Berth Space For Destroyers Asked In Mobile Mardi Gras Visit
George C. Card works with the Chamber of Commerce to secure dock space for three destroyers Monaghan Sterrett and Terry arriving Saturday 21 for Mardi Gras. Lieutenant Commander F T Evans commands the fleet now in Jacksonville Florida and will take on supplies and oil. Each ship is 300 feet long with a 12 foot draft and crews of forty one. Ensign W L Moore commands Monaghan Ensign F P Traynor Sterrett and Ensign W B Phillips Terry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Card
Chamber of Commerce
F. T. Evans
Jacksonville
Fla
Pat J. Lyons
Monaghan
Sterrett
Terry
Easy Way to Get Fat and Be Strong
An ad claims a scientific discovery named Sargol can help the digestive system absorb fat from food, leading to 10 to 20 pounds of solid flesh. The product is marketed as harmless and inexpensive, with a refund guarantee from Van Antwerp Cruz Corp. and other druggists in Stphile area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Cruz Corp
Stphile and
Sargel
Diner Dansant in Honor of Debutantes Set for February
The Battle House salon will host Diner Dansant dans l honneur des Debutantes on February 12 at 7 30 PM. More than fifty couples will attend with chaperones Mr and Mrs George Fearn Jr Mr and Mrs R F Nevill Jr Mr and Mrs John Meador and Mrs Oscar N Barney and a committee led by George Fearn Jr including Winslow Partridge Frank Courtney Henry Bethea T D Nettles Jr and Albert Treadway.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle House
George Fearn, Jr
R. F. Nevill, Jr
John Meador
Oscar N. Barney
Winslow Partridge
Frank Courtney
Henry Bethea
T. D. Nettles
Albert Treadway
Visiting Pittsburg Social Notice In Edgewood Alabama
Miss Marion Ricketts sister of Mrs. George Leftwitch visits Edgewood Pittsburg suburb staying with a college friend. She may meet Mr. and Mrs. Whatley Mrs Fenellosa Mr. and Mrs. Charles Smith and others from Mobile while enjoying the local clubs and dancing societies of nearby suburbs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Marion Ricketts
George Leftwitch
Mobile
Edgewood
Miss Ricketts
S. Whatley
Fenellosa
Charles Smith
Marion Robbins
McAloney
Selma
Thursday Bridge Club Seeks 3 P M Meeting Host
Mrs. Matthew Brewster will host the Thursday Bridge Club at their regular date and time, the hour being 3 p m.
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Matthew Brewster
Petersons Host Informal Bridge Party in Mobile
Mr and Mrs T J Peterson who arrived in Mobile last summer and settled in a fine Government Street home entertained last evening with a bridge party. Four tables competed for a well chosen trophy and a three course supper was served afterward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
T. J. Peterson
Mobile
P. J. Glass
Government Street
Hamilton Club Card Party Hosts Reminiscences and Prizes
Mrs J B Read and Mrs Sydney Robbins joined in as substitutes for the Hamilton Club meeting and led a card game after recalling the Cercle Francaise gathering at Mrs Harry Donald's home. Across three tables prizes were awarded to Mrs H M Friend, Mrs Penrose Voss and Mrs J W Woolf for carding prowess with decks of cards and fancy towels as trophies.
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J. B. Read
Sydney Robbins
Hamilton Club
Cercle Francaise
Harry Donald
Hamiltonians
H. M. Friend
Penrose Voss
J. W. Woolf
Mrs A G Harvey Hosts Marion Park House Warming
In Mobile honoring Mrs John Harvey and her guest, Mrs A G Harvey of Meridian hosts a Friday reception at the new Marion Park home. The event showcases the residence and marks a gracious house warming as Meridian guests admire the property and Mrs Harvey's hospitality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Harvey
Mobile
A. G. Harvey
Meridian
Marion Park
Mrs Partridge Recovers From Appendicitis Operation
Mrs Steel Partridge returns to health after an appendicitis operation and enjoys a town automobile ride as friends celebrate her rapid recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Partridge
Steel Partridge
N Y society woman seeks help after Chico destitution
Mrs Florence B Folsom once married to Charles Dwight Folsom, a wealthy lawyer, lives in Chico in destitute conditions after a divorce granted on the strength of a letter she wrote confessing love for Gus Williams, a Nevada ranchman. Williams spurned her, and a Chico resident has appealed to New York friends for aid.
