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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 28, 1913

Page

6

Wedding of Smythe Groesbeeck and Miss Clamp at Central Church

Social calendar notes the 8 30 p m wedding of Henry Smythe Groesbeeck and Miss Yadie Adele Clamp at Central Christian Church with a reception at the Clamp home 230 West Cypress. Also a Daughters of the Confederacy presidents evening at the St. Anthony Hotel and the San Antonio German Club planning its annual debutantes german for November.

Henry Smythe Groesbeeck Yadie Adele Clamp Central Christian Church Cc. C. Clamp West Cypress Street San Antonio Henry T. Phelps Mayme Storey

Keller Family Heads to Houston for Neuhaus Richardson Wedding

Mrs Raymond Keller and her son Raymond Jr plan to travel to Houston for the wedding of Miss Ilse Neuhaus and J H Richardson on November 6. Raymond Keller Jr will serve as ring bearer, and Neuhaus has been a frequent guest of the Keller household drawing wide social attention.

Raymond Keller Raymond Jr Houston Ilse Neuhaus J. H. Richardson Raymond Keller Jr Miss Neuhaus Mrs. Keller Dorothy Cherry EB. R. Richardson

Post Bowling Club Hostess Event At Gym

Miss Octavia Bullis hosted the Post Bowling Club after the gym meeting with a Dutch supper and impromptu dancing. Members included Doris Frederick, Amy Heard, Josephine Heard, Olive Gray, Alice Gray, Sue Eastman, Margaret Treat, Elinor Bliss, Nellie Carlton, Julia Crosby, Isabel Crosby, Marybelle White, Dorothy Bingham, Octavia Bullis and Captains Joseph E. Myers, William Hart.

Octavia Bullis Post Bowling Club Doris Frederick Amy Heard Josephine Heard Olive Gray Alice Gray Sue Eastman Margaret Treat Elinor Bliss Nellie Carlton Julia Crosby Isabel Crosby Marybelle White Dorothy Bingham Joseph E. Myers William Hart

Debutantes and Social Arrivals Highlight Melrose Season

James Reeves and a list of lieutenants journeyed with Mrs Frost Woodhull and Miss Josephine Woodhull arriving from Hague on Lake George and other eastern points. Josephine to be a season debutante with a large December reception likely hosted by her mother Mrs J Townsend Woodhull. Antoinette Battaglia hosts a Halloween party for the Philharmonic Music Club of Melrose Hall on River Avenue Friday.

Frost Woodhull Josephine Woodhull Hague-on-Lake-George Josephine J. Townsend Woodhull Philharmonic Music Club Melrose Hall Antoinette Battaglia River Avenue

Winter visits and society events fill Westmoreland Texas notes

Mrs Tazwell Campbell and her son return from Westmoreland Va with Miss Mary Madsion Baker to spend winter here. A Halloween dinner dance at the Country Club requires table reservations by Thursday. Dallas bride William H Gilbert and Miss Jewell Whitehead wed at 218 East Mitchell with notable guests present. Merry Wives Dancing Club plans November 26 and Shrove Tuesday dances. Various entertainments and visits span local social circles including debs, club officers, and guests from Houston, Laredo, San Antonio, and Austin.

Tazwell Campbell Tazwell Campbell Jr Westmoreland, Va Mary Madison Baker William H. Gilbert Dallas Jewell Whitehead M. L. Short East Mitchell Street W. L. Hightower Marguerite Valdez M. Gilbert A. Gilbert R. F. Burges R. Whiteley M. L. Valdez Kate Gilbert J. J. Slazoor Richard Burges Arthur Michel W. L. Ratledge Merry Wives’ Dancing Club St. Anthony Hotel St. Anthony A. B. Spencer Aaron ©. Pancoast Emil E. Hille

Five-Course Buffet Served After Coffee for Local Socials

A coffee service preceded a five course buffet supper for a group of guests including Misses Yadie Clamp Arden Kelly of Fort Worth Annie Ray Townsend Ethel Goggan Marguerite Terry Mayme Storey Lola Frances McNeil Jessie Groesbeeck and several named gentlemen from Dallas Cleburne and surrounding areas. The event honored or gathered the attendees in a local social setting with arrangements featuring multiple Clamp and Groesbeeck family members.

