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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1914
Page
6
A poem by Elsie Duncan Sanders contrasts external wealth with inner riches. The speaker envies a neighbor’s luxuries yet values a baby’s love and the joy of giving through labor. The piece links wealth to bread, care, and service in a家庭 tone.
An intricate verse collage contrasts voice and longing with faith, love, and choice. It weaves lines invoking God, the harp of faith, and ethical self-direction, citing Thomson and Stevenson as voices for personal conviction.
Miss Mabel P Marler chosen as sponsor for Camp Hardee and will attend the Mobile reunion with maids Miss Mary Bethea and Miss Nettie Beall. Beall, Birmingham News editor, has connections with Mobile visits and is honored to join the events.
The Cawthon's souper dansants continue to delight as a summer and fall social draw. Tuesday evening featured a large crowd with many couples and notable guests including Miss Margaret Blacksher, Miss Annie Moore Provost, Miss Mabel Hartwell, Miss Varina Gould, Miss Janie Grace, Miss Mary Emma Nettles, and others. Stars such as Leonard Metzger, Joe L. Hermann, Frank Courtney, Wilmer Jarvis, Ed Percy, and Billy Hagan also appeared.
Little Miss Willie Maude Moore will entertain several friends Friday afternoon at her home 671 South Scott Street from 3 30 to 5 30 o'clock. An out of town guest will be her great grandmother Mrs J M Campbell of Noma Florida.
Carl McMahon, a prominent Mobile lawyer, was chosen king of Mobile's cotton ball to be held at the Battle House on October 17. Debutante Mabel Hartwell, daughter of Senator Harry T. Hartwell, was selected queen by chance, with maids Lorraine Cunningham Mae Leatherbury Eleanor Gray Edna Manning Margaret Blacksher Mary Knight Rush and Marie Hermann serving.
A large delegation of prominent women from across the country will attend the United Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Savannah. Headquarters will be the DeSoto Hotel with many delegates registering there. Notable figures include Mrs. L. N. Bashinsky Troy Alabama Mrs. Sydney P. Cooper Henderson North Carolina Mrs. N. Hoke Camp Louisville Kentucky Mrs. Joseph Daniels Washington D C and Miss Mildred Rutherford Athens Georgia among others.
Miss Genevieve Clarke daughter of the speaker of the house promotes wearing cotton to stimulate Southern cotton demand. At the national cotton fashion show in Washington she wore cotton and drew support from business leaders and D A R members. A resolution by Mrs George Thomas Smallwood proposes widespread DAR participation to bolster cotton consumption amid wartime markets.
The Bevill home hosted the final in a series of entertainments for Miss Evie Clarke and the Cadzow Clarke bridal party before her Wednesday wedding to Mr Cadzow. After a rehearsal at St Francis Street Methodist, guests enjoyed music by Mrs Bryan Tunstall readings by Miss Dana Hamburger and a luncheon.
Mr and Mrs Charles William Ziegler announce the wedding reception for their daughter Adrienne to Dr Willard James Riddick passed assistant surgeon U S A on Wednesday evening from 8 to 9 o clock at Audubon House venue details provided.
A marriage of interest to friends in Montgomery united Mr. John Cameron Dow of Pensacola Florida and Miss Sara Emily Williams of Opelika Alabama on Monday October 12 at the First Methodist church parsonage in Birmingham. Rev. J. W. Johnson officiated. They planned a short honeymoon in Mobile before settling in Pensacola. They spent a day in Montgomery en route. Friends in Birmingham and Montgomery wish them happiness.
The people of Mobile honored Dr. Dunster and his family on the occasion of their upcoming move to Chicago after twelve years of service. A gold watch with fob was presented in a touching address by Dr. A. E. Thayer, with speeches by Karl Macartney and Will Daly expressing deep gratitude and regret.
New York October 14 James Cox Brady son of the late Anthony N Brady and Lady Victoria May Perey daughter of the Earl and Countess of Limerick were married today at Monmouth Beach New Jersey Anthony N Brady left a fortune estimated at 60000000 dollars
An antenuptial dinner for the Herman Lichtbach wedding party was hosted by Mr and Mrs M Lichtbach at the Vineyard after a rehearsal in the Temple. The event featured an eight course white and gold menu with yellow chrysanthemum decor and satin gifts. Guests included Dr A G Moses Miss Matison Walter Mrs Nathan Fine and Mr Albert Lob. A large reception follows Wednesday evening at the Lichtbach residence on Church Street.
Mobile paper reports the engagement of Miss Margherita Ligon to George Robinson Swift as announced by Mrs Greenwood Ligon. The couple plans a late November wedding, with Birmingham News noting several visits and many friends made by the bride.
A Montgomery bachelor from 1914 questions why wedding coverage ignores the groom. He argues grooms are reduced to the "conventional black" while brides and decorations dominate society pages, urging columns to give grooms more prominence. He recalls historical shifts in wedding customs and calls for a precedent to honor the groom.
The state department reports complaints from naturalized Italians and native-Italian descendants visiting Italy who are pressed into the Italian army. With no naturalization treaty between Italy and the United States, authorities cannot prevent the conscription as hundreds of cases arise during the European war.
The Interstate Commerce Commission approved a 5 cent per hundred pound rise in refrigeration charges for freight from New Orleans and nearby points to Chicago for less than carload shipments. The commission found the increase not unreasonable and vacated a prior order.
A home ceremony will unite Miss Marion Simon and Mr. Jack Mann of Houston at the Simon home 107 South Joachim Street. The wedding is set for Wednesday at high noon.
Mrs Penrose Vass of Mobile visits daughter Mrs Zemmie Vass Stout en route home from Crab Orchard Springs Ky Miss Bettie Gabriel visits Mobile relatives Miss Addie C Moses returns from New York Rochester and Philadelphia enjoys Rabbi Berkowitz sermon Miss Moses resumes Mobile Library duties Mrs E L Johnston and children visit Trenton Ky to be brought home by mother Mrs Sullivan Mrs Edward K Nelson leaves for Baltimore Md to spend winter months Miss Ella Holt sponsor of coming reunion to visit Miss Little May Bose and renew Mobile friendships
At the Empire today the Lubin drama The Girl at the Lock stars Edgar Jones Louise Huff and Mildred Gregory in a strong two reel feature setting. A George Ade comedy The Fable of the Family That Did Too Much for Nellie closes the program with Essanay players Gerda Holmes and Thomas Commerford in leading roles.
George Gardner, famed blackface comedian of Gardner and Law son Company, returns to Dreamland Theatre this week with The Inventor a farcical sketch. Three performances daily include a matinee and two evening shows at 7 30 and 9. An added attraction features Chief Waskanah the Sioux giving lectures during the walking tour from Montgomery to the Panama Pacific Exposition.
An editorial argues the domestic tyranny of the father is fading as families adopt a republican model. It celebrates reasoned dialogue, enlightened motherhood, and shared decision making, predicting the end of czarist control and a rise in family peace and welfare.
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