San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-03-18

revised and amended constitution and
bylaws Of the council.
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The Alamo Guards No. 90 w. r.
A. will entertain with a card and
bunco party at > 80 Thursday after
noon at W. q. W. hall.
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Chapter II. of the L. f. o. Sister
hood will meet with Mrs. Elizabeth
Forrest at the Joske Home for Girls
on Thursday afternoon.
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The San Antonio Musical Club will
hold its monthly musicale and re-
ception at S:15 Monday evening.
March % in the st. Anthony Hotel
ballroom. The affair win be given
in honor Of the army. The command
ing officers and their wives of Fort
Sam Houston will be the honor guests
Of the cleb. The program. Operate
Episodes. is in charge of Mrs. Nat
Goldsmith. 1t will be given in cos
tune. Members will be privileged to
invite two guests.
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Speak of Angels, and you hear
the flutter Of their wings" The San
Antonio Art League is speaking of
angels" in the hope of hearing the
flutter of their checks or green-backs,
in making up the last 5000 for the
purchase of the Julian OnderdOnk pic
ture, "A Spring Day in Texas" They
are asking that "angels" appear TO
the amount of one 500 fluttcr, two
$50. four S2j, ten SO and a hundred
at 81 each. angels" are directed
toward Mrs. A. II. Worden, treasurer
of the Art League, 321 East Dewey
Place.
The picture, a Spring Day in
Texas" is one of the last and certain
ly one of the finest pictures Julian
Onderdonk ever painted. 1t is typical,
not alone of his very distinctive style.
at its very best, but of the whole
Southwest Texas country. The pic
windows of the Wolff & Marx store
for a few weeks. but is now hung
on the mezzanine floor of the Gunter
Hotel, where it may be seen to much
advantage.
OF the $500 required for the pur-
chase of the Onderdonk picture. 5000
has already been subscribed. in the
few weeks that have elapsed since the
purchase was made. The committee
of subscriptions. of which Mrs.
Luther b. Clegg is chairman. reports
widespread response TO the request
for donations. Recent contributions
are Pan Hellenic Society, So; Texas
British Women's Society, SO; Mrs. |
J. X. Beretta, So; Mrs. f. c. Branch,
$40; Mrs. A. d. Zucht, So; Mrs. |
George Vaughn, IS; Mrs. johnson
Griffith, $3.50: Mrs. W. II. Cham
Der, 81: Mrs. Jack Neal. 50; Mrs.
W. c. Silliman, 81: Mrs. Il. y.
Watts, $3.50; Mrs. G. W. Hahn. 81;
Mrs. c. T. Fincham. $40; Mrs. ]. !
Noyes Evans. 81; Mrs. F. F. Stauf- |
fer, $50; Miss Evelyn Sterling. So;
and Mrs. ]. b. Cunningham. So.
Mrs. j. X. Beretta. president of the
City Federation reports financial re-
Spouse from many clubs, toward the
fund. The Woman's Club. of which |
Mrs. J. I. Smith is president. will |
give "Silver Tea" at Mrs. B. J.. !
MAYORS on March % for the benefit |
of this fund, and the Tuesday Must !
cal Club is planning benefit after
noon for the same purpose. The pupils |
of the Bonn-Avon School will give a |
little playlet. directed by Mrs. w. 7. !
Bondurant. and will give the proceeds |
to the OnderdOnk fund.
The committee from the Art League,
who are responsible for getting dona-
tons. are anxious to have the children
OF San Antonio contribute toward
the purchase of the picture, even very
small sums from children themselves,
being acceptable. as, the picture is
10 be given to San Antonio, in the |
name of the children of the city.
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The Entire Nous Club held their
annual dinner on Saturday. March
10 to celebrate the return home of |
their former president, Mrs. Jeremiah
Rhodes. The dinner was given in
the attractive dining room of the
Longacre Hotel. Covers were laid |
for 81 members and their husbands. !
The table was attractively decorated
in pink and lavender. Tall cut glass |
vases and silver baskets held pink |
carnations tied with lavender maline.
Mrs. Rhodes was presented with a |
beautiful corSage bouquet, a gift of !
the club. Readings were given by |
Mrs. Heller and Frederick Abbott. |
A song entitled Entire Nous, was
written by C. A. Arnold and sung
by the husbands present.
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The Alamo Heights Parent-Teach- |
ers' Association will give Silver
Tea at the heights school auditorium
Friday, March %. The president.
Mrs. George Maverick. will be assist.
ed in receiving by the past-presidents
OF the club. and the officers. Mrs. |
W. L. Shafer. chairman of the re-
freshments committee. will be assist
ed in serving refreshments by the |
following: Mesdames A. ID. Rogers,
Victor Harding, S. L. Brown and |
Elder Ragsdale.
There will be several guessing con-
tests. Mrs. l.. Gilman, chairman of |!
the musical committee, will have
charge of the following program:
vocal solo, by Mrs. George r. Gwinn:
reading. by Miss Olga Velenta. Miss
katherine Pittman and several of her
pupils will entertain with dances.
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Members of the Art Study Circle of |
san Antonio made a delightful con.
tribution to the program OF the regu-
lar meeting of the Women's Literary
Club of Pleasanton Thursday after
noon. The meeting was held ut the
nome OF Mrs. Fred y. Appleget. at |
North Pleasanton, and was in charged
OF Mrs. Mary Goodwin, president of |
the Pleasanton society. Mrs. Jeffry |
Montague and Mrs. Jessie Honeymaf,. |
OF the Art Circle gave interesting |