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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Jul 15, 1915

Page

6

Club Setting Bridge With Mrs N L Vickers in Her Honor

Miss Etoile White visits in Battles for a series of entertaining events in Mobile. A chartered week includes a dinner at the Mobile Yacht Club a bridge luncheon by Mrs N L Vickers and a Vineyard supper all in her honor. Guests include Miss Etoile White Miss Eloise Ibach Mrs Marie Stoll Mrs Hattie Arnold and others with prizes and a light supper.

N. L. Vickers Etoilene Aleta Stoll Battles Mobile Yacht Club Vickers Miss White Clara Sim Margaret Vickers Mildred Shaffer Hattie Arnold Eloise White Eloise Ibach Earid Marie Stoll Etoile White Messrs John Jossen Tom Halsett English Cody Aubrey Gimin Mr McPhillips Taylor Winé Marie Stoll Aubrey Toulmin Gul van Antwerp

Wing family entertaining week at Jackson social

Mrs. Clayton Wing hosts a pleasant gathering at Wing me in Jackson with members of the Jack ounger society and Mobilianis guests including Miss Agnes Iikes Miss Amy Wilson Miss Lil skson and Mr John Baumbhauer Other attendees list numerous locals and a prize is awarded to Miss Helen Adler for brightest pupil The event features an afternoon school room games a lunch and a back gallery used as a classroom Miss Spain entertains visiting girls with a bridge party and summer flowers In addition Lee Noble hosts a dance for Miss Martha Johnston of Atlanta with many young guests and punch and ice courses served The Brightness of Life poem by W Dayton Wegefarth concludes the page.

Clayton Wing Jackson Jackounger Society Agnes Iikes Amy Wilson Lilskson John Baumbhauer Iss Fowlkes Mr. Baumhauer Miss Wilson Is Doyle Helen Adler Rose Eichberg Annie Rothotsc Amelia Berlin Cecile Goldstein Myra Eichberg Grace Zelnicker Edna Pincus Edith Metzger Rebecca Jacobs Rita Reiss Eva Gup Myra Cohen Miss Spain Lillian Brantley Troy Marie Merrill Mobile Lee Etta Paul Louise Spain Birmingham News Alice Bowie Pauline White Emma Collins Mary Sessions Emily Dixon Leona Plosser B. T. Rochester Lee Nobles Martha Johnston Lee Noble Atlanta L. L. Noble Dauphin Way Lee Sadie Lyons Katherine Lyons Emma Lou Cawthon Dorothy Ramsey Martha Thompson Gretchen Sherman Susie Jennie Prout Lennie Earl Elliott Margaret Williams Katherine Powell Margaret Hempstead Mary Lee Turner Pat Moulton Russell Moulton LeGrange Batson Hugh Kilborn John Ramsey Matt Howard Marhorner William Powell de van Dumas Carl Thompson T. C. Savage Lauderdale Elizabeth Meridian Star Augusta Hooks McIntosh Bluff Ruth Gaudin Birmingham Battles Bimingham News Lillie Belle McGowin Fairhope Maggie Dalton West Point W. O. Meyer New Orleans 8. Rosen Norman Reiss Harold Simon Biloxi Edwina Savage Montgomery Joe Marcus Henry Hess Charles Hess Mage J.R. Ennis Tessie Ennis Dorothy Tonsmetre Bitoxt Tom Scales Ridgewood Virginia Hoge S. H. Smith Daphne Mabel Hartwell Joseph Hynde Point Clgar

Sincerity of Mrs Wolff Undoubted by Birmingham Woman

Mrs J C Wolff of 108 7 St Woodlawn Birmingham testifies to Vitalitas as nature’s greatest tonic. She suffered years of acute digestion and nervousness, avoided operations, lost weight, and could eat only certain foods. After five months and four to five bottles she reports weight gain digestion improved and nerves calm. The ad urges readers to obtain Vitalitas at Sutton’s Drug Store through druggists.

Sutton's

Carrie Holley returns from Fairhope normal school

Prichard residents share news of visits and events. Carrie Holley returns home from Fairhope where she attended normal school. Mrs. W D Statham hosts a miscellaneous shower for Miss Ida Mae Byrd with ice course served.

