Natchez Tribe No 2 Holds Evening Meeting In Turner Hall
A well attended Natchez Tribe No 2 meeting was held Monday despite bad weather. One sick member was reported and cared for. An adoption was conferred on a new applicant. Great Sachem William Marsh announced a February 22 sachem council fire in Laredo Texas for eligible members in the Tex reservation. A complimentary dance at Turner Hall on February 27 will feature a tableaux and Indian dance by Minnehaha Council and Natchez Tribe members.
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Order of Red Men
Wiliam Marsh
Laredo
Tex
Texas
Turner Hall
Minnehaha Council
Pocahontas
Natchez
Odd Fellows Lodge Elects Six New Members
Alamo Rebekah No. 3385 IJ Odd Fellows met Thursday with full officer attendance led by Noble Grand Lillian Dustin. Two new applications were referred and six members elected. The degree team under Captain W. Urquhart conferred degrees on three candidates. Mrs. Agnes Robitzsch received the past noble grand jewel from Mrs. Gertrude Rock, who praised her service.
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Gertrude Rock
Adah Chapter at Fair Meeting Reported
Adah Chapter No. 49 of the Order of Eastern Star held a meeting at the fair. Members discussed plans and honored officers in a brief session.
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Adah
Order of Eastern Star
Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy Promises Youthful Look
An old advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy to darken gray hair naturally. It claims quick results with a dampened applicator, costing about 50 cents, and notes local druggists report high sales for a look of youth.
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Wyeth
Drill Team Captain Leads San Antonio Lodge Eagles
Photograph by Cones shows D. B. Boughner, captain of the drill team for San Antonio Lodge No. 70, Fraternal Order of Eagles, drilling members twice weekly for the state convention May 7 and 8 in Galveston. The team aims for a strong showing. Tuesday Worthy Matron Mrs. Hammond was ill, so Associate Matron Mrs. Sinclair presided. A brief session followed with one candidate balloted on before adjournment and Shriners’ fair night observed with a guard of honor.
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Cones
D. B. Boughner
San Antonio
Hammond
Sinclair
Shriners’ Fair
Shriners
Weesatchie Camp Plans Woodmen Day Parade and Smoker
Weesatchie Camp No 38 Woodmen of the World held a meeting Tuesday reading four prospective member applications. A smoker March 4 was set. Ben Hur Patrol invites Woodmen to Shriners fair Monday for Woodmen day. A city parade will form with Sam Houston Camp No 55 leading and guards, band to escort.
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Weesatchie
Woodmen of the World
Ben Hur
Masons
Weesatchie Camp
Sam Houston Camp No. 55
Elk Lodge Knighthood Actions At Thursday Meeting
Elk Lodge No. 36 Knights of Pythias held a large-attendance meeting on Thursday. Two applications were referred to an investigating committee and two esquires were advanced to the rank of knight. Routine business followed.
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Elk Lodge No
Knights of Pythias
National Americans Assembly Forms Local Lodge
After Alamo Lodge No 34 disbanded, locals form the National Americans assembly in this city. Fourteen applications received, three initiated with a drill team led by Captain Annie Lum. Officers named include President Dock Rossman and Secretary Mary C Schwartz. Next meeting will be a social with coffee and home made cake.
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Alamo Lodge No
Royal Achates
National Americans
National Americans’ Assembly
Missouri
Annie Lum
New Lodge
Dock Rossman
Emmy JL. Schelb
E. KE. Mills
F. C. Seideman
Mary C. Schwartz
Mills
C. Holm
Marshall
L. F. Seffel
Emma L. Schelb
Odd Fellows Plan Texas Grand Lodge Meeting and Reception
The Monroe lodge of the Odd Fellows works to invite the Grand Lodge of Texas to hold its March 1914 annual convention here. A committee will arrange a reception for Marcus W. Davis, Texas grand master, around March 7 after his Dallas Grand Lodge stint. One new member application via a deposited card is noted. A Rebekah Lodge program with readings recitations and music precedes refreshments.
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Monroe Lodge
The
Odd Fellows
Grand Lodge of Texas
Marcus W. Davis
Tex
Grand Lodge
Dallas
Rebekah
Bexar Encampment No 11 Elects Melliff Senior Warden
Bexar Encampment No. 11 held a Friday night meeting in Inde a patri archal degree was conferred on two candidates and G. E. Melliff was installed as senior warden. Melliff attended the Southwest Texas Odd Fellows convention where the installation occurred. Two membership applications were received and two candidates elected.
