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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1915
Page
11
A reflective poem in which Theodosia Garrison imagines guiding flowers as a mother would her children. The speaker speaks of tending lilies and mignonette, associating growth and tenderness with maternal care and a garden that shelters like a tall tree. The piece blends nature with affection.
A compilation of aphorisms stressing love as essential in human interactions. Tolstoy compares handling people without love to mistreating bees, asserts mutual love as a basic life law, and adds quotes on folly, hatred, vice, and resilience from varied authors.
The death of Mrs. T. J. Jackson wife of Stonewall Jackson brings universal sorrow across the South. An order from Bennett Young via General Mickle expresses grief felt by veterans and civilians alike for the true daughter of the South who visited reunions and uplifted spirits with her presence and charm.
Helen, caring mother to Winifred, endures a dreary rainy day while Warren storms through a domestic clash. A postal letter from Lieutenant Roberts tempts Helen, but Warren’s irritability worsens at dinner as bills reveal an unexpected hat charge Helen denies buying.
Dr. Cressy L. Wilbur at the New York Academy of Medicine argues women outlive men due to lower mortality and greater adaptation to modern life. He notes life insurance still classifies women as sub-risks but cites undeniable figures supporting the trend.
Miss Payne, 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs A J Payne, won the state contest for best essay on Alabama During the Confederacy. She is a senior at Central High School.
The Crochet Spread raffle for Mrs. P. E. Lawrence was won by number 100 drawn by Mr. Rosen. The entry named Mr. Earl Case of the Louisville and Nashville shops, who is notified of the luck in this notice.
Blue Ridge Club of the Y W C A aims to send a delegate to the Blue Ridge Conference this summer and will stage a clever play titled Not a Man in the House on May 25 at the Trinity Parish House 257 State Street. A musical program follows the play with cake candy and punch served.
An old newspaper ad urges readers to remove freckles during February and March using ethine double strength. It claims the prescription, written by a prominent physician, is highly successful and sold by druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Mme Egenie Wehrman Schaffner, a renowned pianist trained in Paris, returns to New Orleans roots and headlines a Mobile recital. The program features Bach, Chopin, Borodene, Debussy, Florent Schmitt, and Moszkowski works, highlighting her mastery and back home reception.
The annual lawn party for the Protestant Orphans will be held on the Orphans Home grounds this Friday. Mrs. D. P. Bestor serves as board president this year in the seventy fifth year of the institution. Under her management the event is expected to be as successful as past years with many novel attractions in addition to the usual popular features.
The Electra Semmes Colston Chapter U D C will hold its annual meeting Thursday at 3 30 p m in the YMCA to elect officers and read reports. Full attendance is urged and members should be prompt.
The Woman's Auxiliary of Episcopal churches will gather at 5 p m May 17 in Trinity Parish House. Delegates reports from the conference will be read and special papers presented for those active in auxiliary work. The W C T U will hold a meeting May 30 at 7 30 pm at Baptist Tabernacle Church Claiborne street with a devotional service and a program including solos and papers on diet and alcoholism.
The last meeting for the year saw election of officers for the next year with two new posts, director and corresponding secretary, as minutes were read and reports reviewed by the Leinkauf group.
The opera diva Geraldine Farrar will appear in a six reel movie role as Carmell with the title role of Carmen. Reported revenue includes an estimated two dollars per minute of screen time. The article also notes club reports and officer elections with routine governance details.
The St Matthew’s parish hosts a lawn party on the rectory grounds Tuesday and Wednesday to benefit the debt fund. Tables include The Department Store The Pagoda Booth The Refreshment Table The Shooting Gallery and The Gypsy Camp with help from parish groups and a brass band providing music.
The Clara Schumann Club announces the Tuesday Lyric concert by Madame Wohrman-Schaeffner is indefinitely postponed due to unavoidable circumstances. Her anticipated appearance and the program remain in the columns for future notice.
The Mobile event has been canceled and the Schumann Club may reschedule for music lovers soon. Movements to bring the performance back are anticipated as a future chance.
The Raphael Semmes School hosts Field Day on Saturday May 22 at 8 p m with sauce aromatization and dances led by Miss Gusmian director of the nursery. Refreshments served after 4 pm admission is free for students and there is a charge for others.
The weekly Shakespeare Club session opened with Harvey as president and Miss Alice Ifrater as secretary. A large attendance enjoyed the reading of The Great Caloto by Jose K. Chagaray and sketches on The Spanish Drama and The Man and the Ramaist.
Mrs. Dawson chairs Electra Semmes Colston Chapter U. D. C. relief committee meeting Monday at 11 a m in the Y M C A with full attendance urged. The chapter plans a boat ride in June to raise funds for veterans and families in need.
An old advertisement touts Grove's The Old Standard Tsateless chill Tonic as a general tonic. It alleges liver benefits malaria relief blood enrichment and overall system strengthening for 50 cents with promotional wording typical of historic tonics.
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