Social calendar entries from San Antonio events
Battle of Flowers Association meets at 4 p m at the Menger Hotel. A 3 p m reception for children of fiesta fete followed by a 4 p m reception for Miss Harriet Bogardus at Turner hall. San Antonio Dramatic Club anniversary banquet at 8 p m in the pink room of the Gunter Hotel.
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Battle of Flowers’ Association
Menger Hotel
Harriet Bogardus
Turner Hall
San Antonio Dramatic Club
Gunter Hotel
A Japanese Tea and St Patrick's Tea Highlight Social Scene
Yesterday afternoon Mrs Theodore E Mumme hosted a real Japanese tea with pink carnations and Japanese tea ware. Guests included a few honored friends and Mr and Mrs Dave Frank welcomed their mother Mrs A M Morris of Houston. Mrs C S Davis plans a St Patrick's tea for San Antonio Pen Women at the St Anthony Hotel tomorrow. The Court of the Spring duchesses held an enthusiastic morning meeting followed by luncheon at La Palma Cafe.
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Theodore E. Mumme
Dave Frank
A. M. Morris
Houston
Court of the Spring
la Palma Cafe
Women’s clubs meet with talks on dress and fitness
The Twentieth Century Study Club meets at 3 pm in the Maverick Hotel parlor with officer elections and Dr. Ellen M. Church to speak. The Graduate Kindergartners’ Club gathers in Mission Park with Miss O’Hair, and the Alamo Heights School Mothers’ Club hosts at 3:30 pm Wednesday with papers by Mrs. Harvey L. Steele and Mrs. C. R. Farrington. Mesdames Grant C. White, C. R. Farrington, William A. Cocke, Dalque, and E. C. Harpstrite are the hostesses.
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Twentieth Century Study Club
Maverick
Ellen M. Church
Graduate Kindergartners’ Club
O’hair
Mission Park
Alamo Heights
Harvey L. Steele
C. R. Farrington
Mesdames
Grant C. White
William A. Cocke
Dalque
E. C. Harpstrite
Sewing Bee at First Baptist for Inmates and Orphans
Members of the young women's auxiliary of the First Baptist Church will host an all day sewing bee Wednesday at the church to make garments for inmates at Protestant and SBuckner homes. Five ladies circles aid, with several sewing machines provided. The event followed a Saturday meeting at Mrs. Marcia Robinson Nichols home. Mrs. Herbert B. Linscott spoke on securing new members. Miss Maud Long led devotional exercises.
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Young Women's Auxiliary
The
First Baptist Church
Marcia Robinson Nichols
Herbert B. Linscott
Maud Long
Moving Pictures in Military and Civic Uses Across Nations
The piece notes the French army using a large screen to display a regiment charging soldiers, enabling study of defensive fire. It cites Mormon proselytizing with film, a $50,000 fund for US distribution, and cinema use in police work abroad, including riot films in Budapest.
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New York Mail
United States
Budapest
Blum Opening Show Showcases White Spring Wear At Emil Blum Co
Distinctive styles in coats dresses hats and gowns highlight Emil Blum Company spring opening. White dresses and lingerie dominate windows with a blue evening coat as color. new Blum hats and French models attract shoppers. Carnations and jonquils given as souvenirs.
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Emil Blum Company
Ghosts Close a Factory at Alto Pass
In Union County workers at a silica mill quit after hearing voices in vacant rooms. Investigators found no ghosts but later revealed an engineer was a ventriloquist. The firm resumed operations and the engineer was told to keep quiet.
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Alto Pass
Union County
Wasting Lives Through Penal System Reform Urged
Central Howard Association reports nearly 100000 lives wasted and 30000000 dollars lost yearly due to lack of prisoner education and support. Advocates call for higher pay for guards and reform of prison conditions to aid rehabilitation and reduce recidivism.
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Diana Penitentary
Michigan City
Reid
Chicago
F. Emory Lyon
National Prison Congress
Howard
Harrisburg sale nets 358 from eleven buildings razed
In Harrisburg Pennsylvania eleven buildings slated for razing in the Capitol Park extension district brought a total of 358 at auction. A single frame house fetched 1.50.
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Harrisburg
Capitol Park Extension
Longest Straight Rail Line From Nyngan to Bourke
The world’s longest straight rail section runs 136 miles on a perfectly level line from Nyngan to Bourke in New South Wales.
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Bourke
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Vinol Cod Liver and Iron Promises Strength Booster
A. M. Fischer San Antonio advertises Vinol cod liver and iron as a guaranteed body builder for old people delicate children and all weak run-down persons. Money back if not satisfied. Look for the Vinol sign at leading drug stores.
Dancing Through the Ages From Ancient Egypt to Salome
The article traces ancient Egyptian dance from celestial rites to court performances and religious joy. It notes solo and partner forms, acrobatic moves, and the spread of dance to Israel and later legends. Salome’s dance is discussed as an acrobatic handstand act, not veiled seductive dancing.
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Cleopatra
Julius Caesar
Israel
Red Sea
Miriam
Aaron
Egypt
Salome
John, the Baptist
Tissot
Herod
Rats bite painted apple in campus studio mystery
Chicago report recalls Plutarch on Phidias while Mrs. Clara M. Sims at the University of Illinois Champaign finds a painted red apple in her office eaten by mice. The vandalized artwork shows the apple and foliage intact, prompting speculation about pigment attraction and visual lure.
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Plutarch
Phidias
Parthenon
Clara M. Sims
College of Agriculture
University of Ilinois
Champaign
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