Dancing Parties and a Grand Fancy Dress Ball Highlight 1890s Social
The column details a complimentary dancing party for Miss Bessie You and Miss Claude Coleman at Turnerhall with multiple cotillions led by local youths, a tennis figure, and various costumed attendants. A large children's fancy dress ball followed with two hundred young guests, elaborate decorations, and an extensive list of participants. The Daughters of the American Revolution announce two prize essays for high school pupils on Literature of the American Revolution with Mrs. John J. Stevens in charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite Coleman
Isinq
Bessie You
Claude Coleman
Turnerhall
John Darragh
Addi
Ogden
Marguerite Coleah
Edmund Young
Ella Carr
Semp Russ
Claude Cole
Robert Kampmann
Bessie Yoakum
Daughters of the American Revolution
John J. Stevens
Names in a late 19th century roster list
A long list of individuals appears, including Shackelford Genevieve Scott Lottie Herff Bernard Watts Mattie May Lowe Sadie Walker Bodien Martin Sadie Winslow Mary James Mattie Terry Bertha Butler Rose Barnitz Kathleen Jones Jessie Pryor Nell Pryor Charlotte Gosling Kate Murphy Ruth Willett Nana Davenport Marie Gallagher Mae Largen Lucy Frost Mabel Shiner Edith Gholson Claude Coleman Bessie Yoakum Ila Allen Lillian Hudson Annie Key Inez Wilkinson Estelle Walling Helen Trueheart Glen Scanling Floy Edwards Hattie Richardson Olive Chap Mona Chapman Evelyn Millet Clair Lucas Elizabeth Cassin Eugenia Lankford Lucy Lankford Josephine Waterhouse Annie Bell Educhin Bell Evelyn Wilkenson Aleen Austin Grace Moore Mildred Mateer and many others in a comprehensive roster of people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estelle Walling
Helen Trueheart
Glen Scanling
Floy Edwards
Hattie Richardson
Olive Chap
Mona Chapman
Evelyn Milletté
Clair Lucas
Elizabeth Cassin
Eugenia Lankford
Lucy Lankford
Josephine Waterhouse
Annie Bell
Eudochin Bell
Evelyn
Wilkinson
Aleen Austin
Grace Moore
Mildred Mateer
Ned Houston
Townsend Woodhull
Littleton
Richardson
Lindsey Shropshire
Martin
Pearl
Inez Wilkenson
Harmony Hall
Lucile Dyer
Wilkenson
Barclay
J. Ernest Jarrett
N. T. Wilson
Davenport
Bessie Yoakum
Glenn Seanling
Barnard Waits
Etta Hummel
Ella Carr
Genevieve Scott
Nana Davenport
Annie Bess Moore
Dollie Bell
Olive Chapman
Winifred Bollows
Mattie May Lowe
Mae Largen
Frances Bell
Nora Neill
Marguerite Wilson
Marguerite Coleman
Marguerite Pfeiffer
Mignon Pfeiffer
Claude Coleman
Sadié ‘Winslow
Louise Barclay
Kate Murphy
Ruth Willett
Ruth Franklin
Evelyn Millette
Mattie Terry
Bodean Martin
Zuma Dempsey
Aleen Benton
Marjorie Armstrong
Mary James
Katherine Franklin
Lottie Herff
Cecil Haas
Georgia Maverick
Wilma Mateer
Jean Mateer
Alice Harding
Olivia Bodet
Agnes Clamp
Milly Giles
Daisy Wilson
Celia Wrather
Messrs
Mason Watts
Frank Juhan
Frank Hicks
Frank Walker
Frank Gallagher
Browning Lands
Will van Vieck
Charlie Clamp
Martin Hart
Ernest Guenther
Id Guenther
Eugene Walthall
Wilson Walthall
Adolph Wertwig
R. Groos
Latrobe Onderdonk
Rob Terry
Glenn Kokernot
Nat Wolff
Toutant Beauregard
Edward Young
Otho Budd
Dan Murphy
Arthur Jones
Leon Goodman
Arthur Guthrie
Arthur Harris
Robert Slayton
Richard Beauregard
Robert Barclay
Sam Barclay
Lewis Maverick
Frank Paschal
Goodwin Carter
Homer
Rho Papas Cotton
Bittedward Bogel
Gally Bogel
Wood
In Honor of Her Guests Dinner at Meng hotel
Mrs Eda Kampmann entertained twenty six guests at a Tuesday evening dinner at the Meng hotel. Pink floral centerpieces graced the table. Guests included Miss Josie Thomson Miss Janet House Austin Miss Mae Cresson Miss Jessie Hall Austin Miss Annie McPizbet Miss McKennon Laredo Nellie Paschal Miss Bettie Bennett Paschal Miss Annie Laurieames Miss Claude Coleman Miss Constance Clark Mr and Mrs J Kampmann and several others from Austin Pittsburg and nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mss