Prichard Ala Carrie Holley Fairhope Annie Jessie Mae Saxon Susie Clara Jones Whistler J. B. Pittman W. D. Statham Ida Mae Byrd Byrd Pauline Willis Willie Gilpin New Orleans Eight Mile Creek St. Stephens Road Holiness Church Chester Chandler Bryars Plateau W. W. Larry Meridian Miss Charles Whiteman Jake Beal Cincinnati Ohio Roy Pruitt Allen Hazel Wilkins Myers

Visitors check into Biloxi area hotels with wide variety

A long list of guests staying across Biloxi hotels includes visitors from Atlanta Jackson New Orleans and Birmingham among others. Notable entries mention W H Lawson C T McCorquodale J I Pittman and many others with stays at Battle House Klosky's Windsor and other properties. Several local residents host or join guests for visits at Point Clear and nearby resorts.

Bienville W. H. Lawson Atlanta C. T. McCorquodale Joe McCorquodale J. I. Pittman Salitpa Ala B. Hosehold Grand Bay H. Wilkingon New Orleans Battle House C. W. Jackson Moss Point Miss C. W. Edrick Troy Bert M. Meadow Birmingham Alex McRea Florala J. I. Ford Pascagoula P. Kirkland Savannah St. Andrew V. Hunter Galveston Tex E. N. Patton Laurel James Gardner R. G. Wilson Jackson B. Cox Sweet Water G. N. Ellis Atmore Klosky’s Misses Young Daphne J. A. McCall DeFuniak Springs Fla M. Schloss Selma W. J. Biggio Montgomery Windsor Samuel Tompkins G. H. Burns Georgia Mae Burns E. M. Richerson Bay Minette D. A. Bonner Fowl River D. Pfeminger Rochester New York R. H. Chiles and Son Lurline Fuller Stockton W. H. Williamson Yazoo City F. L. Woodruff Atlanta, Ga G. A. L. Poynter Jasper S. Kyle Clarksburg W. Va

Parents and the Child: Conflicting Aims and Unified Authority

A reflective piece on how parental Discord harms a child's trust. It recounts a seven year old, overhearing a mother blame the father for worry, and contrasts parental unity with the smoother effect of consistent rules. The author argues decisively for parents to harmonize and shield children from outbursts.

Ned

Mobilian Joseph Espalla Visits State Capital

Mobile political figure Joseph Espalla visited the state capital early in the week. He describes himself as a Henderson supporter and notes Henderson carried Mobile County by a handsome majority. Espalla believes Henderson will be a fine governor and urges loyal Alabama supporters to back him.

Mobile Montgomery Sons Alabama

Chicago Street Car Men to Get Increase

The 14,000 Chicago street car workers who struck to shut down transport will receive a wage increase and a two year contract instead of three. The arbitration board's award will be made public tomorrow, per the Chicago Tribune.

Chicago Chicago Tribune Today Arbitration Board

Recorder's Docket: Vagrant fined. rider fined. appeal filed

Eugene Striber, arrested for vagrancy, was fined 200 dollars or seventy days hard labor in recorder's court and chose to serve. Leonard Buck received seventy days on the county highway for an insulting remark aloud. Joe Albright was fined 25 dollars for speeding, gave notice of appeal, bond set at 50.

Recorder's Eugene Striber Hyland Recorder’s Court Leonard Buck Joe Albright

Thin Folks Who Would Be Fat Breathing on Sargol

A physician endorses Sargol tablets as a fat gaining aid for severely undernourished individuals. The text claims the tablet supplies missing nutrients, aids digestion, and converts sugars and starches into nourishment, promising gains up to twenty pounds in a month with oral administration.

Oakdale Visitors Travel Plans Toward Montgomery and Chattanooga

Mrs Edwin Patterson spent a pleasant day with her mother Mrs Purington of Toulminville Tuesday. Miss Nellie Collins and Miss Will Mae Shields, visiting Oakdale relatives, left for Montgomery then Chattanooga before returning to Birmingham.

Edwin Patterson Purington Toulminville Nellie Collins Will Mae Shields Oakdale Montgomery Chattanooga Birmingham

Court business and calls in law and equity dockets

Law and Equity Court listings show judgments by default for several defendants including Grafton French in multiple cases with amounts 2500 300 and 1200, a garnishee judgment of 500, and a $574.89 plaintiff award against Mobile Hoe Co. Equity calls note a decree quieting title and other hearings. Friday calls include several civil actions and bank related suits in Bay Minette courts.

