Society Tea Honors Mrs. Yavitz of St Louis at Mrs Goldman’s Home
Mrs M M Goldman hosted a Thursday afternoon informal tea at her Montana Street home honoring Mrs M Yavitz of St Louis, guest of her daughter Mrs S Tobias. Attendees included Mesdames Yavitz Tobias Zucht Callison Feller Sack Peters Ostroff and others. The Pine Street Presbyterian Junior Philathea class announced a Friday program featuring a chorus class vocal duets piano duets cornet duets solos and a playlet Dr Cure All.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Ostroff
Philathea
Pine Street Presbyterian Church
Margaret
Robert Hugman
Ethel Jeffries
Louise Wingfield
Eugene Baugh
Paul Vance
Frances Kroeger
Social Calendar Highlights Thursday to Friday
Social Calendar lists Thursday Night dance at the Automobile Club. Friday events include Milam Bowie Crockett De Zavala Bonham Marsil W Harris Smith Roberts Beacon Hill Eleanor Brackenridge Morrill High School Mothers' Clubs meet. Housewarming at Robert E Lee School 3 to 6 and 7 to 9 pm. History Club meets. Mrs W L Bingaman hosts St Patrick tea 3 to 6 pm for Missionary Society of McKinley Avenue Methodist Church. Hawaiian Club with Adele Brinkmann on South Presa Street. Dean Richardson Woman's Auxiliary meets at St Mark's parish house 3:30 pm. Stephen F Austin Mothers' Club meets. Fiesta Fete children at Elks hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milam
Bowie
Crockett
de Zavala
Bonham
Marsil
W. T. Harris
Smith, Roberts
Beacon Hill
Eleanor Brackenridge
Morrill High School
Dean Richardson
Woman's Auxiliary
St. Mark's Parish House
Playlet How a Woman Keeps a Secret Shown
A ring acts as a prop in the playlet How a Woman Keeps a Secret performed with Anita Conning. The class presented the piece as part of their program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ring
Anita Conning
McKinley School Pupils to Entertain Parents at Musical
The pupils of McKinley School will entertain their parents with a musical program at 8 o'clock Friday evening in the school auditorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley School
Cakes Sale and Tea Postponed in Prospect Hill
An all day sale of home made cakes at Wagner's was scheduled for Saturday. The tea event planned by the Missionary Society of Prospect Hill Methodist Church has been postponed to a later date.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagner's
Missionary Society of the
Prospect Hill Methodist Church
Principal to speak on Moving Pictures at Crockett Mothers Club
H. H. Ryan, principal of the high school, will address the Crockett School Mothers Club Friday afternoon on Observations of Moving Pictures. Mesdames M. A. Straughan L. L. Hall and Dick Boyd will host.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H. Ryan
Crockett School
Mothers’ Club
M. A. Straughan
L. L. Hall
Dick Boyd
Dr. W A King to Address Bowie Mothers Club on Sanitation
Dr. W A King will speak to the Bowie School Mothers' Club Friday afternoon on sanitation. The talk is expected to cover public health practices and community cleanliness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. King
Bowie School Mothers’ Club
San Antonians to Attend Dallas Sunday School Convention
Mrs. Herbert Linscott Floyd Smith and Rev. H B Wallin head a group of San Antonians who will attend the state Sunday school convention in Dallas from March 26 to April 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Linscott
Floyd Smith
H. B. Wallin
Dallas
St Patrick's Tea For Missionary Society Benefit
Mrs. W. L. Bingaman hosts a Friday afternoon tea with assistance from the Willing Workers of McKinley Avenue Methodist Church. A musical program will be a feature of the event to benefit the Missionary Society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Bingaman
Mckinley Avenue Methodist Church
St. Patrick's
The
Missionary Society
Danderine promises lustrous hair and dandruff relief
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Danderine as improving heavy soft hair while quickly dissolving dandruff. It warns dandruff causes scalp itching and hair loss, urging a 25 cent bottle from drug stores for visible results within ten minutes.
