Morning returns with dances and society scenes at Bentown
The Bentown Informals host winter dances at German Hall with graceful music and stylish attendees. Chaperones include Mr and Mrs Meador and many local notables while floor and reception committees organize the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drago
Terpsichore
Gulf City
John Meador
George Fearn, Jr
Ge. O. Shelly
R. L. Mc‘Connell
C. W. Soost
Joseph I. Bullock
V. Bereuson
Graduate Nurses' Association Formed in Mobile
A large group of 68 nurses met at the Mobile Infirmary on October 8 to organize a Graduate Nurses Association of Mobile. Miss Dewitt Dillard was named president, with Miss Eloise Schlund as first vice president. Helen MacLean of Birmingham and Belle Hope of Montgomery spoke on the benefits of forming the association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile Infirmary
Graduate Nurses Association of
Mobile
Ala
Helen MacLean
Birmingham
Alabama State Association of Graduate Nurses
Belle Hope
Montgomery
State Association
Dewitt Dillard
Eloise Schlund
The Dunster Family Move to Chicago
An article notes the Dunster family plans to move to Chicago leaving Mobile. It praises Miss Irene Dunster as a debutante and mentions Dr. Dunster and Tim’s promising Chicago opportunity. Mrs. Dunster and Irene will stay until late October. The piece also reflects on social ties and Mobile society reactions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dunster
Chicago
Mobile
Irene Dunster
Dr. Dunster
Tim
Meridian
Mrs. Dunster
Kathleen Clarke Mason
C. Walter Hempstead
H. Gordon Donald
U. 8S
Hugh G. Barclay
George W. Lamonte
Roundbrook
N. J
Frederick L. Moore, Jr
New York
Ransford M. Beach
Edward W. Beach
Philadelphia
William
Miss Mason
Nursing group officers elected and committees named
The Mobile Infirmary hosts a nursing group meeting naming Catherine White Spencer as second vice president and Josephine Cady as secretary and treasurer. Committees include Membership with Marion McMain Lonnie Taylor and Ruby Gordon. Ways and Means with Dana Ash Tillie Anderson and Verna Rice. Two delegates will attend the Alabama State Association of Graduate Nurses in Birmingham on October 13. Dues set at three dollars with one dollar to the state association. Meeting adjourned after a vote of thanks to Mrs. Torrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Infirmary
Catherine White- Spencer
Mobile Infirmary
Josephine Cady
Marion McMain
Lonnie Taylor
Ruby Gordon
Ways and Means
Dna Ash
Tillie Anderson
Verna Rice
Alabama State Association of Graduate Nurses
Birmingham
State Association
Torrey
Hempstead Mason Nuptials Quiet Philadelphia Ceremony
A Philadelphia wedding united Miss Louise Clifton Mason and Mr. Howard Maxwell Hempstead in a Saturday ceremony conducted by Rev. Robert with Mobilians showing much interest. The couple’s families and local guests attended, marking a notable social event in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hempstead-Mason
Philadelphia
Louise Clifton Mason
Howard Maxwell Hempstead
Robert
Miss Gray and Miss Arnold Resume Dancing Classes
Miss Gertrude Arnold returns from Birmingham where she studied with Professor Myers. Miss Arnold and Miss Eleanor Gray taught last winter and will resume classes at Miss Arnold's home for their former pupils.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gertrude Arnold
Birmingham
Bolling Powell
Professor Myers
Vernon Castles
Miss Arnold
Eleanor Gray
Ones
Seamen Mission to Dedicate New City Headquarters
The Norwegian Seamen's Mission will dedicate its new headquarters at Monroe and Conception streets in early November. The building will house services and offices on the lower floor and a pastor's residence on the second floor. The Fifty-year book detailing work since 1864 has arrived with photographs from forty established ports and fourteen abandoned ones. Rev. Andreas Kielland serves as Mobile mission pastor with King Haakon VII as an honorary member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwegian Seamen’s Mission
Monroe and
Conception Streets
F. Meyer
Norway
Bergen
King Haakon the Seventh
Andreas Kielland
Mobile
Battle House
Patricia Beatrice
Old Battle House
The Folly of Loneliness and the Hidden Self
A reflective essay on human loneliness within crowded lives. It argues that egos shut in the inner self hinder friendship and understanding, noting barriers between family members and the fear of showing affection. It calls readers to offer a friendly hand to the lonely amid wartime distraction.
Fruitdale News Roundup Brisk With Local Visits
Fruitdale and nearby towns see visits from Miss Minnie Heim Miss Bonnycastle Miss Ruth Colling and others. Q: The Item carrier now delivers at 6 30 am weekdays and 10 40 am Sundays. Local schools reopen with sixty pupils. Yell ow Pine and Burbank gains new principals. A birthday surprise for Miss Edith Gilmer ends with games and feast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Heim
Bonnycastle
Ruth Colling
Escatawpa
Edith Gilmer
W. G. Hyland
A. J. Hand
Vinegar Bend
J. A. Steele
Fruitdale Development Company
Mobile
J. BR. McGuire
Yellow Pine
George Quiggle
Dickens
W. H. Cameron
Eau Claire
Wis
Quinnie Williams
State Line
Co. V. Williams
Magnolia Street
Dunn Place
Pinkerton Brothers
St. Louis
W. S. Hinkle
Eugene Box
Shubuta
Hughes B. Mills
J. R. Box
Edward Haag
Lawrenceburg
Ind
John G. Haag
Amos Yost
John Miller
Burbank
Cohn the Tailor Offers Stylish Suits for Men
Cohn the Tailor promotes tailor-made suits from imported or domestic woolens in seasonable shades at prices from $25 and up. The ad promises superior workmanship and fit, inviting customers to view the show window at 117 Government Street corner St. Emanuel.
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Morming
Uts
Benttown
Tom Scogt
Wilmer Jarvis
Leo Ollinger
Frank McConnell
L Antoine Goodbrad
Henry Bethea
Kirk Hinckley
Agee
Tom Taylor
Marshall Rayford
G. Bailey Yeend Potter
Ethel Gaines
Margaret Horn
Lena Thomas
Lucy Crichton
J Racces McGuire
Myrtle Ollinger
Helen Campbell
Aline Fearn
Dot Cothran
Lucille Brown
Isabelle Brown
T. Sargent
Robert Spotswood
Joe Sands
M. Stepel
Ed Shaffer
Aubrey Toulmin
Walter Toxey
Ed Torgerson
Clarence Touart
Walter Walsh
Eugene West
P. Wright
William Westbrook
Jim Westbrook
J. Allen
James Alvarez
Tom Blitz
John Loule
Charles Baumhauer
J. P. Bell
William Baumhauer
W.W. C. Bibb
Boykin Boone, Jr
Jim Buck
G. Bailey
Ernst Buck
Harry Clifton
Frank Courtney
Charles Clisby
R. Dolive
I. Dolive
N. Gonzales
Marshall Groom
Ed Grove
L. Gordon
Bonita Hermann
Henry Hall
Joe L. Hermann
William Hagan
D. A. Harris
D. Inge
G. Lawrence
D. Luter
Graduate Nurses’ Association
Cliff Barber Shop
N. Royal St
First National Bank
Mobile, Alabama
Laura Kingston
Viands
Miss Gray
BY Luch, LE Caine
Fruitdale, Ala
Cohn the Tailor
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John J. Monaghan
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