Today in Feminine Interest and Society Events
Poems by Ralph Methven Thompson open the column with themes of kindness and resilience. Social notices include Bridge Party for Mrs. Roy Bradley and Miss Clarita Moragues in Syracuse. Shakespeare Club meeting. Mrs. J L Coleman’s bridge party in Leona Peace area. Children’s Story Hour at the Y M C A Harte Auditorium. afternoon raconteurs Miss Nona Duffee and Mrs. D B Dobbs. Final rehearsal for a masquerade on April 8 at German Relief Hall. Matinee of Songs and Scenes From the Operas at Battle House Auditorium at 3 PM.
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Bridge Pary
Ethel Kimball
Roy Bradley
Syracuse
N. Y
Clarita Moragues
Harte Auditorium
D. B. Dobbs
Nona Dufffee
German Relief Hall
Battle House
Elwell Bridge Club Hosts Banquet and Guests of Honor
Mrs Joseph St George Tucker entertained the Elwell Bridge Club with an extra quartette of girls and guests including Mrs G L Kellogg of New York and Mrs D R Burgess of Springfield. New Bridge Club hosted by Mrs C A Garland on Eslava Street included guests from Syracuse Jacksonville and other cities. prizes were silk hose tokens and an embroidered towel. Two April birthdays were celebrated at 816 Dauphin Way with lawn games, birthday cakes, tea and prizes of perfume and a baseball set. guests and young celebrants included the Allen family and many friends.
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Elwell Bridge Club
Joseph St. George Tucker
G. L. Kellogg
New York
D. R. Burgess
Tom St. John
J. B. Davis
Peter Vredenburgh
Springfield
I. A. Watters
D. P. Bestor, Jr
McCreary Otts
Minor Friend
New Bridge Club
C. A. Garland
Eslava Street
Michigan Avenue
Roy Bradley
Syracuse
N. Y
Harold Reed
L. W. Hall
Sydney A. Dorgan
F. B. Clements
Morris Sherman
G. R
W. J. Allen, Jr
Catherine
W. J. Allen
Dauphin Way
Happy Little Company
Reba Langmaid
Virginia Costello
Ja Hays
Annie Meaher
Helen George
Mary Lucile Taylor
Marion Allen
Francis Costello
Inge
Thought for the Day quote from a busy woman
A busy land woman recalls a memorable sentence by George William Curtis from her youth. The reflection highlights enduring wisdom and a personal note on character.
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George William Curtis
From one-cat power to steady work and duty
The article recalls a saying about running a single productive engine rather than idle big power. It notes Mobile has many active small efforts, warns against overemphasizing the metaphor, and urges choosing a line of duty and doing it now. It also reports travel and speaking events involving Miss Rose Tarver, Mrs. W. P. Parish, Mrs. L. M. Bashinsky, and Montevallo clubs.
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Mobile
George Wiliam Curtis
Turkey Trot Lament in Elegant Dances and Debates
The article laments the turkey trot’s rise as a fashionable dance, contrasting it with waltz and blue Danube music and musing on Bohemian trends and future soundscapes. It notes Miss Aura Lee Tunstall returning from Grove Hill and Miss Kate Crawford’s selection as a delegate to the Sociologic Congress in Atlanta, April 24 to 28.
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Turkey
Kate Crawford
Atlanta
Engagement announced for Laura Croom Hill and Elbert Vaughan Robison
Mrs. Laura C Hill announces the engagement of her daughter Laura Croom Hill to Elbert Vaughan Robison. The ceremony is set for 5 30 PM on Wednesday April 23 at the First Presbyterian Church Montgomery Alabama. Robison recently moved to Montgomery and is connected with a large wholesale house.
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Laura C. Hill
Laura Croom
Elbert Vaughan Robison
First Presbyterian Church
Montgomery
Ala
South
Miss Hill
Robison
Wetumpka
Quintuplets Born Near Ithaca Reported Healthful
Mrs Charlies Smith of Banby near Ithaca gave birth to five infants recently. The newborns are reported well and healthy, with the attending physician expecting all to live. The event, notable as quintuplets, is said to have occurred only three times in the United States.
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Associated Press
Ithaca
N.Y
Charlies Smith
Banby
Here
American and English views on aging and skin care
Christian Miller cites climate as aging cause and promotes mercorized wax to peel dead skin daily. She also recommends saxolite in water to erase wrinkles with nightly facial baths, claiming rapid rejuvenation.
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Christian Miller
Farewell to School Days at Lyric Theatre Matinee
Students gather for the final matinee of the popular young people play School Days at the Lyric theatre today at 3 o clock. Evening shows at 7 45 and 9 15 p m close this profitable engagement. Next week features the musical comedy A Knight for a Day with a lively cast.
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Lyric Theatre
Orpheum Presents Work and Wages Draws Crowds
The Orpheum Theatre reports large crowds for Work and Wages with strong attendance at every performance and expectations for big audiences at the final shows Saturday matinee and evening. Five reels of motion pictures accompany the program with a five cent admission. St Elmo, Augusta Evans Wilson’s romance, heads to the Orpheum next week. Watch for it.
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Orpheum
Orpheum Theatre
Orpheum Saatey
St. Elmo
Augusta Evans Wilson
Wheatley Transferred to Providence Club
Detroit pitcher Wheatley of the Detroit Americans was released yesterday to the Providence club of the International League.
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Wheatley
Detroit
Mich
Providence
Pankhurst Granted Probation Release From Holloway
Mrs Emmeline Pankhurst the suffragette leader was released from Holloway jail on probation after a nine day sentence of penal servitude. She must report to police frequently and could be rearrested for any misdemeanor. Her friends describe her condition as grave and she was moved to a sanatorium. Millicent Dean and Phyllis Brady received six weeks' imprisonment each for suffragette activity.
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Associated Press
London
Emmeline Pankhurst
Holloway
Woman's Social and Political Union
Phyllis Brady
Millicent Dean
Miss Brady
Nebraska bans interracial marriage with certain racial thresholds
Governor Moorehead approved a bill prohibiting marriage between whites and anyone bearing one eighth or more Japanese Chinese or negro blood. Indians were removed from the prohibition as initially drafted.
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Associated Press
Lincoln, Neb
Moorehead
Married Life the Third Year by Mabel Herbert Urner
A vivid Anglo portrait of a stage-set artist's studio filled with hangings screens rugs armor and trinkets that create atmosphere rather than function. The scene emphasizes casual disorder and the performative nature of studio life.
Military Board in Session at Capital
Special to The Item. Montgom ery April 11 members of the state military board met to discuss changes in Alabama military laws in Governor O Neals office. The group including General Maiden Van Liew Graves Weiss and Scully attended with General Clarke expected later.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Military Board
Alabama
Uniontown
G. M. van Liew
Mobile
E. H. Graves
Comer
W. F. Weiss
Adjt
Scully
Louis V. Clarke
Birmingham
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