Mothers Club 1 Beneficial Organization Promotes Child Welfare
The San Antonio Congress of Mothers and Southwest Texas Parent Teachers Association, founded in 1909 by Miss M Eleanor Brackenridge, advances child welfare through lectures, anti cigarette campaigns, pure food advocacy, and a Childs Welfare Exhibit planned for the Dallas fair. Monthly meetings occur in the Odd Fellows building with the first on September 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Congress of Mothers and
Southwest Texas
Parent Teachers’ Association
Woman’s Club
M. Eleanor Brackenridge
National Congress of Mothers
National Congress
Playground Association
Mothers’ Clubs
Mothers’ Council
Congress
J. Brooks
Charles B. Towne
The
State
A. H. Cadwallader
Ross W. Davis
George B. Peyton
Educational Committee
Superintendent of Public Schools
McKeever
Kansas State Agricultural College
Harvey J. Steele
John A. Daugherty
Pure Food Committee
State Pure Food and Dairy Commissioner
Outlook
A. C. McDaniel
Mutual Benefit Committee
Dallas
Odd Fellows Building
Crockett Street
Names to Suit a Newborn in The Light Era
A humorous commentary advises against misnaming children with lofty or odd names. It traces meanings from Hebrew Greek and German origins, warning about harsh or inappropriate implications for boys and girls alike, urging thoughtful, fitting choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matilda
Walter
William
Myra
Phyllis
Rachaels
Tryphosa
Winifred
Zoe
Eva
Bebles and Boelhauwe Architects at 228 West Commerce
The item notes Bebles and Boelhauwe as architects at 228 West Commerce Street and mentions a royal orchestra performing daily at the Sara toga restaurant. It also references Theo Artzt's Orchestra and both phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bebles & Boelhauwe, Architects
West Commerce Street
Royal Orchestra
Saratoga Restaurant
Theo Artzt
Orchestra
Prohibitionists Call Meeting in Dallas September 16 1911
Hon. Thomas H. Ball, state chairman, announces a meeting of the state-wide prohibition executive committee in Dallas on Saturday September 16 1911. The gathering will receive the Austin sub committee report on July election frauds and irregularities and consider related matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houston
Tex
Thomas H. Ball
Prohibition Executive Committee
Austin
Dallas
Friends of the Cause
Dallas Visitor L. S. Thayer Stays at St. Anthony
L. S. Thayer is among Dallas visitors in town today and is registered at the St. Anthony hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. S. Thayer
Dallas
St. Anthony
Fewer Marriages Reported in Britain in Early 1911
London dispatch notes fewer marriages per 1000 people in England and Wales in the first quarter, 89,506 marriages for the period and a rate of 10.0 per 1000. Births in Q2 totaled 225,777 with a rate of 25.0 per 1000, the lowest second-quarter birth rate since civil registration began. Emigration rose as departures exceeded arrivals by 75,354 in three months to June.
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London
England
Wales
Buckinghamshire
Northumberland
Sussex
Durham
Burial Permits For Four Local Residents Noted
Four burial permits are recorded: Lizzie L. Stafford 53 died September 7 at 745 West Commerce. Virginia May Travis 24 died September 5 at 111 Dallas. Clifford Welch 4 died September 6 at 522 Van Ness. Sara de Hayes 25 died September 5 at City Hospital. A note mentions the hummingbird as the smallest bird with an egg barely larger than a pinhead in Mexico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lizzie L. Stafford
West Commerce Street
Virginia May Travis
Dallas Street
Clifford Welch
van Ness Street
Sara de Hayes
City Hospital
Births Reported for Sep at Local Addresses
To Mr and Mrs Juan Treveno a girl listed Sept 4 at 911 South Laredo. To Mr and Mrs G R Grove a boy born Sept 6 at 828 Avenue D. To Mr and Mrs Joseph Frazar a girl born Sept 7 at 910 Wyoming. To Mr and Mrs Wilson H Reed a girl listed Sept 1 at 1028 North Cherry. To Mr and Mrs J M Olivarri a boy born Sept 5 at 1202 East Evergreen. To Mr and Mrs John L Sirdo a boy born Sept 7. To Mr and Mrs J H McGoldrick a girl born Sept 3. To Mr and Mrs Modesto Simon a boy born Sept 7 at 1117 El Paso. To Mr and Mrs H Moreno a girl born Sept 6 at 806 North Pecos. To Mr and Mrs P Benavides a girl born Sept 4 at 402 North Laredo. To Mr and Mrs Leons Vizza a girl born Sept 2 at 410 North Santa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Juan Treveno
South Laredo Street
G. R. Grove
Avenue D
Joseph Frazar
Wyoming Street
Wilson H. Reed
Seppo Fem
North Cherry Street
J. M. Olivarri
East Evergreen Street
John L. Sirdo
J. H. McGoldrick
Modesto Simon
el Paso Street
H. Moreno
North Pecos Street
P. Benavides
North Laredo Street
Leons Vizza
North Santa Street
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WOMEN
Smith
Powell
Cones
Mothers Club
San Antonio Congress of Mothers
Fondagers
William Shakespeare
Germany
Abel
Adam
Bett
Eve
Adolf
Allen
Alan
the Hound
Algernon
Allah
Amaso
Amos
Archibald
Benoni
Caleb
Bertram
Cecil
Cyrus
Esau
Enog
Dennis
Bacchus
Evan
Henry
Heinrich
Laban
Llewellyn
Miles
Phineas
Randal
Randolf
Rufuses
Towit
Henrietta
Wilhelmina
Deborah
Percival
Ethelinda
Eulalia
Huldah
Gertrude
Martha
Mary
Chicaco Painless Dentists
Crown Theater
E. Houston ST
Powell’s Studio
Ball
A. Collman
Main
Commercial Department
Britain
Hot Wells Hotel
Texas
the Menger
H W. Wills
Mgr
Bexar
Alfred Sanner
Prop
Mexico
St. Anthony Hotel
Gunter Hotel Company
Omal Hotel
New Braunfels, Tex
American Bank & Trust Co
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