San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-10-07

Minnie Boehler. Cooling Refreshments
were served. The next meeting vii
be held in the home of Miss Minnl'
Boehler, 32S Josephine street, FIJI
day, October II.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Re
tail Druggists Association will NEE
at 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon in TIL
Pink Room of the Gunter Hotel.
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A complimentary luncheon will b.
given in the annex OF the Contra
Christian Church at II o'clock Mon
day TO which every woman OF In
church is invited. An organization
will be formed for future work.
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On account of the two sessions be
ing held daily at the school, the Par
ent-Teacher Association of the Rober
f. Lee School will be unable 10 holt
their meetings there, but will have Z
meet elsewhere until the Ralph Waldo
Emerson Junior High has been com
pleted. The first regular meeting o.
the season will be held in the hom'
of Mrs. A. S. Weiner. 1923 Burnett
street, Friday, October II, at 3:3(
o'clock. Many matters of import
ance will be considered at this meet,
ing. therefore. all members are urged
to attend and patrons and friends OF
the organization will be cordially wei
coined. a large attendance is cspeci'
ally desired to meet Miss Margaret
Burke, the new principal OF Robert T.
Lee. A very enjoyable program has
beer arranged and refreshments will
be served.
The San Antonio Social Welfare
Bureau will have its first business
meeting of the year at 10 o'clock Tues
day morning in the council chamber of
the city hall.
The Parliamentary and Practice
Glass will meet at 10 o'clock Wednes-
day morning in the council chamber
of the city hall.
Thursday afternoon the Self Gull
ture Club met in the home of the
president. Mrs. f. VI. Burleson, on
Cincinnati avenue. in the first meet
ing of the new club year. In her
speech welcoming the members and
guests Mrs. Burleson, the new -presi-
dent, said: There are two words
which embody what club life has
meant to me, friendship and oppor-
tunity. | came into the city n
stranger and after | joined the Self
Culture Club the feeling of loneliness
was replaced with one of nominees.
There are no rules for friendship !;
like love it must be allowed TO grow.
Club associations give one an oppor-
tunity for making friends and an UNI
rivaled opportunity for study in the
most interesting fashion but for united
civic and philanthrophic work"
Roll call was answered with "what
Self Culture Club has meant to me-"
Two honorary members, Mrs. Eli
Hertzberg and Miss Marin Fenwick
were present and each made short
addresses. Letters from two other
honorary .members. Mrs. Percy V
Pennybacker and Miss Eleanor Brack
enridge were read.
Vocal solos by Miss Edna Barrett
and violin solo by Amanda Gomez
accompanied by Mrs. Julien Pau
Blitz, were enjoyed. About so mem
bers and guests were present. Tn
house was beautifully decorated TO
the occasion. In the living room
and music room palms and grea
baskets Of Cadena d'Amour and dee
pink roses filled every available spot
Receiving in the living room wit
the president were Mrs. Albert Burk
and Mrs. W. +. Miller. In the must
room were Mrs. J. T.. Smith. Mrs
Ralph Jackson and Mrs. Il. ID. An
derson. In the dining room the clu
colors. purple and white. predominant
ed. The dining table which was lai
with cloth of embroidery and lace
had for its centerpiece a tall silve
vase filled with purple and whit
asters on large reflector surrounde
by purple jack beans and deep pin
| sweetheart roses. Silver candlestick
held tall purple and white, taper'
Serving ices and cake were Mrs. N
w. Keys. Mrs. Paul a. Linnartz an
Mrs. Phil Wright.
In the sun parlor which was brigf
| with zinnias and roses Mrs. n.
Hunsdon and Miss Thirza Bellinge
served the punch.
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Yellow cosmos and blue mornin
| glorics, white roses and red were til
principal features of decoration q
the luncheon given by the San Antoni
branch of the American Associatio
OF College Women in the Menge
Hotel Saturday noon. Small table
carrying out the colors of the diffe
emf colleges represented in flower
and ribbons. were used Throughout
the guests progressing from table {
table between courses. About
colleges were represented in I'll
guests who numbered more than Il
women.
Miss Mildred Harrigan, presidel
of the association, greeted the CUES
at Che door, assisted by Mrs. Charlie
Gillespie, and at the close of Il
luncheon. Miss Harrigan made vel
entertaining informal report of Il
national convention of the Unive
sity Women in Portland. Ore. III
summer. Her interest was particula
" attracted By a series of talks {
the status Of women on college facu
ties. starting from the question
why III choosing between a man al
woman applicant to fill vacan,
on a college faculty. the preferen
Is almost invariably given to the ma
One OF the reasons given is that m,
are more permanent in any positio
another is that women are mo
duarrelsome, and that while men
the same faculty often become wal
friends. women rarely do; anoth,
that women usually go TO one of {,
extremes, are either too silent.
entirely too talkative. Miss Har
, gan touched on the many phases
work in which college trained won
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