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Newspaper

San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Sep 22, 1911

Page

8

Mission Day Opens at Presbyterian Synod Session

The five day Texas Presbyterian synod at Madison Square church enters mission day with 138 delegates from Texas and other states. Key talks urge greater foreign instruction and missionary work, while plans for local program funding emphasize education prayer and devotional service.

Texas Presbyterian Synod Madison Square Church A. B. Buchanan Messrs J. W. Dobins Joseph Miksovsky Presbyterian Church Foreign Missions Committee A. F. Bishop D. D Austin Board of Foreign Missions Loca Frank N. Crane Corsicana J. O. Terrell

Attending delegates listed after education meeting

D J McMillan of New York presides over a Gainesville education board meeting at 8 pm with Rev R L Irving in attendance. The register lists delegates from cities including Sweetwater St Louis Houston Fort Worth Dallas and many others in a long roster with Rev J M Brooks Mrs Emma L Gaff J W Caldwell and R T Caldwell among those named.

R. L. Irving D. D Gainesville Texas ‘Education Board W. J. Darby Evansville Ind B. P. Fullerton St. Louis J. M. Youree Sweetwater J. M. Patterson B. F. Butts Houston A. B. Buchanan H. H. Townsen Adamsville H. H. Burks Quanah J. S. Cunningham Bernito W. B. Preston Jefferson E. L. Moore Honey Grove E. E. Ingram Waco G. L. Hamilton J. C. Smith Waxahachie Denton G. R. Self J. P. Sharp Cushing W. R. Chapman Anson T. P. Grant Brady G. W. Tender Ballinger James Cc. Oakley Buffalo Gap C. F. McCully Blankett W. S. Aston Farmersville John W. Clompt J. T. Franklin Cromby Neal T. Scott Ladonia T. C. Summers C. L. Ramsey McGregor Kenneth Brown el Paso L. B. Gray Albany James S. Hodges San Marcos L. C. Collier Kerndale S. D. Lasater Grand Prairie Gildersleeve New York C. H. Abernathy Beaumont R. W. Berge Athens A. G. McClure Vine Yard J. P. Hicks J. E. Aubrey Depont T. A. Lampton Lewisville W. B. Logan Iday A. C. Scott A. H. Meyer Temple W. M. Foster Bartlett B. D. Hodges W. M. Speegle Wrightsboro R. B. MacCaskill Hochheim W. H. Parker Smiley T. N. Drain Corsicana E. C. Campbell Alvarado R. MacGregor League J. A. Thorn Galveston Robert H. Rogers San Antonio J. W. Schwab Davilla L. A. Boatwright Hutton E. Corly Shire Davenport Pearsall G. W. Eichilbager Fort Worth H. P. V. Bogue Crockett F. H. Ford Jacksonville J. W. Dobins Joseph Miksowky Rosenberg Theophelus Koubricht Wallas F. L. Griffith Hazel Capron EB. W. Norris Austin Annie Polk Lola Smith Mary Lyell A. B. Welch Valley Mills C. E. Rugel Dallas T. A. Davis W. E. Graham Greenville Eli Smith W. A. Kirkpatrick Whitewright R. Ahamson Amarillo W. T. Salmon Childress William K. Howe Sam Brooks Hillsboro J. M. Parker E. A. Skile Plano W. J. Smith Rockwell J. L. McKee Wichita Falls J. L. Lutter Cumby W. E. Green Abilene M. C. Harris Prosper Robert E. Robinson W. L. Mallord Tehucana Hardin Mallord Jacksboro Glen L. Sneed George Houghton R. W. Bowden Grandberry M. W. Kirkpatrick Lenard J. H. Abney Planier H. W. Greer Richardson Tex

Water Found Pure by San Antonio Board of Health

Dr. John O. Kemp reports San Antonio drinking water from Government Hill reservoir is of excellent quality apart from excess lime. The board of health meeting deemed the analysis supportive of no infection risk, with inspectors’ weekly notes showing few food condemnations.

San Antonio John O. Kemp Board of Health Government Hill Kemp

Road logs to be mailed for Good Roads Day parade

San Antonio Automobile Club prepares road logs for highways into the city. Logs will be mailed to automobile clubs to guide parties entering the monster motor car run on November 10, Good Roads Day at the International fair. The plan includes three loving cups as prizes and a promotional trip by Mr Colp and others to invite state motorists to attend in San Antonio and Dallas.

San Antonio Frun D. E. Colp Colp Dallas

Mrs McCalla resigns from Bexar Humane Society

Mrs R I McCalla former secretary announces withdrawal of support from the Bexar County Humane Society over conduct she says clashes with humanity and justice She asks that her name be removed from the daily notice and notes a board meeting will occur soon Dr B F Kingsley says the letter is unwarranted and accepts her resignation

R. I. McCalla Bexar County Humane Society Texas State Humane Society R. I. M’calla

First Lecture To Open Public Sanitation Campaign

The citizens' committee for public instruction in modern sanitation launches tonight at Travis Park Methodist Church with Dr J W Carhart presenting The Economy of Waste in Human Life. The talk features stereopticon views and starts at 8 o clock. The committee formed after Dr McCormick of the American Medical Association visited San Antonio and it works with Bexar County Medical Society and fifteen other state organizations.

Citizens’ Committee Travis Park Methodist Church J. W. Carhart San Antonio McCormick American Medical Association Bexar County Medical Society State

Medina Dam Site Tour By Medina Irrigation Officials

Thomas B. Palfrey of Medina Irrigation Company and attorney Charles C. Cresson will lead a sightseeing party from Medina county to the dam site next Sunday. County officials and local business and newspaper men will travel from Hondo Dunlay Dhanis and other Sunset towns to inspect the irrigation project of Dr. F B Pearson with A W K Billings, chief engineer, guiding the tour and hosting dinner on the grounds.

Thomas B. Palfrey San Antonio Medina Irrigation Company Charles C. Cresson Medina County F. 8. Pearson Hondo Dunlay D’hanis A. W. K. Billings Pearson

The Lax Fos Way Promises Liver and Body Boosting Cure

An advertisement touts Lax Fos as a multibenefit tonic for liver stomach kidneys and bowels while offering a money back guarantee. The copy urges buying the first bottle on trial then requesting a second from your druggist and stresses it as a unique product.

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Woman’s Synodical Missionary Society A. C. McDaniel Madison Street San Antonio Traction Company Texas Educational Board James E. Clarke Nashville D. J. McMillan General Business S.S.S S.S Swift Specific CO Atlanta America G. A. Duerler Manufacturing OO Automobile Club Mpcalla CO. Humane Society Travis Park Church Medina Dam Fi. A HIND Japan Madras Chambray Galatea Cae HERA Alamo Plaza
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