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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1915
Page
5
Edna Mead of New York Times laments the coming expedition as she warns the beloved against war's horrors. She contrasts a hoped for fair duel with the grim, modern trench warfare she fears will consume youth and courage.
A poem by Rabindranath Tagore opens a prayer request on strength and service. The page notes a reception at Mrs Charles Denaburg with singing dancing and supper. Mrs Berry Talbort hosts the Tuesday Afternoon Sewing Club with guests and musical selections.
May Manton presents a quick to sew kimono or sacque nightgown in flowered crepe or silk variations. Describes fabric choices Albatross cashmere and ribbon trims, with size 16 year pattern No. 8551 and mail order details requiring ten cents for pattern mailing.
Instrumental selections and a very pretty solo by Mrs Thaxon entertained guests. Tea, cake and other dainties were served and Mrs Rose will host the next meeting.
Miss Katherine Sands of New York, a beloved and charming guest in Mobile society this winter, returns home amid regret from friends. She has been honored at many events, shared times with Miss Lucille Overall and Mrs. Randall, and enjoyed a busy Lent week including The Red Widow, a Battle House dansant, and tea aboard the gunboat Petrel with hosts Lieutenant Emerson and Gilroy.
The E. L. Russell School Improvement Association will meet on Wednesday at 3 p.m.
The Monday afternoon meeting at the Battle House salon brought together many chapter members to honor Mrs. Richard Clarke of New York and Mrs. Winston Garth of Huntsville. Illness kept state president Mrs. H. T. Inge away, with Miss Augusta Cleage visiting from Chattanooga among those present.
Miss Rush and Miss FE H Fleming performed while Dr. Moses addressed the crowd on The Peace Centennial. Mrs. Hopper read excerpts from 1812 magazines, aided by Dolly Madison lore and Octagon House ties. Tea and desserts followed, hosted by Mary Knight Rush Anna Will Mangum May Leatherbury and Loraine Cunningham.
The WI CroT 1 meet moves from Tuesday to Wednesday afternoon and will start at 3 36 in the Bush auditorium.
The Clara Schumann Club afternoon recital Monday drew many locals and guests. Notable figures included Mrs. Bradshaw of the Research Club, Mrs. Weller, and Mrs. Davison's guest, with Mr. Kern’s new composition praised along with Mrs. Davison’s dramatic interpretation and Mrs. Kern’s accompaniment. The program featured Dvorak, Wagner, Rubinstein, Brahms, Gounod, Tschaikowsky, Weber, Elgar, and others with multiple vocal and instrumental performances.
Miss May Leatherbury entertains the Tuesday Auction Club at 8 p.m. The Tuesday Sewing Club meets with Mrs. B. Talbert at 2 30 p.m. The Children's Annual Purim Ball takes place at Moose Hall at 8 p.m.
Numerous residents and visitors are mentioned with trips and visits. Mrs Walter Sackhoff and Miss Ruth Sackhoff return from New Orleans carnival. Mrs W J Quigley back from Glastonbury Conn. Mrs Hugh Hybart tours river stops including Montgomery and Selma. many others frequent Mobile, Birmingham, New Orleans, and Atlanta for carnivals, weddings, and guests.
Mrs Elmo Davison hosts a reader event featuring The Diver by Schiller with guest Mrs W J Kern and musical setting by Mr W J Kern.
The Alabama Tennessee and Northern Railway reports a strong first month of operation into Mobile. President John T. Cochrane says Mobile merchants support the new line, connections with major routes allow service to the North East and West, and local business interest is increasing. The Item is praised for backing the venture as the railroad seeks wider local shipments.
The Rev. Dr. A L Phillips superintendent of Sunday schools of the Southern Presbyterian church died at Richmond this morning after a surgical operation.
More than three thousand people attended the Better Baby Show at the Alba building as three hundred fifty one children over four were entered. Three physicians in charge expect to examine seventy to eighty children daily, causing a four to five day run. Dr. Dan T. McCall spoke on child welfare, with further talks planned by Dr. A. W. Metcalf and Dr. J. Duggar to educate mothers.
Miss Zertha Smith of Grove Hill visited relatives in Salitpa. W H Fleming and G W McVay traveled to Mobile on business. Miss Katie White teaching near Coffeeville visited homefolks for the weekend. Several residents went to Jackson on business. Mrs Martha Mathews left for Coffeeville after visiting here. Rev J A Jenkins of Montgomery filled appointments. Co T McCorquodale visited Jackson.
At the Mobile city meeting on Tuesday March 4 commissioners approved a half holiday on Thursday March 4 at the request of a Rotary Club committee led by W H Bryant. Merchants will be asked to close for participation in a crop diversification drive in Mobile County.
The Tombigbee river area will see little change over the next two days with a fall at Demopolis. Montgomery and Selma rivers continue to fall with cool to cold air general fair conditions and high barometer pressure extending from the northern Rockies to the gulf states. A barometric low over Utah to southern Texas brings precipitation and warmer trends to Mobile tonight, with possible rain as the front moves east. Albert Ashenberger, Local Forecaster.
Hundreds enjoyed the Paramount drama False Colors at the Crescent Theatre with Phillip Smalley Lois Weber and Courtney Foote in the cast to audience acclaim. Warren Kerrigan stars on Wednesday amid Utah politics as the house approves prohibition legislation.
Whistler Ala March reports from Mechanics Lodge No 69 and Magnolia Camp No 110 of the Woodmen of the World hold weekly and regular meetings with doubled attendance. Local events invite citizens to hear speakers on crop diversification and farm topics at the schoolhouse, while the Woman's Missionary Society and School Improvement Society meet and plan. A spelling match in the Masonic Temple draws invited guests as locals report social rounds and travel, and a commissary break in at St Stephens Road is noted alongside deaths in Montgomery.
Trustees voted a $3,897,350 budget, the largest in Columbia history and likely the largest ever approved by an American university. The measure signals expanded programs and capacity across campus under new financial planning.
The article describes three flounce styles for a petticoat and how circular gathered and plaited flounces suit different fabrics. It cites material requirements for sizes and explains pattern No 8555 is cut from 24 to 34 inches, with mail delivery by the paper’s department.
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