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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 03, 1912

Page

6

Community Meetings Schedule For Week

A series of local meetings are planned: Art Society gathering Tuesday at 4:30 PM in Carnegie Hall. Mothers Congress meets Friday at 4 PM in Odd Fellows Hall Crockett Hotel to draft resolutions on Mrs. A C McDaniel’s death and conduct business. Alamo Heightsshire No 22 Ladies of Maccabees hosts picnic Wednesday at Hot Wells starting 10 AM from Aston and Navarro. Beacon Hill Mothers' Club meets Tuesday at 7:30 PM to finish year business followed by a stereopticon lecture by Dr Theodore Grichar on playgrounds. Barnard E Bee Chapter UDC holds last meeting Tuesday at 3:30 PM on Camden Street.

Council of the Mothers’ Congress Odd Fellows’ Hall Crockett Hotel A. C. McDaniel Alamo Heightshire No Ladies of Maccabees Aston and Navarro Streets Beacon Hill Barnard E. Bee United Daughters of the Confederacy Camden Street

Catholic Women's National League Meeting Plans Dormitory

A meeting of the Catholic Women's National League has been called by Mrs. Clara Driscoll Sevier, president, for Tuesday at 4 o’clock at the Menger hotel. The purpose is to plan the organization of a dormitory for Catholic girls at the state university.

Catholic Women's National League Clara. Driscoll Sevier Menger Hotel Aust

Cavalry Troops Return to Fort Sam Houston

The first of three Third cavalry troops stationed on the border will arrive at 4 30 this afternoon over the Galveston Harrisburg San Antonio railroad at Marfa. Remaining border units are to be moved to San Antonio as quickly as possible and all cavalry assigned to Fort Sam Houston to be returned before week’s end.

Third Cavalry Fort Sam Houston 4Burg San Antonio

Playground Campaign Continues With Lectures On Playgrounds

The weekly playground campaign opens with Dr. Theodore Y. Hull’s stereopticon talk at 8 p.m. Tuesday in the Blanco road kindergarten, followed by a lantern slide show at 9 p.m. Wednesday at Travis Park Methodist church after prayer meeting. The slides compare disheveled play then to thriving playground scenes.

Theodore Y. Hull Blanco Road Travis Park Methodist Church Playground Association

Hotel Arrivals List Reveals Wide Guest Roster Across States

A long hotel arrivals page lists guests from varied locations including St. Anth, Laredo, Houston, Dallas, Waco, St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Honolulu, Chicago, Detroit, Denver, Cincinnati, and more. Names span multiple individuals and couples with many small Texas towns, reflecting a bustling transfer of travelers and residents stopping through.

St. Anth Cc. M. Fish Laredo W. A. Yackay At Souls Cc. M. Heard Houston W. C. Miller Dallas J. S. Armstrong Waco E. F. Rice St. Louis T. J. Brady Marion W. 8. Dent Jack Hoffman Detroit L. T Gilliam Elgin M. G. Lipscomb Chattanooga W. C.barnes Honolulu Hawaian Islands Jim Clamp Brackettville W. J. Ash Chicago Frank T. McCabe U.S. Army Fort Clark Julius Holz New Braunfels Simon Schlanger Menger Jos. Albom A. C. Earle New York D. B. Zimmerman Somerset B. 5. Schmitter Milwaukee Edward Campbell Campbellton D. C. Baker Brenham E. E. Vick J. W. Howard Tampico Mies Inez McDade Chappell Hill Tex. Crockett J. J. Heathcock Burdette Wells Tex A. J. Clark New Orleans A. 8. Williams Eagle Pass R. F

Southern Melodies Tonight at St Anthony Hotel Annex

Dr. J R Cunningwam, osteopath at 449 Moore, old phone 984. Riebe Undertaxing Co. offers auto ambulance service at 221 E Com, phone 841. Southern Melodies tonight at St Anthony Hotel Annex.

J. R. Cunningwam Moore Riebe Undertaxing Co Auto Ambulance Service E. Com Southern Melodies ST. Anthony Hotel Annex

Proprietary Medicines and Proven Home Remedies

A discussion on proprietary medicines traced to a mother’s recipe or a doctor’s prescription that has proven effective over time. It notes these remedies are valued for relieving ailments and for having stood the test of time.

Social Calendar for Travis Club Events and Debates

Miss Cordelia Bradbent hosts a morning swim party at the Travis club pool. An Our Reading club meeting follows in the afternoon at the club house. Evening entertainment by the Daughters of the Confederacy honors Jefferson Davis’s birthday at the Travis club. The Phileomathian Debating club hosts a five hundred party at the high school for Miss Edith Marshall and Miss Marguerite Johnson.

