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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1913
Page
16
Miss Anne Morgan the lone unmar ried Morgan daughter will receive income from 3 million dollars for life with a potential 1 million bequest to her husband if she marries and dies without children. The article also notes birthday celebrations for Miss Claudia and a local social gathering with names of attendees and prizes.
Society column reports on the Danken home life with friends sad at the likely postponement of a return before a summer move. It also covers Mr and Mrs Bart B Chamberlain's bridal trip to Atlanta and Washington and their current Monterey Place home. Mrs Myer Kapland and daughter Myra Franc of Pensacola visit Mrs Albert F E Brown on Church street.
A party at Mr and Mrs W P Johanson 502 Lawrence Street honored their daughter Miss Mae. Guests included Miss Mary Donivan Flora Hansen Nellie Godard Ethel Dyas Josie Donivan Josie Ravere and many others with Mr Barney Burns W Prichard Dan McNamara Rob Holmes and J McDonald Jr among the attendees. Music games and dancing filled the evening followed by ice and late dancing with local couples assisting reception.
The ceremony for Alice Aloysius Scheuermann and George Co. Bowers took place at John Scheuermann's home on a Thursday. Rev Father Cassidy conducted the Catholic ritual as Pearl Stiller led the bridal march and the couple received vows with family present.
On Thursday night the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hall at 256 Beauregard glowed with happiness as six years of married life were celebrated. Friends gathered for an evening of games music and dance followed by refreshments in a warmly decorated house. Guests included Mr. Julia Hall Mrs S Curtin Mr and Mrs William McGrath Mrs De Long Mrs L Collins Mr and Mrs J Winters and many others.
Field Day will be observed at Raphael Semmes School on May 3 at 5 p m on the school grounds. A program featuring Sleeping Beauty and a May pole game, plus folk dances, is directed by Miss Gusman the Raphael Semmes kindergarten director.
Mr. and Mrs. Leslie W. Howard and their daughter Mildred left Friday for Cincinnati to visit Mrs. Howard’s sister Mrs. Sullivan (née Modesta Carolin). They continue to Sangerville Maine, Mr. Howard’s boyhood home, accompanied by Miss Katie Carolin who will stay with her sisters for several months.
A record notes the fourth biennial Young Women's Christian Associations convention at Richmond. It gathered 850 delegates from diverse regions, with full New York board representation and many states present, highlighting leaders aiming to improve conditions for women. The exact venue within Richmond remains unspecified.
An old advertisement promotes GETS-IT as a painless corn cure. It claims quick action with two seconds of application and asserts the corn shrivels and vanishes. The copy emphasizes simple use and immediate results.
A sermon on mental beauty urges storing impressions of beauty to life as art. It lauds nature and culture, urging reading, travel, and study of great deeds to enrich the mind. The piece also covers Y W C A programs, leaders, and a pageant for 7 000 attendees praising the association’s global work.
Poslam Soap improves skin and hair and prevents roughness and eruptional troubles. Medicated with Poslam, it cleanses and soothes tender skin, leaving complexions clear and hands soft. Safest for baby. sold by druggists. 25 cents a cake. Free sample available from Emergency Laboratories, 32 West 25th Street, New York City.
George H. Richardson has gone to Reno where he will reside. W A Caszalas leaves Crichton for Okolona Mississippi for two weeks. Miss Louise Scott guests of Mrs W A Cazalas in Mobile street for the past week. Julian 8 Hale recovering from a serious Thursday operation. Miss Edna Untreiner and Ursuline Joullian plan Armory Hall ball on Tuesday night April 29 with a large crowd expected. Weathering big storms is what makes big men.
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