Eda Kampmann
Appeir
Meng¢r
Miss Kampmann
Yjoise Thomson
Janet House We
Laredo
Nellie Paschal
Bettie Bennett- Paschal
Annie
Laurie Ames
Claude Coleman
Constance Clark
J. Hamipmann
Edward Melton
Frank Irish
Pittsburg
Hill of
Austin
C. C. Cresson
Lytle Gosling
Joe Frost
Nelson Lytle
Fidele Chamberlain
Barclay Andrews
Robert Kampmann
A Tackey Party at Mrs Hopper’s Residence
A social gathering hosted by Miss Bessie Hopper and Miss Juliette Chaffee at 312 Morales Street featured mossy holly and festive decor. The event included games and dancing with refreshments. Attendees named include Olga Leisman Ruth Redfell Carrie Brockman Florence Brockman Bessie Wilson and many others among men and women from the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hopper
Morales Street
Bessie Hopper
Juliette Chaffee
Olga Leisman
Ruby Harper
Ruth Redfell
Carrie Brockman
Dora Hill
Flormce Taylor
Ella Wagner
EthelaXerns
Bessie Wilson
Hulda Moth
Florence Brockman
Ethel Naylor
Emma Salms
Elsie Haarmann
Clarabell
James
Annie Miller
Eugene Webb
Prizes Will Be Awarded by San Antonio Chapter
The San Antonio de Bexar Chapter announces prizes to be awarded, highlighting upcoming awards and the organizing body's role in recognizing achievement within the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio de Bexar
Rutz Mothers Club Holds Year End Meeting
The Rutz School Mothers' Club wrapped up the year with a December 15 meeting led by Mrs. Rountree. Mrs. O Connor reported on federation and read related articles, with a donation promise from Mrs Hertzberg to aid a small store. The next gathering January 16 will focus on Intemperance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rutz
Rutz School Mothers’ Club
Dancing Party Hosted by Misses Mateer in Harmony Hall
Miss Jean Mateer and Miss Wilma Mateer hosted a holiday dancing party in Harmony Hall on Friday evening. Chaperones included Mr. and Mrs. B. G. Barnes Mr. and Mrs. Blake and Mrs. James Mateer. Guests numbered Missey Louise Barelay Winifred Jons Hary evens Annie Begs Moone Zum Dempsey Aileen Benton Fi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean
Wilma Mateer
Harmony Hall
B. G. Barnes
Blake
James Mateer
Missey Louise Barelay
Winifred Jons
Hary Evens
Annie Begs
Moone
Zum ‘Dempsey
Aileen Benton
F. F. F. Social Club New Years Eve Ball at Beethoven Hall
The F. F. F. Social club hosts its annual New Years Eve ball tonight at Beethoven Hall with Theo Artz's Orchestra. An elaborate supper will be served and no detail spared to please the club's many friends and patrons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beethoven Hall
Theo Artz
Recital by Miss Meta Hertwig Pupils Delights Audience
Pupil performances delight attendees with a planned program including Mazurkas Serenades Waltzes and melodious pieces. Each participant received a pretty art calendar and a Souvenir stick pin. Performances featured Helena Bollows Judith Rodgers Maud Gray Josephine Carr Lillie Smith Frankie Johneson Clara Gray and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meta
Hertwig
Harmony Hall party honors Miss Lucile Dyer
Thursday evening Miss Pearl Wilkenson and Miss Inez Wilkenson hosted a dance in Harmony hall for many young guests in honor of Miss Lucile Dyer. The list includes numerous named families and attendees from the community, with Mr. and Mrs. Barclay and other couples among the sponsors.
