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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1911
Page
9
Mrs. T L Conroy is hostess at a 1 o clock luncheon at Cafe Mexicana. Mrs Preston Austin of Victoria is honored guest at the event. Mrs John E B Martin also hosted at 1 o clock luncheon for the same occasion. Mrs Daniel A Frederick hosts a 3 o clock card party.
Major and Mrs Usher host Friday af ternoon at 3. Mrs Mulvane of Topeka and Miss Banks of New Cornerstone Ohio guests at Hot Wells. Government Hill Literary Society meets tomorrow at 4 with Mrs Noonan on Burleson. Mrs Ritchey of Kansas City and Mrs Mead of Louisville guests at Hot Wells. Mrs Baird hosts next High Five club at Crofton Ave Thursday. St Patrick theme used in plans and decorations. Colonel Frederick’s quarters host a bridge and five hundred afternoon with four prizes and guests listed.
In Ontario Virginia Mrs M L Anderson credits Cardus and Cardui with curing indigestion and womanly troubles after failed treatments. The testimonial claims improved appetite sleep and energy and urges readers to try Cardui the woman’s tonic with guidance from the Chattanooga company.
The Ladies' Aid of Madison Square Presbyterian church will hold an important Friday meeting at the church at o'clock. Officers will be elected. Members urged to attend. Various local residents are noted as visiting or traveling, with social events planned including a shamrock social and WCTU meeting.
Victoria society notes describe a 1 o’clock luncheon at Cafe Mexicana honoring Mrs Preston Austin with a five course Mexican menu and guests including Mesdames Austin Plorian Darragh Palfrey Makkall Macdermott Herff Riley Gordon Seeligson Janin Badger and Miss Simpson.
Jefferson City and Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Parker of Memphis attend the Self Culture club session at Mrs. L. L. Boyd’s home. Members read papers on Milton topics and plan a reception March 21 at the Menger hotel for cattlemen’s convention visitors.
Miss Bessie M Bain hosted a donkey party Saturday for her seventh birthday with games and piano selections by Beulah Zuercher and Selina Bain. Prizes went to Star Woodman and Jennie Spence. refreshments included cake ambrosia tenade and candy. attendees listed.
An affidavit charging vagrancy was filed in the police court against Edna Vivian Gentry alias Gentry One Day. The complaint cites March 2 last. The case was continued from this morning to March 15.
T. D. Cobbs Jr. was operated on for appendicitis this morning and the operation was entirely successful. Mr. Cobbs is at Santa Rosa infirmary. D. B. Steele, tailor at 108 Blum street, promotes spring suits with pressed service and a new phone number 1286.
Mrs Harriett Van Norden filed for divorce from Reinhardt Van Norden a New York real estate and insurance man said to have vanished last July She testified to years without support and alleged he drained a diamond from her safety deposit box and pawed checks Her maiden name Harriett Stuart Pettit was restored in Reno court with a decree granted March 1.
A dated note mentions a product labeled Laxative Bromo Quinine with a warning to prevent grip and notes a single Bromo Quinine item. The signa ture of E. W. Grove is referenced along with a 25 cent price indicator.
Carnival Association directors convene at 8 tonight in the Chamber of Commerce to discuss advancing plans for the 1911 carnival. Officials pledge the event will be the most brilliant San Antonio has seen and aim to leave nothing undone to ensure its success by spring.
The former actress in Yonkers New York remains bedridden after a breakdown a year ago. She works on memoirs amid a premonition of death, fearing her end approaches despite no worsening of her condition.
If you are troubled with any Kidney, Bladder or Rheumatic trouble you will find 60 days treatment in a $1.00 bottle of Hall's Texas Wonder and seldom one bottle fails to cure. Send for testimonials. Dr. E. W. Hall, 2926 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. Sold by druggists.
The United States Civil Service Commission announces exams on March 25 for a timer at Phoe nix Indian School Arizona and on March 31 for an engineer physician or assistant engineer in the Bureau of Standards in Washington or Pittsburg. April 1 offers band and musical director at Sherman Institute California and Tulalip School Washington, both at 720 dollars annually. April 6 offers junior chemist at 75 dollars a month in the Bureau of Mines Pittsburg. Ring New Phone 449 Taxicab. Touring cars. Cut rate.
Felix Ogilvie, a multi‑nation bigamist, was sentenced at the Old Bailey to ten years penal servitude for crimes including drugging and robbing his wives. He claimed marriages began in 1905 in San Francisco and spanned Europe and the United States, where he swindled and deserted, speaking seven languages.
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