Daughters of American Revolution Stage Ballet Pleasures
Social column notes a Battle House event by the Daughters of the American Revolution in Mobile celebrating Vashon's wedding day with Miss Marie Richard's Salome interpretation and Gladys Tompkins ballet. Five couples perform fox trot and waltz. Governor Henderson and guests attend. decor features palms flags and patriotic bunting. dance ends around 1 am.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pavlova
Gene
Vernon Castle
Vashon
Marie Richard
Cleopatra
Battle House
Miss Richard
Orra
Archibald Joyce
Salome
Gladys Tompkins
New York
Mabel Goode
Jack O'Connor
Lucille Overall
Alson Wilson
Marie Shaffer
Lawrence Neuberger
Miss Goode
Miss Nabors
D. P. Bestor, Jr
D. Bondurant
Rhett Goode
Greenwood Ligon
Harry T. Smith
B. F.adams
Harris C. Vaughan
B. A. Wood
James C. Smith
George Robinson
D. T. McCall
W.S. Stewart
W. K. Syson
Carl Fox
Banish Excess Hair With Free Coupon Offer
An appeal from Mrs Kathryn Jenkins offers a free confidential method to remove superfluous hair. Readers may request a complete cure description by sending name, address, and a 2 cent stamp, with a 2 cent Free Coupon certificate included for immediate use. The notice urges prompt action before the offer expires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athryn Jenkins
B. P
Weorth Building
Boston
Mass
Jenkins
Kathryn Jenkins
Wentworth Building
Notice of Public Sale of Mobile Item Co Shares
On Monday January 25 1915 at noon a public sale will offer for cash the following shares of Mobile Item Co common stock held as collateral for notes by C B Hanson. 50 shares evidenced by certificate No 30 held for Hanson and 50 shares by certificate No 31 held as security for notes dated 1913 and 1914.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
COM- Y,inc
C. B. Hanson
Ibert Hanson
INC
Certe No
Hanson
Eny
Saidory
Company, Inc
Inaugural Ball Shines as Grand Social Event
The inaugural ball at the Montgomery city auditorium honored Governor and Mrs. Charles Anderson. The decor featured state colors red and white, bunting, flags, and Southern garlands. The ceiling gallery wore bunting with red and white ribbons and electric bulbs, while the stage displayed a garden motif with palms and ferns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Auditorium
Charles Anderson
Montgomery
Southland
Montgomery Advertiser
Woman Credits Swamp Root Cure After Five Years
Rosa Mitchell of Labadieville Louisiana reports five years of kidney trouble without relief and says after six bottles of Kilmer Swamp Root her health improved greatly. She testifies before Justice L Naquin on February 18 1914 that the statement is true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Rosa Mitchell
Labadieville
L. L. Naquin
Justice of the Peace
Prove What Seen Nee Will Do for all
A reader is urged to send ten cents to Dr Kilmer and Co in Binghamton New York for a sample size bottle. The notice claims the bottle will convince anyone and includes a booklet about kidneys and bladder. It asks readers to mention The Mobile Daily Item and notes regular fifty cent and one dollar bottles are sold at drug stores.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nee
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Mrs Horton Hosts Luncheon for Guests at Cawthon Hotel
Mrs. E. T. Horton will entertain at a luncheon on Wednesday at 1 30 at the Cawthon Hotel. The event is in compliment to Mrs. Robert Silenberg of Montgomery and Miss Marie Upton of Greenville Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Horton
Robert Silenberg
Montgomery
Marie Upton
Greenville
Ala
Cawthon Hotel
Miss May Leatherbury Dance Postponed After Death
The dance Miss May Leatherbury was to host on Wednesday evening is indefinitely postponed due to the death of Mrs. J. B. Davis Sr. The event was to take place with Leatherbury as hostess.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
May Leatherbury
J. B. Davis
Miss Elleen Matt to Entertain at a Dance
Miss Elleen Matt will host a dance at Miss Elise Hall's home on Tuesday January 26 to honor two visiting debutantes Miss Isabelle Norwood of Montgomery and Miss Katherine Huff of Greensburg Pa. The event follows Miss Hall's carnival hosting for the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elleen Matt
Isabelle Norwood
Montgomery
Katherine Huff
Greensburg
Elise Hall
Miss Hall
Portrait of Miss Eva Weil in Montgomery Advertiser
The Sunday Advertiser prints a charming portrait of Miss Eva Weil of Mobile. She is visiting her sister Mrs. Jack Davis in Montgomery and is noted as one of the prettiest visiting girls of the winter and very popular in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eva Weil
Montgomery
Farewell Dance for Miss Dorothy Power
Dorothy Power prepares to depart for Mobile to visit Miss Marie Clifton. Friends hosted a farewell dance at her parents home Mr and Mrs Joseph W Power ending with a quiet, fond sendoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Power
Miss Dorothy Power
Marie Clifton
Mobile
Joseph W. Power
Jackson Clarion- Ledger
Dinner for Governor and Mrs Henderson
