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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Feb 24, 1913

Page

6

Club notices on meetings and banquets in San Antonio

The Tobin Hill Circle of Travis Park Methodist Church meets at 3 PM tomorrow with Mrs. Edwin D. Mouton. Other circles meet at 3 PM and 8 PM, including Mrs. EB Applewhite and Mrs. Harry Hust’s homes. Riverside Park Mothers’ Club tea is 3:45 to 6 PM at Mrs. Matthews. YWCA February birthday party is 1 PM Friday. annual YWCA banquet is Wednesday at the Gunter Hotel. tickets available at local drugstores and the association. Park committee of Prospect Hill Improvement Club meets 8 PM tomorrow at Mrs. J L Kerr’s home to discuss the park. Mrs. W C Harper hosts the Pegues Memorial Baptist Church Ladies Missionary and Aid Society from 3 to 4 PM with a Brazil program led by Mrs. E Ahrens and others.

Tobin Hill Travis Park Methodist Church Edwin D. Mouton East Agarita Avenue Travis Park EB. C. Applewhite South Flores Street San Antonio Methodist Church Harry Hust Howard Street Riverside Park Mothers’ Club W. M. Matthews Wilson and Roosevelt Avenues Mattie Russey Avenue B Prospect Hill W. C. Harper Indiana Street Ladies’ Missionary and Aid Society The Pegues Memorial Baptist Church Brazil E. Ahrens Fred White A. 8S. C. West Woodard Jud Holt W. C. Woodson Ahrens

Diet and live forever lecture on perpetual life

Boston hearer Professor Agostino Levasin, formerly of Malta, argued that natural death constitutes suicide and that proper diet can achieve physiological equilibrium and longevity. He urged abstaining from meat, living on vegetables, and periodic long fasts to extend life and even enable immortality.

Boston Agostino Levasin Malta Aero

Gibons Club and Symphony Schedule Evensong

The Gibons Literary Club hosts an 8 p.m. event at St Marys auditorium while the San Antonio Symphony performs at 8 15 p.m. in Beethoven hall. Both programs showcase local cultural offerings for the evening in San Antonio.

Gibons Literary Club St. Mary’s Auditorium San Antonio

Washington tea party hosted by Mrs Holland for Pen Women

Mrs E A Holland will host a Washington tea at 3 PM Tuesday for the San Antonio Pen Women. Miss Sallie Simms has returned home to Beaumont after visiting her brother L A Simms and family. Mrs John Neal Hodges and Miss Marguerite Coleman will hold informal at home hours from 4 to 6 PM tomorrow. Mrs F E Tulley has returned to Granite City Illinois from the Gunter. Hot Wells Hotel plans a swimming party and dinner for the entire women’s gymnasium along with director Mrs Ever Johnson tomorrow evening.

E. A. Holland Washington San Antonio Sallie Simms L. A. Simms Beaumont John Neal Hodges Marguerite Coleman F. E. Tulley Gunter Granite City, Il Hot Wells Hotel Woman’s Gymnasium Ever Johnson

Sans Souci Club Hosts Washington Birthday Party

Misses Antonette and Saviour Battaglia hosted a Saturday afternoon event with Washington birthday decor of red white and blue. Mrs Florence King Dean played violin with Antonette Battaglia, a contest followed with prizes awarded to Annie Levytansky Ophelia Kuehn Retta Rische and Mrs Harry Scrivener. Refreshments and a central punch bowl adorned with hatchet favors completed the gathering attended by club members and relatives.

Antonette Saviour Battaglia Sans Souci Club Washington Florence King Dean Antonette Battaglia Annie Levytansky Ophelia Kuehn Retta Rische Harry Scrivener

Washington Birthday Party With Cherry Tree Games

Miss Alice Hankins hosted an entertaining evening for friends with red white and blue decorations. George Washington and Martha Washington figures greeted guests, prizes awarded for guessing and a cherry tree contest, and two course refreshments served.

Alice Hankins Willie Sawers George Washington Gladys Hawkins Martha Washington

Miss Ella Frick Hosts Banco Party at Rechel Home

Mrs. Charles Rechel hosted a banco party last week with Miss Ella Frick in attendance. Prizes went to Miss Anna Heinich, Mr. Raybould, and Mr. Swan. Refreshments followed for a long list of guests including Barbara Zoeller, Honorine Reich, Vera Kypfer, Camille Zizelmann, Edna Cohen, and many others.

Ella Frick Banco Charles Rechel Anna Heinich Mr. Raybould Mr. Swan Barbara Zoeller Honorine Reich Vera Kypfer Camille Edna Cohen Clara Edna Koerps Margaret Lacey Lina Michel Annie Heinich Pauline Zizelmann Elsie Fries Clara Neumann Linda Heilig Edith Raybould Agnes Rits Doyle Huebnér Madelein Thweet Ned Zoeller Carl Ries Clarence Weyel Mr. West Mr. Brown Joe Hudson Sam Mason Mr. Deussen Louis Tengg Joe Baetz C. Michel Alvin Charles Frick Walter Geyer

George Washington Party Hosted By Ruth Pennington

Miss Ruth Pennington entertained Friday night with a George Washington party. Red white and blue streamers decorated the rooms as games and refreshments followed. Assistants included Miss Adina Pennington Mrs Ware and Mrs Randolph. Attendees named in the notice include Edith Hull Bethela Ware Ethel Newport Dorothy Felthouse Sadie Fellow Eloise Perrse Grace Johns Ophelia Kroeger Kathrine Rilling Lottie Neagle Harry Jack Fletcher Clarence Hull Arthur Neagel Charlie McConnell Teddie Connely Feuben Toepperwein Jessie Conway Laurin Wickwire Manton Randolph and Johnnie Hildebrand.

