Women’s Clubs Meet in January at S F A School
The Stephen F Austin School Mothers' club will meet the second Friday in January. The Art Study class will meet tomorrow afternoon at 30 o'clock at the home of Mrs. C. S. Austin, 429 West Woodlawn Avenue. The Missionary society and Phila thea class of the Alamo Methodist Episcopal church will hold a bazaar Saturday and Monday at Wagner's drug store.
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Stephen F. Austin School Mothers’ Club
Missionary Society and
Philathea
The
Alamo Methodist Episcopal Church
Wagner's Drug Store
Aida
Christchurch
Travis Club
G. W. Johnson
Mesdames Kelley
E. B. Chandler
Sam Stewart
William George
I. N. Mellhenny
Duval West
Gussie Richardson
Caro Franklin
Doll Booth
Adele Prescott
Ned Mcllhenny
Mesdames Scott
Edwin Witte
B. E. Witte
R. J. Onderdonk
A. P. Calhoun
Ralph Hugo
Nina Trimble
Bessie McLauren
Mattie
Arda Talbot
Eleanor Clarke
Virginia McDonald
Aurelia Henderson
Katherine Ramstetter
Dorothy Gage
Marguerite Maracheau
Annie
Laura
Miss Virginia Parker Returns to San Antonio Stage
Miss Virginia Lee Parker, star of The Pink Lady company, arrived in San Antonio after 18 years away and stays at the Gunter hotel as Texas Parker. She says both parents were Texans and she was born in the city, plans to visit relatives and search for names her mother wishes her to find. Her father, Thomas B. Parker, once ran a fruit and commission business here.
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Virginia Lee Parker
Grand Opera House
Pink Lady
San Antonio
Ladies' Auxiliary Weekly Social at Railroad Y M C A
The Ladies auxiliary of the Railroad Y M C A will host a weekly social this evening in the parlors. Program arranged by Mrs Dunning Mrs Hedges and Miss Mary Manning features vocal and violin solos, a reading, and piano piece by a list of performers.
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Ladies’ Auxiliary
Railroad
Dunning
Hedges
Mary Manning
Durtis Torbert
Allen Lowe
Mr. Butler
Betta Beckerman
Annie Darby
Man Proposes Repeatedly Despite Family Warnings
Gladys' mother questions a suitor about a future proposal. Gladys' father notes the man keeps proposing after hearing the same tale five times, highlighting persistent romantic advances in a Washington-area setting.
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Gladys
Washington
Local social events crown the season with teas and dances
Miss Violet Oldham hosts a theater party and supper for Miss Flos sie Deutz Mrs J G Griner and Misses Edith Raybould Lena Michel in praise of Miss Florence Converse. Wasson school girls hold their annual Christmas dance at the Casino. Dr and Mrs J M Cain host buffet for Misses Josephine Carr Zelime Vance. The B Natural Musical club meets at 4 with Miss Edith Goldstein.
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Wasson School
Casino
J. M. Cain
Josephine Carr
Zelime Vance
B” Natural Musical Club
Edith Goldstein
Miss Octavia Graham to spend Christmas in Memphis and Cincinnati
Miss Octavia Graham will leave Sunday for Memphis to spend Christmas with relatives and then proceed to Cincinnati to enter the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music for piano and pipe organ studies.
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Octavia Graham
Memphis
Tenn
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Conservatory of Music
Custody Fight Over Child Goes to Divorced Mother
The former wife of A Hart McKee of Pittsburgh wins custody of their child for one month each year while the child’s grandmother retains custody for eleven months. The Seine first tribunal issued the decision granting the mother limited custody and leaving most of the year with the grandmother.
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A. Hart McKee
Pittsburg
Christmas Party Honors Niece in Dallas Social Scene
A December 20 social evening honored Miss Margaret Coleman with a party given by Judge and Mrs. J. D. at their home. Guests included Mrs. N. Simpson of Austin and Lieut. and Mrs. R. M. Lewis of Fort Riley. Attire featured pink and old rose chiffons, and hundreds of telegrams arrived from across the nation.
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Ing
Margaret Coleman
R. M. Lewis
Fort Riley, Kan
Reception Honors Judge and Mrs. Terrell on 35th Anniversary
A society highlight last evening celebrated Judge J. O. Terrell and wife on their thirty-fifth wedding anniversary at the Terrell residence. The rooms glowed with smilax ferns La France roses American Beauty roses and white chrysanthemums as a stringed orchestra played. The couple, assisted by children Marshall Terrell Chester H. Terrell Dick O. Terrell and Mattie Helen Terrell, greeted guests while Mrs Terrell wore white brocaded satin and jewelry and the party featured lavish floral arrangements and silver service throughout the home.
