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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1917
Page
10
Members of Edgar Lodge No 11 Independent Order of Bnai B’rith hosted a reception for several hundred Jewish soldiers. The event featured music, refreshments, and tributes honoring service members, reflecting community support during wartime.
Jewish soldiers from camps in anu nvar Sau joined an entertainment and dance in the Gunter Hotel Thursday night. It started a series of socials planned by Jewish societies and organizations to aid the soldiers. Talks before the program were by Faun La wel Marks and Dr. GH Lowenstein, head of the Jewish Soldiers' Club, with H. M. Vail as War Service Board secretary. A second item notes Vatican consideration of a wireless station at St Peter's to enable independent diplomatic transmissions and secure messages from Vatican representatives aboard.
The Lucky Seven class at the Ground Officers Training School Kelly Field held a dinner at the St. Anthony Hotel. Cadet Paige Monteagle of San Francisco read a seven stanza poem How Ground Officers Are Groval. Attendees included Major General and Mrs Juin Wy Bueckman and Col W D Chitty.
Land required for widening Bowie and Water Streets was accepted by the city center at its meeting Thursday. The arrangement provides for paving and curbing on the new line. property owners pay two thirds of toning, city one third. ordinances on sold clothing and other items were referred to the City Attorney.
Widespread interest shown by the Red Cross and local churches as the relief commission seeks fall clothing for Belgium. Citizens urged to raid closets and trunks for cast off garments to be collected Monday at central headquarters Cr. 4129 with help from the Roy Scouts and school drives.
The Texas drought relief committee will meet tomorrow night in Washington to discuss relief for drought stricken farmers and stockmen in the western portion of the state. The session aims to press relief pleas and coordinate efforts amid ongoing dry weather.
Tailored, trimmed street and dress hats in a fine selection of new mild winter styles. All hats priced up to 8.95 reduced to 2.50 with prompt Saturday morning arrival for best selection on the Third Floor. Also note dainty felt house slippers in several colors with belting leather soles at 1.35 per pair, plus men's and women's Pullman slippers at 1.50. Children's “Comfys” priced at 1.25 and men’s felt slippers at 1.50 and 2.00 on the First Floor.
A sale page lists novelty jewelry items at 50c each including links hat pins brooches ear drops and necklaces in gift boxes plus four in hand styles at 60c and three in a box at 75c. Other items include mahogany stand fittings Italian silk bodices and opera tops two tone embroidery work bags children’s Kayser knitted gloves and heavy lisle hosiery all with special pricing on the first floor.
A catalog style notice lists Fancy Ribbons at 60 cents a yard for bags and garments, plus gift items on first floor including heavy grained ivory comb set at 4.98, envelopes and cards, leather coin purses at 1.75, and silk crepe fabrics in Tokyo and Copenhagen colors priced 2.95 and 1.95. Second floor offers ribbon trimmed robes 5 and women’s size wool blend garments with red, rose and green colors at 3.95.
Second floor offers silk camisoles in white or flesh tint for $1.25, trimmed and tailored styles in crepe de chine and wash satin. Also fine trepe de chine dresses at $5.95, sizes two to fourteen in multiple colors. Towel sets gift boxed at $1.26, wash cloths four for 74 cents. Warm wool quilts $5.95, plaid motor rugs $8.95, and assorted kids toys in the shop of the toys including doll buggies, wooden cars, pianos, and blocks.
Announcement from secretary F C Wolnert notes a 22 member committee's decision pending. Names listed include Kell Wichita Falls Meyer Rockdale Schatz Davidson Hudspeth Pryor and others now in Washington awaiting a War Department conference next Monday. The report mentions a potential conference outcome and a public address by J Carrington on advertising psychology at the Scientific Society rooms.
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