Society Notes Highlight Dinners Meetings and Marriage
In Society Thursday Night the Daughters of Isabella host a costume dance with no masks. Mr and Mrs Lafayette Ward entertain in honor of Mr and Mrs Ellison Howe Capers. Burnet School Mothers and Teachers Club meets, Dean Richardson auxiliary gathers, Mrs William King hosts Friday Luncheon Club. Announcement: marriage of W C Warner and Mrs Sara B White at Mrs L L McNeese home with Rev W C Ratcliff officiating. Mrs J N Dixon and daughter Marie return to Jourdanton after visit. Mr and Mrs J Townsend Wood Hull host a twelve-cover dinner for Mr and Mrs Capers with poinsettias and silver candelabra.
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Mrs
Lafayette Ward
Ellison Howe Capers
W. C. Warner
Sara B. White
L. L. McNeese
Devine Street
W. C. Ratcliff
J. Townsend Woodhull
Ellison Howe
Mrs. Sterling Price Adams Hosts Afternoon Tea Hour
Mrs Sterling Price Adams entertained with an afternoon tea on Wednesday in honor of Mr and Mrs Fyfe, guests of Major and Mrs M H Barnum. The gathering drew thirty or more attendees.
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Sterling Price Adams
Fyfe
Major
M. H. Barnum
Miss Elizabeth Harris Returns to Austin After Holiday Visit
Miss Elizabeth Harris spent the holiday season with Miss Ruth Bingaman and left Wednesday for her home in Austin, marking the end of the visit.
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Elizabeth Harris
Ruth Bingaman
Austin
Misses Bardenwerper Entertain Guests for Miss Lieck
Miss Minnie and Miss Adeline Bardenwerper entertained forty guests this week for their house guest Miss Eugene Lieck of New York. The game Eugene an adaptation of hearts was played with prizes awarded to Miss Lieck and Milton Varga. A two course collation was served.
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Minnie Bardenwerper
Adeline Bardenwerper
Eugene Lieck
New York
Eugene
Miss Lieck
Milton Varga
Majestic Tea Honoring Miss Eugene Lieck in New York
Miss Eugene Lieck of New York was feted by hostesses Misses Minnie and Adeline Bardenwerper with a Majestic party and tea at the Wolff and Marx tea room on Wednesday afternoon. The elegant tea table featured pink roses and pink tulle while guests included Lucile Teagarden Elza Harms Harriet Leighton Isabel Wesing Helen Teagarden Sanders Jack Gallagher Lloyd Johnson and L T Wright.
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Eugene Lieck
New York S
Minnie Bardenwerper
Adeline Bardenwerper
Wolff & Marx
Misses Lieck
Lucile Teagarden
Elza Harms
Harriet Leighton
Isabel Wesing
Mesdames
Helen Teagarden Sanders
Jack Gallagher
Lloyd Johnson
L. T. Wright
Leitze Family Visit Noted at Clifton Court
Mr and Mrs Louis Leitze of Clifton Court welcome their son Dr George L Leitze of Buf to visit. The brief item records a family guest with names and residence, typical of social notes in the era.
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Louis Leitze
Clifford Court
George L. Leitze
Buf
Luncheon Honors Mrs H P Drought Guests
Mrs Edward A. Wilson hosted a luncheon on Wednesday honoring the guests of Mrs H P Drought. The event brought together local society figures for an afternoon of conversation and light refreshments.
Cascarets Laxative Claim Cleanse and Cheerful Promise
Advertisement promoting Cascarets as a 10 cent box laxative to cleanse the liver and bowels. Claims include relief from headaches biliousness offensive breath coated tongue sallowness sour stomach and gases with a promised pleasant morning effect and suitability for children.
Church and school club events noted in local reports
The T. E. L. class of the First Baptist Church met in the church parlors with musical numbers from Edna Burke Merle Howard and Lucile Burke. The Travis School Mothers and Teachers Club will hear Mrs. Robertson read A Plea for Greater Simplicity with a fourth grade program and discussions led by several members. Hostesses include Mrs. Storms Seamands Reutzel and Hartman.
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First Baptist Church
Edna Burke
Merle Howard
Lucile Burke
Travis School Mothers’ and
Garrett P. Robertson
Robertson
Daisy Barrett
A. J. Day
Walter P. Romberg
J. D. Shiner
Arthur Storms
J. D. Seamands
J. Reutzel
A. W. Hartman
City Mission board elects officers at last meeting
At the last meeting of the City Mission board officers were elected including president Mrs. Robert L Ball and treasurer Mrs. F W Hopkins. A called meeting is set for 3 o clock Friday at Travis Park Methodist Church with Miss Ella Butler to report December activities. All pastors wives and cooperating church members are urged to attend.
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City Mission Board
Robert L. Ball
Laurel Heights
Travis Park Methodist Church
Ella Butler
Wesley House Kindergartner
The Cabaret Girl and Vaudeville at Majestic Tonight
Amusements show at The Majestic features vaudeville and six acts including The Cabaret Girl. Film program presents Griffiths Birth of Texas with motion pictures.
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Majestic
Clarence Marks A Dallas Elks Lodge member and cabaret performer
Clarence Marks, bass soloist and business manager of The Cabaret Girl at the Majestic, began life in Mobile Alabama. He ran away to Dallas at eleven, joined a circus, then returned with Honey Boy Evans Minstrels. He later joined Dallas lodge No 71 Elks and visits Dallas each summer.
