D A R Work Expands for Children Welfare
The D A R expands its reach beyond memory culture to support child welfare efforts. The American Monthly notes the birth of the federal children's bureau led by Julia Lathrop under Taft, with aims to study infant mortality birth rates and child welfare. Mobile's D A R backs birth registration efforts and supports Barton Academy scholar ship program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Monthly
Children’s Federal Bureau
Taft
Julia C. Lathrop
Jane Addams
Hull House
Cook County
Illinois
Illinois State Board of Charities
Illinois Society For Mental Hygiene
Chicago School
Children’s Bureau
United States
Pennsylvania
New Feminine Interest Society Notes Returns and Attendance
Grace Guy of St Stephens Alabama, a student at the Convent of the Visitation, has returned home with her parents who attended the commencement. Lizzie Crabtree of Gulf Crest Alabama is in Mobile for summer school.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grace Guy
St. Stephens
Ala
Miss Guy
Convent of the Visitation
Lizzie Crabtree
Gulf Crest, Ala
Mobile
New Coco Coxes Host Weekend Chaperons at Point Clear
Mr and Mrs Cox newly married in Mobile host a weekend at Burke cottage Point Clear acting as chaperons for ten young guests. Participants include Miss Lucile Burke Jamie Grece Leona Wetherbee and Messrs W A Lott Jr Vivian Gaines Grover Burke Mr and Mrs Cox and Mr and Mrs R Y Neville Jr aboard the Pleasure Bay returning to the city after a short visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cox
Mobile
Burke Cottage
Point Clear
Pleasure Bay
Lucile Burke
Jamie Grece
Leona Wetherbee
W. A. Lott, Jr
Vivian Gaines
Grover Burke
Social notes recount visits and travels across Alabama and nearby states
Miss Elizabeth Hobart and Miss Daisy Smith visited in the city with Miss Fendley Dudley Glass and stayed with Mr. and Mrs. George Gaillard in Daphne. Mrs. William Croom plans a heated term at Spring Hill with her children Stephen and Katherine improving health. T M Stevens spent the weekend at Coden. John Randolph Bolling visited the eastern shore. Mrs. L A Carter of Chatom entertains her sister Miss Cousins. Miss Rencher returned from Grand Bay. Mrs. H C Turner and son Russell returned from State Line. Mr and Mrs F K Guy and their party from incomplete text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Hobart
Daisy Smith
Birmingham
Fendley Dudley Glass
Daphne
Miss Glass
George Gaillard
William Croom
Stephen
Katherine
Spring Hill
Society Notes Travelers and Visitors In Mobile And Selma
Miss Bessie M Spottswood left yesterday for Selma to tend her ill aunt Mrs William R Nelson of that city. Nelson related to Goronoway Owens and other Mobile notables and was a youthful Gulf City visitor. Hugh Nelson her eldest son is a Montgomery attorney and her daughters are noted Alabama women. Dr and Mrs Boroughs and their two children have enjoyed a visit to Selma, last week guests of Mr and Mrs B S Bibb on Tremont street. Mrs J B Dortch visits her mother in Livingston. Mrs Liston Heustis and two children arrive from Belize to stay with Mrs Rachel Heustis on St Joseph street before visiting New York and Boston and moving to Portland Oregon. Captain H L Miller Mrs Miller and the Misses Carol and Ethel Miller spend a June visit at Bon Secour Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie M. Spottswood
Selma
William R. Nelson
Nelson
Goronoway Owens
Mobile
Gulf City
Hugh Nelson
Montgomery
Alabama
Virginia
Court of St. James
Mrs. Boroughs
Mrs. Burroughs
Mrs. B. S Bibb
Tremont Street
Liston Heustis
Belize
Rachel Heustis
St. Joseph Street
Mobile Library Association Meeting and Local Notes
A called Mobile Library Association meeting at the Library on Conti Street at 6 o clock. Luncheon and Linen Shower honor for Miss Leah Rosen at 4 p m Monday. Miss Hall leaves for Grove Hill to visit relatives until fall. The Item presents the Croatan mystery linked to the Dare lineage and local Revolutionary era history with verses on Roanoke.
