Social events calendar highlights and society notices
A dense list of club meetings and social engagements appears, including bridge and book clubs, circles meeting times, Y M C A committee gatherings, theatre events at the Lyric with dinner, an afternoon tea at the Athelstan Club, a kitchen shower for Miss Alphonse, and a Lyric party hosted by Mr and Mrs Bush. The writeup closes with a decorative, nostalgic passage on youth and roses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyric
Cawthon
Henry Hall
Elise Hall
Miss Alphonse
Debut Reception at Broadwood Home Features Floral Decor
Miss Hilda Broadwood receives after an elegant debut at the Broadwood residence on Hallet Street. The interior glow of pink roses, yellow chrysanthemums, and blue and gold accents framed a plate luncheon with orange ices and yellow confections served by a group of attendants. Mrs Luis Jervis Broadwood and Miss Broadwood welcomed guests. continued on Page Seven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Broadwood
Hallet Street
Hilda Broadwood
Luis Jervis Broadwood
Historic rifle shown to urge Horse Shoe Bend park funding
A silver mounted rifle once presented by President Madison to an Indian named Whale is brought by Reuben A. Mitchell of Gadsden to S. S. Broadus in Washington to urge a national park and monument at Horse Shoe Bend Alabama. The Bend near Dadeville is cited as historic and worthy of federal support. Governor O Neal, Broadus, and Rep. J B Rylance will address the House Appropriations Committee.
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Montgomery
Dee
James Madison
Reuben A. Mitchell
Gadsen
S. S. Broadus
Washington
Committee On Appropriations
Congress
National Park
Horse Shoe Bend
Ala
Madison
Mitchell
Bend
Tallapoosa County
Tallapoosa River
Dadeville
O'Neal
Broadus
Decatur
J. B. Rylance
House
New Low Level Record For British Consols
British consols fell to a new low on the London market quoted at 71 1 8 for cash and 71 56 16 for the account. The slide followed a flood of new issues with attractive yields prompting holders to move funds from consols. A Grand Pacific issue of 10 million dollars in seven year 5 percent notes at 97 helped push prices down.
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London
London Stock Exchange
Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment Promises Cure Claim Appeal
Local testimonial from Geo W Fitch of Mendota Illinois praises Dr Hobson’s Eczema Ointment for curing long standing eczema described as the civil war era trouble. He reports trying many doctors before this ointment and claims success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobson
Geo. W. Fitch
Mendota
Progressives Select Allen as Illinois Senate Bid
Illinois Progressive leaders meeting in Chicago informally named Frank G. Allen of Moline as their senate candidate for next year. Allen would run only if no better option appeared. The day raised about 9000 in contributions as the party adopted a platform urging primaries, proportional national conventions, initiative and referendum, and an eight hour day for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Progressive Party
Illinois
Frank G. Allen
Moline
United States Senate
Allen
Assembly
Congress
Rev W P Dickinson Named Presiding Elder In Dothan District
Montgomery December 17 The Rev W P Dickinson, stationed at Prattville for four years, succeeds the late Rev Henry Trawick as presiding elder of the Dothan district Alabama Methodist conference. Trawick died in Montgomery Sunday before assuming duties. Dickinson, once a Mobile preacher, is well known there and has many friends in Mobile and other denominations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
W. P. Dickinson
Prattville
Henry Trawick
Dothan
Alabama Methodist Conference
EB. R. Hendrix
Trawick
Mobile
Sloan Promoted in Southern Street Railway Circles
Birmingham changes at United Gas and Electric announce M S Sloan to assist to J S Peveray of American Cities Railway and J P H De Windt named general manager. Sloan, Mobile native and Auburn Tech graduate, is son of the late Matt Sloan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
George Bullock
United Gas and Electric Company
Southern Street Railway
M. 8S
Sloan
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
J. 8S
Peveray
American Cities Railway Company
New Orleans
J. P. H. de Windt
New England
M. S. Sloan
Matt Sloan
Mobile Fire Department
Matt Sloan Jr
Mobile
Auburn Tech
Home Economic Club maps 1914 work in Mobile
The Women’s Home Economic Club met in the Chamber of Commerce to plan the year 1914. Topics included The City and women’s knowledge, The Court System, housing in Mobile, and jail prisoner handling. Committees covered health, dairy, weights and measures, domestic health, legislation, parks, and city charities. Mrs. Anna M. Protzman was elected press reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Economic Club
Chamber of Commerce
Mobile
Anna M. Protzman
B. I
Adjutant General Orders New Alabama Infantry Company
Special to The Item. Montgomery December 17 Adjutant General Scully directs Major N S Walker to muster a new infantry company at Alabama City on December 19. The unit will join the fourth regiment with Capt M H Jordan assigned to conduct medical examinations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
Scully
N. S. Walker
Alexander City
Alabama City
M. H. Jordan
Medical Corps
Jefferson Portrait Postal Cards Planned to Label Democrats
Postal cards featuring Thomas Jefferson rather than William McKinley will circulate in Mobile around January 1. Large quantities have been printed in Washington. The move is portrayed as signaling Democratic party control and drew stir among Republican leaders after Postmaster General Burleson urged the change.
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Thomas Jefferson
William “Kkinley
Mobile
Washington
Burleson
Fine Feathers at Lyric Tonight with Star Cast
Tonight at the Lyric Theatre the original all star company for Fine Feathers appears for one night only led by Wilton Lackaye Robert Edeson Max Figman Rose Coghlan Lolita Robertson and Lydia Dickson. The drama is hailed as a tremendous production of the century.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lyric
Lyric Theatre
All Star
Fine Feathers
New York
Wilton Lackaye
Robert Edeson
Max Figman
Rose Coghlan
Lolita Robertson
Lydia Dickson
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Eers
W. C. Dukes
Dine ‘Bridge Club
Century Book Club
Aqua
H. H
Paterpean
Athelstan Club
Harrison
Bernard Wood
the Lyric
Mr. and
Mrs. Bush
Miss Broadwood
Felix
Paris
Paria
Frank Calif
Tina
Progressives
Mobilian
Yeendpotter
Dauphin Street
Jefferson
Astor Theatre
York
Cort Theatre
Castoria
Mai Figna Rose Saattens
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