Society notes on dances meetings and charitable events
Miss Ruth King dances in honor of Miss Alberta Irish at the San Antonio Club. Tuesday events include Self Culture Club music meet with Miss Georgia Lindsey, and Parish Aid at St Luke's with Mrs S S Crewe. Red Cross committees meet at 10 a m and Missionary Society gatherings occur across Protestant churches. Violet Circle picnic at Lambert's beach and DAR banquet tea at Mrs J M Nix home.
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Ruth King
San Antonio
Alberta Irish
Mulholland
Self Culture Club
Georgia Lindsey
Metcalfe Sisters Host Five O Clock Tea at Fort Sam
Mrs Raymond F Metcalfe and Miss Marjorie Metcalfe plan a five o clock tea Wednesday afternoon in their quarters at Fort Sam Houston to honor Mrs Hiram H Philips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raymond F. Metcalfe
Marjorie Metcalfe
Fort Sam Houston
Hiram H. Philips
General Federation of Women's Clubs Biennial in New York
A large delegation will attend the general federation of women's clubs biennial in New York from May 23 to June 2. The event gathers club representatives to discuss civic and cultural matters and promote women's organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Federation of Women's Clubs
New York
Texas women to honor Pennybacker as president ends
Delegates from the city join more than 150 Texas women in honoring Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker as her term as president ends. Mrs. Eli Hertzberg Mrs. W. W. Lipscomb and Mrs. H. P. Drought are among delegates who departed for New York while Mrs. Conrad Schasse and Mrs. Floyd Stauffer will attend.
Eastern Star Delegation Heads to Boerne for Initiation
A large delegation of Eastern Star members will motor to Boerne Monday evening for initiation services followed by a dinner at Ye Kendall Inn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eastern Star
Boerne
Ye Kendall Inn
Local Socials Report Dinner Guests at Ye Kendall Inn
General and Mrs Frederick Funston hosted at Ye Kendall Inn in Boerne with guests Captain and Mrs Fitzhugh Lee Captain and Mrs Paul Raborg and Captain and Mrs C M Bunker attending Sunday dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frederick Funston
Kendall Inn
Boerne
Fitzhugh Lee
Paul C. Raborg
Cc. M. Bunker
Mrs Winters Converse Return From Dallas Visit
Mrs. Stanley Winters Mrs. E P Converse and Miss Winifred Converse returned from a brief visit to Dallas with nothing further reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley Winters
E. P. Converse
Winifred Converse
Dallas
Parish Aid Society May Festival At St Luke's Church
The Parish Aid Society of St Luke's Episcopal Church hosts a May festival Friday afternoon at 2052 West Travis Street. The event features booths a May pole dance music and refreshments for attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church
Parish Aid Society of
St. Luke's Episcopal Church
West Travis Street
DeZavala School Holds Annual Garden Party
The DeZavala school held its annual garden party on Friday afternoon featuring a minstrel show and a May pole dance trained by teachers Effie Lewis Willie Carsner and Frances Donnecker. Various booths added to the event, with the Mothers' Club noted for its role in the success.
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DeZavala
Effie Lewis
Willie Carsner
Frances Donnecker
Mothers’ Club
Thekla Kijabunde Weds Will Levin in Carthage
Mr and Mrs A W Kijabunde announce the marriage of their daughter Thekla to Will Levin in Carthage Missouri. After visiting relatives they will return to Carthage where the couple resides.
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A. W. Kijabunde
Thekla
Will Levin
Carthage
Linin Shower in Honor of Miss Susan Schonberg
Miss Lillie Lubel and Miss Katie Blackman hosted a linen shower for June bride Miss Susan Schonberg. Yellow and white decorations set the theme. Lotto prizes went to Misses Sylvia Lippman Edith Brown and Celia Solomon. Six course refreshments were served with a large guest list including numerous Misses and Mesdames from New York Chicago and local names.
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Miss Schonberg
Lillie Lubel
Katie Blackman
Susan Schonberg
Sylvia Lippman
Edith Brown
Celia Solomon
Misses Schonberg
Fannie Hessel
Rose Polansky
Frances Richbook
Sadie Fell
Social evening honors Miss Edna Koerps in city
Miss Edna Koerps was entertained in her honor by members of the Gamma Tau Sigmas last week. Guests included Misses Emmie and Ella Curry Florence Ohnesorge Hedwig Erler Agnes Jud Ethel Beynon Clara Koerps Vera Kypfer Adolph Homen Frank Gittinger Alfred Erler and Leonard Gittinger. Joe
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Edna Koerps
Gamma Tau Sigmas
Emmie
Ella Curry
Florence Ohnesorge
Hedwig Erler
Agnes Jud
Ethel Beynon
Clara Koerps
Vera Kypfer
Adolph Homen
Frank Gittinger
Alfred Erler
Leonard Gittinger
Joe
Swift & Company beef sales in San Antonio week ending May 13
Fred Allen Wheeler and Arthur Beynon report Swift & Company's San Antonio week ending May 13 sales of beef averaging 11.23 cents per pound for domestic beef. Hugo Cerdtz also noted.
