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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1916
Page
10
Miss Eleanor Hume hosts a luncheon at Bracken Ridge Park honoring Miss Elberta Irish and the Mulholland seniors, inviting Alamo Heights students for a community gathering.
Mrs. William Flaxman hosted a luncheon for twenty four at Wolff and Marx tea room. The event honored Miss Blanche August and her house guest Miss Miriam Holzman of Selma Alabama. Pink and blue decorations featured forget me nots and bird motifs on place cards.
Mr and Mrs Wesley Peacock hosted a formal dance at the Menger hotel. Guests circulated in evening attire as they enjoyed music, refreshments, and social remarks in a refined gathering.
In Belfast, Ulster war hospital supply committee is led by the dowager marchioness of Londonderry. Many Orange women active in the anti home rule movement before the war are now dedicating efforts to war charities.
A Thursday night program honors the 1915 Peacock Military class with a ceremony recognizing alumni and achievements. Attendees include former cadets and faculty, highlighting the college’s long military tradition and community ties.
Bonn Avon students will perform As You Like It at 8 16 o clock Saturday evening in the school court. All friends and patrons of the school are invited to attend the production and support the performers.
Local ad lists ham prices 21c picnic ham 16c breakfast bacon 23c fresh eggs 20c best butter 35c bread two for 5c three for 10c asparagus tips 20c early June peas corn tomatoes two tins 25c California peaches apricots 15c per tin. Delivery offered for any quantity. Nichols Gro Co Ph Cr 51 207 Avenue C.
De Luxe Market advertises a big Saturday sale offering top quality items at the same prices as poorer quality goods. The notice lists the store name I W Griffith Prov Ph Cr 7792 207 Avenue C with Adv.
Children’s Department offers Saturday specials on girls hats in sailor, crusher, and mushroom shapes with blazer stripes and new shades. Extra special tomorrow at $1.00. Hemp Chiffon Milan and novelty braids hats in dark shades range $2.95 to $6.95, half price tomorrow.
Pure thread silk hose with lisle sole and elastic garter top. Colors include black white silver gray ivory gold and more. Special tomorrow for 50c. Silk hose in black and white at 1.25. Sheer organdie collars hand embroidered or hemstitched in white and colors. Dainty sets of fine organdie pique and voile hem stitched 50c.
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