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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1912
Page
6
Chief Lancaster announced two more telephones at the central station to speed service. Six lines now assist sergeants, with two for footmen and two for public inquiries, plus private and belt lines to sub stations and fire alarms. The change aims to reduce delays in reporting city incidents.
A. R. Ponder said the San Antonio Uvalde and Gulf line will seek bond issuance once a complete cost tabulation is prepared. The company, currently about 200 miles long, has no bonds yet and is owned by stockholders free of liens. Receipts have exceeded expenses, allowing funds for construction supplies.
The Gimbel Delicatessen situates on Crockett Street opposite the Grand Opera House offering roast turkey roast duck and other roast meats to customers seeking hearty deli dishes.
The first four reports noting removal of household furniture within San Antonio under the Kenney ordinance were filed this morning with Clerk Harris of the corporation court. Blanks were provided to drivers, who must report every move or face possible fines in police court. Secretary Grasso of the Retail Merchants Association said the group will test the ordinance in court soon and drivers will be watched, with affidavits filed for noncompliance.
A reception at 3 30 p m at the Woman s club in Houston honors Mrs Hor tense Ward who will discuss The Legal Status of Women in her address.
The Nordica Bispham concert last evening drew a large fashionable crowd despite threatening weather. Notable attendees included Judge and Mrs. Arthur B. Storey and many other city figures. The Travis club musicale tonight features Clara Duggan Madison choosing a formal program with F. H. Palmer and Miss Tom Burch. The Tuesday Musical club met yesterday with a varied program of organ, vocal and piano pieces. A Red Cross stamp sale occurs at the post office today led by Mrs. J. Vanlandingham.
A. D. Powers recounts Russell Sage’s investment counsel to a young man. Sage urged buying good lots near any growing city and waiting, noting Har bor City’s growth and suggesting improvement to share in future prosperity.
The room decor featured yellow chrysanthemums and ferns as Misses Mabel Lowe Belle Robards and Louise Barclay won prizes in a 500 game. An invitation to Judge J. O. Terrell and wife for their thirty fifth wedding anniversary shows photos of the couple and family. Also noted are dances at Turner hall for Miss Josephine Carr and a sixteenth birthday party for Miss Anna Geyer with a large birthday cake and a festooned dining room.
The General David S. Stanley circle of the Grand Army of the Republic schedules a 2 PM Thursday meeting at Odd Fellows hall with a reception for national president Mrs Ella F Jones of Pittsburg from 4 to 6 PM. The Central Women’s Christian Temperance Union meets tomorrow at 3:30 PM in Travis Park Methodist church parlor with Dr Malone Duggan speaking on Social Purity in the Home. The Camp Fire Girls will also meet.
Miserable with catarrh or cold symptoms, readers are urged to use Ely's Cream Balm. The preparation is described as cleansing and healing to raw membranes, stopping discharge, easing breathing, and improving breath. It claims no mercury or cocaine, easy application, and quick relief. H. L. Wagner, agent, promotes a 50 cent bottle as a strong investment.
The second Equal Franchise luncheon will occur Saturday at noon in the St Anthony hotel tapestry room. Hortense Ward of Houston, the first woman to pass the Texas bar exam, will be the guest. Reservations contact Mrs William Dunne. A hose shower for Buckner Orphans home children, planned by Riverside Baptist, was postponed to next week with date to be announced.
In this ad style item a child’s cry for Fletcher's Castoria appears alongside an offer for lap robes in plush or wool for automobile or carriage from Woodward Carriage Company. The fragment reflects legacy patent medicine and horse drawn transport marketing.
Motion to rehear the case of Dr. A. B. Conley versus the Daughters of the Republic of Texas was submitted in the Fourth court of civil appeals. It seeks to overturn an injunction blocking Governor Colquitt from proceeding with Alamo restoration plans. The Daughters won in district court and in the appeals court. a ruling is expected next week.
The six days art show under the San Antonio Art League opens Thursday at the Carnegie library. The free exhibit, run by a women’s committee, aims to educate residents and spark a permanent museum. The league, formed a year ago, has about 200 members and hopes to grow to 2000 with a $1 annual fee.
A heavy movement of homeseekers is anticipated tomorrow by all railroads serving San Antonio. They expect record traffic as tickets allow stopovers. The International & Great Northern and the Katy will add six to eight extra coaches for homeseeker traffic with cars picked up by the Sap and the San Antonio, Uvalde & Gulf for points on their lines.
Henry L. Halff acting as attorney for Fannie L. Halff filed a petition with the city council seeking permission to connect two buildings on Bridge Street. The submission requests approval of the practical and legal steps needed to construct a link between the structures.
A petition proposes a fire proof suspension bridge to link the rear of 210 212 West Commerce Street home to the A B Frank company with 402 404 south side Market Street. The aim is to acquire Market Street buildings to widen Commerce Street from Soledad to Alamo and permit moving the Halff building front back. The bridge would be 24 feet high at the lowest point to avoid traffic disruption. A local social party from New Braunfels attended the Nordica Bispham concert and are registered at the Gunter hotel. A J Spinnell of Dilley Texas is staying at the Savoy.
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