Notable Names in Local Baseball Roster
Ward Bogel Graves Bogel Geoffrey Giles Davis McGown Hayden Myers are listed among players and staff in the community sports report. The piece notes their affiliations with the league and team rosters, highlighting local talent and upcoming games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward Bogel
Graves Bogel
Geoffrey Giles
Davis McGown
Hayden Myers
Christmas Entertainment at Laurel Heights Benefit
Christmas entertainment at the home of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Siowell on Laurel Heights Tuesday afternoon supported the Mission Sunday school. Santa Claus handed out cakes candies and nuts. Bible verses and songs enriched the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Siowell
Laurel Heights
Mission Sunday School
Santa Claus
Christmas festival at Grace Maeglish church
The Grace Maeglish Evangelical Lutheran church on Avenue E and Fifth street celebrated Christmas night with a Sunday school program. Scholars recited and sang, with students such as Stella Ahr Emma Parker Hillie Kleck Milton Mayer and others performing songs and readings. After the program children received gifts of books candies nuts apples oranges and small toys. The decorated Christmas tree with electric lights added to the festive display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Maeglish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Avenue E
Fifth Street
Hillie Kleck
Milton Mayer
Stella Brown
Responsive Reading
Florence Ann
Jesus
Leona Kleck
Caroline Scheibert
Retta Rische
Edith Huesier
Honorine Reich
Savior
Georgia Pfeil
Social Notes Highlight Local Guests And Visits
Galveston pair Mr and Mrs EBH Winstead with child visit San Antonio friends. Austin guest Jessie Hall stays with Miss Mae Cresson. Waco couple Mr and Mrs Llewelyn Aubrey holiday with William Aubrey family in San Antonio. Luling native Kate Leekin calls on friends here. Stella Deussen heads to Galveston to relatives. Katie Butterfield returns from New Orleans. Gella McKennon visits Mrs F S Johnson in Hallettsville. Mrs J H Wurtz in Atlanta for holidays. Monday Whist Club misses Halff in remembrance. Events include Arts and Crafts lectures by Mrs Frackelton at Synagogue Park and New Year meetups. Laura B Hart meets with San Antonio Hive No 3 Jan 1. Young ladies auxiliary hosts New Year’s party at First Baptist church. Marguerite Higging returns to Kerrville. Florester heads to Brenham, joining sister in Chickasha. Mrs James H Earp with mother Mrs Pascal Turner. A A Wolff and Nita Wolff at home first and third Fridays. Mrs B Catron visiting from Santa Fe. Jennie Kendrick Collings visiting Memphis, Tennessee. Maverick family arrives from Los Angeles for holidays. Degens starts new dancing term January 6. Briam family hosts Mrs A A Jackson of Dallas. Mrs John T Laflin and daughter visit from here.
Local social notes include visits and engagements across Austin and Brenham
New York arrivals visit Mrs. vaflin and Mrs. H B Andrews in Brenham hosts. Heber Stone and Fred Ruwe guests of Brown and Ruwe households. Miss Josephine Watkins stays with aunt Mrs. Sarah Hegar. Mrs. T M Isherwood spends holidays with granddaughter Mrs Jack Ruwe. Clinton Brown and Fred Ruwe seen with families. Newtons return from New Orleans. Maverick family back from Washington. Ollie Storm to Caldwell, January plans for visitors from San Antonio. Dr. and Mrs. Gage of Pittsburg guests of Waterhouse family. Gage sister of Mr Waterhouse. Engagement announced Miss Leza Gerhard to Mr Charles Matthis. GC Chaffe travels to Gonzales. Misses Wiedenfeld host Monday reception on Nolan Street with several helpers. Page Twenty-one.
Stenographers' Law Challenged Over Appeal Rights
District Clerk Nevill deems the Twenty-ninth legislature stenographers law unconstitutional and invalid arguing it deprives the poor of the right to appeal by denying transcripts. He says enforcement costs the office about 2000 dollars yearly and plans a test case using Tom Johnson's assault murder appeal to challenge the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevill
Thirty-seventh District Court
Tom Johnson
War Department to abandon Fort Ringgold on Rio Grande
Washington December 30 The War Department plans to temporarily abandon Fort Ringgold near Brownsville and move troops from small posts to San Antonio General Frederick Grant previously urged more posts and larger bases along the Mexican border.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
War Department
Fort Ringgold
Rio Grande
Brownsville
San Antonio
Frederick Grant
Department of Texas
Dallas saloon shooting ends in abstract office owner’s death
E. Mc Daniel, owner of a Dallas abstract office, was shot and killed at 9 pm in a local saloon by Elmo Trimble, an abstract clerk. The alleged motive was a business dispute. The item includes unrelated notes from The Albany News and a local jewelry ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
E. McDaniel
Elmo Trimble
Southern fight for federal aid against yellow fever
New Orleans December 30. Congressman John Sharp Williams leads in pushing federal aid for the South to combat yellow fever. He says a bill will be introduced after southern congressmen meet, with President Roosevelt promising support. The plan focuses on ports defense and inter-state infection prevention, plus local assistance from the marine hospital service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
John Sharp Williams
South
Williams
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Toto
Congress
Roosevelt
White
Marine Hospital
Beethoven, Dec 31. Art at FRIEND SOUL in Verse
A brief poem by Robert Haven Schauffler, referencing farewell to a longtime friend from the highlands. The speaker leaves the familiar valley and inn on the high road, turning toward glamorous new lands and a beckoning road ahead. From The Outlook.
The Better Man and the Honest Fellow Man
The Corpus Christi Caller reflects on praise for frontline workers and businessmen while noting a silent ahead man who pays his bills and keeps town life alive. Editors, merchants, and the community owe their existence to the honest, forward man who drives business and progress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corpus Christi
The Small Boy Speaks
The child voices frustration with his sisters who push him to play outside. He argues he knows the game and resents being kept indoors while they hide his presents in bureaus and closets, amid family banter and mischief.
