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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1917
Page
2
Firemen gift knitting lessons to aid Red Cross service as San Antonian households are urged to display the flag and join the campaign. Volunteers report strong local support with donations and student fund contributions totaling significant sums.
The eighth class to graduate from Kelly Field training for non flying officers is shown. Exercises were held at the new Kelly No 1 school Saturday, with a banquet at the Menger Hotel Saturday evening. The ten members hail from across the United States and represent business and professional life.
Miss Anderson reports Southern Wisconsin and Annerstein Meiw Cruse selecting a time for nursing training driven by the war effort. Acting head Mrs. J. J Stevens, chairwoman of the education department, calls Bah AMonig women to prepare 20,000 nurses by spring for home service. Red Cross instructors offer dresssing hygiene and patient care to ready women for imminent emergency.
Report from camp postoffice describes heavy mail flow but no congestion after a Thanksgiving surge. Nearly 100 new workers added, with 0 emphasis on crime. postal teams from San Antonio assist as Christmas rush looms. A 500-letter-minute canceling machine enables faster processing. Sundays and holiday work required to clear incoming packages and foods sent by soldiers’ families.
Waking and eating apples offered at 614 Medina in Pine Ady area. Price listed as 4.26 per breed. Local market note notes variety and availability at Alpe Sheemink with IV Pine Ady branding.
The Rotary Club and Municipal Band organize a Christmas tree and toy giveaway for 103000 underprivileged children in San Antonio. Santa Claus will preside at a public event on Monday evening on Christown Avenue, with toys including dolls and teddy bears funded by a $400 purchase and distributed by a gifts committee. City officials plan street closures for a safe gathering, as volunteers from the Rotary and local clubs, including Lewis Beck and Elmer Abbay, coordinate the event with the band providing music.
Johnny Reynolds known as the Human Fly performed daring stunts atop a building during a Kelly Field show, climbing through chairs and tables and swinging on ropes to entertain a crowd of about three thousand. The act included scaling a trellis and balancing on edges, ending with a dramatic pose as he stood on a tower. Meanwhile readers are urged to support the Light's Soldier Tobacco Fund aiding front line troops with tobacco kits.
The Knights of Columbus will visit St Pete's Orphanage Sunday afternoon at 2:20 from St. Hall to present Christmas gifts. Bruno's orchestra and a quartet will provide music, with P. I. Leng among speakers and Jon Hennessy chairing the event. The program includes mission songs and a gift distribution to orphans and their families.
The article depicts soldiers in wartime facing stress and dependence on tobacco products. It notes the government’s role in providing tobacco to soldiers and hints at the broader social tension if such support were withdrawn.
Annis M. Eagle, chairman of Kingfisher folk, sends Luis Totter to Brig. Gen. Gaslun at Camp to deliver prepaid boxed Christian packages from Kingfisher County. The items, intended for each soldier at the cantonment, are to be distributed to the rightful recipients.
A broken OCR note describes a fundraising push supporting the Red Cross through public sales, post office, Wells Fargo Express, and Boy Scouts. It cites committees and donors, aiming to raise funds to meet a $2000 target while noting strong community support and the need for continued contributions.
The Pals Club hosts a Christmas Eve event with Santa Claus delivering gifts to over three hundred members and town theatre folk. A decorated tree, crafted by local contributors, lights up the club rooms as a program of acts from vaudeville, the Tossers troupe, and home talent unfolds.
Report from Camp Trevis notes mumps outbreaks thinning ranks and prompting strict quarantine relaxations. A wartime health program targets mosquito and water-borne risks, directing disposal of waste and sanitation steps to prevent further spread among troops.
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