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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1916
Page
6
A reflective piece on gratitude and community bonds accompanies brief society items. The column notes Thanksgiving hospitality at Springhill and Manassas Club events, with mentions of Miss Madeline Maury and others, plus a farewell party for Mrs. J. B. Hilverg and social reports from local clubs and charities.
Nixola Greelly-Smith reports on Mme de Saint Point advancing metachory a geometric dance fusing painting poetry and philosophy. The interview covers views on love marriage education and state schooling while detailing Saint Point’s style fashion aversion and envisioned institute for the new art amid a New York social scene.
Whistler Woodmen Circle No. 111 meets at 7 39 PM at Woid Fellows Hall. All members urged to attend for officer elections and refreshments. Thanksgiving ball by Ladies Auxiliary to the International Association of Machinists held Wednesday at Old Fellows Hall with about seventy couples dancing.
About thirty of Mrs Hillberg s friends attended a delightful evening in her honor with decorations in green and white. The gathering featured a de licious ice course and festive setup.
The group began by feeding fifty poor children at Thanksgiving and increased the count each year until serving between 300 and 400 children. This year they departed from the usual dinner format and prepared baskets instead.
Mrs Walter tove hosted Thanksgiving guests including her brother and sister Mr and Mrs Prank Spencer of Mobile and their children Ann and Frank Jr in Laurel. Mr and Mrs FE H Pritchatt on a Mobile trip. Mrs D Irwin Clisby visiting Tutwiler guest of son Charles Clisby will winter in Atlanta. Mesdames Slater and Spotewood have left Butler for Mobile after visiting relatives.
A columnist urges women to value appearance with practical talk on dress and grooming. Advice covers the perks of a polished look for confidence and success, plus hair styling tips and a reader question about curlers and hair fullness.
Fluffy hair styled to cover the ears and fore head with waved texture described as more attractive than before.
Miss Antoinette I Ladd longtime city resident died Friday morning at the Southern infirmary after a two week illness from pneumonia. She is survived by a sister Miss Virginia N Ladd a niece Miss Aline Hollinger and other relatives.
The eleven month old Mary Margaret Tallon died after a short illness at a local infirmary. Her funeral was held Friday afternoon from the family home at 411 St Emanuel Street and she was buried in Pine Crest cemetery.
William McCormick lifelong Mobile resident died Thursday at the family home 905 Davis Avenue after a lingering illness. A former butcher, he was well known in the city and survived by his widow three children three brothers one sister and other relatives. He died fortified with church rites.
The funeral was held Friday in Calvert for William A Cumberland age 76 of Mobile native Sardinia Ohio. He died Wednesday night in Vredenburgh Alabama at the home of his daughter Mrs VA Landrum after a long illness. Survived by two daughters Mrs VT Landrum and Mrs Millie Milstead Pensacola Fla, three sons T P Cumberland William A Cumberland Marion J Cumberland and other relatives.
The Moss Point Advertiser notes Mrs. Henry Mason returns home from the Mobile Infirmary and is recovering well. Miss Toula Miller visits Mobile this week with Miss Katie Havens. Rev. Guy Hurlbert returns from Moss Point after a several days visit. The Tuscaloosa News reports Miss Mabell Biggart leaves for Birmingham to present a sermonette and will visit Mrs John C. Henley, with appreciation of Tuscaloosa.
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