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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 08, 1914

Page

3

Social rules urged for polite society in Mobile

A New Orleans society column urges Mobile hostesses to publish a set of polite society rules. It cites a recent example where invitations lacked timely responses and stresses that invitations require prompt replies, especially for dinners luncheons and church weddings. The piece notes women and men alike often neglect proper etiquette, and laments the loss of courteous interaction in social life.

New Orleans Daily States Miss Nobles

Mrs J Sidney Robbins Penning Tribute in The Item

The society editor states Mrs J Sidney Robbins an officer of the Mobile Chapter D A R authored the tribute to Mrs J L Dobbs of Montgomery that appeared in Monday's issue of The Item.

Mobile Item

A Simple Christmas Wish By Margaret Hays

A poem on holiday generosity by Margaret Hays. The speaker laments a tight budget yet plans handmade gifts for family and friends and small acts of kindness for those in need. The verse expresses peace on earth and good will despite financial worry.

Cristmas Grandma Sister Bessie Brother Jerry Nelly Margaret Hays

Fi Fi of the Toy Shop to be staged at Lyric Theatre

Local talent from Mobile will perform in Fi Fi of the Toy Shop at the Lyric Theatre on Friday December 18 1914 with matinee and night shows. Alpha Beta Lambda Sigma sponsors the benefit for the University of Alabama permanent scholarship fund. Miss Hilda Kern plays Bonnie and Miss Alice Lull stars as Fi Fi with rehearsals underway.

Toy Shop Lyric Theatre Alpha Beta Lambda Sigma University of Alabama Bonnie Hilda Kern Alice Lull Hiex

Clara Schumann Club Holds Monthly Meeting

The Clara Schumann Club met at the Scottish Rite Cathedral at 1 pm with Mrs. James Hagan presiding. Plans for the club’s twenty first birthday at Mrs. Duke Goodman’s home were discussed, with guests including Mrs. Ellenberg, Mrs. J. Cobin, and Mrs. W. C. Crumpton. The December musical was announced for Thursday. a federation report by Mrs. Hagan was noted.

Clara Schumann Club James Hagan Duke Goodman Ellenberg Montgomery J. Cobin New York W. C. Crumpton Evergreen Federation

Satsuma Day Celebration Draws Citywide Parade

Widespread interest marked Satsuma Day in Mobile with a decorous city parade. The Shriners led from the Scottish Rite Cathedral as six cars brimmed with debutantes and guests tossing satsumas and kumquats. Essanay starlets featured in Miss Hartwell's car, with multiple attendees in other conveyances.

Satsuma Chamber of Commerce A. J. Parsons Mobile Messrs H. D. Mooney Mississippi W. H. Reynolds Mobile County Winbberg Baldwin County W. D. Stratton George Robinson D. P. Bester Augustus Brooks W. F. Tebbetts Satsumas Essanay Company Mabel Hartwell Hennessy Essanay Miss Hartwell Margaret Blacksher Anna Boulet Carl Holzborn Annie Moore Provost Evelyn McLaughlin Delia Webb Elise Hall Robert Marshall Marie Hermann Eleanor Gray Ella Blacksher Edna Manning

Miss Betty Hagan to Be Honoree at Lovely Luncheon

Debutante Betty Hagan is honored at a luncheon hosted by Dorothy and Lillian Vaughan. The event takes place Monday December 14 at 1 o clock in the Vineyard of the Cawthon, with the younger set in attendance.

Betty Hagan Dorothy Lillian Vaughan Cawthon

Satsuma Day Night Events At Battle House Vine Y Mapped

Satsuma Day night events feature Miss Coates as danseuse at the Battle House Y Vine yard and Miss Tompkins in A Satsuma Dance. The Y W C A offers a program with a quartet including Mabel Heustis Tebbetts Little Lavelle and others along with talks on Satsuma industry by T Kiyono and L C Irvine. Refreshments served by the Ladies Auxiliary.

Satsuma Battle House Mabel Heustis Yutaka Minakuchi Charles Scholfield L. C. Irvine Misa W. F. Tebbetts Ladies’ Auxiliary

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