Marriage Promises Leading Week in Social Season
The notice highlights upcoming weddings in September and October with Celia Wrather and Melrose William Holmegreen as the week’s leading event at Madison Square Presbyterian church, followed by Virginia Baumberger and Charles Austin Eager at San Fernando Cathedral. It notes a ballroom reception for Eleanor Foster and a social season rich with luncheons dances and outdoor activities as resorts draw summer crowds toward autumn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia Wrather
Melrose William Holmegreen
Madison Square Presbyterian Church
Virginia Baumberger
Charles Austin Eager
San Fernando Cathedral
Birthday Dance at Mrs Blackwood’s on Starr Street
Miss Helen Blackwood hosted seventy five guests at a Saturday birthday party on Starr Street. Palms and flowers decorated the receiving area while dancing on the lawn ran from 9 until midnight with refreshments served. Guests included Mrs J W Corley and Mrs Starr among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary
Eleanor Foster
University City
Miss Foster
E. M. Reed
M. C. Vance
Gresham
Mollie Nelson
Opal Skeen
Mary Peters
Olive Brack
Helen Blackwood
Starr Street
Punch
Irene Nance
Helen Schenck
Blackwood
Mesdames
J. W. Corley
Ralph Clark
Starr
Scheam
Daughter Leaves San Pedro for Sayre College Kentucky
Leaves for Sayre college in Kentucky with her parents Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Ford of San Pedro avenue noting a family departure for higher education and a new chapter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Ford
San Pedro Avenue
Sayre College
Kentucky
Miss Adele Prescott Sails to Study in New York
Miss Adele Prescott daughter of Mrs Alicia Prescott of East Mistletoe Avenue sails from Galveston on Wednesday for New York to attend school in Rochester for two years. She will be accompanied by Mrs C C Higgins who goes to continue vocal studies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adele Prescott
Alicia Prescott
East Mistletoe Avenue
Galveston
New York
Rochester
C. C. Higgins
Social Roundup Highlights Guests and Local Visits
Miss Alice Gray hosted about twenty guests at a Uvalde street dance with blue and yellow decor and a string orchestra. Several residents returned from trips, a city mission board meeting is planned, and Crockett School Mothers club issued year books. Mrs. H M Newton entertained at three tables of Five Hundred on Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Gray
Uvalde Street
Crockett School Mothers’ Club
H. M. Newton
Marshall
A. Hamilton
Durango
Mexico
Marshall Street
Rock Island
Illinois
Social News Notes From Local Gatherings And Visits
The column lists multiple society events and arrivals including Miss Carrie J. Estes returning from Columbus and Miss Frances J. Strong arriving from Chattanooga. It also mentions a birthday party hosted by Hill Cocke with croquet and lawn games, and various ladies visiting or returning from travels to Mexico Los Angeles Colorado and Denver with trips to Chautauqua Montreal and Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill Cocke
Mulberry Avenue
Beacon Hill
Irma Lytle
Day
Nina Worley
Margaret Kenna
Venna
Gracie Cocke
Richard
Robert Hirzel
Donald Martin
Bartlett Cocke
San Antonio Parent Groups Set Early Fall Meetings
The San Antonio Congress of Mothers and the Southwest Texas PTA will hold its first meeting at 3 30 o clock Saturday afternoon September 16 at Odd Fellows hall. The Government Hill Literary club will resume for the coming year at the home of president Mrs A J Nichols on October 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Congress of Mothers
Southwest Texas
Parent- Teachers’ Association
Odd Fellows Hall
Government Hill
A. J. Nichols
Emma Jehi to Wed Louis Baums in November
Mr and Mrs A V Jehi announce the engagement of their daughter Emma to Louis Baums of Bay City Michigan with a forthcoming marriage planned for November.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. V. Jehi
Emma
Louis Baums
Bay City
Michigan
Miss Tillie Kottler Engaged to N L Scott of New Orleans
Engagement announced by Mrs. Othelia Kottler shows Miss Tillie Kottler to wed N L Scott of New Orleans in a forthcoming marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tillie Kottler
N. L. Scott
New Orleans
Othelia Kottler
Miss Cecelia Wrather Hosts Lunch at Main Avenue Home
Miss Cecelia Wrather hosted a luncheon at her Main avenue home yesterday at 1 o'clock for attendees. The social event featured noted local guests and provided a pleasant afternoon gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecelia Wrather
Main Avenue
Wedding Reception Details Highlight Green White Theme
The article describes a wedding at Maas son Square Presbyterian church next Thursday evening. Green and white decor featured with a central fern basket. Guests and attendants received La Valliere birthstone gifts drawn from the basket. Mrs. Rowland matron of honor and several bridesmaids are listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maasson Square Presbyterian Church
Robert Rowland
Engagement of Gertrude Marie Vanilandingnam to Grover Shaw
Mr and Mrs J Vanilandingnam announce the engagement and early marriage of their daughter Gertrude Marie to Grover Cleveland Shaw. The ceremony is planned for Wednesday October 11 at Central Christian church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ments
Pathfinders Elect at Alamo Heights Union Sunday School
The new Union Sunday School in Alamo Heights draws 114 pupils with a fledgling group named The Pathfinders of the Junior Baraca class. Teacher W. T. McLean presided as officers were Fred Owen president Roger Gray vice president Sherman Hights secretary treasurer Shelly Collier recording secretary. Others present included Howard Collier Edgar Harpstrite Frank Lehman Carey Dauchy and Bob Molesworth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pathfinders
New Union Sunday School
Alamo Heights
Baraca
W. T. McLean
Fred Owen
Roger Gray
Sherron Hights
Shelly Collier
Howard Collier
Edgar Harpstrite
Frank Lehman
Carey Dauchy
Bob Molesworth
Aid Society Meeting at German Methodist Church
The Ladies' Aid Society of the German Methodist church met at Mrs. L Willman's home on Monumental Street. A business meeting was held followed by an hour of refreshments.