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Knowlton
Special Musical Meeting by Teachers' Association Friday
Teachers' Association to host a Friday afternoon meeting where pupils will present the program and Mrs. Lula M Griesenbeck will speak on Community Music The ensemble will close with old time songs At Woman's Club philanthropy department meeting on Wednesday afternoon reports were given including a treasurer's showing of over 600 for the year and plans to continue selling Red Cross stamps at Christmas time
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teachers’ Association
Lula M. Griesenbeck
Department of Philanthropy
Woman’s Club
Red Cross
Plans for Baby Week in San Antonio May 1 to 5
The Baby Health Conference will run May 1 through May 5 at St. Mark's Parish House. Organized by the San Antonio Council of Mothers with City Health Department support, the event has backing from the Federation of Women's Clubs and local business leaders. mothers may obtain entry cards at drug stores, mail them to the Health Department, and receive appointment cards noting a limit of 500 cards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mark’s
Pecan Street
San Antonio
Health Department
Phi Kappa Chi Meeting With Mary Harn
The Phi Kappa Chi will meet at 3 30 p.m. Saturday with Mary Harn at 129 Felisa Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phi Kappa Chi
Mary Harn
Felisa Street
Westminster Presbyterian Church fun frolic postponed
The Sun shine Philathea class of West minster Presbyterian Church has postponed its Friday event. Miss Edith Crow of 1401 Garden Street hosted the last meeting and Miss Aurelia Hager led the devotional exercises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunshine Philathea
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Edith Crow
Garden Street
Aurelia Hager
Eleanor Brackenridge Mothers Club Officer Election
The annual election of officers of the Eleanor Brackenridge Mothers' Club will be held Friday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor Brackenridge Mothers’ Club
Mrs Mann and Miss Hickey Return From Texas Visit
Mrs. I. C. Mann and Miss Bess Hickey have returned to their homes in Washington DC after visiting Major and Mrs. S. J. Bayard Selfindel of Fort Sam Houston in Texas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. C. Mann
Bess Hickey
Washington, D. C
Bridge Tea Honoring Mrs VanVliet Hosted by Schulzs
Mrs. Hugo D Schulz hosted a Wednesday bridge tea in honor of Mrs. Robert C VanVliet. Colored sweet peas decorated the rooms and prizes were awarded to Mrs. Eleanor Stevenson Mrs Maynard Mrs B T Simmons and Mrs Walter Moore. The tea table was presided over by Mrs B T Simmons and Mrs C W Ryder with a guest list including many local ladies and Mrs VanVliet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugo D. Schulz
Major Schulz
Robert C. VanVliet
Colonel VanVliet
Eleanor Stevenson
Maynard
B. T. Simmons
Walter Moore
W. Ryder
Mesdames van Vliet
D. G. Barry
F. W. Lewis
L J. Owens
H. Pritchard
C. G. Sturtevant
A. C. Dalton
W. V. Gallagher
E. H. Tarburton
James Brice
Harris
S. J. S. Tucker
D. Palmer
C. W. Ryder
Williams
R. Ds Hayes
S. J. Bayard Schindel
N. Schallenbery
Miss Margaret Graham
Miss Crowley
Senate splits on 25 million treaty with Colombia over Panama
Two reports on the treaty to pay Colombia 25 million for Panama partition are released before Senate debate. The majority urges merit based consideration while a minority opposes. The minority argues Colombia has no just claim and warns against paying, fearing future blackmail and damaged relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Colombia
Panama
Senate
United States
Ferguson Signs Rural School Aid and Related Measures
Governor Ferguson signed a 2 million dollar rural school aid bill for the next two fiscal years. He also enacted park tax authorization for city councils, land league validation in Trinity county, appellate jurisdiction and court reforms, new criminal district courts, an interchangeable jury system, game law updates, and a ban on selling large vehicles with narrow tires after January 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Ferguson
