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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 11, 1916

Page

5

Army announces promotions and transfers across commands

The army issues orders appointing and detailing officers for examinations and transfers to aviation and field artillery, rescinding prior orders, and announcing retirements and resignations within infantry cavalry and engineers. Key items include Lt Adela Gil Keson to Fort Sam Houston for fitness testing, officers to Fort Riley and Eagle Pass for boards, and several retirements and cadet duties at West Point.

Adela Gilkeson Eleventh Infantry Fort Sam Houston Signal Corps Eben First Cavalry Eatin Hamilton Impleton Twenty-eighth Infantry RST Noe L. Jordan George BE. Larnmann Fay Pickett Cavalry Fred B. Inglis Infantry Eagle ‘Ass Field Artillery Robert C. Williams Third Infantry Harry A. Harvey Fay B RED William F. Herringshaw Thirteenth Ety Ilness P John L. Miller Medical Corps Pennsylvania National Guard Edmond D. McArthy New York National Guard Basco F. Morris Arizona National Guard A. P. Carr Missouri National Guard Reece Wilson T. Davidson Robert C. Thi Hee Sherwood A. Cheney Lewis M. Adams Ralph T. Ward Corps of Engineers Fort Leavenworth Army Service School Thomas J. Walthall Medical Reserve Corps Robert 8. Thomas Willis B. Jones James R. Hill Thirteenth Cavalry Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas College Station Frederick 8S Baird Michigan National Guard John Hoyt Tenth Field Artillery Connecticut National Guard Guy V. Henry United

Serenade at Gunter Hotel by First Illinois Infantry Band

The First Illinois Infantry Band known as the Gentle man Band will perform in the Gunter Hotel lobby at 8 o'clock Friday night to honor Percy Tyrrell. Director James Sidney Camp leads a popular militia band from Camp Wilson with strong Chicago ties before a luncheon and a later moving picture event.

Illinois Infantry Chicago Percy Tyrrell Gunter Hotel Camp Wilson James Sidney Camp Gunter

Illinois Regiments Return From New Braunfels Outing On Border Mission

General Bliss tours 1800 mile border patrol circuit with Funston and Pershing units. He praises camp conditions and morale of militia troops, notes some grumbling as minor but overall readiness. Three Illinois infantry regiments, field hospitals, and artillery units prepare for further movements at Landau's park and Leon Springs.

Tasker H. Bliss Army San Antonio Bliss General Bliss Washington Secretary of War Funston Camp Wilson Brownsville Yuma Aziz Big Bend Pershing Illinois National Guard Wisconsin Landa’s Park Park Illinois Field Artillery Leon Springs Selma Austin Road Second Illinois Infantry

Militiamen to Be Met by San Antonio Women Committee

About 1200 South Carolina militiamen are to pass through San Antonio Friday evening en route to Fort Bliss. A Red Cross linked committee of women led by Mrs. William Aubrey will greet them at the station with ice cream cake iced tea and water while a group of girls assists in serving.

South Carolina San Antonio Fort Bliss William Aubrey Red Cross Society Dora A. Livingston Cora Ogden Wilson A. Wagner Helena Guenther Guenther John Martin Weston A. Y. Walton T. T. VanderHoeven George Martin A. G. Duggar Edwin H. Jee L. B. Clegg

Women Plan Platform at National Conference

At the National Woman's party conference in Colorado Springs, a 11 member resolutions committee was approved after a contentious vote. Miss Anne Martin named Mrs. William Kent as chairwoman, with addresses by Mrs. Kent and Mrs. Sara Bard Field. Debate split over endorsing Hughes versus expanding anti-Democratic efforts in the November election. In Chicago, La Salle Street Bank depositors to receive a 35 percent dividend next Monday after two years, with $80,000 in checks to be dispatched.

Colorado Springs Colo National Woman's Party Anne Martin William Kent California Florence Bayard Hilles Delaware Congressional Union Sara Bard Field Oregon Charles K. Hughes Chicago, II la Salle Street Trust and Savings Bank William Lorimer Alno William Niblack

Terrell to be named in Republican ticket bid

Dr. Fred Terrell planned to enter the race against Congressman James L. Slayden with a formal convention set for August 26 in Boerne. GOP leader Julius M. Oppenheimer confirms Terrell’s candidacy. Terrell has not commented. The county executive committee will reconvene August 18 to fill the ticket if any resignations have occurred.

Fred Terrell James L. Slayden Boerne Julius M. Oppenheimer Oppenheimer Dr. Terrell Terrell Bexar County Republican Executive Committee

Diseases Shown in the Face and Blood Purification

The article argues that facial appearance reflects internal diseases and moral traits. It claims skin ailments and impure blood show on the face, and promotes S. S. S. as a vegetable blood purifier to nourish and cleanse the blood, restoring health.

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