San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-02-04
Clubs and ClubWOmen

weather which has prevailed this WIN
ter. Mrs. A. II. Worden and Mrs. +.
+. Stauffer, joint chairmen Of the
annual flower show of the Woman
Club, are seriously considering holding
the show at an earlier date in the
spring than has been the custom. They
ask all former exhibitors, and those
who are considering entering their
choice flowers in the show, to bear this
in mind in their spring planting,
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The members of the Scribblers group
Of the Woman's Club are feelin and
expressing a justifiable pride in the
fourth issue Of their magazine, The
Scribbler." 1t is representative OF
many phases of the marked abilities OF
the women whose names are on the
board-business ability, as well as
literary.
Some of the contributors in the cur
rent issue are Clara Caffery Pancoast,
Sallie King Hopkins, Mrs. w. ID.
Powell. Mrs. J. X. Blackstone, X. w.
Humble, Mrs. Fred Maule, Mrs. X. 1.
Hugman, May L. Maurer. Mrs. Ernest
A. Young, Mrs. J. II. Beretta, Mrs.
T. i. Lyle and many others. Two
poems by Grace Harrison Brooks and
May +. Maurer, are dedicated to Mrs.
J. X. Beretta, and advocate her can
didacy TO mayor of San Antonio. There
is a directory of the officers and d.
rectors of the City Federation of No-
mans Clubs and a roster Of the. fed
Grated clubs published in "The Serb
bier" which is sure to prove of interest
and value to every clubwoman in San
Antonio.
A program of unusual interest was
given at the monthly luncheon of the
City Federation of Women's Clubs at
noon Friday. with Mrs. ]. h. Beretta
presiding. The subject of each speaker
was selected with regard to cOnstruc-
tive development of the country and
its citizens, and the speakers reused
much interest in the hearers.
Miss Decca Lamar West spoke OF
the great need Of revised state legisla-
ton in regard to highways, and said
that if the proposed amendment TO that
effect, that was now pending before the
Z legislature did not pass, road building
in Texas would practically cease. I'm
less the Texas Legislature will pass
laws to comply with the federal law
federal aid in road construction will
be withdrawn.
Mrs. w. L. Spell Of Waco, state
chairman of AUGMENTATION, spoke on
the importance of forming n definite
plan for Americanizing the alien popu-
lation. She called attention to the
immense value of the motion picture
as a medium for educating foreign
born citizens, for even before they can
understand our spoken language they
can grasp our pictured one. The
"movies" average an attendance of
twenty million persons a day, and
great care should be taken to sec that
these strangers within our gates" are
shown the best, instead of the worst
phases of American manners and GUS
toms. Mrs. Spell believes that it rests
with the women of the country to in
sist on the observance of everything
that tends toward a development of
true Americanism.
Col. Pierce A. Murphy spoke on the
importance of a realization of the re-
sponsibilities as well as the privileges
of American citizenship.
Mrs. Marion McAdams detailed the
plans of a local moving picture cor
poration for the production of pictures
in San Antonio.
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Mrs. Henry Drought. president of
the Art League, announces an import
ant meeting Of the League on Wednes-
day morning, February Z. at 10 o'clock
4 in the parlors of the Menger Hotel.
Max Kruger Will be present 10 make
formal presentation of the pictures he
has given to the League for San An
tonic, and in his talk, he will urge
the Importance of securing a perman-
ent place for the display Of pictures
and statuary belonging to the city. At
the present time, the pictures which
the Art League has given TO San An
tonic are hanging in the Carnegie
; Library, and arrangements are being
made for hanging the ten pictures of
Mr.. kruger's valuable gift there also.
until a more suitable place has been
acquired. Every member Of the League
and every person in the city who is
interested in an art gallery for San
: Antonio is urged to be present and
make suggestions as to ways and means
of acquiring one.
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The Revolutionary War. which began
in the Boston Tea Party, is being waged
just as vigorously now as it was then
in countless tea parties all over the
country. The same fighting spirit man.
ifesting itself in 1T7G in the signers of
the Declaration of Independence is
conspicuous in their descendants in the
Daughters of the Revolution, who are
now meeting in anxious groups. to de-
eide on the candidates for the office
of president-general of the society. ut
the election which will be held in Wash
ington next April.
When these elections are held in the
capital every two years the whole city
buzzes with an activity not far from
the intensity of Valley Forge and
Bunker Hill. Official and political life
is brought into the manipulations and
ceremonies incident to the selection and
in stallation of the president and other
officers of the daughters.
This gear there are three candidates
in the field for the coveted position
of president-general, which carries with
it such prestige in social and patriotic
circles. They are Mrs. Wallace Hangar
of Washington, d. c., and a candidate
from Washington means unusual con.
fention--Mrs. Anthony Wavne Cook. Of
Cooksburg, Penn, a candidate who
would seem TO have plenty of fighting
tradition MS well as a town behind her
and Mrs. William Cumming Story. who
rs called ''The purple lady of Patriotism.
NTrS Story is thp ou1v ono Of the cgu