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Chico
Cal
Florence B. Folsom
New York
Charles Dwight Folsom
Gus Williams
Nevada
Williams
Folsom
Miss Fowlkes Fleu ers In Country Club Week
Birmingham social scene highlights a celebrated guest Miss Agnes Fowlkes of Mobile at the Country Club events. A tango tea drew a large crowd despite rain, with Mrs. Solomon Jacobs hosting a luncheon for Miss Fowlkes on February 7 at the Southern Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon Jacobs
Miss Fowlkes
Local Notables Return Home and Illness News
Mrs Inge Selden and her daughter with Mrs Cobb have returned home after a pleasant visit with Mrs Vidmer. Mr and Mrs N A Richard are home again after a brief stay in Pensacola at the San Carlos. Mr and Mrs Louis Jermain of Pittsburgh continue a Southern tour and departed for Tampa. Mrs E V OConnor formerly ill at Providence Infirmary has recovered enough to go home. Miss Bonnie Burnham of Pensacola is very ill after a serious operation with bright hopes for recovery. Mr Rittenhouse Moore visits New York City. his nephew Minor Friend recently joined Westinghouse Co in Bloomfield NJ making quick train trips to the city. Mrs Frank P Penny ill at Mrs E B Matthews home on Julia Street. Knights of Columbus Mobile Council No 666 plans a card party and informal dance on Wednesday February 4 1914 at 8 pm.
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Southern University Glee Club
Epworth Leagues
Mobile
Harte Auditorium
John Campbell
H. P. Newsom
H. A. Newsom
Glee Club
Pirates of Penzance
F. H. Chappelle
Bodbey
Miss Horner
Eva Horner
Asheville
N. C
Marguerite Wefel
Pensacola
Kitten Merritt
Miss Merritt
R. H. Turner
Minnie Hanway
Bishop Horner
Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina
Bonnie Burnham
Rittenhouse Moore
New York City
Minor Friend
Westinghouse Company
Bloomfield
N J
New York
Wirginsburg
Pittsburg
Friend
Frank P. Penny
E. B. Matthews
Julia Street
Jennings Kerridge Nuptials in Mobile Wedding
P. N. Jennings of Pensacola Florida wed Miss Annie Kerridge of Thomasville Alabama Sunday in Mobile. The bride is daughter of Rev and Mrs Kerridge of Thomasville and the groom son of the late W H Jennings of Pensacola. They will reside in Pensacola where the groom works for the Louisville and Nashville railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jennings-Kerridge
P. N. Jennings
Pensacola
Fla
Annie Kerridge
Thomasville
Ala
Mobile
Best Laxative For Women From Hot Springs
Ladies are urged to try chocolate coated Hot Springs Liver Buttons to relieve constipation. The ad claims doctors in Hot Springs Ark prescribe them, stating they purify blood and improve liver stomach and bowels. It notes helpers for headaches nervousness appetite and skin clarity. Drugstores sell them nationwide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs
Ark
King Leopold Daughters Settle With Government
Princess Louise and her sisters Princess Clementine and Princess Stephanie reached a definite settlement with Belgium over the Congo property left by King Leopold. The daughters previously sued the government for the assets totaling about 14 million dollars and accepted compensation offered by the state. The agreement awaits Belgian parliament ratification, and a national subscription for a monument to Leopold will be opened soon.
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Associated Press
Brussels
Belgium
Leopold
Congo
Louise
Clementine
Stephanie
Carnival Committee to canvass subscriptions
The general committee of the Carnival Association will hold a meeting Tuesday night to review the past week's work by the subscriptions committees and plan details for the carnival. Chairman Charles B. Hervey urges a full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnival Association
Charles B. Hervey
Officials Face Pay or Walk Over Rail Pass Ban
New Jersey officials must pay fares or abandon free rides as two railroads refuse passes to 137 state officials and legislators. The move follows a Supreme Court ruling upholding a prior railroad denial of free transportation to certain officials.
