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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1912
Page
18
Mr and Mrs Carl Engdahl hosted the Evening Forty two club with a large guest list including M E Williams A E Dabney Coleman McKay W Morse and many others. The week featured multiple hostess duties Browning club lectures and readings plus numerous visits across Taylor Marlin Temple Eagle Lake and nearby communities.
Victoria and surrounding areas report multiple residents traveling to Houston Edna Cuero El Campo and Brownsville for visits. Several have returned home including Mrs L A Guerringer Mrs W H Crain Miss Mary and others from Dayton Goliad and Dodge City.
Mrs Welder Swift and her son returned from San Antonio where they stayed a week with Miss Ethel Davis. Numerous social visits unfold in Uvalde with Miss Gertrude Geisen's San Antonio wedding plans and parties in San Marcos and Galveston noted among bridal attendants and showers.
Mrs. Hampe visited New Braunfels friends last week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heidenreich spent Tuesday in Austin. Rev. E A Hunter left for Rhineland Missouri after a telegram announced his uncle’s death there. Mrs. Lundery returned to Manhattan Kansas after visiting her son and family. Miss Hilda Trappe of Guadalupe county visits her sister. Mrs. Charles Neuse and Mr. and Mrs. J V Allen of Oklahoma visit Kyle relatives. Mrs. Echols and Mrs. Eason return from Buda where they were guests of Mrs. Dixon and Mrs. Garrison.
Local residents and visitors list several trips and calls including Miss Lillie Beversdorf Seguin visiting her parents in Luling Mrs Leon Jacobs and Jennie Mae returning from Yoakum trips Mrs M L Huff Harwood visiting here Mrs John R Martin Yoakum visiting her mother Mrs Cordroy Hattie August visiting Seguin Mrs George C Walker San Antonio visiting here Mrs Jefferson Seguin visiting her daughter Mrs David Gregg Jake Lyons Yoakum visiting parents A Mason Rabbi Marks San Antonio guest Hutchins Oakland moving to Luling D C Munster returning from Columbus J C Williams Lockhart visiting here J D Walker San Antonio visiting relatives Miss Alexander La Grange guest G G Jacobs Jeff Foster Glen Flora visiting here Herb Monkhouse Lockhart visiting relatives Rev Robert McCurdy Lockhart visiting Luling friends Lena Raymer Seguin visiting here J M Pierce Prairie Lea visit Abe Finckham bridal tour now complete.
Corpus Christi residents host out of town guests from Texas and Mexico including Mrs S T Dodge in Houston and Mr J B Moore from Torreon. Miss Ima Holman returns from Port Aransas. several clubs meet at the homes of Mrs G J Merriman and Mrs W C Bailey for bridge and Cosmos society events.
Mrs R B Richter hosted the Married Ladies Card club Friday with games and refreshments. Prizes went to Mrs Ben Ogletree first, Miss Frida Fischer guest, and Mrs Louis A Voigt consolation. Guests included many local ladies and visitors while others traveled to relatives in College Station Austin San Antonio and Decatur.
Mrs. Joe Kobitz and children visit Hallettsville relatives. Mrs. C A Conway of Range visits brother C R Pyle. H L Wade and wife return from Columbus. Mrs. T Kerr of San Antonio visits sister J A Bethel. Mrs. C F Tooley returns from El Paso. F S Rees and wife return from Columbus with J P Williams and wife. Mr. and Mrs. E P Wagoner visit Cuero. H F Priesmeyer and wife return from Rock Island after visiting A E Beck. Miss Nora Morris returns home near Cuero. Mrs. J C Archer and children visit Nepal. Mrs. T K Ferrell of Beeville visits. Mrs. J S Hall returns from Gonzales and Harwood. Mrs. Jake Lyons visits Luling. Mrs. James Carr returns to Encinal after visiting E W Morris parents. Mrs. Walter McMurray and children return from Floresville. Mrs. C C Massey returns to Kenedy after visit. Mrs. C H Young returns from San Antonio.
Local residents from Floresville host relatives from Stockdale and San Antonio. Guests include Miss Anita Cook and Miss Allene Mitchell visiting their families, with Dr. W M Clark and wife and J E Wiseman and families also in town. The Lewis Griffith wedding at the Baptist church was attended by several guests.
Mrs D E Colp of San Antonio visits her parents Mr and Mrs R T Wilkins. Miss Louise Nichols returns from Winchester. Mrs M E Thompson from Hillsboro visits Mrs J A Guthrie. Miss Angie Jones returns from Winchester after visiting her sister Mrs C C Black. Mrs H J McCaghren home from visits to Alvarado and Cleburne. Miss Irene House visits Miss Callie Williams in Uptr. Mrs C A Cole of Muldoon visits daughter Mrs T J Smith. Mrs Laura Lowe of San Antonio visits Mrs O P Harrison. Mr and Mrs W R Searcy return from relatives in Angleton. Miss Louise Allison visits relatives in Kyle. etc.
