Community Calendar Highlights Week Announcements
Monday events include auctions at 3 p m at 253 Church street honoring a wedding rehearsal dinner for Radcliff Leatherbury with buffet. Also Hamilton Whist Club 2 o'clock and Knights of the Prison anniversary ball at German Relief hall 8 30 p m. Tuesday features Bridge Club, Pollard-Pierce wedding, receptions and card parties. Friday hosts Elwell Bridge Club and German Relief hall dance. Saturday brings Shakespeare Club, a luncheon card party, afternoon tea, and story hour. Thursday Bridge Club and a dinner at Cawthon. Fifty second Annual Manassas Club meeting with supper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knights of the Prison
German Relief Hall
Manassas Club
Wednesday Bridge Club Hosts and Local Weddings Schedule
Wednesday events include Mrs Wallace Cumnock hosting the bridge club at 3 p m and Discards with Miss Clara Cary at Mrs Henry Hall’s residence. Upcoming weddings include Radcliff Leatherbury at St Francis Street Methodist church and Patton Taylor at Govern ment Street Presbyterian church. Thursday marks the Merry Mystic Trailers anniversary ball at German Re Hef hall and Barry Thompson wedding at St Bridget s church Whistler with other social notices at the Cawthon Hotel and an At Home for Miss Ethel Schwarz.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Cary
Henry Hall
Radcliff
Fruitdale Socials Highlight Visits and Pecan Plans
Fruitdale notes show visits by Miss Minnie Heim and Miss Mamie Pillman as well as Captain William Agar, British minister to Guatemala, with local hospitality offered at Mrs. L K Shannon and the Williams plantation. Local growers ship Japanese persimmons as the pecan and fruit trade prospers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. 8
S. K
L. K. Shannon
Hattie Williams
Miss Williams
Cora Snively
A. E. Keenan
Rebecca
Heast Central Avenue
Minnie Heim
Citronelle
George Coaker
East Side
Fruitdale
Mamie Pillman
Chatom
J. K. Shannon
Ruth
Mamie Lucas
Tom Boykin
State Line
Nell
Edith Gilmer
William Agar
Guatemala
Captain Agar
J. H. Burlingame
Lockling
Merry Mystic Trailers First Anniversary Ball Planned
A first anniversary ball is set for Thursday evening at German Relief Hall starting 8 30 p m. The event is organized by committees led by general chairman J A Langhan and reception chairmen W C Yost W Loyd and R H Parsons with members J R Southall G L Rooney R W Butler and Frank McPhillips and W M Fincher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merry Mystic
German Relief Hall
J. A. Langhan
Messrs
J. R. Southall
G. L. Rooney
R. W. Butler
Frank McPhillips
Wm. C. Yost
Wm. Loyd
R. H. Parsons
W. M. Fincher
Informals Dance Night at German Relief Hall
The Informals present a program dance Friday at 8:30 pm in German Relief hall. Committee includes Warren Christian as general chairman and members T D Nettles Jr B F Adams Jr Tom Goose John Courtney Frank Courtney Wilmer Jarvis Dr Toxey Haas and Frank McConnell. Miss Ethel Schwarz and Miss Sadie Schwarz at home Thursday evening. Sadie Schwarz arrives Wednesday to join Fidelia Ball attendees. both will be at home to friends Thursday 8 to 11 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren Christian
Messrs
T. D. Nettles, Jr
B. F. Adams, Jr
Tom Goose
John Courtney
Frank Courtney
Wilmer Jarvis
Toxey Haas
Frank McConnell
Sadie Schwarz
Ethel Schwarz
Miss Marie Richards Hosts Dinner With Tillie Pope
Miss Marie Richards will entertain at dinner Monday December first with Miss Tillie Pope and her family and bridal party, hosting a small gathering in a celebratory pre wedding event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Marie Richards
Tillie Pope
Thanksgiving Dansantes at Cawthon Hotel
Miss Mabel Goode and the Cawthon Hotel management plan a Dansantes series. The first event runs on Thanksgiving day from 4 30 to 6 30 in the Assembly room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel Goode
Cawthon Hotel
Mrs Parker Montgomery Hosts Card Party for Debutantes
Mrs John Parker Montgomery of New Orleans will entertain Tuesday at cards for three debutantes Miss Marie Merrill her sister and Miss Marie Broadwood and Miss Marguerite Festorazzi.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker Montgomery
New Orleans
Marie Merrill
Marie Broadwood
Marguerite Festorazzi
Engagement of Alphonse Hurtel’s daughter announced
