Social calendar highlights and society notices
The column notes a Daughters of Isabella meeting at 8 o clock in the Catholic Woman's Club and a 7 o'clock marriage for Robert Mayes Watson and Miss Dulcie Hagner at Madison Square Presbyterian Church. It lists engagements, teas, and club activities at various venues, plus a pink room party for Miss Juliette Flory with prizes and a large pink heart gift.
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Daughters of Isabella
Catholic Woman's Club
Robert Mayes Watson
Dulcie Hagner
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Federated Societies
W. P. Lobban
Beggar of Cawnpore at Grand Opera House Tonight
The Beggar of Cawnpore closes today at the Grand Opera House with lavish scenes and thrilling Sepoy uprising action. H. B. Warner stars in the title role with Lola May as ingenue, supported by a commendable cast. A funny Keystone comedy follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cawnpore
H. B. Warner
Lola May
Gloria's Romance to Precede with Billie Burke at Grand Opera House
Special arrangement with George Kleine brings Gloria's Romance to the Grand Opera House for the first three chapters on Thursday. Billie Burke stars in the leading role. Keystone comedy also screens. Chapter four follows Friday and Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Kleine
Billie Burke
Grand Opera House
Gloria
Adventures of Peg o the Ring at Don-Ton Park Tonight
Francis Ford and Grace Cunard star in a circus serial episode of Peg o the Ring showing tonight at Don-Ton Park. The program introduces new episodes each Wednesday along with Cupid's Triangle two reel film and a San Antonio setting with a large cast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Ford
Grace Cunard
Don-Ton Park
Peg O’ the Ring
San Antonio
Jay Clay Powers
N. A. Baker
Acrobats and Singers Draw Crowds at Princess Theater
Standard Brothers headline an acrobatic act while Morton Mayo and Lee charm audiences with singing and talking routines. Arthur Young Trio provides musical comedy and Pork Chops Evers delivers light-hearted humor. Management promises a complete Thursday program change.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Brothers
Princess Theater
Morton
Mayo
Lee
Arthur Young
Pork Chops
Evers
Fall Injuries Reported At Prairie Lea River Resort Rink
Miss Margaret Stair of Luling Texas fell while skating at the Prairie Lea river resort rink near LOLING and severely injured her ankle last night. The accident occurred at the new outdoor rink and the victim was attended on site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loling
Tex
Margaret Stair
Prairie Lea River
De Miracle De Pilatory Promoted for Hair Removal
Advertisement touts De Miracle as the only depilatory that penetrates under the skin to devitalize hair. It claims endorsement by physicians and dermatologists and offers 50c, 1.00, and 2.00 bottles sold at dealers or direct from De Miracle Chemical Co. in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duffy's
Duffy Malt Whiskey Co
Rochester
N. Y
de Miracle Chemical Co
Dept. A-1
Park Ave
129Th St
New York
Rotary Club to Present 48 Burros for San Antonio Children
The Rotary Club will give 4 dozen saddle broke burros to the youngsters in Brackenridge Park on Saturday at 6 pm near Lambert Beach. Little Enid Jones will speak for the club and Mayor Brown’s twins will receive the animals for the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
San Antonio
Brackenridge Park
Lambert
Lambert Beach
Enid Jones
President Jones
Brown
Clinton G
Robinson R
Frank A. Winerich
Emil E. Hillie
Pool Hall Cases Upheld in Austin Appeal
Two appeals from Hardeman county challenge the local option pool hall law. Case names F. M abence and B. F. Walker versus district judge J. A. Nabours, with injunctions and writs of prohibition at issue. The Court of Criminal Appeals set June 21 for submission and granted a temporary prohibition on injunctive steps pending review.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Court of Criminal Appeals
Hardeman County
F. Mabence
B. F. Walker
J. A. Nabours
Will Fullingim
Dave Barnes
Nabours
Spence
Walker
McLennan County
Dennis J. Dougherty Installed as Buffalo Bishop
The Rt Rev Dennis J Dougherty D D was installed today as the fifth bishop of the Buffalo diocese in Buffalo New York on June 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dennis J. Dougherty
Buffalo
N. Y
German Destroyer Lost Off Zeebrugge Says Telegraaf
Telegraaf reports a German destroyer hit a mine and sank off Zeebrugge on May 3, with West Virginia results described as doubtful. Huntington insiders note only scattered state primary returns in West Virginia leaving Lilly and Robinson in doubt for the Republican governor nomination. $75.35 New York and return Diverse Route Rail both ways Oil Burning Locomotives Southern Pacific advertisement.
