Supper Parties Saturday in Mobile Social Scene
The Mobile social column notes Saturday night supper parties and after-the-movies spreads at the Vineyard. Attendees include Gladys Tompkins, Mamie Tompkins, Ross Moore of Anniston, Will Chandler, R H Bolling, Sydney Robbins, Joe Robbins Bibb, Dr. Curry Bibb, Loris Pincus, Rita Pake, Forcheimer, Leo Richard, the Adlers, A S Fuller and other guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
The
Vineyard
Gladys Tompkins
Ross Moore
Anniston
Mamie Tompkins
Will Chandler
R. H. Bolling
Sydney Robbins
Joe Robbins Bibb
Curry Bibb
Loris Pin
August Seashore Vacation Planned by Goldsmiths
Miss Helen Goldsmith a Mobile Terpsichorean instructor and Miss Mame Goldsmith plan to spend August by the seashore at Biloxi. They enjoyed last summer's Biloxi visit and intend to repeat the trip, with Helen resuming her dance classes on return to the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Mamie Goldsmith
Biloxi
Helen Goldsmith
Mobile
Miss Gladys Tompkins Delights Mobile with Dance Art
Miss Gladys Tompkins, a devoted dancer in Mobile, performed a daffodil costume dance “In the Shadows” at a charitable event. She studied with Miss Rosa Coates and plans to study in New York. She will vacation at Shanty Shane near Saluda, North Carolina, with relatives and later open a dancing school with Miss Rabel Goode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Tompkins
Mobile
Gladys Tompkins
Terpsichore
Rosa Coates
New York
New Orleans
Shanty Shane
Rabel Goode
Rose Club Entertained By Mr Thaddeus Rose
Mrs C C Mechemy Mrs Locke and Miss McLaughlin joined the Rose Club guests at Mr Thaddeus Roses brilliant entertainment. One hundred invitations were issued eighty five accepted for the gala event. Music recitations and talks formed a satisfying program. Mrs Howard Gale of New York City visited sister Miss Bertha Gale. Mrs Frank Parker and her young son, guests of Mrs Thomas Bragg in Auburn, returned to Mobile Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rose Club
C. C. Mechemy
Locke
McLaughlin
Alabama
Thaddeus Rose
Howard Gale
New York City
Bertha Gale
Frank Parker
Thomas Bragg
Auburn
Mobile
Lake Chautauqua
Frank Davis
Lee Irwin Davis
Remarkable Fourth of July Observances and Travel Plans
Mrs. Greenwood Ligon’s family visits Montrose and Sea Cliff with relatives including Mrs. Ben Panget and Very Rev. Gardiner C. Tucker. The piece notes a Safe and Sane Fourth celebration with D A R, Sons of the Revolution, and Cincinnati in Washington in 1892 and 1913, plus a parade to the monument and a salute of thirteen guns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenwood Ligon
Margharita Ligon
Clinton Macartney
Montrose
Macartneys
Ben .Panget
Coden
Gardiner C. Tucker
Sea Cliff
North Carolina
New York City
Coates
Ligon
Ellen Hardin Walworth
Order of the Cincinnati
Sons of the Revolution
Sons of the American Revolution
Washington City
Daughters of the American Revolution
Church of the Epiphany
Fourth Artillery U. S.A
Arsenal
Washington Light Infantry
Fifteenth Street
Aris
Spee
Sons and Daughters of the Revolution
Mobile
House Party Returns From Point Clear Weekend
Miss Agnes Iowlkes and Miss Lula Morris of Macon Georgia led a house party that included Miss Trem Holz born Mr Pettus Lee Ma Fox Mr Stallworth and Mrs C B Percy and Mrs E E Radcliff. Mrs James Glennon hosted six pretty girls for the weekend at sea shore memories include Marguerite Wefel Mary Grace Harris Alice Edith McDermott and Annie Carroll Hoffman. Mr and Mrs S R Prince and their two sons Gregory and Sidney headed to New York City for a few days then more travel planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes Iowlkes
Lula Morris
Macon
Trem Holzborn
Pettus Lee
Ma& Fox
Stallworth
C. B. Percy
E. E. Radcliff
Point Clear
Mrs. Glennon
Sea Shore
Marguerite Wefel
Mary
Grace Harris
Alice
Edith McDermott
Annie Carroll Hoffman
Gentlemen’s Summer Travel From Mobile Residents
North Cohasset trip plans as Mr Prince returns south while Black Rock House hosts the race of the summer. Mrs A H Manson and daughter Appolonia vacation at Lake Chautauqua New York and Washington where Appolonia will study music. Mr Dargan Ledyard returns to Mobile from New Orleans. Violet Landino and her mother relocate to St Joseph Street after arriving from Mexico with Mrs Humphrigs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Cohasset
Mr. Prince
Black Rock House
A. H. Manson
Appolonia
Lake Chautauqua
New York
Washington
Miss Manson
Gulf City
Mrs Gordon Family Join Daphne Colony at Seaside Home
Mrs. D. M. Gordon and her four children have affiliated for the summer with the Daphne colony and occupy the seashore residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. Q. Norton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. M. Gordon
Daphne Colony
Seashore
E. Q. Norton
De Bardelaben House Party Ends After Two Weeks of Fun
The De Bardelaben party at Battle's concludes two weeks of lively entertainment for many local youths. Visiting men from Deenay donated 11 dollars to Battle's orphans and treated children to watermelon and candy at the De Bardela ben home. Women hosted music and games amid merriment as some visitors head to Mobile for a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Bardelaben
Battle's
Deenay
Mobile
Woman Harvests 500 Watermelons From Small Plot
Special to The Item. Bay St. Louis La July 28. Mrs Elizabeth Boudin raised five hundred watermelons and thirty barrels of Irish potatoes on not more than three quarters of an acre despite a severe dry spell. The melons weigh about 40 pounds on average with some over 60. She favors buying local seed and credits soil prep and moisture management for her success while noting others suffer crop losses from drought.
