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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 11, 1917

Page

8

Society Bridal Tea Upon Miss Elizabeth Senior Hosts

Miss Elizabeth Senior entertained the Murray-Harper bridal party at tea in the Wolff & Marx tearoom Friday afternoon after the wedding rehearsal. Yellow jonquils and tapers highlighted the table with kewpie favors and yellow desserts. Guests included the bridal party and Mrs. J. W. Kokernot and Mrs. Frank B. Gartner. The Holy Name Dramatic Club plans The People's Money at St. Anthony's Hall for Sacred Heart parish hall funds.

Elizabeth Senior Murray-Harper Wolff & Marx Mary Harper J. W. Kokernot Frank B. Gartner Holy Name

Weekend social events and military dances

Friday night Elks host a military dansant at the Elks Club honoring visitors and Ladies night at the Mounted Service Club. Saturday features a Fort Sam Houston gymkhana at 2 pm for Red Cross, the marriage of John E Brinkmeyer to Marguerite Schupp at 1:30 pm at First Presbyterian Church, and a Battery B dansant committee meeting at 10:30 am in Wolff & Marx auditorium. City Federation meets at 3 pm at the Gunter, and Phi Kappa Chi meets at 3:30 pm with Miss Beta Keith.

Order of Elks Elks’ Club Fort Sam Houston The Red Cross John E. Brinkmeyer Marguerite Schupp First Presbyterian Church Dansant Wolff & Marx Phi Kappa Chi Miss Beta Keith

Luncheon at Wolff & Marx Teashop Turns to Goldfish Display

At a Thursday Woman's Club luncheon in the Wolff and Marx tearoom a bowl of goldfish rested on a reflector, creating a quiet decorative centerpiece as members chatted.

Wolff & Marx

Bridal and social events fill San Antonio pages

Daisy and fern centerpieces set the tone for gatherings. Guests include Mesdames Farnsworth Lovelady Stevens Foster Morris Hill Jersig and Nye with others. Eva Harper wedding plans unfold as Eugene Murray of Chicago is paired with Miss Harper. Elks convention guests Knox Parr visiters travel to Leon Springs. Auxiliary Elks host luncheon at Gunter with wide guest list.

Mesdames O. M. Farnsworth J. P. Lovelady John J. Stevens T. O. Foster Will A. Morris Joe L. Hill Mary Jersig George Powell T. J. Nye Hugo Kaufmann Wheeler Pettus Eugene Livingston Murray Chicago Eva Harper First Presbyterian Church Elizabeth Senior Muriel Kokernot Dorothy Swearingen Paul Krueger Goodwyn Carter Randolph Carter Patrick Swearingen Robert Knox Charles Parr Jr Galviseon Charles Parr Sr Elks Leon Springs Order of Elks Gunter Frank Sorrell David Cahn Dallas Roy D. Barnum el Paso Mesdames E. T. Wilson Dave D. Cahn A. M. Giraud J. B. Albright W. J. Gavin Stanley Winters B. P. Converse Joe Klein J. J. Klein B. J. Flood F. A. Bliems Otto Lang W. A. Wilne Des Moines Iowa R. D. Hudson Taylor Sam Stowers Homer Chapman Waxaha Misses Betters Florence Clark Louisiana Winifred Converse Elizabeth Quin Galveston Blanche McDowell San Saba Louise Lippitt Cairo Ill Agnes Bound Irene Brown Ruth Moore Cuero J. M. Pierce

Text book bill debate ends with Buchanan amendment

In Austin on May 11 the Senate adopted Senator Buchanan of Scurry’s amendment to the Bee text book bill. The change prevents price list alterations and allows contract extensions of one to six years if contractors post bond. Senator Gibson supported the amendment, while Senator Decherd warned it could create a permanent textbook monopoly.

Austin Tex Senate Buchanan Scurry Gibson Decherd

social luncheon honors Miss Alice Delery at Wolff and Marx

Miss Elsie Heberer hosted a luncheon in the Wolff and Marx tea room on Thursday to honor Miss Alice Delery. The table featured yellow bowls of blossoms and yellow candlesticks with yellow tapers seeding the decor, and covers were laid for Miss Delery, Miss Belery, Miss Emily Wurzbach, Miss Aleen Houston, Miss Gertrude Cummings, Miss Eleanor Terry, Miss Hortense Goldstein, Miss Rose Burnett, Miss Kate Jackson, Mrs G H Heberer and the hostess.

Noah Allen B. L. Naylor Eva Harper Fred Tips Craig Adams Naylor Elsie Heberer Wolff & Marx Alice Delery Belery Emily Wurzbach Alleen Houston Gertrude Cummings Eleanor Terry Hortense Goldstein Rose Burnett Kate Jackson G. H. Heberer

Nichols Gro Co Saturday Specials Offer

Saturday only 11 pounds granulated sugar for 1 dollar with other purchase. Best hams 29c, Breakfast bacon 33c, Picnic hams 238c, fresh eggs 2 dozen 65c, yellow onions 4c per pound, white onions 5c per pound. Cash sales. We sell for less. Nichols Grocery Co 209 Ave C Ph Cr 51.

Nichols Gro. Co Ave. C Ph. Cr

Picnic Postponed by San Antonio Turn Verein

The San Antonio Turn Verein postpones its annual picnic from next Sunday to Sunday, May 20, delaying the event to a later date.

San Antonio

To Drive Out Malaria and Build Up the System

An old newspaper ad promotes Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic claiming malaria prevention and system boost. It advertises quinine and iron in a tasteless formula priced at 50 cents.

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