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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1917
Page
3
Saturday events include the Art Guild Bohemian evening. Gunter hosts a dinner dansant. Dr and Mrs S P Cunningham entertain at the Gunter in honor of Miss Webb of San Angelo and Miss Hagelstein.
The Tuesday Musical Club staged an art exhibit at Carnegie Hall on Sunday afternoon with chairwoman Mrs. Mamie Reynolds Denison supported by Miss Agnes IXray Flora Briggs Edith Madison Georgia Lindsey Winifred Converse Evonora Smith and Lillian Hughes assisting.
The Bowie School Mothers' Club gathered Friday afternoon as Dr. W. A. King spoke on sanitation linking public health to school life and community well being.
Mrs. S. C. Youmans and her daughter Virginia of Houston are guests of Mrs. R. H. Nagel on Mistletoe Avenue for a visit at her home.
The Bonham School Mothers' Club held a Friday gathering with Mrs. N. S. Wilson presenting The Larger Outlook. The next meeting is set for April 18 during Fiesta week to plan the annual garden party and elect officers.
The YWCA Friendship Club met Thursday with Margaret Silsbee in charge. Floy Menger spoke on society’s attitude toward the child and Indai Delery discussed the high cost of child labor. Gussie Hillier described the plight of child flower makers in New York tenements and Silsbee spoke on coal mine children. Plans were set for a cake sale at Wolff & Marx on April 14 and a banquet on March 23.
Mrs J S Lockwood entertained with a Friday golf event at the Country Club. Attendees included Mesdames B F Stout H L Ransom E L Brown E T Craig E R Gafford R N Silsbee E R George J H Burleson J H Lapham A F Schultze Fred W Maule G R Gillette F M Lewis W B Russ J M Bennett W B Lupe F E Scobey I B S Kaamp-
The excerpt lists individuals including J. Mann, J. Harper, Elliott, BP, J. McNeel, LaPrelle, E. B. Carruth, Charles Schreiner Jr., A. P. Ward, E. C. Tarrant, Max Graham, F. Lowry, J. Combe and Miss Emma Reed.
Captain and Mrs Leone hosted a formal dinner in the tapestry room at St Anthony with a dumb bell table layout. Jonquil and marigold arrangements, yellow tulips in surprise casseroles, and blue bird plate cards set a festive mood while an orchestra provided dancing music. The guest list includes multiple Colonels Majors and Captains, such as Colonels Bundy Brown Barnum and Leones.
A San Antonio led filming crew captured Medina Lake scenes for the Know America series under A L Westgard with cooperation from the National Highways Association and the Interior Department. The crew filmed a midwinter picnic with a diverse party and, later, the dam and river, Cas troville bridge water overflow, and street and quarter scenes in San Antonio and Fort Sam Houston.
Sealed proposals will be received at Fort Sam Houston Texas until 1 00 a m April 17 1917 for furnishing gasoline forage and bedding required at Southern Department posts and stations during the fiscal year beginning July 1 1917 Information furnished upon application Adv.
Dallas businessman B P Beard is registered at the Gunter while Chicago tourists Mr and Mrs Charles H Leigh have apartments at the St Anthony. Dallas resident Ira Forson and Chicago guest Dave Morgan Smith stay at the Gunter. New York merchant E H Hough and F E Luck are at the St Anthony and the Menger respectively along with Chicago commercial man W M Anderson at the Gunter. Cotulla ranchman J M Dobie and Mrs Dobie occupy apartments at the St Anthony with El Pasoan Howard Brooks and Sherman’s A L Randell also arrivals at the Gunter. St Louis couple H T Brooks reside in San Antonio with apartments. William F McCarthy of New York is at the Menger.
Mrs. R. M. Raney of Stanford Kentucky reports her child with nocturnal croup slept through the night after taking Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. She says the cold disappeared by the next day and urges others to use the remedy for la grippe coughs colds and croup.
A list of Sunday church services across multiple congregations with times and pastors. Includes First Baptist, Cavalry Baptist, Central Baptist, Beacon Hill, Pegues Memorial, Riverside Park, St. Luke's and St. John's Episcopal, Christ's Church, detailing Sunday school, preaching times, prayer meetings, and special services during Lent.
The San Antonio class of the Associated Bible Students meets at Modern Woodmen Hall 117 North Flores Street for three Sunday services. At 3 p.m. A. G. Eckols talks on Our Lord's Return and Why. Bible study at 4:15 p.m. and 8 p.m. Also note Tuesday 8 p.m. testimony, Thursday 3 p.m. study on The Great Pyramid, and Friday 8 p.m. study on The Passover of the New Creation.
St Marys Church lists multiple Sunday and weekday Mass times with sermons and special services. children and boys sodality events, midday stations, and daily prayers. St Josephs Church follows with varied Masses, English sermon, catechism, and feast day observances. St Fernandos, Our Lady of Sorrows, and other parishes provide additional Masses, catechism, and devotions across days.
Central Christian Church leads with 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. sermons by Rev. Hugh McLellan and Sunday School at 9:30 a.m. Christian Endeavor at 7 p.m. Nearby Covernment Hill and Prospect Hill churches list services and Bible study plus prayer meetings and ladies' aid. South Side Christian holds Sunday School at 10 a.m. and services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m.
