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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1911
Page
8
Theatergoers are promised a treat with The Chorus Lady at the Grand for tonight and tomorrow matinee and night. The New York hit has a strong run history and high praise for author James Forbes. Grace Aylesworth leads as Patricia O'Brien in a production by an ample, well-funded company.
A historical pastry recipe for light French breakfast rolls using milk Cottolene salt flour egg and yeast. Milk is scalded then Cottolene added and cooled flour egg and yeast mixed beaten and left to rise overnight. In morning shape rolls bake fifteen minutes in a hot oven. Cottolene is praised as a cheaper butter substitute.
The Chocolate Soldier comes to the Grand theater Thursday and Friday December 7 and 8 with a special matinee. Oscar Straus’s score is praised as scholarly and the operetta is noted for its compact dramatic focus and wide audience appeal.
William McCarty and Ethlyn Bradford star in the tabloid comedy drama A Legitimate Hold Up at the Plaza theater this week. McCarty delivers a strong intoxicated persona with sharp timing while Bradford provides a keen foil as the wronged wife. A balanced bill includes a bargain matinee today and Friday with a schoolchildren’s matinee Saturday.
The Royal presents a notable musical feature titled at the venue, drawing attention to its distinctive performance in a grand setting. The event highlights a bold vocalist and instrumentalists in a show that promises novelty and entertainment for attendees.
A promotional item from Hot Springs Chemical Co announces Hot Springs Liver Buttons as a perfect remedy for constipation and related stomach and liver issues. Sold nationwide through druggists at 25 cents a box, touted as first year of advertising.
The event features a Chinese violinist Sing Fong Lee whose skill carries the program. Hal and Marion Munson’s The Abduction of Bianca provides entertaining comedy with quick character changes by Miss Munson. Moe Greevy and Bailey delight with nimble, golden-voiced performances. The photographs are satisfactory.
R J Howell of Tracy Ohio praised Foley's Honey and Tar Compound claiming it cured his wife’s severe coughs and lung symptoms. He stated her illness looked like consumption and that full relief came after using less than three bottles. Edwards King Drug Co. promotes the remedy without opiates or harmful drugs.
Embossed stationery engraved cards writing sets and gentlemen's gifts offered by Maverick Clarke Litho Co located on Soledad Street.
An advertisement from Paul Poppe promotes chrysanthemums roses lilies and violets in season. It gives a new phone 318 and old phone 819 with a street address 220 1-2 East Commerce Street and notes to call a taxi using the two phones.
Six institutions will each receive 299.88 after a charity tag day in the business district. Collectors gathered 1379.30 for Queen's Daughters Childs' Hospital San Antonio Humane Society Bexar County Humane Society Associated Charities Playgrounds Association. Last year 1700 was raised across five groups. Treasurer Mrs. John J. Stevens will propose selecting the first five applicants for next year.
Katherine M Joseph editor Office old phone 176 new 1359 home 2862 sent for publication with contact details included
Mrs Kampmann hosts a luncheon at 1 o clock for her mother Mrs Adams of Fort Worth. Mrs Starr hosts the Lower Post Card club in the afternoon at the Men ger. Mr and Mrs Washer host a theater party in the evening at the Plaza.
Mrs I S Kampmann hosts a chrysanthemum luncheon at Fourth street residence for her mother Mrs W A Adams of Fort Worth as part of a series during her visit. John P Withers hosts a new daughter Eda Matthiessen born Thanksgiving. School and social plans include a girls holiday dance and planning meeting. Several students and guests travel from Wil lesley Belmont and Menger hotels for December events.
Mrs Shaw will entertain the Mysterious Seven at an all day party Thursday at her mother Mrs J Vanlandinghams Morales street home.
Invitations to a dance at the St Anthony hotel will be issued Friday evening. Mrs Jot Gunter will present her granddaughter Miss Esther Hardie to society. Assisting Mrs Gunter are Mrs L J Hart Mrs Lane Taylor Mrs John Bennett Jr and Mrs A D W Light.
Mrs W R King of San Pedro Avenue will host the Felicity Core Club tomorrow afternoon at her home. The gathering will feature a social program and refreshments for members and guests.
The Business Women's club of the Young Women’s Christian Association will meet at 7 o’clock Thursday evening in the association rooms. Mrs. Hewitt will report on the traveler’s aid work, Miss Fenwick will give a travel talk, and Mrs. Miller Ressing and Miss Gussie Rowley will provide music and readings. Mrs. W B Russ hosts a tea tomorrow afternoon at her Main avenue home for Assembly members.
The Missionary society and ladies of Prospect Hill Methodist church plan an all day prayer service at the church tomorrow. Mesdames Mabel Bates Benno Kayton A W Houston W P Baugh and Miss Daisy Coltrane have gone.
A famous cough remedy Pinex claims to rapidly ease coughs and offers faster relief than competitors. The 50 cent bottle mixed with sugar syrup forms a powerful cure said to stop obstinate coughs within 24 hours and help with whooping cough, croup, hoarseness, asthma, bronchitis, and early lung issues.
Miss Josephine Carr arrives from Cincinnati to join her mother for the holidays. Jewish Literary Club directors meet at 8 o clock tonight with Miss Dora Hahn on South Alamo Street for a planning session.
Mr and Mrs C Bremme of El Paso are guests of Mr and Mrs Henning Bruhn at their home just north of the city.
Ferdinand Wilding and Miss Mary Grace Crawford wed at 7 o clock last evening at St Pauls Episcopal church in a ceremony performed by Rev George Harris. The bride and groom share a birthday and the couple will visit New Orleans and Cuba before settling with Mrs Mary E Green after January 1.
The Gibbons Literary club met at the Knights of Columbus hall at 3 o clock yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Leon Frisbie as leader. Frisbie read a paper on Miriam and the discussion followed. Mrs Archibald Bacon sang a vocal solo before business. The president Mrs Wetherell appointed committee chairmen for Social Annie Sullivan Book Emma Stafford Finance Paul Maureaux Printing Henry Burns Courtesy Ed Tynan Membership Archibald Bacon Program Hugh Rice.
A theft of jewelry valued at 1000 dollars from the Baldwin apartment Friday night prompted morning recovery of about 200 dollars worth. Amelie Studer found items under the Hays street viaduct and notified Hamilton, who confirmed the haul belonged to his wife. Maggie Butler brought a red jewel box found under a Chestnut culvert, containing belt buckles and other pieces, to Charles Bitter who kept it for the owner.
A stolen jewelry set valued at 800 dollars went missing after a burglar fled under the Hays street viaduct. Mr. Bitter kept a box until morning and returned it to Maggie Butler after the owner did not claim it. The Studer family alerted police but no suspect or clues have been found. The jewelry was later recovered by Mr. Hamilton from Maggie Butler’s home.
United States District Judge Trieber ruled today to quash the indictment against E G Lewis the publisher charged with using the mails to defraud in a St Louis case.
Prof F R Moult of the University of Chicago speculates that a single player could handle baseball on Phoebus by living without atmosphere. He imagines the man batting, fielding, and catching in one continuous motion as the ball travels around the moon and toward Mars.
Mrs. Martyn offers home remedies for skin cleansing using a greaseless cream jelly, a weight loss via parnous, a hair tonic with quinzain, delatone to remove chin fuzz, a kardene blood tonic, canthrox shampoo for dandruff, spurmax lotion as a substitute for powder, and an eye tonic home formula.
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