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Dallas
Clarence Marks
the Majestic
Mobile
Ala
Tex
Marks
Honey Boy Evans Minstrels
Dallas Lodge No. 71
Benevolent Protective Order of Elks
Birth of Texas at Grand Opera Draws San Antonio Crowds
D W Griffiths latest film The Birth of Texas shown at the Grand Opera House impresses San Antonio audiences with its educational scope on the 1836 Texas independence war. Teachers in over 500 inquiries respond to reservations while critics note its educational value and sensational appeal.
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San
Weis
San Antonio
David W. Griffith
Texas
Mexico
New York
Griffith
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Turns Silent Headache Cure
An advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine as safe for all users with tonic and laxative effects and no nervousness or ringing in the head. It notes there is only one Bromo Quinine and features E. W. Groves’s signature on the box. 25c.
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E. W. Groves
Luling Fire Department Chooses Officers at Banquet Plan
Luling Texas January meeting elects L. Jacobs president C. L. Jackson vice president F A Heise secretary treasurer A B Jackson chief East End Hose Company also selects officers with M August as president J E Leary vice president F A Heise secretary treasurer Joseph Wilson foreman and Miss Hattie August sponsor planning a banquet to mark the department anniversary.
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Luling
Tex
Joseph Wilson
Woman's Club Observes Its Annual Suffrage Day
The Woman's Club observed its annual Suffrage Day with speakers and remarks on the suffrage movement. Rev Hugh McLellan urged a practical approach and noted three rising priorities education sanitation and suffrage. Mrs James M Young announced the state suffrage meeting and Mrs H P Drought shared her New York parade experience fueling club support.
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Woman's Club
Hugh McLellan
James M Young
Progress of Movement
Dan A. Leary
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
James M. Young
San Antonio
H. P. Drought
New York
Metropolis
Drought
W. A. Daniel
John Case Griswold
Nannie R. Harper
Irene Browne
Travis Bar Association Elects New Officers in Austin
At the Travis County Bar Association meeting in Austin the annual election chose John W. Brady as president, W. F. Ramsey as vice president, and J. Robert Bright as secretary treasurer. Trustees named were George W. Mendell Jr., A. S. Phelps, and D. H. Hart. Retiring president Colonel John L. Peeler received a silk umbrella as a token of esteem. Mendell presided as toastmaster at the banquet after the meeting.
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Travis Bar Association
Austin
Tex
Travis County Bar Association
John W. Brady
W. F. Ramsey
J. Robert Bright
George W. Mendell Jr
A. S. Phelps
D. H. Hart
John L. Peeler
Travis County
Robbery at A. W. Goldman Dry Goods Store
The San Marcos Texas store of A. W. Goldman was robbed Tuesday night of men’s clothing women’s dresses and shoes valued at $300. Burglars climbed in a rear window and fled with the items.
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San Marcos
Tex
A. W. Goldman
London Fire Brings Grim Threats Amid Low Morale
A fragmented report captures a confrontation with defiant language as a crowd taunts responders. The exchange hints at rising tension during firefighting duties and underscores strained community relations in a smoke filled urban scene.
Nueces Farmers To Meet In Corpus Christi
Nueces County Farmers Institute will convene in Corpus Christi on Saturday January 8 to discuss plans for the organizations work for the ensuing year.
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Nueces Farmers
Corpus Christi
Tex
Nueces County Farmers’ Institute
General Arroyo freed after ranger mediation in Texas
General Isaac Arroyo, arrested in Ysleta on charges of murdering three Americans, was released by Texas rangers at the request of Edward Farley and J. J. Hurley who said Arroyo had saved their lives. Arroyo and Tarango reportedly were ordered by Villa to kill Americans at a mine in Chihuahua. ransom demands followed before Arroyo aided the escape of the prisoners across the Texas line.
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EL Paso
Tex
Isaac Arroyas
Ysleta
Texas Rangers
Edward Farley
J. J. Hurley
Arroyas
Hurley
Tarango
Minaca
Chihuahua
Villa
Yepachie
Carranza
Arroyo
Las Cruces
Arroy
Labor leaders address Corpus Christi Trades Council
State AFL organizer G Paul Steffler and Texas Federation of Labor secretary George Slater spoke to the Corpus Christi Trades Council about labor unity. A parental ad for Foley's Honey and Tar Compound promotes relief for la grippe coughs, with testimonials from R G Collins ex postmaster Barnegat NJ and local seller A M Fischer Gibbs build- listing.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Paul Steffler
American Federation of Labor
George Slater
Texas Federation of Labor
Corpus Christi Trades Council
Foley
R. G. Collins
Barnegat
N. J
A. M. Fischer
Gibbs
Labor movement activist assigned to weld city union effort
Mr. Steffler, based in San Antonio, has been sent to this city by Samuel Gompers, head of the AFL, to unite the workers into a single organized labor body.
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Steffler
San Antonio
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Carlsbad Fire Law Turns Firefighters Into Chimney Sweeps
Carlsbad city by law demands buildings be as fireproof as possible, leading to firemen earning most wages as chimney sweeps.
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Carlsbad
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Burnet School Mothers’ and Teachers’ Club
Dean Richardson
Lamar School Mothers
Mrs. William King
East
Quincy Street
Laura Maverick Hahn
Clara Herzog
Kerrville
J. N. Dixon
Marie
Jourdanton
Moline Miller
Edward A. Wilson
Hertzberg
Houston
Gunter Office
Ereogeuetry
Grand
Motionactures
Board of Education
the Grand
Knickerbocker Theater
New York City
Saved By Wireless
Appetit
Hostetter
Emil Blum
Houston St
Luling Firemen
London
Gouraud
FERD
T. Hopkins & Son
Great Jones St
Corpus
Sinclaire-Libbey-Hawkes
Sheffield Ware
Pickard
Berg’s
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