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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Apr 10, 1913

Page

5

Springtime Church News and A Royal Wedding in Mobile

Thursday events include Miss Agnes Belle Goldsby hosting No Trump at 4 p.m. and Mrs Matthew Brewster leading Thursday Bridge at 3 p.m. Mrs WA Carter hosts Sewing Circle at 11 a.m. Church Home Guild meets at 11 a.m. A complete operatic rehearsal follows at Battle House. Dorothy Elliott Carter married Rollin Broughton at Government Street Presbyterian in a Greek marble setting with Easter lilies and white finery.

Agnes Belle Goldsby Dorothy Elliott Carter Rollin Broughton Government Street Presbyterian Church

Prominent Mobile Wedding Enthralls with Musical Prelude

A refined Mobile society wedding unfolds with organ music by Edwin Lyles Taylor as the bride arrives. Matron of honor Mrs. Russell Hollinger leads, bridesmaids Misses Carter Webb Herndon Martin, and groomsmen join, while Rev. A F Carr conducts the ceremony for the couple led by the bride’s father Kearsley Carter. Dorothy Elliott is noted as central to the household.

Mobile Edwin Lyles Taylor Russell Hollinger Miss Carter Tom Boone Hugh Barclay Margaret Webb George Ketchum Gage Stewart le Blanc Rebecca Herndon Henry Hall Clarke Ben Campbell Anhie Elizabeth Martin Pine Bluff Ark Kearsley Carter J. Curtis Bush A. F. Carr Dorothy Elliott

Battleships Ordered for Target Practice Off Mexico

On April 10 Washington reported battleships Minnesota Idaho and Connecticut sent from Hampton Roads to the east coast of Mexico. Their move frees the Georgia Vermont and Virginia now there to conduct quarterly target practice, detailing fleet arrangements and coastal operations.

Washington Minnesota Idaho Connecticut Orde Hampton Roads Mexico Georgia Vermont Virginia

Wedding Splendor at Government Street Home

Mrs. Kearsley Carter ties a colonial style gown with orange blossom accents and a sapphire diamond pin for a large wedding. The ceremony at a church is followed by a reception at 205 Government Street with elaborate Easter lilies, brilliants, and a grand bride’s cake.

Robert Rutherford Government Street E. G. Maxon Oscar N. Barney Lucile Overall Mary Antoinette McIntosh Ida Polk Ross Emily Gray Lucile Helen Horn J. Curtis Bush, Jr Georgia Alabama Arkansas

Prickly heat to red rash in infant cured by Cuthurs Soap

Mrs L T Sexton reports her baby, with head chest and arm rash, scales and sores lasting three weeks. After using Cuthurs Soap and Ointment, the scalp cleared by the first application and the child recovered fully within a week with no scarring.

Isabella Ave Knoxville Tenn L. T. Sexton

Mobile Chapter elects delegates to S A C W convention

At the Mobile chapter meeting of the Southern Association of College Women Mrs. H O Hanson was chosen as delegate to the annual S A C W convention in Richmond Virginia on April 16 and 17. Mrs. Prentiss Reed, organizer of the chapter, was elected alternate.

Mobile Southern Association of College Women H. O. Hanson Richmond Prentiss Reed

Discards Host Twenty at Afternoon Card Party

Mrs J J Cochrane welcomed twenty guests for a Discards club meeting with five tables in the library and tea in the dining room afterward. Prizes went to Miss Searcy and Mrs LeBaron Lyons for auction and to Miss Barre and Mrs Buck for guests prizes. Guest Mrs Kellogg of New York City attended. Mrs O L Crampton will visit New Orleans next week. Mr and Mrs J B Davis, on a New York honeymoon, report snowy April weather and plan to sail for Panama next week.

J. J. Cochrane W. F. Tebbetts B. F. Adams C. B. Hanson BE. S. Lavretta O. L. Crampton New Orleans J. B. Davis New York

Finesse Club Hosts Mrs Beckett Visit and Prize

Mrs Sydney Robbins entertained the Finesse Club in honor of Mrs R C Beckett of West Point Mississippi. Three tables of players enjoyed games and an ice course with Simpson kisses. Mrs Francis Brady won the club prize silk hose for her high score. Mr Martin Holbrook is visiting relatives in Baltimore Maryland.

Sydney Robbins R. C. Beckett West Point

Wednesday Bridge Club Hosts Three Tables At Mrs Dunlap Home

Mrs Dunlap hosted a Wednesday Bridge Club gathering yesterday afternoon at 3 with three guests Mrs Con Little Mrs E D Bondurant and Mrs Ervin Little joining members to form three tables. Prize went to Mrs Wallace Cumnock who won a pair of silk hose. Miss Lilly Field visits Mrs George Hauenstein in Hattiesburg Mississippi.

Lilly Field George Hauenstein Hattiesburg

Chautauqua Circle Hosts Quiz Session and Plans April Lecture

Mrs H H Duffee hosted a Chautauqua Circle gathering with ten members enjoying a Paris themed quiz and readings from works on Napoleon German life and art. Miss Middie Hamilton to lecture at Harte Auditorium on April 14 at 4 30. social notes include Mrs Hubbard and others hosting bridge and visits.

H. H. Duffee Paris Napoleon Josephine Marie Louise Germany Miss Middie Hamilton Harte Auditorium

Woman Suffers No More after Pinkham Compound

Grayville Illinois Mrs Jessie Schaar says she suffered a year from female complaints and cramps before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and now has better health. Chicago Illinois Mrs William Tully reports relief from periodic pains and displacement after taking the same remedy. The ad invites readers to write for confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.

Lydia E. Pinkham Grayville, Ill Jessie Schaar Main St Chicago William Tully Ogden Avenue iChicago, Til Lydi E. Pinkham Lydia Pinkham Lynn Mass

Minnie’s Kitten Reunited with Missing Pet

In a surprising reunion, a kitten thought stolen reappears at a shop where Helen and Warren find it near a wooden dish of milk. Minnie, a dirty yet pretty girl, greets the scene with joy as the kitten licks milk. Helen and Warren express relief and gratitude for the rescue and return.

Helen Warren

Warning at Work Predicts Hidden Benefit

You are warned you may lose your position but it could prove a blessing in disguise. With quiet thinking and judgment you can decide an important question to gain advantage. Avoid games of chance and loans as they are not lucky for you.

Helena Helen Warren Regorith Pte

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