Cultural Club Notes Brighten City Evening
The Social Realm highlights multiple club gatherings including the Clara Schumann Club at the Scottish Rite Cathedral and a Jewish Women meeting at Shaarai Temple. A gala at the Battle House drew numerous Birmingham and Selma guests with music, dance, and a stylish crowd led by Katherine Kirkman and Miss Sarah Logan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Schumann Club
Clarama Club
Will J. Kern
Old Madrid
Pablo Garcia
Garnett
Weil
Mc‘Punstal
Mesdames Simoney
Henry Sar
Katherine Kirkman
Birmingham
Sarah Logan
Virginia Creary
Margaret Horn
Battle House dances and society amid Mobile’s grand soirée
A lively Mobile scene at the Battle House features socialites, officers, and galas with dinners and dancing. Notable guests include Lieut. L. L. Keton, Miss Mabel Goode, Mrs. Gregory Luce, and Mrs. W. B. Patterson. The Harte Auditorium hosted a Crinoline Era recital to raise funds for the Mobile Business Women's Club building committee, with aFormal program of songs, violin, and dances by local ladies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle House
Mobile
L. L. Keton
Fort Morgan
Japan
Mabel Goode
Egory Luce
Betts
Luces
W. B. Patterson
Harte Auditorium
Jack Wetzel
Mobile Business Women’s Club
Minnie Black
Evelyn Harvey
Margaret Austill
Lédi Lomond
Manson
Andrews
Margaret Taylor
Edinboro
Louise Goldsby
Dancia
Gabriella Barrett
Apollonia Manson
John
Margaret Tay
Cercle Francais Meeting Includes Readings From Roule Brother
The Cercle Francais met Friday morning with Mrs. Harry Donald for French reading and conversation. Monsieur Roule presented his brother Maurice Roule’s sketch Reveillon, a celebrated Paris writer’s piece about a Christmas Eve scene on the Boule Miche. Noted listeners included Mesdames M. F. Kirk bride, Harry Donald, Corinna Crawford, Sydney Robbins, Shelton Sims, Henry Goldthwaite and J. W. Watters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cercle Francais
Harry Donald
la Belle Lange
Monsieur Roule
Maurice Roule
Litterateurs
Paris
Reveillon
Mesdames M. F. Kirkbride
Corinna Crawford
Sydney Robbins
Shelton Sims
Henry Goldthwaite
J. W. Watters
Bachelors Plan First Post Lenten Cotillion Date
The Bachelors announce their first post Lenten cotillion for April 17 with a formal dress code optional. On Saturday April 25 the group will elect officers and hold a supper at the Battle House. Mrs A R Cooper of 206 Adams street is moved to Mobile Infirmary for an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Battle House
A. R. Cooper
Adams Street
Mobile Infirmary
Printer mixup hits McCowan store Sunday ad
McCowan and Dietz at 205 Dauphin street faced a printer error that swapped prices on women’s undergarments in a Sunday ad. The mix up caused confusion Monday as customers, mainly ladies, learned the true differences between shadow lace camisoles and corded poplin crepes and the staff struggled to explain the mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank A. McCowan
McCowan & Dietz
Dauphin Street
McCowan
The Revenge Letter That Turned the Tables
Helen Curtis borrows twenty five dollars from Mrs Thurston and plots revenge after a bitter argument over repayment. She drafts a sharp note to Mrs Thurston and plans to mail it to Mr Thurston, hoping to force repayment and humiliate the other woman. The scheme backfires when Thurston returns the money with a scathing reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen
Mrs. Thurston
Mr. Thurston
Helen L. Curtis
Helena
Curtis
Thurston
Warren
Y W C A Notes on Visits and Club Activities
Miss Charlotte Davis city secretary of the South Central Y W C A visited for two days and conducted conferences. The Blue Ridge Club held its first social, with Mrs Tam and Mrs Perryman providing entertainment. Helena Krudop gave stories in dialects. Noons with Kahn Manufacturing Co. girls grow in cooking interest under Mrs Southerland. Travelers Aid Committee meets at 4 pm with Mrs G B Shahan. Bible class by Miss Peeples at 7:30 pm at the Y M C A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Davis
South Central
Blue Ridge Club
Tam
Perryman
Helena Krudop
Kahn Manufacturing Co
Southerland
Travelers’ Aid Committee
G. B. Shawhan
Miss
North Mobile resident J P Stogner returns from week with family
In Helena Arkansas Mr J P Stogner returned home after a week with his family. A party hosted by Miss Nettie Dykes at Eight Station drew many friends and guests Wednesday night. Guests enjoyed socializing and games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Stogner
Helena
Ark
Nettie Dykes
Meobel
Family torn by tragedy after voyage ends
Captain Robert Bush returns from sea to learn his son Sherman is dead and his wife and two other children are gravely ill. Measles and double pneumonia struck the family. Sherman’s funeral awaits recovery of mother and siblings. The Bush family lives on Augusta Street near Broad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Robert Bush
Apalachicola
Sherman
Bush
Clara Phinney
Phinney
Apelachicola
Little Sherman Bush
Dixon & McKay
Augusta Street
Broad
Earthquake Measured Abroad Rumors of Mexico or Arizona
The Spring Hill College seismograph recorded a distant quake at 6 43 pm, with waves too confused to define details. Cleveland reports show a disturbance from 7 pm to 7 45 pm, peaking at 7 03 15, with earliest shocks at 6 47. Authorities suspect a source in Mexico or Arizona.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spring Hill College
Cleveland
Ohio
Mexico
Arizona
Couple Wedded a Hundred Years in Louisiana Celebrate Radium Anniversary
SMITH La March 30 Mr and Mrs Luke Smith oldest residents of the town marked a radium wedding anniversary in Felix barn They are 119 and 116 years old and were wed a century ago after eloping to Chicago Five children 25 grandchildren 125 great grandchildren and 625 great great grandchildren joined a morning train arrival The town was festively dressed and dancing followed the reception The couple expect to live fifty more years while their descendants fill the railroad led celebration
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Ampere
APRIL Wholesale Day Convention Planned In Mobile
The Wholesale Day Goods Association meets here in April after a New York trip by Murray Brown president and N H Johnson secretary. Over 100 members with wives from major South area houses attend the event hosted by Dunlap Mercantile and Bloch and Neusberger. An elaborate program includes a Mobile Bay ride and city tours for delegates. Charles B Hervey leads the convention committee with Chamber of Commerce support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ham
Murray Brown
Association
N. H. Johnson
South
Ree
Fowlkes
Dunlap Mercantile Company
Bloch & Neusberger
Mobile
Bay
Charles B. Hervey
Chamber of Commerce Convention Committee
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McGill Institute
A. m. Memorial Association
C. J. Ww
B’nal
Herbert
Gulf City
Mary Antin
L. Hy
Authors Magazine
Iuc
Yorkshire
Leeds
Eng
Miners’ Federation of Great Britain
Missa Margharita Ligon
Sallie Belle Andrews
Eugene Onegin
Tchaikovsky
Louise Perry
Will
St. Joseph Street
Bienville
Oscar Lewis
Forney Johnston
Makchel Merabent Uanea
Cawthon
Florence Kelly Ocalist
Francisco
Loretta
Y. W. C. A. Notes
North Mobile
Grild
Capt. Bush
Bile
Willie Doherty
Lee Hammond
Whistler
Caton
Southern Novelty Company
Louisiana
Comectic Mobile
Saga
Gabriel Jewelry
Gabriel
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