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Bay ST. Louis
Elizabeth Boudin
New Orleans
Auto Hit at Crossing Kills Two In Detroit
Dr Frank M. Singer and Walter J. Puhl, both of Detroit, were killed when their automobile was struck by a Lake Shore passenger train at a grade crossing on the city outskirts yesterday.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Mich
Frank M. Singer
Walter J. Puhl
Lake Shore
Lefty Flynn Divorced By Show Girl Bride
New Haven July 28. Irene Claire I Flynn has divorced Maurice Bennett Flynn known as Lefty Flynn Yale football star of 1912. They eloped after a winter escapade. Flynn works as an engineer in Canada. The divorce case was conducted in secrecy at Syracuse New York where Mrs Flynn has lived under an assumed name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lefty” Flynn
Show Girl
New Haven
Irene Claire I Flynn
Maurice Bennett Flynn
Yale
Flynn
Wilds
Canada
Syracuse
N. Y
Gasoline Cleaned Dress Damps Evening Outing
Helen rushes to Trenton with Warren in cold air after cleaning a velvet gown in gasoline to look proper for a dinner with the Merwins. The strong odor clings, causing embarrassment as they hurry to catch a 5:00 train and face guests at the arrival.
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Pennsylvania Station
Warren
Trenton
Merwins
Helen
Maggie
M'Am
Wardurance
Ambassad or Warned by Governor Wales in Mexico Crisis
Telegram from Wales in Pedras Negras reports American Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson warned Yucatan Governor Wales to recognize Huerta as Mexico's president. Wales says he is constitutional governor elected in 1911 and brother-in-law to Vice President Pino Suárez.
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Associated Press
Eagle Pass
Texas
Mexico
Henry Lane Wilson
Wilson
Wales
Yucatan
Mex
Pedras Negras
Pino Suarez
Mexirco City
General Huerta
Republic
Huerta
Studebaker Automobile Plant Seen at Royal Theatre
Mobile residents can view a Studebaker factory in full operation at the Royal Theatre on Monday and Tuesday afternoons and nights. The screening accompanies the regular program at 7:27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Royal Theatre
Studebaker Automobile Company
Adge
Groom of Three Weeks Fails to Kill Self in Missouri
Douglas G. Hertz of St. Louis shot himself Saturday night after a phone call with his wife. He believed he could not win his bride of three weeks back, and he is to recover from bullet wounds. Mrs. Hertz expressed regret but said she will not live with him again and cited lack of support. The marriage in June followed the death of Hertz previous wife in an automobile accident. She avoided discussing his claim that his father was a member of the British Parliament and worth five million dollars.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Douglas G. Hertz
St. Louis
Hertz
Gas Odor Mystery Tangles Dinner at Merwins
Helen and Warren confront a kitchen odor at the Merwins' dinner party blamed on a new maid. Mrs Merwin explains the old maid left, while guests sniff for a gasoline scent and Helen contemplates a series of small lies to cover the truth.
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Merwins
Mrs. Merwin
Helen
Merwin
Curtis
Warren
Typographical error in Sunday ad corrects Mobile Gas ad
An error appeared in Sundays edition showing a Cabinet Range rather than a Gas Company range. The correct store listed for the Mobile Gas Company ad is Gas Store No. 486 and is now inserted in Sundays ad for Page 3 and Page 8.
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Mobile Gas Company
Wholesale Dry Goods Division Men Meet
A meeting of Division No. 4 of the Southern Wholesale Dry Goods Association was held Saturday evening at the Battle House with delegates from Mobile Birmingham Montgomery and Selma. President Murray Brown of Birmingham presided over discussions on improving trade conditions. The next meeting is planned for Montgomery in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Division No. 4
Southern Wholesale Dry Goods Association
Battle House
Mobile
Birmingham
Montgomery
Selma
Murray Brown
Pleased With the Low Cost of Operation of Electric Fan
Mr Merwin travels with them to the station as Warren fumes about a girl’s talk of a smell and a cleaner's lie. The scene ends with the electric fan bringing relief at home as his wife rests and the babies stay cool and content.
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Bondousquie
Battles Wharf
S. R. Prince
Gregory
Sidney
Mr. Dargan Ledyard
Hether
Willis & Percy’s
Willis
Percy
Dauphin Street
Mrs. Boudin
Irene Claire Flynn
Mabel Herbert Urner
Sints
Tam
Elbert Hubbard
DR. Pierce
Medicine
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
Merchants Bank
Mobile Electric Co
N. Royal Street
Dauphinestreet
Britto
Dr. F, L
Tapia
the Peoples Bank
Ala
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Creaper & Burns
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