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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 17, 1913

Page

6

Be1t Kitchen Shower for Bride Elect in Mobile

A Friday evening kitchen shower hosted by Miss Gisela Immler honored bride elect Miss Hattie Elizabeth Pierce and groom elect Mr. Howard Ernest Pollard with white and green decor a decorative table and a feast. The event kicked off a week of showers including linen miscellaneous and china themed gatherings with guests from Mobile society. Also noted are the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Lucian Walsh and travels of Mrs. E. S. Lavretta and Miss Belle Tilden among others in Mobile society circles.

Gisela Immler Hattie Elizabeth Pierce Howard Ernest Pollard Young Company Richard Lundy R. Richie H. Pollard S. Kowns Gisela Immiler Olivia Immler Jessie Lucile Haas Bessie Gunnie Riddell Hattie Cammie Pierce Florine McChesney Sophie Hasselt Miss Pierce Miss Immler J. L. Cazalas Walter Stover Walter Vickers Janie Ryer Richard Lucian Walsh New Orleans

Scottish Rite reunion in Mobile orders July event and degrees

The twenty first reunion of Scottish Rite Masons in Mobile Alabama opens Monday at 5 PM at the Cathedral on St Francis Street with record attendance and petitions. Degrees to be conferred Monday night include the fourth to seventh. The work is led by Mobile Lodge of Perfection No 1 with James L. Cawthon as venerable master and officers listed for each degree.

Valley of Mobile Orient of Alabama James L. Cawthon M. R. Baker C. W. Gray J.L. Cawthon Adoniram R. L. Douglass J. W. Cox E. M. Cunningham E. Sims A. P. Williams Zabud M. T. Sprague King Solomon J. H. McCormick King Hiram W. S. Hurlburt W. M. Rasmus G. M. March A. Hancock A. F A. M Mobile Alab Shawhan B. F. Adams George M. March George W. Adams Leonard Wise

Miss Rosé Stahl in Maggie Pepper at Lyric Tonight

One night engagement at Lyric Theatre features Miss Rosé Stahl in Maggie Pepper a Klein play of department store life. Henry B Harris Estate presents a strong company with Stahl delivering acclaimed performances amid current slang. Seats on sale.

Rose Stah Lyric Theatre Rosé Stahl Maggie Pepper Charles Klein Miss Stahl United States Henry B. Harris Charles Canfield Canfield Klaw & Erlanger Primrose

Mrs Parker Montgomery Visits New Orleans Relative

Mrs. John Parker Montgomery of New Orleans is guest of her mother Mrs. L. M. Merrill during her stay.

John Parker Montgomery New Orleans L. M. Merrill

D. A. R. Prizes At Mobile Card Party Tally

Public spirited Mobile merchants contributed to the success of the Saturday card party held by the Mobile Chapter D. A. R. Those in charge list the donors and prize tally. Willis and Percy jewelers donated a tall silver vase as a prize. Continued on Page Seven.

Mobile Willis Percy

Women at loggerheads over vote in New York state

The row pits Mrs. Raymond Brown president of the New York State Woman's Suffrage Association against Mrs. Harriet Stanton Blatch of the Woman's Political Union. They oppose a cooperative campaign committee plan that would organize assembly district branches across the state.

Raymond Brown New York New York State Women’s Political Union

One Woman's Story from Middlebrook

In a grim winter tale Mary Fletcher endures her husband Bert's escalating drunkenness. On a stormy March night she shelters him, cleans his stained clothes, and quietly covers up the crisis to protect her unborn child, while her mother remains unaware. Mary's fear and resolve surface as she carries out quiet housekeeping to avert tragedy.

Middlebrook Mary Fletcher Bert Mary Herbert Fletcher

Reminder of Today's Store Bargains in Mobile

A reader is advised to study the Mobile Item announcements in the paper. Make a list of desired money-saving opportunities on the Reminder, cut it out, and keep it in your pocketbook to ensure you do not miss bargains offered by principal Mobile stores today.

Two Hermits Cremated in Orange Box Shack

In Whitman Massachusetts two hermits, George Frye aged 57 and his brother ten years older, were burned to death in a woods shack built of orange boxes. An observer found the ashes and charred bones. Police suspect smoking in bed started the fire. The brothers lived for months in the hut and survived mainly on potatoes they grew.

Whitman, Mass George Frye Stephen Here

Silent Room and Cold Night in the Bert Household

A wife endures a chilly night in a room shared with Bert while he drunkenly sleeps. She moves his green robe and cushions to cope as wind and rain lash the house. In the morning she tells her mother Bert had a late return and a bad headache, and she does not disturb him.

Bert Mary

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Europe E. S. Lavretta Land of the I4tem Fred Hamilton Long St. Elmo Georgia Rankin Montgomery Tillie Pope Mary van Allen England London Belle Tilden Germany Young Wisdom Mabel Edith Taliaferro Rachel Crothers Taliaferro Brown H. S. Blatch Virginia van DE Water In Mobile Alabama-Georgia Syrup CO Orange Box Shack Dept. 35-8 Resinol Baltimore Ch Company L Umbe Ber Nelson & Bailey S. Royal Moore's
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