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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1912

Page

5

There Is No Playing Fast with Christmas Truth

An essay on the social habit of little white lies at Christmas. It argues that honesty should prevail in gift lists and manners, urging pruning deceit from holiday exchanges and sincere gratitude in returns. A call to generosity toward the poor and to avoid extravagant pretenses.

The Petticoat King Falls To Fashion's Tide

The Petticoat King is dead financially with a receiver appointed. He blames changing fashion for a drop in petticoat demand as stock valued over a million dollars cannot be sold at half. The piece notes how fashion ebbs and flows, comparing past long trains to today’s short skirts and couture hosiery, and concludes kings, like petticoats, are superfluous.

Quote on honesty and integrity from an unidentified source

A fragmented line contemplates truth and deception, suggesting caution in how truth is spoken without worsening character. The brief text hints at moral guidance without naming people, places, or events.

West Texas Holiday Socials At Schools And Clubs

West Texas communities host Christmas dances and formal entertainments. Mr and Mrs George C Vaughan host a buffet for Miss Marjorie McGown, Mrs Charles Starr and Mrs R L Rolffe entertain Chafing Dish Club members, and the Casino Association stages an evening musical dance at the Casino.

George C. Vaughan Marjorie McGown Charles Starr R. L. Rolffe The Casino Association

Hutchins Host Magnificent Soiree For Friends

Mr and Mrs M B Hutchins entertained last evening honoring their guests with palm and fern decor and red roses. Punch flowed and about forty couples enjoyed dancing throughout the party.

M. B. Hutchins

Cain couple host buffet supper and dancing party

Dr and Mrs J M Cain complimented Miss Zelime Vance and Miss Josephine Carr with a buffet supper and dancing party last evening. Guests included a lengthy list of society members and several guests, with hosts assisted by prominent local couples.

J. M. Cain Zelime Vance Josephine Carr Misses Vance Carr Mary Maverick Yadie Clamp Annie Lee Kerr Lucille Bettina James Annie Bess Moore Margaret Haile Ethel Goggan Agnes Burroughs Clay West Ella Carr Ruth Burleson Helen Gunther Lydia Moore Lucy Carr Fanny Watlington Milby Beatrice Giles Henrietta Hummell Marjorie McGown Dr. Wilson Edmund Young Cain J. M. Vance J. M. Carr G. Newton Jr Ernst Groos A. B. Spencer Joseph Lanier Nix

Wasson School Girls Entertain With Christmas Dance At Casino

The Wasson school girls held a Christmas dance last evening at the Casino with twenty dances on the program. Chaperones included Mesdames Clarkson Erkel Brun dage Newton Kinney Steele Dreiss Abbott Schuhardt Martin Hugo Romberg and the Wasson sisters. Read aloud are the listed girls and several dozen attending boys.

Wasson School Mesdames W. B. Clarkson Henry Erkel P. Brundage Tom Newton John Kinney Harvey JL. Steele Edward Dreiss Thomas Abbott Herman Schuhardat Floy Edwards Martin Ralph Hugo Walter Romberg Elsa Dreiss Bryan McKinnon Wasson Ruth McTaffe Bessie Miller Myrtle Mackin Edith Pancoast Beatrice Peeler Lottie Steele Marie Schuhardt Cecilia Sanderson Charlotte Newton Eleanor Denwall Edna Moore Josephine Horner Marguerite Nelson Vera Monkhouse Bertha Ketchum Helen Schely Marguerite Terry Adele Hazel Shaw Vinnie Hardy Ethel Mackin Lillian Abbott Mary Louise Aiken Aurora Brooks Laurel Phyllis Clarkson Olive Erkel Winnie Converse Josephine Creiss Lillian Edwards Helen Heberer Olive Beneke Clara Helena Kopp George Burnet Clifton Halbech Augustus Pagenstecher Harry Williams Arthur Graham Julius Barclay Edwin Seymour Fred Jagge Clarence Mangum George Schweppe Lee Haltom Walter Heubaum Albert Wegel Jack Cassity Is Davis Frank Abbott Mr. Iike

Mrs Kincaid Hosts Sixty Friends For Card Party

Mrs J M Kincaid entertained about sixty friends at an afternoon card party. The parlor featured pink carnations and dining rooms showed a Christmas note with red roses and carnations. Prizes were won by Mesdames Brundage Wilke Stribbling and John T Wilson. Two course refreshments were served.

J. M. Kincaid P. Brundage A. A. Wilke E. Stribbling John T. Wilson

Grand Theatre party honors Miss Flossie Deutz

Miss Violet Oldham hosted a theatre party at the Grand last evening with a complimentary focus on Miss Flossie Deutz. After the show supper followed at Dr. and Mrs. Oldham's home, with guests including Florida Booth Winnefred Bollows Annette Schmitt Ida Shiner Ethel Holmgreen J Hampton Sullivan Adrian Hubert Loeffler Till Dr McIntosh Albert Engelke Dolan the Lainer Nix and Drie and Mrs J P Oldham.

