Social News Gossip List of Local Ladies
A society roundup lists numerous households and names including Mrs W B McCoy Mrs Joseph McPhillips Mrs T K Mrs W 8 Moore Mrs Browne Dawson Mrs Absony and many others in a community column edited by Miss Anna Seoulet. The item reads like a social register noting attendees and kin across households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Hughes
C. Hug
Robin Herndon
L. J. Davis
Mary Danner
Mabel Houstis
Erwin Little
Harry Pégues
Mazie McKeon
Horace T. Upton
R. Prince
Richard Christian
Montague Whiting
Elizabeth van Liew
S.° 8. Rubba, Jr
Norton Williams
C. B. Hayes
Jack Hogs, Jr
Junius Woolf
W. W. Cleveland
Paul Wilson
Hopkins Fitpatrick
M. T. Kirkbride
Kraft
James Lloyd Abbot
Mothers O Mine Longing Echoes Kipling Passage
A fragmented verse fragment echoes Kipling style with repetitive lament of mother and mine figures. The text pairs O mother o mine lines with o' mine phrases, reflecting familial appeals and dark imagery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rudyard Kipling
Meeting of the Home Economics Club Endorses Civic Projects
A large attendance heard about the city beautification effort led by Mrs. Inge and Miss Fonde, with plans to plant azaleas on Government Street. The club agreed to study charity cooperation, support Salvation Army rescue work, and join the National Child Labor Organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pillans
Matt
Improvement Associations Very City Beautiful
Fonde
H. G. Inge
Inge
Govement Street
Erwin Craigad
Seale Harris
Juliussin
Martin Holbrook
Price
Salvation Army
Eale Harris
Te Club
Dansant At Battle House Draws Large Attendance
Miss Rosa Coates and Mr Lawrence Weuberger showcased aeroplane glide hesitations and other dance steps at the Battle House dansant Wednesday night. The semi weekly social attraction drew a large crowd with lox trot hesitation and one step music by the venue. Reservations for Saturday night are already being made as Coates plans exhibition dances illustrating the new steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rosa Coates
Lawrence Weuberger
Battle House
Coates
Picture Party Honors Miss Poetz at Empire Theater
Miss Brookie Poetz, one of the season s debutantes, was feted at a moving picture party hosted by Mr Victor ie at the Empire Theater. Refreshments followed as the small party, including Miss Van Antwerp and others, enjoyed a pleasant evening with guests such as Miss Tacon Miss Browne and Dr Wolfe and Mr Barbour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nette Kellermann
Neptune's
Ighter
Poetz
Victorie
Empire Thea
Dr. Wolfe
Browne
Barbour
Miss Tacon
Bianchi
and Douglas Campbell
Miss Irma Pearce Hosts Sewing Club Meeting
Miss Irma Pearce charmed the K Club on Thursday morning as ten pairs of guests, pretty as ever, were busy with preparations for Christmas. She ended the session by serving a delicious treat, as the next meeting was postponed until after the holiday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irma Pearce
Miss Pearce
Informal Dance Arranges for Miss Dorothy Talcott
Miss Dorothy Talcott of Washington will arrive Monday to visit relatives in Mobile. Mrs Walter P Williamson will host a dance for her attractive young niece on Tuesday evening December 22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Talcott
Washington
Mobile
Walter P. Williamson
American Music Day by Polymnia Circle Play
Wednesday marked American music day as the Polymnia Circle hosted its regular fortnightly meeting. Miss Kate Moon and Mrs. William Stewart Jr prepared an excellent program featuring works by American composers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Polymnia
Kate Moon
William Stewart, Jr
Announcements and Events of the Day
The Craighead Parliamentary Law Club meets Friday at 4 p.m. in the Colonial room of the Cawthon. The Mother's Club of the Settlement Home will meet at the home at 8 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Craighead
Two Slates for Chamber of Commerce Officers Named
Mobile leaders M Waring Harrison and Joseph M Walsh head rival tickets for Chamber of Commerce president. J Curtis Bush Jr and R O Harris named for vice president. Full roster lists directors and officers including Grover A Taylor Alexander Wildman and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Waring Harrison
Barney-Cavanaugh Hardware Company
J. M. Walsh
Walsh Stevedoring Company
Mobile Towing and Wrecking Company
Citrus Fruit Land Development
Mobile County
Chamber of Commerce
J. Curtis Bush, Jr
R. O. Harris
Joseph M. Walsh
J. C. Bush, Jr
Dr. G. H. Fonde
William H. Monk
Grover A. Taylor
Alexander Wildman
William H. Armbrecht
John Rose
E. H. Britton
Stewart Brooks
J. L. Cawthon
R. A. Christian
William P. Croom
L. J. Davis
L. D. Dix
D. R. Dunlap
George Fearn, Jr
Henry A. Forcheimer
H. G. Grimley
Martin Holbrook
J. W. Hunter
Francis J. Ing
Athelstan Club Hosts Annual Reception And Hall
The Athelstan Club holds its annual reception at 8 30 p m with supper earlier than usual. Members are asked not to park in front of the club entrance and to arrive by 9 00 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athelstan Club
