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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 06, 1917

Page

8

Recruiting Parade and Rally Press Texas Guard Enrollment

The afternoon parade and nightly rally on Alamo Plaza boost enlistment in the Texas National Guard units forming in San Antonio. Capt Ira C Ogden and Capt Raymond Phelps expect a larger Friday gathering with known speakers. Smiths band led Thursday’s parade as army wagons and decorated cars passed by. Shriners drum corps and Battery B drew attention while Captain Kings Arsenal command received applause. D A McAskill and C M were among the speakers.

Alamo Plaza Texas National Guard San Antonio Ira C Battery B Captain King Arsenal D. A. McAskill C. M

War mobilization drive under way at Empire Theater

Captains Chambers King and Ogden and others attended as Smith's band played patriotic airs. Captain Ogden spoke at the Empire Theater. The final effort to build war strength will close next Tuesday after an extra week of overtime for the task.

Chambers Captain King Ogden Smith Empire Theater

Saxon Diet Breaks With Government Over Reform Missteps

A Dresden dispatch reports the Saxon Diet openly severing ties with the government after premier Count von Wischum D Eckstadt refused to authorize the constitutional reform committee to work during recess. The move follows earlier warnings of loyalty erosion and possible upheaval if policies do not improve.

Copenhagen Dresden Count von Wischum D’eckstadt Saxony Diet Committee On

Hewitt Training Class Hosts Camp Soldiers Evening

The Hewitt Training Class of Travis Park Methodist Church plans a Friday entertainment for soldiers from the camps to open a reading room for men. The program features vocal solos by Elzira Wolff and Marjorie Cameron, readings by Annie May Stéel Pauline Huck and Catherine Calloway, and a ukulele solo by Josephine Ellis. Refreshments and games follow.

Hewitt Travis Park Methodist Church Elzira Wolff Marjorie Cameron Annie May Stéel Pauline Huck Catheri Calloway Josephine Ellis

Italian Lawyer Reports After Cocchi Interview

Rome July 5 Emanuele Fino Italian lawyer for the New York district attorney reports to New York after an interview with Signor Sacchi minister of justice The interview discussed difficulties under Italian law in interrogating the prisoner while noting facilities are granted to pursue the investigation through Judge Zucconi in charge of the case.

Cocchi Rome Emaneuele Fino New York Alfredo Cocchi Ruth Cruger Signor Sacchi Signor Fino Zucconi

Berettas Return From East Coast Trip Musical Planned

Mr and Mrs J K Beretta and son Jack return from visits in New York Washington and Virginia Invitations have been received from Charles Cameron Bell for a musicale at 830 Friday evening July 13 at his home 204 Sixth Street The program features Mrs James Harvey Holdeman soprano Miss Gertrude Winterborne mezzo soprano Miss Madeline Sanders contralto Miss Harriet Scott Garrett contralto Curtis Vaughan basso Charles Cameron Bell tenor Warren Henderson baritone Miss Eunice Gray has returned from Washington DC where she has been visiting for a month or more Miss Peggy Bliss who went with Miss Gray remained longer

Charles Cameron Bell Sixth Street James Harvey Holdeman Gertrude Winterborne Madeline Sanders Harriet Scott Garrett Curtis Vaughan Warren Henderson

Adams Family Summer Trip to Grand Lake Camp

Mr and Mrs Jay E Adams and Miss Marjorie Adams plus Mr and Mrs Jay E Adams Jr leave for Colorado for their annual summer stay at the Grand Lake camp.

Jay E. Adams Marjorie Adams Jay E. Adams Jr Colorado Grand Lake

Bluethe Family At Home On Blanco Road

Mr and Mrs Morris Bluethe and their daughter Helen reside at 932 Blanco Road in a domestic note from the household listing.

Morris Bluethe Miss Helen Blanco Road

Temple visitors honor Easterling at Medina Lake party

Mr and Mrs W C Knight and Miss Janice Easterling and Miss Tyler Lee Knight of Temple motored here for the Fourth of July festivities and stayed with Mr and Mrs L Knight at 317 Thompson Street. The Knights hosted a Medina Lake party one evening in Miss Easterling's honor.

W. C. Knight Janice Easterling Tyler Lee Knight Temple L. Knight Thompson Street Medina Lake Miss Eastering

Return from Kingsville House Party at King Ranch

Miss Aurelia Wood and her guest Miss Seawillow Long of Houston travel with Robert and Atlee Ayres C. C. Wood Orville Whitledge Jack Cassity and Lafayette Ward from Kingsville where they were part of Miss Sarah Kleberg s house party at the King ranch. Miss Birdie Elizabeth Coleman Ada Johnson of St. Louis and Margaret Cantwell of Utica N Y remain for a longer visit.

