Miss Mabel Hartwell to Christen New U S Cutter Tallapoosa
Mobile society notes report Miss Mabel Hartwell daughter of State Senator Harry T Hartwell will christen the United States coast guard cutter Tallapoosa at Newport News on April 20 with Captain H B West and the crew of the Winona in command. Also covered are W O W convention events in Selma Biloxi tourist club, Bay Minette birth in Mobile and the wedding of Miss Geraldine Faust to Paymaster Arthur Henry Mayo U S N in New Orleans detailed with ceremony and decor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartwell
U. S
Mabel Hartwell
Mobile
United States
Oscar W. Underwood
Alabama
Harry T. Hartwell
United States Coast Guard
Tallapoosa
Newport News
H. B. West
Faust
Geraldine Faust
Arthur Henry Mayo
William Do. Faust
New Orleans
Father Hanrahan
Sts. Peter and Paul's Church
le Prophet
Edna Faust
Vera Gibbons
Marie Louise Camors
Ethel Winter
Dorothea Schaperkotter
Euxenia Baccidi
Irma Faust
Lieutenant Williams
Ponopak
U. N
Mayo
San Franamean Islands
California
Scisco
Moss Point Hostess Louise Cowan Hosts La Mari Posa Club
Miss Louise Cowan of Moss Point entertained the La Mari posa Club last Friday afternoon at her Mobile stay with aunt Mrs. George S. Izard. The occasion marked a cordial gathering before Easter festivities in Moss Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Cowan
Moss Point
Mobile
George S. Izard
la Mariposa Club
A Bad Case and Its Relief
Mary West of Wallace Virginia recounts years of severe health decline with back and abdominal weakness. After taking Cardus for a few weeks she improved markedly and by two months could walk and work again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wallace, Va
Mary West
Cardus
New York Society Girl Weds Bostonian
Miss Margery Ficken daughter of H Edwards Ficken of New York marries William Brown Prescott of Boston in Grace Church New York City. After their honeymoon the couple will reside in Boston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Margery Ficken
H. Edwards Ficken
New York City
William Brown Prescott
Boston
Grace Church
Saturday events from local clubs and schools
The Shakespeare Club hosts Mrs C J Torrey at 11 am. The Needham Bryan Chapter D A R plans a Boston tea at Mrs J W McAlpine's home. A Y W C A gym class exhibits at 10 30 am in Moose auditorium with Mrs A W Metcalf hosting. Marietta Johnson lectures at Barton Academy auditorium at 4 pm and Miss Stanford's class shows at 4 pm at 20 South Catherine Street for Miss McClure and Miss Robertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare Club
C. J. Torrey
Needham Bryan
Boston
J. W. McAlpine
Moose Auditorium
Government Street
A. W. Metcalf
Metcalf
Marietta Johnson
Fairhope School of Organic
Social notes from Selma and Mobile travellers
Miss Helen Schuster of Selma will return home Friday after a pleasant stay in Mobile. Miss Lillie Harmsen from Atlanta will visit Mr. and Mrs. W N Brown in Selma on Union Street. Miss Harrison stayed with Mrs. W D Bellingrath in Mobile and received many attentions. Little Frank W Evans Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs FF W Evans, is convalescing after a serious illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Schuster
Selma
Mobile
Lillie Harmsen
Atlanta
W.N. Brown
Union Street
Harrison
W. D. Bellingrath
Frank W. Evans, Jr
FF. W
Visitors registered at hotels in city during Saturday
A list of visitors from multiple states registered at local hotels on Saturday includes Charles N. Worms of New Orleans I G Hibbler of Pascagoula Oscar Phillips of Birmingham N M McKay of Robertsdale A L Holton and wife of Chicago A O Colson of Paris Illinois with others also staying at the Cawthon Bienville St Andrew Windors Klosky Battle House hotels and a Battle House guest list from Montgomery Meridian Warsaw St Louis Lebanon Cleveland Minneapolis Chicago Worcester and more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles N. Worms
