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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Mar 14, 1917

Page

6

Mrs Warren G Clark Hosts Musical at Home

In Society column Mrs Warren G Clark will entertain with a musicale at home from 4 until 6 Saturday afternoon in Quincy Street. The event honors officers of the Tuesday Musical Club and the committee chairmen. Officers listed include Mrs Eli Hertzberg, Miss Zaleme Herff, Miss Marguerite Guinn, Mrs Stanley Winters, Miss Caro Franklin and Mrs J W Hoit.

Warren G. Clark Quincy Street Eli Hertzberg Zaleme Herff Marguerite Guinn Stanley Winters Caro Franklin J. W. Hoit

Hazel Talbott Returns Home From Visit

Miss Hazel Talbott has returned to her home in San Marcos after a short visit with Mr. and Mrs. Jay I Adams.

Hazel Talbott San Marcos Mrs Jay i, Adams

Spooner and Rice Tie the Knot in Gonzales Home

Miller Sayer Spooner of Gonzales and Marion H. Rice of Grand Rapids Michigan were married at 5 pm Wednesday in the home of Mrs. G Bedell Moore. Rev Felix R Hill officiated in a library ceremony amid palms and Easter lilies with a pink lavender white bouquet motif. An informal reception followed as lavender and pink decorations graced the dining room.

Miller Sayer Spooner Gonzales Marion H. Rice Grand Rapids Mich G Bedell Moore Felix R. Hill Laurel Heights Methodist Church

Aged Woman Credits Vinci For Renewed Strength At 82

Mrs. John Wickersham of Russellville Pennsylvania says two Vinci bottles restored her strength and flesh after a run-down illness. She reports increased health and mobility for daily tasks. The testimonial lists multiple Texas druggists and stores selling Vinci.

Vinci John Wickersham Russellville A. M. Fischer Meier Sap Drug Main Ave George Keene H. L. Wagner Appmann Drug Store F. Prassel San Antonio Texas

Hibbernians Ladies Auxiliary Meet at St Marys Auditorium

Social calendar item notes the Ladies Auxiliary of the Ancient Order of Hibbernians gathering Wednesday night at 8 o clock in the St Marys auditorium for a community event and activities.

Ladies’ Auxiliary of Ancient Order of Hibbernians St. Mary's Auditorium

Thursday club meetings across city venues

Thursday schedules list meetings for the Battle of Flowers Association at 10 30 a m in the Menger Council of Jewish Women at 10 30 a m in the vestry room of Temple Beth El W C T U at 3 p m on the Mezzanine floor of the St Anthony Highland Park Friendship Club at 3 p m with Mrs W KE Hayman 641 Drexel Avenue Shakespeare Club with the Misses Baskin Self Culture Club at 3 p m at the Gunter Mothers Club of Smith School tea 3 to 6 p m at Mrs A H Miller’s home.

Battle of Flowers Association the Menger Council of Jewish Women Temple Beth-El Highland Park Friendship Club Mothers’ Club of Smith School A. H. Miller

Bride's Bouquet Colors and Wedding Details

The bride's bouquet colors mirrored the room decor with sweet peas filling the coffee table arranged by Miss Eugenia Price. The same blossoms adorned the mantel cabinets and buffet. Mr. and Mrs. Spooner plan to reside in Gonzales after April 1. The bride wore a blue pussywillow taffeta going-away suit with champagne trim.

Miss Eugenia Price Mrs. Spooner Gonzales

Pierian Study Club Names New Term Program Committee

The Pierian Study Club met Tuesday with Mrs. C. E. Hoff. President Mrs. E. W. Oeffinger appointed the program committee for the new term: Mrs. J. W. McDade chairman and members Mrs. W. E. Hood and Mrs. G. A. Williams.

Pierian Study Club C. E. Hoff E. W. Oeffinger J. W. McDade W. E. Hood G. A. Williams

Mrs. Willis to visit St. Anthony for Unitarian Alliance event

Mrs. E. N. Willis of Dallas and state director of the National Unitarian Alliance Board will arrive Thursday to be a guest at the St. Anthony. Mrs. John D. Hartman has arranged a motor trip around the south loop.

E. N. Willis Dallas National Unitarian Alliance Board St. Anthony John D. Hartman South Loop

Luncheon Held At Travis Club For Mrs Willis

Thursday noon luncheon at the Travis Club is hosted by Mrs. Fred W. Maule in honor of Mrs. Willis. An informal reception will follow at 3 30 p m hosted by Mrs. I B Henyon.

