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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 09, 1913
Page
6
Last night featured home talent acts with the Pajama Girls in the radium dance drawing vast applause. Tonight changes in dancing and songs roll in with Little Justin Siegel performing two ragtime numbers. The management will present for the first time in San Antonio a battle royal.
A report notes a free-for-all boxing display featuring about twenty colored boys on stage with gloves, refereed by Mr. Jack Burk, with a prize for the winner. The program includes three new reels of top films and Roy Rogers opens a two week engagement starting Monday night.
Two amateur performances lit up the Royal Theater with full houses last night. A chorus of 16 youngsters sang ragtime tunes including the catchy Bogie Man Rag sung by Ruth Marmion who was urged to repeat it. Tomorrow offers another amateur song and a three reel feature The Crimson Stain headlines today. A four reel program from Key stone Broncho and Mutual is planned for tomorrow with For Love of Mabel All Rivers Meet at Sea and Funnicus at a Fire on the slate.
Tonight on Wednesday the Pancoast-Morgan store sale takes place on the Star theater stage with many articles in china bric a brac and more given away. The Dixie Girls musical comedy company presents an enhanced burlesque titled Fun in the Corporation Court featuring lively entertainment.
The evening features numerous musical numbers by principals and chorus with vaudeville specialties. Four pictures accompany the show Bewitched Matches The Rosary The Better Way and Salamander. A prize masked dance by San Antonio couples is planned with a Texas Tommy dance to follow next week including Tango Bunny Ne Bear Cat Rag and Bronco op.
A local ad urges buyers to ask for sausage with a tin tag to ensure fresh wholesome goods. It directs customers to see the display in the lobby of the Grand Opera House and cites Union Meat Company.
Miss Ella Gunkel hosted a lawn party at her Mason street home last evening with games and music on the illuminated lawn. Ices were served to a group including Lucille Johnson Carrie Oeffinger Julia Wagner Clara Schultze Else Oeffinger Leota Teel Katherine Burger Bertha Ries Helen Johnson Pauline Erben Hattie Ries Helen Wolff Tillie Malczynski Albertina Kaldine Helen Schumann Elizabeth Gunkel Ella Gunkel and male guests Hans Ries John Oeffinger Vandemark Teel Albert Meyers Walter Schiele Frank Orr Alfred Schuettle James Veach Otto Scholz Dick Johnson Adolf Smith George Krueger James Gibson Sam Lewis Harry Teel and John Gunkel.
Adelaide Campbell and Aurelia Wood entertain at Mr and Mrs C G Wood’s home in honor of Miss Laura Winstead of Houston. Glenwood E Tracht and Virginia Bell Evans wed at 7 30 pm. Catherine Farmer hosts a Tuesday Afternoon 500 Club stroll and dance. The T B O Club held a banquet at the Gunter with Tom Haines as toastmaster and Carroll Dixon delivering a welcome. Members and guests include numerous adults and an Alamo Heights Mothers Club dance planned for tomorrow. A meeting of the Equal Franchise Society, led by Miss Eleanor Brackenridge, convenes at 4 pm in the St Anthony Hotel ballroom to discuss suffrage topics with varied speakers from local and national movements.
Mrs Josephine Kearful and family with Misses Mary and Elizabeth Grigsby and Thaddeus Ziegler depart for Alamo Beach for the summer. The Mysterious Three held its first entertainment at Miss Katherine Hurt’s home on South Presa Street with games and contests. Attendees included Ruth Adams Cleo Chafin Katherine Hurt Hilda Martin Jane Johnson Myrtle Clark Myrtle Lindegren Eunice Estes Nellie Nattie Jones Nueda Hurt Roberta Stovall Ruth Bingaman Ella Mae Dauchy Lorene Hipp J Wilfred Martin Jameson Elmer Townsend Mr Waits John Freeman H Van Slych Walter Townsend Edgar Lindegren Lex Ward William Ogglesby Jerry Roehmer H Waits Frank Huck Ben Clark William J Springall Eddie O hair.
Lawn festooned with multicolored lights and lanterns. William Mooney Maher wins the inaugural contest as guests mingle with club members and relatives. A social highlight is the upcoming wedding of Glenwood E Tracht and Virginia Bell Evans at the bride’s home, with Florence Evans maid of honor and Claude Riall best man. The Woman's Alliance of the Unitarian Church meets tomorrow afternoon.
The Adah Chapter Order of the Eastern Star will host a reception from 8 30 to 11 o clock Thursday at the Masonic Temple to honor incoming and retiring officers. All Eastern Stars Masons and families are invited with a food program planned. The Woman's Missionary Society of Madison Square Presbyterian Church meets Friday at 3 30 with Mrs C M Stone. Mrs Samuel M Gaines of Fort Worth, visiting her sister Mrs William Cassin, returns home tonight.
Mrs Ferdinand Herff Mrs Charles F A Hummell and Misses Ze lime Herff Henrietta Hummell and Zelime Vance will leave Friday for Galveston to sail Saturday for a foreign tour Miss Ruth Burges of Seguin was the guest of Mr and Mrs Robert Fenner Burges earlier in the week She left yesterday for Cotulla to stay with Mr and Mrs John T Maltsberger at their ranch home
Mrs. Mabel Massey Bates has as her guest Mrs. J. T. Gammon of Kerrville. Bates will return with Gammon Saturday to spend time at her country home near Kerrville.
Mrs A Debeabilla of El Paso is the guest of her mother Mrs Van derstay at 224 Denver Street.
Misses Adelaide Campbell Aurelia Wood and Laura Winstead attend a dancing party at the Wood residence on French Place with sixteen dances and refreshments. Guests listed include numerous young society members and chaperones. Earlier, Mrs Harry Hyman hosted a rock party for DAR and Colonial Dames circles with prize games, a two course luncheon, and patriotic themed favors and decorations.
The Fruit Nut and Flower Show inspired a new civic group called The City Beautiful to unite men and women in San Antonio efforts. The organization, born at a luncheon at the Gunter Hotel, plans fall nut and fruit exhibits and a spring flower show, with dues set at 25 cents per year and broad civic ties with the Woman's Club Civic Clearing House.
The Little Southern Girls' Musical and Literary Club will meet at 4 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with Miss Hedwig Richter at 229 Casa Blanco Street.
The Merry Maids' Musical Club will convene at 4 o'clock this afternoon with Miss Ella Frass in attendance on Montana street.
Misses Lucille and Mildred Wise entertained friends with a musicale at the Victoria Hotel last evening. Punch was served and dancing followed the program. Invited guests included Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Eichlitz, Mr. and Mrs. John Hurst, Sig. and Mme. D'Acugna, Mrs. S. A. Hichlitz.
Of Victoria Mrs. E. Smith Mrs. H. Carroll Misses Gladys Hurst Claudia Smith Chrystal Carroll Thomas Christian Max Kuehn A Mills John Christian of Boston Felton Howard of Kenedy.
The Orpheus Club held a pleasant dance at West End lake with refreshments through the evening. Chaperones were Mr and Mrs P 8 McGeeney and Mr and Mrs Cloonan. attendees included numerous local residents and club members.
The ad urges readers that for good meals they should visit Riverside Restaurant. It presents no additional details about menu or hours.
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