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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Aug 07, 1912

Page

7

Society Mobile Keeps Summer Spirits Alive With Pleasure Bay Voyages

In lively mid summer, Pleasure Bay hosts biweekly and daily boat trips, with a grand pavilion band and dancing. Notables aboard last evening included Mrs. T C McKenzie and family, Miss Glen McKenzie, Miss Van Dorn Clemmons Citie, J S Robbins party, Rosamond Robbins, Nina Spencer, Corrie Bibb, Dr Harsh, Jex Luce H. Protest, Porter King, Frank Fowley, Telly Pope, Helen Tuttle, Marie Richards, and others.

Mobile East Shore Pleasure Bay T.C. McKenzie Tom McKenzie Meridian Glen McKenzie Van Dorn Clemmons _ Citie J__S. Robbins Rosamond Robbins Nina Spencer Corrie. Bibb Dr. Harsh Jex Luce H

Yachting Visit Trails Along the Mobile Coast

Mrs John Roux of New Orleans visits Mobile with Mrs C A Wertherbee and Mr Wetherbee aboard the yacht Crescent City sailing to the Mobile waters. They plan a return voyage with stops by Biloxi Pass and other coastal spots.

John Roux New Or Ae C. A. Wertherbee Mr. Wetherbee Mobile Crescent City

Miss Belle Tilden Hosts Summer Musical for Pupils

Miss Belle Tilden hosted a mid-summer musical at her Dauphin Way home honoring pupils Miss Edith Damrell and Mr. Robert Armour. Damrell’s brilliant piano and Miss Gladys Martin’s vocal selections impressed guests while Armour, returning from New York, enjoys a rising career at St John the Divine and beyond. The event featured a refined parlor setting with fern and periwinkle decor as about 25 friends attended.

Belle Tilden Dauphin Way Robert Armour Edith Damrell Miss Damrell Great New and Conservatory of Music Miss Tilden Stanly Gladys Martin Mabel Heustis Laurel New York Paramount Wilkesbarre Fersean Periwinkle Ferns

Miss Rosen Complimented During Visit in New Orleans

Miss Leah Rosen is enjoying visits with Mrs. Hochstein in New Orleans. A party of twenty four hosted a picnic in her honor at Spanish Fort, and she was feted at a dance hosted by her hostess. Mrs. Semken traveled to Gulfport to visit friends. Mr. George Creary Jr. went to Atlanta for the week. Miss Iva Stencil guests in Pensacola. Mr. A. J. Spencer left for a multi day business trip in the state. Mr. and Mrs. Hyman Gabriel are mentioned in the notice.

Miss Rosen Leah Rosen

Households Talks by Henrietta D. Gravel Desserts and Fruit Sauces

Household tips present a series of fruit dessert sauces including Maryland Sweet Sauce Cherry Blueberry Blackberry and Strawberry Sauce and Italian meringue. Guidance covers whipping eggs dissolving cornstarch and sugar and cooking methods for custard and lemon sauces with variations like Richelieu and coconut sauces.

Maryland e&Ss

Gabriel Family Heads to New York and Asheville Vacation

Mr Gabriel with his two children sails to New York aboard the Mallory liner Sabine to buy fall and winter stock for his jewelry store. He plans to return late month. Mrs Gabriel and the children will stay in Asheville NC until after October 1 on the return trip.

New York Gabriel

Vacation visit at Battle's Wharf with Miss Kate Spear

Mr. Chester Spear enjoys a seaside sojourn at Battle's Wharf as guest of Miss Kate Spear.

Chester Spear Battle’s Wharf Kate Spear Clemmons Sweet Water Branch Battle’s

Rosen women depart for Kennedy House in Coden

Mrs. S. Rosen and Miss Marie Rosen leave today for the Kennedy House at Coden where they will spend several weeks. Mrs. Lee Williams Clark and her daughter Dorothy Talley Clark have returned to Mobile after a pleasant trip to Atlantic Beach Jacksonville and other Florida cities.

S. Rosen Marie Rosen Kennedy House Coden Lee Williams Clark Dorothy Talley Cark Mobile Atlantic ‘Beach Jacksonvilies Florida

Social notes from the South and Gulf Coast visits

Master Gordon Clark reports visits in Mississippi and Florida. Mrs. C. H. Walsh sails from Alabama towns. Lettie Haines returns for a Coden house party hosted by Mrs. G. M. Morgan. Mrs. E. J. Dennis of Chicago plans autumn return to the South with her husband. The Torrey couple stay at Clai borne for the season. Various guests attend house parties at Saraland and Sweet Water Branch. others join the Grand Hotel colony at Point Clear and attend receptions in Gainesville and Brenau College events.

Mike Lettie Haines C. C. Duffy Jackson Ala Coden G. M. Morgan Mobile E. J. Dennis Chicago Fairhope

Lovely mauve crepe de chine negligee described

A delicate negligee in mauve crepe de chine features wide satin borders on surplice sections and pep lum. The front panel and yoke are finely tucked, with Duchesse lace bands and ribbon roses at the front.

Family departures and a recovering resident noted in Mobile

T C McKenzie and Miss Glen McKenzie prepare to leave with the family. Mrs John S Holmes has returned from Healing Springs feeling better after recuperation. Pete Beckers of Brookhaven is visiting Mr John Druhan and joined a Mobile trip after the Zandel house party. Hon C W Tompkins, once bedridden with fever at 551 South Dearborn, shows marked improvement. Mr and Mrs Paul E Thomson are mentioned.

