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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Jun 24, 1913

Page

6

Weddings and social events reported at St Marks Church

The schedule includes the wedding of Kenneth Wimner and Cecile Janin at 8 p m with an open air reception at the bride’s mother Mrs C C Janin’s home. Clay Pardo and Paula Seeling wed at the Ferree Seeling home on King William Street. Mission circles of Travis Park Methodist meet at 3 30 p m. Lieutenant and Mrs Carl Boyd host a polo teams buffet supper and dance.

Kenneth Wimner Cecile Janin St. Mark’s Episcopal Church C. c. Janin Clay Pardo St. Paul, Minn Paula Seeling Phe Ferree Edn Seeling King William Street Travis Park Mrs Carl Boyd H. B. Johnson Sedgewick Rice Susanne Rice Roy Waring John 8. Hammond R. D. Johnson Marie Thayer Jack Hollyday Carleton Reeves Brown Fennell Churchill Adams Grunwald

Wedding Reception Guests Named for Winner Janin Event

At the reception following the Winner Janin wedding tomorrow evening the bride's mother Mrs C C Janin will be assisted by numerous couples including Mr and Mrs C S Austin Mr and Mrs Thomas B Palfrey Mr and Mrs Frank Badger Mr and Mrs George Gillette Dr and Mrs Charles Venable and others presiding at the punch bowl Miss Nell Shannon daughter of J P Shannon and sister of former secretary C K Shannon is visiting with Mr and Mrs C E McCashin of Austin Miss Bess Hopkins of North Flores street is at Kerrville encampment Mrs A M Peck of 408 Live Oak street leaves tomorrow for Sutherland Springs for a two week camping trip with relatives. Mr and Mrs Nathan Sellinger announce the engagement of their

George C. Eichlitz William L. Herff Charles Florian Rena Campbell George Chabot Jean Mary Aubrey Fanita McMillam Mayme Storey Nell Shannon J. P. Shannon C. K. Shannon C. E. McCashin Austin Bess Hopkins North Flores Street Kerrville A. M. Peck Live Oak Street Sutherland Springs

Local social notes from El Paso and Sherman guests

Dated social items list Miss Ruth Burleson returning from Huntsville visit with relatives. Mr and Mrs Tom M Miller back from bridal tour in North and East. Sooner couple at 802 North Pine Street. Mr and Mrs A Toepperwein back from western tour including California Colorado Wyoming. Mrs W H Lankford and Miss Consuelo Lankford return to Sherman after extended visit with Dr and Mrs John J Lankford. They attended the Hopwood Lankford wedding.

Tom M. Miller Sooners North Pinestree Mrs. A. Toepperwein California Colorado Wyoming W. H. Lankford Consuelo Lankford Sherman John 8. Lankford Hopwood- Lankford

Gallery rook party at Mrs Pinckney Scott home Shreveport

Mrs John Pinckney Scott hosted a gallery rook party at her Shreveport residence with guests from the city after her winter visit with sister Mrs Harry Hyman. The rooms were decorated with flowers and trailing plants while twelve card tables featured silver trays of souvenirs and small jeweled boxes bearing table numbers. The Hebrew Ladies Relief Society plans a regular meeting at 3 PM tomorrow at Mrs Kallison’s home 701 San Pedro Avenue.

John Pinckney Scott Shreveport Scott Harry Hyman Hebrew Ladies’ Relief Society

Recital and wedding notices in local parish and church news

Miss Zelma Gager hosts junior piano recital at St Mark s parish house 315 Pecan street with soprano Miss Marvey Myrick assisting. Mrs S A Williams announces marriage of Ri oana Gager to Charles Benjamin Sargent at First Presbyterian Church.

Zelma Gager St. Mark's Pecan Street Marvey Myrick Miss Gager S. A. Williams

Roof Garden Dinner For Polo Team At Top o' the Town

Officers of the Third cavalry and Third field artillery host a dinner tomorrow evening at Top o' the Town for the visiting polo team. The event is billed as a unique social season highlight with a distinctive table arrangement.

Third Cavalry Third Field Artillery

Fort Sill polo team honored at officers’ reception

Several hundred American flags will adorn the St Anthony roof and a true American celebration will unfold with the Third Field Artillery Band providing the music. Officers and ladies of the Third Cavalry and Third Field Artillery will host a Friday evening reception in honor of the Fort Sill polo team.

John S. Hammond Fort Sill Fort Sam Houston Cavalry Club Fort Sinl St. Anthony Third Field Artillery Band Third Cavalry Third Field Artillery

Old Resident Dies After Brief Illness

Mrs. Thomas Jefferson Lowe died at 2 this morning at 217 West Craig Place after a brief illness. Survived by husband Judge T. J. Lowe, two sons and their wives Dr. and Mrs. John Lawson Felder and Mr. and Mrs. Camp Felder, a niece Miss Elizabeth Camp, two grandchildren, and brothers W. R. and J. L. Camp. Funeral at family home 217 Weston this evening with pallbearers listed. body to Leesburg for interment. Also noted are notices of Edgar Gardner Murphy’s death in New York and of J. C. Rambo’s funeral at Rosebud, Texas, plus William W. Slauter’s death and arrangements.

