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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
3
Home Phone 53 records a decorative dining room scene with pink and white roses and hyacinths, a silver tray of pink roses, white cakes, and a tea hosted by Mrs. Hopkins Fitzpatrick for Celia Webb’s circle in Mobile. Miss Edna Manning hosts Miss Lamar Latham of Washington after a Battle House dinner by Will Quinn.
An old poem on love contrasts with social notes of a wedding and a campus party. Victoria Owen marries Abraham Avinger in a First Christian Church ceremony officiated by Rev. C. P. Speigel. The Phi Gamma Delta hosts welcome many Mobile guests with a dancing and bridge gathering at their est campus house.
Pensacola selects Gladys Pierce as carnival queen for 1915 praised for grace and charm by King Priscus’s subjects. She trained in the North but holds Southern lineage from Pensacola’s Abercrombie family and Hyer and Fisher connections.
A meeting of the Alabama Oyster men Protective Association will be held Monday February 16 1915 at 3 30 p m in the office of the Southern Fish and Oyster Company. All interested in the fish and oyster industry are invited to attend. By G F Airey Secretary.
The Sewing Club gathers at 10 a.m. with Miss Alice Drago. Mothers' Club of the Settlement Home meets at 3 p.m. Knights of Columbus carnival ball at 8:30 p.m. Mrs. Herbert C. Turner hosts lunch at 1:30 p.m. in honor of guests from Birmingham and Montgomery. Julia Tutwiler Annex named at the University of Alabama.
Miss Celia Webb entertained at 5 o clock tea at the Government street residence in compliment to Miss Helen McCary of Birmingham a noted carnival visitor. A bevy of young society ladies assisted in drawing room dining room and library with Misses Margaret Blacksher Marguerite Nabors Kathleen Huff and others helping serve in various rooms. The pink rose motif dominated the decorations signaling a refined social afternoon.
A health note urges thin individuals to gain five to eight pounds in two weeks by taking one Sargel tablet with each meal. It advises initial self measurement and weight gain tracking, claiming the added fat will stay and result from turning consumed fats and starches into stored fat.
Miss Sadie Schwartz and Mr. Clifford H. Kern wed Tuesday evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Lazar and Mrs. Schwartz, in a ceremony performed by Dr. Max Heller. Miss Ethel Schwarz served as maid of honor and Mrs. Joe Kaufman as matron of honor, with Karl Kern as best man and ushers Fred Samuels Clarence Wenar Melvin Kern Byron Longsheld. The couple will reside with the bride’s parents after a bridal trip.
The Under Five Flags Chapter D A R held its regular monthly meeting Wednesday afternoon with Mrs. F J Inge presiding. Committees were appointed, business conducted, and a brief social hour followed with hot chocolate and sandwiches. Mrs. Rhett Goode attended as a prominent D A R officer.
Six members attended the Wednesday fort nightly gathering led by Mrs. H. H. Duffee at 4 30 p m. The group continues its weekly routine of literature and constructive work despite a busy social schedule.
A May fashion notice highlights a plaited skirt for girls aged 16 and women 18, praised for its pretty flare and woolen material. The ad cites its season’s style and price a dime or ten cents as described in the paper’s fashion column.
The mid winter fashion notes describe a May Manton pattern for a party dress with a bodice and sleeves. It lists fabric yardages and design details and offers the pattern mailed on receipt of ten cents.
The clippings list numerous social visits for Mardi Gras from Mrs. Charles Knapp, Miss Kate May Knapp, and Mr. Joe Knapp to Mobile and New Orleans venues. Other items note Miss Myrtle Daspit returning from Mobile, Mrs. O. J. Semmes visiting Judge Semmes, and Miss Alice Harris staying with Mrs. Toulmin in Toulminville. A Jacksonville stop by Dr. Anna Howard Shaw and various Mobile social entertainments are described, including a pre-Lenten house dance hosted by Mrs. J. Blocker Thornton for Birmingham and Montgomery guests. An event aboard the Wemona honors Miss Katherine Sands of New York with tea, a shipboard dinner, and pink decor.
Mr and Mrs W R Quinn hosted a Wednesday evening reception at the Battle House honoring Misses Latham Hill and Manning. The event was described as very lovely and enjoyable with a Sanauaratanest Gaa entertainment in compliment to the trio.
A U D C meeting starts at 2 30 in the Y M C A tea room to review salmagundi ticket returns. A literary committee plans a session to receive programs and pamphlets for the year. Mobile Graded Union meets at Burgett Memorial at 3 45 with a 3 15 social hour for teachers and students.