New Orleans
I. G. Hibbler
Pascagoula
Miss
Oscar Phillips
Birmingham
N. M. McKay
Robertsdale
Ala
Cawthon Hotel
A. M. Holton
Chicago
Ill
A. O. Colson
Paris
Bienville Hotel
A. C. Walker
Decatur
EB. H. Wogley
Florence
C. EB
Littlefield
Fairhope
St. Andrew Hotel
Ww. W. Thompson
Hixon
J. W. Holt
T. M. Gibson
B. I. Martin
Meyers
Stockton
W. Summers
York
J. A. Faunse
Munroeville
Windsor Hotel
KE. M. Foster
E. Y. Baldwin
Satsuma
D. W. Murphy
H. Fincher
L. H. Bull
Irvington
T. H. Steede
Moss Point
Klosky’s
Edwin Hazard
William Chapman
Prentiss B. Reed
S. Gage
J. P. Atherton
Montgomery
Battle House
W. B. Brown
J. J. Babcock
Warsaw
Ind
Charles P. Petters and Son
St. Louis
Wilmer Walker
Lebanon
C. FE. Wood
H. J. Alker
Cleveland
A. Chamberlain
Minneapolis
Campaign yields strong response in Escambia County
In Brewton Alabama on March 13 the diversification drive in Escambia County shows broad interest and success. Citizens Bank directors approve loans to local youth and pledge full support to advance the movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewton, Ala
Escambia County
Citizens Bank
Fire destroys vacant Brewton livery barn
A vacant livery barn in Brewton Alabama owned by OC Ay Lowell Sr burned Friday. The building had stored cotton earlier but the cotton was removed. The cause is unknown but believed to be from a campfire left by someone camping in the structure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brewton
Ala
Oc,ay Lowell, Sr
Missing Billingsley Probe Deepens in Alabama
Montgomery March 13. Captain Reuben F. Kolb told a joint investigating committee he will aid their search for C Homer Billingsley whose accounts show a shortfall of more than 8000 dollars. Billingsley has not been seen in Montgomery for nearly two weeks and a warrant remains outstanding. Examiner J H Craig has issued further reports on the department's books begun since 1911.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
C. Homer Billingsley
Pure Food and Drug
Reuben F. Kolb
Craig
Pure Food and
Billingsley
Elmore County
Kolb
Examiner Craig
Arch
Freshly opened plant oysters advertised at Schimpf’s
At Charles Schimpf Restaurant on North Royal Street an advertisement lists fresh opened plant oysters sold by the dozen in a loaf for 25 cents or 15 cents for smaller quantities. Raw oysters are offered at the stand with plant price 20 cents per dozen and 10 cents for 1-2 dozen, with toasted options noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Schimpf
North Royal Street
Birthday Celebrants Cordially Invited to Empire Theatre Party
Anita E. Simon of Whistler notes a March born group turning 12 on March 13 1903. The Mobile Item invites each child to host five friends for a birthday picture party at the Empire Theatre this afternoon. Tickets mailed. March born children urged to send name address and birthdate to Children’s Editor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita E. Simon
Whistler
ITEM
Empire Theatre
Mysterious child and Mrs Dudley in Brooklyn scene
A photograph shows Doris, five, living with Mrs Lois Waterbury Dudley in a Brooklyn home run by Virginius J Mayo of New Haven. Mrs Dudley and Mayo refuse to identify the child. Coroner Nix finds no criminal link to Lillian May Cook’s death, who worked in Mayo’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Doris
Lois Waterbury Dudley
Virginius J. Mayo
New Haven
Dudley
Mayo
Nix
Lillian May Cook
Bay Minette Begins Civic Improvements and Supply Projects
Bay Minette Alabama reports the start of city well digging by contractor R A Lambert as part of a $35 000 bond funded civic improvement program. Sewer and electric light work will begin soon while local produce dealers Muscat and Smith target Irish potatoes and early cucumbers from area growers. J W Munn notes a shipment of cucumber seed to plant about fifty acres and C S Woodson plans a large concrete block warehouse for wholesale grain on the south side of the railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay Minette
