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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1915
Page
8
Braves surge in ninth inning to score five runs and beat the Giants 7 to 5 in New York. Rudolphi and Gowdy catch for Boston with Marquard on the mound. Myers Umpires Byron and Eason.
The regular meeting of Post C Travellers' Protective Association held in the Cawthon Hotel colonial room featured a lively membership drive led by the White Squad under James A. Carney with three new members and three transfers. The Blue Squad led by LeBaron Daly kept close pace, while losses funded a banquet planned for October 1. James A. Carney reported on the national TA convention in Omaha and noted the 1916 gathering in Lafayette, Indiana. Y M B A Notice A regular monthly meeting of the Young Men's Benevolent Association is set for Thursday night July 1 at 8 o'clock. By order John W. Moore President Henry Ledebur Secretary.
I express heartfelt gratitude to my many kind friends for their untiring attentions during my mother Mrs. Elizabeth Dixon's last illness and after her death. I thank those who attended her with tenderness and the floral designs. Special thanks to Dr J D Terrill for faithful services. May God bless them all.
The Lyons Park exhibition shows the Comptrollers defeating the Operators 15 to 0 in a nine inning game. Two base hits by Shaw Gaines Coon ey Green Moore and Gaines highlight the offense. Attendance 500 and time 1 45 with umpires Jones and Burch.
Florence McLaughlin, age eleven, invites women swimmers to the Delaware river Chester course for a 16.75 mile record pursuit. Her father says marathon swimming benefits her and doctors have praised her endurance after long swims. She also excels in jiujitsu and school, graduating with near perfect marks.
Rev A G Richards of Mobile will preach at 4 30 at St Mark s chapel. Sunday school at the M E church Sunday morning at 10 o clock. No Preaching. Rev Earnest Daffin will preach Sunday morning at Semmes Ala at the Baptist church. Miss Josephine Kopf of Mobile visiting Mrs S Meeker who is much improved. The worst electric storm recently occurred Friday noon with lightning thunder and two hours of darkness. No damage reported. Rain aided gardens and fruit. Mary Virginia Sandoz returned home Thursday night after visiting friends. Adelaide Elizabeth Christie 13 died Thursday night on Crawford street. Remains left for Portsmouth Va for interment. Ben Ward ill. Henry Innis and family moved from Mobile to Eastling home. Mrs George Toulmin bedridden with malaria fever. Baseball game Little Mobile vs Little A D Davis postponed due to rain will be played next Friday at 3 30. Busy Bee Sewing Circle met at Eugenie and Dorothy Hinton home. small attendance so next Wednesday at 3 30. Refreshments served. A baseball game Honey Boys vs Folles of Mobile on Cleveland diamond Sunday at 3 30 admission free. Dorothy Dodge left for Mobile to visit grandmother Mrs H S Lumsden and to Coden Ala for a week.
Mrs Walter Peters guest of Mrs Daniels on Baltimore street. Mrs F B Winter returns home after a week with her son H A Winter on Kentucky street. Master Frankie Haight comes home after two weeks visiting his uncle and aunt H A Winter. Miss Anna Mae Broecker returns home after pleasant visit with friends at Arena. Little Douglas Brewton celebrates his third birthday Saturday.
The report lists attendees of a local gathering including Mrs. C. Yancey and Mrs. Eugene Williams. It notes visits by Vivian and Carroll Worthington, Nadine and Douglas Brewton, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson with son James Herbert. The Jacksons returned from a week at Dog River with good fishing and crabbing. 5 Mise Ethel Tagert spent a very de-
A forty pound watermelon from Pine Ridge Park Dawes County was added to a local fruit collection at National City Bank by cashier A C Tonsmeire. Charles Anderson of Axis Mobile county contributed a large grapefruit from his orchard, shown Friday.
A farmer showcased a Duncan orange, noting its perfect condition after a severe winter. The fruit’s resilience was cited as a positive sign for the citrus industry in the region.
A total of fifteen thousand bales of sisal from Progreso Mexico will arrive in port this week. importer James Giboney notes substantial imports into the United States. The Ward liner Kotonio sails Monday with Seat Wek and later in the week the stestlands is due with 7 000 bales.
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