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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 18, 1917

Page

10

Clarkson Family Attends Hollins College Commencement

Mrs W B Clarkson and Miss Laurel Clarkson traveled to Hollins Virginia for the Hollins College commencement where Miss Phyllis Clarkson studies. The B Minor Musical Club moves its meeting to May 26 from the prior Saturday. Washington Notes report Mrs Thomas Watt Gregory and her daughters will stay in Washington until July then move to Austin Texas to stay with Mrs Gregory's mother until October. Thomas Watt Gregory Jr a Princeton student.

W. B. Clarkson Laurel Clarkson Hollins, Va Hollins College Phyllis Clarkson B Minor Musical Club Thomas Watt Gregory Jane Gregory Cornelia Gregory Austin Texas Gregory Joseph Nalle Thomas Watt Gregory Jr Princeton Uni

Friday Night and School Events Highlight Local Activities

Friday features Mulholland School graduation exercises at 8 30 at St Anthony and Bonn Avan Senior dance. Louise Lucas performs at 8 15 in Gunter ball room. Cobweb social at Prospect Hill Church basement. Herff School meeting at 8 on gardening. Pan Hellenic luncheon at the Menger. Red Cross fundraiser Gymkhana at Fort Sam Houston at 2 pm. San Antonio Kindergarten Training School commencement at 3 30 in Harmony Hall. Alamo Chapter DAR meets at 3 pm in St Anthony.

Mulholland School San Antonio Harmony Sjiall St. Anthony James Hall Bell Jr Slayden Goldstein Pat Dwyer Earl McGoldrick Edgar Tobin Marshall Ford Barnard Bee Terry O'Doniell Norton Doyle Perry Eberling John Shook Hugh MeAmis Emily Martha Wurzwach Rose Steere Burnett Alice Louise Delery Gertrude Elizabeth Cumming Hortenso Christel Goldstein Jamie Aileen Noyston

Shenandoah Valley graduates join Geodetic Survey field parties

Shenandoah Valley Military Academy graduates Joseph Nalle Gregory and four others are set to join a Geodetic Survey field party in June. Mrs. E. H. Anderson hosts James Franklin Peek of New York City as guest. Bonnie and Mary Page Venable host a tea for Hortense Goldstein and Rose Burnett with floral decorations throughout the Venable home.

Versity Joseph Nalle Gregory Shenandoah Valley Military Academy Geodetic Survey E. H. Anderson Alamo Heights James Franklin Peek New York City Bonnie and Mary Page Venable Charles 8. Venable Hortense Goldstein Rose Burnett Mulholland Edward Goldstein R. L. Burnett Venable

Social rounds mix school tags and club notices

The report lists numerous social gatherings including a Nautilus Club meeting with constitution changes and new members, a wedding-announce vibe at the Travis Club, and a St. Anthony luncheon with many names. Also noted are graduation, diplomas, and an upcoming Morrill High School address by C. A. Scheh.

Morrill High School Harlandale Georgia Elsie Brassell Pauline Elizabeth Looper Grace Leonora Morris Emmie Elleneta Pflug Effie Edna Slaughter

Notable Names Appear in Local Texas List of Attendees

A long roster lists numerous individuals including McGown Lewis Campbell Hillyer Moore Minus Donald Grisweld Stevens Pancoast Cook Joseph Scott Nolte Adams Bee Gillett Martindale Furnish Davis Vaughan James Dabney Dibrell Walker Austin Preston Jarrett Giesecke Hertzberg Drysdale Van Duyne Huntress Kampmann Negley Townsend Woodhull Lichlitz Klipstein Martin Palfrey Janin Powell Wiggins Bell Middlebrook Stevens Bennett Fisher Houston Lee Lew right McMillen Hendrick Mitchell Bunker Thompson New York Eva Mansfield Tucson Kennon Barnum Norton Laker Evans Nashville Bundy Uare Branch and several Misses Dorsey Greenhow Woodhull Houston Palm Taylor Fenwick.

Llord McGown P. J. Lewis Roy Campbell F. L. Hillyer G. Bedel Moore T. C. Minus R. G. Donaldson J. C Grisweld John J. Stevens Aren C. Pancoast Fred Cook Lee Joseph William 8. Scott Walter Nolte W. A. Adams Carios Bee George Gillett Bruce Martindale McCauly Dallas David K. Furnish Frank C. Davis George Thomas B. Lee Austin J. B. Lewright Byron McMillen W- S. Hendrick Americus Mitchell C. M. Bunker B. F. Thompson New York Eva Mansfield Tucson Ariz L. W. V. Kennon Malvern Hill Barnum Charles G. Norton David J. Laker Arthur FF. Evans Nashville Marty Landa Omar Bundy James H. Uare E. C. Branch Laura Lee Dorsey Sallie W. Greenhow Josephine Woodhull Elizabeth Houston Mary Joseph Palm Louise Taylor Marin B. Fenwick

Complexion Lotion From Fresh Lemons Promises Beauty

A home lemon lotion recipe claims to brighten and whiten skin using two fresh lemons and three ounces of orchard white to yield a quarter pint. It advises straining the juice, weekly application to face and hands, with claims of whitening, softening, and weather protection.