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J. O. Terrell
Terrell
Dick O. Terrell
Mattie Helen Terrell
Chester Ierrel
Luncheon at Beacon Hill Hostess Barbara Kleas Entertains
Miss Barbara Kleas hosted a luncheon at her Beacon Hill home at 1 o clock. The conservatory and music room were decorated with roses ferns and pink satin. Guests included Claire Nolte Estelle Schwartz Marie Spencer Ruth Davis Elise Clarke Kathleen Yonkers Alleen Combs.
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Barbara Kleas
Beacon Hill
Claire Nolte
Estelle Schwartz
Marie Spencer
Ruth Davis
Elise Clarke
Kathleen Yonkers
Alleen Combs
Marriage of M Atkinson Schumard Jr and Roberta Mills Hutchings Spencer
Announcement of the marriage solemnized last evening at St. Mark's Episcopal church Boerne by Rev. Albert Massey in the presence of relatives and intimate friends. Supper followed at the bride's parents home on Washington street. They will reside in Boerne after January 1.
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M. Atkinson Schumard Jr
Boerne
Roberta Mills Hutchings Spencer
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Albert Massey
John F. Nooe
Washington Street
Linen Shower Compliments Miss Florence Converse
Mrs J G Griner and Miss Lena Michel with Edith Raybould and Merry Maids Musical club hosted a linen shower for Miss Florence Converse at Mrs Griner's home. Red green and gold decor highlighted a central basket of linen gifts linked by ribbon streamers. A three course luncheon followed by a musical program and a prize contest yielded Egyptian vases for the honoree. About thirty five guests attended.
Turmoil at Terre Haute Court Sees Series of Fatalities
In Terre Haute Indiana Justice of the Peace Simon Hirsch lies near death at Union hospital as a chain of tragic events shadows his court. Constable Harry Stein died in bed, successor Harry Cline collapsed and died, Dennis O Donnell was shot while serving a writ, Jacob Hess responsible. Major Smock injured in a runaway remains bedridden and unable to work. The court docket is reassigned to a different justice of the peace.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Simon Hirsch
Union Hospital
Harry Stein
Harry Cline
Dennis O'Donnell
Jacob Hess
Major Smock
Medina Valley workers depart for Spain project
A party of fourteen Medina Valley Irrigation foremen and mechanics, plus their families, left San Antonio for Europe. They sail from Galveston to Bremen then Barcelona to work on Dr. F. S. Pearson's hydro electric project. It is the first large Medina delegation to Spain with more planned. The dam project machinery is already en route and the plant is being torn down.
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Medina Valley Irrigation Company
San Antonio
Europe
Galveston
Bremen
Germany
Liloyd
Barcelona
Spain
F. 8S. Pearson
Medina
Burglars Wade River to Reach Gun Shop Window
Nighttime robbers waded a river behind M. Meepes second hand and gun repair shop at 326 West Commerce Street. They climbed a tree to reach the adjoining building, then scaled a steep roof to access the gun store window.
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M. Meepes
West
Commerce Street
Burglary at Local Establishment Reveals Stolen Items
Five first class revolvers were taken from a desk in the place. The burglary was not discovered until the proprietor entered his establishment this morning. Detectives are at work on the case.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Aids Rheumatism from Inside
An advertisement claims rheumatism relief comes from an internal remedy. Hood's Sarsaparilla supposedly corrects blood acidity, addressing the root cause and curing the disease.
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Hood
Forties Reels Cited For Wigwam Service License
The notice lists a licensed service of forty two reels for two Wig Wams with no repeaters. The terse entry identifies the scope of the license and notes the non repeating requirement.
Troops Ordered to Philippines and Hawaii
The War Department ordered the Twenty-fifth Infantry now in the northwest and three coast artillery companies to prepare for embarkation to Hawaiian service next month. The Tenth at San Francisco the Sixty-eighth at Fort Baker California and the Seventy fifth at Mobile Alabama will sail to Pearl Island naval station while the infantry heads to Schofield Barracks Honolulu.
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Philippines
Washington, D. C
War Department
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Northwest
Coast Artillery
Hawaiian
San Francisco
Fort Baker
Cal
Mobile
Ala
Pearl Island Naval Station
Schofield Barracks
Honolulu
Home Rule Bill Committee Stage Ends Amid Demonstrations
In London on December 13 the committee stage of the home rule bill finished in the House of Commons after heated demonstrations and counter demonstrations. Premier Asquith and his ministers received an ovation as they exited the chamber and the house adjourned promptly.
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London
House of Commons
Asquith
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Virginia Parker
Im Society
Heulah
Patterson
Violet Oldham
Flossie Deutz
J. G. Griner
Edith Raybould
Lena Michel
Florence
Mendelssohn
Musicale
Casino Association
Mildenberg
Chapman
Kathleen Smith
B. L. Gill
Austin
J. C. Terrell
Mr. Gill
Insurance
Banking
B. F. Stout
Mrs. A. Hart M’'Kee
White
Iceland
N. K. Fairbank Company
N. Simpson
J. D
Mattie Terrell
United States
Medina Dam
Penice & Ford
New Orleans
Velva
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