Stevens Williams Wedding At 3 30 P M At Seggerson Home
Afternoon tea and showing of electings follows the Stevens Williams wedding at 3 30 PM at the home of Mrs J A Seggerson. Various feminine event notices list bridge parties sewing circles and tea clubs with hostesses and times. Also includes a forecast about financial success and possible family trouble with advice on foresight and diplomacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmer Sewing Circle
J. T. Brady
Progressive Bridge
Sydney Dorgan
St. John Wilson
Board of Managers of Detention Home
J. A. Tucker
Stevens-Williams
J. A. Seggerson
J. A. Wetzel
Puone 1972 Retired M A Mayers Recital Touches Chopin
Society notes record a 3:30 to 5:30 pm Puone event honoring retired M A Mayers with Chopin selections. The program evokes poetic reflections on art, nature, and the poet as a voice for those set apart, quoting Emma Lazarus and focusing on music in the South.
Cork Leg Tax in Kansas Triggers Odd Tax Law Claim
In Kansas, Joseph Lynch, secretary to Wyan dotte county's prosecutor, claims spinsters and prosthetics should be taxed under the same local law after his cork leg was taxed. A humorous verse recounts the tax collector inspecting a fifty three year old spinster maid with false hair and props, listing items like optic glass and china teeth in a mock audit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Lynch
Wyandotte County
Kansas
Hank
Met Opera Company in Atlanta Opens Series with Puccini Verdi
The Metropolitan Opera Company of New York arrives in Atlanta for a seven performance season. They opened with Puccini's Manon Lescaut and plan Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor Verdi La Traviata Puccini La Tosca Offenbach Tales of Hoffmann and Damrosch Cyrano, showcasing Italian operatic tunefulness.
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Georges” Sand
South
Caruso
Scotti Bori
Ricardo Martin
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Atlanta
Puccini
Manon Lescant
Verdi
Donizetti
Opera Week Draws Mobile Music Lovers to Georgia Capitol
Gulf City residents register for grand opera week at the Georgia Capitol. Among attendees are Mrs J G Grennon Miss Eddy Miss Kate Crawford Mr and Mrs Horace Turner Miss Marie Richard Miss Helen Rosenbaum Mr Overall Cawthon Miss Bertha Bloch Mrs Wyatt Brown Mrs W H Reynolds Mrs E S Lauretta and Miss Mabel Houstis, noted as Mobile’s gifted song birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulf City
Georgia Capitol
J. G. Grennon
Eddy
Kate Crawford
Horace Turner
Marie Richard
Helen Rosenbaum
Overall Cawthon
Bertha Bloch
Wyatt Brown
W. H. Reynolds
E. S. Lauretta
Mabel Houstis
Mobile
Monday Bridge Club Hosts in Gulf City Card Party
The Monday Bridge Club enjoyed a successful second essay with Miss Agnes Fowlkes as hostess. Prizes went to Miss Leona Wetherbee and Miss Sadie Taylor, followed by a luncheon of salads and tea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monday Bridge Club
Gulf City
Agnes Fowlkes
Ligon
Gladys Boone
Rosa Coates
Lucillle Rush
Annie Martin
Pine Bluff
Ark
Leona Wetherbee
Sadie Taylor
Hamilton Whist Club Meeting Report
The Hamilton Whist Club held its regular Monday gathering yesterday at 3 o'clock at Mrs. Henry Hall's home. Three tables of players participated in the session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton Whist Club
Henry Hall
Engagement and Scandal Shape a Gulf City Marriage Tale
Louise F Mason and Beverly Elkins announce an engagement as rumors swirl about Elkins involvement in a German scandal. Helen questions the match while tracing the couple's past and Louise's sensitivity to public opinion. The piece contrasts hopeful plans for a Business Women's Summer Home with gossip and the fragility of reputation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Mason
Helen
Louise
Beverly Elkins
Warren
Musical Thought by a Musician
A quote from Robert Schumann on harmony and the value of each musician in their proper place. It emphasizes that a full orchestra arises only when every player is respected and contributes in turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Schumann
