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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 29, 1912
Page
8
Mrs D K Furnish hosts a noon luncheon at her West French place home for Mrs Dunklee, guest of Mrs George Vaughn.
State board of pardons will hear a plea to commute two year burglary sentence for N C Contee. Attorney L B Camp cites the youth's age, prior good conduct, and his mother's illness as reasons, with Sheriff Tobin among first signers. Petition expected to be filed within a week or ten days.
Licenses to wed issued for Charles J. Lessel and Estelle L Dickinson. Other couples include Charles C. Vann with Mrs. Clara, A Reid with Robert H. McKeand and Bessie Lee Stovall, and Gris and Clara with Vann.
The Harper's Bazar describes spring models with small shoulders and varied sleeve styles. Many sleeves extend to the hand with lace ruffles, while some long sleeves button to the wrist. Bodices stay easy, waistlines sit round and broad, and skirts often fall straight to the ankles.
Misses Lillian and Agnes Wohlfarth entertained the I D C Card club at their North Flores Street home yesterday afternoon. Prizes were won by Misses Gussie Black Florence Icke and Pansy Woodward. Refreshments were served.
The Young Woman's auxiliary of the First Baptist church will meet at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon with Miss Maud Long on Main avenue. A tea at the Young Men's Christian Association rooms was held this afternoon by the Woman's auxiliary from 4 to 6. The Peacock orchestra provided music and several members assisted. Fiesta Fete rehearsals are announced for tomorrow afternoon with the tally-ho chorus at 2, coquettes and cavaliers at 2:30, nymphs and mermaids at 3, and summer girls and men at 5:45.
The Woman's Missionary Society of the Evangelical Association met yesterday afternoon to discuss plans and reports for ongoing outreach programs and community service efforts. Members reviewed upcoming events and shared updates from local mission projects.
Mrs Gennie Scott of Martin Tennessee reports relief from long standing womanly troubles including shortness of breath after using Cardui the womans tonic. She credits the medicine with restoring her health and recommends it, noting it is safe reliable and time tested. A request for the Ladies Advisory Dept at Chattanooga Medicine Co. offers a 64 page Home Treatment for Women booklet.
Social hour followed the meeting on Monumental street with Mrs. C Ursell and noted attendees including Miss Marian Williams who returns from Houston and Navasota to visit her sister Mrs Roy Hearne. A Twins club dance is planned at Jungle club hall this evening. A Dr Charles A R Campbell advertising bacteriologist promotes services at Dreiss drug store. Emporium Millinery offers Misses and children hats from 1.50 to 10.00 and SAN A LAC for nerves shows in town.
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