First Church of Christ, Scientist on Avenue D and Fifth Street announces Sunday services at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. with the subject Substances. Evening service repeats the morning, Sunday School at 9 36 a.m. Testimonial meeting Wednesday at 8 p.m.
The San Antonio branch of the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church in Zion meets Sundays at 2 30 p m in Red Men’s Hall 112% Soledad Street and Wednesdays at 425 East Guenther Street for divine healing at 3 p m and prayer at 8 p m with N E Green as evangelist in charge and John A Lewis as general overseer.
First Church of the Nazarene at 1814 North Colorado Street holds Sabbath School at 9 30 a m and a sermon at 11 a m on Holiness a Divine Necessity. An 6 45 p m N P and meeting led by Miss Lula Galloway follows with a 7 45 p m sermon and Thursday prayer service. Pentacostal Nazarene Mission at South Filosres Street offers a 3 p m Sunday school and Wednesday prayer service.
Denver Heights Church of Christ at 401 Porter Street holds regular services Sunday with Bible study at 10 a.m. and morning and evening preaching. Wednesday prayer meeting is at 8 p.m. Another Church of Christ at 3432 South Flores Street with minister G M Rance offers Bible study at 10 a.m. and sermons at 11 a.m. and 8 p.m. on Sunday. Communion is at 11:45 a.m. and Thursday prayer meeting at 8 p.m.
Evangelical Friedens Church at Main and Elmira lists Julius Reichert as pastor with Sunday school at 9 15 a m worship at 10 30 a m Young People Society at 7 p m English service at 8 p m Lenten service Wednesday at 8 p m and Thursday Ladies Aid Society at the Protestant Home for the Aged Friday evening at 7 followed by Sunday School teachers meeting First Evangelical at Nolan and Muncey Streets offers Sunday school at 9 30 a m morning worship at 10 30 a m Y P A led by Albert Kurth at 7 20 p m sermon at 7 45 p m Young people prayer meeting Tuesday at 8 p m Congregational prayer Wednesday at 8 p m F S Erne is listed as pastor.
The Grace English Evangelical Lutheran Church on Avenue E and Fifth Street lists Rev. A L Wolff and Rev B G Stricker as pastors with German and English Sunday schools at 9 am and 1 pm, morning sermons on The Christian Religion Glorious and Supreme and Pontius Pilate Learning Truth, evening service at 7 30 pm on Freedom Through Christ's Redemption. Paul F Hein pastor with Lent services at the Avenue E school house and church including Luther League 2 30 pm and catechism classes in the days ahead.
A citywide church notice lists Sunday services for Travis Park, Trinity, Central Congregational, Alamo Heights, German, Denver Heights, Los Angeles Heights, East End, Laurel Heights, West End, Prospect Hill, Alamo South, Government Hill, and German Methodist churches. It details pastors, service times, Sunday School, Epworth Leagues, and midweek prayers, all under the Win One Campaign banner.
Madison Square Camden Street and Lexington Avenue pastors James Mobile Todd and Rev Thomas W Griffiths lead Sunday schools at 9 30 preaching 11 and 7 45 with sermons on Infidelity and The Eternal God Our Refuge Westminster Church Garden and King William Streets Rev R D Campbell subject Mexico from the Home Mission Standpoint and Westminster League events officers installation Young People's meeting 6 39 Mid week prayer and Teachers Conference 7 45 Pine Street South Omaha Streets A H P McCurdy pastor services 11 and 7 45 Sabbath school 9 30 Westminster League 6 45 pm
Rev. Charles Albert Riley presides at Central Congregational Church in the Woodmen of the World hall 822 East Houston Street with Sunday school at 10 a m and choral service at 11 a m A sermon titled The Prayer of Victory follows at 8 p m and the pastor preaches at Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church Corner Avenue C and Pecan Street on Faith in Its Working
Rev W Bertrand Stevens presides at St Mark's Church Travis Park for the fourth Sunday in Lent with Holy Communion observed during the service.
Weekly worship events list multiple churches led by Rev. Brooks J. Dickey Rev. C. B. McStravick Rev. C. E. McStravick and others across Ogden Utica West End First and Denver Boulevard Presbyterians. Services include Sunday school timings congregational meetings and youth gatherings.
Theosophical Society meets Sunday at 11 a.m. for a lecture The True World of Thought. A class in Inner Life follows on Wednesday at 7 15 p m for members at 8 15 for visitors studying Man and His Bodies. The Order of the Star in the East meets Tuesdays at 3 15 p m.
Rev. George B. Bad fer preaches at 11 tomorrow on The New Teaching Parable and Beautitude as the fourth in the Jesus of Nazareth series The Superb Life presented in the Gunter hotel ballroom with Unitarian church support
The Christian and Missionary Alliance at 526 Matagorda Street announces Sunday School at 2:50 p m and Sunday preaching at 3 30 p m with the superintendent Mrs Martha Kier in charge. A Tuesday prayer meeting and Thursday Bible class at 2 30 p m continue, studying the 27th chapter of Matthew.
