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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1915
Page
7
Poem notes a summer day fading as students bid farewell to teachers and friends. The author A P F Shoals expresses gratitude for care and hopes for future meetings. It ends with a refrain promising not farewell but future reunions.
A reflective note contrasts dreaming and planning with action, warning that postponed tasks become a snarl of neglected yesterdays. It compares failure to a coin, suggesting that what leaves may still be a future success or victory.
A wedding was held at 6 o clock Wednesday at the Ed Rice home on Fifth street uniting Mrs. Alice Bertha Hawkhead of Mobile Alabama with Mr. Don Culver of Cleveland Ohio. Justice William F Scheeler officiated with Mrs. Harry Fort as matron of honor. The couple plan a brief honeymoon then establish a home on Seventy seventh street Cleveland.
Miss Mamie Gordon presided Saturday as the charming hostess at a luncheon in Parlor C of the Battle House. Her classmates and Miss Nannie Baker, principal, shared the pleasant gathering. Seven place settings included Lois Stiles May Belle Touart Grace Moore Lucille Partridge Alice Buck and Miss Baker. The yellow and white color scheme featured a cut glass basket centerpiece on a reflector with yellow nasturtiums and small tripods with artificial nasturtiums serving as keepsakes.
The Baker Graded School graduates receive various entertainments this week including a spend the day arty at Belle Fontaine, a luncheon at the Battle House, moving picture party, luncheons at the Vineyard of the Cawthon, and a picnic at Dog River. Class day exercises are set for Friday and commencement on May 31.
The graduates will hold class day exercises Thursday at 4 p m with a musical program at St Vincent's School. Commencement exercises are planned for June.
William Karcher led a hay ride for McGill Institute graduates and classmates Friday night. Guests included Louise Allenbach Wilson and other attendees. the group paused at Mobile Bay for refreshments as Mr and Mrs Karcher and Mr W chaperoned.
Helen endures nervous strain after guests depart and receives expense roses from Lieutenant Roberts. Warren is late and wary of the younger lover while Helen plans to entertain him at dinner. Her mother doubts but allows the arrangement as Helen asserts her independence.
Miss Genevieve Southard becomes engaged to Mr. Ed win A. Carstens. The announcement was made at Oakdale Baptist Church during a Baraca and Philathea class gathering hosted by Captain and Mrs. C. Southard. The event featured yellow and white decorations, games, and refreshments with attendees including Anita Primo Finley McRae and several helpers.
The Immaculate Conception School class of 1915 will be hosted at a reception by alumni. All former students are invited to attend this informal reunion as the graduating young ladies of the year are listed.
A list of Miss Catherine Bogue Miss Isabelle Browne Miss Lucille Browne Miss Annie Minga Miss Annie Sullivan and Miss Helen Sullivan is given along with names of organizers and committees for a forthcoming musical and literary program led by general chairman Mrs M E Henry Ruffin. Music committee includes Miss Janie Summersell chairman and several others. reception committee features Miss Julia Braun as chair and many committee members.
The faculty and graduates invite attendees to a ceremony on Monday May 31 at 8 o clock in Gertan Relief Hall Mobile. An engraved invitation with the school seal is being sent to interested friends.
Mr and Mrs Robert Forrest Gould announce the engagement of their daughter Varina Bryan Gould to Mr Hugh McNeill Stone of Houston Texas. The wedding will be June 26 at Christ Church Mobile in a socially prominent match that will remove Miss Gould from Mobile society. Stone is described as a leading figure in Houston business and social circles.
Wilmer Alabama May 22 Special Mr and Mrs Thomas Henry Brannan announce the engagement of their daughter Maude Ethel to George Albert Meriwether of Montgomery with a wedding planned for the latter part of June. The announcement will interest many in Alabama as Miss Brannan from a prominent family and by Mobile where Mr Meriwether is well known.
Alumni of the University of Alabama’s Blackfriars form The Arras in Mobile. The group adopts a constitution, elects officers led by Mrs. N. A. Yuille, and plans Shakespearean pageants and current play reviews. First tryout is June 3 at Battle House Parlor C for Shakespeare pieces under five minutes.
Mr and Mrs Jefferson A Brown of Citronelle Alabama announce the engagement of their daughter Sadie Elizabeth to C W Thomas of Citronelle. The marriage is planned for the latter part of June. Miss Brown is popular in Mobile and known as a leading young lady in Citronelle. Thomas is proprietor of the Citronelle Call and well known in Alabama and beyond. The nuptials will interest a wide circle of friends.
