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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1913
Page
5
Miss Frances Purvis wedding plans announced with noon ceremony as society events unfold. Aspirational balls, lectures, and charity gatherings dominate the social calendar with Mrs. T. M. McMillan hosting a spring musicale and the YWCA and Jewish women groups hosting meetings and lectures.
An old fashioned blood purifying tonic is recommended to combat fatigue as spring arrives. The recipe uses alcohol kardene sugar and hot water to make a quart with a tablespoonful before meals. It claims to clear impurities restore appetite and energy and banish pimples and pallor.
An advertisement promotes Gold Dust as a water softener that makes rainwater milder for washing and cleaning. It asserts the product dissolves dirt and grease quickly, relieves household labor, and eases back strain from chores.
Miss Frances Allen Purvis and Mr. William Humphries Marshall wed at noon in a home ceremony hosted by Mrs. Caroline Purvis Marshall. Bishop Beckwith officiated with Dr. Henry Goldthwaite as a witness, and the couple departed for a honeymoon to New Orleans.
Among early Easter festivities a birthday party for Emile Gonzales was hosted at 214 South Claiborne. Pink and white decor, merry games, and a donkey game thrilled guests like Lilian White, Marietta Gonzales, Miriam Steber, and others, with prizes for May White and Genevieve Sherman.
Little Selwyn Turner hosted his sixth birthday yesterday with family members and friends attending. The gathering included Bil Me Lott, William, Rafie Edward Hughes, Edward Fowlkes, Oliver Mc Gowin, Rob, Roy and Frederick Mc Gregor, Scranton Dunlap, Jack Ponder, Gilbert Ladd, R. C. Gordon, James Lit tlell, Billie Tebbetts, and Marion Ru.
Helen reads a harsh letter from Warren demanding more budget cuts and mocks her supposed heroics. She resolves to learn self support and keeps the check, writing back that she will train to earn money and regain dignity for herself and Winifred. Delia witnesses Helen’s resolve.
At twilight a birthday party gathered young guests including Sam Murphy Jr William Bringhurst Jr Curran Spotswood Jr and Horace Shepard Jr Oliver re hit the target with a parrot snare while Jesse Leftwich won the garden set A chicken guardian and rabbits decorated the dining room with pink roses a six candle cake and food for the children
Mrs. C. 8. Taylor hosted the Hamilton Whist Club gathering Monday at 3 PM with five substitutes including Mrs. J. W. Hunter Mrs. L. LeBaron Lyons Mrs. B. C. Hughes Mrs. F. O. Rhen and Mrs. McCreary Otts among the members. Prizes were won by Mrs. Hunter Mrs. Lyons and Mrs. Luce who received hanging baskets with ferns.
The Century Book Club invites attendance at a reception in honor of Judge and Mrs P J Hamilton on Thursday, March 27 from 8 to 10 p.m. at the home of Dr and Mrs W G Ward. Much pleasure anticipated from the event.
Mr and Mrs Kearsley Carter announce the marriage of their daughter Dorothy Elliott to Rollin Broughton on Wednesday evening April nine at nine o'clock in Government Street Presbyterian Church A reception will follow at 9 30 at 205 Government Street Mrs Stanley B Herndon and Miss Rebecca Herndon host a tea in honor of Miss Carter on April 4 from six to seven Other local notes include visits and travels of residents and a bout with grippe reported for J Syd Robbins.
Montgomery announce engagement of Miss Clara Marguerite Leder to Mr William Hernard McCoy with wedding planned for early June Miss Leder has been a guest of Mr and Mrs Creed S Taylor at 68 North Reed avenue for some time
A stream of notable travelers stops in Mobile visiting friends and staying at local hotels. Joseph H. Angus of Richmond Virginia men’s merchant visits the Cawthon Hotel while Miss Alice Lull heads to Chicago by Louisville and Nashville for weeks away.
Sam Gordon long time guardian for the New Jersey governor received an invitation from President Wilson to transfer duties to the White House. He hesitates to obey due to business interests and holds the offer in abeyance. he served Wilson since his governorship and even cut the governor’s hair.
Charles D. Hilles former Taft secretary and Republican National Committee chairman met President Wilson in Washington on March 26. He said there was no present plan to meet with Southern representatives to secure affectations at national conventions.
The Bayou la Batre group enjoyed Mornings with Masters of Arts and a discussion on Realism and Idealism in art and literature. Mrs Geo Smee hosted with Mrs Whelpley to meet next April. Married couple Mr Jack Burk and Miss Annie Meyers. Various visits by Miss Francis Nelson and Miss Ethel Emerson. A weather disrupted week at Pleasant Progress School with a boat crossing to reach home. F E Smee improving slowly. Lister family visiting Creola. Tiale couple visiting relatives. Lola Lafarge visiting Mobile.
A Saturday lecture by Seumas McManus at Harte Auditorium benefits the Y W C A property fund. A long list of Seumas MacManus clubs across Government Street to Spring Hill Avenue shows rising interest. Tickets for the night lecture are 50 cents and 25 cents for the children’s afternoon showing.
Residents and visitors mingle at Battle's Hotel and Mobile as guests call on relatives. Names include Erna Mohr, Corinne Woods, Mrs Easter, Bess Gray, Blanch Well, Woodie Woods, Harold Himrod, Mr Himrod, Mr Turner of London, M. E. George, and numerous guests registered at Beach Hotel and Battle's Hotel such as C M Rutherford J Moore B M Clarke I McEnulty and many more.
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