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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 03, 1913

Page

7

Mobile Society Notes On Wedding And Entertainment

The piece covers the wedding of Mrs. Norton Wilms’s daughter the bride leaving Mobile for Galveston after a detailed reception with listed guests, decor, and gifts. It also notes the Dansant hosted by Mabel Goode at the Vineyard with society members enjoying music and new dance steps.

S. F. EB Norton Wilms Talujah Sage Malisea Parham Georgia Higley Mary Frazer Gladys Boone Margaret Webb Cary Hall Mabel Mighell Agnes Orton Gas Shields Fendley Dudley Glass el Burgess Genevieve Hermann Mily Gray Mary Mott Rhett Roberta 3 Albert Quigley J. W. Hubiter Henry Stoutz Mabel Goode Esamen

Monday Bridge Club Delights with Varma Gould

Miss Varma Gould hosts the Monday Bridge Club in an af fair afternoon session at 3 o clock. Miss Lucile Burke wins in a pair of silk hose while Miss Annie Lou Rinfield takes the consolation cut prize a box of embroidered handkerchiefs. Salads and other good things were served after the game.

Monday Bridge Club Varma Gould Lucile Burke Annie Lou Rnfield Fortune

Demopolis Bride Weds Ernest Bailey in Surprise Alabama Ceremony

Miss Hermine Partridge daughter of Mrs. Corine Partridge of Demopolis and the late Thad Partridge wed Ernest Bailey of Fawnsdale in a surprise Sunday night ceremony at the home of W. E. Bailey. The bride, recently out of school, came from Demopolis with her cousin Ernest Warren who gave her in marriage.

Hermine Partridge Corine Partridge Demopolis Thad Partridge Mobile Fawnsdale Ala Ernest Bailey Ernest Warren W. E. Bailey

English nurse pioneers Labrador exploration first woman to venture north

Miss Laurie Coates, a young English nurse, becomes the first woman to explore Labrador’s wildest regions after earning her nurse diploma in 1909 at St Matthew’s Hospital Philadelphia. She served with the Grenfell Mission and plans a second expedition after visiting her sister in Calgary.

Miss Coates New York Labrador Laurie Coates St. Matthew's Hospital Philadelphia Grenfell Calgary

Winter Event to Be Held in Mobile

The upcoming event is planned for this winter in Mobile, the former home of the subject. Organizers emphasize regional participation and local relevance, with details to be announced closer to the date.

Polyhymnia Circle Meets With Mrs James Wade Cox

The Polyhymnia Circle gathered this morning with Mrs. James Wade Cox and conducted their usual program of musical work. Mrs. D N Browne served as reporter, delivering a fine summary of the circle’s accomplishments.

James Wade Cox D.N. Browne Polyhymnia Circle

Euterpians Meet This Evening at Harte Auditorium

The Euterpian Society hosts its second entertainment program tonight at Harte Auditorium. Dr. Brewster will deliver a lecture there as part of the event.

Euterpians Euterpian Society Harte Auditorium Brewster

Santa Claus Visits Mobile Ahead of Christmas Saturday

Santa Claus the good Christmas Saint will visit Mobile children on Saturday invited by the Ladies of Charity. He will distribute gifts from a large Christmas tree at the Holiday Sale, which begins Thursday at the Tuscaloosa event.

Santa Claus Mobile Ladies of Charity Mother Tuscaloosa

Sympathy Expressed For Aubrey Boyles Family

In Mobile Mrs. Franks Moody honors Aubrey Boyles memory with sympathy from friends and family notes. The Century Book Club meets with Mrs. R P Pope hosting at Washington avenue, reflecting local social ties and esteem for a bereaved household.

Tuscaloosa Aubrey Boyles Mobile Franks&. Moody Alabama Century Book Club R P. Pope Washington Avenue

French class welcomed by Mobile host hopes Alliance FranAise chapter

Monsieur Francois Roulet of Paris started a French class this morning at Mrs. H. G. residence. Mobile residents and Mabilians expect the new teacher to settle here and revive local French proficiency and possibly establish an Alliance Francaise chapter in Mobile, like Pittsburgh and other American cities.

