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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 15, 1915
Page
3
Poem excerpt praising a mother and silent reverence ends with poems by Grance Cook Allen. Then notes thoughts for the day on kindness and charity. Coronation event coverage lists I M Ball at Battle House Monday with committees for reception, society, and floor, plus dress code and entry details.
A large group of state Senators and Representatives toured Mobile with the Carnival Committee as guests. Included were Hartwell, Key, Holmes, Jones, Weathers, Bell, Denson, Higgins and many others from Alabama cities. Correspondents and clerical staff accompanied them. Miss Hartwell and Miss Blount were featured in local society notices.
A practical garment titled A Practical Guimpe presents the KX Edge as a versatile piece that can be shaped to meet diverse needs. It outlines flexible design, adaptable fit, and potential uses across occasions. The description emphasizes customization and utility.
May Manton presents a guimpe pattern adaptable to high V or round necks with various sleeves. The piece requires 4 to 174 yards of fabric depending on size and includes a pattern 8545 mailed for ten cents. The page also details a royal party with Hartwell and Edna ning, plus guest Mrs. Sanders, highlighting a Confederate reunion attendance.
The Cawthon setting with a vine yard backdrop hosted a royal dinner Sunday evening hosted by Mr. Carl Holzborn famed carnival king. The event featured guests including Miss and highlighted hospitality and social pageantry of the occasion.
Emperor Felix III rode through Mobile in a royal float to review decorations and receive the city keys from Mayor Pillans. Miss Hartwell led a queenly court of debutantes and visiting guests, with two pages presenting gifts, as the Manassas and Athelstan receptions hosted the afternoon's festivities.
The funeral was held at 3:30 PM from the Leips family residence with Rev. F. M. Hutchison of the Whistler Methodist church officiating. Pallbearers were James Tucker, M. Brookes Hays, J. Henry Thomas, James W. Little, Henry A. Hartley, and John A. Fore. Multiple visitors and local residents are noted, with various social updates and civic notices surrounding the event.
Public health advisory urges parents to treat frequent colds and whooping cough promptly to prevent complications. Health officials emphasize vaccination, early medical care, and keeping children home when ill to curb spread.
On Monday the queen of the carnival is publicly recognized by Emperor Felix III at 1 30 p m with open house and dancing at the Manassas Club from 1 to 4 p m. The coronation occurs in the wharf auditorium after the I M parade. The Infant Mystics ball follows at 9 p m at Battle House. Colonial Dames meet at 11 a m with Mrs J G Thomas. Mrs Marion Wise hosts a Dutch lunch at 1 30 p m for carnival guests. Elks ball honoring the king queen and court is at 9 p m.
Mr and Mrs Grosche of Montgomery are spending the carnival season in town. They plan to attend events, visit friends, and take part in local festivities throughout the festive period.
The Livestock Show in Mobile opened at 4 pm with A J Parsons former Mobile Chamber leader calling the gathering to order. Commissioner Wade of Alabama attended with his son and family, plus guests Mrs Louis Dieble and others as Mardi Gras events draw visitors from Montgomery and Albany.
In Birmingham on February 15 the government will close its testimony in the case against the Standard Home Company and three charged with using the mails to defraud and promoting a lottery. The final prosecution witness is Louis N. Reese, expert accountant, who has studied the company’s records. Prosecution argues contracts promised loans in six to fourteen months were mailed but payments and loans were not fulfilled as promised. The defense expects to take a week or more.
Weather outlook shows 36 hours of mixed temperatures across the region with rising Upper Tombigbee and falling Lower Tombigbee, while Alabama near Montgomery rises and then steadies. The report notes cold weather west of the Mississippi, with fair skies over Mobile as the Shorthorn and Angus cattle displays attract attention at the Mobile exposition alongside railroad exhibits and local stock raisers.
Berlin reports from London quote German newspapers criticizing the American note to Britain as too mild and warn that neutrals must defend their flag and contraband rights. Editors urge coordinated action with the United States to pressure London and avert further German losses at sea.
The annual meeting of stockholders of the company will be held at the company's office in Mobile Alabama on Wednesday February 12 at noon to elect directors and consider matters brought before the meeting. Transfer books will close at 8 p.m. on January 27 and reopen the next business day. The notice is dated Mobile Alabama January 18.
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