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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1914
Page
6
A verse about a loving partner describes moon-gold hair and dawn eyes, a pure heart, and shared life. The piece contrasts a sunlit morning with a spousal bond, then shifts to a thought on smiling and the famed Mona Lisa portrait as the most discussed image in art.
The E A Powell Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy met at Northport at the home of Mrs A A Kirk. Mrs Bri C Hagler presented a paper on Admiral Semmes and Mrs C R Maxwell read Duties Confronting American Women. Guests included Mrs Sam Yerby and Mrs Henry Jones of Mobile.
The Neighborhood House Association hosted a cotton ball at the Exchange Hotel praised as the season’s brightest social function. Decorations featured green and pink cotton blossoms, green canopies, veiled lights, and a musicians' stand arranged as a field of growing cotton with stalks laden with snow white bolls.
The room featured smilax and pink blooms with a yellow goldenrod and rose decor. Grand march leaders were Mr. and Mrs. Morris Baldwin with guests including Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Oates Jr and Miss LeGrande Smith. Mrs. Emmet O Neal wore white cotton crepe.
The Clara Schumann Club held its first Thursday afternoon musicale at 3 in the Scottish Rite Cathedral. President Mrs James Slagan outlined the year’s plans and members performed a varied program of classical and contemporary pieces with Mrs Hans Curiel accompanying. The audience included active and associate members and friends, and the program committee led by Mrs Hagan received praise for the event and upcoming season.
The Polymnia Circle held its first meeting at president Mrs James Wade Cox home. The group plans an opera study focusing on Christoher Gluck with a program including readings, vocal solos, and life of Gluck. Hostesses Mrs Nina Boykin and Mrs Lennox Browne led a varied program.
Mr and Mrs James Thomas Dugan announce the marriage of their daughter Hattie to Mr William James Norville on Wednesday November 11 at nine thirty in the morning at Saint Mary's Church Mobile Alabama.
The Sewing Club gathered Thursday morning with hostess Miss Marguerite Ivulich. Members, including Misses Helen Rae and Irma Pearce, enjoyed sewing and chatting before a salad luncheon hosted by Ivulich.
The Mobile chapter of the D A R held its first meeting of the season, welcoming members and outlining upcoming programs and historical preservation efforts.
Fanny Hedden endures a crowded meal with the Jacobs family who quarrel over food and class. Mrs Jacobs frets over Fannys presence while Hermann flirts, Stella mocks, and Fanny battles hunger and homesickness before a tense night ends.
Children born on October 29 1913 1911 1910 1909 1909 1906 1905 and 1901 receive birthday pictures by mail. November born boys and girls should send full name address and birthdate to the Children’s Editor Mobile Item at least two days before their birth date.
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