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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1917
Page
8
The Christian Endeavor Society at Prospect Hill Christian Church hosts a lawn social at Miss Anna Brice’s home 2902 Monterey Street. Epworth League of Prospect Hill Methodist Church plans a lawn social at the church at 8 o'clock.
The Knights of Columbus hosted a dancing evening in their clubrooms with twenty dances and punch served. Hosts Judge and Mrs. M. E. Buckley and Mr. and Mrs. John Williams aided. Guests included Carrie Buckley Laura Miller Lillian Stucke Maud Miller Katherine Langer Loretta Small Fannie Small Zulene Jungbecker Josephine Luchchese Mary Aubrey May Woods Gladys Burns and many others.
The Woman's Pan-Hellenic Association hosted a luncheon at the Country Club on Thursday honoring members of National Greek letter fraternities returning from college. Crystal sunflowers lined tables while attendees included Laurel Clarkson Pauline Murrah Rowena Onderdonk Eleanor Onderdonk Margaret Jarvis and many others. Mr. and Mrs. T. A. Coleman followed with a dance event at the same venue that evening.
Miss Birdie Elizabeth Coleman hosts a ballroom event with Misses Sarah Kleberg Ada Johnson and Margaret Cantwell among sixty guests. Col. and Mrs. Scott and other couples assist. Savannah guest Mrs. R. M. O’Hair visits Hicks family. L. A. H. Henry tours the West. Irving Hicks returns from New York. waitz Cohen wedding attendance noted.
Mrs Charles M Roberts entertained Thursday afternoon with card games at her home in honor of her daughter Mrs Robert Camp of Atlanta Georgia. Shasta daisies and plants decorated the rooms. Refreshments followed. Guests included Mrs Camp and many friends with Mrs Charles H Florian assisting. A second party is planned next Tuesday afternoon for Mrs Camp.
Nichols Gro Co advertises a Saturday sale with 13 pounds of sugar for $1 and other items at low prices. Best hams 28c, Breakfast bacon 37c, Picnic hams 25c, butter two pounds 5c, beans peas hominy peaches 10c a tin, cash payments. All prices reduced to save customers money.
About 50 to 75 women attend each canning demonstration led by the Chamber of Commerce across Bexar County. Teams operate steam pressure canneries, teaching preserving corn tomatoes pumpkins and other crops. They praise large attendance, waste reduction and money saved, noting plans to extend tours to więcej localities and schools in domestic science.
Washington reports more than 22,000 bakers join the Commercial Economy Board in a July 10 move to refuse returns of stale bread from dealers. The policy aims to curb waste, force housewives to order for actual needs, and free workers for other tasks, potentially feeding 200,000 people.
Correction to a Wednesday list of gifts for the Protestant Orphan's Home shows Mrs I Palmer's contribution of eleven dollars instead of one. Eleven dollars was collected by Mrs Palmer and given to the home.
Miss Eleanor Meyer entertained the Thursday afternoon 500 club at her home on Cedar Street where prizes were awarded to Mrs. Norman Odet and Misses Hilda Wagner and Ethel Powell.
The item highlights a quip about movement and payment, framing a playful exchange on whether the subject pays as he travels. It contrasts a shrugging attitude with a refrain about payment and motion.
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