Big Sugar Sale and Grocery Specials Ad

Saturday deals at Nichols Gro. Co. offer 11 pounds sugar for $1.00 with other purchases. Specials include Best Hams 29c, Breakfast Bacon 35c, Picnic Hams 25c, Peas Hominy Red Beans 10c, Tin Corn Flakes 3 for 5c. Cash savings promoted. 209 Ay. C. Ph. Cr 61.

California Nichols Gro. Co Ay. C. Ph

Secret pact between Kaisers over France revealed

Paris reports a long account from the Russo Moscow Slave claiming a secret pact between the Kaiser and Emperor Nicholas aimed at France. Count Witte allegedly exposed it in 1905 during Portsmouth peace talks, forcing the Kaiser to cancel to avoid German bankers’ losses.

Paris Nicholas France Moscow Count Witte Russia Japan Portsmouth

San Jacinto Card Club entertained by Mrs Curry

Mrs W H Curry of Matagorda Street entertained the San Jacinto Card Club at 500 Thursday afternoon. Prizes were awarded to Mesdames G Huntress H Wagner Jr and W H Curry. Refreshments were served. Attending were Mesdames Huntress Fried rich Hummert Jones Koch McKwaine Oeffinger Pfeiffer Raybould E K Schmidt Schneers Wagner Jr Welker Eiserloh and Myras.

San Jacinto Club W. H. Curry Matagorda Street San Jacinto Card Club Fred Pfeiffer Jack Raybould A. EK. Schmidt W. H. Schneers H. Wagner Jr T- Welker I’, Eiserloh J. Myras

Device to catch air prevents dust blowback on motorcycles

A front mounted device vents air from the neck of a motorcycle sidecar to the rear, aiming to reduce back drafts of dust and debris from the bike. The invention focuses on airflow control to improve rider comfort and visibility.

Ambassadors deny US plan to draft Mexican laborers

The United States denies any intention to draft Mexican workers in the U S and asks Mexico to clarify the issue for Mexicans in the United States. The note from Ambassador Henry P Fletcher stresses no draft policy and urges the Mexican government and press to aid in dissemination.

Mexico City Henry P. Fletcher Foreign Office The United United States

Also Mentioned on This Page

Washington Notes New York Herald National Toilet Company Tenn Hertzberg’s Houston St. Mary's Sts Burns’ Drug Store Navarro Sts Bonn-Avan School Louise Lucas Gunter Prospect Hill Methodist Church Herff School Woman's Pan-Hellenic Association the Menger Fort Sam Houston Red Cross Alamo Daughters of American Revolution Sit. Anthony Pabst Engraving Ernest Lee Brown Misses Goldstein Burnett Gertrude Cumming Alice Delery Aileen Houston Emily Wurzbach Elizabeth King Marjorie del Mouley Emma Burnett Eleanor Terry Elsie Heberer Elizabeth Johnson Armel Keeran Margaret West Ruth King Eloise Carr Ixate Jackson Doris Jones Ethel Martindale Mary Bridge Eleanor Warren Mary -Louise Steele Henrietta Steele Mary Milliken Jamie Polk Fairfax Janin Galbraith Helen Bonney Nautilus Club James F. Royster State University Washington Wilson I. S. Bates Travis Club Helen Bates Edward Fitch Bates Rena Maverick Green W. E. Fitch E. O. Evans Star McDaniel Frances Evans Juanita Baskin Julia Lobban Marion Johnson Margaret Lewis Elizabeth Daniel Virginia Priest Lottie Kiddle Bethel Terrell Mary Tom Osborne Constance Douglas Mildred Duggan Hazel Cannon Alicia Wuerpel Lois Farnsworth Eugenia Taylor Alice Magruder Milton Ling Jack Bond Porter McCurdy William Maurer George Judson Capers Sat Maria B. Fenwick James H. Hare Mesdames Tazwell Campbell FE. B. Chandler S. H. Jeffrey B. M. Peart E. A. Wilson A. D. Potts of Belton Harry Hyman H. S. Mulliken A. B. Weakley C. R. Norton R. A. Brown C. L. Travenport R. W. Staacke F. M.jicks H. DL. Brown H. Lee Ransom Lane Taylor John H. Vaughan RED Southland Grant Les Sherman Sheridan Ord Miles Roosevelt the Military Camp Wilson MEN OF Leon Springs Mammy Hannah Plantation Elizabeth Walde Ethel Lee Buxton Virginia Edwin H. Lee Telephone Crockett Smart Millinery Regalis Premier Warner Newform Madame Irene Czar Kaiser Ambassador Fletcher Pat O'Toole Fat Lancaster County Alice Lynn Lexington Dave N. K. Fairbank Company West Washington Street Chicago Ill
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