Ruth Pennington Adina Pennington Ware Randolph Edith Hull Bethela Ware Ethel Newport Dorothy Felthouse Sadie Fellow Eloise Perrse Grace Johns Ophelia Kroeger Kathrine Rilling Lottie Neagle

Hostess to Card Club Night at South Street Home

Miss Florence Icke entertained the I D C Card Club on Wednesday evening at her home on South Street. Five hundred was played with prizes awarded to Misses Gussie Black Erna Donop and Maggie Casey. A two course luncheon followed for the group including several named guests.

Florence Icke I D. C South Street Gussie Black Erna Donop Maggie Casey Maggie Nell Casey Selma Marie Fricke Josie Icke Alma Jud Eugenia Nordhaus Agnes Wohilfarth Ed Krisch

Bunco Party Planned by Miss Mary Huebner

Miss Mary Huebner will entertain with a bunco party Wednesday evening at her Crockett street home. The event is complimentary to her niece Miss Ada Huebner of New York City.

Mary Huebner Crockett Street Ada Huebner New York City

Entertain Bowling Club at Miss Bartholomae’s Home

Entertain Bowling Club hosted by Miss Millie Bartholomae on North Cherry Street Friday evening. The event featured purple and gold club colors and included an advertisement contest among attendees.

Millie Bartholomae Star Bowling Club North Cherry Street

The Reason She Said No by Nell Brinkley

Betty loves Billy and his fast white racer but rejects him after a car crash and the sight of Billy with wreckage and haste. Nell Brinkley frames a young woman's resolve amid a winter scene and a broken romance.

Nell Brinkley Billy Betty Eros Billyboy Billy-boy

Prize winners and refreshments noted at event

Mrs. C. L. Gordon and Mrs. Zimmermann won prizes while Mrs. Fred Keestring and Mrs. Neumann took guessing contest honors. Later refreshments featured fruit and cherry favors with George Washington motifs.

C. L. Gordon Zimmermann Fred Keestring Neumann George Washington

Pansy Embroidery Club Hosts House Warming Event

The Pansy Embroidery Club entertained Saturday evening with four house warmings honoring Mrs. Paul Stuetz. Prizes in a guessing contest went to Mesdames C Reynolds W S Goff and George Herwick. A two course luncheon followed.

Pansy Embroidery Club Paul Stuetz Mesdames Co. C

Ladies Section to Entertain at Regular Card Party

The Ladies' Section of the San Antonio Turn Verein will host a regular monthly card party at 3 o'clock Thursday afternoon at Turner Hall.

San Antonio

Wedding delays cost Hartland woman farm land

In Dodge City Kansas a western Kansas wife failed to file on 160 acres after a misdescribed relinquishment. The seller kept the money and is clear. the land reverts to government and may be claimed by the husband if eligible.

Dodge City Kans Kansas R. C. Whinney Hartland Kearny County Land Office

Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Advocated

The article extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a grand remedy for women's ills. It credits Pinkham over thirty years of work creating a plant based remedy from roots and herbs and claims nationwide recognition as the standard treatment for women's disorders.

Pierce Itg Lydia FE. Pinkham Lydia EB Pinkham

Ancient Sword of Moses Found in British Museum Archives

A thirteenth century copy of The Sword of Moses, linked to a still older text, has been unearthed by Dr. M. Gaster in the British Museum. The manuscript details divine names and ritual formulas claimed to heal, protect, or harm, with instructions on purifications, conjurations, and cures for diseases, weathering curses, and catching spirits.

British Museum M. Gaster New York American Moses God

Folkloric Poetic Caution About Poisoning Beliefs

The passage mocks medieval beliefs in poisoning and magical invocations by recounting a piteous demand to pour poisonous water into a victim’s body. It notes these superstitions were widespread in past ages and compares them to contemporary fortune telling and magic practices.

Puziel Guziel Praiel

Swift & Co Beef Sales Hit San Antonio Week Average

Swift and Co reported fresh beef sales in San Antonio for the week ending February 22 averaging 9.55 cents per pound. The figure reflects market activity and pricing by the firm in local meat trade.

Swift & Co San Antonio

Subterranean River Found Near New Brighton and Beaver Falls

A cavern struck while drilling a gas well in Harbison Hollow White township reveals a subterranean river 100 feet wide. The river runs from Connellsville area along the Beaver River to Beaver Falls and under New Brighton, continuing beneath this region.

New Brighton Beaver Falls Keystone Driller Company Harbison Hollow White Township R. M. Downie Beaver River Connoquenessing Creek Beaver Fall

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