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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Nov 23, 1913

Page

20

Pierce and Pollard set to wed at Crichton Church

Miss Hattie Elizabeth Pierce and Mr Howard Ernest Pollard plan a Tuesday evening ceremony at Crichton Methodist Church. Attendants include maid of honor Cammie Pierce and bridesmaid Gisela Immiler. Best man is Riney Edward. usher Richard Sunday. flower girl Edyth Tine. Decorations in white and green. Mrs Sydney Dorgan hosts a heart party for debutante Lucille Rush and visitor Miriam Whitfeld Monday night.

Pollard-Pierce Hattie Elizabeth Pierce Ir. Howard Ernest Pollard Crichton Methodist Church J. D. Brown Miss Pierce Cammie Pierce Gisela Immiler Edyth Tine Mr. Riney Edward J. D. Pierce Richard Sunday Sydney Dorgan Lucille Rush Miriam Whitfeld James Perry

Dinner at the Cawthon Honoring Schwarz Guests

Miss Hazel Cashman hosts dinner at the Cawthon in honor of Schwarz of New Orleans with Ethel Schwarz and Miss Claudia Freidenthal. Freidenthal entertains for Schwarz. They plan a home gathering Sunday evening November 30.

Cawthon Hazel Cashman Schwarz New Orleans Ethel Schwarz Claudia Freidenthal Miss

Evie Taylor Weds Dr Thomas Patton at Street Presbyterian

Miss Evie Enveta Taylor daughter of Mr and Mrs Hiram C Taylor will marry Dr Thomas Jefferson Patton at the Street Presbyterian church at high noon on Wednesday. Maid of honor is Miss Annie R Taylor and bridesmaid Miss Margaret E Taylor. Best man is Dr Boylan Patton with George A Taylor and T J Taylor as groomsmen. Mrs Edward Caufman and Mrs Charlies Whitney guests visit from Bayou La Batre and Claudia Friedenthal returns from New Orleans Sophie Newcomb College as winter moves on.

Patton-Taylor Evie Enveta Taylor Hiram C. Taylor Thomas Jefferson Patton Annie R. Taylor Margaret E. ‘Taylor Boylan Patton Tuscaloosa T. J G. A. Taylor Charlies Whitney George Smea Bayou la Batre Claudia Friedenthal New Orleans Sophie Newcomb College

Debutante Reception For Broadwood Daughter

Mrs Louis Broadwood will host a reception honoring her debutante daughter Hilda Broad Wood with the date set as December Birth.

Louis Broadwood Hilda Broad Wood

Beautiful Evening Party for Miss Leatherbury

Mrs A E Maumence hosted a keno party Friday evening at her Dauphin Way home to honor bridal pair Herndon Radcliffe and Lucy Leatherbury. The gathering featured white and green decor, a refreshing menu, and the wedding party’s Miatrons of honor. The note also mentions baptism for Theodora Little, infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Little, at Good Shepherd church.

Leatherbury A. E. Maumence Herndon Radcliff Lucy Leatherbury Dauphin Way Good Shepherd Theodora Little

Bridal Roses Glow At Mobile Society Party

A refined Mobile gathering showcased roses and ornate ice and cake designs. Hostess, a leading society figure, wore a shimmering white gown with green accents while guests included Lucy Leatherbury, Agnes Orton, Ruth McCormick, Bexie Herndon, Trula Sage and others. Dr Maumenee handled keno numbers as Agnes Orton and Will Orton excelled at filling cards. Prizes were silver pieces, a variety box, and a penknife, with boudoir slippers in blue and pink for the honoree.

Flass Bride Lucy Leatherbury Agnes Orton Ruth McCormick Bexie Herndon Trula Sage J. B. Davis Ernest Ladd Paul Danner James Radcliff Herndon Hardy Smith Wil Orton Radcliff Leatherbury Herndon Radcliff Maumenee Will Orton

The Dansante Teases Mobile Social Circles

Acknowledges Miss Mabel Goode hosting a Thanksgiving afternoon Dansante at Hotel Cawthon. Notes mobiliary interest from Pittsburg visitors Minor Friend and Marion Robbins who plan to attend Saturday half holidays at the Rittenhouse in East Liberty. Mentions new dances including the Mauriti tango castle walk hesitation waltz and one step.