House
Senate
Jose Antonio Sepulveda
Trinity County
Supreme Court
Criminal District Court of
Tarrant County
Nueces
Kleberg
Willacy
Cameron
Rain Likely With Uncertain March Weather Forecast
Major Buell of the weather bureau says rain is probable Thursday night or Friday with possible drizzle or a real rain. He cautions that March weather can change quickly as a storm area centers over New Mexico and affects the southwest and Rocky Mountain states. Snow blankets the Dakotas Montana and Saskatchewan regions while Texas starts to see developing rain.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Buell
New Mexico
Southwest
Rock Mountain
Dakotas
Montana
Sasketchewan
Colorado
Texas
Army Orders change travel for Major Ralph Granger
Orders revoke direct to Fort Sam Houston and assign Major Ralph Granger to Monterey California. Second Lieutenant Harriet K Dalbey is assigned to the Sixth Cavalry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph .&. Granger
Quartermaster Corps
Fort Sam Houston
Monterey
Cal
Harrietk. Dalbey
Sixth Cavalry
Senate kills anti pass law amending bill in Texas
In Austin on March 15 the Senate defeated the House bill by Cope amending the anti pass law by a vote of 16 to 13 with one pair and one present not voting. A motion to reconsider and table passed 12 to 10, preventing reintroduction without unanimous consent. The bill would have allowed city fire marshals the governor lieutenant governor state lawmakers and certain officials to travel on free passes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Senate
House
Cope
German official Zitelman cannot land in any port
Frangz Karl Zitelman former German consul general to the Philippines Guam and the Sulu Islands travels the Pacific seeking a landing but is denied safe conduct by Japan and Honolulu. He is headed toward China where Germany and China have severed relations making landfall unlikely.
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Washington, D. C
Frangz Karl Zitelman
Philippines
Guam
Sulu Islands
Pacific Ocean
Zitelman
Manila
United States
Germany
Japan
China
Honolulu
Colonel Steiner Hosts First Alabama for San Antonio Farewell Dance
Colonel Steiner and the First Alabama infantry invite nearby friends from San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston to a post gymnasium dance Saturday evening as a farewell celebration.
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Steiner
First Alabama Infantry
Post Gymnasium
San Antonio
Fort Sam Houston
Mrs Hemphill Returns to El Paso After Visit
Mrs John E Hemphill returns to El Paso following a visit with her father Colonel J B Girard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John E. Hemphill
el Paso
J. B. Girard
Miss Ottie Wahrmund Returns From Austin Visit
Miss Ottie Wahrmund has returned from a short stay in Austin, returning to her daily routines and plans.
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Ottie Wahrmund
Austin
Corpus Christi Key Rate Reduced By Fire Insurance Panel
A 17 cent cut in Corpus Christi's fire insurance key rate was approved by the State Fire Insurance Commission, lowering the rate to 33 cents. The reduction reflects an expanded water supply and other improvements to the fire fighting system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
Austin
Tex
State Fire Insurance Commission
Fireflies Club of St Marys School Announces Officers
The Fireflies group of fifth through eighth graders at St Marys School will meet Friday afternoon. Officers include Frankie Grimsinger as president, Mary Kinney as vice-president, Lucile Stappenbeck as secretary, and Lucile Powrie as treasurer. The club has 51 members. motto is Bring a gleam of sunshine into others lives. Colors are gold and white. daisy is the club flower.
