Christmas School Social Quietly Overseen by Families
A society note describes a Christmas party at a school with decorations in red and green, a flower girls procession, and guests including Miss Elizabeth Senior, Miss Marjorie Campbell, Reed Brown, and a bridal party. The gathering features elaborate rooms, roses, carnations, and silver tea services arranged by Mrs. Martindale and others. Also mentioned are arrivals and plans from Miss Lipscomb, Miss Lucy Seeligson, and others for holiday visits and college events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce Martindale
Ruth Lipscomb
Virginia Martindale
Katherine Houston
Aes
Tey
Howard Martindale
Mesdames
J. N. Keeran
Claude Keeran
Charles Tips
Seguin
Harry Hyman
W. T. Montgomery
W. W. Lipscomb
Dorothy Potter
Tyler
Hildegarde Storey
Austin
Martindale
Miss Lipscomb
Carlos Bee
Frederick J. Combe
Robert Martindale
J. E. Jarratt
Robert L. Ball
Louise Taylor
Charles Clamp
Catherine McGown
Bessie Bell Tips
Gladys McFarland
Mattie Terrell
Jeanette Hagelstein
Gertrude Negley
Olive Martindale
Victoria Herff
Dorothy Gage
Lane Taylor
Social Calendar Highlights Midweek Club Dances
Wednesday night features the Travis Club regular dance for adults and juniors. Delta Sigma Upsilon meets at the Menger. Phi Alpha Sigma dances at the Gunter. A Majestic party at the St. Anthony honors Miss Joske with supper and dancing. Thursday includes Raymond Ed ward and Francesca Mason's 10 30 a m wedding and Woman's Club Coterie hosting duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Travis Club
Sol Frank
Dave Frank
St. Anthony
Joske
Bonn Avon school Christmas dance lights up mission architecture
The Bonn Avon school held its annual Christmas dance on Tuesday night with moss and holly decorations and sixteen planned dances. Faculty members Mary Gower Hall Carrie Estes Agnes Benedict Ellen Pratt and Edith Wilson greeted guests while Elsie Bilhartz visited from the College of Industrial Arts. Guests included Mrs J F Bilhartz and Mrs John G Bronkhorst of Fon du Lac Wis. Adelaide Campbell returned from Washington DC and plans for holiday events followed. Fannin School pupils and teachers will celebrate Christmas from 2 30 to 4 30 with a cedar tree display on the grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bonn Avon School
Mary Gower Hall
Carrie Josephine Estes
Agnes Benedict
Ellen Pratt
Edith Wilson
Fannin School
Holiday social notes and campus news items in local column
Miss Catherine Farmer returns from the University of Texas for holidays. Venna Cocke and Hill Cocke visit parents before resuming studies in Austin January 2. Slyvester ball at the Casino Association on Sunday December 31 with supper reservations. Charles Roos of Victoria visiting family at 411 McCullough Avenue. The Dancing Dozen entertained at the Gunter cabaret dansant with a long list of attendees. Extended holiday guest lists from Galveston and Austin families. Pen Women’s Club discusses the Laurel magazine publication. Delta Sigma Upsilon initiates dinner dance at St Anthony December 22 from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venna Cocke
Hill Cocke
Emmett B. Cocke
West Mulberry Street
Austin
The
Casino Association
Pen Women’s Club
Mary Fly
Laurel
J. Kendrick Collins
Mesdames Charles Davis
Frank Bell
Sterling Robertson
W. H. Vaughan
Bettie Collins
Mesdames
Leta Larkin
Wiggins
Dallas
Joe L. Hill
Boyd McCampbell
Mrs. Fly
Delta Sigma Upsilon
St. Anthony
Parson Haecker Wedding Sealed in Scott Street Home
The marriage of Will E. Parsons of Company E Thirty-seventh Infantry to Paula Haecker of this city was performed at the home of the bride’s parents on Scott street. Chaplain John T. Kendall of the Second Wisconsin Infantry officiated. Parsons plans to move to McAlester Oklahoma after his enlistment expires and take a farm there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parson-Haecker
Will E. Parsons
Company E
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Paula Haecker
Scott Street
John T. Kendall
Second Wisconsin Infantry
Parsons
McAlester
Okla
Alcazar Duplex Ranges Sold at Sam Speir Hardware
Sam Speir Hardware Co at 219 Losoya Street advertises Alcazar duplex combination gas wood and coal ranges for sale. The listing highlights versatile heating and cooking options across fuel types.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alcazar Duplex
SAM Speir Hardware CO
Losoya St
Light Want Ads Promises Deals for Last Eleven Days of 1916
Advertises a one dollar offer for twelve days from December 21 to 31 and includes two Sundays, urging readers to place ads to maximize value.