Fred W. Maule Travis Club Willis I. B. Henyon

Dinner Hosts Include Notable Military Guests

Mr. and Mrs. Henry St. George Tucker entertained at dinner at the Meager Tuesday. Covers were laid for General and Mrs. James Parker, Colonel and Mrs. R. A. Brown, Colonel and Mrs. Van Vliet, and the hosts.

Henry St. George Tucker James Parker R. A. Brown van Vliet

German Literary Club Chairs Invited to Symphony Evening

Mrs. A. Sachs hosts the chairmen of the committees who helped at the annual guest day at a symphony concert Thursday evening. The event gathers club leadership for a cultural outing and social gathering.

A. Sachs

Bell Hosts Musical Tea For Miss Gammons Of Belfast Maine

Charles Cameron Bell hosted a Tuesday afternoon musicale tea honoring Miss Maude Gammons in Belfast Maine. The setting featured antique furnishings and art, with a program of French English and German songs by Bell and piano pieces by Mexican composer Antonio Gomez Audo. Guests included Mrs H W Potter Mrs Fernando Lopez and several others.

Charles Cameron Bell Maude Gammons Belfast Maine Mr. Bell Bell Antonio Gomez Audo Mexico Sterling Price Adams Gammons H. W. Potter Fernando Lopez Lula Lombard Thomas Sanders Mary S. Lupton Hilton Chapman of St. Louis Charles Thompson Goodrich

Self-Culture Club to Decide Name Change at Thursday Meeting

At the Self-Culture Club meeting on Thursday afternoon the group will settle whether to change the club name. Mrs M W Hay will lead the parliamentary drill.

Self-Culture Club M. W. Hay

Austin editor hosts Southwest Texas Medical Association meeting

Mrs. F. E. Daniel of Austin, editor of the Texas Medical Journal, is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Malone Dugan for the Southwest Texas Medical Association meeting.

F. E. Daniel Austin The Texas Medical Journal Malone Duggan Southwest Texas Medical Association

Y W C A Business Woman's Club Meets Thursday Evening

The Y W C A Business Woman's Club will meet at 8 o'clock Thursday evening in the association building located at Avenue C and Fifth Street.

Y. W. C. A. Business Woman's Club Association Building Avenue C Fifth Street

Matinee Party Honors Miss Hazel Talbot At Ma jestic

Mrs. Jay E. Adams hosted a Tuesday afternoon matinee party at the Ma jestic in honor of guest Miss Hazel Talbot of San Marcos. Tea followed in the Wolff & Marx tea room with guests Miss Talbot Miss Marjorie Adams Mrs Craig Adams Mrs Fred Tips Mrs Carleton Adams and Mrs Henry Stumberg. Mr and Mrs Herman Ahrens returned to Del Rio after visiting their parents Mr and Mrs W J Harris. They were joined home by Miss Margaret McCall who will stay several weeks.

Jay E. Adams Hazel Talbot San Marcos Adams Wolff & Marx Miss Talbott Marjorie Adams Craig Adams Fred Tips Carleton Adams Henry Stumberg Herman Ahrens del Rio W. J. Harris Margaret McCall

Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Des Moines Woman

Des Moines Iowa Blanche Jefferson credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life from a serious female ailment. Doctors suggested an operation but she recovered after using the remedy and now performs housework. The product claims roots and herbs as ingredients and four decades of proven value.

Des Moines Iowa Lydia E. Pinkham Lydia EK Pinkham Blanche Jefferson Lyon St

Duchess of Connaught Enters Grave Condition

London March 14 The Duchess of Connaught passed a bad night and a bulletin this morning described her condition as increasingly grave.

London Duchess of Connaught

Corpus Christi Named Next Southwest Texas Medical Meeting

Corpus Christi was chosen unanimously as the site for the next Southwest Texas District Medical Society meeting to be held September 14 and 15. New officers for 1918 will be elected then. Dr. Herbert Caldwell chaired the session on obstetrics and gynecology with speakers including Dr. C. M. Cotham Dr. Malone Duggan Dr. R. H. L. Bibb and Dr. Minnie O'Brien. The group noted advances in treatment methods and praised Southwest Texas physicians. The afternoon session repeated the obstetrics discussion and a brief business meeting was planned for late Wednesday. The convention will conclude with a banquet at the Menger Hotel.

