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Newspaper

The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 07, 1914

Page

6

Home Circle Page Edited y Anna Boulet in Bell Phone 98

The excerpt includes social events in Mobile with notes on the Cotton Ball at the Battle House and patronesses listed, plus society items such as a Tennis Club party hosted by Miss Brownlow and an update on Elliott Cohen’s Yale success, mentioning his Tulane scholarship and choice to attend Yale.

Home Circle Anna Boulet Bell Phone Miss Brownlow Chadick Levi Thompson Bodziner Ruth Miss Murry Elliott Cohen Yale Harry Cohen Mobile New Haven Tulane

Moonlight Cessna Society Dance Delights Mobile Hosts

Debutantes and young matrons anticipate the moonlight dance aboard the Cessna, a novelty in Mobile society life. Drago's orchestra will provide music, with prominent couples and floor committee members assisting, as anticipation builds for an elegant evening. Mrs. George A. Leftwich has returned home to Mobile after visiting Mrs. John Carmichael.

Mobile Ich Drago George Fearn and Meador Rob New Schley John Nelson de| Walkley Alson Wilson Edward Perc Harry , Clifton Claiborne Benley W. L. Ross George A. Leftwich John Carmichael

Mobile Bride Weds Atlanta Businessman in Surprise Ceremony

Miss Mantiel Allman, a popular Mobile girl, married Wallace Daniels of Atlanta today. The groom is a prominent Atlanta businessman. The couple met in Atlanta a year ago and wed in a promptly arranged ceremony.

Mobile Mantiel Allman Wallace Daniels Atlanta Miss Allman Mr. Daniels

Ladies Appointed by Wallace for Mobile Reunion

Commander John H. Wallace Jr. informs John L. Moulton of Alabama Sons of Veterans that Miss Elizabeth Cooper and Miss Georgia Lowry with Miss Elizabeth Lowry will be Huntsville sponsors and maids of honor for the brigade at Mobile’s annual reunion on October 24. Mrs. Benton M. Hall of Huntsville serves as matron of honor. Mrs. Gerald Bunkley leaves Montgomery for Florida with her husband, former Miss Helen Windham of Mobile. A Tuesday social at the Cawthon hotel features dancing and guests include many local couples and society figures. Mobile plans a Cotton Ball with costumes of cotton at the Battle House on October 17, inspired by Atlanta’s Piedmont Driving Club event. The W C T U notes a Wednesday meeting at the Y M C A with election of officers and a possible trip to the national convention in Atlanta November 12–18 with special rail and hotel rates.

Battle House Palm Beach America W. T. Kelly W. K. Syson L. H. Horn Henry Hall Harry T. Hartwell James McPhillips E. D. Bondurant Jack F. Ross B. F. Adama B. T. Barret J. J. Blacksher George Fearn, Jr C. P. Robinson George Leatherbury James K. Glennon Harry Childers H. P. Coe J. D. Terrill Wallace Montgomery John H. Wallace, Jr Johnl. Moulton Alabama Sons of Veterans Mobile Elizabeth Cooper Huntsville Georgia Lowry Elizabeth Lowry Benton M. Hall Gerald Bunkley The Montgomery Advertiser Bunkley Florida Helen Windham Souper Dansant Cawthon Hotel Annie Moore Provost Wilmer Jarvis Effie Soost George Clifton Marie Clifton C. B. Hervey Angelo Festorazzi Clarence Jones Leonard Metzger Claudia Friedenthal Marshal Rayford Pearla Soost Edwin Torgerson Jamie Grace Mendel Goldstein Ethel Schwarz Thomas Soost Sara Eleanor Logan Ollie Ahlum Irene Dunster Messrs Sterling Phillips Joe L. Hermann Dil Overton Ben Campbell Henry Bethea James Gray James Alvarez John Bell William Cowley Adrian Taylor Frank Courtney Frank McConnell Atlanta Piedmont Mobile Union

Sewing party honors Miss Evie Clarke bride to be

Miss Dana Hamburger hosted a morning sewing party for Evie Clarke with 18 guests. Guests wrote favorite poems on correspondence cards, enjoyed music and a luncheon, and out-of-town attendees included Mrs. J. T. Burney of Waynesboro and Miss Florence Browning of Grand Bay.

Evie Clarke Dana Hamburger Miss Hamburger Miss Clarke Goldenrod Cupid J. T. Burney Waynesboro Florence Browning Grand Bay

Debutante Kathleen McFadden to be Honored in Memphis

Friends in Memphis announce Kathleen McFadden of Memphis Tennessee will be among the season debutantes. She was guest of Miss Mabel Hartwell at Point Clear last summer and is expected to join Miss Hartwell as a guest during the carnival season. McFadden will be formally presented to Memphis society at a debutante function at the Kickasaw Club.

