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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jul 19, 1911

Page

7

Lawn Social Guests Include Reynolds Kane and Christian

A description notes Katherine M. Joseph as editor with old and new phone numbers, listing attendees at a lawn gathering. Guests included Misses Katherine Reynolds Kate Kane Kathleen Christian Josie Bechtel Ruth Moynahan Flossie Sales Margaret Murray Florence Evans Vesta Taylor Blanche Barbee and Messrs. Gus McDamitt Allan Pierce Brierling Coulter Chester Cadwder James Converse and James Willingham following an ice course.

Kathleen Christian Gates Katherine Reynolds Kate Kane Josie Bechtel Ruth Moynahan Flossie Sales Margaret Murray Florence Evans Vesta Taylor Blanche Barbee Gus McDamitt Allan Pierce Brierling Coulter Chester Cadwder James Converse James Willingham

Social Calendar Events at West End Lake and North Bandera

A SOCIAN calendar note lists a dance at West End lake hosted by the Boys' Jewish Literary society for retiring president Ben Adier. Also mentioned is an afternoon meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union on North Bandera street.

West End Lake The Boys’ Jewish Literary Society Ben Adier Women’s Christian Temperance Union Bandera Street

Local residents plan travel and social events across Texas

Cyril B Harris returns from Harvard to spend vacation in San Antonio visiting St Pauls factory. Mrs Ned McIlhenny travels to Minneapolis for ill daughter Lucile. Misses Love Rhoda Coots return from Corpus Christi. Mrs Margaret Olive Jordan and son Hugh back from Galveston. Several families to travel home from trips east and north. Community groups announce picnics concerts and dances with dates at San Pedro springs and West End pavilion July 19.

Cyril B. Harris Harvard University Cambridge Mass San Antonio St. Paul’s Factory Willow Street

Maysey Maybe a Thorough Business Woman

Frances L. Garside humorously questions if a woman ever truly moves beyond emotion. Daysey Mayme Appleton trains for a business career yet discovers tears and gendered expectations intrude, ending with the idea that tears can still define a professional fate.

Frances L. Garside Daysey Mayme Appleton Mareling Busins

Jewish Literary Club to Discuss Vacancy at Red Men’s Hall

The Jewish Literary club meets tomorrow evening in the club rooms at Red Men’s hall. Discussion will cover filling the vacancy created by President Ben Adler’s resignation. Other important business will be presented, and all members are urged to attend.

Jewish Literary Club Red Men’s Hall Re Dent Ben Adler

Writers Recall Crowned Moments From Coronation Dispatches

A New York dispatch gathers reflections from notable writers who contributed special reporting on the coronation. Frederick Townsend Martin, Alan Dale, Sir Gilbert Parker and others describe sleepless nights, emotional reactions, and vivid impressions of the day.

New York Dispatch New York Frederick Townsend Martin Alan Dale Thames Embankment Gilbert Parker Edward James Douglas The London Star Augustine Birrill Ireland Abraham Cowley Oliver Cromwell Frank Harris Vanity Fair William T. Stead Marie Corelli Lloyd George

Mermaid Skeleton Found by Lighthouse Keeper

Dr A Thompson, a lighthouse keeper at the Mississippi delta, reports finding a fish fossil resembling a mermaid. The skeleton, recovered from a mud lump in the pass, shows a female torso and fused pelvic region, with a two inch head diameter, and is preserved and sent to the Louisiana Historical Society.

A. Thompson Mississippi Delta New Orleans Picayune Louisiana Historical Society

Married Life the Second Year in the Dusty Apartment

Helen arrives to a closed apartment and bad news with her plan to surprise Warren Curtis failing. She calls his workplace and family, learns he is not there, and faces a lonely evening with Winifred. A late call from Warren promises a chance to salvage the night and share a celebratory supper.

Elsie F. Ingram Dallas C. B. Ingram Masie J. Cole The Knights and Ladies of Honor Miss Ingram Mary Herbert Urner Helen Mrs. Grady Depa Ager Mr. Curtis Ello Cortland Warren Curtis Mrs. Curtis Warren Carlton Club Curtis Mala Hélen Winifred Delia Kitten

Chorus Girl Renames Self One Forty-Four in Show

Bessie Gross asks to be listed as One Forty-Four on her program to escape constant chorus girl jokes about her surname. She notes the change improves mail and attention, comparing to New York naming practices in prisons and theatres. The move aims to stand out and boost advancement.

Bessie Gross New York World Beassie New York Sing Sing Auburn Miss ex-Gross

World wants forceful men and women

A 1911 essay urges self reliance and inner power. It tells of a widowed author who rose from poverty with persistent effort, contrasting with others who rely on charity, and asserts that destiny lies in personal force and belief that material success follows determined action.

Man Claims Control of United States Steel

A man identifying as C B Piper of Atlanta Ga walked into Chairman Gary's office and announced he was now in charge of United States Steel, then called a board meeting. He was escorted from the building and taken to Bellevue Hospital for examination, suspected to be heat affected.

United States Steel Corporation C. B. Piper Atlanta Gary New York Herald Piper Bellevue ‘Hospital

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Campbell Jesprs CamPnent Commpany Camden Katherine M. Joseph Mrs. C. D. Wolf Corpus Christi Ned McIlhenny Woodlawn Avenue Minneapolis, Minn Lucile Mcilhenny Love Rhoda Coots Margaret Olive Jordan Hugh Galveston W. C. Manlove Crimm and Byars 8. J. Coleman Waco Rosa Cora Johnson Woman's Missionary Society Government Hill Methodist Church San Pedro Springs East West End Pavilion West End Presbyterian Church Willard Woman's Christian Emperancé Union Baner Floyd Forrest Prospect Hill San Marcos Maysey Hertzberg’s Beatrice von Bylandt Paris Europe Vke Oler JONES Long Live the Queen and Eme Drigsby ODEAR Mabel Herbert Urner Ella Wheeler Wilcox National News Association Steel Trust Office Force Ceu Ahh Cheney We Dr. R. V. Pierce Ufalo N.Y Dr. Pierce Sre Merrcat Association R. V. Pierce Buffalo, N. Y Pierce
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