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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1917
Page
6
A flurry of meetings, performances, and engagements fills Mobile social life with groups like the Woman's Musical Club Mrs. Winston Jones and the Woman's Missionary Society of Government Street Methodist Church plan gatherings. Miss Beulah Jacoby hosts a picture party with visiting guests while Miss Eva Leon of New York addresses the Temple about Hadas sath nursing efforts.
Fire Chief McCosker links several blazes to gambling activity at a Cedar avenue structure owned by the Bank of Mobile. A Williams residence at 220 Michigan avenue and a 63 Palmetto Street frame home suffered fire damage. A frame house at 156 Poe street, occupied by Henry Johnson and owned by Dr. P J Glass, caught fire from roof sparks.
Bowen Lodge No 240 members attended a special mobile meeting with several named brothers taking part in degree work. Whistler Council No 20 installed officers including J Henry Thomas Grady L Harmon Layton Gilbert and others. Bethany Baptist Ladies Aid postpones meeting to tuesday afternoon at Mrs Goodgame s home. J T Whitsett travels to Healing Springs Alabama due to his mother s illness.
Miss Mary Nixon surgeon operated for appendicitis at a local infirmary. Mrs Andrew Hauge left for Theodore to attend the Fox Arp wedding. Miss Ora Cowan mourns her home loss by fire. Major Newsome, once in Fort Morgan, recovering in California. Mr and Mrs W C Baumhauer Jr host at groom's parents home after Jefferson City wedding. Ella Arp travels from Meridian to join Tillie Arp and James Fox wedding. Nolan Littlegreen visiting Irvington. Anna Tait returns to Camden after Mobile visit.
Club rooms were offered for the meet and the club women express deep thanks for the generosity. Mrs Hooper of Selma will be the honor guest and deliver an address on The Business of Being a Club Woman, promising a memorable talk for all attendees.
Very Rev Gardiner C Tucker conducted the funeral of G David Smith at 4 PM yesterday from 59 Pier Avenue. Burial followed in Magnolia cemetery with pallbearers George Richardson Michael Hines Corbett Ryder Charles Ellerman Walter Allen and J A Richards. The Dacovich funeral was at 10 AM yesterday from Andrew Dacovich's home. Rev George of the Greek church led the service and Magnolia cemetery received the burial. Dacovich died Saturday night after a long illness. He was 23, born in Australia. he leaves his mother and other relatives in Austria. The funeral of Ellen M Lott, wife of Andrew J Lott, was Monday at 11 AM from her burial in Magnolia cemetery.
Winter brings frequent colds to children with fever sore throat tight chest and croupy coughs. A dose of Dr Bell’s Pine Balm loosens phlegm soothes irritation and relieves symptoms. For croup whooping cough and bronchial trouble use Dr Bell’s Honey Tar. Available at all druggists.
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