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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1912
Page
6
A congenial party boards this week’s Alabama river steamer for a round trip to Selma. Attendees include Miss Eugenia Van Aller Miss Eunice Sossaman Mr Monroe Agee and Mrs Agee.
Mrs. M. B. Henry Ruffin sails from Mobile on the Sunny South to Selma to gather notes and photographs for magazine pieces. Her daughter Miss Ellen Randolph Ruffin accompanies her. The Mobile social circle welcomes Mr. Miles McSweeny, new Lyric Theatre secretary-treasurer, resident from Columbia, South Carolina.
Mrs. C. S. Shawhan enjoys vacation experiences out West as she stays with her sister Mrs. R. P. R. Gordon and Mrs. Gowan Ferguson of Great Falls Montana. This week the party are the guests of Captain and Mrs. Jack.
The Buchanan residence hosts guests including Bruce Miller of Aberdeen Sir William Ramsey and Lady Ramsey of London and Mrs R P R Gordon. A planned mountain excursion to Neihart Montana at seven thousand feet promises scenic views. Eugene Thoss Sr and family return from Beach Hotel Battle’s Wharf after a summer trip begun August 1 and joined on September 1. Mrs Thoss notes a very enjoyable vacation. Mrs C D Percy leaves for a week at Sewanee Tennessee with stops in Nashville and Birmingham returning mid October.
Mr. Join S. Drago and his daughter Alice depart Sunday for a visit to Washington, Baltimore, and New York.
Consul L. Doll Mrs. Dolz and their son have returned to the cay from Battle's wharf where they spent the summer.
Mr. Will Harsh returned home in Birmingham after a vacation at Battle's Wharf and a brief stop in Mobile. Mrs. R. V. Taylor and Miss Helen Saylor, who stayed at Lynn Haven Hotel in Virginia, left for home on Saturday.
Mr Minor Friend arrives in Pittsburg to enter the Westinghouse works at their large plant and will reside this winter in Wilkinsburg with his mother Mrs H M Friend. They recently enjoyed a pleasant vacation at Lake Toxaway New York where Mrs G M Luce Mrs C T Hearin C T Hearin and other Mobville smart set members were among the guests.
Visitors and residents are cited in a Mobile section roundup. Mrs V M McDuffie and Mrs Brickell return from Waynesville North Carolina with travels to River Ridge and Luverne. Miss Elsie Richard departs with her parents for New York for vocal studies and violin. The piece notes a court martial, a Battery D incident, and a regimental flag transfer from the war department.
Widespread sympathy pours in on the death of Mr. M Forcheimer a pillar in family and business circles His son and daughter in law H A and Ethel Forcheimer had been in Charlevoix Mich seeking his health They left for home after learning of his passing arriving an hour before the end Relatives Louis Forcheimer and family came from Asheville NC and Mrs Jacob Pollock was due in Mobile from New York to join the family.
A column urges women to focus on brushing for scalp health and hair vitality, arguing it outshines costly tonics. It notes gray hair can suit youthfully, warns against dyeing, and favors natural brunettes or lighter shades that suit complexions.
Over three thousand dollars were paid to the artillery battalion of the Alabama National Guard at Monrde park camp by Adjutant General ane Scully. Most funds will stay in Mobile as soldiers seek souvenirs. Camp closes Thursday night at 8.00. Battery B heads to Toonteville and Nashville. Battery D to Mobile and Ohio via Meridian. Target practice follows dinner under watchful Allied officers.
A fashion note by Le Raconteuse praises a white satin morning dress with a front buttoned bodice, loose waist, and lightly weighted skirt. A solid square Amazone hat with high black velvet ribbon is styled to withstand wind, secured under the chin with a velvet knot.
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