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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 12, 1914

Page

5

Prospect Hill Group Pushes Safety Gates at I N Crossing

A Prospect Hill Improvement Club committee will urge the mayor and city council to install safety gates on both sides of the I N tracks at Buena Vista street. The move arose from a Monday meeting and the committee members are W N Marvin chairman John Schuhardt and John Sutcliffe. New officers were elected with R G Callahan president H C Glover vice president T D Starr secretary Ralph B Cadwallder assistant secretary John Sutcliffe treasurer and Mrs A H Cadwallder reporter.

Prospect Hill Improvement Club Buena Vista Street Improvement Club W. N. Marvin John Schuhardt John Sutcliffe R. G. Callahan H. C. Glover T. D. Starr Ralph B. Cadwallader A. H. Cadwallader 0. A. Hill Dorothy Carlos Guerguin Los Angeles Cal Hill F. W. Heusinger L. Guerguin A. Heusinger King William Street

Why should a woman delay Lydia E Pinkham's remedy trial

Reader letters from Mrs Waters of Camden New Jersey and Mrs Haddock of Utica Oklahoma tout Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as effective for nervous spells kidney issues backache and heart palpitations. The ad urges women to try it before continuing suffering claiming it has saved many others and can help you.

Lydia E. Pinkham Tillie Waters Knight St Camden, N. J Okla

School Recitals and Socials Highlight Evening

Miss Else Sternsdorf presents pupils in a piano recital at 8 15 p m in the Y W C A auditorium. Miss Winifred Converse hosts an informal dancing party for Wasson School graduates at her home. Mrs H D Elliott and Miss Cordelia Bradbent host tea for Miss Sue Eastman at the Country Club. Miss Martha Fowlkes presents expression pupils Misses Gladys Williams and Agnes Blank in a graduating recital at 8 15 p m in the Gunter ballroom.

Else Sternsdorf H. D. Elliott Cordelia Bradbent Sue Eastman Martha Fowlkes Gladys Williams Agnes Blank Gunter Ballroom Russell Caffery Majestic Edith Caffery Pancoast Wasson School Pancoast Olive Erkel Winifred Converse Aurora Brooks Alice Denike Marie Schuhard Enid Schraud Cecelia Zanderson Emma Dunton Helen Heberer William Pancoast Caffery Eleanor Barclay Mulholland School Augusta Street St. Anthony Hotel Winifred Marie Converse Aurora Miller Brooks Alice Louise Denike Olive Lorraine Erkel Marie Charlotte Schuhard Enid Barbara Schraud Cecilia Egan Zanderson Emma Golding Bunton Helen Julia Heberer

Graduates and Society Events Highlight Local Happenings

Invitations issued for Thomas School graduation at St Mark's Hall with named graduates Mildred Alyne Arnim Effie Edwards Leslie Winifred Holbrook and Iva Josephine Rider. Various club meetings luncheons and entertainments noted including Gibbons Literary Club St Luke's Church Women Auxiliary Daughters of Isabella and multiple garden parties and dances.

Thomas School St. Mark’s Hall Mildred Alyne Arnim Effie Edwards Leslie Winifred Holbrook Iva Josephine Rider Gibbons Literary Club Ursuline Convent Frances Doneker

Niobean Literary Club Hosts Majestic Party for Graduates

The Niobean Literary Club hosted a Saturday afternoon Majestic party in honor of Misses Laura Wolff Bessie Way and Irene McClure members of the June High School class and club members. Hostesses listed include Helen Linscott Elizabeth Kilpatrick Annie May Davis Catherine Rinker Rena Smith Nadine Webber Richard Johnson Herbert Maas and Donald Webber.

Niobean Literary Club Laura Wolff Bessie Way Irene McClure June High School Helen Linscott Elizabeth Kilpatrick Annie May Davis Catherine Rinker Rena Smith Nadine Webber Andichard Johnson Herbert Maas Donald Webber

New Officers Named for St Marys Church Children of Mary

The senior branch of the Children of Mary at St Marys Church announces officers. Jessie Vogel is president with Emma Caldwell first vice president and Emma Salter second vice president. Secretary is Margaret Burke with Topsy Hammond as assistant secretary. Treasurer is Mamie Toland. Consultors include Mamie Brown May Calhoun Nora Kilday Amelia Lacoste Katherine Sammer and Ross Toland.