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Bexar
Order of Odd Fellows
G. E. Melliff
Melliff
Southwest Texas
Odd Fellows
Praetorians Plan Nevada Play and Shrine Night
San Antonio Council No 6 met in the Odd Fellows hall with two new applications. Members voted to join Ben Hur Shrine fair night next Wednesday and expect many to attend. The committee reported progress on the Nevada play to be staged March 27 at the Grand Opera House. The March 6 meeting will elect officers with full attendance anticipated.
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San Antonio
Exposition Hall
Main
A. Jones
Shrin
BE. D. Henry
Ben Ur
Garden Military Academy
Ouston Street
Odd Fellows
Order of Stern Star
Order of Praetorians
Ben Hur
Nevada
Grand Opera House
Eagles Aerie 70 to Send Richter to Grand Lodge
John L. Richter of San Antonio Aerie No. 70 Fraternal Order of Eagles will represent the local group at the grand lodge convention in Baltimore this August. A delegation chosen last Wednesday will attend the state convention in Galveston with a request that Richter become state vice president of the Eagles.
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John L. Richter
San Antonio Aerie No. 70
Order of Eagles
Order
Aerie
Grand Lodge
Baltimore
Aerie No. 70
Galveston
Richter
The
Eagles
Visitors attend Alamo Lodge meeting with banquet and dance
Knights and Ladies of Honor lodge at Alamo Lodge No 206 held a Wednesday meeting with many visitors. A large amount of routine business was transacted and talks of interest to members given. A banquet followed in the dining hall, greatly enjoyed, with dancing and music by the John Bosshardt lodge orchestra.
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Laurel Grove
Woodmen Circle
Sallie White
Sarah Dietz
The
Grove
Beulah Goldring
Bertha Boswell
Minnie Stein
Valentine
Lee A. Hall
Germania Lodge No
Knights and Ladies of Honor
Joseph Fried
T. M. Cowan
John Bosshardt Lodge
Alamo Lodge
John Bosshardt
K. and L. of H
Alamo Hive
Ladies of the Maccabees
Odd Fellows
Crockett Street
Mrs Olds to Visit San Antonio Maccabees Hive
San Antonio Hive No 3 Ladies of the Maccabees held a review with officers present and one new member joining. Rosa E Berline was memorialized as a devoted worker. resolutions adopted. Emma B Olds of Elkhart Ind supreme finance auditor to visit in March for a school of instruction at St Anthony Hotel. next meeting March 3.
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Emma B. Olds
Elkhart
Ind
Supreme Finance Auditor
Order
St. Anthony
Eagles Aerie No 70 Advances In Membership Campaign
San Antonio Aerie No 70 Fraternal Order of Eagles held a Wednesday meeting with large attendance. New members increased total to 1005 as 18 were initiated and 21 applications filed. one reinstatement noted. Memorial services planned for March 9 after which the degree team and officers will attend the state convention in Galveston with expenses paid. John L. Richter nominated as state vice president and to represent at Grand Lodge in Baltimore in August.
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San Antonio Aerie
Order of Eagles
Eigh
The
Aerie
Aerie Hall
Galveston
Eagles
Aerie No. 70
John L. Richter
Richter
Grand Lodge
Baltimore
Slavery in Morocco and the grim market at Marrakec
The piece describes ongoing slavery in Morocco despite French bans, detailing the Marrakesh slave market, pricing by age and sex, and the brutal separation of mothers from infants. It also notes that the New York Bible Teachers' Training School is building a $1,000,000 endowment fund.
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Morocco
Maghreb
Marakech
Voltaire
France
Merakech
Souss
Tafilet
Allah
New York Bible Teachers’ Training School
Wires Behind the Scenes at the Theater
The article follows the theater property man backstage as the audience laughs at a hero’s lines and reacts to the comedian. It describes technician duties during a performance with focus on props and stage effects behind the curtain.
Prop Man the Pivot of Theater Craft Across Eras
The article extols the property man as essential to stagecraft, capable of meteorological effects and animal sounds, and delivering key cues to keep productions from turning to farce. It highlights behind the scenes tricks at the Grand Opera House in San Antonio and traces the craft from ancient Attica to modern theaters.
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Tony
Hamlet
Horatio
Marcellus
Attica
B. C
Grand Opera House
San Antonio
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