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Amsterdam
London
The
Telegraaf
Zeebrugee
West Virginia
Huntington
W. Va
A. A. Lilly
Ira Robinson
Supreme Court
Robinson
New York
Southern Pacific
Return
Southern Pacifice
Prominent Women Endorse Our Statements
Houston readers praise Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription for run-down conditions and nervous ailments. An unnamed Houston woman cites relief from pain and improved health, noting the product is natural and non narcotic. The ad offers tablet or liquid forms and a 10 cent trial package plus free confidential medical advice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Texas
Dr. Pierce
Local society notes feature tea rooms and graduates
Mrs William L Dunne as regent presided at a garden style event with toast introductions by several members. Miss Marjorie Will hosted a party for Miss Mildred Hesses and Elma Martin, high school graduates, with yellow and white decor and daisies. Another luncheon in the Carolina tea room honored Mary Nelson Johnson and Mildred Johnson, with Shasta daisies decorating and a full guest list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marjorie Will
Mildred Hesses
Elma Martin
Misses Hesse
Martin
Georgiana Scott
Ruby Hybarger
Dorothy Evans
Hattie Mae White
Eunice Harral
Violet Crain
Irving Hicks
Ethel Huse
Isadore Taylor
Kathleen Johnson
Pauline Parks
Olivette Wise
Lillian Wagner
Lucile Wagner
Anabel Harris
Hattie Zadek
Eleanor Dowden
Helen Ford
Miss Will
William Will
Mesdames E. Hesse
H. Martin
T. B. Askew
J. Ernest Jarratt
Carolina Tea Room
Mary Nelson Johnson
Mulholland School
Mildred Johnson
Marion Johnson
Ethel Tobin
Helen Walton
Adele Shaw
Margaret Bridge
Russell Hughes
Charlotte Newton
Mab Harrison
Doris Houston
Jarratt
Innes Custodycase Over Son to Mother in Atlanta
Mrs. Viola Sickles Innes of New York, divorced wife of Victor E Innes, was awarded custody of her son James Sickles yesterday in Atlanta. Innes agreed to the arrangement until his appeal from a larceny after trust conviction is decided. Counsel said a motion for a new trial would likely be filed today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Viola Sickles Innes
New York
Victor E Innes
James Sickles
Innes
Know Thyself Medical Adviser Mail Offer
Read about yourself system physiology anatomy hygiene and home cures in a 1008 page book. Send 30 cents in stamps for a cloth bound copy to Dr W M Pierce Buffalo NY to pay wrapping mailing cost. Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets regulate stomach liver and bowels sugar coated and easy to take.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. M. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
L V G Club Hosts Informal Dinner Dance
The L. V. G. Club held an informal dinner dance at the original Monday evening. Tables were decorated with baskets of sunflowers and yellow marline. Guests included Misses Tommie Anderson Hedwig Richter Jennie Mountjoy Grace Mc Gee Meta Schwenkenberg Louise Foote Bessie Covey Carrie Gentzen Edith Raybould Oleva Warwick Loretta Small Mary Carew Agnes Marx Anne Mountjoy Kathryn Foote and Messrs Ed Henckel William Montez Charles Steele Carl Zellers Lawrence Flume Frank Orr Ed Kuehn Ira Kennedy James Hunter Herbert Doneghy Fred Buck Gerald Henckel Rudolph Richter Ned Jordan Victor Marx Earl Stein. Mrs J A Covey Mrs E S Lepper and Mr and Mrs McGee chaperoned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. V. G. Club
Misses Tommie Anderson
Hedwig Richter
Jennie Mountjoy
Grace McGee
Meta Schwenkenberg
Louise Foote
Bessie Covey
Carrie Gentzen
Edith Raybould
Oleva Warwick
Loretta Small
Mary Carew
Agnes Marx
Anne Mountjoy
Kathryn Foote
Messrs
Ed Henckel
William Montez
Charles Steele
Carl Zellers
Lawrence Flume
Frank Orr
Ed Kuehn
Ira Kennedy
James Hunter
Herbert Doneghy
Fred Buck
Gerald Henckel
Rudolph Richter
Ned Jordan
Victor Marx
Earl Stein
J. A. Covey
Lepper
McGee
British Officer Found Mentally Unstable at Court Martial
In Dublin on June 7 a court martial for Captain Bowen Colthurst heard medical testimony that the accused, charged with manslaughter for the execution of F Sheehy Skeffington, editor of the Irish Citizen, was mentally unstable. The case centers on the rebellion era incident and related legal proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
London
Bowen-Colthurst
F. Sheehy Skellington
Irish Citizen
Prohibition Democrats of Texas to Meet at Fort Worth