Kathleen McFadden Memphis Tenn Miss McFadden Mabel Hartwell Point Clear Mobile Miss Hartwell

Banquet in Jacksonville for Members of Alpha Tau Omega

Florida Alpha Tau Omega members plan a Jacksonville banquet on Oct 24 evening with a football game in the afternoon between Florida and Suwanee. The event aims to unite alumni from Pensacola to Key West and strengthen a Florida alumni network through a strong program and renewed brotherly ties.

Jacksonville Alpha Tau Omega Florida Alpha Taus Pensacola Key West Tampa Meminger Lakeland C.J. Day Southern Utilities Company Claude Nolan Herbert Felkel The Pensacola News Jacksonville Times-Union

Ladies' Home Missionary Society meets in Crichton

The Ladies' Home Missionary Society held a regular monthly meeting at the Methodist church with Mrs. Dunn presiding. The Older Girls conference at the Presbyterian church drew many delegates from Methodist and Baptist churches. Little Bishop Trawick, son of Mr. and Mrs. B. Trawick, is recovering from diphtheria. Other notes mention Miss Lillie Simmons leaving for Salo Alabama and neighbors welcoming a baby girl at the Stower home.

Ladies’ Home Missionary Society Methodist Church Lillie Simmons Salo Ala Walter Stower Palmer Bay Minette O. H. Swinson Parks Place Howard Pollard Item Avenue Esther L. Goff Orchard

Lawn party announced for Thursday at Babies' home

Announcement invites all to a lawn party at the Babies' home from 4 to 8 p m on Thursday. Miss McLean and Miss Sutton will attend the Mobile Infirmary event at 8 p m to organize a state nurses association with graduates and senior nurses from Birmingham and Montgomery.

McLean McAdory Infirmary Birmingham Sutton Montgomery Mobile Infirmary

Music Shower for Miss Lichtbach

Miss Paul ine Lichtbach enjoys a week of celebrations with a sewing party, musicale, and music shower hosted by Mrs. Leon Schwarz and Miss Pearl Schwarz. The gold and white wedding decorations and dainty bride slippers honor the talented Mobile musician with close friends and bridal party in attendance.

Pauline Lichtbach Alice Drago Pearl Schwarz Miss Lichtbach Mobile Cecile Lichtbach Hang Curiel Lucille Zelnicker Eugenie Marx Melanie Marx Matilda Kahn Ethel Schwarz Rosa Kahn Berthas D. Bloch Rose Reiss Marion Simon

Social News Roundup of Local Visitors and Travel

Personal notices list William L. Dolive and wife visiting in Orlando after 13 years, with Mrs Dolive staying in Toulminville. W. Maurice Doyle and mother depart for New York, plan stops in Birmingham Gadsden and Atlanta. Mrs. James T. Duggan returns home after illness. Chauncey Williams and wife back from a northern trip. Florence Browning and Mrs J T Burney attend the Cadzow Clarke wedding. Mrs George O’Brien to visit in Mobile. Mr and Mrs McGill visiting Fort Morgan and Athens, with Mrs Broyles entertaining. Miss Mary Frank Sturdevant leaves Selma after visiting Mrs Rush. Mrs C C Jaunt and Miss Fairfax Jaunt visit Mobile then New Orleans and New York. A D Jeanette departs for Albuquerque to visit relatives.

William L. Dolive Mary Harris Orlando Fla Dolive George B. Toulmin Toulminville Florida W. Maurice Doyle Myers New York Doyle Birmingham Gadsden Atlanta James T. Duggan Chauncey Williams North Florence Browning Grand Bay J. T. Burney Waynesboro George O’brien South Bend Ind James McPhillips Vernon Broyles McGill Athens Tenn A. D. Jeanette Alberquerque, N. M

Penny Fair and Supper By St Matthew's Choir

The penny fair and supper, organized by St Matthew's choir, is a major social event this week. It will be held on the lawn at Mrs James O'Neill's residence, opening at 3 30 p m and running to 11 p m with children games and a supper for adults from 5 p m to 11 p m.

St. Matthew's Choir James O'Neill

Auto Tax Looms Over County As Porterfield Reports

Porterfield state automobile license agent in Mobile says 800 cars in the county are liable for the auto tax. He notes rapid payments from city owners and that over 200 motorcycles also require licenses. By Wednesday noon only three chauffeurs had licenses, needing three reputable owners as endorsements.

Porterfield Max Porterfield Mobile

Captain Lyons Leaves for Milwaukee on Two-Week Trip

Commissioner Pat J. Lyons and his brother Thomas G. Lyons departed on Wednesday afternoon for Milwaukee Wisconsin to stay two weeks. Marriage licenses were issued Wednesday to Harry Daniel New and Onie May Snow, Benjamin Franklin Leonard and Lena Sarruk, Edward Helen and Helen Cowart.

Captain Lyons Pat J. Lyons Thomas G. Lyons Milwaukee Wis Lioneses Harry Daniel New Onie May Snow Benjamin Franklin Leonard Lena Sarruk Edward Helen Helen Cowart

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