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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1914
Page
12
A poetic feature extols making a woman's life happy with images of spring, sunlit fields, and enduring joy. The Bentztown Bard quotes, then a short Thoughts for the Day on inner feelings and color. An upcoming Merry Halloween Maids dance is announced for Friday October 29 at 8:30 p.m. at the Knights of Columbus Hall with Joseph Espalla Jr. as chair and several committee members listed.
Sixteen year old pianist Beryl Rubinstein formerly praised by the Musical Courier will give a concert November 3 at the Battle House auditorium Mobile audiences recall his Liszt Hungarian fantasy and Lucia sextet encore praised for maturity and tone.
Mr and Mrs C H Baker were out of town visitors Sunday Band practice resumes for winter under Mr C H Pollock Rally day service at Union Church Sunday Rev J Chippen to conduct services at St Pauls Chapel Sunday Irvington Library Association open for book distribution 2 50 to 6 on Saturdays Guests registered at Irvington Inn this week include Mrs Laura P Gray and many others U C V session attendees Dr M L Goff and Mr and Mrs A F Vila visited Mobile Friday
The bright nine year old Howard Palmes Jr celebrated his birthday Tuesday. He invited his playmates to join the celebration with an auto ride, moving pictures at the Empire, and a goodies feast at Burke's. Chaperones were Mrs. Howard Palmes, Mrs. William Fanane and Miss Mabel Arboc. Guests included Ruth Klass Letitia May Bolton Clarence Wallace John Henry Klass Russell Courtright and Custis Gentry.
Mrs. George Howe, niece of President Wilson, suggests forming a new women s club titled Club to Squelch Male Flirts. She says New York men are persistently forward, forcing acquaintance as she steps out, following the arrest of Ernest C White.
A Cubo-Futurist Bal Masque will be held on November 20 at the Battle House auditorium. Attendees must wear Cubist or Futurist costumes. A king and queen will preside with a vaudeville skit preceding the dance. Promoters are Albert Treadway Frank McConnell and Miss Aimee Wilson with Bret Harte decorating. Dancers and chaperoned by George Fearn Jr and others.
A delightful surprise party was held Friday evening at Mr. and Mrs. Koppersmith's home on Old Shell road. Dancing, singing, and late refreshments followed a gathering of guests including Anna Belle Luscher, Christine Smith, Vivian Burr, Nona Taylor, Katie Koppersmith, Charlie Kountz, Mike Kountz, Frank Touart, Richard Wildman, Charlie Ponds, Steve Green, Arthur Koppersmith, Edwin Doody, Joe Davis, J. D. Walker, Maxie Coster, and Willie Hyde.
Mobile friends of the groom await the marriage of Walter Knight of Evergreen to be held soon in St Louis. The Knight family lived in Mobile when the groom's father J B Knight worked for Dunlap Mercantile. Mrs Knight and daughters Marguerite Knight and others are visiting Dr and Mrs Marshall and will join Walter in St Louis for the wedding. The Tango Social Club met for a weekly dance on South Carolina street with many members listed and plans to continue meetings.
The Rivers Rush home welcomes Miss Anna Will Mangum of Rome Georgia and Miss Marie Kemp of Marion Alabama as house guests for Miss Lucille Rush's upcoming November 11 wedding. Mangum, a noted debutante, leads the bachelor cotillion. Kemp joins the bridal party amid Athens College events and social rounds.
James W. Turner of Memphis Tennessee will preach Sunday at 11 a m and 3 p m at Zion Baptist Church near Mertz switch and begin Monday night at 7 30 Dr J W Phillips of First Baptist Church will deliver the opening sermon for a two week series of meetings at the church
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