Mrs Alphonse Hurtel announces the engagement of her daughter Alphonse to Mr Adams Berney with the marriage planned for December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alphonse Hurtel
Alphonse
Ifton Adams Berney
London case: Mme Fischbacher cites fear for son
Mme Marie Emilie Fischbacher, first wife of Ferdinand Pinney Earle, says she believes her former husband has kidnapped their son Hiérold with help from a woman named Mrs Evans. Scotland Yard assigns detectives to trace Earle at rail and sea ports as he is thought to plan a return to America with the boy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Mme
Marie Emilie Fischbacher
Ferdinand Pinney Earle
Earle
Festorazzi Debutante Hosts Afternoon Tea At Spring Hill
Mrs. Du Boise will compliment Miss Titie Pope next week with an informal reception and afternoon tea from four to six. Attendants include Miss Georgia Rankin of North Carolina and Miss Helen Tuttle of Birmingham. Mr. and Mrs. Hiram C. Taylor will host the bridal party after rehearsal at 201 South Broad Street. Mrs. B. L. Riley of St Louis visits Miss Taylor for the wedding. Dinner honors for Mr. and Mrs. De Ovies of Birmingham noted at Spring Hill home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Du _ Boise
Tillie Pope
Georgia Rankin
North Carolina
Helen Tuttle
du Boise
Titie Pope
Birmingham
Hiram C. Taylor
Patton-Taylor
South Broad Street
B. L. Riley
St. Louis
Miss Taylor
M. W. Cogswell
Spring Hill
Evening with Local Residents Noted in Social Page
The social column records an evening gathering with Mr and Mrs De Ovies and Mrs Cogswell, Mr and Mrs F C Boyle, Mr and Mrs Persons, Miss Isabel Austill, Miss Sybelle Dowty and Mr C W Dishinger. Continued on next page.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Ovies
Cogswell
F. C. Boyle
Persons
Isabel Austill
Sybelle Dowty
C. W. Dishinger
Daughter of Gen Sherman dies in Gulfport
Mrs. Minnie Sherman Finch, wife of Lt. Thomas W. Finch U S A retired and daughter of Civil War General William Tecumseh Sherman, died Saturday at 11 am in Gulfport Mississippi after a two week illness. Her remains were sent to St Louis for burial beside her father. She had moved south five months ago, was operated on at Providence Infirmary, and had formed many friends in Mobile before settling near Biloxi where she was loved by all who knew her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Sherman Finch
Thomas W. Finch
William Tecumseh Sherman
Gulfport
Miss
St. Louis
Finch
Providence Infirmary
Mobile
The Empire Mobile's Modern Photo Play Theatre Ad
An old style advertisement for The Empire Mobile announcing a modern Photo-Play Theatre. The copy contrasts marriage choices with social judgement and notes that a hot temper needs cooling treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
I Ad
Shakespeare Club Meeting Reviews the Comedy of Errors
The Shakespeare Club met yesterday at 11 AM at Mrs. J. Towny’s home with full attendance. Mrs. Jas. Hagan, president, presided as the program featured a complete review of the Comedy of Errors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare Club
J. Towny
Jas. Hagan
Luncheon and Card Party in Honor of Miss Marguerite
Mrs C L Lavretta hosts a luncheon and card party on Saturday at one o'clock at the Cawthon Hotel in honor of Miss Marguerite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. L. Lauretta
Cawthon Hotel
Margarite Festorazzi
C. L. Lavretta
Marguerite
Also Mentioned on This Page
T. B. Crossland
Church Street
George Leatherbury
Radcliff Leatherbury
Hamilton Whist Club
H. H. G. Donald
Sydney ‘Dorgan
Miss Rush
Miss White
Pollard-Pierce
Crichton Methodist Church
Mrs. Montgomery
Festorazzi
Miss Broadwood
Merrell
L. W. ‘Hall
Selma Street
Elwell Bridge Club
E. D. Bondurant
New Bridge Club
Mrs. Rey Albright
C. J. Torrey
Harte Auditorium
Matthew Brewster
Cawthon
Hazel Cashman
Claudia Friedenthal
Wallace Cumnock
Fidelia Club
Battle House Auditorium
Patton Taylor
Governent Street Presbyterian Church
Schellmann-Bayles
Andrew J. Bayles
German Re Hef Hall
Barry Thompson
St. Bridget’s Church, Whistler
Causant
Fruitdale, Ala
Miss Pope
Dansante
Marie Emilie Fischbacher Earle
Gii Sherman
South
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Herpin
St. Emanuel Street
McAtee
Dauphin Street
Turkey
Aluminum
Dauphin ST
Charmeuse
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