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The Mobile Item

Location

Mobile, Alabama, United States of America

Date

Oct 24, 1913

Page

9

Veiled Prophet Ball Echoes a Recalled Life Tale

In St. Louis on Tuesday night the Veiled Prophet event unfolds with a tale about Vella Handlan. She returns from death, having worn the Sisters of the Good Shepherd white wool in June, seeking peace after a troubled past and a vanished sweetheart. Her mother, Mamma Handlan, celebrates with a new ball gown as the convent life is remembered.

St. Louis Vella Handlan Vella Sisters of the Good Shep Convent Mother Superior Mamma Handlan

New Bridge Club Organizes In Pecanoe County

The New Bridge Club formed in Pecanoe with Mrs J D Sutton hosting at South Broad. Guests included Mrs Harold Reed Mrs Best and Miss LeCompte from Des Moines. Miss LeCompte won first prize a cut glass nappy. Mrs Crocker won second a bottle of toilet water. Next meeting with Mrs Chaudron on November 4 due to congress.

Ieee Eee Pecanoe J. D. Sutton South Broad Street Sutton Harold Reed Best LaCompte Des Moines Reaves Charles Garland Gus Chaudron Estelle Chaudron Roy E. Albright T. C. Thomas Henderson Dawson W. T. Hieronymous, Jr H. B. Crocker LeCompte Crocker

Illustrated Lecture at Dauphin Way Church Friday

Rev. W. P. Hines presents The Land Where Jesus Lived at Dauphin Way Baptist Church this Friday to raise funds for debt liquidation. Mrs. David I. Miller of New Orleans is expected to arrive today to visit her parents, Mr and Mrs Sol Rosen.

Jesus W. P. Hines Dauphin Way Baptist Church David I. Miller New Orleans Sol Rosen

Story Hour At Harte Auditorium Seeks Young Attendance

All children are urged to attend the Story Hour at the Harte Auditorium Saturday at 9 p m with Miss Kimball among the storytellers ensuring a fine program. Mrs. Thomas M Owen arrives from Montgomery ahead of the congress as a leading Alabama woman in the Women s Club movement. Mobile friends learn that injuries to Mr and Mrs E E Bernheimer of New York from a recent auto wreck are not serious.

Harte Auditorium Miss Kimball Thomas M. Owen Montgomery Congress Alabama Women’s Club E. E. Bernheimer New York

Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer Promises Gray Hair Return

Advertisement touts Q-Ban Hair Color Restorer as a simple non dye method that returns original hair color. Claims include reduced gray, thicker hair, and relief from itching with a money back offer of $1.50 if three bottles fail. Sold in Mobile at Van Antwerp Drug Store and by mail from Tennessee.

Mobile van Antwerp Q-Ban Tories Front McCall Ave His, Tenn

Dancing Le Sa A New Tango By Joseph Santley

A ballroom reform of the tango by Joseph Santley is described as refined and graceful for proper dancing. The piece contrasts it with older steps and urges appreciation of beauty over vulgarity, noting Santley as a renowned expert.

Joseph Santley Santley'tEditor

Santley Tango Aims to Teach Modern Dances

Maude Miller extols Joseph Santley’s new Tango as a stylish modern step. The article details a four count sequence and accompanying moves for beginners, contrasting the Argentine Tango with American practice, and praises Santley’s grace and teaching pace.

Sixty five congressmen named to attend Philadelphia dedication

The House named 65 representatives to attend the dedication of the restored Congress Hall in Philadelphia, to symbolize the original assembly. Senate will designate 13 members to represent the thirteen states. The list includes Speaker Clark and many prominent members.

Associated Press Washington Congress Hall Philadelphia House Senate Clark Underwood Hardwick Oldfield Baker Keating Reilly Connecticut Brockson Hayden Sparkman Smith Idaho Buchanan Mann Gray Kirkpatrick Woods Taggart Ben Johnson Aswell Linthicum Murray Massachusettes Doremus W. Smith Michigan Hinds Hammond Lindbergh Steenerson Chandler Dyer Stout Lobeck Roberts Nevada Massachusetts Reed Baker Calder Fitzgerald Sereno E. Payne Doughton Poll Helgesen Fess Brumbaugh Hawley Lafferty Ware Logue Lee Rothermel O'Shaughnessy Aiken Burke South Dakota Hull Gregg Howell Greene Sere Slemp Johnson Brown West Virginia Cooper Nelson

Judge Stavens dies at 77 in Kansas City hotel

Kansas City dated Oct 24 Judge L C Stavens a Missouri political figure for three decades died suddenly in a local hotel. He was 77 and part of the famous 306 who voted for General Grant for a third term at the 1880 Republican convention.

Associated Press Kansas City L. C. Stavens Missouri General Grant

Wreck Pictures from Boyles Studio Sold at 25 Cents

Official mounted photos labeled een ce eopleme gic doom sold by Boyles' Studio. The ad notes 25 cent editions and a date style listing 10 23 8t.

Boyles’ Studio

Love Stories From Jack London’s John Barleycorn

An excerpt recalling a boy and girl’s early romance. The narrator, once bold and worldly, describes a quiet bench scene with a girl-woman, the scent of gloves, tentative closeness, and his hesitation to kiss as they part.

Auction Sells Poe Letter and Other Rare Works

In Chicago on October 24 an auction of Tomlinson-Humes bankrupts sold a nine and a half page letter by Edgar Allan Poe for 66.50 dollars and a Sir Walter Scott item for 24 dollars along with an Eugene Field piece at 8 dollars. Proceeds supported the dealer’s estate.

Associated Press Chicago Edgar Allen Poe Sir Walter Scott Eugene Field Tomlinson-Humes, Incorporated

T H Johnson Elected by Round Table Club

At the Round Table Club’s second meeting held Tuesday at the Y M C A, T H Johnson was elected to fill a vacancy. J L Hogan proposed the discussion topic, “Is the High Cost of Living a Benefit to Mankind?” The chair, Mr. Bromberg, ruled the argument weight on the negative.

Round Table Club

Revival services to conclude at Government Methodist Church

revival services at the Government Methodist Church will end Friday despite threatening weather. The morning, afternoon, and evening services are listed at 6 am 3 30 pm and 7 30 pm with a special Love service on Sunday at 3 30 pm.

Government” Methodist Church Hanes

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