Frid ay Afternoon Society Teas For Commencement Visitor
A 1914 Mobile society event features Permadour silk attire with embroidered crepe and pink bouquets. Guests include Misses Margaret Horn Marguerite Festorazzi and others while Mesdames Kelly Hunter and Prince assist. A two course luncheon complements a refined reception at Battle House.
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Margaret Horn
Marguerite Festorazzi
Alice Frazer
Margaret Blacksher
Margharita Ligon
Lucile Rusa
Zemma Mastin
William Kelly
Blouse of Filet Described in Garment Note
A fashion note describes a blouse of filet with a basque that runs down over the skirt. The front is slightly gathered, while the back is lengthened and folded at the waist for shape.
Commencement Day Socials Honor Dr William Gorgas
The Battery House hosted a grand luncheon after the Medical College commencement at the Lyric. Dr. and Mrs. Bondurant entertained Dr. William Crawford Gorgas with the faculty and graduates of Mobile's medical college present. The salon overflowed with orchids, smilax, and May flowers as music filled the intervals.
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Gorgas
Battle House
D. Bondurant
William Crawford Gorgas
Medical College
Gulf City
Mobile
Medical Learning
la Mode
W. F. Tebbetts
Ryan
Mabel Houstis
Alabama Colonial Dames to Hold Key Meeting at 5 P M
Mrs J G Thomas president of the Alabama society of the Colonial Dames set a 5 PM Saturday meeting at her home 4800 Government Street The gathering will include the biennial Washington report by Thomas who attended as Mobile society delegate Also noted were travels of Mia Thomas and Miss Virginia Thomas to North Carolina to visit relatives and their return home last Wednesday
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J. G. Thomas
Alabama Society of the Colonial Dames
Government Street
Thomas
Washington
Mobile Society
Mia. Thomas
Virginia Thomas
North Carolina
Circle presents testimonial to president in gracious fashion
Mrs. J. D. Dickens presented a testimonial on behalf of the circle in appreciation of the president's hospitality and leadership. Dickens spoke in graceful phrases reflecting the circle's motto Love Loyalty and Good fellowship and the group's warm spirit.
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J. D. Dickens
Delta Sigma Dance At Battle House On June Sixth
Invitations are issued for a Phi Psi Chi Delta Sigma fraternity dance to be held June 6 at the Battle House at 8 30 p m Chaperones and committees are listed with Frank R McConnell General Chairman and first dance card holders asked to arrive by 8 20 p m.
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Delta Sigma
Phi Psi Chi
Delta Sigma Fraternity
Battle House
Jex Howard Luce
Oscar N. Barney
Paul Danner
W. F. Tebbetts
John Meador
R. F. Neville, Jr
W. H. White
William H. Monk
George Fearn, Jr
Harry Childers
R. 14. McConnell
C. C. Mechem
Frank R.mcconnell
T. D. Nettles, Jr
Cecil Bates
D. W. Partridge, Jr
F. E. Courtney
Joseph L. Cawthon, Jr
Harold Leftrich
John P. Courtney
Thomas M. Moore
Joseph L. Nettles
Holden Hagan
Adrian Taylor
Robert Shackleford
Mothers' Club meeting stays busy with 23 attendees
The Mothers' Club had 23 members present including a new member Mrs Graham and two guests. Mrs McCoy and Miss McCoy provided musical selections while Mr Barnes spoke on The Holy Spirit. A family picnic to Monroe Park is planned for next Thursday at 2 pm with return at 7 30 pm.
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Mothers’ Club
Graham
Mrs. McCoy
Miss McCoy
Barnes
Tabernacle Church
Monroe Park
Feibelman Addresses Choctaw High Students in Mobile
Herbert U. Feibelman returned to Mobile from Butler Choctaw county where he spoke to Choctaw county high school students at commencement on A Greeting to a New Day. Mr and Mrs John T Roe and Miss Lena McGowin left Mobile for a road trip to Atlanta via Montgomery and expected to reach Sunday noon. A number of friends saw them off. Some men attract no more attention than a thermometer on a pleasant day.
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Oakdale
Reno
New
Genevieve Southard
Eugenia Marx
Fannie Richardson
Mobile
Reno (New) High School
Richardson
George W. Richardson
Herbert U. Feibelman
Butler
Choctaw County
John T. Roe
Lena McGowin
Atlanta
Montgomery
Home Rule Highball a Pittsburgh Novelty
In Pittsburgh on May 29 Captain P. W. Burke, cafe owner, created a new drink named the home rule highball to commemorate the home rule bill. Patrons praised it though some warned the mint and orange garnish might cause trouble the designer says the colors symbolize blending of factions through home rule.
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Pittsburgh
House of Commons
P. W. Burke
Burke
Bar Examinations May Be Required for U A Law Grads
Special to The Item Montgomery May 29 Graduates of the University of Alabama law department may be required to take the bar examination to practice law if recommendations from Alabama Bar Association committee on legal education and admission are approved. The committee chaired by Lawrence H. Lee will report at the association meeting July 10 11 in Montgomery.
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Montgomery
Ala
University of Alabama Law Department
State Bar Association
Committee On
Lawrence H. Lee
Alexander Troy
Alabama State Bar Association
University Law Department
Supreme Court
Troy
John C. Anderson
Judge Anderson
Apple Mary Walsh Gives Up After 67 Years Waiting
In New York 84 year old Apple Mary Walsh left her Battery station after 67 years waiting for a sailor sweetheart who sailed to China with a marriage promise. She asked police to arrest her to spend the summer in the work house and was committed by a police magistrate.
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New York
China
Apple Mary” Walsh
the Battery
Blackwell's Island
Apple Mary
Scientist raises wheat with electric seed treatment
An English scientist claims to boost wheat growth speed by treating seed with electricity, saying it triples the life force within the grain and accelerates development. He frames the method as a breakthrough in agricultural productivity and plant vitality.
Senate Debates Panama tolls repeal and canal framework
The Senate resumed debate on repealing the Panama tolls exemption and discussed the Norris resolution on the New York Central line alliance. Lane urged denouncing the Hay-Pauncefote treaty and forging a new maritime accord for the canal while the conference report on temporary senate election machinery was approved. House proceedings noted Speaker Clark absent with Hay of Virginia presiding and Kelly announcing a nomination in Pennsylvania. Smith delivered Memorial Day remarks as Clayton omnibus anti trust debate continued. Territory around Punta Arenas in Chile noted for healthful climate and growing cattle and sheep industry.
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Panama
Norris
Lane
Panama Canal
House
Clark
Hay
Virginia
Kelly
Pennsylvania
Smith
Michigan
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Biwsll Bridge Club
J. T. ‘Cochrane
Trump Club
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M. C. LeBeau
N. C. Torbet
Congress Street
the First Baptist Church
W. T. Goubil
Dauphin ST
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HOME
Colonial Dames
Business Women's Club
Greenwood Ligon
Business Women's Clubhouse
Spring Hill Avenue
Ladies of Charity
Fairhope
Polymnia
Polymnia Circle
America
Margaret Howard
Zadek
Leslie
Crane
Cox
Nadine Hunter
Wilson G. Smith
D. N. Browne
Nina Boykin
H. Woodman
Schock
First National Bank Mobile
Mary
Empire
Mary Fuller Libbey
Doluy
Mothers’ Club Meeting
Mabel
Loretta Byrne
Ella Daly
Chicago
U OF A
Bigbee River
Charles May
Charles L. May
R. L. May
City
Hy Associated Press
Stirling Silver
Art Pottery
Sheffield
Be Oeyer
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Punta Arenas
Chile
Onirence Store
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Cale
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