Obstructive Women and the Woman Suffrage Debate
A Mobile era piece discusses women voters and the opposition led by Mrs. Arthur M. Dodge. It cites Katharine B. Davis and a broader view of social resistance, noting the historical humor in early politics and the push for equality amid civic duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur M. Dodge
National Association
Katharine B. Davis
Atte Soaune
New York City
Arthur Dodge
Katharine As Davis i
Beauty After 40 Owning Up a Mistake in Hair Color
Idah McGlone Gibson advises women over 40 on hair color changes noting the challenges of returning to white or gray hair after dyeing. She urges cleanliness, careful washing schedules, avoiding tight styles, and using bluing for a soft, dignified look while warning about public perception and the effort involved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Idah McGlone Gibson
The Anti-Suffrage Position and a Challenge to Women
Mrs Norman Whithouse argues against woman suffrage by exposing the lazy fear of change and the misuse of the phrase a womans place is in the home. She contends bosses hide behind tradition while noting womens growing roles beyond the home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Turkey
South
Norman Whithouse
Y W C A Rural Gulf Coast Conference Preparations
Members adjust gym lessons at Moose auditorium on Tuesdays and Fridays at 6 30 p m. News from St Louis signals November 6 to 9 Birmingham conference with many visiting delegates from New Orleans Montgomery Laurel and Mobile. Dr Anna Brown and Miss McFarland lead sessions on jubilee finances and standardization of physical work. Mrs E L Russell leads devotional hour while board members and local staff participate. The religious work committee meets at 4 p m Wednesday at 110 St Joseph Street with Mrs Moreland urging full attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moose
Miss Austin
Miss McFarland
Southern Central Field
E. L. Russell
Anna Brown
Mobile
W. W.croom
Shawhan
Palmer Gaillard
Katie Hurtel
Malissa Parham
St. Joseph Street
Moreland
Oakdale Personal Notices Mention Local Moves and Visits
Oakdale personal items report Mr and Mrs E L Diamond and son Kari visiting John Adams family. Miriam Heiter spent Saturday with aunt J J Heiter. James Murphy family now on Marine street near Seneca. Charley Helter moved to Florida Street. Adams couple now on Baltimore Street near Marine. Ladies group meet at Mrs Mausnet Bay avenue with good attendance. busy hands worked on sewing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakdale
Ala
E. L Diamond
Kari
John Adams
Miriam Heiter
J. J. Heiter
James Murphy
Marine Street
Seneca
Charley Helter
Florida Street
Adams
Baltimore Street
Ed Wiliamson
Frank Cammack
L. 5
Stone
George Walker
Charley Hamilton
Tombigbee River
John Quill
Mausnet
Bay Avenue
Wedney
Cleveland Bilis and bride visit grandmother after wedding
Mr Cleveland Bilis and his bride, married last week in Pensacola, spent Wednesday and Thursday with their grandmother Mrs Graamka on Washington Avenue, then left Friday for Meridian where they expect to make their home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Bilis
Pensacola
Summers at the Beach and Coastal Visits at Battles
A seaside notes roundup records guests and visitors to Battles, Mobile, and Gulf Coast events. Families and friends like the Hutchings, Mather, Widney, Curran, Callaghan, and Nelson are noted at hotels, farms, and a Gulf Coast Fair, with multiple weekend stays and dinners mentioned.
