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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1912
Page
6
The Twentieth Century Study club will meet Wednesday at 3 o'clock in the Maverick hotel parlors. An interesting program of music and addresses has been arranged. Presidents of mothers clubs and prominent club workers are invited.
Miss Elizabeth Harrison and Miss Belle Woodson will lecture at the regular hour tomorrow afternoon at the George LeRoy Brown Kindergarten on 515 North Pecos Street.
The Gibbons Literary Club met at the Knights of Columbus hall with the program as announced. Miss De Zavala read a poem “Thou Hast Crushed the Flower” by Mrs. Hemans. New members elected include Mrs. H. J. Wagenfein, Mrs. M. E. Ballard, Mrs. McClure, Miss Bessie Tasse, Miss Esther McClure, Miss Johanna Quigley, Miss Charlotte Way, and Miss Mary O Neal.
The Riverside Park Mothers' club held a successful afternoon tea at Mrs. W. H. Wells residence with assistance from Mrs. Owen Haworth and Mrs. George Reeder. A program featured readings by Miss Har.
The Philathea class of the West minster Presbyterian church will hold a business meeting Friday at 3 o'clock in the Sunday school room. Officers will be elected and important business transacted. All members urged to attend.
The San Antonio Self Culture club entertained yesterday afternoon at Mrs. J. T. Smith's Monterey street home. Rev. C. C. W. Broomell gave a lecture on Dickens tale while Miss Louise Polk sang and Miss Lindsley played. Mrs. Broomell and Mrs. Jersig attended with club members for a social hour afterward.
Our reading club met yesterday in regular session and carried out the program as announced. Le Chantecler was the subject of study.
The Government Hill Literary club plans a Wednesday 4 pm meeting at 628 Crosby Street hosted by Miss Mary Manning. Mrs. Alling will lead the session with the study topic England Across the Sea.
The department of music of the Woman's club will meet Wednesday afternoon at the clubhouse. Mrs. Lewis Krams-Beck and Mrs. C. R. Clark organize the program Cradle Songs and Lullabies of all Nations with contributors including Frances Holden Skinner who returned from studying abroad. The program features papers, vocal and instrumental pieces by a group of club members and guests, followed by a hosted afternoon by Mrs. Drought and Mrs. Reese Wilson.
In the March Woman's Home Companion Miss Esther Allstrum, Tacoma food inspector, defines counterfeit food as denatured by disease or reduced value and argues it is a grave crime. She says the public has a right to good, clean food bought with legitimate money and to demand it.
Advertising copy claims PAZO OINTMENT cures itching, bleeding, protruding piles in 14 days with a money refund if it fails. Mentions price 60c and messenger boy quote 2-0-0 for delivery.
Various social activities listed include dancing at Casino hall in the evening hosted by the Girls club, an afternoon Natural club gathering with Miss Louise Berry, Miss Mary Carroll entertaining Clover club after noon and Martha Washington tea at Mrs. J. W. Dickenson home in Arlington Court, plus San Antonio Penwomen and Ursuline alumnae meetings in the afternoon at local venues.
Several box parties of Army personnel witnessed the production La Favorite at the Grand Opera House last evening. Attending were Capt. and Mrs. Charles G. Treat, Col. and Mrs. H. L. Scott, Col. and Mrs. F. D. Sturgis, Maj. W. S. Scott, Miss Kath leen Scott, Capt. F. B. Hennessy, Mrs. Baxter, Mrs. Bristol, and Miss Cominski with Mrs. Bristol.
The Clover club gathered this afternoon for an afternoon of cards at Miss Mary Carrolls Myrtle street home. Present were Misses Florence Pape Clara Webb Flora Smith Jewell Mitchell Maud Smith Mrs C H Holloway and the hostess.
The Sphinx club dance Thursday evening at Casino Hall will be chaperoned by Judge and Mrs. Winchester Kelso Dr and Mrs John B Herff and Mr and Mrs H Morris.
Mrs W F Woods and Miss Kate Evans will host the missionary society gathering tomorrow afternoon at Mrs Woods home 2901 West Houston street. The event is for the Prospect Hill Methodist church ladies and members.
