The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 154, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 1914 Page: 3 of 10
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TUESDAY
REPORTS SHOW
CHURCH ■
15 ENLARGED
Methodists of San Antonio
Have Made Great Progress
in All Branches.
THE MEMBERSHIP IS 4000
Financially Too. the Denomi-
nation Is in Satisfactory
Condition Now.
That organized Methodism in San
Antonio is sound financially is in-
creasing numerically and is rich
spiritually and that at least finan-
cially and numerically it has ex-
panded in greater proportion than
that of any other city in the south
was shown conclusively by reports
submitted at a mass-business meet-
ing of officers of the twelve Meth-
odist churches in the city Monday
evening at Travis Park Church. The
gathering took the place of the
regular quarterly conference and in-
augurated a new plan of conduct-
ing the quarterly conventions.
Property holdings representing in
value more than half a million dol-
lars were reported in a statement of
the financial condition of the
churches.
A total membership in twelve
churches of more than 4000 was a
statement advanced to show nu-
merical strength.
Detailed reports dealing with the
religious work accomplished dur-
ing the last year depicted the spirit-
ual aspect of Methodism in this
city.
New Churches Recommended.
In his quarterly message to the
church officers Rev. 8. H. C. Burgin
presiding elder of the San Antonio
district recommended the erection
of three new church buildings. One
project under consideration for the
last several years is the establish-
ment of an institutional church on
the present site of the Travis Park
Church and adjoining property. A
12-story structure is projected to be
an office building house of worship
and social center. The construction
of churches at South Heights and
Englewood was recommended by
Dr. Burgin. The latter two churches
will cost about $25000.
Membership reports submitted by
the secretaries of the different
churches follow: Alamo Methodist
Church Rev. A. N. James pastor
190; Englewood- Rev. Sloan Bache-
lor 144; Government Hill Rev. A.
N. Barton 192; Prospect Hill. Rev.
C. B. Cross 400; McKinley Avenue
Rev. S. B. Johnson 435; South
Heights Rev. F. M. Jackson 250;
East End Chapel affiliated with
South Heights Church. 60; Travis
Park. .Rev. Emory D. Hawk. 1139;
Laurel Heights. Rev. Cullom H.
Booth 410; West End Rev. Leslie
Booth. 236.
The financial reports which fol-
lowed those on membership also
w re gratifying to all.
“There are few business establish-
ments representing an investment of
half a million dollars that could
make a more satisfactory financial
report than we have just heard’’
said Dr. Burgin.
Laymen Make Addresses.
Messages outlining principally the
place and work of the laymen in
the Methodist Church were deliver-
ed by several speakers of note. J.
N. Brown president of the Alamo
National Bank a prominent lay-
man of San Antonio spoke on
“Methodism in San Antonio.” Judge
J. O. Terrell introduced by Dr. Bur-
gin as one of the “big guns” among
Methodist laymen of Texas talked
on “The Place for the Layman in
the Methodist Church.” A report
of the finances of the San Antonio
Mission and the Church Extension
Board of which Dr. J. E. Harrison
is president was read by W. N.
Hagy secretary. More than $360-
000 was shown to have been raised
by this organization in the last four
years.
Preceding the conference a ban-
quet was served in the Baraca and
Philathea rooms of the church. The
feast was prepared • under the di-
rection of Mrs. Emory D. Hawk
wife of the pastor of Travis Park
Church. More than 200 officers of
the different churches were present
at the banquet and convention.
CORPUS CHRISTI WILL
CELEBRATE THE FOURTH
Civic Organizations to Partici-
pate in Parade —Three-
Day Event.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Tex. June 23.
—J. B. Chambers chairman of the
entertainment committee of the lo-
cal Commercial Club has been ad-
vised that the Boys’ Corn Club and
Girls' Canning Club members of
Nueces county will participate in
the big double parade which is to be
a feature of the Fourth of July cele-
bration in this city. The boys’ and
girls’ corn clubs will furnish two ap-
propriately decorated floats.
Plans for the celebration July 3.
4 and 5 are proceeding nicely and
the parade promises to be a feature
event. It will have two divisions;
one will consist only of decorated
automobiles while In the other will
march accompanying all kinds of
decorated vehicles the local militia
company boy scouts labor unions
members of the fire company rep-
resentatives of the police force and
others.
On the last day of the celebration.
July 5 a great religious-patriotic
observance of the occasion will oc-
cur in a local park. For this event
Clarence Magee of Houston is ar-
ranging a grand civic chorus com.
prising about 100 voices which will
furnish suitable music.
Chicken dinner. |L Whit* Horne Tavern.
4Adv.>
New Merchandise Manager’s
Summer Clearance Sales!
