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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

May 20, 1916

Page

5

Social Sphere Notes Highlight Local Engagements in Mobile

Invitations issued by Alpha Beta Lambda Sigma for a May 27 reception at the High School corridors. Craighead Club main division to meet May 22 at Cawthon Hotel for committees and schools drills. Clark School Improvement Association to hold final meeting May 22 at 4:30 at the school. Mathematics Circle closes its year with a party. prizes awarded to Le Moyne Johnston and others. Social events include Mr. and Mrs. A. P. Bush entertaining Miss Inez Ellis, and a luncheon for Miss Ellis at Mrs. John Quill's home.

Alpha Beta Lambda Sigma Craighead Club Cawthon Hotel Martin Holbrook Clark Association Clark School Improvement Association Barton Mathematics Circle Isabelle Pope Georgine Coley Otto Kirchner Messrs le Moyne Johnston Eileen Cowles Gladys Timbes Walter Ernest A. P. Bush Vineyard Albert P. Bush Inez Ellis New Orleans Ellis Frank T. Parker Ethel Burgess Ruth Huger Herman Mashmeyer Frank Ward George Lesesne John Qill Miss Ellis John Quill Loraine Cunningham Celia Webb Dorothy McIntosh Virginia Woolf Lonnie Lyons Wass May Leatherbury Rebecca Herndon Frank Parker Holcombe Quill Harriot Sims Knott High School Semmes Club Semmes Parliamentary Law Club

Beauty and Style Advice and Social Club Notes

A long column offers fashion guidance urging women to tailor garments to individual features, choose colors for hair and complexion, and use dress forms. It also presents dining and etiquette Q and A with beauty tips, followed by church, club, and social event notices from Mobile society including gatherings for Presbyterians, the Semmes Club, and the Gov ernment Street Auxiliary, plus party recaps and upcoming lectures.

Picnic Season in Bloom Draws Rural Pleasures

A nostalgic verse extols the joys of the picnic season in the woods away from city noise. It describes hampers of pies, outdoor leisure, and rural beauty, while noting minor misadventures like sand bugs and makeup mischief during pleasant afternoons.

Mrs Cobbs Bible Class Plans Magnolia Beach Picnic

The Bible class of Mrs D B Cobbs at Government Street Presbyterian Church will host a picnic excursion to Magnolia Beach next Saturday. The Apollo steamer departs at 9 30 a m from the wharf and returns about 6 30 p m. The Business Women's Club provides their clubhouse as HQ and a program will be held on the boat and at Magnolia with Mrs Claude Grayson and Mrs George Stone in charge. The skating rink is now complete and youths are invited to attend.

Woman's Auxiliary Government Street Presbyterian Church C. S. Shawhan D. B. Dobbs E. L. Russell W. C. Winsborough Atlanta Southern Presbyterian Church D. R. Burgess 8 & Carr Extension Circle Burgett Carr Extension Circle Burgett Memorial W. M. Ezell Barton Barton Academy Harte Academy Robin Adair Alice Dyas Agnes Sherman George Cammack Ethel Kilby Birmingham J. D. Moore J. D. Moore, Jr Aline Barnett Ellinor Madison Margaret D. B. Cobbs Government-street Presbyterian Church Magnolia Beach Apollo Business Women's Club Magnolia Claude Grayson George Stone

The Girl Who Found a Hair Care Miracle

A reader recalls meeting a girl who praised Neverdo’s Herpicide for transforming dull brittle hair. The girl claimed Herpicide stopped dandruff and itching and increased hair beauty. The writer plans to try Newbro’s Herpicide after this encounter. Samples are offered by mail to Detroit Department 138-B with a small ten cent fee.

Nevero Newbro Herpicide Company Detroit Michigan

Pine Crest Schedule for Cemetery Wagonette Transport

Pine Crest Cemetery wagonette departs Government Street loop Sundays and Thursdays at 4 p.m starting in May. American Securities Company operates the service.

Pine Crest Pine Crest Cemetery Government Street Loop American Securities Company

Allen's Foot Ease Delivers Quick Comfort for Feet

Shaken into shoes or used in a foot bath Allen's Foot-Ease eases tight or new shoes and relieves corns and bunions. It prevents blisters callouses and sore spots and is marketed as the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Sold everywhere 26c. Free trial package available by addressing Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy N Y Adv.

Allen Olmsted le Roy

Binacle Lamp Club Tales Of Corpo­sants And Storm Lights

Mariners at the Binacle Lamp Club recall corposants seen during bad weather as indicators of storm height while sharing sea stories. Miss Gertrude Fonde Kilborn earns a first grade certificate from the State Normal School the state board of examiners confirmed, delighting her family and friends.

bin- Nacle Esac Gertrude Fonde Kilborn State Normal School Florence State Board of Examiners

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