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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1916
Page
5
The social editor travels and requests telephoned notices to New Decatur numbers 172 or 46. Social events include a Colonial club card party with over fifty attendees, Priscillas meeting with buffet lunch, and a porch party for Miss Martha Truss. Various attendees, weddings, and hospital news are listed along with upcoming gatherings and visitors.
The ceremony occurred at 10:30 AM in the First Christian church with Dr. Taylor of Memphis officiating. The couple, after the ceremony, left for Memphis and then Blytheville Ark to begin their life together. numerous attendants and a musical program preceded the vows.
Dr. Livingston T. Mays departed Monday for Jackson Tennessee to deliver a commencement address. Robert Jervis is visiting his sister Mrs Davies in Cincinnati and relatives in Columbus Ohio.
Marie Doro stars as a nursemaid in The Heart of Nora Flynn at the Masonic and Star Theatres. The film from Jesse L. Lasky Feature Play Company unfolds a tale of love and family honor with Elliott Dexter and Lola May in a Paramount release.
Mrs T H Warren was surprised Tuesday by about forty friends who spent the day at her home. Guests enjoyed a picnic luncheon under large ancestral oaks, with piano solos and a saxophone quartet. Readings by Misses Blackburn and Rosalie Walston complemented the entertainment.
Miss Ruth Hartung hosted a Keyes Pettey bridal party gathering with a buffet supper. Guests arrived to punch served by Misses Mable Eubanks and Mable Hartung. The lower floor featured green foliage and white flowers, an ice course, and a bride doll as a centerpiece. Elizabeth Ann Hutson visits grandparents in Trinity. Mary Clare Carter visits Birmingham. Nell Carter plans Tyler trip to visit Dr. Golson Yates.
A hometown newspaper trumpets itself as a time saver and money saver and public servant, touting home bargains and the best local deals while delivering home news and serving the town. The notice comes from the circulation department.
An advertisement touts Eddy's Black Pills as a 24 hour remedy available for 25 cents at local druggists. A separate notice mentions a new baby announcement card service offered by The Decatur Daily with printed or engraved calling cards.
At Chicago Coliseum on June 7 delegates cheered as National Chairman Charles D Hilles received tributes and resolutions were adopted thanking him. The convention adjourned at 1 26 p m until 11 a m Thursday with the crowd waving hats in keening jubilation.
The Malone Coal, Grain & Motor Company announces an expert visit on June 8 9 and 10 to show the best lubricating medium for cars. Attendees may visit the filling station to learn engine cleaning and proper Gargoyle Mobile Oil grades for different motors. Proper lubrication promises fuel savings lower repairs and more enjoyable motoring.
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