Tenant Farmer Law Test Filed in Travis County Suit
In Austin Texas on December 20 Henry Prince a farmer filed suit against landlord Wyatt Green marking the first Travis county test of the Governors Tenant Farmer Law enacted by the Thirty fourth Legislature. The measure was one of the governor’s pet projects and among the first to receive approval at the last legislative session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Travis County
Henry Prince
Wyatt Green
City School Charter to Trim Board Terms and Size
The charter revision committee plans to reduce school board terms from six to two years and cut members from nine to seven while preserving three women trustees. They cite a Civil Appeals Court ruling and compare with other cities. Public suggestions are invited by room 409 State Bank building ahead of a forthcoming meeting. The amended charter will be voted on after committee work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court of Civil Appeals
State Bank Building
French Taxes Heavier as France Plans War Costs
Reports to the United States government outline new French taxes for next year to cover higher wartime expenses. Mobilizable men would pay twelve francs plus an income tax, a national dog levy is proposed, and levies would rise on mines clubs horses vehicles incomes estates alcohol tobacco and condiments. Income tax would rise from two to five percent and exemptions drop from 5000 to 3000 francs while personal estate tax climbs from four to five percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
France
United States
No Amnesty Declared for Villa Loyalists in Chihuahua
General Francisco Murguia says no amnesty for Villa leaders, time for clemency passed, rebels to be treated as outlaws. Rumors persist of a Villa Salazar split over Horcasitas rout. Villa blamed Salazar and evacuated Chihuahua City. Murguia and General Figueroa push energy, inspect troops, reorganize, and supply men with gear and mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chihuahua City
Mexico
Francisco Murguia
Salazar
Villa
Horcasitas
Murguia
Chihuahua
Figueroa
Old Rags Plentiful in New York Meeting
The National Association of Waste Material Dealers reports no rag or old paper shortage. High prices earlier attracted large stockpiles, but mills say they are not in the market now. The industry, worth about $1 billion annually, plans uniform packing and better sorting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
National Association of Waste Material Dealers
Moraht Leaves Tageblatt for New Paper
Major Moraht quits as military critic of the Deutsche Tages Zeitung Tageblatt and joins another paper, amid reported wartime disagreements. Strays of two cavalry horses from Camp Wilson Fort Sam Houston Texas listed for $10 reward each for delivery to Depot Quartermaster Fort Sam Houston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
London
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Moraht
Tageblatt
Camp Wilson
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Depot Quartermaster
German Soldiers Not Told of Peace Yet in France
Dec 20. Only one non commissioned officer among German prisoners heard of the emperor's peace proposal. British officers speculate if peace overtures reached front line troops amid reports of air supremacy orders from Von Hindenburg. Prisoners describe heavy Allied air activity and stronger British shelling depressing German troops in the trenches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
London
von Hindenburg
Hang
Two Die in Bruceville Mine Gas Explosion
Bruceville Indiana December 20 two miners died and fifteen were hurt when a gas explosion hit the Oliphant Johnson mine near town. About 150 men were entombed but nearby mine crews aided and the workings were cleared within four hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruceville
Ind
Oliphant-Johnson
Here
Comaduran Return Sought by Carranza Officials
Carranza government officials asked military authorities here to arrest and deport Colonel Luis Comaduran, a Carranza officer who crossed into El Paso with his staff after arriving in Juarez recently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Carranza
Luis Comaduran
Comaduran
Juarez
Comaduran Reaches El Paso After Assignment Shift