The Aline Bright Literary Society hosted the Barton Academy graduates at an 8 to 10 pm reception in the academy hall. Red and black decor and tokens marked the Senior 1916 event with programs, solos, readings, and a coed march.
Mrs Harry T Smith presided over the Elwell Club gathering Friday with three tables of guests enjoying a pleasant afternoon of bridge.
Isabel hosts a refined dinner with her husband John while Adelaide Simmons eyes youth and status. A sharp exchange over elegance and escorts exposes envy. Isabel quietly endures as the party ends with a kiss and a sleepless reflection. Nearby a separate notice previews a Sunday club outing and a diver’s showcase voyage.
Mrs Ha T Smith entertained the Elwell Bridge Club with six tables set in the drawing room living room and den. Winners received white gauze fans with ivory sticks while many members and guests enjoyed an ice course after the games including Mrs B F Adams Mrs St George Tucker Mrs Le Baron Lyons Miss Rosa Lyons and others from Birmingham Selma and New Orleans.
A congenial party of young men plans a Saturday afternoon cruise on Mobile Bay for a weekend at Battles returning Sunday. Members include Robert Spotswood Harry Gaynor Edwin Arnold Norman Pitman Joe Sands Louis Baumbhauer. They will be joined Sunday by Miss Tallulah Arnold Aline Fearn Maudie Woolf Josephine Harris Kathleen Baker chaperoned by Mr. and Mrs. George Fearn aboard the Pleasure Bay.
Mobile social circles buzz over Miss Josephine Chamberlain’s engagement to Mr. Loughran of Birmingham and upcoming June wedding. Several planned events honor her, including sewing party by Mrs. R. P. Pope, luncheon at the Battle House, and a heart party hosted by Mrs. W. S. Pugh, with further entertainments by Mrs. Tom Moore and Miss Margaret Horn.
May brings prominent attention to Barton graduates with class day last Saturday and an upcoming outing at Fort historic site. The Barton baseball team hosted a four team event while juniors also hosted gatherings as the month’s activities continue.
The A B L 8 members hosted a reception and plan a sequence of honors for the 1915 graduates. Wilmoth Gillette, Georgia Higley, Fannie Vaiden, Flailie Cooper, Margaret Jones and Gladys Brown are named as honorees for upcoming events.
Mobile Council No 666 Knights of Columbus invites members and friends to a home concert tonight at 8 15 featuring the Choral Club of thirty five voices plus two mixed choruses totaling about fifty voices. Professor A J Staub directs the well drilled chorus with vocal and instrumental numbers on a well chosen program. Dancing will follow the concert.
This week members of Miss McAndrew's dancing class anticipate a Monday evening dance aboard the Cessna. Drago's Orchestra will provide music. The beat leaves from the foot of Dauphin Street at 8 p.m. and Miss McAndrew urges punctuality.
Mr. and Mrs. L. B. Freeland announce the engagement of their niece Mattie Lavenia Freeland to Mr. Elbert Thaddie Thompson and say the wedding will be at home on June 10 with no cards.
Miss Anna Rodgers hosted a Wednesday evening progressive peanut party at her parents home. Readable prizes went to Miss Olivia Sherman and Mr. Robert Orr with consolation by Miss Lottie Creal and Mr. Willie Pollard.
Tourist girl Miss Mabel Hartwell enjoys a fishing and bathing party at Dow River with companions. The outing showcases leisure pursuits of Mobile society and highlights local scenic spots.
Town and Country this week prints a fine picture of Miss Mabel Hartwell and notes her recent honor in christening the Tallapoosa at Newport News on May 1.
Visiting wives and daughters of Abba Temple members were entertained Saturday in Mobile. They toured via automobile to Spring Hill Ashland Place and other spots then enjoyed a Cawthon Hotel reception and a boat ride on the Cessna. Mrs. C S Shawhan and Mrs. James Wade Cox led the event with a program of piano duets solos and ensembles performed by local ladies and guests.
Mr. and Mrs. J Korn announce the engagement of their daughter Ruth to Henry J Frohlichstein of Los Angeles. The couple plans a July wedding and the groom is a former Mobilian who has recently been in business in Los Angeles.
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