Ala
R. A. Lambert
Mobile
Messrs
Muscat & Smith
J. W. Munn
C. S. Woodson
Meaning of True Friendliness by Langdon Carter
A essay on true friendliness as sympathy and respect across social lines. It argues friendliness sustains dignity, support in distress, and shared happiness, citing Shakespeare and Dumas to illustrate universal comradeship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Langdon Carter
Hove
David
Samson
Dumas
Romance
Notice to All Women's Organizations Invited News
The Item creates a new department "Women's World and Work" seeking news of women organizations and their meetings. Notices from church groups philanthropic and fraternal musical and literary clubs are welcome. Send items by 1 o clock Saturday or by noon on other days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mu Ana
Oystermen Organize at Alabama Port Branch Call
In Alabama Port Mobile County a lively meeting founded the Heron Bay Alabama Port branch of the Oystermen and Fishermen's Protective Association. Twenty members enrolled and Dan L. Jemison was elected president with James L. Jones as secretary treasurer and delegates to the Mobile meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama Port
Ala
Oystermen
Heron Bay-Alabama Port
Oystermen’s and Fishermen's Protective Association
Mobile County
Dan L. Jemison
James L. Jones
Mobile
D. L. Jemison
J. L. Jones
Unlicensed Shipping Master Heavily Fined
Joe Simonsen, a lower Government street case proprietor, was fined $100 or ninety days at hard labor after arraignment in the recorder's court for violating the license ordinance by acting as a shipping master without a license. Captain Charles Nelson filed the complaint. a bond of $200 was set on appeal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Simonsen
Government Street
Recorder’s Court
Simonsen
Charles Nelson
Canadia Steamer Ground Near Scaddon Lighthouse
The wireless station at Fair Isle reports Danish steamer Canadia from New Port News February 24 bound for Christiania is ashore in a dangerous position near the Scaddon lighthouse off the Shetland island Fair Isle in Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Fair Isle
Shetland Islands
Scotland
Newport News
Christiania
Scaddon
Evergreen Picture Show to Exhibit Local Sights
Evergreen residents will view a local picture show on the fifteenth featuring streets and sights of the area. An organ recital by Henry B. Vincent will be held March 19 at the Methodist church to aid the Ladies Aid Society. Season concludes with a thriving greenery industry, employing hundreds and supplying wild vegetation to local firms and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evergreen Pictures
Evergreen
En- Evergreen
Chatauqua Institute
Methodist Church
Ladies Aid Society
Christine J. Tinling
Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Aged Judge Inzer Urges Reform Before Alabama Panel
Judge John W. Inzer of Ashville aged 80 plus addressed the recess judiciary committee urging salary levels of 3600 for circuit judges and 3000 for solicitors. He proposed enlarging circuits under two judges and removing separate chancery courts. Judge McClellan and Thomas E Knight also spoke on court reforms as the committee reviews numerous letters from Alabama legal figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
John W. Inzer
Ashville
St. Clair County
Judiciary Committee
Judge Inter
Inter
Law and Equity Court
Chancery
Judge McClellan
Thomas C. McClellan
Supreme Court
McClellan
Alabama
Thomas E. Knight
Greensboro
Knight
Hig County
Daphne Civic League Organized in Daphne Alabama