Violet Oldham Joseph Lanier Nix Drie J. P. Oldham

Linen shower honors Miss Florence Converse bride to be

Mrs O A Balcom hosted a linen shower this afternoon for Miss Florence Converse. The hall featured ferns and Christmas bells while Mesdames Walter, Boren, Dever and Sherman assisted. A five course luncheon was served to a lengthy guest list including Converse, Winnie Converse, Bessie and Meta Gibson, Jose Smith, Naida Hurt, Louise Blank, Agnes Blank, and others.

O. A. Balcom Florence Converse Mesdames Converse Daunis Martin Sherman Leo Cotton Dever Cahull Boren Watzlavzick Turner P. C. Blank Bartholomeu Walters Bryan Hargis Gentzen Zannaver Smith

Equal Franchise Luncheon At St Anthony Hotel

The leading social event of the day was the Equal Franchise luncheon held in the ball room of the St Anthony hotel. Round table discussions were led by prominent local suffragettes with guests including Mrs Elizabeth T Archer and several other noted attendees.

St. Anthony Hotel Elizabeth T. Archer S. P. Brundage K. Furnish O. A. Woestman Hal Howard B. G

List of social guests includes many prominent names

A long roster of attendees spans Chicago Austin Kerrville Kerr many towns with Mrs and Miss titles. Names include Mrs. P H Swearingen Mrs P J Lewis Miss Brackenridge Mr William Dunne Dr J W Carhart Mrs S B Bell Miss May Coltrane Mrs Clarence Becker Mrs Carrilla Bannister and hundreds more.

T. D. Dobbs W. A. Daniel May Davis Austin T. M. Dechman A. Sachs J. W. Carhart S. B. Bell May Coltrane Clarence Becker Carrilla Bannister W. T. Best J. Noyes Evans E. R. Holland L. J. Brooks St. Louis Harry M. Aubrey Eugenia Thomas Lizzie Tynan Addie Flora Maybelle McKenzie May Brawder Avis Chamberlain Aileen Glover Ola Applewhite Ed Tynan Spoor Frank AL. Lewis A. M. Graham Charles Hobart Mexico L. Guerguin A. W. Smith J. E. Wells Maxine Wells T. T. VanderHoeven R. A. Votan Willis Johnson R. E.mahon Hal C. King Nora Hodges Colorado Frances Kelly Grace Cory D. A. Leary Herbert B. Linscott G. Harley Lewis Frank L. Riley Benno Kayton Lee Rollins Jennis Meehan Helen Linsecott Rufus A. Lewis John Lockwood Jean Lockwood L. H. B. Matthews W. F. McCaleb J. E. Franklin J. P. Withers T. T. Jackson T. J. Nye Beatrice Till D. E. Potter Foard Townsend Imogene Franklin Fanita McMillan Vega Brough Bettina James R. Fred Peters Owen Ha E. M. Rowley Mary Routledge Harry Aubrey G. D. Robbins Edith Noyes Nina Greathouse Catherine Kelley

Riverside Restaurant 25 Cent Supper and Turkey Dinner

Riverside Restaurant invites patrons to a 25 cent supper tonight and tomorrow offers a big turkey dinner and chicken supper for the same 25 cent price. They urge guests to bring friends and visit soon.

Riverside

Gimbel Delicatessen Ad Serves Lunches in Crockett Street

The Gimbel Delicatessen offers good lunches and refreshments with ladies and gentlemen served. Located on Crockett Street opposite the Grand Opera House.

Gimbel Delicatessen Crockett Street Grand Opera House

Young Women's Christian Association Vesper Service Notice

Younger members invited to 5 o'clock vesper service led by Miss Rosalie Venable. Reading of Annie Fellows Johnston's Keeping Trust by Miss Elizabeth Wright. Vocal solo by Miss Carrie Strittmatter with accompaniment by Mrs. W Parsons.

Young Women’s Christian Association Rosalie Venable Annie Fellows Johnston Elizabeth Wright Carrie Strittmatter W. W. Parsons

Education of Girls talk at Herff School Mothers Club

The Herff School Mothers' club met yesterday afternoon at the school building. Despite bad weather, attendance was large. Rev Judd B Holt spoke on The Education of Girls and refreshments were served.

Herff School Mothers’ Club Judd B Holt

Dinner and chicken supper at low price

Community event invites locals to a dinner and chicken supper offered at a nominal price of 25 cents per meal encouraging attendance for a community gathering.

Oysters and Sand Wiches at Crockett Street Lunches

Finest half shell oysters and real club house sandwiches offered for lunch takeout on Crockett Street opposite Grand Opera House.

