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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1913

Page

5

Rotary Club to stage minstrel show in San Antonio

The Rotary Club of San Antonio will present a two night minstrel at the Grand Opera House December 8 and 9 to raise funds for entertaining a 1400 person Rotarian delegation from the United States and abroad for the 1914 Buffalo convention and a Texas tour. Leading citizens and local officials will perform including Mayor Clinton G. Brown and County Judge James R. Davis with a large opening chorus and a cast of 100. Proceeds fund hospitality for visiting delegations.

Rotary Club of San Antonio Grand Opera House England Ireland Canada Buffalo Texas Houston Gome Clinton G. Brown Harry L. Miller Rotary Club James R. Davis William Gaffney Joseph Ramer Udo Haarman Joe Hole Robert Ennis Victor Fiato William Smith Max Blum Hayden Smith T. N. Dechmann W. 8. Fontaine K. B. Harmann Ray M. Mack Joe Walsh Joseph Ramner Chester Crowell

Concert at Grand Opera House aids Bexar Highway League

A benefit concert at the Grand Opera House drew a slim crowd but was praised as one of the season’s most enjoyable musical events. The San Antonio orchestra, led by Professor William H. Smith, performed a merit-filled program mixing classical and popular pieces. Mrs. Fred Jones sang two solos to audience approval while A. M. Fischer, president of the Highway League, served as master of ceremonies.

Grand Opera House Bexar County Highway League San Antonio

You are entitled to the best. You won't get it unless you ask

A bold claim urging readers to demand top quality, framed as motivational verse. The line invokes persistence and assertive action, linking personal effort to access to superior results.

New Books and Current Magazines Debut in North American Review

The November issue of the North American Review showcases renewed leadership in American periodicals with Colonel George Harvey as editor. It features essays on Wilson's administration, constitutional limits on the president, Bryan's praise of self-reliant leadership, Haeckel's Fifty Years of Anthropology, Sidney Brooks on Ulster, Goldwin Smith’s American ties, and reviews across evolution, diplomacy, and sociology.

The North American Review George Harvey Wilson Legislative United States United States of America Congress Union Bryan Woodrow Wilson New Jersey Mr. Bryan Ernst Haeckel Darwin Haeckel Charles Russell Wallace Wallace Sidney Brooks William J. Bryan Goldwin Smith America England

Lecture on Christian Science by Dr Francis J Fluno

A Christian Science lecture by Dr Francis J Fluno of Boston will be held at the Gunter Hotel next Tuesday night. The talk will cover the religion’s beliefs and the principle that mind is not in man but man in mind, a view credited to Mrs Eddy.

Francis J. Fluno First Church of Christ Boston Gunter Hotel Fluno

Wells Power Use Restricted by Texas Water Act

Texas board of water engineers clarifies under the general irrigation act of 1913 that waters from wells may be diverted for irrigation mining milling and power development and that water supplies for cities towns and stock raising are covered. The notice details priority filings required by July 1 1914 and mentions artesian wells waste and borings along with free forms. It also notes Richmond Virginia seeks a law to employ habitual drinkers and reports German union membership rise and Russian women students in Paris.

Austin Tex State Board of Water Engineers Board of Water Engineers Gulf of Mexico Texas

Marriage Licenses Recorded in Local Jurisdiction

A list of marriage licenses issued including Rosendo Quintena with Anita Herrera and Luciano Martinez with Cora Garsa, Genaro Sada with Julia Rodrigue, John Tehas with Bessie Kenedy, John N. Riggs with Mary Ring, Dr. Manuel A. Dominguez with Carolina Cadena, Jose R. Jimines with Delores Ochoa, Luciano Arredondo with Guadalupe Als varado, Adolph C. Buehler with Annie Regina Morris, Frank Miedler with Mamie O'Brien, William Ellis Tyler with Bisdie Dicks ona, Alfonso Martinez with Luz Aleman, Anton Wild with Wilhelmina Ring, M Vittone with Mia Josephine Lovece, Alberta Garza with Teodora Estrada.

Rosendo Quintena Anita Herrera Luciano Martinez Cora Garsa Genaro Sada Julia Rodrigue John Tehas Bessie Kenedy John N. Riggs Mary Ring Manuel A. Dominguez Carolina Cadena Adolph C. Buehler Annie Regina Morris E Frank Miedler Mamie O’brien William Ellis Tyler Bisdie Dicks Ona Alfonso Martinez Luz Aleman Anton Wild Wilhelmina Ring M. Vittone Mia Josephine Lovece Alberta Garza Teodora Estrada

Building Permits for Several Local Structures

F H Yeagley applies to build a one room house on Monterey street for 100 dollars. C C Hodgkinson files permits for a store on Jones Avenue for 500 dollars and a two room house on Edmund street for 250 dollars. C C Hodgkinson also seeks a five room house on Hillcrest avenue for 1200 dollars. Mrs A D James applies for an apartment house on Lexington avenue for 4500 dollars.

F. H. Yeagley Monterey Street Cc. H. Hodgkinson Jones Avenue C. H. Hodgkinson Edmund Street Hillcrest Avenue A. D. James Lexington Avenue

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Nutary Club Grand Tobin Rote Donald Frazier John W. Carrington Charles Lee H. L. Brice H. Wallace H. H. Osborne Fontaine John W. Turner Walter Springall Ray Mackey Raymond New Majestic Theater the Majestic Rotary Minstrels Fomby-Jones Company Buck H. J. Hayes Ray M. Mackey Extra Benefit of Highway League Christian Science End AGT Richmond Paris Hart Schaffner & Marx Chesterfield” Clothes East Houston Street Losoya OWL Building Jose R. Jimines Delores Ochoa Luciano Arredondo Guadalupe Alsvarado Johnson Via H. J. Johnson Losoya Street Meas Crockett
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