Mrs Ella Henderson Brock hosted a dignified luncheon at 2 pm at her Mil dred street home with Henderson family members among the guests. The table featured damask linen and azaleas with smilax hyacinths and lilies of the valley. Twelve covers expected a ten course dinner and each place held a Charles Henderson picture souvenir. A silver loving cup was presented to Governor Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enderson
Thomas
Kilby
Eespeae Terson
Charles Henderson
Nell Brock
Everett Jack
New York
Hague
Thomas M. Owen
Katherine Courtney
Mobile
Henderson
Ella Henderson Brock
Mildred Street
Cure Rheumatism with Homemade Compound
A historical remedy claims to neutralize blood acid and bring results after the first dose. Mix one ounce Toris compound with one ounce syrup of Sarsaparilla in a half pint, take one tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime. Available from Globe Pharm. Co. Dayton, Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Globe Pharm. Co
Dayton
Water planes for fete promised at Mobile Mardi Gras
At a weekly meeting of the Mobile Carnival Association officers and members Gen Chairman Hervey announced a letter from Captain Mark L Bristol chief of the bureau of naval aeronautics stating that government hydro aeroplanes would fly during Mardi Gras in Mobile. Captain H B West said Secretary McAdoo authorized donating the vessel Winona as royal yacht of King elix for the celebration. The Montgomery Journal reported an invitation to Alabama legislators to attend the Feb 14 15 16 Mardi Gras with Davis seeking to move Mobile militia inspection to Feb 14 to align with carnival time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Carnival Association
Cawthon Hotel
Hervey
Mark L. Bristol
Bureau of Naval Aeronautics
Mobile
H. B. West
Winona
Alabama
Montgomery
John J. Davis
South Alabama
Gulf City
Mr. Davis
Mobile Military Organization
Davis
G. J. Hubbard
Troy
Social notes from Mobile and surrounding cities
The column lists visits and guests across Mobile Birmingham and Pensacola. W F Tebbetts returns home to Mobile from relatives, Mr Carl Seals and Mr Norborne Clark host in Birmingham and Mobile respectively, Mrs W M Provost travels to sister J C Carmichael, Grace Anderson visits Nannie Owen in Mobile, Mrs J B Davis stays with Mrs J H Crenshaw, Mrs A L Garrett and daughter sail to Havana to visit J P Massaguer for several weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Tebbetts
Mobile
Birmingham News
Carl Seals
Birmingham
Norborne Clark
Manly Foster
W. M. Provost
J. C. Carmichael
Grace Anderson
Nannie Owen
State Street
Miss Owen
Pensacola News
M. Hargrove
J. B. Davis
J. H. Crenshaw
Edgemont
Montgomery Journal
A. L. Garrett
A. L. Lyons
Inaugural Inscription for Alabama Governor Charles Henderson
Inscribed on a gift presented to Charles Henderson on the day of his 1915 inauguration as governor of Alabama. The inscription lists his loving brothers and sisters on one side and names Fox Henderson, Ella Henderson Brock, J. C. Henderson, J. E. Henderson, Julia Henderson Brock, and Nell Brock on the reverse. Montgomery Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Derson
Charles Henderson
State of
Alabama
Fox Henderson
Ella Henderson Brock
J. C. Henderson
J. E. Henderson
Julia Henderson Brock
Nell Brock
Montgomery Journal
Bankhead Marries Miss McGuire in Birmingham
William B. Bankhead of Jasper and Miss Florence McGuire were quietly wed Saturday afternoon at 8:30 at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Johnson in the Dian apartments Birmingham. Rev. L C Branscomb officiated. the bride is daughter of the late Joseph McGuire and Mrs S J McGuire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bankhead
Miss McGuire
William B. Bankhead
Jasper
Florence McGuire
Lewis Johnson
Dian
Birmingham
L. C. Branscomb
Joseph McGuire
8. J. McGuire
Montgomery Journal
Carrie Blount Attends Inaugural Ball Guest of Mrs Elmore
Mrs Ludlow Elmore returns from Pensacola visiting Mrs C Gunter Elmore and Miss Carrie Blount. Blount will be Mrs Elmore’s guest during the inauguration. Blount, a charming girl, has friends in Montgomery where she stayed last summer with Mrs De Glass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carrie Blount
Ludlow Elmore
President sees no peace signs in Europe says Wilson
President Wilson told callers he sees no likelihood of ending the European war this spring. He noted no indications of peace and tied plans for a Panama Canal trip to domestic and foreign conditions. He joked that nearly all the government would be at sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Panama Canal
United States
Panama
Muir Estate Reveals $250000 Fortune
San Francisco January 19 Post reports that John Muir died in Los Angeles last month leaving an estate initially valued at about $50000 but a petition for administration shows a fortune of $250000. The revelation shifts the scope of his legacy and potential beneficiaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muir
San Francisco
Jan
John Muir
Los Angeles
Paley Tonic Advertises Cure All Ailments
Fragmentary ad copy proclaims a tonic called Pale and Sickly general boosts strength and drives out illness. It mentions benefits for children and a price of 50¢, though many words and phrases are garbled in the OCR text.
