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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1912
Page
18
Mrs. Carrie Voigt returns from New Braunfels visiting Louis Voigt. Mrs. Laura Price visits Blanco relatives. several residents travel to San Antonio Georgetown Dallas and St Louis. Weddings clubs and society events include Alva Watkins and Millard Fleming marriage reception and a Dickens play at Brackenridge club with a choral group reorganization.
Mr and Mrs John T Dickinson return from a two weeks Houston Galveston trip. Mr and Mrs W E Wotring of Mission visit. Mr and Mrs T C Findley of Portland stay with Miss Bertha Kaler. W A Fitch from San Antonio visits Corpus Christi with his wife to see Mrs L R Clarkson and Mrs J Ed Crain. Mrs William Jennings Bryan is honored at a Thursday afternoon reception by Mrs G R Scott on South Broadway.
YOAKUM Mrs. Robert Eaves returns from San Antonio visit. J. H. Deborah returns to Hallettsville after visiting relatives here. Miss Mabel Edgar visits Cuero. Miss Maud Edgar returns from Thomaston. Rosa Mae and Lula Beasley return from Luling visit. Daughters of the Confederacy meet with Mrs. Dan T. Price. Frank Boothe returns from Cuero visit. Mrs. John T. Wofford returns from Cuero trip. Mrs. F L Douglass goes to Rockport to join husband.
Miss Ella Schleyer returns to Gonzales after a relative visit. Lalla Guinn travels home to San Antonio from Mrs. David Gregg’s. Mrs. Charles Leehin and child move to San Antonio. Miss Minnie Beversdorf guests with the Beasleys return to Yoakum. Ida Day visits San Antonio friends. Mrs. Herbert Monkhouse back from Lockhart. Jennie Huff visits relatives in Harwood. Mrs. W. P. Walker visiting friends in San Antonio. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Kelly of Waterloo IA visit Sam P. bs friends. Mrs. Gonzalez visiting her mother Mrs. Wagner. Mrs. David Gregg entertains in honor of Mattie and Mary Lawrence. Evening Card Club meets at Mazur’s hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Jacobs. prizes awarded. Mrs. Norman Allen visits relatives at Prairie ea. Mattie and Mary Lawrence depart for Scotland Neck NC to visit relatives. Luling Alumni aid library setup. Woman’s club funds desks for high school. Malcomb Towns, Ida Day, D. M. Day and Minnie Beversdorf trip to San Antonio in Towns’ auto.
Victoria society notes list residents and guests visiting relatives in San Antonio Corpus Christi Bennington El Campo Cuero Refugio Goliad Inez Anaiqua and Pierce. Travelers include Mrs Joe Hill D H Regan Jules Leffland and many others with hosts Mrs J D Mitchell Mrs L Sterne and U D C officials.
A long list of Taylor residents and guests appear in weekend social updates. Visits span Austin to Waco, Pecos, Carlsbad, El Paso, and San Antonio, with hostesses hosting Afternoon Forty two and Forty two clubs. Local families welcome relatives from Ohio and California.
Mrs. W. Huggins and her daughter visit Sol Parks in Houston. Miss Kate Davis returns from Beeville. Embroidery club hosts a gathering with refreshments. Mae Herriman visits San Antonio relatives. Beeville guests of Mrs. H. C. Crocker. Oak Hill Cemetery holds a monthly meeting at Mrs. W. Denham's home. Mrs. Henry Shafer and son Joel return from San Antonio. Mrs. W. G. McCampbell hosts Bridge club. Pettus scores six games. The Methodist foreign Mission society meets at the parsonage for a study. Miss Seaman of Comanche Peak school visits Mrs. Joe Getzwiller. The Pettus and Juhan families visit the W. A. Pettus ranch.
Sunday afternoon celebration honored Mildred Hoffman on her tenth birthday with about fifty guests. Norma Rohde won first prize, a silver napkin ring, while Elfriede Oberstog took the booby. Guests included many local youths and families. Edna Forcke visited Miss Marguerite Druebert before returning to Seguin.
Miss Gene Brinn left for Houston where she has taken a job. Mrs. Elbert Seale returned from Houston where she visited her parents. C Bruff and family left for San Antonio. Wiseman and wife of Lavernia visited relatives here. Mrs BE Seale visits Kenedy. Jim Lane and wife visited Center Point. Miss Rosalie Stevenson returned from San Antonio. DeWitt, William Murray, and Richard Hazell returned from the state university. Mrs R E Hooks and children returned to Marathon after a visit. L G Wilder left for an air position. Elisa Hughes visits Mrs Keith Williams in Brownsville. Clem McDaniel and son returned from Carrizo Springs. Thomas Burger of Gonzales visited. Annie Wiseman returned from Stockdale.
Mrs. J R Jewett returns to San Antonio after visiting Mrs. W C Kleine. Bishop visitors Mr. and Mrs Eugene Smith stay with Mr. and Mrs. John Mohrmann. Beau-Nots host at Mrs E Ray Bright residence. Thursday club hears Mrs R P Jahnke. Mrs W S Fly returns from visit to San Antonio. Mrs Gus Goss leaves for Mordheim. Mrs Warren Taylor heads to Victoria to see sister Mrs T P Traylor. Several other residents travel or host gatherings in Gonzales and nearby towns this week.
Community members from Cuero and nearby towns exchanged visits in Floresville and San Antonio. Several families attended Joe A. Miller’s funeral, and Woodmen Circle members installed officers including guardian Mrs. M. M. Smith and adviser Mrs. Ed Solomon.