Lunacy Charge After Man Wants Priest to Kill Him
Lopez a Measan was turned over to police at 1 this morning on lunacy charges. He had been disturbing priests at the San Fernando Cathedral and last night asked a priest to come out and kill him. The priest escorted him to city hall and he was jailed. An affidavit will be filed in probate court Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beb
Lopez
San Fernando
Wise Saws from Spurgeon Axioms Echo Cautionary Maxims
An exchange lists Spurgeon aphorisms on thrift excess and restraint. Axioms warn against waste in nature and work caution in debt and emotion. The collection includes lines about avoiding needless destruction and valuing discipline over indulgence.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Grace G. Bostwick
Krooklet
Frest
Lillle
Mary Aubrey
William Aubrey
Lucy Seeligson
Mary Louise Carter
Fannie Wallington
Bo Peep
Henry Polk
Yadie Clamp
Tobin Rote
Bessie Bell Anderson
Mother Goose
Edward Tarrant
King’s Jester
Fred Tarrant
Jack Tarrant
Brownie
Jannette Polk
Dolly Varden
Herbert Mills
George Washington
Edmund Chamberlain
Princes
Meatrice Mills
Freddy Armstrong
Atlee Ayres
Prince
Robert Ayres
Esther Chilton
Ann Adele
Hicks
Fancy
Marjory Hicks
Mary
Adelaide Campbell
Frank Palfrey
Chas. Ogden
Eleanor Herff
Margaret Snook
Lillian Hughes
Cadet
Willie
Monk
Arthur Seeligson
Georgine Florian
Freddie Florian
Knight
Charlie Florian
Andre
Sterling Fisher
Zulime Vance
Laura Clarkson
Phyllis Clarkson
Percy Clarkson
Marjory McGown
Katherine McGown
Octavia Bullis
Floyd McGown, Jr
Anita Bullis
Dorothy Gage
Dorothy Dibrell
Josephine Woodhull
Mamie Guinn
Bessie Guinn
Armine Riely
Poppy
Patrick Swearingen
U. S
Richard Swearingen
Edward Dwyer, Jr
Muriel Kokernot
Lydia Moore
Fairy
Clara May Brooks
Nellie Price
Mildred Hadra
Elizabeth Bell
Folly
Lucy Carr
Josephine Carr
Mary Coleman
Miss Muffett
Elizabeth Groesbeck
Frank Groesbeck
Annette Schmitt
Prue
Tackey
Misses Wilkenson
EB. H. Winstead
Little Daughter
Galveston
A. W. Houston
Jessie Hall
Mae Cresson
Llewelyn
Aubrey
Waco
Kate Leekin
Luling
Stella Deussen
Gelveston
Katie Butterfield
Gella McKennon
Hallettsville
F. 8. Johnson
J. H. Wurtz
Atlanta,Ga
Halff
Phil Sulzbacher
8. S. Frackelton
Woman's Club, Synagogue
Travis Park
Laura B. Hart
The
Ladies of the Maccabees
Young Ladies’ Auxiliary
First Baptist Church
Marguerite Higging
W. 8. Higgins
Kerrville
Miss Florester
Brenham
T. H. Dwyer
Chickasha,ee
James H. Earp
Pascal Turner
A. A. Wolff
Nita Wolff
Moye
el Paso
B. Catron
Santa Fe, New Mexico
Robert P. Ingram
Jennie Kendrick Collings
Miss Byrne
Memphis, Teun
Robert Maverick
Los Angeles
California
August Briam,Jr
Lavaca Street
A. A. Jackson
Daila
Texas
John T. Laflin
New York
Vaflin
H. B. Andrews
Heber Stone
J. N. Brown
Josephine Watkins
Eagle Pass
Sarah Hegar
T. M. Isherwood
Jack Ruwe
Clinton Brown
Mrs
Fred Ruwe
Mexico
S. G. Newton, Jr
Ss. G Newton
Mrs. Lewis Maverick
Washington
Ollie Storm
Caldwell
John J. Stevens, Jr
John J. Stevens, Sr
Mrs. Gage
Pittsburg, Pa
C. H. Waterhouse
Park Avenue
Gage
Mr. Waterhouse
Leza Gerhard
Charles Matthis
GC. Chaffe
Gonzales
Wiedenfeld
Nolan Street
E. Lynoelhauwe
A. Heye
I.hauser
Clara Gembler
T. M.boelhauwe
Louis Fritze
Albany News
Houston Street
F. Beethoven
Robert Haven Schauffler
Land of the Living
Highlands
Skye
Legion
Jay
Will
Adkin
Bent
Socia Pananion
Maverick-Clarke CO. Mig. Stationers and Engravers
Spurgeon
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