Society Notes From Birmingham and Surrounding Areas
Daughters of the Confederacy and Daughters of the American Revolution chapters meet in Birmingham. Social events include a Van House wedding reception, multiple receptions and visits across Alabama and nearby states. Numerous marriages, engagements, weddings, and out of town guests are listed with locations such as Selma, Florence, Dothan, Montgomery, and Birmingham, plus travels to Memphis and New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irmingham
Ala
William L. Yancey
Daughters of the Confederary
Mathe Yancey
David Thompson
New York
Jessie May Perkins
Selma
J. ©. Carmichael
Flora Emond
Roperdones
General Sumpter
Daughters of the American Revolution
T. A. Welter
South Thirteth Street
J. A. van House
South Twentieth Street
James McLester van House
Blanche Leona Jonesy
Emsley Martin Roper
First Christian Church
Oclork
Major
J. D. W. Leftwich
Florence
Horace &. Hall
Loisa Avenu
J B. McClary
Sheffield
Belle Moar
Nanni Ehllsberry
David Buell
A. C. Howra
Sarah Luckin
Buell
Cornelia Elson
Montgomery
Stella Spivey
Edgar Jones
Dothan
John ©. Hendley
Memphis
James Weatherly
Marjorie Weatherly
Weatherly
Miss Marjorie
Madame Sanger
Brussels
Gracie Brownlee
Sewanea
Joseph Yates
Virginia Wentz
F. M. Jackson
Local Social Notes From Highlands Community
The Young Matrons Club met with Mrs J W Hughea on Wednesday evening at Bro Rydney Smith’s residence on Tenth avenue South Highlands. Residents and relatives including Mrs I J Collier of Denver visiting J B Harris and Mrs W A Chennoweth at Tiowah NC are mentioned along with visits from Major and Mrs W J Milner and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiowah
N.C
Edward Thorpe
Mansfield
Harry’ Wilson
Marie Wilson
Thia
Major
W. J. Milner
Park Avenue
Mike Blancha Weller
Owensboro
Charlotte Badger
Wantsville Avenue
John R. Hornady
Siilton Howard
Atlanta
Laurence W. Jones
Carrie Ryall
Shelbyville
Icy
Sarah Pickers McQueer
J. W. McQueen
Society in Montgomery Special Correspondence Luncheon Honors Guests
Montgomery society notes a luncheon hosted by Mrs George A Beauchamp honoring sister Mrs Crowder of Virginia and Miss Mattie McQueen of West City with roses greens and emilax decorations. Guests included Mrs Jelks Mrs Hanson and Mrs Dent among many local visitors and social events follow at Beauvoir Club and other engagements around Montgomery through the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. J. Randolph
Selma
Ala
Henry Lea Koenig
West
Houston
Chew
Rebecces Donaldson
R. 4
Chadwick
Memphis
Lerney-Parker
Oami
R. 9. Mu
Robert Jemison
Glen Iris
Frank Bell
Chattanooga
Bruff
New Orleans
Ben
Wiliam Hardie
Mary Trimble Hay
Richmond
Grace Cunningham
Copeland
Joan A. Walker
Annie Kendrick Walker
Bujfania
Sycamore Street
John ‘T. Fletcher
Atlanta
W. B. Fort
George Brifth
St. Louis
Hodder
Fifth Avenue
Milas Hose Dickenson
Little Rock
Imide
North
Nineteenth Street
B. Rothschilds
Rosa
Junbus
5. T. Barnardt
Masterson
Rosebud Lynch
Clarence Lynnch
Morris Hotel
Lynch
Tenn
Lucy Rels
New York
George A. Beauchamp
Crowder
Virginia
Mattie McQueen
Wscity
Ethel Petzer
Luciie Witkingon
Caroline Hannon
Vir- Elma Norwood
Effie May Was
Jennie Sstrunk
Hugh Dent
Tursday
C A. Tingen
W. G Yelgerton
Quark
Fannie Marks
Kate Booth
Uoseph Dean
Onehka
George Marks
W. UL. Peek
Convers
Pak
H. Moren
Bibbs County
John A. Walker
Plantersville
N. L. Walker
Lawrena Street
Society Notes From Atlanta to Athens Society
Atlanta society circles report visitors to Athens and social engagements across Atlanta and LaGrange. Elderly anecdotes and court testimony blend with poetry excerpts and local greetings as families, clubs, and guests share plans, illnesses, and illness recoveries through the week.
