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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1914
Page
6
A bustling social calendar in Mobile includes the Chautauqua Circle event with Mrs H Duffet at 4 PM and Fidelia Club dances, with earlier gaiety shifting to quieter gatherings as the season moves on. Officers from the Tonopah host a dinner aboard on Government Street while Mrs Arthur Gage hosts a bouffet for guests welcoming the parade.
Agnes Sherry and Herschel Breneman wed at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception with Rev. EB Hackett officiating. Bride given by father John Sherry. attendants Mary Sherry and F P Leonard. After breakfast at the bride’s home the couple departed for a short bridal trip. Carnival Ball of the Fidelia Club hosts at Battle House Auditorium at 8:30. Luncheons honor Mrs Claude Waller with parades and festive decor in carnival colors. Continuous parades and royal gatherings mark Mardi Gras week with guests from New York and Boston among others.
Tuesday at noon the couple were married by Rev Matthew Brewster then left for New York and points North and East. Mr and Mrs Doyle will be at home with friends at 959 Florida Street after March eighteenth.
A congenial crowd at the Athelstan Rathskeller enjoyed luncheon together. Attendees included Mr and Mrs Itsyson Mr and Mrs L J Lee and Mrs W B Patterson plus many others. Miss Sue King of Omaha accompanied by relatives joined a group from Nebraska arriving in Biloxi for a short stay.
Advertising copy claims Resinol Ointment and Soap cure eczema ringworm itching burning and other skin troubles and serve as a home remedy for pimples dandruff burns bruises and more. The offer includes trial free by mail from Department 47 R Resinol Baltimore and cautions against fake substitutes.
After a Mardi Gras parade, the K O R Society held a reception at German Relief Hall at 3 o clock with a large crowd. The Elks' Home hosted the honors after. The article lists extensive K O R committees led by General chairman Wm H Monk Jr and reception chair H T Hartwell along with many members.
Miss Rebecca Herndon entertained three house guests and a guest of Mrs Bernard McCoy. The visitors include Miss Louise Mason of Philadelphia Miss Jane Polk of San Antonio and Miss Mary Cumming of Augusta. Escorts were Mr Hugh Barclay Mr Henry Luscher Mr Ben Campbell and Mr W G Horn. Miss Lena Donovan of Selma also stays with Mrs Bernard McCoy.
Miss Margaret and Miss Eleanor Wilson, daughters of the president, appeared on the amateur stage at a fashionable New York hotel in Sanctuary a bird masque. Margaret sang in the prologue and Eleanor played Ornis the bird spirit.
Mayor Lyons presided as the city board met on the holiday with all commissioners present. The auditor approved bills were passed to payment and routine business was conducted. The meeting adjourned subject to the mayor’s call.
The Barbour County Bank, capitalized at 15000, opened yesterday in Louisville with State Superintendent Walker of Montgomery present. The bank, formed by local entrepreneurs and neighboring farmers, occupies a newly built building and plans modern quarters. Barbour County then has ten banks across Eufaula Comer Clayton Clio and Louisville, including the Bank of Louisville led by President Pierce.
The article explains how younger skin loses fatty tissue beneath the surface causing hollows and wrinkles around the eyes. It highlights massage to strengthen muscles and feed the skin, plus the use of a thick massage cream or skin food rich in absorbable fats to reduce wrinkles.
Beginning Sunday March 1 for two weeks the St Matthew’s Catholic Church Oakdale hosts a Lenten mission by the Mission Fathers of the Order of St Vincent de Paul. Non Catholics welcome with daily mass instruction and sermons on sin eternity grace and the sacraments.
State Highway Engineer W S Keller left Montgomery for Knoxville to address a gathering of good roads experts at the University of Tennessee. He will discuss False Ideas of Good Roads and Maintenance and State Aid to Road Construction.
At the request of many local baseball players E V O Connor called a meeting for Thursday night at the Cawthon Hotel to organize a City Baseball League. The 7:30 pm session aims to gather all interested to perfect the organization.
The notice calls for bolstering the faithful toward perseverance in God’s grace. It urges fervent spirit in service to the Lord, invites the lukewarm to renewal, and asks God not to despise humble hearts. It also seeks to reclaim those who have strayed from religion or fallen into vice.
A. J. Parsons of the Mobile Chamber of Commerce announced a plan to have the navy designate Mobile as the port for vessels on leave from duty in Mexican waters. A committee will press Secretary Daniels to station ships on leave in Mobile, which would promote the city as a supply station and serve as a major advertisement.
The annual Or der of Myths pageant "Insects and Flowers" rally drew thousands despite drizzle. A lively public ball followed with masked dancers, many in ragged attire, amid a rain soaked, festive carnival that concluded with crowded departures on Wednesday.
Sir Lionel Carden, British minister to Mexico, arrived from Mexico City escorted by Rear Admiral Sir Christopher Cradock aboard the British cruiser Essex. He will sail to Galveston when weather allows and then proceed to Washington.
Paul Mathulka of Buffalo New York says Dr King s New Life Pills are the king of all laxatives and a blessing to his family. A box costs 25 cents and is available at druggists or by mail from H E Bucklen Co Philadelphia or St Louis.
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