YWCA Responds to Criticism of San Antonio Band Program
The local YWCA releases a statement defending its band concert for business girls and National Guard troops at Camp Wilson. It clarifies the work is a national program run under the national YWCA, not a local social or dance event, and notes ongoing socials without dancing.
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Young Woman's Christian Association
Business Girls of
San Antonio
National Guard
Camp Wilson
National
Young Woman’s Christian Association
National Board of the
Young Women’s Christian Associations
National Board
el Paso
Douglas
Raymond Fosdick
General Funston
L. Friedmann
Friedmann
Army Y. M. C. A
Fall arrival at Wolff & Marx Ready-to-Wear
The Wolff & Marx department unveils the latest fall fashions with evening dresses priced at 28.50. The chiffon taffeta gowns come in Rose American Beauty Maize Turquoise Blue Pink and Nile, trimmed in net and silver lace, offered in women's and misses' sizes.
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Wolff & Marx
Wolf & Marx Co
Silk Dresses Special at 25 Dollars
Silk dresses offered at 25 dollars feature charmeuse and taffeta fabrics. Styles include Georgette sleeve combos and plain tailored cuts with silver embroidery or self trim. Available in navy gray taupe brown burgundy black in all sizes.
Wool Dresses in Serge for Women and Misses
Advertisement highlights new wool dresses in French Serge for women and misses. Styles include plain tailored and semi-dress options with satin collars cuffs embroidery and fringe. Finishes feature satin and new colors with prices at 19.50 22.50 and 25.00.
Silk Dresses Priced From Fifteen to Seventy-Five Dollars
One piece styles in satin crepe de chine Georgette and taffeta blends. Plain tailored or dressy models trimmed with fur chenille embroidery and fancy buttons. Some with large flare collars others with monk collars and cuffs. Skirts are full and pleated with horseshoe pockets. Popular colors featured.
Y M C A Social Aimed at Soldiers at Camp Wilson
Officers at Camp Wilson organized a social for Third and Fourth Illinois Infantry soldiers and local women of the Y M C A. The event featured recitations singing and dancing and aimed to foster hospitality and a touch of home. A band concert followed with invitations prepared and transport by army Y M C A trucks.
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Army Y. M. C. A
Army Y. M.C. A
Camp Wilson
Young Women's Christian Association
Y. W. Co
San Antonio
Third
Fourth Illinois Infantry
Third Illinois Infantry
YWCA Dance Program Kept After Objections
The YWCA program for dances will continue as planned, with church cooperation noted. Dancing will not be featured, and the social events will proceed without changes despite local objections.
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Y. WC. A
Texas Board Endorses Bat Propagation to Fight Malaria
The Texas State Board of Health endorsed a law banning bat killings and will recommend passage to the Legislature. After an August meeting held following Dr. Charles A R Campbell's presentation on eradicating malaria through bat cultivation, members toured roosts and adopted the resolution praising Campbell's scientific work.
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State Board
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San Antonio
Campbell
Mitchell's Lake
Austin
Sutherland Springs Sunday 8 15 p m Southern Pacific Lines
Advert reads a Sunday evening train schedule for Sutherland Springs with a departure at 8 15 o clock. It notes Southern Pacific Lines as the carrier.
German Officers Arrive in Constantinople for Syrian Campaign
The Berlin Tageblatt reports 600 German officers arrived in Constantinople in two weeks. They were greeted warmly and moved on to Syria after a few days. The arrival signals a Turkish drive toward the Suez Canal and Egypt, expected to begin in the second half of September when weather is favorable.
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Berlin
Constantinople
Berlin Tageblatt
Syria
Suez Canal
Egypt
For All Complexion Ills the Simple White Wax Cream
An advertisement claims ordinary merited wax can restore colorless or blotchy skin by absorbing dead surface particles. It promises a clear spotless complexion after using one ounce of the wax available at drug stores and mentions using cold cream.
Park Alpine Drive Nearing Completion In San Antonio
The Alpine drive in Brackenridge Koehler and Rock Quarry parts nears completion. It starts near the municipal zoo, crosses a gulch, climbs to the bluff, and connects with the Rock Quarry road returning to Otto Koehler Park. Details include rock breaking by prison labor, 20 ton rolling, and trap rock top paving with pecan tree enhancements.
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Koehler
Rock Quarry
Municipal Zoo
Fort Sam Houston
Otto Koehler
Lambert
San Antonio Gas and Electric Company
Burney Heads San Antonio Bar Association
The San Antonio Bar Association elected Henry P. Burney as president at its annual meeting in the seventy third district court. Wallace H. Newton was named first vice president and A P Barrett as second vice president for the same term.
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San Antonio Bar Association
Seventy-third District
Henry P. Burney
Wallace H. Newton
A. P. Barrett
Weather to turn cooler Sunday says major meteorologist
Major Allen Buell of the local weather bureau expects a cooler turn Sunday after recent heat. Unsettled conditions in the South and Southwest and cooler Rocky Mountain temperatures indicate a drop, with Saturday afternoon showers already lowering the mercury about 10 degrees.
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Allen Buell
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Golf course behind British front in Flanders
The plan for a six hole golf course behind the British front in Flanders has been built by officers of one army headquarters. The links feature three bomb holes and a green named bomb green, offering outdoor relaxation after long desk duty.
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London
Flanders
Josh Aims for Promotion in City Job
The dialogue shows a character praising Josh as knowledgeable about the business. Josh says he must convince management to get promoted, indicating his ambition and status within the company. The setting is urban and centers on career advancement.
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Palmer Corntessel
Washington Tar
Republicans Using Colquitt's Speech
Washington D C Sept 9 The Republican campaign handbook quotes from a December 20 1914 Houston interview by former Governor Colquitt calling the Wilson administration the greatest failure in presidential history The text labels it Democratic testimony while Texas voters rejected the interview during Colquitt's Senate bid Two Texans appear in the Democratic Testimony section Representatives Callaway
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Colquitt
Texas
United States Senate
Senate
House of Representatives
Congress
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Callaway
Opposition to rivers and h bill cited in Callaway remarks
The article quotes Callaway's opposition to the rivers and h bill and republishes his utterances. It also notes objections by public officials to automobile purchases as contrary to eratic simplicity, citing passages from the Congressional Record.
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Congressional Record
New Swiss German Papers Attack Germany and Austria
With French and English support two new German language newspapers in Switzerland publish harsh attacks on Germany and Austria Hungary, more biting than the French press in western cantons.
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Assail Teutonic Powers
Berne
Switzerland
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Sutherland Springs Sunday Service Time Featured
60 cents Sutherland Springs Sunday 8:15 a.m. Southern Lines advertisement notes a church service timing and fare in a small-town transit notice.
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Sutherland Springs
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