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Newspaper
San Antonio Sunday Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1901
Page
10
Reports from San Antonio No 61 include Masonic officers and a social note about Dried Apple Ike’s visit and UTC interest. The piece lists a Texas rail timetable with trains to Houston California Smithville Laredo and the Santa Fe lines and departure times.
Listing of Grand officers from across Texas in an understood fraternal organization. Names include James of San Antonio as Grand Councillor J B Seeger Dallas Past Grand Councillor W L Dyson Dallas Grand Junior Councilor W P Gilbert Waco Grand Secretary Louis Schneider Galveston Grand Treasurer J M Berry Fort Worth Grand Conductor A O Dewey Waco Grand Page J M Ledberry Marshall Grand Sentinel Executive Committee J W Biard chairman F A Akard J S McClintock Auditing Committee E P Cross chairman B E Zartman H P Goodman Railroad Committee R P Cross Hotels and Livery Stables Committee G W Schraeder Grayson No 90 Sherman Texas D C Malloy Palestine No 150 S H Spier San Antonio No 61 Employment Committee B C Barrett Waco No 52 Waco Tex Constitution and By Laws E Price Cross Dallas No 62 B E Hartman Fort Worth No 71 W P Gilbert Waco No 52
Fragmentary clipping mentions a writer to a Waco Council member who has 138 new friends and a signed letter. It references "TREBLIG" the Visiting brothers and Kansas City Council No. 19 and speaks of kindness and temperance in their dealings. The note ends with "WANDERER."
The Alamo has not been forgotten yet the No. 61 headline is missing from the Light’s L C T column. Readers urged to wake up as the column heading vanished, prompting concern over the location of No. 61.
B. K. James of San Antonio No. 61 is praised as great ruler and W. P. Gilbert of Waco No. 52 is identified as clerk of records and revenue in Waco, Texas.
Notice directs all material for publication in the U C T columns be sent to P O Box 43 in Waco Texas to ensure it arrives by Wednesday night else it will miss the current issue and appear the following week.
The next annual meeting will be held at Sherman Texas on the 23rd and 24th of May 1902.
Paris Notes recounts Fort Worth council No 71 activity with supreme officers B E Zartman and Claude Van Zandt visiting streets. It notes a member facing dues notices from Columbus Ohio and mentions ill brothers Duvall and Coergier. The piece ends with a partial sign off PARTSIAN.
Readers are asked to return completed blank forms that document each member's full history from the council’s institution to the present date. The notice urges accuracy to save time and avoid unnecessary correspondence, promising a first-class copy on file in the office.
A critical note on Matthew Arnould's poetry highlighting its thoughtful and philosophic nature. The essay argues his genius leans toward reflection over song and lacks energy, which limits popularity and musical impact. It notes narrative and dramatic pieces appeal less than elegiac lyrics.
An early line ad touts Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic as a superior remedy. The copy emphasizes bland taste and chill effects, aiming to reassure readers of its effectiveness.
A formal Fourth of July program in San Antonio includes a morning military and civic parade from Alamo Plaza led by Grand Marshal H Karber with multiple aides. The procession passes via Horstson North Flores Military Plaza and Alamo Plaza, then returns for a noon intermission and 2 pm events including balloon ascension by Professor Harry Loraine, speeches by S W Lanham and James L Skuyden, and a grand evening pageant with a carnival and musical performances concluding with a slam battle and fireworks. Local veterans groups and civic bodies organize and participate, with free public access and hospital aid arrangements for the sick.
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