Law and Equity Court Berney Harry T. Inge Grafton French T. M. Blake W. M. Boykin Rogers Charles Line Garnishee A. Y. Glover Horace W. Thurber Sean Pressed Steel Hoe & Tool Mobile Hoe Co G. E. Newman C. B. Stevens J. G. Bourne White & Benson

To Overcome Sunburn Freckles Wrinkles

A reader explains using ordinary metricalized wax smeared on the face overnight to peel away outer skin and reveal a fresh complexion. Daily application allegedly removes faded or blotchy tone, with a response noting minimal irritation. An ounce of wax suffices, and a Saxolite-Witch Hazel solution is advised to treat wrinkles from sun and wind.

Monroe Park Movies and New Pictorial Offerings

Local schedule lists The White and Black Snowball The Claim of Honor Sue Selig new release The Angel of and Pictorial No 53 Lillian Brown Lancaster Monkey Business amid cinema lineup at Monroe Park showing titles and names.

Selig The Angel of & Pictorial Lillian Brown Lancaster Monkey Business

Stuardi Recovers His Launch and Captures the Swindler

San Antonio officers arrest a man posing as a city editor after he passed bad checks to buy a launch. The suspect, John Hardy formerly Worthenberger, bought gear with no funds, added a steering wheel and searchlight, then fled but the launch was recovered near St Michael street. He was nabbed near the Mallory docks as he planned to depart by train from Mobile.

San Antonio Texas Light John ©. Stuardi Register Stuards Werthenberger Stuardi St. Michael Street Kid Stuard Worthenberger Chief Crenshaw Mallory Docks

Epworth Leaguers Seek 1916 Alabama Convention Site

Delegates from Mobile to the Alabama Conference of the Epworth League left Mobile Thursday afternoon for Montgomery. Attending are Miss Annie Carter Miss May Hughes and Mr Alfred Del Champs. They aim to ensure Mobile hosts the 1916 conference.

Mobile Alabama League City Montgomery Annie Carter May Hughes Alfred Delchamps

Also Mentioned on This Page

W. Dayton Wegefarth Philadelphia Ledger Wolff J. C. Wolff St. Woodlawn R. B. duMont Dumont Handle Wm. W. Croom & Croom St. Michael St Alabama, Tennessee and Northern Railway Union Terminal Station Peerless Aves Mobile J. H. Bays J Moffett Ca Alimerita Eokion C. J. Moffett Medicine Co St. Louis John Quill Tuscaloosa Henry Kass BP Ager Ng Point Clear Young's William C. Olds Southern Railway Washington W.L. Henderson Southern and Mobile and Birmingnant Irma Unruh A. B. Chilton D. BR. Bettis Mrs. He T. O. Good Ruth Eugenia Spalding Blackwater W. R. Batchelor Lena Pritchard W. 8 Fincher Batchelor Cottage T. H. Aldrich Rolston’s Vance Gunnison Providence Infirmary Percy MK. Dunbar Lucy Lesesne Dunbar F. B. Sale Leslie Stevens Fern Wood Ce L. Waller Winston-Salem N.C J. W. Hunter Mabel Heustis California Gabriella Cook Lucy Herndon Groint Clear Daughdrill Daughdarill Weat Beach Gulfport Cee F. E. Smee Savou la Batre Frank Caall Harry Hogue Sea Chiff Marion McDuffee River Ridge Marion Wise D. W. Walkley Selma Street Dauphin and Pine Joel Dumas J. C. Crum Springill Henry L. Gaines Adelaide Seashore Camp Ground W. A. Lott Elise Brown University Thomas Green Bush Mildred Robb Huntley Bobb Kanaga N. C Howard Gordon Canoe Irene Citronelle F. E. West McPhillips R. P. Aldridge Colorado Springs P. C. Pitroff Grace Pitroff Fort Mo R L. M Lula Farrell May Pond D. W. Lang Little Son Emile Tacon Mabel Duff Gambol San Souci Beach Chancery Court Thomas H. Smith Annie R. Leftwich Vinegar Bend Lumber Company Rene. Plavidale J.C. Plavidale Vesta Viola Schumacher Et al Rosena Schumacher Lula Nelson Ralph Nelson Sallie Junior Lawyer Junior Caroline Bailey J. A. Bances & Company Bank of Bay Minette A. E. Walker Banks Joel A. McDavid Adv Monroe Park Essanay Epworth Mitchell's Rookford Batiste Mitchell Mobile Item St. Emanuel St Mobile, Ala
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