Yadie Clamp Arden Kelly Fort Worth Annie Ray Townsend Ethel Goggan Marguerite Terry Mayme Storey Lola Frances McNeil Jessie Groesbeeck Alexander Herbermont Fraser Henry Smythe Groesbeeck Tom Jarrell William Thompson Dallas Distal Wright Cleburne Rexford Crosby Charles Co. Clamp Pleasant Jackson McNeil John Groesbeeck C. C. Clamp Alexander Fraser Henry T. Phelps

Draughon College Adds Tallman to Staff

Draughon’s Practical Business College in the city announces the hiring of Prof. C. E. Tallman to its teaching corps. Tallman, a veteran Texas commercial educator with 17 years in San Antonio, joins an institute boasting 350 to 400 students and a top-tier faculty. Hood’s Sarsaparilla ad promotes blood purification and quicker cold recovery.

Draughon’s Practical Business College C. E. Tallman Texas Tallman San Antonio Draughon College

Orchestra Is Entertained At Mrs J W Carpenter Home

Mrs J W Carpenter entertained members of the San Antonio Mandolin and Guitar orchestra at 405 Hays street last week. After a program of classical and popular music, refreshments were served to a guests list including the Carpenters, Walkers, Schuetze and Griesenbeck families, Eda and Ethel Schuetze, Addie Mae Griesenbeck, Marguerite Kuehn, Lena Bennett, Annie Smith, Dee Smith, Amanda Jonas, L J Schuetze, Ed Kuehn, C W McHugo, Ernest Derr, Joe Sawers, Eugene Peters, Louis Hart, Rufus Curington and Otis Seif of Nixon Texas.

J. W. Carpenter San Antonio

Misses Battaglia Host Social For San Souci Club

Misses Antoinette and Saviour Battaglia entertain Friday afternoon at their River Avenue home in compliment to the San Souci Club.

Antoinette Saviour Battaglia River Avenue San Souci

Daughters of the Confederacy Convene in San Antonio

The Texas division opened its eighteenth annual convention at Wolff & Marx with general welcome remarks and a note of rumor about competing presidential candidates. Delegates heard from civic leaders and veterans before business sessions commence on Friday.

Texas United Daughters of the Confederacy Wolff &Marx St. Anthony Albert Sidney Johnston Organization of the Daughters of the Confederacy S. W. Scholars Orange Charles Leland Hamil Longview Mabel Massey Bates Bernard E. Bee Alberted Sidney Johnston Veterans Boggs First Presbyterian Church Clinton Brown A. P. Barrett San Antonio Mabel M. Bates Barnard E. Bee Wolff & Marx John B. Carrington Chamber of Commerce Eli Hertzberg Texas Federation of Woman's Clubs Carrington Hertzberg H. D. Brown City Federation of Women's Clubs Godfrey Peterson Albert Sidney Johnson Cornelia Branch Stone Galveston John van Wert Marshall Texas Division

Daughters of Caledonia Convene in San Antonio 1901

The 1901 convention in San Antonio featured Mrs. Hal W. Greer presiding with reports from program credentials and rules committees. Delegates from numerous Texas cities attended, including Galveston Dallas Houston and San Antonio, with past presidents noted in attendance. Afternoon and evening programs at the St. Anthony hotel and theater featured presiding officers, music, poetry, and memorials, plus a Hood brigade tablet dedication.

San Antonio A. A. Gray Sam Maverick Hal W. Greer Barnard B. Bee A. W. Houston Edward Goldstein J. D. Quinn Mabel Mussey Bates Mesdames Hal W. Greer M. A. Zumwailt A. J. Allen Lavinia Porter Talley Charles Leland Hamil J. H. Burton Clara Sterzing Charles G. Barrett W. P. Wroe W. P. Baugh Galveston Cornelia Branch Stone Mollie R. McGill Rosenberg Claude Reicherter George M. Murray Cecile Tucker George Wilson Houston J. F. Burton M. E. Bryan W. C. Howe Adele B. Looscan J. K. P. Gillespie F. E. Neville Hattie S. Hatch Uvalde Burns Palestine John H. Reagan A. R. Howard Beaumont Ethel Cruse Dallas Katie C. Muse Elsie Griffing Weatherford Mae P. Arnettt Marshall T. A. Elgin Mary DeLisle John Nabbert el Paso W. H. Aldridge A. R. Barlow Octavia Barlow Orange W. Scholars A. Brazeall Temple L. P. Talley Austin J. 8. Brownlee, Mrs. M. EB. Spain, Mrs. Wroe, Mrs. Haygood Milton Morris Clara Sterzig W. P. Lane Texarkana Crockett D. A. Nunn Victoria F. R. Pridham Temleton Belton W. K. Saunders Untsville M. D. Farris Angleton Ida Pittman Waco A. Braunson Corsicana W. B. Burns Emma H. Townsend Longview Charles L. Hamil Garland Pegues Frank White Bryan J. W. Dorums Taylor M. B. Conoley Wharton M. R. Bolton Mabel B. Saunders Waxahachie W. G. Mills Edna O. H. Radkey Navasota Kate W. McCune Port Arthur Ella Young Wichita Falls Winnie Gaffney Alvin Minnie M. Franks Flatonia William Willesford Mart J. W. Bennett Teague T. R. Watson Marlin J. W Sadie Caswell Rowe R. EB. Patterson Whit-Boyd Louise Ford Rowan Clara Sterinz Charles G. Barratt Huntsville W. T. Wroe St. Anthony Hotel Mabel Massey Bates J. S. Johnston Nat Washer Hood Texas Brigade Decca Lamar West Texas Marguerite Kuinn A. C. Hamilton Taredo Lilly Kline W. 8. Lessing John Austin Sanders Mascot