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Mobile Library Association
Conti Street
Lelia Hall
Grove Hill
Ala
Escaped Militant Suffragist Sought by Scotland Yard
London reports a special detail of detectives seeks Miss Lillian Lenton a militant suffragist convicted of starting the Kew Tea Garden Pavilion fire. She escaped in a man’s disguise from a Leeds house while under license. She previously was jailed after a hunger strike illness and released in March. She violated her license and was rearrested June 10 for the Kew Garden arson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Scotland Yard
Lillian Lenton
Kew Tea Garden
Leeds
Miss Lenton
Kew Garden
Christmas Dinner in a Frayed Domestic World
In a crowded Christmas scene Helen frets over a dinner for the Curtis family while Warren reads. She polishes rooms, adjusts decor, and worries ice cream will arrive on time as guests stream in. A missing delivery sparks panic but Maggie reports no order at all, threatening the festive plan.
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Helen
Warren
Carrie
Curtises
Maggie
Meggie
Edith
Frank
Curtis
Mr. Curtis
M'Am
Mrs. Martin
Mrs. Curtis
Jane
Mar
May Agnes Hicks to Wed James A Stauter at St Joseph's
Mrs James D Hicks announces the approaching wedding of her daughter May Agnes to James A Stauter at St Joseph's church on Wednesday June 25 at 7 PM. No cards. Rsvp at 60 St Stephens road.
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James D. Hicks
May Agnes
James A. Stauter
Joseph's Church
St. Stephens Road
Remarkable Record of Peerless Corner Sold in Birmingham
The Peerless corner at Second Avenue and Nineteenth Street in Birmingham sold for 175000 to Frank Nelson Jr. The 25 by 100 foot plot with a small building has changed hands eight times since 1872 with prices ranging from 900 to 176000 across years 1872 1873 1883 1893 1911 1912 1913.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Birmingham
Ala
Second Avenue
Nineteenth Street
Frank Nelson, Jr
The Intolerance of Forcing Beliefs on Others
A call to reject moral superiority and confrontational zeal in sharing belief. It argues that forcing opinions harms others, urges silent steadfastness, and pleads for respect of others right to their own views without coercion or ridicule.
Forgiveness Sought as Cure for Professor Peck
In New York on June 23, efforts to restore Professor Harry Thurston Peck to health are led by his current and former wives. They seek a letter of forgiveness from Miss Esther Quinn, who sued Peck for breach of promise. A Christian Scientist treating Peck says his recovery hinges on forgiving all he may have offended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Harry Thurston Peck
Columbia University
Esther Quinn
Professor Peck
Miss Quinn
Dessert Dilemma Reaches Curtis Family
A distressed household pleads for dessert options as they face a late hour shortage. The Curtis family contemplates going out or sourcing fruit and nuts, lamenting the lack of plum pudding supplies and a nearby open shop.
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Curtis
May Send Expert to Study Beef Situation
Washington June 23 Acting on representations by Representative Kinkead of New Jersey the department of New Jersey considers dispatching a department expert to the Argentine Republic to investigate the beef situation there. If the inquiry is made special attention will be given to slaughter used by Argentine packers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Washington
Kinkead
New Jersey
Department of New Jersey
Argentine Republic
Also Mentioned on This Page
Erest
Society
Mr. T. M. Stevens
Coden
John Randolph Bolling
L. A. Carter
Chatom, Ala
Miss Cousins
Callie Rencher
E. H. Rencher
Mrs. Rencher
Grand Bay
H. C. Turner
Russell
State Line
Miss
Mrs. F. K.guy
Post
R. O. Harris Grocery CO
Dauphin and
Joachim
Mrs. Nelson
Mrs
J. B. Dortch
Livingston, Ala
Mrs. Pegues
H. L. Miller
Mrs. Miller
Carol and
Ethel Miller
Bon Secour, Ala
E. R. Laurendine
Leah Rosen
J. E. Thompson
Virginia Care
Harvey Burton
W. 8. Stewart
James O. Smith
America
Virginia Dare
Whyte
Walter Raleigh
Richard Grenville
Roanoke Island
Albermarle Sound
Sir Richard
Richard
England
Margaret Preston
Proto ¢ International
Mapel Herbert Urner
Coney Island
Bey
Dauphin St
DR. Pierce
DA. Pierce
Willis & Percy Jewelers
Dauphin Street
Deere
Nakina Spinone
Lyon Mfg, CO
South Fifth Street
Brooklyn
N.Y
Hortos
Accountant van Antwerp Building Mobile
Nelson & Bailey
Royal Street
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