Thomas Jefferson Lowe West Craig Place T. J. Lowe John Lawson Felder Camp Felder Rice Texas Elizabeth Camp John Lawson Felder Jr Mary Louise Felder W. R J. L. Camp Mrs. Lowe Gilmer Upshur County Mary Ward Camp Leesburg Weston. Ote W. C. Lott J. W. Kokernot P. J. McNeel P. J. Lewis L. J. Hart F. C. Davis J.S. Lankford BE. V. Depew San Antonio Maud King Murphy DuBose and Gardner Murphy New York William G. Tobin St. Mary's Street Big City

France reassesses silk industry as bounty proves insufficient

France notes a steady decline in silk cocoons despite government subsidies to boost the industry. The average yield remains low, prompting consideration of a commission to Japan to study its silk growing conditions as Japan’s crop rises annually.

France Japan

Talent Night at the Grand Opera House

Tonight at the Grand Opera House hosts home talent night with ten semi professional acts. Friday features amateur night. Manager Wittels arranges the program promising fresh acts daily. Tomorrow includes a water melon eating contest and a spaghetti eating contest with regional participants. Florence Talbott performs a full song change tonight.

Grand Opera House Anager Wittels San Antonio Florence Talbott

The Manicure Lady Recounts A Wealthy Wife Tale

A barber and a manicure lady discuss a news piece about a rich young woman who married an illiterate man who then rose to bank president, debating whether intellect, opportunity, and accomplishments define a successful marriage, amid playful banter about education and social status.

Officers Seek Bandit In South Heights Car Holdup

Police and sheriff's office men are using every effort to ascertain the identity of the man who on Sunday night at 10:30 held up a South Heights car and robbed the conductor of 17.50, but so far they have not been able to secure sufficient information to warrant an arrest. The highwayman flagged the car to a stop, thrust a pistol at the conductor when the doors were opened, demanded money, and the conductor complied with the muzzle of the revolver pressed against him.

Sheriff's Office South Heights

Masons in Snyder Hold County Picnic and Installation

A large crowd gathers in Snyder Texas for the Masonic picnic and the public installation of officers from five lodges in Scurry County. W O Dodson of Sherman serves as the day’s orator.

Snyder Tex Snyder, Tex Scurry County W. Dodson Sherman

Collision Victim Dies in Paris Texas Ambulance Crash

Paris Texas June 24 E Frey died in a hospital this morning from injuries suffered in the Midland motor car collision on Saturday. He is the third victim of the accident.

Paris Tex E. Winfrey

Rail roads in Lamar County cut valuation by 500 per mile

Paris Texas June 24 county board of equalization reduced the valuation on all rail roads entering Lamar county by five hundred dollars per mile today.

Paris Tex Lamar County County Board of Equalization

Warming Food at Glasgow Police Boxes Signal Modern Aids

Glasgow police on night duty fit electrical hot plates into street telephone and signal boxes for warming meals and tea. Supper time is twenty minutes with a safety feature that cuts current if not switched off. Elsewhere, witch executions persisted into the 19th century with last Peruvian burnings in 1888 and older convictions in Hertford 1712 Scotland 1722 and Spain and Germany into 1782 or 1796.

Glasgow Scotland Corporation Peru South America England Hertford Spain Germany

Not a Salve and a Swinging Morning Exchange

A dialogue between two men, George and the Head Barber, recounts light banter about marriage and suiting a potential partner. They joke that the speaker would be a fine husband if he were single, and remark on their smooth progress this morning. The mood is casual and humorous.

George

State extends bid deadline for $1,000,000 in state supplies

Austin Texas June 24. State Purchasing Agent Elliott announced to accommodate several hundred bidders from across the country that the bid receipt deadline for furnishing about a million dollars of supplies to eleemosynary institutions has been extended from June 26 to June 28.

Austin Tex Elliott

Heavy Rain Drains Brewster County in Alpine Tex

Heavy rain drenched Brewster County last night in Alpine Texas as the season's heaviest downpour lashed the region. Weather officials reported significant rainfall totals in the area with localized street flooding and quick runoff impacting low-lying sections of town.

Alpine Tex Brewster County

Baptists Pledge to Raise Forty Thousand for Hospital

After visits by Dr. W. H. Mayfield of St Louis San Antonio Baptists plan to raise 40000 to start a Baptist hospital for Southwest Texas with construction hoped to begin January 1, 1914. First Baptist Church pledges 8000 toward a 25000 goal with other local churches covering the remainder. Dr Mayfield spoke on Christian hospitals and returned to St Louis.

W. H. Mayfield St. Louis Baptist Hospital For Southwest Texas Baptist Churches of San Antonio First Baptist Church First Porter First Church Corpus Christi

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