Interesting Events of Tuesday
Mr and Mrs James B Taylor entertain at a Country Club dance honoring Miss Jean Traise of Chicago and Miss Dorothy Talcott of Washington at 8 p m. Miss Loraine Cunningham hosts the Tuesday Auction Club at 3 p m. Celebration of Generals Lee and Jackson birthdays by local UDC and UCV groups at the McGill Institute 7 45 p m. An informal musical evening at Mrs James R Hagan's home from 8 to 11 p m honoring Mrs Robert Eilenberg Mrs James Cobin and Mrs William Sousaptons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James 8. Taylor
Jean Traise
Chicago
Dorothy Talcott
Washington
Loraine Cunningham
Lee and
Jackson
Electra Semmes Colston
Raphael Semmes
McGill Institute
James R. Hagan
Robert Eilenberg
James J. Cobin
William C. Sousaptons
Lyric Vaudeville Pleases at Grand Opening
Lyric Theatre under new management opened with a strong matinee and a well attended evening show. The bill featured the Younger duo in painting poses and athletic acts, Jim and Maud Ryan singing and talking, European Musical Bannacks, Joseph B. Elliotte with jokes, and Tan Akari with juggling. A lively orchestra complemented the program.
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Lyric Theatre
Youngers
Younger
Prabal
Plaud Ss
Jim
Maud Ryan
Europe
Joseph B. Elliotte
Tan Akari
Mr. Akari
Mobile
Barnum’s Circus
Akari
Runaway June at Empire opens with an all-star cast
The Empire Theatre shows the new serial Runaway June by George Randolph Chester with Norma Philips and J. W. Johnston. Also on view is The Hazards of Helen railroad series featuring Helen Holmes. Tomorrow Beatriz Madelena stars in Salomy Jane with House Peters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empire
George Randolph Chester
Empire Theatre
Norma Philips
J. W. Johnston
Helen
Helen Holmes
Salomy Jane
Beatriz Madelena
House Peters
Lumber rate suspension outlined by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission suspended the proposed new lumber rates from January 20 to May 20 for shipments from Southern points to Ohio river crossings via the Vicksburg Shreveport and Pacific Railway. The measure will be investigated for reasonableness by the commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Ohio River
Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific Railway
Commission
Skin Health Tip From A Beauty Ad Commentator
A reader promotes a facial care method using mercorized wax applied at night to remove dead surface skin and reveal a healthier youthful complexion. The note claims no makeup traces and urges trying an ounce of mercorized wax from a druggist.
Birthday observance marks Confederate leaders in city
A ceremony at the McGill Institute honors General Robert E. Lee on his 108th birthday and the 60th anniversary of the Raphael Semmes Nok. 11 U Cc Y, with Semmes Camp members recounting Civil War memories. Sons of Veterans attend. United Daughters sponsor. Armory Hall gathering at 7. Banks close citywide. Concert and readings follow at 7 30 in the McGill Auditorium with extra seating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. ‘Lee
Raphael Semmes
U. Cc. Y
Andrew Jackson
McGill’ Institute
Semmes Camp
Sons of Veterans
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Armory Hall
Hughes and
Rayfield
McGill Auditorium
Lee Birthday Observances Across the South Mark State Holiday
Observance of General Robert E. Lee birth anniversary marked a South wide holiday with banks and schools closed in Florida Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Virginia Alabama Mississippi and Arkansas. Major commemorations took place in Memphis Mobile Richmond Raleigh Columbia Atlanta Macon Tampa and Charleston with Union Daughters of the Confederacy and affiliated groups organizing services. Governor Hays of Arkansas prepared to speak at the Memphis banquet while Texas cities San Antonio and Houston held public exercises.