Corpus Christi Southwest Texas District Medical Society San Antonio Herbert Caldwell C. M. Cotham Schertz Malone Duggan R. H. L. Bibb Minnie O’brien Texas Menger

Charter Copy Expected for San Antonio ISD Board

A certified copy of the new San Antonio independent school district charter, approved by the Legislature, is due at the school board office in coming days. Changes include dropping annual audits, requiring publication of warrant lists, and likely reducing the board from nine to seven members. The board election is anticipated at the next meeting on March 20, with voting set for April 10.

San Antonio Independent School District School Board

Old Friend Encounter in the Pullman Car

Two young travelers strike up conversation with a uniformed neighbor in the Pullman. They ask if he is a navy lieutenant like their father. The man responds with a friendly rib and greets them as Chaplain Charlie.

Corosa Charlie

Silence at the altar echoes in a terse exchange

In a brief, domestic exchange Mrs. Benham notes she did not pay the minister during the marriage. Mr. Benham replies he asked for reverse charges, implying no immediate payment was made.

Benham

Hay Warehouse Burns East of I. and G. N. Tracks

Fire destroyed a large hay warehouse east of the I. and G. N. railroad tracks owned by the Landa interests. The stock was at capacity, with losses about 55000. The four hundred foot long building cost around 10000 and is reportedly insured.

New Braunfels Tex Landa

Council of Jewish Women Meets With International Speakers

The group heard Miss Mary E. Gear ing from the University of Texas and Miss Eva Leon of Jerusalem. Gear ing urged better education for women while Leon advocated restoring Jerusalem as a home for persecuted Jews. A Hadazza chapter was reorganized and funds pledged to send a medical unit to Palestine.

Council of Jewish Women Mary EE. Gearing University of Texas Eva Leon Jerusalem Gearing Miss Leon Hadazza

Entertains Card Club at 202 West Florida Street

Mrs. Peter O'Brien hosted the Daisy Card Club on Tuesday at her home. Prizes went to Mrs. I Colosia, Mrs. G Huntress and Mrs. G H Phillips. Attendees included Mesdames Ed Gutzeit, M Buratovich, O Hanzal, G H Phillips, Alex Uhl, F Colosia, H Lamm, L Spahn Jr, L Basse, G Huntress and Miss Leslie Weimer.

Entertains Card Club Peter O’brien Daisy Card Club West Florida Street I. Colosia G. Huntress G. H. Phillips Ed. Gutzeit M. Buratovich O. Hanzal Alex Uhl F. Colosia H. Lamm L. Spahn Jr L. Basse Leslie Weimer

Pershing Ends Border Inspection Tour Returns to Headquarters

General Pershing returned to headquarters Wednesday from an inspection trip to the Laredo district. He traveled with Colonel Malvern-Hill Barnum and Lt. James L. Collins visiting troop stations and Camp Wilson. Future plans include border visits to Yuma and El Paso as the Southern Department shifts to regular army control.

Pershing Laredo Malvern-Hill Barnum James L. Collins Camp Wilson Yuma Arizona el Paso General Pershing Border Patrol National Guard Second West Virginia Infantry Florida Field Hospital No. 1 Oklahoma Ambulance Company Georgia Infantry North Carolina Cavalry Indiana Llano Grande

PLAN EFFICIENCY WEEK FOR TEXAS Y M C A

The Texas Y M C A completes arrangements for Efficiency Week from next Sunday through March 24. It aims to inform on association work and underwrite the budget for the year. Emphasis will target high school boys with a rural life conference and new building campaigns in several towns. Nearly one hundred towns will be visited by association leaders led by H. H. Simmons of Hillsboro as chairman and L L Coulter of Dallas as state secretary. The New York international committee cooperates with secretary G S Bilheimer on the field.

Texas Texas Y. M. C. A H. H. Simmons Hillsboro Ll. A. Coulter Dallas International Committee of New York G. S. Bilheimer

Truly a Genius in a Soap Bubble Effort

The mother praises her son Tommy for determination in life. The father asks if he will succeed, and the mother notes he spent the entire day making soap bubbles and attempting to tie strings to them.

Tommy

Itching Relief With Zemo Skin Treatment

A Cleveland firm promotes Zemo as a safe, dependable remedy for itching and skin irritation. The 25 cent or one dollar bottle is applied as directed and is claimed to banish irritations pimples black heads eczema blotches ringworm and similar troubles leaving skin soft smooth and healthy.

E. W. Rose Co Cleveland

Liquid Arvon Says to Dismiss Dandruff Fast

An advertisement claims four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon applied at night dissolves dandruff by morning and with continued use destroys all signs of it. It promises relief from itching and a fluffy glossy hair look and cites drug stores as sources for liquid arvon.

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