Citizens met at the Normal School to form the Daphne Civic League for town improvement. Officers elected include W. D. Randall president J. R. Hammet vice president J. W. Turner secretary and G. B. Stapleton treasurer. cleanup days were set for Saturday and Monday with a follow up meeting planned for March 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Ala
Normal School
John Sweitzer
Daphne Civic League
W. D. Randall
J. R. Hammet
J. W. Turner
G. B. Stapleton
Dr Kings New Life Pills Ad Promises Liver Health
An old advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills to keep the liver active and healthy and relieve dizziness constipation biliousness and indigestion. It claims the product is fine for the stomach and available for 25 cents at druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. King
W C U Branch Renamed Young People’s Unit at Oakdale
The Oakdale W C U meeting on Thursday voted to rename the Whister group the Young People’s Branch. Five new members joined, with Rosa Palmiter elected anti narcotic Superintendent and Lula Macon as flower mission Superintendent. Next meeting set for Monday at the Oakdale Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Bertha Hempstead
Ola Avenue
Whister
Young People’s Branch
Hale
Stevens
Rosa Palmiter
Lula Macon
Oakdale Methodist Church
Broad and
Kentucky Streets
Edwin Patterson
Toulminville
Ruth le Boutillier
Mary Rush
Townsley Rush
North Mobile
Hackett
Cathedral
St. Matthew's Church
Nellie Perry
Silas City
N. C
Maggie McQuillan
Arthur Savage
Lingreen
Cleo Helton
Atmore
W. L. Hawsey
Magnolia Avenue
Pope's Diapepsin Advertisement Claims Quick Stomach Relief
An advertisement touts Pope's Diapepsin as a quick remedy for sour, gassy stomachs and indigestion. It asserts the product digests food, prevents discomfort after meals, and costs fifty cents for a large case at drug stores, promising gentle, reliable relief.
Directory of local businesses and services in Mobile
Directory listing for United Tea & Coffee Co and Evans Co on Dauphin Street, Henry R. Hawes candy dealer, Ice Cream, public accountants, Gulf City Dye Works, Troy Steam Laundry, Langan Hat Company, Stanie Roofing, Commercial Prints, Wood Print Co, White Eckert Co, Realty Co, Verona Lumber Co, and J Munro's shorthand school with addresses and phone numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry R. Hawes Co
Dauphin Street
Evans re _ Co
Stanie Roofing & Sonsan Co
S. Water Street
Bell
Commercial Prints Company
St Michael Street
Wood Prin Co
St. Michael St
Home
White-Eckert Co
Commerce and St Real Estate and Insurance , Realty Co., Inc. Lumber and Supplies
Verona Lumber Co
Roth Nhones
Earl Aw’ St
J. Munro’s Select School of Benn Pitman
N. Royal Street
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Earth
Father
R. W. Grizzard
W. O. W. Convention
Alabama Woodmen
Woodmen Circle
Susie M.brissom
Muscogee
Okla
Ira W. Porter
Omaha
Neb
Grand Inner Sentinel
G. Verneuille
8. F. Hale
C. Verneuille
Amelia Verneuille
Palm Grove No. 7
Albert
Rosa Strand
George Longhurst
Maple Camp
Ella M. Duff
Albert Hotel
M. A. Tierney
Miss Wetherbee
Biloxi
M. EE. Church
South
Main Street
Chris Thompson
Grace Cottrell
Shenandoah
Ingersoll
Wisconsin
Leona Wetherbee
Frank Suter
Wetherbee
Swinson
S. D. Palmer
Orville Swinson
Vanity Fair
Kate Jones
Lois Everitt
Bessie Everitt
Ollie Ford
Bessie
Lida Merimether
Katie Jones
Dora Cowan
Hermine Jackson
Eleanor Carter
Neville Bounds
Lady
Escambia
Mrs. C. Waterbury Duddey
Doris Dudley
Bay Minette Department
Evergreen Department
Henry B. Vincent
Inzer
Adv
Gulf City Dye Works
Seeeeeesy
Susanne
ST Ey
Britton
F. L. Tapia
Dauphin ST
Cooo
Candy Neue AcTuanStreet
United Tea & Coffee Co
St. Louis Sts
1812
DRY Cleaners
Ene
S. Conception Street
Troy Steam Laundry
Emanuel Street
Bell 171
Langan Hat Company
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