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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1917
Page
6
San Antonio leads a 200 strong cattle raisers delegation by special M E T train to the Texas Cattle Raisers Association session in Fort Worth with further Oklahoma City train plans. Delegates wear cowbells pennants and brass badges while governors and staff join from Austin.
A special Cowmen's Train bound for the 1918 Fort Worth convention via San Antonio is under orders to run fast. Delegates, led by Alex McGowan and Conductor C E Stafford, anticipate a lively stop as 500 Texas cattlemen prepare to defend San Antonio as the stamping ground.
Fort Worth crowded with visitors for weekend social events and the stock show opening follows news that El Paso San Antonio and Oklahoma City bring big trainloads of delegates. Each city enters with a brass band and El Paso brings General Carranza with a Mexican police band. The convention site will be chosen Thursday.
Fire Chief Wright and assistants will use mufflers on department cars except when responding to alarms. Mufflers to be fitted upon request to Commissioner Uhr. Chief Wright says cars with open exhausts disturb tourists and residents and orders closed exhausts on all nonemergency runs.
A Philadelphian creates a device that makes the rear light vibrate when a vehicle stops to warn following drivers. The invention aims to reduce rear end collisions by signaling braking.
Society items list Monday and Tuesday events across San Antonio groups. Monthly musicale at the San Antonio Musical Club in the St. Anthony. Red Cross at Fort Sam Houston meets 9:30 a.m. in officers mess. Sorosis at St Anthony. Council of Jewish Women. Phoenix Club at Gunter. Pierian Study Club. Parish Aid at St Luke's 3 p.m.. Altar Guild at St Luke's 7:30 p.m.. Pew Women's Club 2 p.m.. Missionary Society of West End Methodist at 3 p.m.. Y M C A Women’s Auxiliary. Presidents' Round Table at Original Mexican Restaurant. Red Cross Sewing Circle at Wolf & Marx Building. Denver Heights Ladies at 3 p.m. with Mrs. Cook.
Austin stayed with Mr. and Mrs. Carlos Bee for the weekend. Mr. and Mrs. L. Ward and Col. and Mrs. Ike T. Pryor went to Fort Worth to attend the cattlemen's convention. Miss Isabel Gallagher traveled to Fort Worth to visit friends.
Mrs. J. P. Lovelady and Miss Lulu Lovelady travel to Fort Worth for the stockmen's convention then plan trips to Canada and major eastern cities including New York and Washington. Dr. and Mrs. S. P. Cunningham host a Gunter dinner dansant Saturday honoring Miss Jeanette Hagelstein and her guest Miss Marguerite Webb of San Angelo.
The Beta Beta Alphas were entertained at a dinner dance last week at the original Mexican restaurant. Hosts were Frank Waters Robert Murphy and William Thomas. Guests included Dorothy Wray Marjorie Cameron Jessica Mason Mary Tom Osborne Louise Gallagher Lucile Swift Hazel McGoldrick Gladys Roseman Amanda Curran Nancy Pryor Elizabeth Armour Louise Lucas Constance Douglas Blanche Wood Cuthbert Bullett Edward Knox William Lee Carl Gildemeister Paul Vance Ellis Green Rick Cartwright Harold Hoefgen William Parkinson Robert Kile Paul Baldwin Newell Waters Ben Sparks Whitlock Zander Paul Deutz and the hosts. Chaperones were Emma Gutzeit Mr and Mrs William I Hoefgen and Mr and Mrs D M Parkinson.
Swift and Company reported San Antonio beef sales for the week ending March 10 with domestic beef averaging 12.19 cents per pound. The Adv section notes this pricing reflects market conditions and consumer demand in the period.
All members of the President's Round Table are asked to be prepared to read their child welfare reports at Tuesday's meeting. The second vice presidents of the mothers' clubs will be special guests.
The Business Woman's Suffrage Club of the Y W C A will meet at 6 o'clock Tuesday evening in the association cafeteria. During the dinner hour suffrage topics will be discussed.
Mrs C Jonas entertained the Pat terson Jonas bridal party at dinner at Adams Street home. Decor featured jonquils peach blooms pink tulle bows and streamers. Hand-painted place cards and bonbon favors completed the table setting for the group including Miss Amanda Jonas Julia Haselbaum Elsie Wolford Minnie Jonas Rose Polanski Leanor Haselbaum Helen Hill Elsie Jonas Eleanor Haselbaum Hattie Wolford and many others.
Charles Cameron Bell will entertain with an informal tea from 4 until 6 o clock Tuesday afternoon.
The Milam School Mothers' Club meets Friday afternoon with Claude J. Carter lecturing on Thrift and Conservation of Energy. Hosts will be Mesdames D. C. Rische A. M. Puckett and William Sharp.
Mrs Lilly Burleson Macdonnel together with her son George and daughter Emma are mentioned in a brief society note. The item notes family presence, with no further details provided in the readable text.
Mrs. Gus Mockert entertained the White Rose drill team W. O. W. and the Ladies Nest of Owls in honor of her birthday. Bance and cards were played with prizes awarded to several guests. A large group attended as lavender green and white decorations graced the rooms and refreshments were served.
Mr and Mrs Charles Troilo entertained many friends at a house warming held Sunday night at their new home 1113 West Travis Street. The event honored Mr Troilo on his birthday anniversary with music games and dancing followed by a dinner of Italian dishes. Guests included Mr and Mrs A Saladino Mr and Mrs A Zotterelli Mr and Mrs B Terrerri Mr and Mrs J Giorda Mr and Mrs IL Johnson Mr and Mrs R Pollo Mr and Mrs D Yuso John Terreri Sam Pantusa Joe Vizzi and R Bona.
Miss Helen Hensler senior nurse at Robert B. Green Memorial Hospital and John H. Welch son of Captain Barney Welch were married March 4 with the ceremony kept secret until Sunday. They will reside with Mr Welch's parents in Highland Park for at least a time.
A Virginia farmer reports renewed health after using Vinci Atlee a tonic product. He states initial weakness loss of appetite poor sleep and rapid weight loss improved after three bottles with appetite sleep and blood condition returning to normal. The ad cites Vinol ingredients beef cod liver peptones iron manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates and lists multiple Texas druggists.
Amsterdam dispatch reports widespread German suffering from milk scarcity and hunger. Half the townspeople ill with heartburn, many children dying, Berlin hit hardest. Rural areas supply milk as Marshal von Hindenburg urges farmers to aid armament workers with meat. Potato famine persists. soldiers desert to Holland seeking bread slices.
The ad extols J. B. L. Cascade for internal cleansing and health, citing Dr. P. G. Dedmond of Fort Worth who endorses its use for fever and daily vitality. The note invites readers to H. L. Wagner's Drug Store at 407 Houston Street San Antonio for a free booklet titled Why Man of a day Is Only 60 Per Cent Efficient.
A man asks Johnny about a one cent coin left on a shelf. Johnny replies he gave it to a poor hunchback man supporting a large family. The hunchback man then arrives selling candies at the door.
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