Cordelia Bradbent Travis Club Reading Club the Daughters of the Confederacy Jefferson Davis Phileomathian Debating Club Edith Marshall Marguerite Johnson

Social Roundup of Parties and Plans at Local Clubs

A series of social events unfolds across the community. Miss Cordelia Bradbent hosts a morning swim party at the Travis club with chaperones Mrs H Duane Elliott and Mrs George Johnson. Miss Viola Briam held a Saturday gathering with pink decor and prizes for guests including Miss Schuchardt and Marion Hutchins. Invitations issued for Vandevier C Roach and Miss Etta Schultze wedding. Mrs H Duane Elliott returns from Central America and will summer at Randolph apartments. Local clubs schedule picnics and dances, with Bathe Temple Beth El outing at Exposition park and Pi Sigma club picnic at Hot Wells.

Cordelia Bradbent Travis Club Viola Briam August Briam, Jr Mary Schuchardt Marion Hutchins Blanche August Gertrude Kalteyer Frank Pahlmann Frank Fink Austin Duggan John Long Temple Beth-El Exposition Park

Marriage Announcement for Lenchen Specht and B J Von Thaben

Miss Ida Specht announces the marriage of her niece Lenchen Specht to B J Von Thaben set for June 5 with no cards issued.

Ida Specht Lenchen Specht B. J. von Thaben

Beef prices in San Antonio week end sales

Swift and Company reports fresh beef in San Antonio week ending Saturday June 1 averaging 7.70 cents per pound.

Swift & Company San Antonio

Street Cars Re routed During Paving Repair

Work on the paving along South Alamo street between Martinez and Garden streets began this morning with a large crew. Tobin Hill Lap Depot line cars will run from each side of the construction and passengers transfer between cars. Highland Park-Collins Gardens cars operate as two lines with routes via Garden Presa streets and Alamo plaza.

Alamo Street Martinez Garden Streets Tobin Hill Lap Depot Highland Park Collins Gardens Houston Street Navarro Hot Wells Garden South Presa Streets Alamo Plaza Post Office

Great Auction Sale Opens at Levytansky Jewelry Store

One of the great auction sales in San Antonio starts tomorrow at 10 a.m. at A. Levytansky on Commerce Street. No reservations. any item may be purchased at the auctioneers’ sale. Levytansky overstocked due to domestic matters. sales run daily 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Sam Martin will conduct the auction.

San Antonio A. Levytansky Commerce Street Levytansky Sam Martin

Staacke Bros. Delivers New Bakery and Laundry Wagons

Staacke Bros. announces arrival of a carload of delivery wagons for bakery, laundry, and other services. The vehicles are described as best quality with low prices for quick adoption by local businesses.

Staacke Bros

Dora Thorn headline at Grand Opera House draws crowd

Attendance records fall as three reels of first run pictures, orchestral music, and soloists entertain at the Grand Opera House. Dora Thorn, a two reel feature, plays hourly through 11 pm. Salvador Santaella, age 12, from Mexico City, performs Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2, and Edward Wheelahan of New Orleans sings Worship.

Grand Opera House Dora Thorn Salvador Santaella Mexico City San Antonio Liszt Edward Wheelahan New Orleans

Plaza Theater Opens Summer Season With Musician Featured

The Plaza theater opened its summer season yesterday to a full house. The program combined entertaining motion pictures with a strong musical set by Conrad Whidden on fiddle and piano and selections by the Plaza orchestra directed by William Zimmer. The house, decor, and cool, comfortable atmosphere drew many patrons.

Plaza Theater Conrad Whidden Plaza Orchestra William Zimmer Playhouse

San Antonio Free Clinic opens hospital fundraising HQ

Headquarters for the fundraising committee of the Free Clinic association of San Antonio opened today in rooms donated by Lloyd Spencer of the Plaza theater. Rev. Philip Cook heads the drive and a directorate meeting at 5 PM Thursday will discuss site transfer and campaign progress. A large public clock dial will be mounted above the Plaza theater to show progress.

Free Clinic Association of International Club Commerce Street Kelso Association San Antonio Plaza Theater

Carriage Sale Amid Stacks at Staacke Pig

Dr Chardles A R Campbell bacteriologist and microscopist promotes typhoid and malaria testing services above Dreiss' drug store while Staacke Pig offers low prices on carriages buggies and phaetons with many units now available for sale.

Chardles A. R. Campbell Dreiss’ Drug Staacke Pig

Studio Tea Without Work In Sight

Helen attends a bohemian studio tea where poets and painters lounge, read verses, and mock their own crafts. She notes idle artists crowding the refreshments while pondering if soap-advertisement pays better than color, and returns home to Warren content she chose practicality over artistry.

Burk-Reed Helen Brackford Mrs. Stevens

Mexico is Friendly to Foreign Investment

E Claude Mills, secretary of the International club, received a letter from J Starr Hunt, a San Antonio lawyer, praising the Mexican government for its friendly stance toward legitimate foreign investment. He notes a Mexican congress bill lifting duties on machinery for the Palmarejo and Goldfields company, a British mining firm operating in Mexico, as evidence of this openness.

E. Claude Mills International Club J. Starr Hunt San Antonio Pétunt Palmarejo and Goldfields Company, Limited Mexico Hunt

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