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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1916
Page
12
Society items recount post trip home to Fort Sam Houston and camping Medina visits. A long list covers St Anthonys Top o the Town dansant attendees, college party plans, a silver tea by Calvary Baptist Woman's Auxiliary, and the Tuesday Musical Club program at the New Braunfels Red Cross rally. Numerous named individuals and families appear.
In a drive from the Queen's Messenger to a cool lunch spot, Helen escapes a stressful day. Warren reassures her, plans a roof garden outing, and they share a quiet meal where Helen, though tired, smiles at him and recounts the trip in detail.
Mrs Porter F Loring and family concluded a three week Corpus Christi visit after a Western states tour. The Government Hill Methodist Church will hold an ice cream sale at 8 p m on Thursday on the church lawn with Miss Rebecca McAllister and Miss Frances Evans returning from Kerrville. Mrs Roy Watkins Taylor and Miss Moline Miller plan trips to Gleeter Park Kalispell Mont Seattle and other stops. Captain Marion Howze hosted a dinner for Battery C Illinois National Guard on the St Anthony roof with guests including John Root Fidele Chamberlain and many others. A wedding, the ceremony of J C Rust of Covina Cal and Miss Addie Knelly, was held at the groom’s parents home with marble roses and valley lilies. Ruby Pate hosted a farewell party for Lucile Porter of Terre Haute Ind with prizes for Junior Graves Lucile Porter and Maxine Sharver.
One social affair of the week was a surprise party given by Miss Alice Wolfe at her home for cousins and friends. The gathering featured brief remarks, light refreshments, and shared memories in a warm, casual setting.
Miss Mary Cavanaugh hosted a surprise party at 709 Burleson Street on Thursday for her cousin Linard Smith of Woodburn Oregon. Guests included Bessie Weatherford Laura Alley Helen Slaughter Inez Dulling Katherine Fishinger Lawrence Offer Normand Coulson Charles Boloet and Robert Gibson.
Miss Silva Haass daughter of Judge AH E Haass and Roy A Carter were married at 4 p m Saturday at the Folgar home 1624 Buena Vista street Rev Paul F Hein read the ceremony After a trip to Emporia Kan the couple will reside in Hondo The reading of The Melting Pot by Lena Budd Powers pleased summer normal students of the Lady of the Lake Academy with strong dialect performances.
Helen travels to Cleveland for a summer with Winifred while worried about the child and her marriage to Warren. A tense exchange with her mother over a fall visit hints at family plans as Helen endures a hot, tiring New York trip to reunite with Warren after delays and discomfort.
Mrs. George W. Steere of Fort Worth leads a drive for a Texas free kindergarten law modeled on California. The bill would require a kindergarten in every school district upon petition from 26 guardians within one mile of an elementary school and aims to integrate kindergarten into public schools nationwide.
A Friday afternoon gathering in San Pedro park featured sewing, crocheting, and refreshments after games. Attendees included Gertrude Ahr, Lucile Kroeger, Henrietta Enck, Grace Ahr, Pauline Miller, Alma Sutorius, Alice Baier, Irene Sutorius, Mrs. H. A Weber, and Mrs. R. W. Enck.
The Fidelis class of the First Baptist Church invites all young women to meet at 1 o clock Sunday morning in the classroom for devotional exercises led by Miss Eva Jackson. Mrs Marie Henry will sing a solo.
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