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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1915
Page
2
Advice on cherishing a mother through respect and thoughtful actions. Emphasizes listening to her, sharing work and interests, maintaining youthfulness, giving simple tasteful gifts, and ensuring she feels valued and financially secure throughout life.
The Battle House salon hosted the YWCA annual luncheon with over three hundred attendees. Miss Nannie Owen received praise from Mrs. R V Taylor for her leadership in creating the membership luncheon idea and its evolution into a yearly event.
A Mobile Y W C A membership luncheon at the Battle House featured a large turnout, a six course meal, and a refined program. Mrs. R. V. Taylor welcomed guests noting ten years of growth from a small front parlor to a 600 member organization with plans for a new building. Miss Nannie Gayle Owen presented the year’s work and the attendees praised the event’s table decorations and musical performances by Mrs. Howard Ryan, Mrs. J. C. Turrentine, and Mrs. Emma La Prade Tam.
The Tuesday Auction Club meets with Miss Eleanor Gray at 3 p.m. Miss Elise Hall hosts a house dance for visitor Miss Katherine Huff at 8 p.m. The Newman Circle gathers at 7:45 p.m. with Mrs. H. H. Miller at 252 South Ann Street.
The Tuesday Sewing Club gathers with Aie B Tolbert on Dearborn Street at 2 00 p m to discuss projects and upcoming meetings.
The Council of Jewish Women holds a general meeting at 2 p m at B nai B rith Halil. Members are urged to attend and discuss upcoming community activities and welfare projects.
The Visitation Con vent Alumnae hold their annual meeting at the Convent of Visitation at 3 p m. Attendees gather to discuss association matters and plan future activities.
The Mobile Ceramic Club meets with Mrs James Weinacker at 3 30 p m to discuss upcoming sessions and show items for review in a casual gathering. Mrs Weinacker hosts and coordinates club activities and social details.
The Bafaca class of North Side Baptist Sunday school hosts a social at 7 30 PM at Mr R L Howell's home corner St Francis and Franklin streets. They will entertain the Philathea and Junior Philathea classes of the same Sunday school.
Mise Blacksher entertained Miss Dunster at a bridge gathering in Mobile amid a week of carnival festivities. Guests from the North South East and West attended as Miss Blacksher hosted several tables and awarded a corsage bouquet for high score. A luncheon and Victrola music followed the games at the host’s home.
With many visiting girls in the city, Athelstan announces another enjoyable informal event Friday evening to enhance the evening's delight and social appeal.
Miss Allie Hurley of Birmingham inspires a Friday afternoon bridge party hosted by her sister Mrs Guy Upchurch at 3 o clock. Hurley will be remembered as the guest in earlier visits.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Calvary Baptist Church will hold a social at Mrs D A Smiths home 804 South Broad Street on Thursday January 28 starting at 7 30 p m A cordial welcome awaits attendees in a friendly gathering
Members are requested to attend a most important meeting held for the carnival bazaar interests. The gathering is scheduled for Wednesday evening at 11 a.m.
Miss Adelaide John, once a social favorite in Mobile society, has returned after a long absence. She will host a delightful dinner Wednesday at the home of her aunt and uncle Mr and Mrs W W in Cleveland, welcoming many friends.
Miss Amelie Hill, admired member of Montgomery society, will arrive Monday February 1 to visit her aunt and uncle Mrs L Le Baron Lyons during carnival. She joins Montgomery debutante circles but will attend a ball hosted by the Lyons at the Battle House on February 4 with local debutante factions and visitors.
Miss Katherine Courtney welcomes Miss Elizabeth Wiley as her guest after a visit to Montgomery where she was hosted by Mrs. Henry Crenshaw. Wiley will stay through carnival and is expected to inspire many pretty affairs during her visit.
The piece notes several personal greetings and visits including Mrs T C Wether and family in Mobile with Mrs W E Mar, Mrs Berryman and Mrs J C Carmichael hosting relatives, Birmingham residents at four sisters’ reunion, Mr and Mrs C F Irvin hosting Roy Morgan and newlywed Mrs Roy Morgan, Miss Katie May Benson of Mobile visiting Selma, Mrs Reid Hunt returning to Boston after visiting her parents, Mrs Richardson Gibson hosting tea with Miss Mary Custis Lee, and guests Wm L Groom of Pine Bluff and A M Crawford of Camden. Also mentions Miss Gabriella Barret’s Montgomery visit and Mendel Goldstein and Ben May in New York.
Miss Marie King of Selma, guest of Miss Annie Gaines, will be the inspiration for a heart party Saturday afternoon. Miss Gaines will host and compliment her house guests at three o'clock.
At the weekly Hamilton Whist Club gathering hostess Mrs H G Donald added an extra table for hospitality. The three tables played bridge whist then ten at five o clock. Winners of the card decks for trophies were Mrs Henry Hall, Mrs P J M Acker and Mrs Henry Tonsmeire.
The Frolicking French Maids society held its third anniversary ball at the German Relief Hall with 500 guests. Members wore maid costumes with dusters as emblems while committees greeted attendees and refreshments were served in white and red decor.
The E L Russell School Improvement Association hosted a Friday reception for patrons and friends in the new building adorned with palms and flags. A portrait of the late Col Russell hung under Confederate flags beside a school banner by Mrs W Drago, celebrating Rob ert E Lee's birthday and the housewarming. Miss Metta Thompson oversaw hall decoration with help from Miss L Matzinger and Mrs A E Reynolds.
The Mobile Item notes Jan birthdays for numerous children with addresses and birth years. It invites each child to host five friends for a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon and asks January borns to mail full name address and birthdate to the Chil annide Editor two days in advance.
Mobile Carnival Association leaders review a busy program for Mardi Gras with seaplane displays on Monday and Tuesday by Pensacola personnel. Officials including Lt. Patterson and Capt. West outline committees for aeronautics and entertainment while 60,000 hand bills are distributed and Navy talks consider warship presence in Mobile.
A traditional home remedy claims to cure rheumatism by mixing one ounce Toris compound with one ounce syrup of Sarsaparilla in half a pint of whiskey. Take a tablespoonful before meals and at bedtime. Ingredients available at drug stores. Genuine Toris sold in one ounce sealed yellow packages by Globe Pharm Co Dayton O.
An advertisement touts Calocide compound for burning sweaty or sour feet. It claims instant relief from corns callouses and bunions with a warm foot bath using two tablespoons of the product. Sold for twenty five cents at drug or general stores, prepared by Medical Formula Laboratories of Dayton Ohio.
Demarest defeated Buffalo last night in a close league game by 300 to 258. Highlights include standout averages and high runs with Catton recording notable scores and strong performance throughout the match.
Ad touts Hyomei a medicated air treatment for catarrh claiming to kill germs and cure the disease. It describes inhaler use, the eucalyptus formula, and a money back guarantee from Van Antwerp’s and nearby druggists. The copy urges readers to obtain both liquid and inhaler in one outfit.
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