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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1912
Page
8
Charged with robbing Walter Perkins of Kerrville a young white man named James Hampton alias J Townsend is under arrest. Affidavits alleging theft over fifty dollars and theft from the person were filed in Justice Umscheid s court today.
Cottolene is described as clean and wholesome produced in clean surroundings. It is packed airtight to stay sweet and free from dust. The ad claims it lasts longer, costs more but is worth it, and offers a satisfaction guarantee or money back.
Daily social plans intensify as six days of merrymaking unfold in San Antonio. A coronation queen and court of lilies will be portrayed with lavish color and regalia. Duchesses met in Turner hall to learn the court quadrille for guests. Debutantes and escorts showcased dances in Berlin and Paris. Nymphs, sprites and soloists rehearse for fiesta fete as high school age participants prepare. Alamo Mission chapter, Daughters of the Republic of Texas, will meet at 3 pm tomorrow at the Gunter hotel.
Mrs J A Bessler departed this morning for Tiffin Ohio to be with her father H Seewald who is ill as reported in local society notes.
Miss Lola Downin, leading woman with the Orpheum company, was presented a large bouquet of roses by her friends at the Nueces theater party at the Orpheum. A message complimented her as an actress and a "womanly woman." The group included Mr. and Mrs. Merrill, Mr. and Mrs. Tobin, Mr. and Mrs. Palmer, Mr. and Mrs. Manning, Mr. and Mrs. Brocker, Mr. and Mrs. Rawlins, Judge Fly, Judge King, Miss Shropshire, Miss Watkins, Miss Gardner, and Messrs Tobin Downer E Hicks.
The Country Club hosts a ladies golf tournament at 8 30 tomorrow afternoon. A win out dance follows on Saturday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Markham of Chicago were the honor guests of a box party at the Plaza last evening given by Judge and Mrs. T. D. Dobbs. A supper followed the performance. The party included Miss Taylor, Miss Luckett, Miss Porter, R. N. Hodge, Frank Gallagher, T. D. Cobbs Jr., and Judge and Mrs. Cobbs.
Mrs Arthur S Dascomb hosted a Plaza matinee this afternoon in honor of Mrs Rosso C De Bona of Eagle Pass. Guests included Mesdames R DeBona, Winches ter Kelso, M C Zahniser, W L Evans, T C Vaughn, Dunklee and J T Wilson.
The Alamo Heights Missionary circle will meet at 3 PM tomorrow with Mrs. W. W. Reed on Broadway. The Pi Sigma club will meet at 3 PM tomorrow with Miss Marguerite Johnson on Baltimore avenue.
Miss Florence Evans hosted the Beta Phi Alpha club yesterday afternoon at her Prospect Hill residence. Progressive five hundred was played and greatly enjoyed with refreshments served.
The Free Clinic board will convene at 6 PM Thursday in the International club rooms to discuss plans and updates for clinic operations and community services.
Norma and Alice Friedrichs left for San Marcos to attend a household shower honoring Miss Gertrude Gliesen, with her marriage planned for April.
Deaconess Bowden of the City Mission board will address the women of Government Hill Methodist church at 3 p.m. tomorrow on "A Deaconess' Work." The meeting, originally set for Thursday, will be held Wednesday instead.
A sale of carriages, buggies and phaetons is advertised by Staacke Bros with very low prices. The notice asks customers to call a taxi and provides two phone numbers 3 2 3.
A home made syrup blends granulated sugar with warm water and Pinex to produce a cough remedy that supposedly clears stubborn coughs within 24 hours. The mixture is said to be tasty to children, mildly laxative, and bracing appetite, with Pinex described as a concentrated Norway pine extract. The ad urges readers to obtain Pinex through a local druggist or by sending to The Inex Co. Fort Wayne Ind.
Miss Abbey McElroy of the national YWCA described the global reach of the association and its preventive social work. She cited London Bombay and Japan examples, emphasized preparation for employment for young women, and noted San Antonio’s boarding and lunch programs with 800 girls helped by travelers’ aid.
Our Reading club held a regular session at the club house with focus on Sir Arthur Wing Pinero’s The Second Mrs Tanqueray led by Mrs Walter C Hirzell. Gibbons Literary club heard Rev Father Kelly of Chicago on Catholic Extension work and Rev James Canning on Our Lady in Painting and Literature with Madonnas shown. Dignowity Hill Circle of Travis Park Methodist to meet tomorrow at 3 at Mrs P H Hauser’s home 1234 East Commerce.
The Twentieth Century Study club will hold its annual officer election tomorrow at 3 PM at the Maverick hotel. The Woman's club music department meets at the clubhouse with a program led by Miss Jo Fuller and Mrs. J. H. Kirkpatrick featuring papers, songs, piano solos, violin, and readings by members Car son, Lil ly Little, Ruth Bigaman, and others. hostesses are Mrs. T. O. Foster and Miss Mary Illy.
The Government Hill Literary club meets tomorrow afternoon at Mrs. Frederick Bowen’s home 319 Camden Street. Tennyson will be the study subject and Mrs. John H. Reagan will lead the session.
The Travis Park Auxiliary Juvenile Missionary Society will meet tomorrow at 4 PM in the Philathea rooms of the church. All members are urged to attend and visitors are welcome.
The San Antonio Dramatic club formed in a Central office building meeting to promote dramatic art and literature interpretation. Mrs. Lewis Krams-Beck was elected president, Mrs. G. D. Robbins vice president, and Mrs. Daisy Marquis Briggs secretary and treasurer. Meetings are Saturdays at 1:30 p.m. in the Central office building.
The Riverside Park Mothers Club hosted a successful tea at Miss Eugenia Thomas's home on South Presa Street. Large attendance enjoyed a program including vocal and piano solos, recitations, dramatic readings, and piano duets before refreshments served by the hostesses.
The Woman's Alliance of the Trit tarian church will meet with Mrs. Conrad Schasse at 224 Dwyer Avenue on Thursday afternoon. Rev. Henry C. Parker will present a paper titled Julia Ward Howe, as a Type of the American Lady. A cordial invitation is extended to all interested.
A well attended Bohemian Scribblers meeting was held yesterday afternoon at Miss Mattie Lewis's Belknap and Mulberry avenues home. The program of original work was enjoyed and refreshments served. The next gathering will be at Mrs. May Evers Ross's on Heights on the first Monday in April.
Mrs. J. B. Hall hosts a birthday dinner at her Ruiz street home tomorrow evening honoring Mr. Hall.
Mme Cavalieri, a noted beauty culturist and singer, says sagging cheek muscles are the first sign of age and harder to treat than wrinkles. She recommends a wash lotion made with saxo lite dissolved in hazel water to improve circulation and contract muscles and skin. Saxolite is available at drug stores for treating flabby tissue and wrinkles.
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