Battle House to Open New Coffee Room Monday
The Battle House will unveil its new coffee room next Monday, offering quick lunches at popular prices. Expert teams from Jett Muth Construction and Albert Peck Co supplied and installed modern cafe fixtures, marble counters, and sanitary systems under architect Hutchisson and Wenham.
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Battle House
South
Jett-Muth Construction Company
R. H. Bartel
Mr. Bartel
Elmer Maddox
L. J. Leahy
Alabama Sheet Iron Metal Works
Dixie Sign Company
Schenker-Alidor Electrical Company
Albert Peck and Company
Chicago
Hutchisson and Wenham
Peck
Fraternal News Submissions Sought for Saturday Issue
Secretaries of fraternal bodies are asked to send news of recent and upcoming meetings and any related items to The Fraternal Editor by Friday evening for inclusion in the Saturday edition of The Item.
Pythians Elect Members in Mobile Lodges
The four Mobile Pythian lodges push to grow rosters. Mobile Lodge No. 67 will initiate a 40 member class May 9 for first rank, following two Knights initiated Tuesday night. Rescue No. 24 met last Monday, planning two candidates for first rank. Tablesville No. 102 had two third rank candidates Thursday night with more applications. Red Cross No. 182 had no meeting Friday but will meet next Friday for Page rank work.
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Pythians
Pythian Lodges
Mobile
Mobile Lodge No. 67
Rescue. No. 24
Grork
Tbascivale
Red Cross
Gulf City Court Tribe of Ben Hur Meets May 1 at Moose Hall
Regular meeting of Gulf City Court No 9 Tribe of Ben Hur set for Monday night May 1 at 8 at Moose hall. Brief business session followed by refreshments and a musical program with Mobile talent. Degree work deferred to the second meeting each month and a large class expected May 15. Social events planned for summer. visiting members welcome for a night of entertainment.
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Tribe OF
Ben Hur
Gulf City Court
Tribe of Ben Hur
Mobile
Uniform Rank Woodmen the World Meeting Highlights
Company C of the 123rd Regiment Woodmen of the World held its Reel master on Monday night April 24. Major Cogburn led discussions on vital topics and urged all members to share ideas. Captain Duffee presented Major Seiple with a beauti ful gift in recognition of services to the Uniform Rank and the regiment.
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Cogburn
Seiple
123Rd Regi
H. G. Duffee
Tor
Rium
Dr Brewster to Lecture Sunday at YMCA
The Mobile Federation of Men's Bible Classes will hold a mass meeting Sunday at 3 30 p.m. at the YMCA. Rev Mathew Brewster of Christ Church will speak on The Making of the New Testament. This is third in a series following Dr Phillips and Rev Du Bose. May bring a talk on the Inspiration of the Bible.
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Mobile Federation of Men's Bible Classes
Mathew Brewster
Christ Church
Henry Wade du Bose
Government-street Presbyterian Church
J. W Phillips
First Baptist Church
Phillips
Recorder Fines Hit High in April Surpassing Prior Month
In April the recorder's court collected 4500.50 in fines, beating the previous monthly record by 800. Clerk James Barry supplied the figures. The prior best was December five years ago under Recorder FY Haile Jr with 2500.
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Recorder’s Court
James Barry
FY. K. Haile, Jr
Louisiana Heirs Win Fortune in Fortunate Plea
In Macon Georgia Judge Emory Speer granted Louisiana claimants a share of the estate of James M Smith of Oglethorpe county Georgia. He will appoint receivers to manage the property replacing temporary administrators. Seven sets of heirs from North Carolina to Louisiana claimed the fortune noting multiple mothers and birthplaces. Some petitions allege illegitimate birth.
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Macon
Emory Speer
Federal District Court
Louisiana
James M. Smith
Oglethorpe County
Georgia
Bacon
Oglethorpe
Smith
North Carolina
Hopewell L Rogers Elected Publishers' Association Leader
The American Newspaper Publishers' Association closed its annual meeting in New York naming Hopewell L. Rogers as president of the Chicago Daily News. John Stewart Bryan and Edward Payson Call were re elected vice president and treasurer respectively. New directors include Daniel D. Moore Herbert L Bridgman and others with Lincoln D Palmer re elected manager.
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New York
American Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Hopewell L. Rogers
Chicago Daily News
John Stewart Bryan
Richmond News- Leader
Edward Payson Call
New York Journal
Commerce
Daniel D. Moore
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Charles W. Knapp
Herbert L. Bridgman
Brooklyn Standard Union
Dance Night Delights at Moose Auditorium
The Moose auditorium hosted a successful dance by Company G 128rd Regiment W O W. Drago's orchestra provided music as attendees enjoyed the event. The next dance in the series was announced for Wednesday night May 24 at the same venue.
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Moose Auditorium
128rd_ Regiment
W.O. W
Drago
Pythian Directorate Meet Set for May Session
The Pythian Castle Hall Association directorate will meet in regular monthly session on the night of May for the purpose of transacting such business as will come before them The annual meeting for the election of officers and directors will be held May 17, when the stockholders will express their choices for the positions to be filled.
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Pythian Directorate
Pythian Castle Hall Association
Red Men Council Plans Round Up for Palefaces
The Tuscahoma Tribe of Red Men held a regular council meeting Tuesday night and for Palefaces a scalp round up was planned. A committee will arrange a home-coming sleep for neglectful members with notable importance given to the finance chair's report at the next session.
Fraternal Lodge Meetings Highlight Social Duty
Whistler Lodge No. 127 Knights of Pythias met in castle hall Monday night to conduct business and hear talks on the order's good works. Mechanics Lodge No. 69 Independent Order of Odd Fellows held Tuesday night sessions with members addressing matters for consideration. Vesuvius Lodge No. 221 International Association of Machinists met Wednesday afternoon to review its affairs. Walter S. Lowry to represent machinists at the federation conference in Birmingham on Monday May 1.
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Whistler
Whistler Lodge No. 127
Knights of Pythias
Castle Hall
Mechanics Lodge No. 69
Independent
Order of Odd Fellows
Vesuvius Lodge No. 221
International Association of Machinists
Odd Fellows’ Hall
Walter
Lowry
Birmingham
Als
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Recorder
Publishers’ Head
Pine Crest Cemetery
Jett
Hutchisson
Denham
Mobilians
Leahy
Bartels
Masonic Temple
Ope Itt
S. H. Peck Hotel
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