Brilliant Stately Home Debutante Hostess Party
Mrs. W. O. Lott hosted a refined debutante event at her Rapier Avenue home honoring Ella Packer Blacksher and Mrs. Tom Boone Jr. The daytime bridge and tea featured pink and white décor, gold prizes, and a later formal evening with supper. Guests included numerous Gulf City matrons and debutantes, with elegant gowns and a lavish plate luncheon.
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W. O. Lott
Tole
Rapier Avenue
Ella Packer Blacksher
Tom Boone, Jr
Blacksher
Celia Webb
Clara Sims
Helen ‘Terrill
Kathleen Willis
Alice Terrill
Lillie Belle McGowin
Martha Webb
Mary Knight Rush
Elise Hall
Lott
Boone
Bridge
E. C. Hugias
J. T. Schley
Gladys Boone
Rebecca Herndon
Emily Gray
Paul Danner
R. D. Walker
Harry Childress
R. Prince
Margharita Ligon
Ellis Day Gates
Claude A. Grayson
Rosa McPhillips
F. O. Rhen
A. N. T. Roach
Sydney Tonsmeire
H. L. MacClelland
Mary Danner
Lovers Letters Play Strange Pranks Before Reaching the Owners
In San Francisco Harry T. Plunkett travels to Topeka to claim his bride Ruth Forrest after a letter of proposal crossed the Pacific and was delayed by world voyages. The two couples marry with improvised best man and matron roles as two weddings unfold.
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Associated Press
San Francisco
Harry T. Plunkett
Topeka
Kan
East
Plunkett
Ruth Forrest
Miss Forrest
Orient
Korea
Manchuria
Pacific
Plunket
Community Names List Appears in Notice
A long roster of individuals including Ruth McGowin Terrill Virginia Creary Bessie Mayers Marie Webb Hattie Arnold Ethel Burgess Marie Clifton Clara Sims Rebecca Herndon Kath leen Willis Margaret Blackshere James Radcliff Walter Horn Hugh Barclay Rob Aldridge George Creary T W Sims W L Rosa Richard Redwood Allie Ahlum Kirkbride Hinckley T D Nettles Jr Henry Bethea David Harris Ingersol Moffat George E Harris Archie Deans Herndon Desnon James Van Antwerp Jim Gray Tom Strong Hermann Maschmeyer Carl MacMahon Ben Campbell Dr Toxey Haas and George Ketchum Gage are listed in the notice.
Mobile's Busy Dancers Lead City Social Quarters
In Mobile, young married groups and social circles favor dancing over card games. Margharita Ligon and Marie Shaffer, taught by Rosa Marion Coates, now run five evening classes weekly at the Anthelstan Club with morning sessions at German Relief Hall. The Vineyard hosts the Thes. Constants led by Miss Goode on Saturday afternoons, 4 to 6.
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Mobile
Margharita Ligon
Marie Shaffer
Rosa Marion Coates
Kismet
Anthelstan Club
Miss Goode
Vineyard
Middleton Kinloch sisters wed in Mobile ceremony
Miss Kate Kinloch Middleton invites guests to the marriage of her sister Maude to Mr. Charles Edward Harrison on Saturday evening December twenty seventh at six o clock at Christ Church Mobile Alabama.
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Mobile
Kate Kinloch Middleton
Maude
Charles Edward Harrison
Christchurch
Alabama
Cercle Francaise Meets at Mrs Donalds Residence
Monsieur Francois Roulet led the second Cercle Francaise meeting at Mrs Harvey Donalds Church street home. The class read the amusing adventure of Tutureaux and then practiced French conversation guided by the professor among attendees including Mrs T K Jackson Mrs W A Powell Mrs Sydney Robbins Miss Woodend Mrs J W Hunter Mrs Norwood Richards and Mrs Harvey Donald.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cercle Francaise
Monsieur Francois Roulet
Harvey Donald
Church Street
Tutureaux
Monsieur Roulet
T. K. Jackson
W. A. Powell
Sydney Robbins
Woodend
J.W. Hunter
Norwood Richards
Double Wedding Last Evening at Oakdale Church
The double wedding of Edna Alice Martin to L R Meyer of Corinth Mississippi and Minnie Lee Martin to L D Stone of Amory Mississippi occurred at Oakdale Baptist Church at 8 pm with Rev B S Vaughn officiating. Southern smilax and ferns adorned the sanctuary as a violin trio and organ provided music under Miss Genevieve Southard. Ushers John Delaney William Langley John Stikes and George Barnet led guests to the altar as the sisters exchanged vows in turn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert L. Martin
Edna Alice
L. R. Meyer
Corinth
Minnie Lee
Genevieve Southard
John Delaney
William Langley
John Stikes
George Barnet
California Syrup of Figs Ad Warns Against Counterfeits
An advertisement promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for headache biliousness and digestion. It cautions buyers to insist on the genuine product by the California Fig Syrup Company and warns of counterfeit imitations in the city.
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California
Alphonse Hurtel's Daughter wed Clifton Adams Berney
Mrs. Alphonse Hurtel requests the honour of your presence at the marriage of her daughter Alphonse to Mr. Clifton Adams Berney on Tuesday afternoon at three o'clock. The ceremony will take place at Central Presbyterian Church in Mobile, Alabama.
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Alphonse Hurtel
Clifton Berney
Palmer Gaillard
Springhill
Alphonse
Clifton Adams Berney
Central Presbyterian Church
Mobile
Alabama
Mobile welcomes Pitts appointment to Southern District attorneyship
Mr and Mrs Alexander Davidson Pitts of Selma are well known in Mobile and celebrated as Mr Pitts is appointed attorney for the Southern district of Alabama. Mrs Pitts, a Colonial Dame visitor, helped present a silver loving cup to Alabama Dames president Hortense Addison Barre. The speech praised the society and its honored leader.