Mrs. Sidney Cluck of Houston visits Mrs. J J Cluck and several locals travel to nearby towns including Leander Taylor and Fort Worth. Community clubs meet for a Pris cilla club gathering I F F club evening and a 42 party. The Shakespeare Club and high school senior class reception are noted with many local attendees.
Miss Iane Patterson returns home from Dallas with her aunt. J. B. Slaughter and family came back from Burnet on Wednesday. Mrs. O. C. McLeod visited Corpus Christi last week. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Latourette left for Jonesboro Arkansas to make their future home. Mrs. Jules Roach and children return from Edna Texas. Mrs. C. W. Hawkins hosted the Forty two club Saturday evening. H. A. Dunton of Davenport Iowa visits. The Woman's Home Mission Society convened with Mrs. A. J. D. Foster on Monday. The Woman's Club held a reception at Mrs. J. W. Thew's home. Mrs. Thew helped greet by Mrs. J. J. Todd and Mrs. A. D. Oliver. Mrs. D. A. Peoples played piano and Miss Hazel Smith sang. Tainty refreshments served. Attendees included Mrs. Parker of St. Louis visiting her daughter Mrs. C. W. Hawkins, Mesdames Thommasson and Bowman of Taft visiting Mrs. Roquemore, and Mrs. T. J. Galley of Beeville. Club guests Mesdames Roquemore, T. Whitley, E. L. Price and Misses Mary Long and Hazel Smith. Club members present listed. Rev. Baucom, conducting revival here, has gone to Port Aransas for a new series of services.
The Forty two club met with Miss Beth Jeter Thursday afternoon. High scores were won by Miss Westmoreland among visitors and Mrs Ben L Grimes among club members. The gathering included multiple local residents and social visits, with several members traveling to nearby towns.
Miss Eula Crownover returns from Lometa visit. Mrs. Charles Edmund of Burnet visits family in Marble Falls. Miss Elsie Phillips back from Stonewall trip. Mrs. Delia Pope returns to Kingsland after visiting Mrs. Stillman Badger. Mrs. Sterling Price of Big Springs called home for mother’s illness in Johnson City. Miss Cora Smith returns from Stonewall. Miss Fannie Connors and her parents visit in Kingsland. B G Slining travels to San Antonio for a month. Central Christian church Ladies' Aid to stage play Young Mrs Winthrop February 22 at the opera house with cast listed. Miss Sallie Edwards hosts Baraca and Philathea class gathering at Fairland with about twenty guests.
Miss Flora Scharbauer of Bellville visits Miss Lee Turny in Smithville as Miss Ladonia Wikulenka of La Grange plans a week with Mrs Hugh Hopper. Ruth Brown returns to Sabinal after a two week aunt visit. Ann Jenkins of Bastrop visits her brother W E Jenkins. Mary McCane spends days in Houston with relatives. Mrs Ed McMahon returns from San Antonio visit. Carrie Tansey returns home to Flatonia after visiting Dr G G Tansey. Mrs 8S Staple hosts Miss Laura Mercer of Mineral Wells for a music evening with solos by Cora Phelps and piano pieces by Clare Cockrill and Zylpha Money. Guests include Una Phelps, Lottie Turney, Sarah Burleson, Fannie Graves, Bess Nichols, Josie Burleson, Louise Nichols, Rena Vickers, Irma Burleson, Gladys Dain, Lavernia Mathis, and many others.
Kerrville residents report visits and travel as Mrs. R. A. Cochran returns from Corpus Christi after ten days with her sister Mrs. R. A. Newman. Walter Vann of Brownsville visits his sister Mrs. Lee Wallace. Mr. and Mrs. Chester Dunbar return to Memphis Texas after a Kerrville stay. Judge R. A. Dunbar visits San Antonio with Judge and Mrs. Pardue. Mrs F H Coleman Sr and Miss Neeley Coleman visit Kerrville. Arthur Karger of Bisbee Ariz visits his parents the Kargers. Alvin Dillie entertains the Methodist men’s club with plans for Sunday school work. The Episcopal women’s board of missions reorganize under Mrs. R. Galbraith. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Coleman spend the winter in Kerrville. Miss Mary Brown visits Kerrville.
Seguin society round up with Edna Forke returning to Miss Marguerite Druebert in New Braunfels. Visitors from Kingsbury Austin and Luling. Burton and San Antonio trips noted. Social clubs host events with prizes including cut glass and bowls of fish, plus bridge and rock games among local residents and guests.
Mrs. Mary Strieler returns home after a several days stay with her son. Judge and Mrs. Green ofville visited Oe ee aes H Eckhardt. Fritz Zedl of Taian and friends were in town for a few days. Eska Galle and family spent Sunday here with relatives.
Elgin residents enjoyed a Tuesday evening of twelve 42 point games hosted by Mr and Mrs T Prewitt with Mrs W F Billingslea leading scores. Guests included Mrs Marie Auler of Milan Italy and Mrs Marthon of Beaumont named honorary member as events shifted to upcoming church activities and social visits.
Mrs. H. Adler hosted the Priscilla Embroidery Club on Tuesday evening and Mrs. Charles Herff hosted the American Woman's League in South Boerne on Wednesday. St Helena's auxiliary entertained at the parish house honoring Mrs. Albert Massey. Card club gave Miss Alma Dietert a surprise party with four prizes awarded. Numerous residents visited or returned from San Antonio and Comfort, with engagements and upcoming marriage notices for Paul Gogt and Frieda Voges.
Miss Fannie Terry entertained the Mermaid club with five games of 42 inches and Laura Bracht achieving the high score. Refreshments were served in two courses. Other attendees included Mrs Wallace Sorenson Mrs Hassell Donnell and several Misses. Next meeting set for Miss Elsie Duvall.
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