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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1913
Page
5
The passage reflects on happiness found in nature and art. It recalls childhood impressions awakened by color light and birdsong, yielding a gentleness that opens the soul to poetry and to the voice of God.
Holiday crowds flood to Cohen Biloxi and Pass Christian with docks and dances at Battles Point Clear and Pen sacola regatta draws visitors. At Coden Winston Jones hosts a house warming named Killiecrankie while Semmes Camp UCV and Colston Chapter UDC join an all day open house. A Busy summer scene in Mobile includes yacht club festivities and an afternoon tea at the Cawthon.
Mrs B M Mumma hosted guests with regent Mrs Shawhan and others at a Mobile D A R tea. regretted Mrs Ellis Lewis Mumma could not attend. Indefinite postponement of the New Bridge Club meeting due to members' absence. Visiting families from Tuskegee Nashville St Louis and Selma join the Faiths at South Ann street. Hendersonville summer plans noted.
The Visitation Convent Alumnae met at 10 30 to discuss awarding a scholarship to a deserving student. The Woman's Missionary Society of the Government Street Methodist Church holds a meeting this afternoon at 4 30.
Mrs A W Brooke hosted a refined card party for Mrs Bush and Mrs Gene Bush of New Orleans on Government and Wilkinson streets. The visit features a bright star in a season of Mobile summer entertainments. Dr Ellen Barret Ligon plans to attend the Osteopathic Convention in Kirksville Missouri on July 26. Mrs Henry Woods and children return to Mobile from Meridian. Mrs A E Reynolds receives sympathy notes for the loss of her brother Barney Brown who died in New York on July 2.
Special to The Item. Birmingham Alabama July 4 a blistering June for marriages ends with 63 divorce applications in Jefferson County. Thirty three in chancery twenty five in circuit and five in city court. If this pace continued a year would see about 756 divorces and one fourth of white marriages ending in dissolution.
Lady Sackville returns to the probate court in London for further cross examination in the fight for the millions case. The testimony draws a fashionable audience including Mrs Asquith and cabinet wives. Sackville cites nervous illness and requests to speak on all payments from Sir John Murray Scott to Knole Park, complicating the contested will dispute.
Helen, visiting Warren Curtis at his office, notices disorder and neglect from him and his stenographer Miss Perry. Her jealousy grows as Curtis prioritizes work over their moment, until a courteous encounter with Mr. Dawson brings contrasting attention.
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