Aurelia Wood Seawillow Long Houston Robert and Atlee Ayres C. C. Wood Orville Whitledge Jack Cassity Lafayette Ward Kingsville Sarah Kleberg King Ranch Birdie Elizabeth Coleman Ada Johnson St. Louis Margaret Cantwell Utica N. Y

Nichols Groc Co Sale Ad Highlights Bargains

Big cut price sale Saturday featuring 12 pounds granulated sugar for $1.00 with other purchase. Best hams at 28 1/2 cents, breakfast bacon 38 cents, picnic hams 25 cents. Peas, hominy, red beans, California peaches 10 cents per tin. Cash buying saves money. Monthly accounts solicited. Nichols Groc Co 209 Ave C. Ph Cr 51.

Nichols Groc. Co Ave. C. Ph

Army Orders Promote and Relieve Officers Across Regiments

Infantry promotions assign Captains to majors and First Lieutenants to captains across Thirteenth Fourth Fifth Tenth and Twenty-fifth units. Senior officers retire or transfer to West Department Mineola aviation board meets at Mineola while many captains and first lieutenants move among infantry cavalry and field artillery units with numerous detachments and reliefs.

Alerkelfy Knochs Fleventh G. Maury Gralle Quartermaster Corps Joseph FP. Joan Edward J. Taylor Alfred H. Erck Fred P. Jacobs Walter 8. Greacen Caryl I. Croskett Homer H. Slaughter Henry C. K. Muhlenberg Paul H. Welrauch Robert M’c.beck JR Cavalry James F. Miller Philip. A. Carroll Daniel Noyes Frederick T. Blake Ce A M. Post JR Cord Meyer Seth Low Charles Reed ALFXANDER _B. THAW Daniel P. Morse JR Joseph H. Stevenson Mineola Walter G. Kilner Shepler W. Fitzgerald IRA_A. RADER Arthur G. Coumble Clarence C. Culver Hawaiian Department Chas. R. Lloyd Tenth Field Artillery Fred T. Austin Eighteenth Field Artillery William S. Browning Henry 8. Kilbourne JR Samuel Frankenberger Nineteenth Field Artillery John J. Boniface Clarence A. Pay Thirteenth Cavalry Robert R. Love Jerome G. Pillow Richard H. Kimball Edgar M. Whiting Nineteenth Cavalry Seth W. Scofield First Cavalry Charlies M. Haverkamp Powell M. Estes Twentieth Cavalry William E. Dorgman Eleventh Cavalry Herschel Tupes G. Degrasse Catlin Alden C. Knowles Carl A. Martin James FE. Brill Alfred J. Ooth Robert P. Fred Charles H. Rich Fortieth John B. Copeley Walter E Pridgen Forty John BD. Rordan Stxty Elmer F. Rick Thirtieth Charles 4. Meals Chas. Tl. Wyman Frederick A. Barker Thirty Fourth Wallace C. Huoon Woodfing Frank A. Oak Auetis W. Sperry Quartermaster Reserve Fort Sam Houston Walter H. Mourland Dallas Southern Department Henry P. Carter Petersburg Morrison I. Stayer San Francisco John P. Fletcher Paso Louisville Edgar C. Jones Clemens M. M'Milland New York Matthews A. Reasoner Chicago John A. Clark Henry Page Fort Oglethorpe Washington Eoares Carl RK. Dare AU Eee M’cullough JR William H. Moncrieff Alliew Williams Raymond C

Russians to New York Mission Receives Five Day Reception

The Russian war mission led by Boris Bakhmetieff, Russia’s new ambassador to the United States, departed today for New York where a five day reception will be held in their honor.

Washington, D. C Boris Bakhmetieff Russia United States New York

Gould Jr Marries Laura Carter In Philadelphia Wedding

George J. Gould Jr., 21, son of the New York banker, wed Laura M. Carter of Freehold New Jersey, 21, in Philadelphia with only George K. Coleman as witness. The groom listed his occupation as school teacher.

Philadelphia George J. Gould Jr New York Laura M. Carter Freehold N. J William B. Chalfont Thirteenth Street Methodist Episcopal Church George K. Coleman Gould

Do Not Destroy Ornamentals to Plant Potatoes

Advice warns against uprooting ornamental plants to plant potatoes as potatoes will soon be so cheap that digging them would be scarcely worthwhile.

Backache and Kidney Distress Urge Medical Attention

Sufferers report backache pain in kidney and bladder regions with headaches vertigo and dizziness. Congested kidneys cause distress and should not be neglected. Take prompt medical evaluation and care for persistent symptoms.

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