Fourteenth Cavalry Plans Rio Grande Christmas Celebration
Captain R. B. Ellis and wife from the Fourteenth United States Cavalry visit San Antonio to purchase a Santa Claus outfit and about 200 dollars worth of fireworks fruits candies and nuts for their Del Rio based unit. They stay at the Menger Hotel and plan a grand Christmas on the Rio Grande with a monster cedar tree and tree trimmings.
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R. B. Ellis
Fourteenth United States Cavalry
del Rio
Tex
San Antonio
Santa Claus
Veterans of Foreign Wars Organizes at Fort Sam Houston
Fort Sam Houston hosts the formation of a national Veterans of Foreign Wars post with about 500 San Antonio members eligible. Officers including Commander Robert A. Dickson and W. W. Dayton are elected to serve through 1917. The group aims to preserve comradeship, aid veterans, and defend US freedoms. Arthur W. Pigott helps organize the district as aide-de-camp to the commander in chief.
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Order of Veterans of Foreign Wars
United States
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
China
Mexico
Order
Robert A. Dickson
W. W. Dayton
Clerk Quartermaster Corps
J. Gardner Greeves
Army
John R. Sands
Alden Carpenter
Dental Corps
Lorenzo F. Gardiner
Office Department
John W. Elliott
Order of Veterans of the Foreign Wars of the
Colo
Army of the Philippines
United States of America
Arthur W. Pigott
Jacob H. Smith
San Francisco
Cal
Pryor Seen Likely as Head of National Live Stock Assn
Col Ike T Pryor of San Antonio banker stockman is favored to become president of the National Live Stock Association at the Cheyenne Wyoming convention January 18. Texas leaders and a large San Antonio delegation push his nomination with no apparent opposition.
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Ike T. Pryor
San Antonio
National Live Stock Association
Cheyenne
Wyo
Pryor
Colonel Pryor
Sam H. Cowan
Fort Worth
S. B. Burnett
James Callan
Menard
J. D. Jackson
Alpine
R. R. Russell
Julian M. Bassett
Crosbyton
Amarillo
W. D. Reynolds
R. BE. Ward
Blessing
A. B. Robertson
Slaten
John ™. Hayes
J. H. Nations
C. W. Newman
K. D. Oliver
Paso
Texas Cattle Raisers’ Association
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Kirschbaum Woox
Levine
Alamo Plaza
Fourteenth Cavalry
del Rio Plan
Canon Paredes
Mexico City
Canon G. Paredes
Catholic Church
Constitutional Congress
Universal Shears & Butcher Knives
SAM Speir Hardware CO
Losoya St
Portage Tire Co
S. Alamo
Alamo Jewelry Co
Parker
Waterman
LaValiere
Iza
Veterans OF Foreign Wars
League
Pershing
Kaufman’s
Coats
Wsc
Havana
Aeda
Floradora
Flores
Doloresa
Daniel Green
Counfy
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