Bayou La Batre forms Eastern Star chapter
A new Eastern Star chapter was installed in Bayou La Batre Alabama on Thursday night. Thomas I Hackett of Montgomery grand patron led the ceremony with a full charter of twenty five members. Officers elected include Lewis Myer Stella Smee Mamie Buchee Laura Emerson and Williams. August Buerger and his wife assisted as officers of Jeptha chapter. This brings Alabama to seventeen new chapters formed in the past year and the new group is expected to be strong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayou LA Batre
Ala
Order of the Eastern Star
Thomas I. Hackett
Montgomery
State of
Alabama
Lewis Myer
Stella Smee
Mamie Buchee
Laura Emerson
Williams
Orchard Halloween at Fredericks Home With Neighbors
Hallowe en celebrated in a good old fashioned way at the home of Mr and Mrs J A Fredericks in Orchard Alabama with a weenie roast buns and apples and several games enjoyed by about fifty neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orchard
Ala
J A. Frederics
Helen Sumner appointed assistant chief of children's bureau
Washington reports the appointment of Miss Helen N. Sumner as assistant chief of the children’s bureau in the department of labor, making the bureau fully directed by women the first of its kind in government service. The Gulf Coast Fair at Mobile features numerous attendees and praise for the show.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Helen N. Sumner
Department of Labor
Government Service
Pierce Level Personal Sorrow and Social Sing in Pierce
A social sing at Charley McDuffy's home drew many residents including Ruby and Grace Bolen Georgia Lanendar Cora Jackson Nora Jackson Effie Dykes Addie McDuffy Pearl Tanner Trula Tanner Lavonia Pierce and others. The community mourns Mrs M P Tanner who died Sunday at 10 00 am. funeral was Monday at Tanner's Chapel cemetery. Mr Fene of Clarke County fell ill from a spider bite while visiting Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierce
Pierce Level
Ala
Charley Mc- Duffy
Ruby
Grace
Sadie
Dora Bolen
Georgia Lanendar
Cora
Nora Jackson
Effie Dykes
Addie Mc- Duffy
Pearl
Trula Tanner
Lavonia Pierce
Birdie McFarr
Richard
John Tanner
John
Hugh Kemp
Judge
John Castillon
Grady Davis Bart
Howard Tanner
Louie Fench
CC. L. Guiley
Killough
Herman Williams
Julius Gorodonuik
James Bolen
Henry MccDuffy
Harry Joyner
M. P. Tanner
Tanner's Chapel
Fene
Clarke County
Jackson personals and social notes from Alabama town
Rev. W R Eliott spoke at the Baptist prayer meeting Wednesday evening. The Girls Auxiliary held a Hallowe en party at Mrs Andy Rogers home Friday night. The Dust of the Earth will be staged at the agricultural school Thursday evening next week by the school improvement club. The schol improvement club will host a Hallowe en party Saturday evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Personals
Jackson
Ala
W. R. Eliott
The
Baptist Church
Andy Rogers
Agricultural School
School Improvement Club
Schol Improvement Club
Local notices and social updates from Primm Street district
The fragment lists residents and activities including Albert Primm stalling grist mill gear in Primm street, Frisbie visiting the Gulf coast, Methodist Church ladies hosting an entertainment for Mrs N of Mobile, lunch and program at First Church, Mr and Mrs John Shafer at Grand BIA, a family home on Nicks College avenue, a visit to Forest Avenue, W Boyles traveling to the Gulf Coast, Jim Bedwell returning from Southern Infirmary Mobile, and a son to relatives in Ala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan McNeill
St. Louis
Detroit
Florence Vogel
Lucille
Points
South Carolina
Chicago
Ed J. Schwarz
McNeill
Orth Monterey Street
E. L. Russell
Chronelle
Mret" Thomas
Selma
J. J. Thomas
William ‘Towne
Binghamton
Grandy
J. W. Phillips
J. L. Swain
Jewel
Granite City
Newburn
Prichard
J. W. Waterhouse
Wesley
Moss Point
Wallace Parham
Magnolia Springs
Mobile
Mroc
Wengerd
N. Davis
Mra
J. B. Driver
Anstie Driver
Ralph
Edgar Wengerd
Cornelia van der Bosch
Tracey
Laura Guthrie
A. J. Schellenger
H. K. Er
Philadelphia
Albert Primm
Frisbie
