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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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.
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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.
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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.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
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
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George H. Badger
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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