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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1916

Page

19

City clubs move to censor moving pictures in new ordinance

The City Federation of Women's Clubs and the Ministerial Union agreed to pursue a city ordinance censoring moving pictures. Committees will plan actions, with Mrs. J T Smith leading. funds will aid rural libraries and public health services. Local YWCA notes urge broader girl involvement in club life and a Merchants League concept.

City Federation of Women’s Clubs Ministerial Union City Federation Wolff & Marx J. T. Smith Wesley Settlement House Corrals Public Health Nurse Association E. S. Parsons Federation Vera Schafer Young Woman's Christian Association Woman's Club Woman’s Club Young Woman’s Christian Association Joske Brothers Wolfson’s Duerler and Jenner Candy American Overall Factory Kress, Woolworth Southwestern Telephone Company E. M. Burleson John Ray T. B. Askew Raymond Hood F. Foegleson Marie Reese V. 8. Stires

The Polish Mission and Resurrection Hope

The author rejects the idea that a nation has a fixed external mission. A people should develop its own capacities for prosperity, justice, and culture. Poland’s fate shows that right endures beyond political dismantling, with resilience in faith and national soul. Resurrection is near as the Polish spirit survives beyond empires.

Mission of Peoples Europe Poland Russia Prussia Austria Kingdom of

Society News Highlights from the St. Anthony era

Social activities include concerts by Rafael Diaz and Oliver Denton, a Queen's Daughters musical evening at the Gunter Hotel on October 27 to aid charity, and a cobweb social at Rieden's Hall. Church events, tea plans, fundraisers, and a piano fund recital at Morrill High School are listed along with attendance notices for local clubs and society figures.

Queen's Daughters Gunter Hotel James R. Davis J. P. Laux Thomas L. Conroy James F. Garland W. Anthony

Terrell Surprised by Birthday Party Guests

L. O. Terrell was surprised by a party of friends one evening for his birthday. Prizes were awarded to Miss A. E. Stappenbeck Mrs. E. R. Brack and Miss Corine Culp. Attendees included Mrs. Robert Still Miss A. E. Stappenbeck Mrs. E. R. Brack Mr. and Mrs. L. Terrell and others.

Terrell L. O. Terrell A. E. Stappenbeck E. R. Brack Corine Culp Robert Still

Turners Entertain Opening Dance Season October 21

San Antonio Turn Verein announces season opener dance for Saturday evening October 21. Amusement committee reports an excellent program and urges all members to attend. Several special hops are planned for the season.

San Antonio

Just We Girls Meet at J W G Club Gathering

The J W G Club held a Friday afternoon gathering with music and refreshments enjoyed by attendees.

Coyotes Predict Cold Winter in Kansas

Kansas weather watchers claim a coming hard winter based on coyotes forming packs earlier than usual. They cite observed alerts of increased coyote packs and their eerie howls as signs, noting the animals typically travel solo in mild weather and group up with severe cold ahead.

Kansas City Kansas

Hair of Japanese Women Enduring for Weaving Silk Tito Textiles

Experts claim Japanese women's hair surpasses all others in length elasticity and durability, making it highly valued for commercial weaving with silk Tito textiles. The assertion highlights its superior qualities for fabric production.

Slik Tito

Miss Moore's Select School Dancing Engagements

Dancing classes listed with sessions for children and adults. Open dates include Monday afternoon October sixteenth and Wednesday night October eighteenth. Location Crockett 2066.

Child Welfare Conference to Address Varied Problems

A child welfare conference will cover a wide range of issues. Delegates should register at the First Methodist Church on October 31 from noon to 1 pm and secure hotel accommodations by writing Mrs. V. A. Collins in Beaumont, Texas.

City Mission Board Travis Park Methodist Church First Methodist Church V. A. Collins Beaumont Texas

Texas conference to study child welfare in Beaumont

The eighth annual Texas Congress of Mothers conference will run October 31 to November 3 in Beaumont with Mrs. Frederick Schoff, president of the National Congress of Mothers, headlining Tuesday evening. Nat Benton, Carrie Weaver Smith, and T. W. Hook are among other speakers as the program emphasizes high school and rural welfare, parent-teacher actions, and kindergarten legislation.

Texas Congress of Mothers Beaumont Frederick Schoff National Congress of Mothers Schoff Nat Benton Texas State Teachers’ Association Carrie Weaver Smith State Training School For T. W. Hook Kingsville Chalmers Hutchison Fort Worth Virgil Browne E. A. Watters Parent-Teachers’ Association

Dust-Proof Window Vented by New York Man

A New York inventor unveils a dust Proof window that opens from top to bottom and can be cleaned entirely from the inside. Made of solid steel with mortised joints and full height brass hinges it seals against flour dust wind and heat tests and operates quietly with equal sash movement.

New York State Woolworth Tower New York

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Ministerial Winter Max Nordau Napoleon Confederation of Bar Ostrolenko Dombrowski Langiewiz Ostrolenka East The St. Anthony Rafael Diaz Oliver Denton Joseph Edward Myers FSF Ek. B. Chandler Bass Rocks Mass FFSF J. W. Howard Nashville Tenn Mary Howard Ward-Belmont College Fitzhugh Lee Menger Frederick Funston P. A. Lorie Galveston Henry Hooke William Negley Gertrude Negley Grayce Norcross the Grand Cemh J. H. Lapham Woman's Auxiliary S&s Alice Littlepage C. J. Chabot Morrill High School Harlandale Powers School Sophia Wyschetzki Helen Zweig Sadie Feller Bie Lucy Jowers Vipke Pan Eieewae Berstein the Great Fid- GE Nak Bi Ira Mae Oglesby Helen Zweig Kteading Marjorie Helene Wyschetzki Laura Lucile Powers Hiram’s Housekeeping Joe Herbert Helen Wyschetzki Lucy Jowers First Baptist Church W. C. Holland J. A. Cook W. T. Mitchell L. B. Jackson Otis Thomasson Ralph King L. 8. Birdsong Frank Cunningham M. W. Matthews 8. C. Gardner W. R. Burns the Ladies’ Aid Society Prospect Hill Presbyterian Church I. D. McKeem West Commerce Street Evangelical League of the Evangelical Friedens’ Church Meta Rietz San Antonio Symphony Orchestra Ben Newman Third St. San Antonio Doyle-Bridger Optical Co West Commerce ST Menger Music Mile. Walde Edwin H. Lee A la Carte Army T. B. Baker Rogers Orchestra Jone White Contralto Hot Wells Bath House Arthur G. Jury Oscar J. Fox Mayor Temple of Music Emil Blum Co Houston Street National Congress J. B. Preston Dallas George W. Steere Nemo
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