Pete Beckers Brookhaven Miss John Druhan Mobile Druhans Zandels C. W. Tompkins South Dearborn Street

Hearts and Home Problems Advice Column

Mrs Thompson answers readers with practical guidance on romance, family reconciliation, and self care. A widow seeks counsel on a mounting love triangle and a Chicago mother pleads for maternal forgiveness with a dying lung. Also tips on pimples and health routines.

Descriptive note on a ladies' gown features fawn silk and taffeta panels

A stylish black ieteor fawn gown with a white embroidered front panel. It has a plain taffeta collar finished by a self material tie, a draped girdle, a draped skirt with fullness tucked under the front panel, and puffed sleeves with tiny ruffles.

Family Trip Notes From Local Society Page

The passage records Mrs Thoms on taking her two bright children to Montgomery to visit relatives. Mrs BE Walpole and her son and daughter depart for a brief visit to sister Mrs Thomas E Colston in Pascagoula Mississippi. Electra Semmes Colston and Esther Colston, notable Mobile residents, end a Healing Springs vacation and head to Bladon Springs.

BE. B. Walpole Annabelle Thomas E. Colston Pascagoulg Electra Semmes Colston Esther Colston Healing Springs Bladon Springs

Notable Mobile Visit Highlights From Local Notices

Personal references note Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Clay of Demopo Nopo hosting friends. Alfred Briede, a New Orleans resident, returns home after visiting his sister Mrs. William Curry. Fred G. Jeter of Atlanta visits Mobile en route to Zundell's for a house party hosted by Miss Judith Quarles. Invitations go out for an Entertainment at Temperance Hall on August 8 at 8 o'clock by Mobile Lodge Knights and Ladies of Security. William Cottrill, Mobile resident and son of late Captain R. Cottrill, says Mobile has seen many improvements since his last visit. Conductor Dan Glass and Engineer Charles Crawford of the Louisville and Nashville Railway depart Thursday for an extended Eastern trip visiting New York and other points. Engineer Crawford will stop at Baldwin Locomotive Works in Pennsylvania to inspect new motive types for the New Orleans and Mobile division this fall.

Fred G. Jeter Atlanta, Ga Zundell’s Ala Judith Quarles Mobile Lodge Knights and Ladies of Security Temperance Hall William Cottrill Mobile City R. Cottrill Bay Shell Road South End Dan Glass Charles Crawford Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company New Orleans New York Crawford Baldwin Locomotive Works Pennsylvania

Paint Plant Fire Causes Heavy Damage in Cedar Street

An alarm from box 54 reported a fire at Gulf City Paint Company on Cedar and Bar streets. Fire crews Nos 1 2 6 and 8 answered with extra hose lines due to location, resulting in significant damage to the plant where paint was being mixed.

Gulf City Paint Company Cedar and Bar Streets

No Dismissal Ahead for Judges Under Reform Plan

Trial judges and solicitors will keep their offices until their terms end, says Judge John Pelham of the judiciary reform commission. He argues constitutional salary protection and election legitimacy prevent removing officeholders early. Pelham rejects simultaneous resignations but supports completing current terms.

John Pelham Commission On Judiciary Reform The Montry Advertiser Pelham Commission Judge Pelham Thomas W. Weaton

Major League Players Move Toward Organizing

New York lawyer David Fultz, a former star outfielder, acknowledged reports that big league players are forming a protective association. He said National and American League clubs met recently in his office or by proxy, with all sixteen clubs represented.

American Federation of Labor Fultz Protective Players’ Association National Commission New York David Fultz Philadelphia Lizat

Confederate Crosses for the Worthy Veterans

Urgent notice from Mrs. J. A. Rountree recorder of crosses UDC in Birmingham Alabama urges Confederate veterans to apply for the Crosses of Honor before the September 27 deadline, with August 26 as final request date. Papers available from all UDC chapter presidents, membership not required.

Daughters of the Confederacy U. BD. C Alabama J. A. Rountree Recorder of Crosses No. 1800 Eleventh Avenue, South, Birmingham, Ala

Alabama Game and Fish Laws Summary for Sportsmen

Special report from Montgomery explains Alabama game and fish statutes. It covers open seasons for wild birds and deer, hunting restrictions, prohibited methods, licenses, and penalties. It urges strict enforcement and reporting violations to county wardens or the state game commissioner.

Montgomery Ala Ano Alabama Bama

The Trials of a Traveler Remedies Ad

Traveling salesman E. E. Youngs and EH. Berkshire promote a remedy for stomach liver and kidney troubles. The ad claims the cure is unequaled and available from druggists for 25 cents.

E. E. Youngs Berkshire

Also Mentioned on This Page

George Creary, Jr Atlanta Iva Stencil Pensacola A. J. Spencer Hyman Gabriel Accori Henrietta D. Gravel Gordon Clark Mississippi C. H. Walsh Cottonwood Dothan C. J. Torrey Claiborne Gertie Meyer Saraland C. Wartley Julia Avery T. F. West Gainesville Sweetwater Branch Crepe DE Chine T. C. McKenzie Paul E. Thomson Item Mrs Elizabeth Thompson Mrs. Thompson L. B South C. C. Clay Demopo- Nopo Alfred Briede New Orlean Iis William Curry Paani Borden Borden's Gap Maull Bros
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