Gimbel Delicatessen Club House Crockett Street Grand Opera House

Tunnel Gaffe Sparks Costly Quip on Train Trip

Artuh Blancherd, a government traveler, sat behind a bride and groom in a Pullman when a tunnel passage dislodged the bride’s hat pins. Blanchard quipped that the tunnel cost 12,000,000 dollars, to which the jurist bride replied that it was worth it.

Artuh Blancherd Blanchard

Price of 25 cents per mea h Come to see us

A brief ad fragment invites readers to visit for a product or service priced at a quarter per unit. It emphasizes a storefront or display with an encouraging tone to stop by and view offerings. The text is sparse and lacks additional identifying details.

Central Congregational church opens with boy outreach in city

The first Congregational church in the city begins services at 11 00 am in the Elks hall Avenue E Rev Frank Dyer in charge with the sermon The Beginnings of a Christian Church Miss Alice Winters to sing A series of boys conference services follow at Travis Park Methodist Laurel Heights and other churches with reports from delegates and plans for further youth work

First Congregational Church Assembly Hall The Elks Avenue E Central Congregational Church Frank Dyer Madison Square Presbyterian Church Frederick Bowen Central Christian Church Government Hill Christian Church Minges Evangelist Company Minges Baptist First Baptist Church Fourth and Taylor Streets J. Porter Baptist Young People’s Union Ladies’ Aid and Missionary Society Calvary Baptist Church North Pine and Hays Streets Nolan Lee Nolan Street Ben Overton Beacon Hill Baptist Church Grant Avenue San Pedro Place Beacon Hill Oe Ae Servic W. Strong L. H. Morey Harlandale Presbyterian Church Camden Street Lexington Avenue D. D Christian Endeavor Tobin Hill Presbyterian Mission Peach Nevada Streets First Presbyterian Church Avenue D Fourth Street Office Arthur G. Jones Young People’s Society Utica Government Hill M. E Pine Mason Streets John W. Shoemaker Epworth League Burgin Alamo Heights Methodist Church Broadway and Poco Streets H. C. Burgin Prospect Hill Methodist Church Cibolo Buena Vista Nathaniel B. Read H. C. Glover Bruce Banks Townsend B. Johnson Laurel Heights Methodist Church Woodlawn Avenue Belknap Place San Pedro Cullom H. Booth Epworth Christ Largo Handel Hanscom Isle of Somewhere Ernest Scrivener Gounod Wely von Weber Sullivan Travis Park Methodist Church St. Anthony Hotel Englewood South Alamo A. Noble James Guenther Street Methodist Episcopal Trinity M. E Avenue C Pecan Street A. Church of Good Cheer Orin Palmer Wright Sure Foundation Fred D. Thompson Boy Scouts Racey O. P. Wright Central Christian Church Revival Lee Adams West Woodlawn Long West Quincy Street J. E. Adams West Magnolia W. Ellis West Agarita W. Cc. McGregor Heimer West Summit Avenue St. Anthony Government Hill Christian Church South Side Christian Church Hunstock Avenue Alamosa Avenue Hot Wells Alexander Johnson Fort Wayne Ind National Conference and Corrections Leonidas H. Harbord Tommins Avenue Harlandale Gospel Mission Victoria Matagorda Main John W. Minges Church In Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church Avenue EH J. C. Felger First Evangelical Church J. L. Hunter Dallas Young Men’s Christian Association C. E. McStravick United Presbyterian Church C. A Burnet and Chestnut Chestnut 8 E. Garfield Johnson Evangelical Friedens Main Avenue East Elmira Street Christian Science First Church of Christ, Scientiat J c Fifth Street Christian Science Quarter Man Gibbs Theosophy Society San Antonio 3Sophical Society Central” Building Church of the Nazarene Maverick Park Tor Burnet Street Ls Rice Woman’s Club W. Broomell Bly Hall Ellis’ Building Avenue Ey Ellwood Avenue Alamo Heigh Alice Winter

Also Mentioned on This Page

Net New York Exchange Central Trust Company Texas the Unitarian Church George H. Badger God Jesus Odd Fellows’ Hall Beulah B. Patterson West Texas Military Aeady Special Boys’ Service Older Boys’ Conference Presbyterian Ogden and Locust Streets E. G. Johnson Evangelical Church Pine Street West Commerce Street R. P. Wright Covenanters Westminster League Westminster Presbyterian Church Corner Garden King William Streets Brooks I. Dickey H. M. Smith Pon Boulevard Presbyterian Church Methodist Unitarian Unitarian Society Geo. H. Badger Odd Fellows Crockett Hotel St. Mark’s Episcopal Church Travis Park Philip Cook Ion St. Paul Vesper Miss Rosalie Venable Miss Strittmatter Euro Hull Nany Ernest D. Sexton Los Angeles Beethoven Hall Adam Elks’ Building Next Post Office Alice Winters Ellwood Ave Alamo Heights
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