Debut Dance for Miss Lorraine Cunningham Pleases Society
A refined debut dance honoring Miss Lorraine Cunningham took place at the Government Street home of Dr. and Mrs. C. P. Robinson. Notables present included Mrs. Cunningham, Mrs. Charles A. Cunningham, Anna Franklin of Birmingham, and Mrs. Francis P. Brady, with guests and dancers arriving in festive attire and enjoying Drago's Orchestra and a late fruit punch and supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lorraine Cunningham
C. P. Robinson
Loraine Cunningham
Pensacola Society Notes Highlight Mobile Visit And Local Reach
Mrs. George H. Hervey improves after a serious operation at Inge-Bondurant Infirmary in Mobile as Mr. Hervey returns from Mobile. Pensacola social pages detail Miss Marguerite Finch and Miss Edna Finch visiting Mobile, their cousin Miss Edna Manning, dances at Battle House, a pink rose luncheon at the C wid en Hotel, a heart party with Miss Mattie Hickey, and mention of Mrs Coates premiere danseuse. Other notes include Birmingham debutante Miss Anna Franklin visiting Miss Lorraine Cunningham, Col P W Maer and family joining Columbus, Miss., and Mobile resident Miss Edwina Marion Savage planning holiday visit from Montevallo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Hervey
Inge-Bondurant Infirmary
Mobile
Hervey
Pensacola News
Pensacola
Marguerite
Edna Finch
Edna Manning
Battle House
Dansent
Percy W. Maer
Columbus
Miss
Cawthon
Montevallo
J. P. Savage
Woman Sues for Divorce After Husband Shot
Mrs. McBroom seeks divorce alleging infidelity by her husband, who was wounded in a shooting she reportedly carried out from a gallery as he approached his Government street home. McBroom, a Mobile shoe business founder, was arrested after authorities found a Colt automatic revolver in his car. Detectives questioned him but he claimed his wife was the shooter. no witnesses had been located by Thursday afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Government Street
McBroom
Chief Crenshaw
Lacey
Murphy
Mobile
Terre Haute
Ind
Webb McAlpine
Weekly Meeting of the Parliamentary Law Study Club
The Parliamentary Law Study Club held its last meeting before Christmas in the Cawthon room. Mrs. Alan Chester chaired. Program included order of business, current events, and reports on the legal status of women in Alabama by Mrs. Hanson, plus readings on Domestic Relations Court by Mrs. J. J. Bartee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parliamentary Law Study Club
Cawthon
Alan Chester
Bondurant
Alabama
Hanson
J. J. Bartee
Clover Sewing Circle Meeting With Miss Gladys Fish
The Clover Sewing Circle will meet with Miss Gladys Fish at 4 p m Thursday for an announced gathering in the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clover Sewing Circle
Gladys Fish
Mrs Flynn Hosts Large Christmas Bridge Party
Mrs. E. D. Flynn was the charming hostess on Wednesday afternoon for a major card party at her home. Fifteen tables of guests played bridge beneath Richmond roses poinsettias and ferns with festive score cards. A luncheon concluded the game as prizes were awarded for top score silver and napkins and a silver picture frame as consolation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. D. Flynn
Bridge
Richmond
Erwin Little
J. W. Woott
Mabel Tenatis
Hotel men meet in Birmingham to back Alabama hotel fraud law
Mobile representatives from the Cawthon Hotel Battle House and Rolston Hotel attend the Alabama Hotel Men's Association meeting in Birmingham. A bill to protect hotels from nonpaying guests was drawn up and adopted for presentation to the January legislature. Delegates were hosted at the Hillman Hotel with a luncheon and an automobile ride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Hervey
Cawthon Hotel
John Monaghan
Battle House
John Rolston
Rolston
Coden
Birmingham
Alabama Hotel Men's Association
South Alabama
Mobile
Alabama
Hillman Hotel
Bicycle theft report in Pottsville gallery burglary
W A Powell of 1070 Dauphin Street reports a bicycle stolen from his gallery. The theft occurred Tuesday night or Wednesday morning with unknown suspect. Police are investigating the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Powell
Dauphin Street
Hie Gallery
Big Battle Near Warsaw Spurs British Isles Recruitment
The report notes a major engagement just west of Warsaw prompting increased recruitment in the British Isles. It also mentions preparations along the coast to protect civilians against potential northern attacks and related security measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warsaw
British Isles
Allied and German Forces Engage in Fluid Fronts Across Belgium
Reports describe shifting roles with Allied offensives from Ypres to the sea, while German defenses hold tenacious lines in Flanders. Austria’s Carpathian push is claimed checked by Russia, as German gains continue west of Warsaw and Berlin anticipates actions in Alsace and the Vosges amid a surge in recruitment in London.
