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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1912
Page
5
Those born today will have attractive personalities and be generally successful in undertakings. They will spend their lives in congenial surroundings with pleasant associates, attaining distinction in literary and scientific fields. The year promises fortune in material things and a prosperous outlook.
The Athelstan Club entertained Mobile’s social set with a storied annual reception and ball. Guests wore jeweled attire and roses filled the rose garlanded ballroom while an orchestra provided music and a hot supper followed in the rathskeller. Committees and officers were listed for the event.
Mrs Racia Wood urges girls to work behind a department store counter to study human nature as a pathway to becoming good wives. She shares how self discipline, patience, multitasking, budgeting, and moral training gained there shaped her married life and self reliance.
Social hostesses Mrs Clarence Robinson Mrs Charles Cunningham and Mrs Francis Brady staged a Christmas red and green bridge tea at the Robinson residence in Mobile. Guests included dozens of named attendees with first prize a sterling bonbon basket and consolation a silver vase for violets.
Miss Elizabeth Hybart received a luncheon hosted by her mother at 2 pm with a bright yellow chrysanthemum decor. Guests included Ruth McCormick and many others, with yellow gift pins for Hagan and Creary signaling late-week favorites. A second piece describes Miss Mary Carlin’s pre-nuptial rose tea at the Convent of Mercy, and Manassas Club announces an evening program by Rowley orchestra and a buffet supper.
A bridge and keno gathering last evening at the Fidelity Club featured a festive table with a Dutch supper. Prizes went to winners in bridge and keno and a sizable crowd enjoyed the club’s hospitality.
For Today events include New Bridge Club at 3 p m with Mrs J P Weinacker, Elwell Club at 2 p m with Mrs J T Coch rane, Ball of the Mysteries at German Relief hall at 8 p m, Alabama Day at E L Marechal School at 1 p m, Dalton Club at 3 p m with Mrs J W Hunter, Buffet Luncheon with Miss Rich for Miss Wheeler, Trinity Workers at 4 p m in the vestry room, Manaseas Informal at ¼ p m, Teachers' Supply Close of First Baptist church at 4 p m with Mrs A W Brooks, Christmas Market at German Relief hall Friday and Saturday at Yeend Potter old stand, Holiday Home Comers, Christmas crowds already.
Mr. Minor Friend leaves Pittsburg December 16 for Mobile while missing Cornell classmate Marion Robbins whose vacation is later. Misses Katherine Monk Ellie Fall and Irwin Fearn head to Mobile next Saturday week from New York as they enjoy city pleasures with school duties. Mr Sykes Tucker rises to Varsity status and will likely spend holidays with friends in New York City.
The Interstate Commerce Commission rules it has jurisdiction over wireless messages from a domestic commercial station to a ship at sea to determine if charges are reasonable. It says it has no authority over messages between two American ships at sea.
Philadelphia Dec 15 seven teen more stations opened by the Housekeepers' League selling eggs at 24 cents a dozen. Total stations reach fifty nine as the drive against high prices continues. More than four million eggs have been sold in the campaign.
Attorney General Wicker filed a civil antitrust suit against the Philadelphia Jobbing Confectioners' Association alleging a conspiracy to coerce candy manufacturers from selling directly to retailers consumers or to jobbers not belonging to the association.
Greenville based MecKensie Mercantile Company declared bankrupt on petition filed by American Agricultural Chemical Company W G Barnett Hardware Company and Alabama Chemical Company of Montgomery Alabama.
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