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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jan 30, 1916

Page

19

Cotillion at Hilton Club featured elegant decor and dancers

The Hilton Club cotillion at the Battle House showcased floral canopies of smilax and crimson bells with a marble maze motif. Miss Barrett led as partner amid a large list of attendees, while garlands, rose decor, and ornate arches framed the evening. other club events followed including a movie party and club meetings.

Hilton Club Battle House Barrett

Breakfast puzzle line drawing engages readers

A playful instruction to complete a breakfast themed picture by drawing a line through numbered dots opens a page full of names, street lists, and local club notices. The dense OCR reveals many residents and organizations prompting meetings, teas, auctions, and circle gatherings across town.

Miss Eros and Cupid Corner Advice Page

Inquiries on love and age differences are printed for Miss Eros. Letters advise against pursuing marriages while for others the piece notes maturity and conscience with Shakespearean lines and social notes from Greenville and Mobile society pages.

Miss Eros

Club Calendar Monday Details and Meetings

Needham Bryan Chapter meets at 3 p m with Mrs Harry T Inge. Clark School Improvement Association holds session in kindergarten room at 3 p m. Delegates to Older Girls Conference convene at Government Street Presbyterian Church at 3 15 p m. Miss Bettie Wilson lectures at Battle House at 3 p m. As You Like It Club meets with Mrs J W Hunter at 3 p m. W C T U gathers at First Baptist Church at 3 p m. Electra Semmes Colston Chapter U D C holds a called meeting at Cawthon Hotel at 10 30 a m.

Isabel Sullivan Mary McKay Agnes Wilson Wilhelmina Herpin Emily Sherman Minnie Reynolds Alice Alfred Shakespeare Club C. J. Torrey J. B. Harvey S. S. Murphy Faust Romeo Mephistopheles Margaret S.a.-G Martina Drahan Lucille Horn Bridge Marguerite Wefel Young Peoples’ Jewish Association B'nai B'rith Hall J. W. Hunter Government Street U. D.C Electra Semmes Colston Cawthon Hotel Clarke School Improvement Association Battle House Woman's Exchange J.T. Wright Woman's Exchange Committee Lingle Henry Chamberlain Religious Work J. Moreland C. E. Vincent Miss Hooks Young Women's Christian Association Association R. P. Pope Needham Bryan Harry T. Inge Clark School Improvement Association Government Street Presbyterian First Baptist Church

Diverse Club Meetings and Lectures Schedule for Saturday

Century Book Club and multiple societies hold afternoon sessions at various venues including Colonial Room at the Cawthon hotel 4 p m to 11 a m and 4 p m. Notable events include Rev John W Phillips lectures at Y W C A 7 30 p m and 3 25 p m address to teens at Burgett Memorial.

Century Book Club Cawthon Hotel Chautauqua C. W. Moss Palmetto Street Polymnia Music Circle James Wade Cox Craighead Club Christ Child Society McGill Institute Gesang- Verein Frohsinn

Oakdale Baptists hear Lowe on evangelizing task and more

Oakdale Baptist church filled to capacity as Professor Lowe presented pictures in a fourth lecture of the series. Rev J E Barnes spoke on The Great Task, stressing church evangelizing the world, followed by York on Financing the Task. Benson gave an illustrated Mexico talk. The evening closed with The Ninety and Nine song. A social at Miss Edna Bassett’s home featured games, hot chocolate and cake with many attendees listed.

Oakdale Ala Oakdale Baptist Church Lowe J. E. Barnes Tabernacle Church York Jasper J. N. Benson Mexico Edna Bassett Oakdale Avenue Bassett Rebecca Ruth Barnett Gertrude Spikes Lydia Ann Scheuermann Gladys Rose Kenny Gatewood Trixie Venturini Lian Thompson Norman Graham Frank White Talbert Jones Herbert le Gear Herbert Head Otto Neville Frank Venturini Elwyn Monroe Jack Garnett Ernest Strange Marion Rose George Bassett Mr. Smith Bessie Windham Houston Grandma Orr Signel Mell Ray Dogger

Local Sewing Circle to Meet in Wharfs Wednesday

BATTLES BATTLES WHARF Ala January 29 Special The Wednesday Afternoon Sewing Circle will meet with Mrs and.

Battles Battles Wharf Ala

Mobile children celebrate birthday with party at Empire Theatre

The item congratulates a list of youngsters born on January 29 and 30 over several years and invites each to host a birthday picture party for five friends at the Empire Theatre this afternoon with tickets mailed.

Alice Alfred Crown Theatre Eereenoo Howells Girlie Walsh Donald Ruth Ollinger Augustus Williamson Taylor Selma St Louise Tully N. Joachim St Howard &. Mastini Oakdale Maxwell Braswell Dauphin St Wilmer A. Barnes Walter Pierce Taylor Raymond H. Denmark Eslava James Sconyers, Jr Florida St Robert Mackie S. Hamilton St Lillian Murphy S. Jackson St Richard Maxwell S. Cedar St Frank Robertson St. Emanuel W. P. O’connor, Jr N. St. Francis Cornelia Shaw Spring Hill James B. Martin Canal St John H. Hackmeyer S. Bayou St the Item Empire Theatre

Hamil Celebrate Twenty Fifth Wedding Anniversary

Mr and Mrs A R Hamil observed their twenty fifth wedding anniversary on Thursday evening. Among the guests were Mr and Mrs J H Broady Mr and Mrs I L Smith and son Winston Mr and Mrs I J Tatum and daughters Marion and Carolyn Georgiana and J T Nichols of Glasgow Ky attended.

A. R. Hamil J. H. Broady I. L. Smith Winston I. J. Tatum Marion Carolyn Georgiana J. T. Nichols Glasgow

Sunday Schools Convene in Mobile for Annual Convention

The Mobile County Sunday School Association holds its annual convention at Government Street Presbyterian Church starting 9 30 a m Thursday February 3 through Friday. John L Alexander Leon C Palmer Miss Mira Batchelder and Miss Freda Rose lead a program with local workers invited. attendance expected to be large.

Mobile County Sunday School Association Government Street Presbyterian Church John L. Alexander Chicago International Sunday School Association Leon C. Palmer Mira Batchelder Freda Rose Montgomery Alabama Sunday School Association Alexander H. W. Bosdell Mobile County J. E. Northcutt L. C. Palmer Mobile Graded Union Nannie Baker H. W DuBose Mr. Alexander

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