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Mobile
Alexander Davidson Pitts
Selma
Pitts
Alabama
Alabama Dames
Hortense Addison Barre
Box Party for Miss Elise Hall at the Hall Clark home
Next Wednesday evening December 17 Mr and Mrs Henry Hall Clark host a box party and supper in compliment to their debutante cousin Miss Elise Hall. The event features the all star play Fine Feathers and aligns with the season’s festive society gatherings.
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Elise Hall
Henry Hall Clark
Mrs Ella Flagg Young Withdraws From Re Election Bid
Chicago news notes Mrs Ella Flagg Young withdrew her name for re election as public schools superintendent after a board vote failed to elect her. John D Shoop was chosen on the second ballot to succeed her, with Young saying proper support requires unity among the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Education
Ella Flagg Young
John D. Shoop
Richmond Woman Visits Kin Across States
Richmond, Virginia, during the autumn reached Mobile on her homeward journey and halted to visit her aunt Mrs. Henry Hall and the Misses Hall. Mrs. J. C. Rich has been the guest of her niece Mrs. Floyd Ames for a pleasant visit at Hattiesburg.
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Richmond
Mobile
Henry Hall
Misses Hall
J. C. Rich
Floyd Ames
Hattiesburg
Fire Destroys Roof Sparks At St Louis Street Home
An alarm from Box 61 at 5 PM sent the fire department to 702 St. Louis Street a one story frame dwelling owned by Thomas Smith and occupied by Della Hayes where sparks ignited the roof. The blaze was extinguished with slight damage. Earlier at 3 30 PM a small roof fire at 164 St. Louis Street owned by J H Nicholas and occupied by Mary Carter was put out.
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St. Louis Street
Della Hayes
Thomas Smith
J. H. Nicholas
Mary Carter
Anthony Brady Estate Valued At 72 Million
Preliminary figures in the appraisement of Anthony N. Brady's estate indicate a value around 72 million dollars. Special counsel Eugene Lamb Richards says the valuation reflects the estate’s size and assets as assessed for the state comptroller.
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Anthony Brady
Associated Press
New York
Anthony N. Brady
Eugene Lamb Richards
State Comptroller
Aged Financier James McMahon Dies at 82
James McMahon, director of the Equitable Life Assurance Society and several major banks, died yesterday at his country home in Smithtown. He was 82 years old. The death marks the loss of a prominent financier associated with top financial institutions.
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Associated Press
Smithtown
L. L
James McMahon
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Abba Temple Initiates Fourteen Nobles at Shrine Ceremonial
Fourteen candidates were initiated into the mysteries of Abba Temple, Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, after a downtown parade led by Arab Patrol under Captain J. Heckart. The event featured a drill in front of the Masonic Temple on St. Joseph Street and a banquet where new seats were humorously revealed. Officers elected Wednesday night included R. L. Douglas as potentate and C. A. L. Johnstone as chief rabban.
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Abba Temple
Mystic Shrine
Captan J. ©. Heckart
Masonic Temple
St. Joseph Street
R. L. Douglas
C. A. L. Johnstone
Rabban
J. H. McCormick
H. V. Batchelder
Issac Lichtbach
J. W. Phillips
Myron T. Sprague
C. 8. Shawhan
Franklin County School Board Vacancy Filled
W H Holliman of Spruce Pine gains a seat on Franklin county board of education by State Superintendent William F Feagin. He replaces J B Heater of Belgreen who resigned to become assistant to the county superintendent. Another applicant withdrew to ensure full county representation.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. H. Holliman
Spruce Pine
Board of Education
Franklin County
William F. Feagin
Hoe
J. 8. Heater
Belgreen
Argyle Case at Lyric Promises Sleuthing Drama
Robert Hilliard as Detective Asche Kayton headlines The Argyle Case at the Lyric Theatre on Friday and Saturday nights December 12 and 13. The renowned cast joins Burns Ford and O'Higgins in a thirty-strong company praised for restrained style and broad appeal. Seats are on sale.
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Robert Hilliard
Asche Kayton
Lyric Theatre
William J. Burns
Harriet Ford
Harvey J. O'Higgins
Mr. Hilliard
New York
Dictograph Curve in The Argyle Case
In The Argyle Case detective Asche Kayton questions a murderer with the line Did you ever see a dictograph Robert Hilliard remarks in a quiet aside shaping the scene as the plot advances through a tense inquiry.
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Robert Hilliard
Asche Kayton
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Mrs. W. Lott
Edna Alice Martin
Troth
Minnie Lee Martin
L. D. Stone
Housekeeping
Meyer
Mr. Stone
Mobile Light and Railway Company
J. T. McKeon
Thir Pleasant
South Jackson Street
W. C.dukes
Harry Pillans
Katherine McDonald
Shreveport
Loraine Cunningham
Baltimore
Notre Dame College
Jack Triend
Bogalousa
Mogen Little
West Point
Miss
Mrs. Herndon Radcliff
Miss Cary Abercrombie
Pensacola, Fla
Yeend Potter Co
Dauphin Street
East Beautiful
Kestner
Jolly Kids
Harry
Willie
Sallie
Jolly Kid
Harid
Douglas
Shriners
French Market Mills
Orlewns Colles Co., Ltd
New Orleans
Franklin School
Massachusetts
Satuday
Burns
Harriet, Ford
Harvey
O'Higgins
Argyle Case
The
Lyric
Afaoe
P. Cresap Company
Orieses
Lovisiens
Partridge & Fox
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