Women Form Committee to War on Vice in Texas
A Texas Women’s vice committee formed after a San Antonio conference vows a publicity campaign against commercialized vice near army posts and training camps. Leaders include Mrs Cunningham and Mrs Webb Curtis with statewide organizational support and pledges from the University of Texas and multiple local clubs. The plan calls for talks, lawn meetings, and government action to aid women workers and curb liquor traffic amid wartime measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas Women's
Conference of
Texas Women
San Antonio
Minnig Fisher Cunningham
Texas Woman’s Suffrage Association
Nannie Webb Curtis
Woman's Christian Temperance, Union
W. D. Woodson
Woman's Texas Bankers’ Association
Gunter Hotel
Rena Maverick Green
Richardson
Austin
J. C. Newbie
Hardeman County
J. L. Young
Mineral Wells
Ike Jalonick
Dallas Suffrage Association
Cunningham
M. J. Bliem
Joe L. Hill
Wesley Peacock
Lavinia Engle
Texas Suffrage Association
Laura B. Hart
The
Maccabees
War Department
Bliem
Elizabeth Speer
Mesdames Cunningham
Percy V. Pennybacker
Hal Sevier
Daughters of the Republic of Texas
G. R. Scott
Corpus Christi
Texas Bankers’ Association
Miss Corbett
Dallas
Young Women's Christian Association
el Paso
J. L. Landrum
Home Economics Club
State Department of Agriculture
J. G. Newbie
Acme
C. W. Connery
Fort Worth
Florence Floor
Cleburne
Joseph B. Dibrell
Seguin
the Texas University
Mary Mayfield
Smith
Italian Minister Honored at FourteenCourse Dinner
Mrs A Altobelli and Mr A Altobelli hosted a fourteen course dinner Tuesday night in honor of Alberto Martin Franklin Italian minister to Mexico. The menu featured Italiana dishes and spumanti wines. Assisting reception were B Terrerri Tom Troilo Umberto De and Charles Troilo of the Italian colony. a planned reception was canceled by Franklin’s brief stay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Altobelli
Alberto Martin Franklin
Mexico
B. Terrerri
Tom Troilo
Umberto de
Charles Troilo
Franklin
Society Calendar Outlines Meetings This Week
In the social calendar, Daughters of Isabella meet Wednesday at 8 at Knights of Columbus hall. Bible class at Evangelical Friedenk Church with Miss Emilia Heinrich at 428 Santa Clara. Thursday WCTU gathers 3 30 p m at the Gunter. Sunday School Council 4 15 at Travis Park Methodist Church. Trinity Methodist Ladies Aid meets at Mrs Warfield 1024 Burnett. Mrs Mary B Jersig and Mrs J T Smith host Coterie Luncheon. Mrs Ernest Cring of 612 Taft Boulevard hosts So & Sew Club at 4 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of Isabella
Knights of Columbus Hall
Evangelical Friedeng Church
Emilia Heinrich
Santa Clara Street
Travis Park Methodist Church
Ladies’ Aid Society of
Trinity Methodist Church
Ernest Cring
Taft Boulevard
So & Sew Club
Mary B. Jersig
J. T. Smith
Woman's Club
S. P. Skinner
Skinner
el Paso
Cuero Ladies Headed to New York for Summer
Miss Annie Sutcliffe and two companions depart for New York where they will spend the season. Local social notes mention hosting duties for the Coterie Luncheon Club of the Woman's Club and a Boerne Dancing Club gathering with several attendees. Invitations go out for Laura Blount to marry Walter Giesecke in Nacogdoches on June 20 with a reception to follow at 519 North Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Annie Sutcliffe
Lutie Sutcliffe
Belle Wilson
Cuero
New York
Edward Augustus Blount
Laura
Walter Guenther Giesecke
Christ Church
Nacogdoches
Texas
North Street
Miss Blount
E. C. Branch
Giesecke
Gus Giesecke
City
Hampton Man Robert Taylor Weds Catherine Young
Robert Floyd Taylor of Hampton Virginia married Miss Catherine Young in a simple ceremony held Tuesday evening at the home of the bride's mother Mrs. James M. Young. The rooms were decorated with white blossoms and the event was toned by a recent bereavement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Floyd Taylor
Hampton, Va
Catherine Young
James M. Young
Marriage Of Miss Bertha Atlee Groomed In White Canton Crepe
Rev George H Badger presided as Bertha Atlee married her cousin A B E Schaeffer of Houston officiated The bride wore white Canton crepe with a lace veil and orange blossom garland She was given in marriage by A B E Schaeffer The couple left for Hampton Virginia Edwin Phillips of Fort Worth served as best man Master Edwin Phillips was ring bearer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Badger
Bertha ‘Outs
Temple
L. A. Altman
Nanna Atlee Young
Edwin T. Phillips
Fort Worth
Edwin Phillips
A. BE. Schaeffer
Houston
China
Atlee B. Ayres
Mrs. Taylor
Hampton, Va
Marriages of Walter Skinner and J William Frank Featured
Walter Skinner of El Paso weds Adele Shaw at the bride's home with Bishop Capers officiating. J William Frank of St Louis marries Miss Lillian Jeanette Oppenheimer at the Gunter Hotel ballroom in a ceremony attended by family and guests.