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Ypres
Nieuport
Belgium
Flanders
Russia
Carpathian
Warsaw
Alsace
Toul
Berlin
Vosges
St. Die
London
More Germans From West to the East
The Times' Petrograd correspondent reports three more corps from the west have joined German forces on the Russian front, bringing nine corps to Hin denburg within a month. He says Germany can send two corps to Hungary while keeping twenty on the Polish front and notes about 170,000 Austro-Germans have already...
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
the Times
Petrograd
von Hindenburg
Hungary
Belgium Faces Famine as War Ruins Food Supply
Theodore Waters reports from Belgium describing a country in famine danger. Refugees, ruined towns, and empty markets frame a crisis as Brussels may run out of food within two weeks without American relief. He warns of starvation spreading to all Belgians if aid does not arrive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Belgium
Theodore Waters
The
Christian Herald
Jan Plock
Transylvania
Antwerp
Malines
Brussels
Holland
America
Victories Claimed Amid Turkish Offensive in Caucasus Front
Petrograd dispatch cites Russian army staff noting Turkish reinforcement from Bagdad and a new formation. Turks offensive in the Euphrates valley and Van region caused minor cuts, while Russian forces claim victory and demoralization among Turkish troops. Servians report continued success near Nish with gains between the Drina and Kosodon a, including captures at Kovina and Petrovarograd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petrograd
London
Caucasus
Bagdad
Euphrates
Van
Nish
Drina
Kosdona
Koviena
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Bell Phone
Miss Anna Seoulet
Mother O
Pere of
Ome Economics Club
Nesday Dansant
Brookie Poetz
Tulane
New Orleans
Pits
Polymnia Circle
OR J. M. Walsh
J. C. Bush JR
Mobile Graded Union
Burgett Memorial Building
Elmer C. Noble
Washington Avenue
Messrs
Inge Lacy
Wiliam Grandahl
German Relief Hall
Robinsons
Miss Cunningham
Drago
Mrs. Robinson
Robinson
Charles A. Cunningham
Anna Franklin
Francis P. Brady
Delia Webb
Margaret Horn
Gladys Boone
Fdna Finch
Helen Terrill
Mareverite Finch
Genevieve Watson
Katherine Hughes
Catherine Courtney
Nellie Scott
Ethel Burgess
Rebecca Herndon
Marguerite Festorazzi
Irwin Fearn
Agnes Fowlke
Virginia
Mabel Goode
Kathleen Willis
Anna Boulet
May Leatherbury
Mabel Hartwell
Margaret Blacksher
Mary * Knight Rush
Edna Manpainz
Marie Hermann
Eleanor Gray
Eillie Reaven
Evergreen
Brookie
Betty Hagan
Rob Marehaun
John Nelson
Aubrey Raines
David A. Harris
Allie Ahlum
Cecil Walkley
Avatill Pharr
Cecil Bean
Walter Toxey
Billy Hagan
Vincent Villar
Frank Courtney
George Isard
Henry Hall, Jr
Eugene Brieht
Herr Bethea
Will Orton
Frank Ward
Allie Owen
Lawrence Lavretta
Jacek O'Connor
Frank H. Beaufort
Tom Burns
Dr. Winthrop
Mrs. E. D. Flynn
the Christmas Savings Club
New York Herald
Europe
South Africa
United States
Africa
Amsterdam
Lowengardt & Armstrong
Petrovogerb
Kovina
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