Social and Club Activities In Mobile And Around Town
Social and bridge luncheon scenes feature Mrs. Is ies A Mohr hosting guests including Mrs. Louis Morris and Norman Baker. Wreath committee planning for Memorial Day graves, Home Economics Club officers elected, Educator Thomas J. Wright visiting and events at Memorial and Presbyterian churches. Socials include lawn party on Houston Street, Easter egg hunt, moving picture party, skating party on Easter Monday, and public lectures at Lyric Theatre by Drs Dowling Wyman and Dinsmore. Notables from Montgomery and Birmingham attend medical society events and a Shakespeare Club delegation is named for May 6 observances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Mohr
Louis Morris
Birm
J . Norman Baker
Mont
I. Partlow
Tus
State Medical Society
Lyric Theatre
Oscar Dowling
New Orleans
Louisiana Board of Health
Funes
Wyman
Birmingham
Society Notes See Guests Visiting Across Cities
Multiple residents and visitors are listed across Birmingham Mobile Selma New Orleans and neighboring towns. Names include Mrs H W Peters Mr and Mrs E L Dawson Miss Corinne Beer Mrs J H Osborne and Mrs J W Rush with arrivals stays and visits at local homes hotels and colleges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Peters
Tiffin
Ohio
Citrus Fruit District
Cawthon
H. H. Hamilton
Birmingham
Mobile
Celia Webb
Helen McCrary
J. W. Rush
Frank Norris
Selma
John Rush
Pomp Sirmon
Greenville
Ala
John A. Newton
Grace M. Moore
Tom Moore
Horace Turner
Atlanta
E. L. Dawson
Manon Brown
Miss Broughton
New Orleans
E. R. Morrissette
Perdue Hill
Locklin-Moore
Corinne Beer
Vicksburg
Madeline Hirshfield
W. Newman
Betty Wiel
Dorothy Wefel
Judson College
Dan McCall, Jr
T. D. McCall
N. J. Fairbridge
Cambridge
Mass
Battle House
J. H. Osborne
E. B. Vaughn
Frank Clark
Thomas
Tuscaloosa
Julius T. Wright
William Kennedy
Social Calendar Events Highlight Local Meetings and Gatherings
Wednesday features include The H S Club with Miss Alleta Turner at 3 30 p m reception and dance for visiting doctors at Battle House auditorium at 9 p m Shakespearean luncheon for Mrs Sidney Rosenbaum at Cawthon Hotel 3 30 p m Musical Tea for Baptist Ladies Aid at Mrs James L Coleman Ashland Place 4 50 p m Lawn Party at Mrs Saville Hermann Houston Street area 4 6 p m Public meeting of Medical Association of Alabama Lyric Theatre 8 p m Thursday lists Neighborhood Sewing Circle with J W Harroun at Semmes Ala S C with Miss Alice Eaton 8 p m Boat Ride for visiting physicians aboard Steamer Pleasure Bay 2 5 p m
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alleta Turner
Mobile Medical Society
Battle House
Sidney Rosenbaum
Cawthon Hotel
Baptist Ladies Aid
James L. Coleman
Ashland Place
Saville Hermann
Houston Street
Government
Mtese
Medical Association of Alabama
Lyric Theatre
J. W. Harroun
Semmes
Ala. S
S. C
Alice Eaton
Steamer Pleasure Bay
Club Calendar Highlights Of Weekly Meetings
Wednesday lists meetings for Junior Bands Interdenominational Union with Mrs H , Bowling and Bible Class led by Dr A G Moses at Bnai B rith hall 3 pm Called Meeting by Mobile Suffrage Association at Battle House 4 30 pm Thursday Reciproc Day Mobile Art Club at Battle House 3 pm to prom Mothers Club Settlement Home 3 pm Electra Semmes Colston Chapter Home Economics rooms 4 pm Quorum Club Home Economics 10 30 am Interdenominational Union Chorus Christ Church chapter house 4 pm Saturday Education Day Shakespeare Club with Mrs C J Torrey 11 am
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. ©. Bowling
A. G. Moses
B'nai B'rith Hall
Mobile Suffrage Association
Battle House
Mobile Art Club
Mothers’ Club—Settlement
Electra Semmes Colston
Interdenominational Union Chorus
Christ Church Chapter
Frank Davis
Cap'n John Recounts How the Helvetia Went Afloat to Loss
In the Mobile harbor tale Cap'n John Slater of the St. Maurice tells how the Helvetia-Norse bark nearly shattered on the outer reef. A tug signaled help but an Irish tug master yelled derisively and ordered lines cast off, sending the Helvetia to disaster as squalls rose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Ship Chandlery Company
Cap'n John Slater
St. Maurice
Mobile Bar
Cap’n
John
Cap'n John
War era cafe chit chat in London restaurant
