Halloween social rounds charm local set at clubs and gym
Mrs J L Cowan hosted at the Country Club with guests including Miss Annie Lee Luke and J W Gillespie. Mrs Andrew P Calhoun entertained about 75 for a Hallowe en party in honor of her son Patrick with a ghost and ice water hand. Mrs George Surkey hosted at La Palma Cafe for Mrs Charles Hamil with a long guest list and toasts. Miss Marguerite White held a Hallowe en gym party with apples bunting pumpkins and a fortune teller featuring hay corn stalks and dancing Paul Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Cowan
Country Club
Annie Lee Luke
J. W. Gillespie
Andrew P. Calhoun
Patrick
George Surkey
la Palma Cafe
Charles L. Hamil
Longview
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Charles Hamil
Hal Greer
Laredo
Mabel Massy Bates
Dallas
Joseph B. Dibrell
Seguin
J. M. Brownlee
Marguerite White
Hallowe’en
Post Gymnasium
Hallowe'en
Virginia
Paul Jones
Gingham Aprons And Beaded Ball Fashion Highlight Local Event
Girls wore patched gingham aprons and bright ribbons while boys paraded in elaborate overalls and déployed depliumed derbys. Sun bonnets trimmed with roses and paste diamonds appeared, as vari colored hose peeked from beneath pleated outfits. Arden Kelly, guest of Judge and Mrs. Clamp for the Groesbeeck Clamp wedding, departed for Fort Worth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arden Kelly
C. C. Clamp
Fort Worth
Social Evening At Country Club Dinner Party Attended
Miss Catherine Franklin hosted a dinner party at the Country Club with guests including Misses Josephine Woodhull Ruth Lipscomb Susanna Denman Mary Carter and several gentlemen. Mrs Sophia von Wyschetzki plans a Halloween party tonight at Mrs E B Hertzberg’s home with music games and refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catherine Franklin
Country Club
Josephine Woodhull
Ruth Lipscomb
Susanna Denman
Mary Carter
Isaac Simpson Kampmann
Franz Groos
Robinson N. Hodge
Fidele Chamberlain
Robert Barclay
James Walthall
Sophia von Wyschetzki
Hertzberg
Crofton Avenue
Foley Kidney Pills Promised to Restore Health
An advertisement targets home keeping women noting kidney and bladder ailments as common harms. It claims Foley Kidney Pills revive strength and vitality, ease weak back nervousness and aching joints, and restore regular bladder action, with Fischer's Drug Store listed as the place to buy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
fFischer’s Drug Store
You are entitled to the best advertisement offer
An advertisement snippet markets plumbing services under the name Fane LARD cs with Xe A Collman as a plumber contact. The text lists phone numbers and advertises two phone lines.
Stormy Texas Daughters of the Confederacy elects Hamill president
The eighteenth annual Texas division meeting in El Paso adjourns after a fierce session. Mrs. Charles Leland Hamill of Longview elected president amid protests and proxies battle. Next convention to be held in El Paso.
Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy For Cure In Adrian Texas
Miss Jessie Marsh of Adrian Texas details four years of severe pains cramps chills and bleeding then credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash with her complete recovery After taking seven boxes of the compound and two bottles of the wash she gained weight from ninety six to one hundred twenty six pounds and offers to answer letters personally about her experience
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adrian
Texas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jessie Marsh
Tex
Barrett Refuses Texas division post for health reasons
At the Texas division meeting at the St Anthony Hotel Mrs Charles G Barrett declined to serve as historian due to ill health. Miss Octavia Barlow of El Paso was named historian. Mrs S H Watson resigned as committee chair, and the committee on old songs was discontinued. Mrs Charles Leland Hamil elected president plans to visit Austin this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
St. Anthony
Charles G. Barrett
Octavia Barlow
el Paso
S. H. Watson
Charles Leland Hamil
Austin
Kate Daffin
Confederate Home For
Pennsylvania Enacts 54 Hour Women Employment Law
Harrisburg announces a new law capping women and girls to 54 work hours weekly except at home or on farms. It bans more than six consecutive workdays and over ten hours daily, with a 45 minute midday meal and equal rest after six hours. Night shifts limited to specific roles for those over 18. The Labor and Industry Department will enforce the measure with prudent, practical steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Department of Labor and Industry
Jackson
Attorney General's Department
Burleson Warns Public on Postage Shortfalls
Postmaster General Burleson warns of penalties for underpaid international mail as many letters to Australia carry only two cents instead of five. He notes two-cent rates apply only with a list of countries, while most nations require five cents per first ounce. The item also lists company incorporations in Texas with capital stocks and names of incorporators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Burleson
United States
Australia
Canada
Cuba
Mexico
Newfoundland
Panama Canal Zone
Republic of Panama
Germany
England
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
Shanghai
China
Charters Issued in Texas Brownwood Premont Firms Formed
Charters issued in Austin list Smith Ball Hardware Co Brownwood with capital stock 25000 and incorporators Marshall Smith Ira W Ball and James W Wayman. Also Premont Lumber Co Premont Jim Wells county capital stock 7500 with incorporators Felix Hobbs Charles Premont and H L Inselmann Hess and Skinner Engineering noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Smith-Ball Hardware Co
Brownwood
Capital
Marshall Smith
Ira W. Ball
James W. Wayman
Premont Lumber Company
Premont
Jim Wells County
Felix Hobbs
Charles Premont
H. L. Inselmann
Hess and Skinner Engineering
Celebrate Hallowe'en in Scotch Fashion at Gunter Hotel
A large crowd from Clan Mac Duff and Thistle Lodge celebrated Hallowe'en at the Gunter hotel with a 6:30 dinner and midnight dances in Scottish style. Piper James E. Childs led the march to dinner, Rev. Hugh McLellan spoke, and the program featured Scottish songs, a Burns grace, a Queen of Scots recitation by Miss Helen Gordon, and musical renditions by W. McNair and Mesdames Stuart. The next event is San Antonio Scots on November 30 to mark St Andrew's Day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clan MacDuff
Thistle Lodge
Gunter Hotel
Hallowe'en
James E. Childs
Hugh McLellan
Mr. McLellan
Helen Gordon
W. McNair
Mesdames and Stuart
San Antonio
Johnston's Anse Michigan Aids Family Coughs and Colds
Henry A Johnston of Anse Michigan promotes Tar Compound as a pleasant tasting no opiate remedy for coughs and colds. The ad claims it treats catarrh by acting on the mucous membranes and through the blood to restore healthy function.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry A. Johnston
Anse, Mich
Fischer
Veteran James C. Connor Dies in Austin at 74
James C. Connor, 74, a Civil War veteran and member of Terry's Rangers, died at his Austin home after age related infirmities. A Tennessee native, he distinguished himself in the Civil War and served in the same company as Major George W. Littlefield, a leading Austin banker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
James C. Connor
Cate
Terry’s Rangers
Tennessee
George W. Littlefield
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James Pyle & Sons
Edgewater
N. J
Collman
Daughters of Confederacy
Body
Elsie Griffing
W. P. Lane
J. F. Burton
Houston
Cornelia Branch Stone
Galveston
Kate Cabel Muse
Joseph B. Dibre
A. R. Barlow
John van Wert
Marshall
Charles Lelang Hamill
Vention
Hamil
Sholarg
Parnard E. Bee
Mabel Massey Bates
St. Anthony Hotel
Wolff & Marx Company
Hutchins Hotel
Emma Wes
Tll
Hertzberg's
Baker’s Cocoa
Walter Baker & Co, Td
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