Gulf
The
Missionary of the Methodist Church
John Shafer
Grand Bi
Nicks College
Avenue
Forest Avenue
W. Boyles
Gulf Coast
Jim Bedwell
Southern Infirmary
Relatioan
Ala
Escatawpa Personal Notes Highlight Local Gatherings
Escatawpa Alabama reports De Mary Green returning home after a long visit with her daughter Stonewall. Mr and Mrs R Le Green hosted a social for Miss Minnie Bridie and Annie L Knight. A crowd from Bend motored to the event on a black night. The Methodist series meeting was postponed due to Bilbro's wife illness. Mrs Smallwood of Vinegar Bend visited her mother Mrs Salife Pull Wednesday. Epworth League drew a large crowd Sunday night with a program led by Miss Minnie Bradley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Escatawpa
Ala
Mary Green
Daugh Stonewall
R. le Green
Minnie Brdie
Annie L. Knight
Gar Bend
Bilbro
Smallwood
Vinegar Bend
Salife
Minnie Bradley
Fulton Personal Notes Include Travel and Visits
Fulton Alabama brief notes describe residents Mrs Mattingly and Belle Hand traveling homeward, Frisbies and Steele attending events in Mobile and Thomasville, Mrs Farr visiting Selma, Leo and Will Evans at Grove Hill, plus visits by the Mosely and Roberts families and Lula Johns Thomasville, with illness concerns for I W Bassett and family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fulton
Ala
M Mattingly
Belle Hand
Bay Minette
T, Frisbie
Mo ‘Tal
Mobile
T. O. Steele
Thomasville
J. A. Farr
Selma Yi
Leo
Will Evans
Grove Hill
Robert Mosely
M Roberts
Ab Harper
Lula Johns
French
Jackson
I. W. Bassett
Tunnel Springs Personals Touches Nearby Visitors
In Tunnel Springs Alabama Mrs Stella Goodwin of Pensacola is visiting Mrs J J Jernigan. Miss I Nettles spent the weekend with relatives. Benjamin Helton is here visiting J D Helton and kin. M McFountain W J Corvey Alfred Nettles from Monroeville were visitors last week. Members attending Monroe County Fair included FB Dailey Jr Eddie Dailey Je Millan B H Bailey Mr and Mrs Dennis Mrs W S Nash Mr S Dailey Miss Maggie Dailey and A Nettles Jr. James Morris Brewton visited here early week. Mrs Frank Murphy and John Buford Peterson are visiting the Galkenberry family. C McKinley Roy is here with relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tunnel Springs
Ala
Stella Goodwin
Pensacola
J. J. Jernigan
I Nettles
Benjamin Helton
Mobile
J. D. Helton
M. McFountain
W.J. Corvey
Alfred Nettle Oenville
Monroe County Fair
FB. Dailey, Jr
Eddie Dailey
Je Millan
B. H. Bailey
M. Dennis
W. 8. Nash
S. Dailey
Maggie Dailey
A. Nettles
James Morris
Brewton
Frank Murphy
John Buford
Peterson
J. M. Galkenberry
C. McKinley
Roy
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Thomas
Thomson
Russia
United States
Washington
Congress
Harpers
Mars
William Curran
Mary Canfield
Battles
A.L. Davidson
Citronelle
Isabelle Norward
Henry Hall Clark
S. A. Allen
W. D. Stratton
Waynesville
N. C
Mary Tilney
J. B. Brown
Tom
Blish
Healy
H. McMain
Helen Williams
Frank Miacle
James Stallworth
Evergreen
N. E. Stallworth
Spring Hill
R. L. Glass
Gulfport
B. M. Mumma
Robertsdale
F. E. Below
Marion Willis
Hattie Hickey
Bernadette Connolly
Clara and
Willie Culver
Semmes
Frank Jr
Hulbert Street
J. Dawsey
Lolita Nadal
Memphis
Nashville
J. D. Dawsey
Jamie
New Orleans
Lizzie Seifert
Fairhope
John Winters
Hartey "Warren
Bogalousa
Tensaw
K.pighter
Mr. Warren
Brook
H. W. Taylor
Optical Company
Dauphin Street
Reynalds Music House
Idah Ma'glone
Gibson
Battles Wharf
Battle’s Wharf
Leslie Hall
Cornelia Hall
Jere Austin
M. Q. Nelson
Beach Hotel
J. S. Mather
Grace Hutchings
Mather
C. O. Whites
A. B. Baumhauey
Whistler
Beaca
A. F. Hutchings
Emma Ellis
Elizabeth
Ellisville
Mesdames Curran
Ennis
Wood
Ressilac
Margaret Callaghan
Margaret Widney
Nellie Curran
Irene
Eva Case
Corinne Wood
Gulf Coast Fair
Jake Weiss
Carmel
Wilson
Elsa Barron
Nell Curran
Blanche Ottman
Inez Jacobs
Painter
Nickerson
Battles Hotel
G. L. Widney
Ed Courtney
Barnwell
Alice Batt
Don Nelson
Little Baby
Batt
Sweetwater Branch
Taylor
Jim Stgughan
Wanis
Miss Callaghan
Davis
U.S
Helen
L.sumner
Battle House
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