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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1915
Page
6
A mixed page of romantic verse and society items reports a passion filled poem about lost love and memory. It also covers a Pascagoula motor trip dinner group, engagements and weddings in Montgomery and Eufaula, portrait credit corrections, and numerous Social columns from Mobile to Birmingham describing trips, dances, house parties and tours.
At Newport resort venues the women parade bold patch work skirts in rainbow colors. Violet King wears violet and white with a lavender sweater. other outfits feature wide white and black stripes. Gowns rely on large patterned materials in contrasting colors.
Burlesque duo Mr. and Mrs. Will Sherman, known as the Two Shermans, spend summer on their Kushla farm. Sherman heads to New York next week by Mallory Line from Mobile. Mrs. Sherman joins later. Ed Lathrop visits his mother. A R Adam relocates to Mobile. Lucy and Libby Sturtevant plan summer travels via Edgewater New Jersey and Maine. L C Clark fences land on Lott road.
Crossed electric wires sparked a small fire in a turret of the USS Alabama at Philadelphia navy yard. Several Sunday visitors aboard were hurried ashore. The blaze was put out with no damage reported.
A long list of residents and visitors flocked through Mobile Bay area for weekends and visits. Names include Mr G Cabell Outlaw, Marshall Doyle, Mrs J S Taylor, Lamar Turner, Billy Lott, Adrian Taylor, Norman Farrar, Jules Smith, Ingersoll Moffatt, Annie Martin, Leonard Pritchard, Genevieve Watson, Mabel Hartwell, Mrs William Norville, Bertram Tucker, Emma McAlpine, Isaey Ertin, Julia Anderson, Ben McMillan, K H Short, Mrs George Rosson, Helen Minnis, Miss Davie Vass, Walter Toxey, William Poe, Dorothy Cothran, Lu cile Cox, Alice Buck, Miss Emma March, Agnes McConnell, Eloise Supple, Miss Marguerite Festorazzi, Miss Marguerite, Mrs Harry Pugh, A M Cowan, Miss Louise Cowan, Evan Dantzler, T D Nettles, James Smith, L Metzger, Walter Mitchell, Inge family, Drs Phares Coleman, Nathan Frohlichstein, Ruth Korn, Ellen Boddie, Frances Holberg, Nathan Frohlichstein, Mrs Neiman, Miss Elizabeth Wefel, Mrs Rogers Rush, Mrs Staats, Ruth Kyle, J Overton Pratt, Dr G A Richardson, and others, with visits to Point Clear, Biloxi, Bayou la Gatre, and Montogomery noted.
Franklin Moore, noted Michigan publisher and wealthy manufacturer, died today in Franklin Michigan after a long illness. He helped organize the Diamond Crystal Salt Company and previously published the St. Clair Republican for years. He was seven hundred years old.
The Mobile Item lists five children born in July with addresses and ages and invites them to a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. Tickets mailed. July-born children urged to send names addresses and birthdates to Children’s Editor two days before their birthday.
In Satsuma Alabama a patriotic service with National songs and special music was held Sunday evening at 7 30 o clock. Sunday School meets at 10 30 a m at the Hall. A preaching service is set for Sunday July 4th at 3 30 p m Rev Carpenter of Crichton officiating Miss Margaret Leinbach resumes as clerk for Mr Gilette Two cars of watermelons shipped last Thursday highlighting marketing needs Potatoes okra cucumbers and melons flood Mobile market Mr Field returns from the North and works on the farm Mrs Southworth suffers malaria.
Hurley residents host and visit relatives across Mississippi and Alabama. T A Roberts and family welcome visitors from Orange Grove Pascagoula and Greensboro while trips to Moss Point and Pascagoula occur for business and family reasons.
Fulton Alabama notices report Mrs. D. W. Heeley shopping in Thomasville and Mrs. Kate Kennedy returning from Selma. Names include Grove, Selma, Alameda, and Mobile visitors with Embroidery Club and typhoid illness updates. Cedar Creek Brethren church hosts all day meeting led by Prof. W. E. White and G. W. Petcher. Mrs. William E. White of Vinegar Bend also mentioned.
Gulfcrest Alabama notes residents traveling and visiting relatives. Mrs John Leary returned home after a week with her brother W T Elliott and Mrs C R Miller. Ellie and Stella Miller stay with grandmother Mrs Martha Miller. Zara Williams traveled to Mobile to visit Mrs Hoffman. Jack Williams and son Vandy spent Sunday with A B George. T T Taylor and family returned from Bay Minette. Other small social calls and visits are listed with names such as Lizzie Crabtree Cattie Oler and Mrs N C Yoder.
Miss Alberta Jowers returns to Selma after visiting her parents Mr and Mrs J M Jowers. Mrs P A Mazon has recovered at home after a serious operation in Mobile. Mr and Mrs J E Fleming of Choctaw Bluff visit relatives here. Ernest Mason visits grandparents in Jackson this week. Rain dampens attendance at Lambord home dance in Gaintown. Leroy Smith of Washington City visits his plantation here. Dr W F Cobb of Barlow Bend visits Manila area for several days.
Church services were held Sunday at the home of A. B Johnson. H. W. Weaver was a Mobile visitor Saturday. William J. LeMont spent Sunday at H. W. Weaver’s home. L. G. Swartwoth and wife and Warren H. Roberts and party cruised Mobile Bay visiting Dauphin Island Fish River and Sea Cliff last week.
Miss Susie Davis of Catherine is guest of aunt Mrs. M Adams this week. Mrs J M Hicks of Arlington spent weekend with sisters the Misses Welch. Mrs L L Stall worth of Fort Barrancas Fla visiting uncle M L Stabler before moving to Fort Bayard NM. Mrs W J Adams of Packers Bend guest of son W H Slaughter this week. Malcolm Stead spent Wednesday in town.
W. S. Irby Jr. has returned home after a pleasant visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs. T. P. Mc Griff in Columbus Alabama. Mrs. W. M. Vick and daughter Mrs. W. M. Cobb of Arlington visited friends here last Sunday. Mabry and John er of Charm spent Wednesday in wn.
Catherine Courtney hosts a river trip aboard the City of Mobile with guests Misses Pearla and Effie Soost Edna Manning and Edna Finch. Numerous out of town visitors register at the Beach Hotel including A Johnston Birmingham B C Harding Atlanta W D Mathias Louisville Ky and others.
May Gilson Ruth Gladice and chaperone Mrs Mary Kelley spent from Saturday through the Fourth at the Case House. Garner Hoffman guest of cousins the Missey Case. Miss Gertie Myer a popular guest. Tim Kelley visiting Miss Leo Zieman en joying Battles summer diversions. Patrick Kelley and son Palmer guests of Miss Zieman. Dr Brown and family occupy Sterling cottage for two weeks. Eloise Ibach Hattie Arnold guests of Misses Stoll. Lee Barclay guest of Misses Soost. Dr Green of Nashville left for Boston for an operation with hopeful prospects.
A surprise farewell party was hosted for H. W. Weaver and wife in Fowl River Alabama on Monday night. Attending were E. C. Chambers and wife W. A. Weaver and wife G. W. Dett and wife and H. R. Lewis and wife. The Weavers depart for Chicago for a month. C. J. Graf spent Tuesday in Mobile. A. B. Johnson visited Mobile on Wednesday. H. R. Lewis and wife visited the city Thursday.
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