Monsieur Francois Roulet Paris France H. G Donald Mabilians Gulf City Mobile Alliance Francaise Boulevard St. German

Protestant denominations to discuss social service legislation

Plans for greater cooperation in securing social service legislation and carrying on social service work by denominations in the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America will be discussed today by the council's executive committee in Baltimore Maryland.

Associated Press Baltimore Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America Council

Guarding Against Croup with Foley's Honey and Tar Compound

A testimonial from P H Ginn of Middleton GA endorses Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a home remedy to prevent croup and relieve coughs. The writer reports prompt relief for children prone to cold and croup and recommends keeping the product at home.

Foley P. H. Ginn Middleton

Bible Drive Aims To Put Bible In Every School

National Reform association ends its fiftieth convention in Pittsburg with a push to raise 25000 for a campaign to place the Bible in all U S schools. Officials elected include Dr Henry Collin Minton president and Dr James B Martin Pittsburg superintendent.

Associated Press Pittsburg National Reform Association Exposition Hall Pittsburg Board of Education United States Henry Collin Minton Trenton N. J James 8. Martin Thomas Dtapes Wilkinsburg Rollo H. McBride Chicago Edward A. Predenhagen Kansas City National Society For the Friendless McBride Poon Chew Pacific Coast China America

French cooks indicted in contract labor law case

Jean Millen, chief at the Ritz Carlton, indicted by U S authorities for hiring French cooks through agents in France in violation of the contract labor law. The case marks early results of a government crusade against importing cooks by major New York hotels and restaurants.

Associated Press New York Jean Millen Dief Ritz-Carlton United States Orthaary France

Woman's tonic Cardus praised in Summit Virginia letter

Mia Leonora Walker from Summit Virginia testifies that Cardus, the woman’s tonic, revived her after days of weakness and inability to work. She claims five bottles restored health, enabling her to perform housework and cooking, and urges others to try Cardus. The message promotes the Chattanooga Medicine Co. advisory page and home treatment book.

N. B Ladies’ Advisory Dept Chattanooga Medicine Co Chattan Tenn

Much Work for Philanthropists

Secretary Redfield told the Associated Charities of the District of Columbia that care for mankind marks today’s thought and noted it appears in strikes riots uplift movements and political upheavals. Mrs. Woodrow Wilson attended and was elected to the board of managers for three years.

Associated Press Washington Redfield Department of Commerce Associated Charities of District of Columbia Woodrow Wilson Wilson The Association

Honor Paid Roosevelts in Peru Meet By President

Mrs Theodore Roosevelt and her niece Miss Margaret Roosevelt arrived in Lima Peru on Monday evening and departed for Balboa Panama after a palace welcome with President Billinghurst who toured them around the gardens. It is noted that about 3424 languages and dialects exist worldwide.

Associated Press Lima Peru Theodore Roosevelt Margaret Roosevelt Balboa Panama Billinghurst

Hair care tips and Parisian Sage sales pitch

The notice advises owning personal brushes at home and at the hairdresser, avoiding public brushes, weekly washing with soap and antiseptic, biweekly shampooing, and daily Parisian Sage applied to the scalp. It markets Parisian Sage as a remedy for dandruff and itching, sold by G. Van Antwerp Jr. with a 60 cent bottle guarantee or money back.

G. van Antwerp

Talent gets good shaking up in Chicago court building

An elevator in the criminal court building dropped six stories with a full load of attorneys political leaders and indicted men after a scuffle as doors closed. No serious injuries reported. Elsewhere Japan's rice crop is estimated at 263,984,000 bushels up 12,000,000 from last year.

Chicago Criminal Court Associated Press Grand Jury Brentano Walker Japan

Cascarets Claim Quick Relief For Digestive Issues

An old advertisement promotes Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy to cleanse the stomach remove undigested matter and foul gases and regulate bowel action. It promises a clear head cheerfulness and a morning straighten out for men women and children.

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Dansant Siena Pierce Sanleat Leenines Pierce Great Canal Great Canal Zone Boek Wader Pegars A Wadsworth Croup Cardus Summit Mia, Leonora Walker Secretary of Commerce Roosevelts Moore's Cawthon Mobile Sugar Development CO Mobile, Alabama the Peoples Bank Mobile, Ala Tate Recove Principion L. C. Fry D.P. Bestor E. F. Ladd G. A. Michael J. M. Walsh Louis Forchheimer C. H. Minge S. Eichold D. P. Bestor Thermos
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