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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Dec 19, 1913

Page

6

Hart's Dance and Various Social Club Events

Today features Hart's Dance at the Country Misses Annetta Leila and Miss Clifton at Ze gell Bridge Club with Mrs H T at 3 p m H W Taylor hosts the Bridge Club at 3 p m A social party for Marechal Duck at the Social Club Parish house this evening Miss Moffat and E H Heeb POF le Francoise with Mrs Harry at 11 p m Dinner at Turner Hall under auspices of Pritchard Baptist Methodist churches proceeds to a fund for needy families Chicken Pie Supper at the Christian Home yard party tomorrow at 4 p m Thursday Afternoon Bridge Club was hosted yesterday by Mrs Hess.

Hart Annetta Leila Marie Clifton Miss Moffat E. H. Heeb Turner Hall Pritchard Baptist Methodist Churches

Buck Cantata to Be Sung at Trinity Church

A special musical service at Trinity Episcopal Church Jackson and St Anthony streets Sunday at 7 30 p m features Dudley Buck sacred cantata The Coming of the King The congregation will receive pamphlets with the complete words and a large attendance is anticipated.

Trinity Episcopal Church Jackson St. Anthony Streets Dudley Buck

Afternoon Bridge Club Notes substitute joins three tables

Miss Ethel Steinhardt of Greenville substituted for Mrs. Henry Forcheimer to complete three tables of auction bridge. Mrs. Leo Pollock won the bamboo fruit basket prize. A sweet course followed. With Christmas Day on the next meeting date the club will meet Tuesday instead.

Ethel Steinhardt Greenville Mobile Charley Hess Henry Forcheimer Leo Pollock

Athelstan Club's Annual Ball Lights Up Mobile Scene

The Athelstan Club hosted its annual ball on Thursday December 19 1913 in a festively decorated clubhouse on Bienville Square. Green and white electric monogram signs chimes and poinsettia decorations created a lavish Yule era setting while Gulf City guests, beauty, and chivalry arrived to the music and splendor.

Athelstan Club Mobile St. Nick Jupiter Pluvius Bienville Square A. CC Paul Veronese Athelstan Gulf City

Carnival Association Plans Second 1914 Carnival Meeting

The Mobile Carnival Association holds its season's second meeting Friday at 8 pm in the Cawthon Hotel. President C B Hervey will preside and committee appointments for carnival departments will be outlined by the executive committee.

Mobile Carnival Association Cawthon Hotel C. B. Hervey

Princess Mary’s charity effort faces overwhelming demand

Princess Mary in London expresses heartbreak after plans to raise funds for Christmas dinners for the poor falter under a flood of orders for Venetian bead necklaces. She returns many checks as she cannot fulfill all requests while Lord Stamfordham handles the correspondence.

London Mary Lord Stamfordham

Veritable Rain of Bombs on Moors at Muley Abselam

A large Moorish force in Spanish Morocco was routed by Spanish troops at Muley Abselam. Aviators bombed the Moors from above, guiding ground troops during heavy combat that left many dead and wounded on both sides.

Associated Press Madrid Muley Abselam Morroco

Signal Corps interest in Spanish bomb drop in Morocco

Washington reports keen interest from the U S Signal Corps on the successful Spanish aerial bomb drop against Moorish forces at Muley Abselam in Spanish Morocco. Col Samuel Reber cites the event as proof of aircraft value for reconnaissance and offense, aligning with prior Italian Turkish war use.

Associated Press Washington Signal Corps War Department Muley Abselam Spanish Morocco Col Samuel Reber

Not So Pleasant in Frozen North

Captain Louis Lane of the Polar Bear and Eben Draper of Boston arrived from Valdez after walking from the Arctic shore to Circle City and Valdez. Others remained aboard for polar bear and musk ox hunts. Reported peril to Karluk and crew, with belief they are in grave danger due to the ship’s fragile icebound condition.

Associated Press Seattle Wash Louis Lane Arctic Ocean Miaxman Island Valdez Eben Draper Boston Draper Massachusetts Dunbar Lockwood Will T. Hudson Arctic Circle City Fairbanks George Silsby John Heard Samuel Mixter W. Sprague Brooks Joseph Dixon R. D. Pederson Elvira Stefansson Karluk Herschel Island Lane Pederson Bartlett

Sutton and Hoppe Set for $1000 Side Billiards Match

Chicago December 19 George Sutton accepted Willie Hoppe's challenge for a 1500 point 18.2 billiards match for $1000 a side. Sutton had proposed a $250 game but Hoppe insisted on the larger stakes. The match is scheduled to be played in Chicago next February.

Chicago George Sutton Willie Hoppe Sutton Hoppe

Supreme Court Upholds Union Depot Order for Bessemer

Alabama supreme court denies rehearing in railroads case requiring three lines to build a Union Station at Bessemer. Decision reinforces state law empowering railroad commission to require adequate depots.

Bessemer UNION Montgomery Ala Railroad Commission Supreme Court

Ely's Cream Balm Promises Quick Relief for Cold Catarrh

Purported advertisement claims Ely's Cream Balm instantly opens a clogged nose and head by apply in nostrils. It promises relief from catarrh sore throat and headache by morning with small bottle sold at drug stores. Claims healing warmth dissolves swollen membranes and stops discharges.

Ely Bala

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Gell Bridge Club H. T H. W. Taylor Bridge Club Marechal Duck Harry Turday Buck Lanna Wew York Hristmas The Hammer Store Coats Xmas Hammer Men Sizies Sik Princess Mary U. S. Signal Corps Dr. Fhobson Hob Royal Sutton and Birmingham City Ticket Office S. Royal H. E. Jones, JR
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