San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-09-13
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Our readers will remem Der that
for many years this has been ouI
policy and this movement which
has now grown to such vast pro,
portions is in line with our wish
ever since the LIGHT came into
being.
No one can doubt the popularity
of a movement which will at one
meeting call together nearly one
thousand people, and draw enthu.
siasm in proportion.
The Thursday night mass
meeting at Muth's Garden,
was phenomenal. Said to be
the largest mass meeting ever
congregated in San Antonio.
Every one present was pleased and
warmed into enthusiasm over the
prospects San Antonio has, if we
will simply henceforth ignore dis
cussions and stand as one man for
the home patronage of home
goods.
The speeches on that occasion
were peculiarly forcible and the
responses given by the audience
were the best evidence of the ef-
fectiveness of the oratory, when it
is known that 500 people in one
evening signed the pledge to pat
ronize home products in prefer
ence to any other. One may grasp
the force of this happy movement.
No other city in the south,
indeed none in the country
can boast of the Inauguration Of
such a movement in this season of
depression, and the entire work in
method and execution is so unique
as to be infatuating in the ex-
treme.
1t is doubtful il one man or
woman in the audience would have
refused to sign the pledge, but it
was a physical impossibility
of reaching every one in
the densely packed audience.
Again, many who were
present had already signed the
pledge at the Mission Garden meet
ing when four hundred signatures
were obtained.
The prizes embraced some three
hundred articles, exclusive Of the
candy special prizes so kindly
given by the Duerler Manufactur-
ing company to all the children in
the audience and to many of the
ladies and also exclusive of over
600 cakes of soap given as samples
by the Menger soap works and by
j. Dietrich & Co. The soap was so
much in evidence that it was sus-
pected the secretary Of the club
was trying to push his movement
afapg by 4tke ''liberal use OF soap"
as it is known in political parlance.
Mr.. Irvine announced several spe-
cial prizes to be given away at the
next meeting (at San Pedro
Springs park on Saturday night
the Goth instantly. To the lady
securing the largest list Of signers
to the pledge SIS iron set
: tee made by the Alamo
Iron works. Second prize &
fine side saddle. Thirds prize g
pair of fine shoes made Il
order by the shoe factory. Fourth
prize a fine hat box by the Ben
nett Box factory. Other prizes To-
the fifth, sixth and seventh
best list. In addition to these tn,
usual prizes will be given out a
heretofore, numbering into thu
hundreds.
Ladies desiring to enter this con
test may apply to Secretary Irwin,
at the Business Mems club rooms
Chandler building, Losoya street
The chief prizes given on Thurs
day night were:
Twenty sacks Of flour and meal
by the Guenther Milling Co.
A settee by Alamo Iron Works
Leather belts by l.. Frank & Go
A dozen cans Of cooking oil b!
the Ka-oleo Co.
FIFTY >quarter-pound boxes o
ground coffee by the S. A. COTE
and Spice mills.
A case OF quarts by the S. A
Brewing Co.
The same by the Lone Star Co.
The same by Ochs & Asch bacher
Full line OF their products b,
Price, Booker & Co. Including tabl
sauces, vinegar, catsup, flavorini
extracts, baking powder, carbon
ated waters, etc.
A dozen brooms by VIM. RuI
persbrug.
Tin ware by j. Dean & Son.
Flower frames and dumbbell
by F. F. Collins Co.
Collars and cuffs by w. A
Lewis & Co.
Shirts, overalls and jumpers b
Lightner Tailoring Co.
Box of Helen Texas cigars b
Rosy Bros.
Box OF cigars by the Finck cigs
factory.
One dozen bottles Pao Lao b
the Pao Lao Medicine company.
One hundred engraved cards b
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