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Atlanta
Robert E. Lee
Confederate States of America
South
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Memphis
Mobile
Richmond
Raleigh
Columbia
D. C
Macon
Tampa
Charleston
S. C
T. J
Stonewall) Jackson
General Lee
State Capitol
United Daughters of the Confederacy
United Confederate Veterans
Hays
Lee
Texas
San Antonio
Houston
Personal notes from Meridian visitors and ill relative
A. J. Rowland returns from Shawnee where his son Dr. T. D. Rowland improves after serious illness. Edward McMonies Sr. and son visit Meridian and stay at Battle House. J. W. Proctor and wife and Dr. Proctor from Monroe City are guests at Battle House. W. G. Bowles and wife visit from Chicago and stay at Cawthon. Other winter tourists at Cawthon include Mrs. M. H. Polk, Alice Keary, M. D. Keary, Emil C. Sunkel family, W. M. Bolling, Natchez visitor Leota Scudamore, and Cols. Williamson party. Cc. E. Read of Montgomery is at Cawthon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Rowland
Shawnee, Okla
T. D. Rowland
Mr. Rowland
Edward McMonies, Sr
Meridian, Miss
City
Battle House
J. W. Proctor
Dr. Proctor
Monroe City, Mo
W. G. Bowles
Chicago, Ill
Former Mobilian C A Selden Visits Culpepper Friends
C A Selden a former Mobilian now living in Culpepper Virginia is in the city visiting relatives and friends and is a guest of Dr H T Inge central details note his local ties and current residence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. Selden
Culpepper
H. T. Inge
No Authority to Embargo Wheat and Flour
President Wilson said he has no authority to declare an embargo on exports of wheat and foodstuffs. Such power must come from Congress, and he had not investigated its constitutionality. He avoided commitment on advisability and noted price regulation requires attorney general findings on illegal merchant practices.
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Associated Press
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Wise Woman Uses Vegetable Compound for Women’s Ailments
A woman recognizes backache headaches nervousness and irritability as symptoms and turns to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. For forty years the root and herb remedy has been notably successful in alleviating diseases of women and stood the test of time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E.pinkham
Merit
American Hebrew Council convenes to discuss civil rights and immigration
Delegates at the Union of American Hebrew Congregations twenty fourth council report on school extension and civil rights. They note potential immigration shifts after the European war and address alleged Jewish discrimination in government service finding no evidence of bias after investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Chicago
Twenty-Fourth Council of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Russia
Natona Iron Earth Remedy Endorsed by Hannis Taylor
Prominent figures back Natona Iron Earth Remedy with claims of curative power. Hannis Taylor, former U S ambassador to Spain and Columbia professor, says Natona benefited him. Natona Iron Tonic available via Natona Co Mobile Alabama. praised for digestion and malaria support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hannis Taylor
United States
Spain
Columbia University
Spanish Claims Commission
Washington, D. C
Natona Co
Mobile
Ala
van Antwerp Drug Corporation
Disearse
Mobile, A
Mobilian Wm. F. Gass Stars in Knights Minstrels
Wm. F. Gass, a Mobilian, will lead in the Knights of Columbus Minstrels at Lyric Theatre February 4 and 5. Billie, with a rich baritone, is chosen as end man and will perform a catchy rag. Chorus is drilled. tickets are on sale with strong sales support from popular Knights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wm. F. Gass
Knights of Columbus
Lyric Theatre
Billie
Knights
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Chambers’ Journal
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Misser
Captain West
Cee
Tuscaloosa
Augusta Searcy
Iss Searcy
John T. Cochrane
Searcy
George Kk. Harris
Ethel Burgess
George Creary, Jr
Portia Pratt
Brookline
Mr. Brown
Virginia Creary
Dench
Empire Theatre Day
Sune
Hel Randol ” Chaterelen
Drnvasion Roca Row Machnenn
Miss Barret
Gabriella Barret
Kate Alley
Raymond Hitchcock
Ella Holt
Fred Gormley
T. J. Miles
Fred Fite
Tm Feat
Bath
Mrs. Sayre
Bouncing Boy
Francis B. Sayre
White House
Sayre
Francis Bowes Sayre
Cfe
Leota Scudamore
Natchez
Cc. M. Williamson
J. S. Williamson
James Williamson
Columbus, Miss
Cc. E. Read
Bell
American Hebrew Council
Natona
Iron Earth Remedy
Alabama Mineral Remedy
Drs. T
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Dauphin
Bank OF Mobile
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