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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1913
Page
5
The Mu Nu Sigma boys entertain with an evening dance in the Gunter Ballroom. Christchurch ladies host an all day bazaar in the tapestry room at St Anthony.
Miss Mary Maverick entertains with a dansante at the Menger from 4 30 to 6 30 pm in compliment to Miss Josephine Woodhull, with a long list of invited guests and assistants. The Beethoven Junior Society marks its ninth anniversary with a staple banquet at the Gunter. The De Zavala School Mothers Club met aiding social study and yard improvements at the school.
Mrs C H Surkamp held a second card party in honor of Mrs C H Lane with forty guests. Prizes went to Roy W Hearne Mrs William King and Mrs William George. Refreshments followed the games. The B Natural Club met with Miss Edith Goldstein for a Bach afternoon including solo and piano pieces by several performers and a B Natural Orchestra. An enjoyable dancing party concluded the evening hosted by Judge.
Nell Brinkley contrasts two letters from business and leisure girls in New York City. One is plain typewritten and practical, the other scented and refined, illustrating the diverse lives of working women who share a city committed to labor and ambition.
Mr and Mrs 8 G Tayloe honored their daughter Miss Corinne Tayloe with a formal reception at their home. The lower floor was filled with flowers and the veranda and patio glowed with Japanese lanterns and plants. A program covered sixteen dances with four extra numbers and refreshments included punch and an ice course late in the evening.
Miss Mary James and Miss Nell Stapler attended a hearts themed party hosted by Miss Alice Simpson with red ribbon decor and heart shaped refreshments. Prizes were awarded to Miss Nellie Carlton Mrs Frank Friend Mr Friend and Mr Leisner. attendees included many debutantes and local residents in a social club setting.
Malone gave a splendid talk on the moral and ethical opportunities in a school day. Mrs Walter Corre von and Professor Hirsch also spoke. Mrs Henry D Thomson hosted Mrs Roche of Chillicothe Mo as a guest.
Thos. Verran of 286 Edward Street Houghton Michigan notes rising sales of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. He says it quickly relieves throat tickling and stops coughing with no bad aftertaste. Fischer's Drug Store endorses the remedy.
Christ Church hosts a bazaar with Thanksgiving cakes ready for buyers at St. Anthony's Tapestry room on November 22. Advances advertise the event and sweet treats for holiday shoppers.
Berlin reports that despite July fatalities in the North Sea and Johannisthal, Zeppelin operations will expand. The Hansa airship remains active at Potsdam with two daily trips as German Airship Navigation plans eight new stations from Emden to Copenhagen and Dresden to Dusseldorf, centralizing at Bremen and Bruns wick.
James Lewis Baraca Class officers entertained at the home of Alexander J. Folts on Carson Street for a turkey dinner. The table featured ferns and American Beauty roses with a candlelit cake. Folts received a fountain pen from his fellow officers in memory of his birthday amid toasts and a short speech by the class president.
Paris reports the death of Edouard Lockroy a renowned French statesman and writer at age 75 from heart failure He served as minister of public instruction and marine and was a long time deputy His marine writings were widely read marking a storied public career.
Annie Russell brings her Old English comedy company to San Antonio for November 24 25 with matinee on the 25. She presents She Stoops to Conquer and The Rivals highlighting her refined dramatic method and personal charm. The venture used Miss Russell's own capital and achieved practical success after a New York run of three plays including Much Ado About Nothing.
The great romantic drama St. Elmo will be presented at the Grand Sunday matinee and night by the Roy Fox players headed by Jess Zink. The annual Fox arrival draws San Antonio theatergoers with high anticipation and a cast led by the matinee idol Zink."
The ladies section held its annual Thanksgiving turkey bowl yesterday afternoon. Turkeys were awarded to numerous members including Mesdames Harry Tolle A Toepperwein Claywalter F Hummert Louis Seidel Miss Annie Gembler Miss Lena Briam Mrs A Heye Mrs Bower Mrs Henry Koehler Mrs A Gutzeit Miss B Wiedenfeldt Mrs Charles Harrell Miss A Baetz Mesdames A Schiebel A Heinen Bradley O Grasso S Swindler Louis Hartung Ed Yenner A Nordmann EB Kalteyer H Wolf A Grosso R Hoefling A Gloeckner M Baetz L Schmidt L Fritze T Lackenheimer Miss Millie Nordmann Miss E Ritchey and Mrs A Friedrich.
Twenty Galveston business men will depart by boat on November 23 for a trade excursion along the intercoastal canal from Galveston to Corpus Christi. The itinerary includes visits to every town on the canal.
A brief note urges readers to request premium service by asking directly. It emphasizes initiative and the value of asking to obtain better results or rewards. The piece adopts promotional wording typical of consumer guidance.
Baton Rouge observers report the Louisiana constitutional convention will sign its amended draft tonight with a key proposal to issue bonds to settle state debt due January 1. Other changes shield the governor from impeachment trial suspensions, empower the acting governor, allow charter changes, and levy a quarter-mill tax for new roads. The redrafted 1898 constitution carries 65 amendments. two thirds of the legislature must approve and voters must ratify. The session adjourned near 2 am.
Secretary of State F C Weinert, back from a southwestern tour, notes the Rio Grande Valley is fertile but laments a shortage of qualified farmers to cultivate the land amid a proposed corporation seeking a charter.
The Rev Edward Young of Welwyn wrote The Two Brothers and Garrick produced it. It drew a poor reception and was deemed only suitable for a museum display. Young pledged $5000 from his author’s rights to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel and funded it from his own pocket after a bad outcome.
A new Lorenzo Sears biography portrays John Hancock as a key Boston revolutionary figure with leadership roles in colonial assemblies and the Continental Congress, while criticizing Hancock's finances and noting suppressed materials from Harvard College. The commentary also cites a Baltimore American exchange about Jones and airship plans.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt and his party reached Santiago from Mendoza to a huge crowd at the central station. Officials escorted them in government carriages to the Grand hotel as locals greeted the former U S president. A German scientist notes women can talk more than men due to smaller throats and less vocal strain.
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