Informal Reception Honors New State Secretary Mabel Stafford
Friday afternoon an informal reception was held at the Young Women s Christian Association rooms in honor of Miss Mabel Stafford recently appointed the state secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Women's Christian Association
Mabel Stafford
Sec
Evening gathering highlights association work talk
A social evening featured Miss Stafford delivering an engaging address on association work followed by an afternoon and evening ice cream service during a house party hosted for Miss Nancy Lee Swann's successor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Retary
Nancy Lee Swann
Sans Souci Club Meeting Awards Prizes
The Sans Souci club met Saturday at the home of the Misses Battaglia on River avenue. After a brief business session a game of high five was played. Annie Levytansky won first prize and Eva Gutzeit the consolation. Attendees included Annie and Callie Levytansky, Julia Small, Ophelia Kuehn, Nettie and Sadie Battaglia, and Gertye Lee Bitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sans Souci Club
San Souci Club
Battaglia
River Avenue
Annie Levytansky
Eva Gutzeit
Annie
Callie Levytansky
Julia Small
Ophelia Kuehn
Nettie
Sadie Battaglia
Gertye Lee Bitter
Miss Eleanor V. Joseph resumes vocal classes Monday
Miss Eleanor V. Joseph will resume her vocal music classes on Monday September 11 at her studio in the Y W C A building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor V. Joseph
How to Love a Man Works of Ada Patterson
A column discusses two couples in crisis and argues men want practical affection over melodramatic romance. It notes husbands prefer companionship, routine care like clothing and meals, and dislike constant kisses or public fussing. The piece contrasts romantic fantasy with a practical, orderly home dynamic.
Keep Him Guessing The Love Letter Paradox
A columnist notes men dislike sentimental letters and romantic missives preferring space and independence. Women are advised to hide affection and avoid mushy displays. In a symposium of wives the prevailing counsel is to keep men guessing to maintain harmony.
Skewer Removed From Stomachs of Corona Boy
Ernest Heeron a young boy from Corona L I was operated on at St Marys Hospital for Children at 407 West Thirty fourth street New York after a wooden skewer swallowed five years ago was removed from his stomach. Doctors traced symptoms for six months before surgery. The skewer was of typical butcher thickness and about a forefinger long. His mother recalls the swallow but says he showed no early distress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Heeron
Corona
L. I
St. Mary’s Hospital For Children
Thirty-fourth Street
New York World
Picture of Dom Pedro in New York hat store
A New York hat shop displays a portrait of Dom Pedro of Brazil receiving a citizen delegation in Philadelphia during the closing ceremonies of the Centennial Exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dom Pedro
Brazil
Philadelphia
Former shah resigns pension to lead throne restoration movement
The former shah has given up an $82,500 yearly pension to head a campaign aimed at regaining his throne. The move signals a renewed push from exiled royalty to reclaim power.
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International Club
American Woman’s League
Mamie Ford
Frankie Atkins
R. W. Atkins
Porn Avenue
Dalas
Rena Lay of
Lockhart
Marjorie Storey
Craig Place
W. P. Lobban
R. M. Worley
Lake Minnetonka
Minnesota
City Mission Board
Travis Park Church
Ella Bowden
Burton
Terrell Well
Mrs. William Slack
Fort Worth
Mrs
L. A. Harper
W. F. Bell
Dallas
Lavaca Street
Thomas F. Hart
Charles Robert
Miss L. Fassnidge
Olga Smith
Shelton, Conn
C. M. Williams
Miss Gladys
George Williams
St. Louis
T. J. Bean
Miss Viola Bean
Temple
Mrs. Bean
C. W. Haschke
West Elmira Street
Arthur Jones
Corpus Christ
Mis Douise Greathouse
Boston
Mass
Hall
Land Street
H. T. Herndon
W. C. Burns
D. R. McCormick
D. Berrey
John Newton
C. C. Breen
William Pardue
D. Wilson
Lucy Newton
Carrie J. Estes
Columbus
Mississippi
Frances J. Strong
Chattanooga
Misses Hall
Oakland Street
Christi Moore
Gamma Kappa Chi
Elmira Stree
Opal Orr
Los Angeles
Harold Haycock
Gus
Colorado
Cheyenne
Wyoming
Thomas Chapman
Norma
Denver
R. Tommina
Lucy Richmond
Chautauqua
Miss Richmond
Montreal
Florence Evans
Irene Correvon
Ernest Kerr
Sutherland Springs
Witmer-Crane Millinery Co
Corner Avenue C and
Travis Street
Newton, Weller & Wagner CO
West Commerce Street
Virginia
Elizabeth Camp
West Craig Place
Mary Baldwin College
Stanton, Va
Ada Patterson
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