08 Sep 1912
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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1912
Page
1
Thomas Henry and Thomas Jefferson Ruffin, twin brothers, will depart on Wednesday to enroll at Belmont College. The note appears in the society column alongside verses about romance and regional loyalties between Lancastrian and Yorkshire references.
Rumored engagement at Monticello draws Mobile interest as Mrs Henry Ruffin and the Randolph lineage honor the Jefferson ancestor. The Levy family hosts at Monticello with guests including German Colonel von Marhoff and Mrs Carl von Meyhoff.
Mr and Mrs J Af Pitard departed Friday morning for Denver and Colorado Springs. They expect to be away about three weeks.
Dr and Mrs Henry Goldthwaite traveled Saturday to Talulah Falls to visit Mrs Rittenhouse Moore at her summer residence described as beautiful.
Mr and Mrs Edmond McCee of Fouston Texas spent a week in Mobile visiting Mr McCae s old home with his mother Mrs F D Gleaves and sister Mrs Cary Butt They left Saturday for Houston cherishing pleasant recollections of seven days in Mobile
Professor and Mrs. C Campbell leave Mobile for a new home in Birmingham amid heartfelt good wishes. A farewell party hosted by Mr. Darcy Williams and Mrs. C J Doughdrill at the Doughdrill residence featured pleasure and regret as friends said goodbye.
Misses Mattie and Clara Cary depart this week for Sagestown Pennsylvania where they will remain until late fall.
Samuel M. Gup departed during the week for Petersburg Virginia to officiate for several weeks at the temple before resuming duties in Cincinnati. En route he accompanied a college friend, N.
An incomplete note reports Gabriel Gup departed last week for an unknown location with few readable details. The fragment mentions a move and suggests travel or relocation but lacks clear names, places, or outcomes.
Miss Helen Goldsmith a skilled interpreter of the Terpsichorean art will open her school on Conti street in October at Biloxi. She is a member of the Boston Dancing Masters Association and is decidedly up to date in dancing instruction.
A fragment notes H. Bachelder has returned as a guest of someone angered, with limited readable context about the visit or its occasion. The line hints at personal tensions but provides no clear names or events beyond the return.
Mrs. D. P. Christenberry returns to Greensboro after a delightful visit to Mrs. McCrary Otis at Ashland Place and stops by Meridian Mississippi to see friends along the way.
Mr and Mrs Henry Hall depart for New York to place their daughter Else in a fine city school. Miss Cary Trall, elder daughter, spends September days at Point Clear as guest of Mrs J G Thomas.
Mr Henry Hall Jr was among several Mobile young men who departed last week to enter college at Tuscaloosa Alabama.
Ensign Gordon Donald and his sister Miss Katherine Donald are due home tomorrow from Charleston to take part in the wedding of their brother Kenneth Donald to Miss Cherry Hempstead on Tuesday evening.
Miss Margaret Montgomery of this city rises in New Orleans debutante season noting her as a graceful young society figure. Described as a tall fair sophisticate with striking presence, she is linked by family to Mr. Jack Montgomery.
Thursday night a joyful gathering occurred at the home of Mr and Mrs Desha Nivion for their son Cedric Nivion turning fourteen. The evening featured refreshments and a variety of games with invited guests enjoying the celebration.
Tassy Leigh Macon, Melvin Haas, George Haas, August Oberhaus, Malcolm White, Clyde Williams, Permah Finlayson and Grover Logan are listed as participants in the forthcoming community gathering for residents and officials. The notice provides no further context or date.
Mr Marvin Gould returns Friday from a productive summer in Chicago where he continued medical studies under favorable auspices. After three terms at Mobile Medical College he comes home to begin the fourth year in his hometown.
Mr. Kirkbride Hinckley left yesterday for Point Clear to be the weekend guest of the Misses Blacksher at their commodious beach home.
Miss Janette Moffat has returned home from a pleasant stay at the Beach Hotel Battle's. She was accompanied by her niece Miss Mary Daughrill.
A very quiet wedding was solemnized Tuesday evening at 3 30 by Judge Chamberlain. The contracting parties are Mr Albert F Toenes and Miss Alice le Fath both of Mobile. Attendants were Miss Liszie B Fath and Mr Danie Betancourt. The bride wore an embroidered dress over lavender with willow plume. The bridesmaid wore white chiffon over blue. Mr and Mrs Toenes reside at 453 Canal Street.