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St. Mary’s School
Frankie Grimsinger
Mary Kinney
Lucile Stappenbeck
Lucile Powrie
Linen shower for Miss Ottie Wahrmund at Mrs Abbott home
Mrs Frank Abbott hosted a Thursday afternoon linen shower and five hundred party at her Adams Street residence honoring Miss Ottie Wahrmund. Guests included numerous Misses Wahrmund and Flory and many Mesdames and Messrs from the community. The event featured St Patrick’s day themed decor and embroidered linen gifts for the bride-to-be.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Abbott
Adams Street
Ottie Wahrmund
Abbott
Frank Cassiano
Lillian Abbott
Mabel Flory
Misses Wahrmund
Margaret Wahrmund
Louise Bosshardt
Mamie Bergstrom
Dorothy Pagenstecher
Mesdames Charles Boelhauwe
Paul Bosserlmann
Louis Sauer
Carter Sommers
Barbeck
Frank Bosshardt
Guido Dittmar
George Mayer
Fred Fentiman
William Herpel
Devereux Cannon
H. N. Moore
Paul Pecks
A. J. Castanola
Marshall T. Hearne
Richard Friedrich
Generous Man Publishes Noted Nerve Tonic Prescription
A letter from 1913 recounts a physician's nerve tonic recipe and its success. Charles R. Rugdon praises the formula claiming it revived his health and helped seven others. Dr. Lewis Baker endorses the prescription as reliable for nervous conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. R. Rugdon
Lewis Baker
More Food Crops Urged At Topeka Conference
Kansas Governor Capper opens an agricultural conference in Topeka with farmers bankers businessmen and experts from Kansas and adjoining states urging production of food crops to curb future food costs and avert a world shortage in the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
States
Capper
Heth Dies of Wounds After Death Bed Statement
Stockton Heath Jr. died at a Roanoke hospital after a death bed statement allegedly made by Prof. Charles Kk. Vawter of Virginia Tech at the Vawter home in Blacksburg. The statement, reported by relatives, was given Tuesday morning and details remain private.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Stockton Heath Jr
Charles Kk. Vawter
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Vawter
Blacksburg
Hethy
Norwegian ship Kristianafjord sails with no passenger bookings
New York reports hundreds of Americans stranded in Scandinavian ports due to the German submarine blockade. The Kristianafjord sailed without bookings, turning away about 500 hopeful travelers and refusing mail service while carrying 850 tons of cargo. One American citizen arrived as a stowaway.
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New York
Kristianafjord
Umpire Reflects On Names From Boston Fans
A Brooklyn Eagle quote shows the umpire joking about spare time as he recalls being called by a nickname from Boston highbrow rooters. The exchange highlights fan chants and the mood around the game day.
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Boston Highbrow
Brooklyn Eagle
Lincoln and the chin-fly that shaped his cabinet
A story recalls President Lincoln explaining why he kept a rival as a cabinet member. He compared the rival to a chin-fly that spurs a lazily plowing horse, arguing that removing the fly would slow the team and hinder progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Kentucky
Ave
Bonar Law Seeks 64 Million Credit Vote in Commons
London March 15 Andrew Bonar Law chancellor of the Exchequer introduced in the House of Commons a supplementary vote of credit for 64 000 000 pounds sterling for the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Andrew Bonar Law
House of Corgmons
Patriot movement for municipal rink proposed
A dialogue notes a Patriot urging establishment of a municipal rink to provide a use for cheap resources, with the mayor questioning the motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patricet
Kidney health advice and remedy advertisement
An advice note warns March heat increases kidney workload as sweat pores fail to remove waste. It cites overworked kidneys needing help and features a testimonial from B. H. Stone of Reading Pa praising Foley Kidney Pills as a valuable remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. H. Stone
Reading
A. M. Fischer
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Steves & Sons
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Robert E. Lee School
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South Presa Street
Stephen F. Austin Mothers’ Club
Elks’ Hall
Bagdad
Maude
Yore & International
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Maxwell House
Coten MacCarver Co
Council of Mothers
Stephen F. Austin Parent
Heth
Vawters
Shop
Alamo Plaza
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NEW Credit
Edgar Schramm
Lewis Maverick
Maverick
Ranger
Army of the Confederacy
Texas Republic
Mary Ruehl
W. Cross St
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Cuticura
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Boston
Detroit Free Press
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