Carranza officials report Comaduran ordered to Casas Grandes to assume a regiment but General Murguia redirected him to Chihuahua City. Instead he arrived in El Paso, while Bravo claims Comaduran was to account for government funds. Juarez officers say sixty of his men were disarmed. Comaduran reports to General Obregon and General Murguia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Casas Grandes
Francisco Murguia
Chihuahua City
Carranza
Eduardo S. Bravo
el Paso
Bravo
Juarez
F‘omaduran
Obregon
Murguia
Soldier dies of pneumonia at El Paso posting
The seventh death among troops at El Paso from pneumonia in a week occurred Tuesday. Private Preston J. Wilson of M Company Second South Carolina Infantry died from the disease. Wilson lived in Columbia, South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EL Paso
Tex
Preston J. Wilson
M Company
Second
South Carolina Infantry
Wilson
Columbia
8. C
Noted soubrette Jennie Calef dies in Chicago home
Mrs. Andrew Waldron 59, known as Jennie Calef of the Calef Sisters, a famed soubrette team, died at her Chicago residence. Doctors cited heart trouble as the cause after she had retired about twenty years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Andrew Waldron
Jennie Calef
Calef
Waldron
White Pine Blister Rust Threatens U S Pines
The American Forestry Association warns the white pine blister rust could wipe out vast pine wealth across the United States and Canada. It has appeared in many states and provinces. no cure exists. Spore spread from pines to currant and gooseberry bushes then back to pines. Authorities urge removing currant and gooseberry bushes and infected trees to curb spread.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Forestry Association
United States
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Rhode Island
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Quebec
Ontario
New England
Lake States
Sisal Prices Raised By Industry Regulator
American rope and twine makers were told of a three cent per pound rise in sisal prices, announced by the sisal regulating commission which markets the Mexican crop. Reduced visible supply follows heavy Yucatan storms and labor shortages in sisal districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Sisal Regulating Commission
Yucatan
Pure Food Trials at Houston Move Toward Hearings
AUSTIN December 20 R H Hoffman Jr state pure food commissioner left for Houston to handle hearings on several cases alleging violations of the pure food laws.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Austin
Tex
R. H. Hoffman Jr
Also Mentioned on This Page
Elizabeth
College of Industrial Arts
Denton
Frank GB. Gartner
Marjorie Campbell
George Campbell
Sweet Briar, Va
Reed Brown
Staunton Military College
Staunton
Mrs
Thomas Reed Brown Jr
Lucy Seeligson
Briar Cliff Manor
Arthur W. Seeligson
Lamar Seeligson
Yale
Arthur Seeligson
College and Academy of the Incarnate Word
Delta Sigma Upsilons
Menger
Gunter
Raymond Edward
Francesca Mason
Kearney Mason
Jackson Road
John J. Stevens
Will A. Morriss
Woman's Club
Self Culture Club
Wolff & Marx Auditorium
Max Steifel
Miss Joske
Elsie Bilhartz
J. F. Bilhartz
William A. Breeden
John G. Bronkhorst
Fon du Lac, Wis
Adelaide Campbell
Madeira
A and Department Stores
OPERA
College
J. W. Shaw
Catherine Farmer
University of Texas
W. C. Farmer
Charles Roos
Victoria
Mrs. R. Roos
McCullough Avenue
Dansant
Lillian Hughes
Kate Williams
Corinne Worden
Marguerite White
Mildred Taylor
Catherine Lewis
Marguerite Maracheau
Marjorie Hicks
Annabel Hicks
Zoie Nesbitt
Martha Randall
Catherine Randall
Frances Williams
Mary Belle White
Rebecca Watson
J. E. Bell
J. E. Brinkmeyer
Leslie McIlhenny
Nelson Lytle
Ed Lange
Will Mooney Maher
T. B. Chadwick
Dr. W. T. Nesbitt
Sam Chapman
Harold Doyle
Will Mayes
Arthur White
R. M. McCreighton
Jerry Coe
First Wisconsin Infantry
Sam Maverick
Galveston
Sarah Maverick Gray
Edmund T. Miller
Edward Sammons
Charles Cameron Bell
Gunter Cabaret
Dorothy Pagenstecher
Arthur Claassen
Alexander Pagenstecher
A. C. Burnett
John Roberts
Captain Ford
Captain Oden
Bagley
Herbert B. Eckermann
Mrs. E. M. Daggett
West Johnson Street
City
E. GC. Flaig
Sadie Street
Parilie Rowland
Victoria Street
San Antonio
Villistas
Kepley
Rei
Alamo Plaza
Germany
Deming
the Shop of Gifts
Nathalie Schulenberg
Mgr
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