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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1913
Page
7
Miss Evie Lovetta Taylor and Dr. Thomas Jefferson Patterson wed in a noon ceremony at the Grecian designed Presbyterian church on Government Street. The event featured family attendants, a Rodrigo Lohengrin chorus, and plans to reside in Knoxville Alabama after a honeymoon to Washington and New York.
At 8 30 pm, Miss Hattie Elizabeth Pierce wed Mr Howard Pollard in Crichton Methodist Church with Rev A B Brown performing. Ferns palms and chrysanthemums created a blossom filled setting as Miss Hilda Meyer sang during the bridal party’s wait and the Lo Lohengrin chorus played.
The Mobile Federation of Churches invites Robert Arthur Elwood as the Lyceum speaker on Thanksgiving night at the YMCA with free admission for season ticket holders. Evansville Courier praised his varied career and magnetic lecture style, predicting strong impact and future visits.
Ralph Knowles and Richard Lundy entered with bridesmaids as the bride walked in with her brother Davis Pierce. The groom waited with best man Renny Edward and groomsman Thomas Hennely. Edith Pine was flower girl. The bridal party wore white crepe de chine and lace with pearls. Commie Pierce and Gisela Immler were maids of honor and wore white lace. bouquets included chrysanthemums and ferns. Drago's orchestra provided music for a reception at the Hosfeldt home for about 300 guests. Mr. and Mrs. Pollard will establish a home on Randolph avenue Crichton.
Mrs Sayre’s wedding gown at the White House featured lustrous white satin draped with real lace and orange blossom clusters. The bodice and skirt edge echoed orange blossom embroidery, with lace sleeves, a court style square train, and a full length tulle veil styled in a Dutch cap, sprayed with orange blossoms.
The bride collected gifts from pre wedding showers as Mr and Mrs Pollard stood under a white floral wedding bell. The parlor and dining room featured extensive white and green decor with chrysanthemums, smilax, tulle, and candles enhancing the festive atmosphere.
The Frisco Railroad removed stops at Dora Carbon Hill and Sulligent in Walker county after a commission denial. The Alabama Railroad Commission asks the attorney general to sue for violations of its orders requiring consent before any discontinuance. Citizens of Dora plan a Friday meeting to discuss the issue as protests mount.
F L Willis of Hartline and Willis in Birmingham Alabama suffers asthma and bronchitis and credits Foley's Honey and Tar Compound with relieving choking sensations and easing the throat and lungs. The ad urges readers to remember Foley's and to buy only the yellow package from any drugstore.
Just received fresh stock of garden seed in diverse varieties for fall planting including turnips and ruta.
New York dispatch reports Gen Bramwell Booth head of the Salvation Army sailed for his English home today. A drunken man pressed through the crowd to shake his hand, but Booth restrained authorities and replied kindly urging brother to stop drinking and serve God.
In a Washington briefing, Representative Levering chair of the House committee on agriculture says the next spring session will pursue legislation to regulate the grain and cotton exchanges. He notes action will follow the agricultural appropriations bill to ensure fair dealing in these markets.
Dramatic critic Paul Stevenson of the Montgomery Advertiser lauds The Firefly featuring Edith Thayer. He calls it a distinct musical feature of the season with a capable company and overflowing numbers and comedy. He says Miss Thayer is the daintiest and cleverest artist of her size in America and urges city audiences to see the show.
A dense combination of smoke heavy clouds and motionless air currents enveloped Chicago this forenoon plunging streets into darkness. Office windows showed lights like night but pedestrians could not distinguish faces at six feet. streetcars and autos relied on their night lights.
Captain John Bragg, a deputy United States Marshal under the Cleveland administration, is announced as a candidate for the United States Marshal post now held by G. B. Deans. Bragg says he trusts President Wilson will select him for the position.
A tacky party for the church fund will be held Wednesday night in the St Matthews church parish hall. The Sunset Orchestra will provide music and a turkey prize will be awarded for the entrance.
A fragment notes a laxative labeled Brom o Quinine with EB W. Grove signature on the box. The text mentions removing the cause of cold headaches and includes a minor sign-off by 2ic ad.
Mr and Mrs Francis Bowers Sayre set off on their honeymoon as the Wilson White House returns to normal. Bridal party guests depart East Room decorations are removed and wedding gifts are packed for shipment to Williams town Massachusetts. Flowers are sent to hospitals and President Wilson resumes engagements delayed by the wedding day.
The Red Cross Seal Committee led by Miss Julia Kern may auction the first seal between acts of Widow by Proxy at the Lyric theatre. Manager E. V. O Connor notes the seal is sold to the highest bidder, a popular distinc tion among bidders.
Walter B. Jones, federal naturalization commissioner, took depositions from five residents in Montgomery, showing Lobbes, an Austrian barber, has resided in the United States for the required period. The testimony is sent to the California federal court to aid his naturalization bid.
The Presbyterian Brotherhood of Mobile plans a second anniversary observance at 7 30 o clock on Broad Street near the Presbyterian Church. Rev Murdock Murphy will speak on Our Local Brotherhood Aubrey Boyles on Brotherhood Universal. Music and prayers follow with Ladies Aid serving refreshments. admission free with offering. All devotions friends invited.
An old time advertisement extols Danderine as a cure for dull brittle or thinning hair. It claims cleansing the scalp and styling benefits with a few strands treated, promising new fine downy growth after weeks and urging purchase for 26 cents.
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