The Children of Mary of St. Mary's Church Jessie Vogel Emma Caldwell Emma Salter Margaret Burke Topsy Hammond Mamie Toland Mamie Brown May Calhoun Nora Kilday Amelia Lacoste Katherine Sammer Ross Toland

NotICES Sent Out for Y W C A Meeting Series with Miss Millar

Notices from the Young Women's Christian Association outline a series of meetings led by Australian evangelist Miss Elinor Stafford Millar. A mass gathering for girls and women is set for Sunday at 7:30 p.m. at the association building, with additional informal and parlor meetings listed on Monday through Friday at various homes and the association auditorium.

Young Woman's Christian Association Elinor Stafford Millar Association

Railroad panel advances in 80 case docket in Austin

The railroad commission made major progress in its 80 case monthly docket in Austin. It heard proposed livestock shipment rules for fairs and dismissed a regulation on cattle rate rules at Fort Worth stock yards while leaving an agreement to be reached between railroads, stock yards, and shippers.

Austin Tex Railroad Commission Fort Worth

Favor Relief Fund Get Police Support Petition Signed

One hundred nineteen officers, nearly all of San Antonio police and detective staff, signed a petition favoring a police relief fund association. A state charter will be applied for in Austin on Wednesday, with officer and director elections slated for early next week in the police assembly room.

San Antonio Detective Departments Police Relief Fund Association Austin Police Assembly Char

Association Drafts Rules To Aid Sick Officers

Rules and regulations are being drafted and will be submitted for approval at the first session. The association aims to provide financial assistance to sick or disabled officers.

Ter

Negro steals purse near Burnett street robbery report

Miss Lillie Mann of 618 Burnett street was robbed of $13 and minor articles by a negro shortly after 9 pm Monday near her home. The thief escaped after seizing the purse as she stepped from a street car.

Birth notices and a deep well proposal from 1914

Births list records from May to February at multiple addresses in Lakeview Rogers Salinas and Monticello areas including a boy and a girl. Fort Sam Houston Texas notes sealing May 22 1914 proposals for sinking a six inch tubular deep well near the Old Target Range northeast of San Antonio with bid envelopes marked accordingly.

William Murdock Lakeview Avenue Te A Fass Rogers Street Tne Wliam Coby Street M. Cisneros Salinas Street J. Garay Omens Street J.D. Douthit Pacific Street Jorge M. Morton Monticello ‘Court Fort Sam Houston Tex San Antonio Quartermaster Ady

Best Possible Help Stressed in Bold Message

A bold promissory note urges readers to demand top quality and equity. It emphasizes that premium results come from asking for the best and asserts confidence in superior service.

San Antonio Academy of Medicine Backs Bat Protection

The San Antonio Academy of Medicine endorsed a city ordinance to protect bats. Dr. M W Wooten presented a hematology paper at St Anthony hotel, with Dr W C Farmer offering a resolution urging Mayor and City Council to enact bat protection laws. The measure was adopted unanimously and a letter from Dr J W Carhart was proposed to press the issue.

San Antonio Academy of Medicine St. Anthony Hotel M. W. Wooten Franker St. Anthony Academy W. C. Farmer Bexar County Medical Association Board of Health City of San Antonio J. W. Carhart

Reports Open General Conference of Methodist Church

Oklahoma City May 12 Today's sessions of the general conference of the M. E. church South were routine. Committees expected to report on creed changes substituting Church of God for Holy Catholic Church and on laity rights for women. Additional memorials were presented at the opening session.

Oklahoma City Okla General Conference M. E. Church South Church of God Holy Catholic Church

Cook left without delay through a light want ad

A terse classified note reports a cook departed promptly, posted via a brief advertisement. No names or locations are provided, leaving the exact setting and party details unclear.

Cook

Heavy Rain Falls in Tyler Swamps City

Heavy rain drenched Tyler Texas on May 12 trapping residents in floods. The I N G N line and Cotton Belt track flooded, halting travel as water rose in the lower city sections and the downpour continued for more than two hours.

Tyler Tex

Hair Removal Tip for Clear Skin

An old beauty note advises a cheap home treatment to remove hair using water and powdered delatone mixed into a stiff paste. Apply for two to three minutes, rub off, then wash to remove residue. Caution to obtain real delatone.

Gulf Coast Railroad Budget Boosts Texas Lines in 1914

Galveston Texas May 12 1914 officials announced the budget for the Gulf Colorado and Santa Fe railroad to improve its Texas lines for the year 1914. The plan calls for spending about 400 000 dollars with several items carried over from last year's program.

Galveston Tex Gulf, Colorado & Santa Fe Railroad

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