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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 22, 1913
Page
5
A little boy asks for water from a pump and thanks the pump in a courteous verse. The playful scene emphasizes gratitude and good manners as he offers a respectful bow. The poem uses a simple rural tableau to celebrate polite behavior and relief from thirst.
A prose piece interleaves a moral fable about gratitude toward the Sun Ocean and God with a wedding notice and social gossip. The poem traces a boy’s thanks from Water to the Sun and finally to God, ending with a civil wedding reception staged by Mrs. McAndrew and guests.
This afternoon Miss Corinne Reynolds will wed Mr. Frederick B Pollman at St. Josephs church. The bridal party includes Mrs J G Murphy matron of honor and Miss Amelia Matz brides maid. Mr Charles Reynolds will be groomsman and Mr Edward Grove best man.
Mrs Horsford once Miss Mann daughter of the late Mr and Mrs John G Mann has many friends in Mobile. Miss Taylor has also been a visitor to Mobile on several occasions.
Last night the Vestry and Ladies of All Saints Parish held a reception in the Colonial room of the Cawthon to introduce Rev J H Johnson and Mrs Johnson to the congregation. Guild presidents and other hostesses guided guests from eight to ten with punch served by the reception committee and an ice course provided by Sunday school and church young women.
The Mississippi Fair highlights a nightly horse show at 7:30 except Monday night. Mrs Horsford and several riders including Mrs Ezell Miss Shelton and Colonel Florida attend. Meridian's Miss Mamie Taylor rides Debonaire, an inbred Denmark gaited horse, aiming for ribbons.
The Council of Jewish Women held its first season meeting with many in attendance. President Mrs H H Hirshfield presided as Mrs H A Forcelt r presented a paper The Faith of Our Fathers. Miss Pauline Licht hach rendered Gondolier by Lizst, to applause. Local social notes follow with visits and returns from Pensacola Memphis New Orleans and Pass Christian. The Merry Mystic Maskers plan their anniversary ball October 27 at German Relief hall. Further committee details to come.
Mrs Stevens and Helen compare travel purchases as October celebrations honor Josie Pearce with a large party staged by Miss Maria Minge. Details include lace petticoats, a 60 franc tea gown, hats, gifts, and a night in Parisian shops with prices discussed and a boastful hat bargain. The group recalls Cafe Royal and Paris fashion, alongside family chatter and social notes.
An advertisement touts Knowlton's Dandeline as a simple cheap remedy to stop dandruff and falling hair. It claims two weeks of use yield new fine hairs, offering a soft glossy head of hair and a dramatic transformation with the 25 cent bottle.
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