The notice lists church activities at 3522 South Flores Street with Sunday School at 10 a m preaching at 11 a m and 7 45 p m prayer meeting on Wednesday at 7 45 p m led by Pastor E L Henson.
Nearly 200 Rotarians and families attended a dinner and dance at the Hot Wells hotel hosted by Colonel Ike T. Pryor and manager Arthur G. Jury. The event showcased improvements at the resort and aims to boost its appeal for San Antonians and travelers. J. Ira Kercheville and George C. Holmgreen spoke on behalf of the Rotary Club, pledging to spread word of the resort’s attractions. The program featured “The Story of Rotary” by Mildred and Lucille Wiseman, with Gladys Blain performing Hawaiian numbers.
The report notes Githers carrying a hoe, a rake, and a large bundle of garden seeds. The remark suggests a plan to attend a directors’ meeting at his bank rather than gardening.
The feast of St Joseph will be celebrated at the church with morning masses vespers and benediction. A 6:30 p m gathering for parish children follows, with an 8 p m assembly for St Joseph's Society members and escorts in St Joseph's Hall.
The Ladies' Aid Society of Madison Square Presbyterian Church will meet Monday at 3 PM in the parish house ladies parlor. All congregation members are urged to attend for the annual election of officers.
The Lenten mission at St Marys Catholic Church includes sessions for women and non Catholics. It opens Sunday at 11:45 mass with daily 12:10 to 12:30 services and evening sessions at 7:85.
Rev. R. D. Campbell will preach Sunday morning at Westminster Presbyterian Church on Mexico from the Home Mission Standpoint. In the evening the newly elected Westminster League officers will be installed.
Beginning Sunday, special services will be conducted throughout the week at Pine Street Presbyterian Church. Rev. Brooks I. Dickey, superintendent of home missions for the Presbytery of Western Texas, will preach.
Edwin W. Farrior was elected president of the Travis Parr Baraca Class. Other officers include M. Sanders as vice president, S. M. Rather recording secretary, William A. Springall secretary, Thomas B. Chadwick treasurer, J. H. Sargent Jr. press reporter, C. H. Zirkle musical director, and M. Meyers librarian.
The Pegues Memorial Baptist Church revival attracts growing interest with assistance from Rev. B. G. Holloway of the Baptist General Convention of Texas. J. Grover Wells leads the song service as morning worship runs 10 to 11 and evening service starts at 7 46.
The Immanuel Baptist Young People’s Union of the First Baptist Church will meet Sunday at 6 45 in the Fidelis room. Miss Georgia Ross, captain of group No 2, will lead the program.
Rev. J. H. Groseclose presiding elder of the San Antonio district will preach Sunday morning at Trinity Methodist Church. Rev. C. A. Riley pastor of Central Congregational Church will preach at the evening service.
Sunday marks Deacons Day at Utica Presbyterian Church with short addresses by Roland Springall C R Sherrill and E H Goff. A congregational meeting will elect additional officers.
The Alamo Epworth League schedules a musical and literary program for regular monthly entertainment at 8 p.m. Thursday March 22 at the Alamo Methodist.
Miss Berta Goforth superintendent of the social department has charge of the program at the Episcopal Church on South Alamo and Wickes Streets. Mrs. W. L. Martin will sing Scotch ballads, Miss Mildred Taylor will read, and W Spencer Huffman will play piano selections. The public is invited.
The Christian Endeavor Society of the Denver Boulevard Presbyterian Church celebrated its second anniversary with Thursday evening services led by Rev. L. H. Morey. Five new members joined, attendance reached 60, and eight visitors attended as the society concluded its membership contest. The James led team fell to Varnell’s squad.
The Berean Bible class of the First Baptist Church held a Friday evening social in the church parlors. The Kangaroo Court provided much mirth after an old-time spelling match, followed by refreshments.
The Madison Square Presbyterian Church will hold its annual church dinner and business meeting in the parish house banquet hall Thursday evening. Dinner at 7 o'clock precedes department reports, elder elections, and other year end business.
The Prussian Diet debate inflames as Socialist leader Adolf Hoffmann accuses officials of hoarding food while North Germans suffer smallpox and death. He brands German policy as provocative and calls submarine warfare a crime against international law before being silenced by the house.
Copenhagen reports that Denmark will adopt a bread card system after April 1 as food shortages worsen. Disrupted traffic with America slows imports of raw materials, risking mass unemployment among workers if cotton and other supplies do not resume soon.
An all day prayer service takes place Tuesday March 20 at Riverside Baptist Church. The program includes 10 a.m. opening session with Mrs. Bell 10:30 Home Mission Assets with Mrs. Harvey 11:30 From Port to Plain with Mrs. Rollins 11:30 reassembly service 1:45 social work 2 Our Outlying Opportunities with Mrs. Ferrell solo by Mrs. Gardner 3 Students Loan Fund Church Extension Mrs. Nichols Fannie Breedlove Davis Memorial Fund with Mrs. Bell and Mrs. Robinson solo Miss Ethel Brown reading Scum o Earth Miss Elizabeth Rollins Mizpah benediction.
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