A house party hosted by Miss Manning featured a pink color scheme with pink roses and place cards at a 32-cover table. Attendees included Miss Ina Manning and Hammond Gayfer, Miss Amelie Hill of Montgomery, Miss Kathleen McFadden of Memphis, and many other guests and couples from Washington, Memphis, and nearby locales.
Mrs. C. B. Shawhan hosted a Kaffee Klatsch in Mobile to honor Miss Mary Vaiden of Uniontown and Miss Katherine Sands of New York. Guests included Margaret Horn, with narcissus plants and ferns decorating the double parlor and a buffet luncheon followed by an informal dance and music. Vaiden’s visit was praised as one of Mrs. Shawhan’s loveliest entertainments and a high noon event.
Mrs. W. W. Cumnock hosted the Wednesday Bridge Club with guests including Mrs. E. D. Flynn Mrs. A. M. Tyree of Hagerstown Md Mrs. Robin Herndon and Mrs. Jack Ross Jr Lovely Japanese card cases served as trophies for each table and were won by Mrs. George Dunlap Mrs. T. K. Jackson Mrs. Robin Herndon and Mrs. George eee aea has been a se enjoy one for this congenial club
Law and equity court notes show Hotel Staten vs D H Pritchard final decrees with $140 verdict, Proctor & Gamble against Peerless Laundry $208.43 fee, and Reitter Bros. vs Butterfield Store verdict $125 with Henderson dismissed. Call for Friday lists Dees vs Broughton and Mobile Barge Co vs Blue Rock Mfg among others. Circuit court call includes G M Rosengrant vs Max Lowry et al.
Hon Thomas H Smith chancellor presiding Business Thursday before 11 am W W Crawford vs Sibley Land Co et al decree pro confesso against all defendants on amended bill Robert C Schwarz vs Mobile Transfer Co et al set for February 26 Elia Jemerson vs Zack Jemerson set for February 12 on demurrers Ro L May vs Emma S May submitted on motion to commit for contempt Call for Friday Amelia A Weeks vs William M Cannon Ella Jemerson vs Zack Jemerson from a licious salad course prettily appointed table rahne BE v with pink carnations
The Discards held their last meeting before Easter at Mrs. McCreary Otts home with a carnival motif. Winners included Mrs. Rush Mrs. Hughes Miss Sabai Houston and Mrs. Bondurant. Guests enjoyed silk hose prizes violets and a luncheon after games.
The knitting group led by Mrs Louis Donald and Mrs Percy Dunbar will continue meetings as long as yarn lasts, following a strong turnout before Lent. Miss Freca Donald assisted with hot chocolate and wafers after the Wednesday session, with many finished items returned for donation.
The Virginia Cavaliers Chapter D A R held a Wednesday home meeting with Mrs. Percy Dixon. Alternates to the Continental Congress in Washington were elected along with other discussed business. Miss Fannie B. Pollard and Miss Thurber chosen as alternates.
Mrs Andrew Strauss hosts a Friday afternoon euchre party at 2 30 with visitors Mrs H T Head from Indiana and Mrs Thomas Edelen from Louisville Kentucky joining local guests for a social gathering and card playing event.
Judge Semmes of the city court ruled the committing magistrate lacked authority and entered a nolle prosequi in both John L Springle and Frank Simonds cases. Springle faced abusive language and resisting an officer charges while Simonds faced abusive language charges.
Walter Wiggerfall was convicted of an affray and remanded to the OT jail to await sentence. Judge Oymented announced that all prisoners convicted at this term would go out on Saturday morning. Eugene Jordan faced battery charges which were nolle prosequied.
In the United States district Toulmin two petitioners appeared Thursday with cases referred to Referee Ren Followa. Merchants including Hebititien reported assets of 8 868 and liabilities of 6 etc. The Mobile merchant utilities totaled 5 929 in assets.
Eugene Westley, previously convicted in the inferior criminal court for selling liquor in Crichton, was before Judge Semmes in Crichton city court on Thursday. An appeal was heard and a jury returned a verdict of not guilty.
A man named Onis Wane' was convicted of petit larceny for stealing a box of tools from Jamies Gray in Whistler. He received a four month sentence in the county jail after arrest by Deputy Sheriffs Dennis Lynch and Charles Smith.
A promotional note claims four days without dyes can restore natural hair color. It asserts premature greying can reverse with a safe method that avoids dyes staining or other hair paints.
The Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners invites bids for three months of seeds groceries and hardware. Specifications available at the board office in Mobile Alabama on the second floor of the Jail Building. Octave Alvarred, Clerk of Board of Revenue and Road Commissioners.
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