A fragment shows a London restaurant scene with a waiter and customers joking about marriage and the war. The dialogue hints at civilian life during wartime and a Cleveland cafe owner named Mr. Will U. Cumin referenced in the tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison Avenue
Cleveland
Birthday Parade for April Born Children at Empire Theatre
The Mobile Item notes birthdays of Henry Clifton White and others born in April from 1904 to 1910. It invites each child to host five friends for a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon, with tickets mailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Clifton White
St. Francis
Henry H. Hallet
Eeeeee
Alice Snyder
St. Louis
Eileene Hall
Selma Sireet
A. Tonsmeire, Jr
Government
Alexis N. Tardy, Jr
N. Franklin
Edna Gren
Empire Theatre
Confessions of a Wife Bill Tenney's Epitaph
The narrator reflects on Bill Tenney's life and marriage after his death, contrasting his charm and curiosity with his inability to commit. She mourns his failures to recognize love's costs, notes his impact on Donna, and laments the wasted happiness in a life driven by flirtation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
Donna
Difference Between Man and Woman Love Explored in Poem
A poem by H. H. reflects on love and memory showing a husband’s betrayal with "the other woman." The speaker contrasts male and female loves, noting how longing fades when possession dulls ardor and the beloved woman bears the forgotten hurts. The piece ends with a cliffhanger "(To be Continued.)"
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. H
Debunking Famous Myths About Historical Figures and Quotes
A skeptical note questions attributions to William Tell Alfred the Great Napoleon and Benny Kauff. The piece argues many celebrated sayings and legends are misattributed or apocryphal, urging caution in accepting sport and history quotes at face value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Tell
Calcutta
Alfred the Great
Napoleon
Providence
Benny Kauff
Pillans Attacks Inquiry as Politically Tinged
City Commissioner Harry Pillans charged a Chamber of Commerce committee inquiry into Gas Works district sanitation carried a political tinge. The committee said street improvements were the county’s responsibility, not the city’s, and Pillans urged escalation to county authorities, with action to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Pillans
Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Pillans
Doctor’s first patient ends in clash over mis diagnosis
A young doctor’s initial examination fails as he cannot feel a pulse under a wrist watch and cannot inspect the tongue while it is in use. He declares the patient not ill, provoking her to seek another physician. Albert Cutlip is a barber in Lima.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donna
Bill
Kitty Malrum
Albert Cutlip
Lima
Wanted Girl Farmhouse Last Lived Two Years
The Devei and Exeter Gazette notes a search for a girl last seen at a farmhouse two years ago. Authorities seek information leading to her whereabouts and any identifying clues from local residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Devei and
Exeter Gazette
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Ladies’ Memorial
The
Ladies Trial Association
Y Toulmin
Home Jonics Club
Jes R. Hagan
Nry Forcheimer
C. B. Percy
Alice Frazer
H. W. Tay
J. D. Berouson
Federation
J. K
Elizabeth Fonde
Speare Club
Dent
John B. Harvey
Jomas
University of Ala A
Cohen
Educgw
Aubreyles
Trueman Smith
JL McGhee
DR. Moses
A. G
B'nail Hall
Tory Book Club
Shakespeare
Century Book Club
Wthon
R. P. Pope
GE Memorial
Burgett
Agent Street Presbyterian
Wright
Bclal
DuBose
Lavilie Herman
Evie D’olive
Government Street Presbyterian Sunday School
M. D. Southerland
South Broad Street
Leslie Childress
BE. L. Childress
George Street
Angel and
Francis _Eastburn
Sarah Childress
Geraldine J’atterson
Grace
Mary Belle
Margaret
Martin van Heuvel
Coliseum
Paul Wilson
Elliot Johnstone
H. T. Inge
Washington
Johnstone
Shakespeare Club
Jose Echegaray
Spain
Oakleigh
John Wetzel
Columbus
Miss
Lee Pistole
Lewis Morris
Montgomery
Florence Nightingale
Wilmer
R. C. Rush
Government Street Methodist Church
J. O. Rush
A. A. Walker
M. Baker
Goldstein
Uus (Oldsteir
C. J. Torrey
London
Hercules
Bill Tenney
Jim
EL Toro
Vitalitas
Sutton
H. J. Reinier
Irondale
C. J. Gayfer & Company
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