Footwear Clearance
Five Hundred Pairs to Sell at An
Average of One-fourth of Real
Value—Less Than Cost
$3 to $4 Footwear 65c
Odds and ends broken sizes of children's $1.25 to $2.50 foot-
wear. and women's $3 to $4 footwear; those for women being
mostly in sizes 3 and 30 although a fair supply of large
ones.
$2.50 to $3.50 Footwear $1
All sizes and all widths women’s black and brown velvet
and tan pumps white buckskin white canvas and tan calf Ox-
fords. A group of footwear which is of $2.50 to $3.50 quality to
be closed out at $1 the pair.
$2.50 to $4 Footwear $1.45
A lot of neat well-made serviceable and sensible stvies in
gunmetal 4 and 5-button Oxfords. All sizes for women. Thev
are $2.50. $3 $3.50 and $4 grades at $1.45.
$3 and $3.50 Footwear $1.85
All sizes for women; a big assortment of regular $3 and
$3.50 strapless pumps in patent leather with high or low heeels
and an assortment of patent leather button Oxfords. Good stvies
which should sell quickly at $1.85.
Note—These are not all of this season’s stvies.
$4.95
Choice of Any
Trimmed Hat
in the Store
$1 Damasks 79c
Short lengths of 72 inch
all-linen full and silver
bleached satin damasks in
stripe and floral .patterns
79 cents yard.
Second Floor
$4.29 for $5. $6
Petticoats
Crepe de chine messaline
and Jersey petticoats in a
nice variety of the leading
summer shades. $5 and $6
quality at $4.29.
Third Floor
25c Scotch
Ginghams 12’4c
About a thousand yards
of it; 32 inches wide; 25
cent grade in stripes plaids
checks and solid colors. \\ e
will close the lot at half
price 12*4 cents.
Second Floor
Closing Out Men’s and Boys’ Wear Departments
Since the announcement of this sale last Friday the department has been crowded from the
opening of the doors until closing time.
The mere statement that Wolfson quality men’s wear is offered at closing prices was suffi-
cient to create a sensational demand.
Thousands of dollar’s worth of the choicest is yet here from which to choose.
Come before the sizes and lots are broken.
Porosknit and B. V. B.
50c Underwear 33c
Potter’s
75c Linoleums 62c
65c quality 53c 55c quality 45c
Potter's linoleums; known wherever linoleums
are used as the most durable and satisfactory pos-
sible to produce. Sixty patterns from which to
choose. The lowest price at which we have ever
known this quality of linoleums to be sold. Laid
free.
Second Floor
REMNANTS!
10c and 25c Toweling at 14r the
yard; one hundred short lengths of
16-inch hand-made Russia crash
toweling for towels dresses or fan-
cy work.
65c and 75c Huck Toweling at
49c the yard: fifty short lengths of
our best quality fancy huck towel-
ing.
Linen Toweling at 9c the
yard; one hundred short lengths of
red and blue checked all-linen
glass towelings.
35c Extra Size Huck Towels at
25c each; five dozen of them. 22x44
inches In size: extra heavy all linen
scalloped and hemstitched German
huck towels.
25c Cotton Damask 17c the yard;
one hundred short lengths of as-
sorted patterns of cotton table da-
masks.
$5 Dinner Napkins at $3.98 the
dozen: thirty-five dozen or them;
24x24 inch all-linen double satin
damask in sthriped and floral de-
signs.
s<k* Mercerized Bath Towels nt
29c each; tour dozen of them;
hemmed 19x40 inches sizes green
yellow and lavender mercerized
finish slightly soiled.
40c and 50c Linen Underwear
Cambric 29c yard; fifty short
lengths of yard-wide all-linen un-
derwear cambric.
Second Floor
A $75000.00 STOCK
To Sell at About 50 cents on the Dollar
THE SAN ANTONIO LIGHT
We began yesterday the most evenful sale in our career.
It is a history making sale—a greater Wolfson Store will
emerge from the results of this aggressive merchandising
method.
A new General Manager and Merchandise Man has
assumed his duties and he has ordered the quick and radical
clearance of all stocks —former price original cost nor stabil-
ity of style to be considered.
He says he must and will have entire new stocks of mer-
chandise for the opening of the fall season.
This $350000 Stock
of dry goods and women's ready-to-wear is involved in the
clearance sale and every day items of the most extraordinary
values are added to take the place of lots which are sold out.
Early morning shopping avoids the congestion of later hours
—and there are bound to be crowds when Wolfson merchan-
dise is offered at such unheard of reductions.
Sale of Muslin Underwear
hive lots of muslin underwear the prices of which were rea-
sonable as originally marked. Nice materials which have been
given careful attention in the details of making and the attractive-
ness of the trimmings. Five lots priced quite specially for an im-
mediate clearing out of summer stocks.