Mobile Mabel Goode Cawthon Pittsburg Marion Robbins Rittenhouse East Liberty Boston

Sturdy Little Soldier Baptized At Christ Church

At morning service Rev. Matthew Brewster will baptise and receive Alfred Edward Maumenee two months old son of Dr. and Mrs A E Maumenee. Godfathers are Drs Wright and Feagin and his aunt Mrs Ernest Ladd is godmother.

Matthew Brewster Christchurch Alfred Edward Maumenee A. E. Maumenee Wright Feagin Ernest Ladd

Elwell Club Feasts and Games at Government Street

Mrs. D. P. Bestor Jr presided at a Friday Elwell Club gathering in her mother’s Government street home. The event grew to twenty players with five tables. prizes included carved straps and silver pencil holders. Mrs. Paul Acker, Mrs. B. Y. Adams, Mrs. James Hunter, Mrs. E. J. Buck and Mrs. Harry Inge won. Afternoon tea and a menu followed the games.

D. P. Bestor, Jr Elwell Club Government Street Paul Acker B. Y. Adams James Hunter E. J. Buck Harry Inge

Futurist Twirl and Turkey Trot Blend Dance Guide

Donald Brian outlines the Futurist Twirl a dance blending tango and turkey trot with eight counts. Practice the turkey trot swing first then the fish walk with exaggerated steps by the man while the girl backs in tempo. The guide emphasizes rhythm security and originality in new dance ideas.

Turkey

Bayou la Batre Social Notes From Week

The Chautauqua met with Laura Emerson on Wednesday with ten ladies present. The Modern W club hosted an oyster supper for about thirty Friday night. Methodist ladies held a donkey party Saturday. Various residents visited Mobile Biloxi and the bayou for weekends. School Improvement associations plan an entertainment dance at the school house Fridays after Thanksgiving.

Laura Emerson Kittie Holloway Mobile F. E. Smee Biloxi Luther Stevens Bayou Clyde Smith Mbile Frances Nelson Lizette Turner Mobil Albert Schmidt Mobild Stark Dennis Bosarge T Girls

Whistler Social News Highlights Local Events

Miss Georgia Newell entertained the Baraca class at Bethany Baptist church Saturday evening. The Modern Woodmen held a meeting at O O O by Thursday night with new members after initiation. A delicious supper followed. A large crowd attended the musical Friday at the ILOOF hall hosted by the Whistler School Improvement Association for the benefit of Whistler School. Cecil Therell left Friday for Apalachicola Florida to begin a new job. The marriage of Miss Alice Rayford and Mr Everett Malone occurred in Meridian. Rayford is a Whistler belle and Malone is a machinist at the Whistler shops. The funeral of Mr Robert Henry also noted.

Georgia Newell Baraca Bethany Baptis Church Woodmen Ll O. O IL. O. O. F. Hall Whistler School Improvemen Association Cecil Therell Apalachicola Fla

Sani tary grocers can patent shows contents and proof

North Mobile reports a new sanitary grocers can that reveals contents and resists dust and insects. A patent application is filed. Cans will be made near the chair factory. The North Mobile Development company posts crackdown notices against disorderly persons. Coon hunters use bright moonlit nights. The chair factory runs overtime with three departments working. Recent export rush orders exceed 16 000 chairs to Cuba and the Americas and Australia. Chair styles for export have altered this season. The superintendent cautions all factory workers.

J. M. Lilly North Mobile Development Company Cuba Central South America Australia

Guests and trips at Battles hotel during local visit

Mr Bates of Glen St Mary Nurs ery visited Battles hotel with other guests including Mr and Mrs Harry Locke of Washington DC. A party led by Mr Breckenridge toured to Daphne for Professor Pound lecture on the Renascence of the South. Ed Ennis of Montgomery paid a visit to his wife and daughter to celebrate their ninth anniversary.

Jaghan Ryan Pittsburg Rya Devereaux Evie Clemmons Glen McKenzie Case House B. F. Hutchins Beach Hotel Mobile Hutchins Mr. Bates Glen St. Mary Nursery Battles Hotel Harry Locke Washington, D. C Curran Battles A. N. Gonzalez W. B. Delchamps A. R. Minnis Chas, Allen Chicago Mrs.Breckenridge Daphne Pound South Ed Ennis Montgomery

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Edward Caufman May Elgin Dansante New York Tere Laprecey Hammer Revillon Freres Paris Tiffany’s Donald Brian Carol McComas Bowman Gould Street Whistler Cemetery Whistler Huerta Brian Social News of North Mobile Battle's Wharf, Ala Ferndell Groceries
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