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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1916
Page
18
Vander Stratten and dozens of society members listed invite acceptances to Mrs. L. T. Worley. Various clubs plan meetings at St. Anthony and YWCA with banquets, garden parties, and initiation exercises. Several marriages, travels, and visits are noted among families and members of the San Antonio social scene.
A promotional pitch extols Mother's Friend as a soothing external remedy for pregnancy pains, saying it calms nerves and aids during childbirth. It urges readers to buy at a drugstore, then write Bradford Regulator Co. for an informational book with testimonials from mothers.
Miss Ruth and Ruth Hopkins hosted a miscellaneous shower for Miss Gertrude Tremlett with pink and white decor and a large pink and white cake. Prizes were won by Miss Mollie Baldwin and Miss Lillie Rauber. many guests attended, including Lucie Hopkins and Mrs. Tremlett.
Mrs P Vallejo hosted a dinner dance Tuesday night in honor of her daughter Pauline Vallejo a Ursuline convent graduate. Tables wore clusters of Shasta daisies with pink marine bows and guests included numerous local residents led by Misses Mary Fisher Pauline Rugeley Concha Heldt and many others.
Albert J. Eisenhauer and Misa Laura Alice Bracht were married Thursday evening at the bride’s parents home, 606 Avenue E. The reception room featured English ivy Shasta daisies and white tulle. Music by Mrs E. S. Lepper and Rev Father E. J.
The bride wore white crepe de chine and carried a bouquet of white roses and fern. After the ceremony guests gathered on the lawn for refreshments. Attending were grandmother Mrs. Alice Prophet and uncle and aunt Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Bracht from Rockport. Mr. and Mrs. Eisenhauer departed that evening for a Northern trip and will be at home in the city.
The marriage of William H Kemper of this city and Miss Thekla L Wesch of Cibolo Valley was solemnized Wednesday. Attendants included Miss Alice Kemper of San Antonio and Miss Hedwig Dehorn. After July 1, the couple will reside at 537 West Mulberry Avenue.
Miss Willie Goforth entertained guests Friday evening with dancing and games at her home 502 Essex street. Assisted by her mother Mrs. W. S. Goforth and sister Miss Cornelia Goforth, the gathering included numerous friends and neighbors.
A Thursday afternoon miscellaneous shower for Miss Lena Jank, a bride of the month, was held at 106 Park Place the decor featured yellow and white with daisies and roses. Mrs. Walker won the contest prize as twenty or more guests attended.
Miss Rebecca Hightower of the University of Texas receives the third prize of $19 in a German essay contest conducted by the Sons of Hermann of Texas. A Main Avenue High School graduate, she will teach in public schools next term.
The Philathea class of Denver Heights Methodist Church presented an entertainment with Professor and Mrs. S. W. Van Deman of Wichita Kansas appearing. A notable number was a music aided recitation, Old Gray Jacket's Pilgrimage, with Mrs. Van Deman as reader.
Magnolia Grove No 26 W C drill team met Thursday at Mrs J M Stevens home and presented a gold handled umbrella to Mrs Stevens for her faithful club work. Refreshments were served.
Walter Bonnett formerly of this city and Myrtle Pinkston of Pasadena California have married. Bonnett is a son of August Bonnett of 719 Chestnut Street.
A U S Department of Agriculture bulletin promotes a cone type fly trap as most effective, detailing construction from barrel hoops and screening, bait options like stale beer, and methods to attract and kill flies rapidly with heat or sulfur fumes.
Helen faces pressure from Mrs. Dalton to canvass for a district and join the Current Events Club as part of a suffrage era push. She weighs public duty against her husband Warren's dismissive attitude, prompted by Frances Knowles and Louise. Helen contemplates taking the position to prove her independence.
At a Society of Electrical Engineers meeting in Berlin on June 17 Dr Phillip Wechmann explained how German engineers replaced copper. He said copper use has fallen to near zero as substitutes, mainly iron and zinc, have proven effective and cheaper. Iron wires are treated with a new process and coated with zinc, yielding a conductor only twenty percent less efficient than copper.
A humorous Erie Railroad anecdote recalls Dave Doremus on a Jersey City to Binghamton run. He signs a dining car check and, after vanishing through the forward door, allegedly writes his name on the back and on the victim’s hack, provoking a steward’s quip.
Washington June 17 The Post office approves a fiber car wheel container to ship farm produce without breakage or spoilage. Fourth class postmasters will lease the boxes to boost parcel post receipts and cut middlemen out, potentially doubling rural shipments within a year. Inventor F W Edwards of Washington cooperates with Agriculture experts to roll out the system nationwide.
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