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Swift & Company
San Antonio
Thought It Was the Servant and Earthquake Scare
The Smith family in an interior city faced a tremor that rattled pictures and furniture. Amid the commotion the mistress calmly asked, Well, Lizzie, what are you doing now. This vignette from Harper's Magazine reflects a domestic scene amid an unsettled moment.
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Smith
Lizzie
Harper’s Magazine
Women 10 Get Red Cross Instructions
More than 200 women will meet at the YWCA at 10 o clock Tuesday to receive Red Cross sewing instructions. Chairmen must attend to organize uniforms for pajamas and bandages, with six cutters ready to split materials. Fort Sam Houston’s Mrs. Funston and Col. M W Ireland will speak, and Red Cross pins are sold downtown.
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Red Cross
Young Woman's Christian Association
Winchester Kelso
San Antonio
American Red Cross Society
Fort Sam Houston
Frederick Funston
Winchester Kelson
C.S. Venable
Elizabeth Houston
George Harrison Moody
A. W. Houston
Floyd McGown
Temptation Mary Pickford Addresses Temptations of Wealth
Mary Pickford, earning about 150000 a year, told a New York settlement tea that it is easy for rich pretty girls to be good but poor ones face many temptations. She compared a poor girl to a grocery boy who resists stealing apples, illustrating pressure and restraint.
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Mary Pickford
New York
New York Telegraph
Amusements at the Grand Include Labor Drama and Keystone Comedy
The Grand shows Orrin Johnson in The Price of Power a labor drama with mill scenes and real factory imagery plus the Keystone comedy He Did He Didn t starring Fatty Arbuckle and Mabel Normand. Also featured are Agnes Kayne Moore and St Clair in acts and the Melody Trio with songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Grand
Orrin Johnson
Fatty Arbuckle
Mabel Normand
Fine Arts-Triangle
Vera Lewis
Agnes Kayne
Comedienne
Moore
St. Clair
Melody
Borsini Troup Headlines at Princess Theater This Week
The Borsini Troup of European globe artists headline at the Princess theater early this week. The five performers display unique feats and years of training have made each artist skilled in their act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Borsini Troup
Princess Theater
Women Planned Campaign Ahead of Chicago Convention
Early arrivals for the Woman's Party convention in Chicago plan a publicity drive. Suffragists will hold daily street meetings and have women orators address gatherings at clubs luncheons and dances to promote the Susan B. Anthony amendment.
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Chicago
Ill
Southern Baptist Convention in Asheville Ad
An advertisement lists the Southern Baptist Convention event in Asheville with a price of $39.90 and dates May 13 to 16, noting a through sleeper option ending May 15 and referencing Southern Pacific.
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Southern Baptist Convention
Asheville
Sleeper
Southern Pacific
Scientist Links Earth’s Dense Core To Wave Speed
An English scientist uses earthquake wave travel times to support a theory of a dense central core. The method measures core properties by timing seismic waves as they pass through the planet.
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Earth
Bishop Morris Urges Honest Ambition in YMCA Speech
In Little Rock Bishop Morris cautions youths to strive honestly, saying many chase wealth at all costs and end with thumpprints at the county jail instead of lasting footprints on the sands of time.
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Bishop Morris
Little Rock
Carnegie
Rockefeller
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Ladies’ Aid Society
Prospect Hill Christian Church
F. E. Hathaway
South
San Jacinto Street
S. J. Baggett
St. Anthony
Alamo Missionary Society
C. C. Straughan
Adams Street
Round Table of
Council of Mothers
Missionary Society of
Prospect Hill
City Mission Board
Travis Park Methodist Church
Prospect Hill Presbyterian Church
L. L. Boyd
Violet Circle
Travis Park
Lambert’s Beach
Alamo
Daughters of the American Revolution
J. M. Nix
Howard Street
Menger
National Guardsmen
San
Antonio
Telephone Crockett
Edwin H. Lee
California
Mr. Blum
Georgette
Kayser
Emil Blum Co
Houston St
Nadine
Toilet Countere Or Mail, Inc
National Toilet Company
Peris, Tenn
T. B. Baker
Grand
Princess
Hertzberg
Houston and
St. Mary's Sts
Ynoedd
Ocr
National Biscuit Company
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