Obituaries report John Freitag age 35 who died in a sanitarium. Edward Ledwith 63 died in a local facility. Grace Harris 35 died in Albuquerque with funeral in this city. Florence Murray 7 months died at home. Trinidad Guillen 45 died at San Antonio depot platform. Interments planned at St. Mary's cemetery and Odd Fellows cemetery. various survivors listed.
Mrs E Loperina hosted the Ideal Card club yesterday afternoon on Richmond avenue. Blue and pink decorations set the scene. Prize winners were first Mrs W Bodeman, second Mrs C Rien, third Mrs F Colosia. Guests included Mesdamus H Wayne Jr, F Young, A Boynton, M Buratovich, Hansel, P O'Brien and J Reich.
A. H. Jones and A. M. Jones running for mayor are promoted in a community note. The item notes Dr. J. D. Rinker of Galveston arriving in the city to visit his brother Frank Rinker.
A. H. Jones is urged to win the mayoralty and the position of Manfor in upcoming elections. The brief public appeal highlights his candidacy for both offices without additional context or opposition details.
Governor C. B. Colquitt State Chairman J. Sheb Williams and C. C. McDonald secretary of state have reservations at the Gunter hotel for the state convention to convene August 13. Also listed are Nat I. Jackson Col. Jake Wolters Clarence Ousley Col. R. M. Johnston and Ed R. Kane among attendees.
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