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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1911
Page
7
To Our Customers on South Presa Marlborough Place and Highland Place J C Stewart has sold his bread route to a party that does not handle our bread Mr F Mack enfuss will call on you Phone or write us if he does not give you prompt attention Phone 170 Bailies Steam Bakery
Kodak films developed at Mission Finishing Co located in the 701 Gibbs building. The service offers developing at ten cents per roll.
Miss Mary Purvis daughter of Richard Brett Purvis and granddaughter of Admiral Purvis married Verne Perryman deputy railroad claim agent at eight o'clock Thursday evening at the home of Mr and Mrs Lloyd Caldwell on Alamo Heights. Rev George Belsey officiated. The couple plan a wedding journey to New Orleans and will reside in San Antonio.
The list of guests for the Sphinx club dance at West End lake pavilion includes Mayme Storey Helen Bollows Terry Marley Ruth Kelso Clara May Brooks Mary Louise Carter Suzanne Denman and Ly.
Mrs Frank C Smith will entertain Monday evening at her home 105 West Woodlawn avenue in compliment to those who took part in the Holy City. Mrs Smith will be assisted by Mesdames E D Mouton S L Carson Emmett Rountree and Miss Franklin.
The Crockett School Mothers' club hosts an open air entertainment Saturday evening at 1120 Durango street the home of Mrs J W Cuffe. A featured Mexican musician joins local talent for a program including orchestral selections vocal and violin solos recitations and novelty acts by listed performers.
The San Antonio Musical club will hold an important meeting at 4 30 o clock Saturday afternoon in the Woman s club rooms on Camden street.
Mr and Mrs J Ross Coles returned from visiting Mrs Coles parents in Gainesville Texas. They traveled overland by car.
Miss Vermille Sears of Houston visits San Antonio with Miss Pearl Wilkinson, staying with friends and enjoying the city.
A birthday dinner will be held at the Hot Wells hotel park on Tuesday June 20 at 8 p m. Guests include Charles Ross and company of St Louis G O Blix and company of Austin Charles Murphy and company Carl G Yost and company Phelix Powell and company James C Barr and company C W Green and company L J Handford and company of Dallas Miss Helen Goldwin and Miss Ethel Sealy.
Among the travelers sailing on the Grosser Kurfurst from New York to Bremen on Thursday June 15 were Mr and Mrs S Rabe of San Antonio.
Miss Ethel Lynch travels to Austin for a week to visit relatives. Miss Johnnie Dolan presented a card during the visit.
Yesterday afternoon at her home a party was given for the Ursuline Academy senior class. Guests included Claudia Hammond, Helen Reilly, Tillie Malczynski, Teresa Cavanaugh, Kathleen Earr, Annie Samuels, Carrie Lacoste, Florence Higgins, Mabel Johnson, Vera Donoghue, Adelaide Lacoste, Bessie Phillips, Ursula Froebel, Ethel Mooney and Marie McWhirtle. Refreshments were served.
Mrs. S. A. Price and her baby Sterling arrive with Miss Ivy Price of Albany Georgia this evening to stay with Mrs. M. A. Buckner at 649 Denver Boulevard to visit her mother.
Miss Gussie Callie, a June bride, was complimented by Miss Bessie Springall with a miscellaneous shower this afternoon at her Warren Street home. The house was tastefully decorated with flowers and ferns. A salad course and ices were served. The honoree received many pretty and useful gifts.
Mrs Martin Wright hosted an alfresco party at her San Pedro Heights home this morning for her niece Miss Prentice Wright of Fort Worth. The event was described as very delightful with refreshments including salad and ices served.
At yesterday's meeting in the International club rooms the Free Clinic board heard a gratifying report on rising work. A matron will be employed and beautified grounds will be kept open daily rather than tri weekly. The public is asked to aid.
After the commencement exercises, St Marys College hosted a faculty banquet at the Royal theater. The dining room featured blue and gold college colors with papal and national emblems, ferns, and potted plants. Attending were Rev A Heuchemer, Rev F D Hudon, O M I, Rev Th Laboure, O M I, Rev G P Mulvaney, C S V, Rev m d Carrig c cymm 3, Rev H Bresshand, O M I, Rev N J Palletier, O M I, Rev W Fuhrwerk, and the brothers of San Fernando school.
John D. Rockefeller arrived in Cleveland for his annual Forest Hill visit amid a chasing crowd of reporters. He pleaded for privacy, asking reporters not to question him and wishing to be treated as an ordinary man.
Miss Minnie McReynolds daughter of a prominent oil operator died in Beaumont Texas from burns received at a Vin ton Oil well incident. She was watching the flow when a match was struck for inspection and a gas explosion occurred.
A syndicate linked to Bankers' Trust plans to purchase 13,000 Mercantile Trust shares now held by Equitable Life. The sale follows insurance laws forcing the Equitable to dispose of holdings, and signals a forthcoming merger between Bankers' Trust and Mercantile Trust.
Gen Co Pryce former commander of the army of liberation in Lower California was arrested in San Francisco charged with violating neutrality laws by the Associated Press report dated June 16.
Closing a ten day session in Denton Texas the institute adopted resolutions calling for extending ecclesiastical franchise to women on equal footing with men and supporting a delegate to the general conference who will back such a resolution.
Joel Mc Cook, formerly of Houston, was elected county superintendent of education in Denton County today. The selection was announced in Denton, Texas, on June 16.
A. B. Armstrong and J. M. Cooley escaped last night from Howard county jail in Big Springs Texas. Both men were charged with swindling.
Cape Haitien dispatch reports nine hundred troops boarded the steamer Caledonia to reinforce government forces at Point Liberte. The column was attacked by rebels and repulsed in the vicinity. The action signals ongoing instability in the area with government efforts to regain control.
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