Diaries Divide A Man and Wife As Weds Read Records
Diary entries reveal a Chicago divorce case where Mrs Ennis and Stephen F Ennis kept secret logs of each other's late nights. Mrs Ennis testified her husband often stayed away for work but later she learned he took another woman to dinner, confirming suspicions with her diary notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ennis
Ennis Jread
Finnis
Edward Wilton
Wilton
Chicago
Evgy”mmnis
Stephen F. Ennis
Columbus Home Made Fertilizer Boosts Local Agriculture
Notes from Columbus Mississippi describe the Refuge Cotton Oil Company Fertilizer Works and its Columbus Home Made fertilizer. The plant on the Tombigbee river near the Mobile and Ohio railroad is a major local employer and supplier, using cotton seed meal for nitrogen and selling large quantities of standard fertilizer materials. W. C. McChire heads the Columbus branch, crediting the operation with regional industrial and agricultural benefits and urging favorable relations with the company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Refuge Cotton Oill Company
Columbus
Miss
Refuge Cotton’ Oil Company
Fertliler
Alabama
Mississippi
Vicksburg
Mise
Southern Railroad
Tombigbee River
Mobile and Ohio
Ast
W. C. McChire
Hera
Jthem
Reporter Tours Large New South Plow Plant in Columbus Miss
A reporter visits the New South Plow Company plant in Columbus Mississippi to tour extensive facilities. The facility, formed from the Dodson Plow Company assets, aims for high capacity with modern machinery and about sixty skilled workers. The plant produces cast plows, cotton scrapers, planters, and other agri implements for Memphis New Orleans districts and southern trade. Officers include C R Smith president BoC Thayman cashier, W O McClure manager, and Charles L Reech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Plow Company
Columbus
Miss
Memphis
New Orleans
Dodson Plow Company
Wambott, Tenn
Ohio River
Wm. Jarrell
Dodson
McClure
Moeridian
Mobile
C. R. Smith
Boc Thayman
Merchants and Tieners’ Bank of Colwrbes
McMureanager
The
Refuge Cotton OH Company
Woj McClure
Menawer
Charles L. Reech
Columbus Machine and Foundry Company Keeps Industry Alive
The Columbus Mississippi machine shop and foundry, led by A Fredrickson, operates year round with about forty workers. It specializes in cotton seed oil meal machinery and recent upgrades include press box rebuilding. The firm claims a growing market across the south and lists W C Richards as president, E T Macre as vice president, and EM Higut as secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus Machine and Foundry Company
Columbus
Miss
A. Fredrickson
South
W. C. Richards
E. T. Macre
EM. Higut
First State Bank of Columbus Miss A Century Deemed Ideals Bank
A historical sketch describes First State Bank of Columbus Mississippi from 1868 as Williams Johnston & Co to 1894 as First State Bank. It notes capital of 78000 dollars, surplus and profits of 25000, average deposits near 980000, and regular dividends of ten percent, with a twenty five percent payout last year. C A Johnston remains president and F T Williams cashier, with Hanover National as New York correspondent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Misa
First State Bank
Willams, Johnston & Co
First National Bank
First
State Bank
Clumbus
Balancre
C. A. Johnston
Williams, Johnston & Co
A. T Williams
New York
The
Hanover National
Independent Oil and Fertilizer Works discuss plant tips
The article urges readers to visit the Independent Oil and Fertilizer Works in Columbus, Missouri for pointers on building a fertilizer plant. It highlights standards and labor-saving methods and mentions ongoing work and substantial steel structures as part of the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ain
Columus
Columbus Plant Promise Boost to Local Cotton Trade
A new cotton processing complex in Columbus promises major gains for growers. The facility includes a 60 ton mill and fertilizer works, with the latter due to open this summer. Once fully operational, it will replace old methods with modern processes, cutting labor from fifty to twenty men. Samuel Kaye heads the venture with C. T. Armstrong as VP, Nelson Hutchinson secretary treasurer, Robert Kaye manager, and E R Propst cashier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EU Whitney