National Congress of Musical Clubs Session in Chicago
Dr. F A Dunster of Mobile travels to Chicago to accompany Mrs W 4 Tebbetts at the Biennial National Congress of Musical Clubs. Tebbetts, delegate from the Clara Schumann Club, set to perform Si Les Fleurs and Die Quelle with plans to later attend the Atlanta grand opera festival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Congress of Musical Clubs
Chicago
F. A. Dunster
Mobile
W. 4. Tebbetts
Great Minds on Music and D A R Congress News
Mrs C S Shawhan of the Mobile D A R chapter notes the Washington congress ending with Memorial Continental Hall as backdrop. Birmingham speakers nominate Mrs Charles Bryan and Mrs Joseph Allen for key posts. General Federation delegates convene in mid biennial council stressing art, conservation, hygiene in schools, and mothering training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. S. Shawhan
Mobile
Washington
Continental Hall
National Capital
Mount Vernon
Chari¢s Bryan
Joseph Allen
Birmingham
Alabama
Rhett Goode
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
District of Columbia Federation of Women's Clubs
Bridge Parties to Be Held at Local Clubs
Mrs. W A Powell plans a bridge party at the Country Club on Wednesday April 30 at 3 p m. Mrs M F Kirkbride hosts a party on Tuesday May 6. Dr H T Inge cancels his Sociological Congress talk in Birmingham due to Mr Moore’s illness and will be in Mobile tomorrow. Mrs Gayden Davis visits Mrs Ashbel Hubbard on Government Street. Count and Countess Gustave de St Bon with daughter Marguerite de St Bon visit Aunt Mrs Hortense Batre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Brewster
Frank Inge
Mobile
Boys’ Union
Royal Street
St. Francis
Royal Theatre
W. A. Powell
H. T. Inge
Birmingham
Moore
Inge
Count
Gustave de St. Bon
Mademoiselle Marguerite de St. Bon
Mrs. Hortense Batre
Social Doings at Satsuma Delights Local Residents
Mrs. Frank Humphreville, once of Minneapolis now in Chicago, visits sister-in-law Mrs. A D Neale and plans a future in the area. Fair hope calls Getty after her mother’s death. J O Cox runs a thriving poultry farm. Friday night dances draw crowds as town improves the Grand Bay hotel frontage. A party of fifteen rode J O Cox’s launch down the bayou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Satsuma
Frank Humphreville
Minneapolis
Chicago
A. D. Neale
Getty
Fairhope
Tsuma
Grand Bay Hotel
J. O. Cox
Governor Brewer Heads to Flooded Delta Scene
Jackson Mississippi April 22 Associated Press reports Governor Brewer will depart at noon to inspect the overflowed Delta area. He notes state tents are deployed for flood relief and believes the levee break will cause heavy property loss though suffering may be less than feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Jackson
Miss
War
Engagement of Beverly Elkins to Louise Mason Reported
Announcement states Beverly Elkins, a famed clubman linked to the German scandal, will marry Louise Mason daughter of Mr and Mrs W L Mason of East Sixty fourth street. Elkins was found unconscious with a bullet wound in his chest on September 6, 1909, in his dressing room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise F. Mason
Beverly Clay Elkins
John K. Gorman
Mr. Elkins
Mrs. Gorman
Elkins
Europe
Zhear
Helen
Louise
Beverly Elkins
Louise Mason
W. L. Mason
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James McPhilips
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Puone
M. A. Mayers
Earth
Heaven
Hell
Emma Lazarus
Chopin
Pole
the Centaur Company
Castoria
TME Centaur Company
New York City
Mobile Electrical Supply Co
Bell
Water ST
A. N. Maumenee
Dauphin St
Flaglers
C. A. F. Flagler
Washington, D. C
Paris
America
Mabel Herbert Urner
D. P. Bestor
E. J. Buck
Sydney Robbins
H. M. Friend
George Rogers
Misses Kennedy
Elizabeth Fonde
Mollie Parker
Maria Minge
Mrs. Rogers
Martha
Mrs. Windham Lyons
Ruth
Mary Gladden
God
Anon
Auerbach
Beethoven
Longfellow
Achilles
Homer
D. A. R. Congress
Gayden Davis
Ashbel Hubbard
Government Street
Gov. Brewer
Alon
Dus
N.K. Fairbank Company
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