Women’s 25c Drawers 16c
35c Drawers and Corset Covers 23c
50c and 75c Garments 39c
The lot contains gowns corset covers skirts and drawers of various styles.
$ 1 Garments 69c
A group which consists of very pretty gowns drawers skirts and corset covers.
$1.25 Garments 89c
In each will be found combinations skirts corset covers gowns drawers.
Third Floor
$6.50 and $7.50 Skirts $4.95
$8.50 and $lO Skirts $5.95
$12.50 and $l5 Skirts $8.95
$16.50 £? $17.50 Skirts $9.95
The first lot is lightweight wools; the second
of wool and taffeta; the third of taffeta and moire;
the last of taffeta; approved models in tunic
draped bustle and puff effects. All are the styles
of this season and we are closing them at an
average of but little more than half price.
Third Floor
Warner’s Lace Front
$1.50 Corsets $1
Fresh new corsets that have only been in the
store for two weeks. Guaranteed not to rip. rust
or tear and to be satisfactory in every respect. New
summer models in lightweight substantial mate-
rials. About eight dozen of them ; all sizes. Regu-
lar $1.50 models at $l.
Third Floor
Laces and Embroideries
50c to $1 Valenciennes Jnsertions. 12-yard Exalts. 35c
$1.25 to $3 Valenciennes Insertions. 12-yard bolts 75c
25c and 35c Cambric Embroidery 18 inches wide 19c yard
10c and 12*40 Embroidered Cambric Edges 5c yard
$1 Swiss Allover Embroidery. 22 inches wide. 50c yard
$2.50 and $3.50 Swiss Allover Embroidery. 22-inch $1 yard
25c 18-inch Corset Cover Embroidery 19c yard
50c and 65c 18-inch Corset Cove rEmbroidery. 43c yard
35c and 40c 18-inch Swiss Embroidery Flouncing 20c yard
$3.98 Embroidered 45-inch Flouncing. $1.98 yard
$2.50 Baby Irish Swiss Flouncing. 27-inch 5i.35 yard
$2.50 Crepe and Voile colored Embroidery Flouncing. $1.50 yard
50c to 75c Swiss Embroidery. 4 to 12 inches wide 25c yard
35c and 40c Swiss Embroidery 15c 20c and 25c grade. 10c
$1 to $1.50 Swiss and Baby Irish Pattern Flouncing 75c yard
50c to 75c Swiss Flouncing. 18 and 27-inch 35c yard
1254 c to 20c Embroidered Cambric Edges 12-inch 8c yard
$1.50 Shadow Laces 18 to 27 inches 95c yard
$1 Shadow Laces 18 to 27 inches wide. 65c yard
25c and 35c Ratine Bands in colors. 5c yard
50c and 75c Linen Cluny Lace Bands. 35c yard
25c and 35c Filet Lace Bands. 9 inches wide 15c yard
12%c Linen Torchon and Point d'Paris Laces 5c yard
Main Floor.
NOTIONS!
25c Bathing Garters 15c
Large black-headed pins 1c
card
5c wire hairpins 3c pkg
10c Magnetic thimbles 5c
10c hooks and eyes 5c card
10c pearl buttons 5c dozen
10c bias tape 12 yards 7c
5c collar stays 2c card
15c Nysilk skirt braid 5c
10c tape lines 8c each
10c shirtwaist holders 5c
10c taffeta binding 8 yards for
5 cents
10c Steel-point hairpins 5c
Main Floor
Mosquito Bars
Special
A delayed shipment came in
time to be added to the sale;
two grades three sizes; sub-
stantial frame with cord and
pulley
$1.19 $1.39 $1.69
$1.35 $1.59 $1.79
Srrond Floor
15c “Arrow" Collars
Three for 25c
JUNE 23 1914.
82.95
Choice of Any
Up to $lO
Trimmed Hat
$1 Silk
Hosiery 89c
All elzvs of our special $l.OO
grade of Silk Hosiery in black
white and popular shades.
Thread silk and finished with
elastic lisle tops and.double gar-
ter hems high-splieed heels and
three-thread soles and toes 89c
pair.
Main Floor
Ratines
At Half Price
Domestic and imported
grades not much of each
kind; nice assortment of
shades and some white.
Regularly at 25c to- $2 the
yard now 1254 c to $l.
Second Floor
Napkins Half Price
One hundred sets of all-
linen satin tlamask napkns
bleached and slver bleached ;
regularly priced at $1.25 to
$7.50 the dozen—because
they are slightly mussed
and soiled we will close
them at 38 cents to $l.BB
the set of six.
Second Floor
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Diehl, Charles S. & Beach, Harrison L. The San Antonio Light (San Antonio, Tex.), Vol. 34, No. 154, Ed. 1 Tuesday, June 23, 1914, newspaper, June 23, 1914; San Antonio, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1596088/m1/3/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; .