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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 21, 1916

Page

14

Social notes sweep San Antonio spring events

Community reports from Crockett School Mothers' Club and Prospect Hill groups fill page. Members discuss civic beauty drives, Red Cross sewing circle activities, book club programs, and upcoming anniversaries and engagements among local families.

Crockett School Mothers’ Club Austin Belle Dilgarde Crockett Club Buena Vista Smith Streets H. V. Berry J. L. Strohm Real Estate Board San Antonio Edward Knox J. T. Smith Walter Evans Prospect Hill S&s Sfs Ruth Harris Honda

Suffrage Map Charts North America Enfranchisement Spread

A historical map shows white areas with full suffrage and gray or dotted zones with partial or presidential suffrage. It notes that by the next presidential election over 4 million women will be eligible to vote and highlights Missouri as a black promontory in the enfranchised West.

North America United States Canada Missouri West

Grand Opera House party hosts and list of attendees noted

Charles Haines Chowning hosted a movie party at the Grand Opera House with refreshments Friday evening. Guests included Stella Cuny Dorothy Shields Ruth Maltsberger Iane Riley Lottie Peters Lucile Weissel Gladys Bullitt Grace Kessler and many others. Laurel Heights Church and Red Cross events follow with local organizers and attendees listed.

Charles Haines Chowning Grand Opera House Stella Cuny Dorothy Shields Ruth Maltsberger Iane Riley Lottie Peters Lucile Weissel Gladys Bullitt Grace Kessler Ethel Francis Ruth Haines Tillie Brown Josephine Robinson Lois Hallford

List of names and initials in a historical notice

A long, fragmented roster lists numerous individuals with titles and first names, including Hilyer three and Mrs. H M Timolat two, across locations such as San Benito and New Braunfels, ending with incomplete entries and stray initials. The item resembles a social or community listing.

Judith Givens Sam Slack Girard Ed McClannahan Healy T. D. Anderson McKenzie Ross McKenzie

Beggars Club in New York Described by a Reporter

A New York exposé details a flourishing beggars club meeting in a midtown chop suey restaurant. It lists notable members including a Wall Street–style president and a U S Army veteran, describing scams and revenue ranges along Broadway and city routes.

New York Third Avenue Wall Street Montana New Mexico Broadway Fourteenth Twenty-third Street Twenty-third Forty-second Street Forty-second Fifty-ninth Street Pasquale Caruso Brooklyn

University of Texas to Offer Two-Week Home Economics Course

The University of Texas will host a two week summer course in home economics extension starting May 29, jointly organized with the Agricultural and Mechanical College and the Texas Agricultural Department. The program aims to train women in field work, rural and club leadership, and rural home economics, with lectures, demonstrations, field work, and traveling kits.

University OF Texas Austin Tex The Agricultural and Mechanical College Texas Agricultural Department Clarence Ousley A. and M. College Texas Mary E. Gearing Women’s Christian Association City Club Department of Home Economics A. Caswell Ellis Department of Extension R. L. Poll W. B. Lanham Bernice Carter Cornelia Simpson T. E. Scholl State Department of Agriculture L. T. Cunningham State Department of Education T. P. Marshall Dallas County W. E. Long Chamber of Commerce W. S. Taylor W. H. Mayes Margaret R. Holliday Eunice Aden Jessie P. Rich Anna E. Richardson Gertrude L. Blodgett Elizabeth C. Megular Jennie R. Bear Fannie A

States with highest blindness by population

In proportion to population the states with the most blindness are listed as New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia.

New Mexico Nevada Arizona Kentucky Tennessee Virginia

Street Cleaning Machines Save Labor Costs

Motor driven street cleaning machines cleanse about 5000 square yards of pavement per day, compared with 5000 square yards by horse drawn machines, at about two thirds the cost per square yard.

San Souci Club Honored at Banspach Home

Mr and Mrs Joseph Banspach entertained the San Souci Club Saturday night at their home 217 Spoford avenue in honor of their daughter Miss Elizabeth Banspach. The club will meet at 4 p m today in the pink room of the Gunter hotel.

Daughters of Erin Order of Hibernians St. Patrick's Church St. Mary's Auditorium Catholic Woman's Club W. F. Doyle Emma Salter Nell Collins William Small Doyle Smith School Mothers’ Club Eakleys Sarah Adams Aileen Thompson Otto Roessler W. Thiele Kuntze Grover Collins Ethel Mae Matyear Ivy Misses Matyear Jessie White Nellie Mae Scrivener Marion Stevenson Clara Cumberland Mollie Frick Fred Matyear Lawson Hagg L. &. Bell Collins Bonham School Mothers’ Club George Peyton Mothers’ Council Cosgrove Austin Richard Lott Mary Armel Keeran William Gunn Mary Larkin Alice Olivarri Dorothy McCampbell Louise Bell Henry Herndon Shelby McNeel EB. A. Holland Patricia Gunn Oscar Dewees Travis Park Society San Souci Club Joseph Banspach Spofford Avenue Elizabeth Banspach Gunter Hotel

H. B. A. C. Hosts Thursday Meet with Music

The H. B. A. C. held a Thursday gathering featuring music and refreshments enjoyed by attendees.

Potter advises compromise in marriage in Canada trip tale

The narrator recalls how Mr Potter counsels his son to compromise with his wife Margaret after disputes. He recounts their own marriage in which the couple spent five and a half weeks in Canada from Friday night to Monday morning, preferring a distant getaway over lengthy quarrels.

Saratoga

Mother's Friend Promises Ease for Expectant Mothers

An old advertisement extols Mother's Friend as a trusted remedy for pregnancy comfort. It claims deep muscle support, lighter ligaments, calmer nerves, and peaceful sleep, inviting readers to request a free stork book from Bradfield Regulator Co. in Atlanta.

Bradfield Regulator Co Lamar Bldg Atlanta

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