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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

May 26, 1918

Page

5

Women Learn War Discipline and Civic Duty

The article notes wartime training shaping women to be disciplined and community minded. It highlights acts of support for the Red Cross, Liberty Bonds, clothing drives, and demonstrations of patriotism led by figures like Lieutenant Pat O’Brien. It also covers education efforts by the National Congress of Mothers and local events and engagements.

AS ONE WHO SERVES AND THE WAR WOMEN'S COLLECTIVE

A delicately framed editorial reflects on wartime Red Cross work in a suburban city. It laments petty personal conflicts among volunteers as they strive for a common goal and recalls Kipling to urge unity over individual ambition. The piece honors quiet service and urges selfless contribution.

Good-Tasta Red Cross Human Nature Black Prince Kipling Sweetenin

Dream Warned Boy Saves Foreman From Dynamite Blast

In Bristol Tennessee Benjamin Scott, foreman at local quarries, narrowly escaped severe injury when 14 year old Johnnie Briggs warned him about a loaded dynamite box. Briggs had urged caution after a dream prediction and fled the area moments before the explosion. Scott lost both legs and a laborer was badly hurt in the blast.

Bristol Tenn Benjamin Scott Johnnie Briggs Scott Mistah Scott Young Briggs Nekro

Community groups hold meetings in San Antonio churches

The Wilson Sewing Circle meets at 2 PM Monday in the Wolff & Marx auditorium for Red Cross work. Numerous clubs and parent teacher associations across Pine Street Presbyterian, Fannin School, Riverside Park, and Travis Park plan meetings, installations, receptions, garden parties, and fundraisers with officers elected or announced.

Wilson Sewing Circle Wolff& Marx Red Cross Parent-Teacher Association Fannin School Brammar Brackenridge High School Blancne Aydlett Elizabeth Joyce Alice Baier Anita Conning Abbie King Agnes King A. E. Howell W. H. Joyce George Cummins C. A. Noble North Monumental Street W. C.T. UL Oak Room Thet Anthony Riverside Park Wolff & Marx Auditorium The Theta Chi Kappa Tugel Samuels Ladies’ Aid Society St. John Lutheran Church Wolff & Marx

Debutante Pageant Promises Magnificent San Antonio Show

Sam Kousten and Camp Travis base hospitals host a whirlwind of mirth and tuneful melody describing a day in a debutante life. Over 200 prominent young men and women play leading roles with Mrs. Smithie Graves and Miss Elizabeth Camp among the stars, amid gorgeous settings and costumes and a premier amateur entertainment in San Antonio.

Sam Kousten Camp Travis Smithie Graves John Neal Wedges Elizabeth Camp San Antonians

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