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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1913
Page
16
At Point Clear Mr and Mrs T H McDonald and their five children took a hotel cottage and plan to stay until October. Mr and Mrs J J MacMahon and their family joined the Point Clear colony last week. Meridian residents are expected to register at the Point Clear Hotel next week.
Lieutenant Gordon Donald, recently promoted in the Navy, serves as lieutenant on the battleship Vermont. The Vermont has been selected for a notable American squadron to cruise European waters in the Mediterranean voyage.
Miss Inez Haynes of Itiesburg is feted by Mr. and Mrs. J. Huir with a supper on St Emanuel Street. Guests include Miss Robin Sweatt, Miss Kathleen Sweatt, Miss Mildred Cassidy, and Miss May Hughes. A three course supper precedes a group outing to local moving picture shows.
A Saturday launch ride in Mobile honored guest Miss Inez Haynes of Hattiesburg hosted by Miss Robin Sweatt. Log includes Miss Haynes, Miss Kathleen Sweatt, Miss Robin Sweatt, Miss May Hughes, Miss Inez May, Miss Catherine Frown, Miss May Martin, Messrs. Joe Murray, Smith and Martin. Chaperones were Miss Martin and Miss Sweatt. Lunch baskets were carried by the guests while men supplied sweets.
Miss Rose Laney of 707 Palmetto Street is selected as the Alpha Beta Lambda Sigma scholarship girl and will depart Monday for university study. She graduated from Arton Academy in 1912 as an honor student and has earned high praise for her diligence and achievements at home. The Barton society supports annual college scholarships for Barton graduates through charity events, with this year planning a Gulf City historical pageant and a winter theatrical performance to raise funds.
Attendance is required at the regular executive committee meeting of the H. B. C on Tuesday September 9 at 4 o clock in the Battle House Auditorium. If you cannot attend, send a representative to cooperate in woman's work for the Commercial Congress.
Miss Marie Clifton and Miss Bessie Hybart, after enjoying Gulf coast pleasures, head to Selma to be hosted by Mrs Frank Milhaus at Westview. Hobart is among debutantes arriving from the coast. Clifton joined the university dance last night and will move on to Central City next Wednesday.
Pleasant last week hosted an informal auction bridge quartet on Government Street at the Junius Woolfs rooftop. After the game refreshments, buffet style, were served for hosts James Hunter and Mr. and Mrs. T. K. Jackson.
Mrs A M Tyree formerly Miss Hilla Wheeler plans to establish her own home in Hagerstown Maryland next month with Mr and Mrs Tyree. The chatelaine seeks artistic furnishings and efficient housekeeping while Mrs Charles Wheeler plans to visit her daughter during the coming season and may visit her son Mr Julian Wheeler in Annapolis.
Mrs Butt and her children, visiting from elsewhere, are with her brother Mr McCan in Anniston for several weeks and will return home at the start of next week.
Mobile society records daily movements of Point Clear and Bay cottage residents with lists of heads of households, weekend travelers to Battle and Daphne, and visits by Mrs. Sullivan and others. Moving picture party at the Gaunt home features B Gaunt Ardee Lynch Catherine Stone and Charles Long.
The dispensary will open 2 to 4 pm after September 1 at the Medical College. It will be closed in the forenoon. Entrance is on Lawrence Avenue at the corner of St Anthony Streets.
The Woman's Christian Temperance Union schedules silver medal contests at Prichard Baptist church on Sunday at 7 45 p m with devotional led by Rev J D Anderson. Additional events follow at Whistler and Crichton churches as part of a statewide program leading to a gold medal at the Y M C A auditorium and the state convention on September 29.
News items recall Mrs. Shawhan’s rest trip to Wet Point at Mt Airey home. Katherine Groom suffers a mild illness but shows improvement as families send earnest wishes. Miss Sadie Quattlebaum plans return from a North visit with mountain drives and city tours. Mrs. Pilgrim reports a pleasant coast trip with hospitality at Pass Christian Pascagoula and Biloxi. Mrs. Oliver Smith and granddaughter Miss Bessie Peckinpaugh visit the city.
Miss Irene Huet of Toulminville visits Spring Hill Avenue hosts Misses Alice and Pauline Phifer. Several locals travel to Pensacola Meridian Biloxi and Bayou la Batre for visits with relatives and relatives return home. Numerous notes list guests including Miss Guessie Pierce and Mrs Sydney Miller on Item Avenue with family visits across Alabama and Mississippi.
A traveler returns home from Biloxi after a pleasant Fortnight at Long Beach staying with aunt Mrs Hughes. Mr Julius Goldstein and daughter Cecile with Mrs and Mr Goldstein were among last week’s departures for the North, currently at an unspecified location.
A dealer offers a money back guarantee on an ethine double strength remedy from Van Antwerp Drug Corp. to remove freckles. An ounce is usually enough, with applications aimed at yielding a clear complexion if successful.
Mount Vernon Alabama bids farewell to Dr M L Tisdale after six years at the Alabama insane hospital. He departs for New York and Boston to pursue advanced study, leaving a legacy of open air tuberculosis care, pest prevention efforts, and pellagra treatment. The community honors him with a monogrammed watch, while the hospital gifts include a gold belt buckle and a sterling silver umbrella handle.
Bayou la Batre assists Rev. F. C. Atchinson in revival meetings at the M E church. The Chautauqua Circle held a business meeting with 14 ladies and new officers led by Mrs. H. C. Daughdrill. Sunday a power boat trip to Dauphin Island sailed with Mrs. Leatherbury and Capt. F. E. Smee. Various neighbors and visitors are named including Mrs. J. C. Naylor and Mr. Irwin Schgoot. Rev. Frasier and wife attend meetings.
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