Mrs. J. R. Yett visits Austin. Mrs. W. P. Cochran travels to Metropolis Illinois for her mother's illness. Grace Edmond of Burnet visits aunt Bertha Barry. May O Keef of Lampasas visits friends. Delia Pope attends a dance in Liano. Mr. and Mrs. J D Kinney of Johnson City guests of the Crosbys. Odiorne family moves to San Saba. Fannie Connors returns from a San Antonio trip. Mrs. Clemie Wilcox visits her mother T B Scaggs in San Antonio. Sophie Reiner and Gordon Hyatt marry at Cypress Mills with Rev. J Dodd en Round Mountain. Elaborate supper held in honor with gifts. Emma Harsch returns from Fairland. Sam and Land Holland move from Fairland to Burnet. Viola Montgomery of Kingsland visits cousin Eula Conover. Willie Pearson of Burnet visits Beulah Wilson. Lillie Lange of Liano returns after visiting sister M M Berry. Mattie Hayes visiting Austin. stays with parents. Monty Haywood of Pear Valley visits. Lilla Halford returns to Kingsland. Rev C W Orrick performs ceremony for Sophie Reiner and Gordon Hyatt. Mrs Gaston Hartsfield and son visit Seguin with her parents. Woman's Literary club meets hostess Jennie Walker. Mrs W F Robertson leads current events. Norwood family from Yoakum visits Steen Davis. Mamie W Tate visits Seguin. Mrs G W MacCaleb leaves for San Antonio relatives. Mrs A Hamon and Ruth Hamon visit Cuero. Maud and Hattie Buchanan return from Luling.
Mr and Mrs Marshall of Illinois visit Aransas Pass. Mrs Thomas Martin and family leave for South Carolina. John Parker and mother from St Louis return home after visiting relatives. A Woman's club reception at Mr and Mrs A J D Foster featured papers on What Women's Clubs Are Doing Civic Work and What Flowers Are Indigenous to Southwest Texas. Effie May Hubbard performed piano numbers. Sunday school rally at the Christian church drew a large crowd with readings by Marie Cole Rita Mount and a The Shepherds vocal solo by Iane Patterson. Forty two club met with Miss Helen Staffords hosting. Book social at Mr and Mrs Charles Porter with Hubbard selections and songs by Iane Patterson.
The K D club hosted a first of its kind forty two party Tuesday with eight games won by Mrs. F M Fly who earned a prize. Guests included Josephine Thomas Irene Gregory Annie Laura Cobb and many others. Prominent social notes report travel from Smiley Del Rio Kingsville LaGrange and San Antonio plus two weddings at the end of the week.
GOLIAD Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Reed and son visit Mrs. Reed's parents, as Mamie Appleby returns home. The Harmon and Reed families travel to Edna and Hebbronville for visits. Local women attend the monthly Woman's Home Missionary Society meeting. Cuero and Marianna visitors drop in, with Miss Shipman of Range guesting Miss Hatch.
Mrs J P Jefferson and Mrs Julia Duggan of San Antonio visited Mrs David Gregg in Luling. Mrs Virgil H Fuller and her little son of Texla stayed with Mrs W R Neal. Mrs H R Woods and son Roy traveled to San Antonio this week. Mrs W C Nagel of San Antonio visits relatives. Miss Mamie Tate of Gonzales visits Aunt Mrs A W Sauers. Nora and Elizabeth Klein return from San Antonio. Mrs Hampton of Chicago visits Mrs W H Baxter. Lena Raymer visits friends in Kingsbury. Mrs EB S Carpenter visits. Mrs B R Dodge and son of Mexico City stay with Mrs J P Campbell. Bridge club hosted by Mrs O Koch with crochet handbag prizes. On Time club hosted by Mrs R Koch with high five prize linens.
Miss Bessie Lockwood led Rockdale High School's literary society on Friday with Longfellow as the theme. Mrs. R. H. Ames presided over the Terry Texas Ranger chapter gathering last Wednesday. A string of guests visited local households, including Mrs. Agnes Dickinson from Fort Worth and Miss Alma Houston visiting in Palacious, with other relatives staying with local families.
Mrs Blanche Vann returns from a visit with her brother A G Weston at Leakey. Mr and Mrs R D Peril of the divide were in Kerrville. Prof and Mrs Alvin Dillie moved to a new home on College street. Mrs Arthur Moses of Ingram visited Kerrville. Mr and Mrs Judge R A Dunbar were in Kerrville from their ranch. Capt Charles Schreiner returned from San Antonio. Miss Grace Deweese hosted young ladies for Miss Edith Watts of Lexington Kentucky and Miss Annie Rae Townsend of San Antonio at a quiet luncheon with pink and white decorations.
A vintage advert promoting natural cures and Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery made from wild cherry bark mandrake and other roots. It boasts a testimonial from C W Paney of Millville California, praising the product and accompanying Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated granules.
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