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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1913
Page
12
Miss Minnie Eva Eakins traveled to Pensacola to join the Hebson couple returning from their wedding journey in Mobile for the August 20 ceremony. The piece also notes Herbert Urner and Mrs. Urner in a light literary column, praising persistence in writing and describing her home office setup.
Mr. Irvine of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce calls Mobile women including Home Economics Club members to a September 2 meeting at the Battle House auditorium at four o'clock. The aim is to plan entertainment for the Southern Commercial Congress in Mobile on October 27 28 and 29. Mrs Seale Harris presides.
Mrs J J Bartee and children who went to Jackson White Sulphur Wells in spring will remain until late September. She suffered a serious illness before leaving home but says she is greatly improved due to the water and fine accommodations at the Jackson Wells resort. Mr and Mrs Bruce Kennedy of Montgomery visited Selma last week with four children aboard the boat.
In Paris Helen visits the Galeries Lafayette with Warren, where stalls outside mix with grand interiors. She wanders crowded aisles, notes high priced hand embroidered lingerie and finds a seven dollar nightgown among pricey gowns, realizing Paris shopping costs rise beyond the expected bargain.
Mobile residents and visitors enjoy late summer trips and stays. Mrs Kennedy and children end their Batties Wharf vacation as the party heads home from Montgomery, while Mrs F J Inge and her two boys vacation at Highlan Lake North Carolina. Milton Denmark travels to Paris Illinois to join family and plans Sept. return to Mobile. Steedy Byrnes seeks rest in Jackson. Joseph Goodloe and Charles Pond visit Mayfield Georgia. Livinia Douthihy vacations at Magazine Point with friends. Inez Harris, guest of Robin Sweatt, attends a rock party. May Canfield ends summer at Mountain View House New Hampshire. J T Gallagher and other Mobilians spend days at Gulfport, while Margaret Murphy visits Alberta Villar in Pensacola for a party at Bohemia.
Mrs. Laura Kroutter announces the engagement of her daughter Laura H. Kroutter to John H. Plash of Bon Secour with the wedding planned for a Tuesday.
The column lists residents and visitors vacationing across the South and Midwest. Eugenia Van Aller stays in Ocean Springs with her mother after a summer abroad, others return from Lake Chautauqua, Battle's Wharf, and Pensacola while planning trips to Atlanta Montgomery Yellowstone Park New Orleans Milwaukee and St Louis.
Last week mobile residents hosted visitors from Point Clear and elsewhere while planning autumn trips. Families including the Gordons Spotswoods Rapier Bacons Danner and others returned from Point Clear Asheville Chicago North Carolina mountains and Waynesboro with multiple outings and anticipated weddings and moves in the fall.
Mr. Frank Rose and his wife relocate to Southport Florida where he begins a successful new business venture. His wife engages in club work and improvement projects in their new home, while Miss Marie Layette returns from an Eastern Shore trip, noted as an attractive summer girl.
Mrs Skipwith Cole and her charming sister Miss Virginia Carmichael will arrive Monday to visit Mrs C C Carmichael on Washington Square. Miss Carmichael is noted for good looks and a sweet disposition likely to win many friends.
Helen struggles with limited sizing at Par is Galeries Lafayette and complains American store options offer more choice. She buys a white skirt, but length needs alteration. Parasol and scarf displays dazzle, heat exhausts her as she visits multiple departments. Warren notes few purchases and Helen doubts Paris offers better value than New York.
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