Columbus
Samuel Kaye
Gente Ay 3
C. T. Armstrong
Nelson Hutchinson
Secretery Sea
Robert Kaye
E.R. Propst
Largest wedding ring weighs 23% pennyweights in city
Allentown correspondence notes a prominent citizen ordered a wedding ring for a young bride to be. The record cites a unusually heavy ring for the era at 23% pennyweights, far above the average 5 pennyweights. The piece also mentions a rustic allusion to ancient times and a quip about dating back far.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Philadephia Re
Ecord
Sleplavedi
Etty
Women Snow Shovelers in Munich
A Washington Post report notes Munich street cleaning was done by women, seen as strong figures pushing carts and clearing snow on Ortler Streets. Witnesses compare American norms with Munich’s female brigade, describing them as capable yet inhumanely burdened and lamenting the spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Washington Post
Boston
New York
Washington
Upton
Ortler
Paul F. Dear
Chicago
Arlington
Amer
Old Coins Found in Manston in Bronx Mansion Renovation
Workmen renovating the Marian mansion north of Mosholu Parkway in the Bronx uncovered a collection of coins dating from the late 1600s to early 1700s. The two hundred year old, weathered coins are mostly English and small in denomination. The house, built 250 to 300 years ago, is among the borough’s oldest structures and has long housed caretakers. The discovery occurred as carpenters replaced worn window frames during renovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manston
Newy York Evening Telegram
Marian
Mosholu Parkway
Bronx
Family of Ten and a Hospitable South Side Home
A South Side man, part of a ten-child family, recalls a lively Sunday with friends gathered around a generous hearth. The tale of varied careers emerges, from law and medicine to army service and tinsmithing, ending with a remark on a grand return home and the glow of success at the family’s stately house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Side
Shining Ui
Michael
Truth and Accuracy in Education and Society
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes Sir Walter Scott on education and truth. It argues truth-telling anchors society and character, noting the art of angling may cultivate patience and reflection, yet reaffirming truth as foundational to knowledge and social cohesion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
JiFer
Walter Scott
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Goldy Refrigerators
Whitehall
Society IN
Birmingham
American Soda Fountain Company
South Broad Street
Gongress St
Firet Avenue
New Vort
Arch St
Philadelphia
Fee Ma
Dalks
Peery
London
Stanton St
Vietover
Aurten
LG. Bow
Jasper Hinson Jester
Mr. and
Mra. R. A. Jester
Colquitt, Ga
Misa Paula Desmond
Paulie. Townsend
B. J Baldwin
Misaes ‘Jean
Cecile Craik
Lexington
Mise Lillie Sellera
Fort Deposit
Kirkpatrick
J. A. Kirkpatrick
Annigton
I. F. Gattis
Wetumpka
B. L. Cox
No Name Club
W. A. Gayle
James Hilman
H. '. Walker
W. M. Selden
Birmingh
Meg H.W. Laird
Coron
Hay Shore
Helen Jennings
Helen Haygood
Charleatome
Dolita Owen
Birminghan
FM. Billing
Amelia Wiley
Mantte
Laura Chambers
Queen of Clubs
Elsie Berry
8. B. Bennett
Waycross
Montgomery Friends
Mary Gillispie
E.R McDavid
Mary Alexander
Athens
Colonel Johgson
Mondy
Elysee Palace
T. P. Hinman
Nashville
James Miller
Yer
Bridge Club
Vernon
Robert Ridley, Jr
Lattrange
Mra. W. F. Carlin
Alexandria
Mra. Carlin
C. ¥. Truitt
May Truitt
LaGrange
Alfred Truitt
Bessie Pope ix
Nina Gentry
S. D. Soward
Walter Middleton Gibbes
Savannah
Ralph van Landingham
Mary Ridley
la Grange
Mrs
Henry Cabaniss
Agusta
M. Club
West End
J.J. Simpson
Hubert Culberson
T. H. McBride
Jackson Street
Pall Mall Gazette
Mr. Ienry Grady
Julia Crumley
B. €. Peterson
Compment
Leonard Kendall
New Jersey
A. L. Blackman
Swen
Kirkyard
J. Comer Moore
United States Circuit
North Carolina
Minnie Nicole
the Young Ladies’ Society of the First Baptist Church
Wood
Nellie Lee Sullivan
Max Morris
Boy Pryor Street
L. C. Fischer
Scranton
Patare
York City
Wiliam Larned
John M. Slaten
Taylor Umbrella Mfg
Edgewood Ave
Columbus, Mississippi
B. F. Avery & Sons
Louisville
Manutec Lupines
Lberty
Msss
United States
First State Bank OF Columbus
Independent Oil and Fertilizer Works
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