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Newspaper
The Mobile Item
Location
Mobile, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1912
Page
8
A column describes the latest hat fashions in crimson and gold from velvet to ostrich fantasies. It notes extreme simplicity in trimming, cost tied to skill, and lists society visitors and residents preparing for autumn plans across Daphne, Mobile, and nearby towns.
Mrs C J Wheeler and son Julian Wheeler returned to Mobile from Annapolis on Wednesday. Mrs G S Fry and family, long noted at Point Clear, came back to Government street. Dr Luder of Mobile Drug Co was weekend guest of Judge Jones at Walker Springs. The Van Heuvel family returned from Point Clear to the city. Mrs Ed Moore of Birmingham visits her parents on Government street.
Dr and Mrs H P Hirshfield moved yesterday into a newly completed brick residence on Government Street near Michigan Avenue. The two story house features white casements and small pane windows, modern equipment, and refined design. Mr and Mrs Mose Stewart returned to Montgomery after a vacation as colonists at Point Clear. Miss Nina Spencer and her charm-
Mrs. Clarence Burns argues playgrounds and outdoor gym work curb mischief by channeling surplus energy. She favors wider access to parks, better supervision, and pensional aid for widowed mothers to prevent crime-prone homes. Dr. Bisch supports nonviolent methods and hypnosis to address early shocks shaping deviant behavior.
Miss Ethel Pugh departs today for Grove Hill where Miss Spencer will host her. Miss Spencer will later join her father Mr. A J Spencer at his Gostport lumber camp for a short stay, then return to Mobile to be hosted by Miss Rosamond Robbins.
Mr. Robert Harmon and his family, who spent the summer at Daphne, returned this week to their home in Montgomery.
Mr and Mrs John Shearer and their children, noted vacationers at Point Clear this summer, plan to return to the city next week.
Mr and Mrs W O Lott and their young son host open house at their Point Clear home for friends before planning a city return next week Dr Reuben McCraw of Oxford Alabama arrives in Mobile to resume studies at the Medical College
Mrs John McPhillips and her children finish a pleasant summer at Point Clear and plan to stay across the bay until October 1 for a seaside autumn on the Eastern shore.
Miss Helen Gottschalk and Miss Annie Pedersen have returned home after visiting New Orleans and Waveland Mississippi. Mr. Walter Soostard and family plan to return from the Eastern Shore next week after a delightful summer there. Mr. J. H. Grimly has returned to Mobile from Nova Scotia and England with improved health. Mr. James K. Randall came back from Nova Scotia Halifax and Canada. Mrs. Anson Arnold and family with Miss Corinne Roberts have been away.
Among the Point Clear sojourners the past summer, many have returned to Mobile. A newly married couple from Wilmington, N C plan to settle there after visits to Biloxi Washington and New York. Others left Battle's Wharf Fairhope and Montrose while Misses Horn and Drahan head to Belmont College and the Visitation Convent opens a new season.
A called meeting of YWCA directors is set for this afternoon at 5 o'clock in the association rooms. Miss Nellie Godard visits Meridian with Miss Bessie Stringer for a pleasant stay.
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