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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 23, 1916
Page
13
Secretaries of fraternal bodies are asked to send reports on meetings held and upcoming events. Include any other pertinent organization news and submit by Friday evening to ensure publication in The Item Sunday edition. Address communications to The Fraternal Editor.
Knights lodges in Mobile and Fairhope report meetings with good attendance. New candidates expected in Maple Camp No. 5 and Forest Camp No. 1 while Red Cross and Cornelia Lodge observe regular sessions. A large Maple Camp class is anticipated by March 1 with officers pledging effort to make 1916 a banner year.
White males listed are Walter Oberg August Streb Robert Windham and John F Carlin. White females include Estelle J Horres Henrietta M Johnson Margaret M Peterson Bertie Lee Fincher Fannie B Weeman Catherine E Carney Annie C Gaillard. Births note white boys Henry G and Edna I McAllister twins J Clancy and Cora Huggins Baker Gordon T and Minnie G Gould. White girl W S and S E Murphy.
Social notices from Irvington Alabama record meetings with Mrs C J Littlegreen and Mrs Shoudy, visit by H R Wray and son from Chicago, church services at Union Church, illness updates for Mrs Higgins and Mr Main, flag purchase for the schoolhouse, and local notices including a tensorial parlor opening by Harry Ellis and grip remedies advertised by Bromo Quinine.
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