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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 24, 1913

Page

5

Society Events Schedule for Dalton Club and Friends

Society listings show Dalton Club gathering with Mrs A N T Roach at 3 p m, Heart Party for Miss Scott honoring Miss Virginia Creary at 2 p m, New Bridge Club hosted by Mrs H B Crocker at 3 p m, Dance of the Informals at German Relief Hall 8 30 p m, Box Party benefiting Toulminville M E Church at Mrs M W Wright’s Clinton Avenue home 7 80 p m, and the Annual Ball of Los Desconocidas at Battle House Salon de Luxe at 3 o clock with doors closing at 8 45 p m.

Virginia Creary Miss Scott Toulminville M. E. Church M. W. Wright Clinton Avenue Los Desconocidas Battle House Salon de Luxe

Royal street entrance and Oberon court maidens in Mobile carnival

The piece describes Mardi Gras style festivities in Mobile with royal invitations to a ball at the Battle House on February 1, naming Felix II as host and rumored queen Marguerite Wefel. It evokes Oberon and Robin Goodfellow imagery and notes preparations for revels led by Luce and Leachman. It also covers a No Trump Club gathering hosted by Miss Pillans in honor of Miss Glass, with detailed guest lists and prizes.

Oberon Felix II Battle House Jex Howard Luce Marguerite Wefel Leachman Robin Fairy Land Ersee Merrie

Bridge Party Inspires Evening Mocking Material

Two attractive young women from Ole Virginia, the Misses Mary and Jean Craig, served as muses for a bridge party yesterday hosted by Mrs.

Raig Ole Virginia Mary Jean Craig

Wealth and luxury spark debate among proper society

Madame Hemple argues luxury sets a bad example for the aspiring middle class as readers report a pickpocket girl and rising wealth. The German coloratura visits and discusses income, marriage, suffrage, and American style with Miss Glass and guests at the Tuesday Tea Club.

Mme. Hemple Rara Avis Germany Berlin Paris Madame Hemple Bessie Gartenberg Justice Hoyt

Mise Glass Receives Roses After Flawless Performance

Mise Glass wowed the audience with a flawless presentation of a heart touching play and accepted a sheaf of roses as a token of appreciation from the audience and organizers.

Mise Glass

Mrs. Gordon Hosts Double Birthday and Anniversary Tea

Yesterday Mrs. Robert Gordon hosted a quiet afternoon tribute to Mrs. David Edington, while evening festivities celebrated the sixth anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Gordon. The rooms glittered with Killarney blooms and rose shades as guests enjoyed tea, salads, and prizes for hopeful well wishes.

Robert Gordon David Edington Mrs. Gordon Mrs. Edington Edith Heckert Marie Shaffer Cc. C. Mechem Nelile Edington Jean Heckert Isabelle Go Leila Ernestine Gordon

Fairy godmother hosts afternoon card party for guests

Coffee and a two course supper followed by a heart game at the Cawthon parlor. Miss Judith Quarles, famed fairy godmother, presided over a gathering for Misses Scudamore Amster Faust and others. Twenty guests competed at five card tables with Cupid themed score cards, won by Miss Duggan with a silver prize and a heart shaped box of sweets awarded to Miss Quarles.

No Trump Club Miss Pillans Miss Glass Evelyn Byrd Glass Birmingham Isabelle Goldsby Agnes Belle Goldsby Laura Pillans Gertrude Smith Elizabeth Hobart Page Humphries Maryland Rebecca Herndon Margarita Ligon Belle Wikins Selma Josephine Healy Pennsylvania Julia Creary H. S. Aldridge F. L. Crown J. L. Abbot, Jr William Buck Taylor Beverly R. Wilson Clinton Macartney C. J. Torrey, Jr Viola Gaines Helen Rich Mary Danner Luke Lescene Katherine Glover Ida Polk Ross Miss. Deaderick Beverly Wilson Pretty Card Club Lyric O “Kindling Cynosure Margaret Ilington de Scribe Lillie Glass Cawthon Leota Scudamore Natchez Louise Amster Hempstead Texas Judith Quarles Scudamore Amster Faust Miss Quarles Fred Ingate

Laxative Bromos Cited in Cure Claims

An advertiser touts LAXATIVE BROMO with a claim to cure a cold in one day and a separate claim to cure G in two days, citing a signature by B Wy. The fragment ends with a price cue 2c.

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Dalton Club A. N. T. Roach New Bridge Club H. B. Crocker JDRY Marie E. Patterson Marinello ST. Joseph ST Royal Street St. Francis Street U. S Margaret Hubbard Ayer Mme Frieda Hémple Daily Papers Angenette Parry Charles Craig J. T. McKeon Virginia Thomas Albert Quigley Joseph McPhillips von Erdorff A. Festorazzi J. F. Rose, Jr James Lloyd Abbot E.S. Feagin Terry L. Moore Carol Leinkauf Isabelle Russell Ladd M. L. Davis Oak Grove Carl Seals Harry M. Jay Memphis Marie Sharman Meridian New York G. B. Thames Thomas Cook Amsler Miss Scudamore Margaret Illington Gant Beaumont, Texas Dallas, Tex el Paso, Tex Ft. Worth, Tex Galveston, Tex Houston, Tex San Antonio, Tex Carlsbad, N. M Lake Charles Jacksonville, Fla Atlantic Beach, Fla Miami, Fla Palm Beach, Fla Key West, Fla Havana, Cuba Isle of Pines City Ticket Office South Royal Orpheum Theatre D. A. RB. Barton Academy Bauer van Antwerp Mobile Ongigrece Store Dey Sole Agente Mobile Sweet Orr Overalls Sidtle Sole A Mobile Buster P. J. Howard Sextus Gordon
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