Huge alumni banquet draws Alabama university crowd in Tuscaloosa
Hugh Morrow presided as toastmaster at the University of Alabama alumni banquet in Tuscaloosa amid state leaders. Dr. T. H. Frazer spoke on the School of Medicine. Alumni re elected Burr as president and heard a call to support the local school tax amendment. Gorgas library fund and a future commencem ent drive were noted. Mobile delegates toured the city and Tuscaloosa leaders welcomed them asserting future prosperity through the open Warrior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tuscaloosa
Ala
Hugh Morrow
Birmingham
Alabama
T. H. Frazer
Mobile
School of Medicine
Alumni Society
University of Alabama
Borden Burr
J. S. McLester
John McAlpine
Tom Garner
8. C. Houser
Burr
Gorgas Library
Basil Money
Ww. F. G. Harding
F. G. Blair
McLester Hotel
W. W. Brandon
Centennial Welcome in Tuscaloosa Highlights Civic Visit
Mayor Lyons replied to Judge Brandon and Mobile led a 4 30 parade review with dignitaries including Hon William C Redfield secretary of commerce General William W Black Major Guthrie and others arriving in Tuscaloosa. Secretary Redfield spoke to about five thousand people introduced by Hon F S Moody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. J. Lyons
Brandon
Mobile
William C. Redfield
Commerce
William W. Black
Guthrie
Tuscaloosa
Redfield
F. 8. Moody
Today’s Masonic and labor meetings listed in city notices
Masonic-Howard Lodge No. 68 meets at Masonic Temple. Tribe of Ben Hur Gulf City Court No. 9 hall. I O O F Mechanics' Lodge No. 69 Whistler. Alabama Lodge No. 1 I O O F hall. Labor meetings include Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Mobile Branch No. 779 at Central Trades Council Hall and Junior Order United American Mechanics Mobile Council No. 5 at Dauphin and St Emanuel streets.
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Masonic
Howard Lodge
A. F
A. M
Masonic Temple
Tribe of
Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and
Mobile
Central Trades Council
We & Junior Order
United American Mechanics
Mobile Council
Dauphin and
St. Emanuel Streets
Cinema Listings At The Royal Theatre Today
Columbia presents The Convict's Daughter with Jewell Kelley Stock Company and The Melting Pot with Walker Whiteside. Also A Gentle Volunteer starring Dorothy Phillips and Ben Wilson, plus Animated Weekly. The Iron Claw episode Arrows of Hate with Pearl White and Creighton Hale. Luke's Late Lunchers one reel by Rolin Film Co. Tunis northern Africa one reel scenic by Pathet Film Company. The American Film Company Mutual Masterpiece The Courtesan five acts starring Eugene Fonde.
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Columbia
Jewell Kelley Stock Company
Walker Whiteside
Royal Theatre Today
Pearl White
Creighton Hale
Sheldon Louis
Feature Film’ Corporation
Luke
Rolin Film Co
Tunis
Africa
Pathet Film Company
American Film Company
Eugene Fonde
Tuscaloosa urged to seize world markets via Mobile port
Secretary Redfield told Tuscaloosa citizens their city’s natural advantages open broad world markets through the Warrior River and Mobile. Mobile advocate Matt Mahoner Jr spoke for the sister city praising Mobile’s history and promising Southern prosperity as the Gulf coast becomes a key link between Atlantic and Pacific maritime routes. Tuscaloosa could aid port development by connecting east and west roads through the South.
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Redfield
Tuscaloosa
Warrior River
Mobile
Hom
Matt Mahorner, Jr
F.S. Moody
Mahomer
Alabama
South Atlantic
Gulf
North Atlantic Seaboard
Pacific
Atlantic
Gulf of Mexico
Plans Started for 17 Carnival Best Ever in Mobile
Mobile business leaders form a directorate as plans begin for a thorough reorganization of the Mobile Carnival Association. A Mardi Gras in 1917 is promised to surpass all past carnivals, with 25 directors to be selected from member names and officers elected next meeting.
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Mobile Carnival Association
Mobile
Ashbel Hubbard
Hubbard
Charles Hervey
Carnival Association
Messrs
C. W. Soost
Geo. B. Rogers
D. R. Barbee
M. J. McDermott
J. P. Wilson
Cawthon Hotel
Association
McDermott
Hervey
Charles B. Herevey
S. H. Peck
EB. H. Britton
Jacob Reiss
Mardi Gras Finance Report Highlights Receipts and Disbursements
Secretary J. Paul Wilson presented the annual Mardi Gras finances showing receipts of 5460.76 and disbursements of 5405.38 with a balance of 35.38. The report lists major items from subscribers to committee expenses and notes the racing association loss of 3097.03 due to a late manager hire.
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A. E. Marriott
I. Lichtbach
W. B. McAtee
K. Q O. A. Society
Comic Cowboys
I. G. Jacobson
H. T. Hartwell
E. H. Britton
George B. Rogers
H. Peck
Racing Association
C. W. Soost
Hervey
Mobile Port Ambition and Regional Ties Highlighted
In a speech, Mobile touted its seven miles of waterfront and sixteen miles of shore, aiming to become the world’s largest coaling port and top iron ore shipping point. The speaker cited drafts of 28 feet and potential dredging to 60 feet, claiming Mobile’s proximity to the Panama Canal and status as a key gateway to world markets. The address linked Mobile to Upstate cities, noting a 75,009 population, growth, wealth, education, and agricultural development, stressing shared allegiance to the same commonwealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black Belt
United States
Panama Canal
New York
Cuba
Mobile
Advertising as a Force for Civilization and Hope
The passage extols advertising as a universal catalyst for invention and progress. It argues advertising creates and clarifies civilization, aids estimation and use, and benefits all people. It promises a short course with immense value, sparking innovation and optimism through collective effort.
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Univ, Alumni
Big Tuscaloosa
Mayor Lyons
Queen Theatre
Eugenie Ford
AL Fordyce
I. O. O. F.—Mechanics’ Lodge No
Whistler
I. O. O. F. Hall
Crescent
Dorothy Phillips
Ben Wilson
The
Animated Weekly
Matt Mahorner
Mobile Gas Co
the Oldest Bank
Mardi Gras Association
Pompeii
Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Poor Richard
Gatchel
Manning Prita
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