San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1896-11-15
DRESS HILL VICINITY.
NEWS OF TIE WEEK FROM THIS
LOCALITY,
Pastors Reoeption-Revival in Progress =
Church Entsrtainment-Per-
sonals and Other Items.

of the South Heights Methodist
church rendered their new pas
tor, Rev. Harris, in the church
last Wednesday night and it was
Il social success in every respect.
The church was handsomely dec
grated with festoons of ever
green's strung around the walls
and from the chandeliers over
head. The word "WelcOme' was
arranged also of evergreens back
of the rUstrUm and the pulpit
was literally hidden from view 10y
the stack of beautiful flowers
placed thereon. The exercises
of the evening were opened with
Il song by the choir, followed by
prayer by the pastor. after which
the welcoming address on behalf
of the church congregation was
delivered by Mr.. Cox, followed by
an address which was an able
and acreditable effort. on behalf
of the young folks, by Miss &c
ME Taylor. This was followed by
Rev. Harris response and a reel
tation by Miss Jennie Scott. Viii
son. which practically closed the
program with the exception of
several songs at intervals during
the remainder of the evening,
which was spent in general social
chat and intrOductiOns, inter
Sperced with refreshments of
chocolate and cake. At 1890
O'Clock Rev. Harris, of the Travis
Park Methodist church, pro,
nOuRoed the benedictiOn when all
adjourned for their homes. The
\ affair was gotten up by the Ia
dies'6f the congregation, who de-
servecredit for it.
Miss Bertha Andrews, of lbs
Omaha street, one of the charm
ing young lady operators at the
telephone exchange, and night
chief for quite awhile, is now on
the day relief, for a change, and
her smiling face is to be seen
:again.in the young folks gather
.mgs of the Hill at might. Much
10 the regret of her social com
panioRB she will soon assume her
old duties at night again.
Mr.7L. L. Moody and charming
daughter, Miss Leah, of Stock
dale, spent the first of the week
in the city at the residence of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w Martin, on
Cactus, street.
A petition was recently pre-
senfedto the city council to- close
up the ditch on South Cherry
street, mentioned in the Light
two weeks ago as being a ,nuis-
anee, but the citizens who pre-
\ serted it say they have heard
nOthngrof it since ITS first read
ing. They proposed having drain
pipe gaidIm the ditch to'earryr off
the waste water and then filling
In over it, thus leve&ing mp the
street.
The South Heights Pleasure
cfub 'held"a meeting at the resi-
denGec sf Nj C. NJ. Kingsley, No,
335 Porter street, Thursday
night.
Mrs. Keeter, of 62S Dakota
street, had anice display OF ,cryS-
| anthemWnS az the late Hover
show, but her elegant collection
of these beautiful plants must
be seen growing in the yard to
be fully appreciated. She also
has one Of the incest collections
of other fOwersfgO ne seen in the
city outside of the nurseries Hers
was the only Rrivate collection
of flowers shown from this part
of the city.
An electric light is to be plac-
,ed near the end of the East Com
inerce street ear line, between
the cemeteries.
Considerable interest has been
manifested In the revival in pro-
gress at the Pine Street Presby-
terrain church during the past
week. Notwithstanding that the
weather has been rather cool and
the church is poorly heated, quite
a fair sized congregation was
present every night, increasing in
size toward the close. The pull
pit was occupied Monday night
by Rev. Thornberry OF the West
End Presbyterian church; Tues
day night by Rev. Mcdonald, of
teh First Cumberland Presbyte-
rian church, and the remaining
three nights by Rev. A. G. Jones,
of the First Presbyterian. Fri.
day nights services were to have |