Amateur Music Club entertains with surprise party honor

The Amateur Music Club hosted a surprise party one evening last week in honor of Miss Mildred and Miss Louise Charpentier. A good program was followed by refreshments and games. Guests included Mildred Charpentier Louise Charpentier Bertha West Emma Obadal Florence Hicks Bertha Obadal Ethel Bond Hildegard Offer Alexia Dunn Mrs William Tedding Mrs Cenia Davis Jackson Cude Ewart Cochran Dee Cude Emmet Charpentier Herman Cude and Harry Davis. After ten years of service a Schenectady teacher may obtain a leave of absence for study or travel abroad with one third salary paid during the year.

Eentertains Mildred Louise Charpentier Bertha West Emma Obadal Florence Hicks Bertha Obadal Ethel Bond Hildegard Offer Alexia Dunn William Tedding Cenia Davis Jackson Cude Ewart Cochran Dee Cude Emmet Charpentier Herman Cude Harry Davis Schenectady

No Election Pending Sale of the Bonds

Mayor Brown says the resolution delaying a commission government election is misread and that the bond sale contract with Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank delays the process. He expects action after bonds are sold and delivered and courts rule on the injunction and contract validity.

Commission San Antonio Brown Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank Continental and Commercial Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago Citizens’ League Davis Chicago Bank

Praise for Uvalde District Promises Rich Resources

Capt J H Zachry of Uvalde, first vice president of the Uvalde and Interurban Railway, visits the city and touts the district as land of milk and honey. He cites a $200000 honey crop, over $250000 of mohair exports, rising cattle forage exports, a 100 car mile maize shipment, and extensive asphalt and oil prospects near the city eight miles southwest on the Nueces.

J. H. Zachry Uvalde Uvalde and Interurban Railioad G. H. and S. A Zachry United States California Nueces

International Club Plans Dance With Merry Maids Musical Club

The International Club hosts a Thursday evening dance for the Merry Maids' Musical Club at the club rooms. Miss Ella Frass and Pasco Scapperlanda lead the grand march. Mothers of members and Mrs Flippen serve as chaperones. Programs note 16 dances plus four extras with the International Club Waltz closing. Punch will be served. reception committee includes Edith Raybould Willie Frams Tot Lett Madge Griner Winifred Converse and Ella Frass.

International Club Merry Maids Ella Frass Pasco Scapperlanda Flippen Edith Raybould Willie Frams Tot Lett Madge Griner Winifred Converse

Barn Fire Destroys Premises at 1013 Rigsby Avenue

A barn on the premises of C. Mec Coy at 1013 Rigsby Avenue South Heights burned down at 2 this morning. An alarm from box 897 brought Chief Wright and several companies to the scene. The barn valued about $200 and the origin of the fire is unknown.

C. MecCoy Rigsby Avenue South Heights Chief Wright

Plans for Woman's Missionary Society Work in San Antonio

The San Antonio district Woman's Missionary Society held its second session at West End Methods Church starting 9 20 am. Mrs A Huffmeyer district secretary led the meeting praised as one of the district's most successful. Eight auxiliaries presented formal addresses and reports during the opening session. A talk by Mrs W Smith of Travis Park church focused on proportionate giving and mission study. The Wesle House effort to spread Methodism among Mexicans drew particular interest.

Woman's Missionary Society San Antonio West End A. Huffmeyer Sa Antonio W. Smith Travis Park

Is Sickness a Sin and a Liver Message

An speculative editorial-style plea argues sickness results from violating nature’s laws and omits preventive care. It promotes PoDoLax as a painless, timely remedy to loosen bile, avoid doctor visits, and prevent illness, citing endorsements from J B Davis of Texas and others.

Tim J. B. Davis Lockhart Texag Sutherland Eah

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