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New Jersey
Associated Press
Trenton
N. J
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Secretary of State
West Jersey and Seashore Railroad
Pennsylvania
Supreme Court
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company
Hyomei Quick Reliever for Head Cold and Catarrh
A promotional note touts Hyomei as a rapid relief remedy for stuffed head, headaches, and sniffles. It claims five minute relief, non ingestible, with antiseptic oils that reach nasal and throat membranes. Complete outfit priced at $1.00, sold by Van Antwerp Drug Corp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
van Antwerp Drug Corp
Maple Camp No. 5 Woodmen of the World marks 20th anniversary
About 300 members joined a parade through the city streets and a banquet at German Relief Hall to celebrate Maple Camp No. 5 Woodmen of the World. Past Commander C. W. Tompkins served as toastmaster and spoke on Woodcraft and the camp’s growth. Additional speakers included J. Walter, Captain E. J. Grove, Dr. Hale, Dave Bauer, Levine Bauer, John Duff, among others.
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Maple Camp
Woodmen of the World
German Relief Mall
Coasul
C. W. Tompkins
J. Walter
E. J. Grove
Dr. 8
Hale
Dave 8. Bauer
Levine Bauer
John Duff
Militant suffragette leader confronts archbishop in London
Mrs d Acre Fox recounts meeting the archbishop of Canterbury on January 29 and describes his cold reception while appealing for suffragist prisoners. She criticizes Bishop Ingram's jail visit as misleading and accuses him of tempting Miss Rachael Peace to betray principles, amid shouted accusations of traitor.
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Associated Press
London
d’Acree Fox
Canterbury
Lambeth Palace
Widow Objects to Bread Line in Husband's Will
New York February 3. The will of Henry M Gescheidt leaving about 150000 for a bread line valued at half the fortune faced objections from his widow. She claims the bread line clause renders the will invalid. If upheld the widow would get 25000 with the remainder going to a daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
Henry M. Gescheidt
Los Angeles Not Seeking Regional Reserve Bank
Los Angeles bankers and merchants did not push for a regional reserve bank in the city as Secretaries McAdoo and Houston opened hearings. Bankers said a regional district covering the Pacific coast would better conserve financial interests than joining a smaller southern district with Arizona and Nevada, while comments on Mobile Fair spending note broad commercial benefits within forty miles.
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Los Angeles
McAdoo
Treasury Department
Houston
Agricultural Department
Pacific Coast Territory
Arizona
Nevada
Boudoir Secrets Promotes Delatone Hair Removal
An old beauty note says the electric needle for hair removal is falling out of favor. A quick paste of Delatone and water is applied to hairs, rubbed off after two minutes, and the skin is washed clean leaving smooth skin. Purchase Delatone in original packaging.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boudoir Secrets
Age of Three People Has Desired Effect on Wilson
Charleston West Virginia February 3 An nouncement that President Wilson at the request of the department of justice pardoned Mrs Frances Brown A H Mooney and Alfred Mooney convicted three years ago for violating pension laws The Mooneys pleaded guilty to falsifying a pension application for Mrs Brown but Judge Keller did not impose sentence as each defendant was over seventy years old.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Wilson
Department of Justice
Frances Brown
A. H. Mooney
Alfred Mooney
Mooneys
Brown
Keller
United States District Court
New York Woman’s Services Rewarded by Turk Sultan
Mrs Hugh B Poynter formerly Miss Mary A Mason of Binghamton has been decorated by the Sultan of Turkey with the brilliants and Order of the Shefikat for her hospital work in the Gallipoli war period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Turk Sultan
Associated Press
Binghamton, N. Y
Hugh B. Poynter
Mary A. Mason
Turkey
First Direct Shipment of Meat from Australia
Seattle reports the first direct shipment of frozen beef from Australia arriving yesterday aboard the Brith Walmato. Officials say the 1000 pounds were loaded with preparations for future direct shipments from Australia to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Liver Support
Calomel once ruled as liver medicine but was risky and replaced by milder options. Dodson's Liver Tone claims to replace calomel with a vegetal formula that relieves biliousness and sluggish bowels. Drugstores back it with a personal money back guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dodson
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Cafe Royal
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Bell Phone
Manhattan Dye Works Jr. .Robinson
St. Francis St
Emile Herpin
Missippi
Wayne Miss
County
Miss
Eo Bell
Harvey
Dence
J. R. Christian
Monday Bridge Club
John Montgomery
McGill Institute
Cawthon
Church Home Institute
Inge Selden
Cobb
John Vidmer
Louis Jermain
Mallory
Tampa
Carnival Committee
Mobile County
William H. Holcombe
Dauphin Street
Woodcraft
Regional Reserve Bank
Moble
L. Hammel Dry Goods
Cee
Phil P. Cresn
New Oram
West Bayou
N. L. Vickers
van Antwerp
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