Alston Duggan Returns From Rice Institute Houston
Alston Duggan has returned from Rice Institute of Houston. The report notes his completion of studies and return to his home community for future plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alston Duggan
Rice Institute of Houston
Women of W CTU to attend Gunter meeting Thursday
A number of women prominent in W C T U circles will be guests at the regular meeting at the Gunter Thursday afternoon. Among them is Mrs J Allen Newton, state superintendent of soldiers and sailors work, and Mrs Guntney, state superintendent of ...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunter
J. Allen Newton
Guntney
Thelma Irvin Weds Elmer Kearney in St Gerard’s Church
Mr and Mrs James W Irvin announce the wedding of their daughter Thelma to Elmer Raymond Kearney of Muncie Ind at 8 o clock Wednesday morning in St Gerard s Catholic Church Father Kuhn reading the ceremony. After the ceremony the couple left for Laredo where Mr Kearney is temporarily in business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Irvin
Thelma
Elmer Raymond Kearney
Muncie
Ind
St. Gerard's Catholic Church
Father Kuhn
Local Moves and a Piano Recital Featured
Mrs. Merritte W. Ireland travels to Indiana to join Col Ireland and then to Washington for duty. Mrs. Charles W. Ogden goes to New York for her son Herbert Ogden’s wedding to Miss Neida Quackenbusch. Mrs. Clara Duggan Madison presents her intermediate piano class in a 10 o’clock Thursday recital featuring Blanche Cohen Ruth Herbst Camilla Caffarelli Dorothy Caffarelli Fay Maxwell and Hattie Florence Hood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Ogden
New York
Herbert Ogden
Neida Quackenbusch
Clara Duggan Madison
Blanche Cohen
Ruth Herbst
Camilla Caffarelli
Dorothy Caffarelli
Fay Maxwell
Hattie Florence Hood
Laying Plans for Soldier Recreation Federation Formed
An executive committee mobilizes civic and religious groups to create a federation for soldiers recreation. George A. Bellamy and Elbert Vail assist with plans and secretarial duties. A mass meeting at the Gunter Hotel will hear reports on camp entertainment and vice reduction through wholesome activities. A survey catalogs soldiers preferences for dances, sports, and shows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George A. Bellamy
War Department Commission
Elbert Vail
National Commission
Gunter Hotel
Bellamy
Katy to run special train for Deaf and Dumb school pupils
The Katy will operate a special train from Austin Wednesday night for State Deaf and Dumb school students returning home for vacation. Agent W B Oneal will lead about 600 or 700 boys and girls, each with envelope pattern tags showing ownership, destination, and train changes. Parents, relatives, and the crew will meet and claim the travelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Katy
Austin
Texas
Deaf and Dumb
W. B. Oneal
Oneal
Chinese Recruit 690 to Serve in U S Army at Ellis Island
Phillip Kee, a Chinese interpreter and restaurant proprietor at Ellis Island, has recruited 690 American born Chinese for U S Army service. Representative G Murray Hulbert says a bill to authorize government acceptance of the unit has been introduced and Kee aims to reach 1000 recruits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Phillip Kee
Ellis Island
United States Army
G. Murray Hulbert
Congress
Kee
Levinson and Polunsky Wedding in Synagogue
The marriage of A. B. Levinson and Miss Rose Polunsky was held Monday evening at the Wyoming Street synagogue with Rabbi Solomon officiating. The couple will reside in Dallas at their home after the ceremony.
