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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1914
Page
6
The advertisement promotes the largest stock of used pianos ever offered in San Antonio with the lowest prices and terms in the state. Shoppers are urged to come tomorrow or write for a special list if they cannot call.
The Texas-British Woman's Club hosted a Saturday Empire Day celebration at Woodman's Hall. Guests included the Texas-British Association and the Royal Gwent Welsh gingers, who had appeared at the Majestic last week as decorations drew from national colors.
Mrs W W Hall president of the Texas British Woman's Club gave a welcome address and F W Smithers president of the Texas British Association spoke on the event's purpose. Royal Gwent Welsh singers performed along with other guests, with dancing and games. Refreshments were served and the audience sang God Save the King as miniature flags were distributed.
Guy Nevill of San Antonio, an early leader on the Medina dam irrigation project, sails from New York May 29 to join the Pearson Syndicate in a major public utilities project near Barcelona. White Caldwell of San Antonio leads Talarn dam construction. Nevill previously established bench marks for the Medina area and built a solid engineering record. The Medina reservoir currently holds 210,000 acre-feet with water 143.46 feet deep behind the dam, and the dam’s capacity is 254,000 acre-feet.
Miss Dorothy Matthews performs a dramatic reading titled Pygmalionae Galatea at 8 15 p m in the St Anthony ballroom. Mrs A Sachs hosts the German Literary Club at the Gunter Japanese roof garden from 3 to 7 p m.
The Ruiz School Mothers Club postpones a garden party to Tuesday afternoon pending favorable weather. Ursuline Convent Alumnae meet at 4 PM Tuesday at Augusta and Romana streets. Various local Society events, visits, and club gatherings fill the calendar, including a roof garden opening at Travis Club with a Japanese theme and several church circle meetings.
Dr. Frederick J. Fielding, longtime manager and pioneer member of the San Antonio Automobile Club, resigns effective immediately to spend months at a Wisconsin summer home and Europe for two to three years. No successor named yet, with a weekly luncheon set to discuss his replacement and upcoming clubhouse innovations.
Closing exercises for St Bernard's School last week marked the end of its first session. Miss Edmunds directed progress and involvement in agriculture with a popular school garden. Friday pupils served a vegetable dinner to neighbors and patrons.
Mr and Mrs Charles Gildemeister hosted a farewell party for Miss Ethel Virginia Hopkins of Louisville Ky last week at their River Avenue home. The guests enjoyed games and iced refreshments among plants and cut flowers in a cordial sendoff.
The Beacon Hill Mothers' Club will meet at 3:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The notice appears among local advertisements and wants column.
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