A Texas prohibition conference is set for Fort Worth on Tuesday June 13 to plan a campaign for the July primaries. Judge C H Jenkins released the call, noting no current organization and urging a large turnout. The call is signed by thirty leading prohibitionists headed by Judge John C Townes of Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Prohibition Democcrats
Texas
Fort Worth
C. H. Jenkins
Third Court of Civil Appeals
John Co. Townes
Smith heads home to campaign for re election
Representative William R. Smith left Comanche, Texas, for Washington to push his re election campaign in the Sixteenth District. He faces two opponents and may return to Texas for primaries before lingering in Washington if party needs him after conventions. Gillette visits Austin on bond plan for San Antonio. city attorney discusses issuing 1 000 000 dollars in bonds for park improvements pending election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
William R. Smith
Commanche
Gillette
Austin
Tex
J. R. Gillette
San Antonio
Attorney General's Department
City of
Robbed City Marshal Beaty loses pocketbook
City Marshal A. F. Beaty of Luling Texas had his pocketbook taken on a train from Harwood. The thief, who offered a courteous apology, escaped with $8.25. No further details were provided about the suspect or incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luling
Tex
A. F. Beaty
Harwood
Palm Beaches at Cost Suit Sale Ad
One third off stock clearout featuring suits priced from four to six dollars and thirty five cents. Lae tailor at 312 West Commerce advertises the sale. Also advertising a seventy six dollar thirty five cent fare to New York and return and a note about burning locomotives on Southern Pacific lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palm Beaches
Lae
W. Commerce
Hail Damages Crops in Panhandle Region
Severe hail hit the Panhandle area causing notable crop damage. Reports from Austin dated June 7 describe extensive harm to growing fields and potential yield losses across local farms. The weather disturbance prompted assessments by agricultural officials and plans for relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin, Tex
Panhandle
The Glory of Motherhood Education Guide Excerpt
A brief excerpt emphasizes maternal duties, urging focus on providing proper food for a child as paramount above all else. It frames nourishment as the central obligation of motherhood within a broader moral instruction.
Heavy hail and rains reported across counties
The state saw heavy hail and rains on June 6, with reports to the Department of Agriculture. D. Dove, a field worker, visited Fran and Hall counties. Mohair suits offered for sale as stock ends. Lentz, tailor, advertises prices from $10 to $14.
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Sto
Department of Agriculture
D. Dove
Dove
Fran County
Hall County
Pension Warrants Mailed for Confederate Veterans
The Texas comptroller reports mailing Confederate pension warrants for the quarter ending June 1 1916. About 250 warrants remain unmailed due to missing addresses. The department asks veterans to supply postal addresses to avoid future delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Controller's Department
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National
J. E. Hoban
Crockett
Armour
Heinrich
Santa Clara Street
Evangelical Friedens Church
Missionary Society of
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Milam School
John Cunningham
Benjamin Stribbling
Carolina
Juliette Flory
Frank Cassiano
Gunter Hotel
George Schoenfeldt
William Herpel
A. G. Castanola
Miss Flory
Margaret
Johnnie Dolan
Mamie Bergstrom
Ilsa Haarmann
Louise Bonshardt
Lillian Abbott
Mabel Flory
Louise Polk
Dorothy Pagenstecher
Ottie Wahrmund
Mary Elmender
Elsie Friedrich
Thomas Logan
Richard ‘Friedrich
Joseph Flory
Fred Fentiman
George Meyer
Hugo Vogt
Amos Jasmine
Jerry Albers
Thomas Abbott Jr
Charles Dlenger
Pauline Cassiano
Thomas Abbott Sr
el Paso
Berkely
Cal
University of California
Clara Johnson
Grace Walker
Nana Atlee Young
T. W. Koerner
San Francisco
Crockett Hotel
Chicago
Mr. Koerner
George Koerner
Ethel Minter
Oklahoma
St. Mary's Auditorium
Metha Wolff
Waco
Sadie Goodman
San Antonio de Bexar
Daughters of the American Revolution
Menger Hotel
T. N. Devine
Grand
Duffy’s Pure
TRE
Vielan
Hertzberg
Princess
Thrusday
Fromd Thieren
Menger
Telephone Crockett
Edwin H. Lee
Blum
America
Modart
Madame Irene
Nemo
Regaliste
Emil Blum Co
Houston Street
William L. Dunne
John J. Stevens
K. J. Taylor
Eugene J. Fellowes
Bertha Eloise Hilton
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
Palm Beach
Lentz
Commerce
Smith
Congressman
Nestlés
Nestl
Nestlé
Beit
Specialisto
NEST
S Food Company
Woodworth Building
New Pile
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