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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
5
The Bexar County commissioners ordered County Road Engineer J. S. Meibert to prepare a skeleton road map for the county from city limits to the county boundary. It will mark land owned for road purposes, school lands, gravel pits, and post offices, costing about $5,000 and taking four months.
Revival services at Williams chapel corner of New Braunfels and Mason avenues begin with the first service Sunday night August 25 1912. Union services invite all. Evangelist Leonard Baker proprietor of the working girls mission will preach. It is old time religion.
Attend the Kerrville West Texas fair on August 21 22 and 28 with a special daily train service. Round trip fare is one dollar.
Dr Keeling, a city dentist, has resumed practice returning to office 517 Moore building. Old furniture restored by Carter Mullaly Transfer Co.
A San Antonio school board committee chaired by Judge Don A Bliss plans to report a proposal to drop drawing music and singing from the curriculum, propose longer or shorter session times, and set opening day for September 12. The plan follows parent and mothers group petitions and involves staffing changes and new buildings as the board weighs shorter sessions and a portable classroom.
Social notice reports the union of Dr Curtis Howe Walker and Miss Lillian Luke at 8 30 PM in the First Presbyterian church A matinee party at the Orpheum is hosted by Mrs Malone Duggan for her guest Mrs Clark Otis Ostrom of Eagle Pass A card party in the evening at Miss Bertha Downes home on Magnolia avenue honors Miss Gladys Robbins and Bertha Downes
The item lists residents and guests visiting from Dallas Kerrville Galveston Fort Worth and other Texas towns. It notes Miss Belle Dougherty staying with Miss Flo Morrison in Kerrville Mrs G M Spurrier planning a North Texas stay and Miss Bessie May Heilig returning from Galveston. It also mentions Miss Mabel Clair Strong and Mrs Kathleen Juda sailing from Galveston and Miss Ruth Young visiting in Killeen Fort Worth.
Lucius Mirabeau Lamar Jr. entertained twenty four young friends at a birthday dinner at his parents home on Main avenue. The decorations featured a pink and green color scheme with wax taper lighting. After dinner the group with chaperones Mrs. Lamar Mrs. George Johnson and Mrs. Willis Edwards attended a theater party at the Plaza.
Mrs Malone Duggan gave a matinee party at the Orpheum this afternoon honoring guest Mrs Clarke Otis Ostrom of Eagle Pass. Refreshments at the Travis club followed the performance with a guest list including Mesdames Ostrom Lamar Collier Bates Fitch Evans Dascombe DePew Evans Alston Duggan and the hostess.
Miss Katherine Picard goes to McConnell's ranch for two weeks of vacation. Mr. and Mrs. A T Smith depart Sunday night to visit friends in Arkansas and St Louis. Mr and Mrs M B Moynahan and Miss Bessie Moynahan of Prospect Hill return from a western trip.
Clarence McBride and Miss Helen Roberts married last evening at the bride’s River Avenue home. The bride wore a gray traveling suit and carried bride’s roses, with Miss Hermione Bedwell in white embroidered marquisite as attendant. Rev. W. A. Godbey performed the ceremony before fifty guests. Best man was J. D. Lankford. The house was filled with friends and relatives.
A San Antonio mothers group and PTA delegation call Prospect Hill public school a model of modern design. They praise lighting heating ventilation rest rooms for teachers emergency rooms and sanitary facilities while noting redesigned spaces for auditorium retarded classes manual training and domestic science. The visit credits Superintendent Lukin and the school board for progress.
A quiet wedding occurred at Mrs. K. Wagenfuhre’s home at 10:30 Wednesday morning. Nettie Wagenfuhre married E. L. Kloss with Rev. Z. V. Liles officiating. The couple left for an extended trip to the east, visiting Memphis Washington D. C. New York and Niagara Falls, and will be at home after October 1.
Mr and Mrs McBride left on the evening train for Dallas and will be at home in San Antonio after September 1 with Mrs McBride's parents on River Avenue Mr and Mrs W C Linden have returned from Linden's ranch and will depart soon for Temple and Waco A Jewish Literary club meeting is set for 8 30 this evening at Men's Hall with a short literary program and a few musical numbers.
At the Grand on Friday August 83 the management presents the Rosenthal murder mystery film featuring police Lieutenant Becker Bridgie Webber Gyp the Blood Bald Jack Rose and the Metropole hotel scene. Besides the standout attraction the house will screen the regular first run reels.
Mr and Mrs H F Bernhard hosted Miss Bertha Berliner for a dance at San Pedro Springs last evening with chaperones C Kuhlman A Berliner E Haenel and S Bernhard. Seventy five attended as ices were served.
Mrs. T. I. Shaw and Mrs. L. T. Shaw plan a swimming party this evening at Hot Wells to honor Mrs. James E. Griffith of Houston.
Mrs. Alex Uhl of Steeds avenue Highland Park hosts an evening in honor of Misses Alice and Jessie Copp of Cotulla. The gathering will feature friends and neighbors in a cordial reception at the Uhl home.
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