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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1915
Page
10
W I Brendon announces Confederate Veterans staff appointments with senior roles for Forrest Wilson Taylor Watts Dunaway King Hall Chen and Peak assigning chiefs and a Texas division leader. Also notes a sale on Palm Heveh Suits and a stray arithmetic problem digression.
The Graduate Nurses Association and Hospital Association of Texas conclude their ninth annual convention in San Antonio with discussions on professional issues. An amendment proposes state membership for local nurse groups, expanding the state organization’s scope and tying local and state members together.
Fragmentary OCR lists several political figures and locations including M. Garken Fort Worth Nrenhian secretary treasurer Masa Mh Dt Vaylor San Antonio Miss 3 Muck Jur Su Antonio and Virx Finda Pork Houston.
The report lists numerous visitors arriving in San Antonio on Wednesday and staying at the St Anthony and the Menger. Names include Cavloway, Perkina family, Mrs N S Hooper, E. Brewer, G A Mann, Emerson, W F Gueckly, Hie Fa, Wotrott, OA Daniela, W T Potter, and Blarcke among others. Cities referenced include Greenville, Dallas, Cleveland, Marlin, Fort Worth, Port Worth, and Xenoopleune.
Arroneemputs announce a grand opening at Anthony Rotel roof garden on Wed June 23. Dancers Arroneem, Wenner and Toluin from the Orpheum Circuit will headline a four week engagement with the Imperial Tungarian Orchestra backed from Budapest and Vienna. The act marks the first Hungarian orchestra to perform in the city. Rosso Fenner and Miss Marie Tolman arrived in San Antonio and the orchestra members follow. Guests receive keepsakes and dinner runs 6:30 to 9 with dancing to The Top o' the Town afterward.
Preparations for the July Fourth celebration include a morning parade through main streets and an afternoon evening reunion in a federal park with music and speeches. The parade is organized in three divisions with a grand marshal and numerous veterans and civic groups featured in the lineup.
A local parade will feature members from Voland aides, Woodmen of the World, Modern Woodmen, Boy Scouts, Rattry Club, and Automobile Club among others. Notable participants include Oscar Fergstrom of New York and drummers Henry Baylor of Uvalde George Butler James Biggar Ramon Riencourt Charles M. Barnes and several officers and sergeants from different units. The event is scheduled for the afternoon at San Pedro Park with a varied program likely to occur as planned.
Congressman Burgess discusses the wide open field for the Senate nomination, naming six candidates including Senator Cutherson as a possible rival. He notes Cutherson’s health and plans to tour the state and fish with friends this summer while building political support. He is staying at the Inter Hotel and meeting county officers and lawyers during a mint convention week.
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