A government craft left Mobile early one morning and returned by light the same day for a boat party to Perdifio Bay hosted by Major Fiagier. Refreshments were served aboard, making the outing a pleasant social event for attendees.
The event featured bid games of auction bridge hosted in honor of Major Flagler. Attendees included Mr and Mrs W A Powell and Mr and Mrs H G Donald, who shared the hospitality.
Miss Margaret Horn, summer guest at Fairhope, has enjoyed a week in Mobile visiting Miss Agnes Fowlkes.
Mrs. C A Pigford and her family have returned home after visiting Lockhard and Coden.
Miss Annie C. Walker departed last evening to Chunchula to stay with Miss Mamie Gilbert for several days.
A charming Egabeth Hopper hosted a Sweet Sixteen party at her Y davurament Street residence. Guests enjoyed fern-decorated rooms and summer florals, with three game tables and two prize awards for top scores: Gabriella Cook Same mark won silk stockings, Lucy Herndon earned a filigree pin cushion. Attending were Elizabeth Heakes, Gabriella Cook, Lucy Herndon, Willie Neville, Helen Fowlkes, Katherine Tonsmellé, Amie Mc Dermott, Lily Butt, Mary Purvis, and Elizabeth Hopper.
The announcement confirms the engagement of Miss Eugenia Walkley to Mr Edwin. The families request congratulations and announce forthcoming wedding plans in the near future.
Eugenia Aurelia Walkley of Mobile, a granddaughter of Wetumpka’s arrival, will marry Edwin Steele Partridge in early fall. The bride, famed for beauty and cheerful grace, enjoys wide social favor in Mobile. Partridge, a rising Mobile businessman and society figure, has many friends. The wedding is planned for late October with a home celebration and a Florida coast honeymoon.
A note states the Ladies of Charity gathering scheduled for Monday afternoon has been postponed until further notice.
Inge Garth at Hunteville Alabama prepares for a notable autumn wedding. Dr. Francis Marion Inge of Mobile will read the service as Miss Maria Fearn presents herself at the altar in a traditional ceremony.
Mr A E Self of the Zadek Jewelry Company departed last week for New York City and other eastern stops. In Savannah he visited his brother Fred A Self and his travels will take him to Atlantic City Philadelphia and Washington.
Miss Mollie Buckley and Maggie Yeend have returned home from a visit to St. Louis.
Mrs. Cora Cunningham is a guest of relatives in Mobile during a short visit while traveling from Bay St. Louis to Birmingham on her way home.
A planned marriage ceremony unfolds Tuesday evening as Kenneth Donald and Miss Cherry Hempstead pledge their troth at Christchurch. Dr Richards of Trinity will conduct the rite with nuptial music by Mr Frederick Dunster. the church will feature palms and a procession of family members and officers.
Miss Frances Hall returns from St. Louis to resume popular cooking classes. Special emphasis on servant classes, to begin Wednesday at 10 o'clock at the Mobile Gas Company. Mobile housekeepers are invited to send their cooks for these lessons.
Mrs. Margaret Cronier announces the forthcoming marriage of her daughter Margaret to Mr. C. M. Palmer. The wedding will be held at Broad Street Methodist Church at 11 a.m. Thursday, September 19, with many friends in Mobile and Whistler expected to attend.
Mrs Galle celebrates her birthday with a Sunday dinner in Jackson Alabama hosted by Mrs Kurtz a daughter of Mrs Galle. Guests include Mr and Mrs Louis Galle and three daughters Mr and Mrs T F Gaston and children Mr and Mrs le A Mangold and Mrs A V Neziel. The group is joined by Mrs Pate daughter Miriam and Mr and Mrs Ralph Harold at Mrs Kurtz home for a pleasant afternoon.
Rosamond Robbins returned home Saturday after visiting her aunt Miss Weaver in Selma for several weeks.
Miss Mary Winston Jones has returned home after a pleasant visit to Columbia Mississippi and Nashville Tennessee.
Mrs B T Smith and her niece Miss Vivian McMeans are guests of Mrs M C Tyler at 307 North Twenty seventh avenue Bi 2m.
Mrs Albert Wilson and her two sons A and Billie have returned together from visiting friends at Mpbaiel.
Mrs E F McDonald of Craig-Dar Rock is spending a few days in the city as a guest of her mother Mrs Fergusson. The brief note notes her visiting while Scotiana remains unclear in the extract.
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