Spray Grapes to Destroy Insects
Grape insect enemies and diseases may be controlled with a careful spraying schedule, says A L Quaintance and C L Shear. The schedule covers multiple applications using Bordeaux mixture and arsenate of lead to protect vines and fruit. Mother de Chantal Dies in Brooklyn. Rev Mother de Chantal, philanthropist and educator, dies in Brooklyn at 84 after thirty years leading St John’s Orphan Asylum for Boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. L. Quaintaince
Bureau of Entomology
C. L. Shear
Bureau of Plant Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Mother de Chantal
Brooklyn
New York
St. John's
Carter White Lead Special Sale At $12 Per 100 Lbs
Ed Steves & Sons advertises a special sale of Carter White lead at 12 dollars per 100 pounds with smaller sizes available at usual advances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter White
Steves & Sons
Medical Association discusses war surgery and public health
The American Medical Association annual meeting opened with sections on medical and surgical subjects. Preventive medicine and public health debated sanitation and medical roles in mobilizing the American army. Dr. Charles H Mayo of Rochester New president urged medical men to answer the nation’s war needs and noted support for national prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Medical Association
Charles H. Mayo
Rochester
Minn
Son of Bret Harte Dies in Monte Carlo
Francis King Bret Harte, son of the novelist Bret Harte, died in Monte Carlo on April 24. He had spent years traveling with Edwin Booth, but poor health lately kept him in milder climates of Italy and the Riviera. He leaves a widow and two sons, the elder Richard Bret Harte living in San Francisco.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bret Harte
Associated Press
Monte Carlo
Francis King Bret Harte
Bret Marte
Edwin Booth
Italy
Riviera
Richard Bret Harte
San Francisco
Escaped Unhurt After Exchange Over Hand of Gotrox's Daughter
A fragment shows a playful exchange about asking Gotrox for his daughter's hand and a successful escape, implying a risky confrontation or risky situation resolved without injury. The dialogue hints at social negotiation and light suspense in a historical setting.
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Gotrox
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Boerne Dancing Club
Kronkosky Hall
Boerne
W. A. Wurzbach
Eleanor and
Emily Wurzbach
Manning
Frank Rennert
Marcella Rennert
Marguerite Rummel
Edward Graebner
Budweiser
Pells
Busch Sto
Berman & Zadek
San Antonio, Texas
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Elks’ Club
E. M. Rowley
F. L. Francis
G. Lorweid
Department of Philanthropy of the Daughters of Isabella
Nacogdocheg Street
M. J. Muench
Walter Skinner
Adele Shaw
John Case Griswold
William T. Capers
Griswold
Girard
J. William Frank
St. Louis
Lillian Jeanette Oppenheimer
M. L. Oppenheimer
Frederick King
Simon Frank
S. H. Cohn
A. M. Oppenheimer
del Rio
J. Frank
Imon Frank
I. H. Cohn
J. Louis
Morris Gimbel
Pee Gans
Hettie Rosenfield
Joe Gans
Frank
California
Ingham
Robert Seward
O. T. Holt
Marion Holt Seward
James Robert Neal
Miss Seward
Mrs. Holt
Duchess of
Jessie Deacon
Carson City, Col
Merritte W. Ireland
Indiana
Colonel Ireland
Washington
Hertzberg’s
St. Mary's Sts
Drmours
Glendale
Armour Company
J. FE
Armours
Medical Association
New Army
BON Ton
BonTon
Vicinity
House of Royal Worcester
Worcester
Mass
Royal Worcester
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