Mrs John Herman Kampmann will entertain at bridge tomorrow afternoon in honor of her guest Mrs Alexander Mellen of Pittsburg. The social event brings together local ladies for a refined afternoon of games and companionship.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank C. Smith will entertain the Wednesday Evening Bridge Club tomorrow evening at their Summit Avenue home.
Seventy two members of the San Antonio German club occupied the loges at the Orpheum theater last night and after the performance went to the St Anthony hotel for supper. The party included Mr. and Mrs H L Howard Mr and Mrs W J Harris and many others.
The claim by W. L. Schmitz of Montevideo Minnesota and Dr. J. T. Bright of Covington Kentucky that they shed thirty pounds in thirty days is proven. Marjorie Hamilton markets a drugless fat reducing treatment in Denver that supposedly lowers weight without dieting or medicines and is promoted by Hamilton as a global leader in the field.
Mrs. A. B. Webb of Dallas recounts relief from long ovarian trouble and possible appendicitis after using Cardui. She says three doses eased pain. one week ended all suffering, and six bottles left her fully improved. Readers urged to try Cardui and contact Chattanooga Medicine Co. for a guidance booklet.
Marshall, Co. F. L. Town, W. C. Woodward and A. L. Wynne hosted a gathering with additional guests including Misses Helena Guenther Esther Hardie Mayme Storey Helen Gunther Fanita McMillan Annette Schmitt Regina Beckmann Clay West and Mrs H H Dickmann in attendance.
Mr and Mrs J W Rowe host the Laurel Heights Evening Card club at their West Russell place home Friday evening for a social gathering and games.
The Alamo Heights Missionary Circle will meet at 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with Mrs. R. M. Worley.
The Delphian club held its initial meeting in the Gun ter hotel dungeon rooms last evening. Eleven members completed the charter and officers were elected with Frank A. Meyers as president J Harold Williams as vice president Ray M. Hare as secretary and William Scott as sergeant at arms. Charter members include J Harold Williams Arthur Benedic Joe Hale Charles Brosseau Joe Olivarri and Henry Hare. Several applications for membership from Clifton Halberh Paul Mohnkern Gerald Ferguson Albert Parker Arthur McDaniels J F Stille C E Griffin B James Sam Chapman Aldes Cadwallader FE J McCormick A V Campbell Bernard Lee J Noyes Evans and C S Pyle were received and passed upon. The club remains social and plans for dances are in the works.
Members of the Order of the Alamo state no election is needed as the queen has already been selected and will be notified within a few days. Only the three tellers who counted the votes know the outcome and they are sworn to secrecy.
In March Woman's Home Companion an account highlights Madame Paquin's leadership of the Paris House of Paquin on Rue de la Paix. Since 1907 after Isador Paquin's death she dominates fashion, earning about sixty thousand dollars a year while steering a vast design and production operation.
A testimonial style notice claims that Hood's Sarsaparilla boosts appetite and strength for business people, teachers, students, housewives, and workers. It asserts the product overcomes fatigue and makes labor feel easier.
A tired bent gentleman in Marseilles confronts a vanished uncut diamond tale. Jacques Neville, once admired and linked to foreign affairs, denies guilt as a strange chain of events unfolds. A detective and a shocking confession reveal Mme Destieux-Lumnaille as the thief, ending Neville’s career and a doomed engagement while haunting the narrator’s memories.
Gin for the Kidneys presents a historic kidney and bladder remedy using six ounces of gin mixed with Buchu extract and Murax compound. Doses are one to two teaspoonfuls after meals and at bedtime, with urging prompt treatment for backache frequent or dark urine to prevent Bright’s disease or diabetes.
Professor Birkeland of Christiania proposes a theory that Saturn’s rings are produced by electric radiation from the planet and are renewed essentially every moment, offering a fresh explanation for their persistence.
An Atchison Kansas man jokes about a modest wedding trip that emptied a six dollar bill. He remarks to a friend that even the honeymoon created a noticeable hole in his finances.
An English engineer outlines a railway from Port Said in Egypt across Arabia to the Persian Gulf and then to join India’s main lines. The proposed line would span about 2200 miles in length.
A historic recipe outlines making raisin bread with a yeast cake, potato water, and cotto lene shortening. The process includes soaking, battering, rising, and baking loaves, with final crust protection using sugar and hot water. The recipe notes it won the grand prize in the California Raisin Growers contest and highlights cotto lene as noteworthy shortening.
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