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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 26, 1917

Page

2

Southern Soldier Boy and Dixie Memories in Social Notes

A sequence of items from a Southern social page features Civil War verse honoring a fallen Confederate youth, a Dixie nostalgia piece, calendar notations from the Y W C A, a Parker First Aid class note, and a detailed Atlanta Constitution wedding report for Miss Nellie Hood Ridley and Mr. Robert H. Troutman. The social column lists attendees, decor, and ceremony details, with church service and reception specifics.

Marie Ridley Caroline Hill Ridley Mary Cobb Hunnicutt Ernest Armistead Mra R B. Ridley, Jr John Ridley Caroline Nicolson Josephine Mobley Margaret Hawkins Dorothy Arkwright Gente Hood Cuthbert Lewis C. Gregg Robin Adair Henry Troutman Lute Hunicutt Thomas Dunham Lewis Battey Augusta Carl Ridley Water Elcott Hill Freeman Newnan

George Washington Flatware Pattern Catalog Listing

Silver plate flatware pattern showcasing Colonial heritage and durability. Includes knives forks and spoons in single pieces and sets of six. Bright finish.

Colonia

D A R Silver Tea Plans and Local Notices

The Elijah Clarke Chapter D A R schedules a silver tea from 5 to 6 at the Regent Mrs Julius Talmadge home. Y W C A barbecue set for Friday noon to 3 in a grove behind the gym and indoors if rain. Sewing Club meets at Mrs Victor Oliver’s with spring flowers and refreshments. Red Cross group skip Memorial Day meeting. guests Mrs Clarke Rogers and two daughters visit Miss Laura Blackshear in Demorest.

Caroline Nicolson Alline Terry Troutman Asheville Elijah Clarke Julius Talmadge Young Women's Christian Association Shady Grove Victor Oliver Virginia Avenue Sewing Club Clarke Rogers Demorest Laura Blackshear

Brenau Alumnae Prepare for Trustee Election and Reunion

Brenau College-Conservatory alumnae from Athens and surrounding sections prepare for May 25 to 29 commencement events including Alumnae Day on May 26. The board of trustees will elect new members and host the alumnae banquet, marking the first election of women to the board under the school’s new arrangement. Several sections plan to travel to Gainesville to participate in shaping the women’s educational movement in the South. Additional notes mention opera trips, visits by faculty and locals, and social gatherings among Brenau affiliates and friends in nearby towns.

Brenau Gainesville

Many Visitors and Memorial Day Activities Noted

Mrs Gee of Crawford and Mrs Ralph Russell among visitors yesterday. Winder residents A E Bush and D O Carrington called in Milledgeville. Others include Mrs Branch Bishop Mrs Childs Macon and Miss Rossie Wade guest, many civic events and Memorial Day addresses by Cols Griggs Rucker Shackelford and Dr Henry W Battle. Several residents travel to Atlanta Elberton Gainesville Birmingham and Newberne for visits operas and memorial events.

Henry W. Battle Charlottesville M. W. Welch

Mrs McQuire and kin visit from Michigan and nearby towns

Mr B D McQuire and his little daughter Ellen arrive Friday from Michigan. Miss Mary White of Danielsville, Mrs R C Glenn of Danielsville, Mrs R L J Smith of Commerce, Mrs T C Davison and Mrs Jim Comer of Comer visited yesterday. Mrs George Barron and her young daughter of Lexington spent yesterday here. Mr and Mrs J O Chandler were visitors from Watkinsville yesterday.

W. A.ashford Miss Ashford Watkinsville Mr. B. D. McQuire Little Daugh Ter Ellen Michigan Mary White Danielsvile R. C. Glenn Danielsville R. L. J. Smith Commerce T. C. Davison Jim Comer Comer George Barron Lexington J. O. Chandler

Lemon based skin whitening lotion from lemon juice and orchard white

An old advertisement-like tip promotes using lemon juice mixed with orchard white to make a facial lotion. It claims daily application bleaches and smooths the skin, with lemons from grocers and orchard white from druggists.

Pretty Familiar. Professor Fudge and the Great Composers

A dialogue from Musical America humorously notes a student asking how familiar he should be with the great composers Dick Wagner Ludie Beethoven Charlie Gounod and Bred Handel. The exchange plays on names and musical familiarity.

Professor Fudge Mr. Jones Dick Wagner Ludie Beethoven Charlie Gounod Handel Jones Musical America

Conscription debate and wartime quips in Sparks column

Rod Davis’s Sparks parodies wartime talk as conscription and policy spark debate in Washington and nationwide. The column riffs on evangelists critical of Wilson, patriotic signs, Billy Sunday antics, and quiet seasons as soldiers long for calm amid conflict.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Father Ryan Dixie Dixe Dear Old Dizis Camp Henry D. McDaniel Chattahoochee Park That City Partiies Charles Morris Rosina Morris Aaron Cohen Susie Cohen Gertrude van Straaten W. D. Hooper Charlie Hooper Walter O. Boswell Jake Joel Lloyd Palmer Joe Myers Parker A. S. Parker Red Cross Y. W. C. A. Calendear Mill of Athens Manufacturing Company George Washington Brandi Jewelers Insurance Building Athens Georgia W. A. Carlton Susié Cohne Atlanta M. F. Mathews Marjorie Mathews Grand Opera Bob Troutman Robert Wilson Mr. Powell Allen Milledgevile Rossie Wade Miledgeville Prof Mrs. Davenport Rodney C. Wilson Harold Reynolds Homer Black B. R. Bloodworth Elberton W. O. Paine Col. Sumner Smith Jack Wooster Dr. and Mrs T. J. Wooster E. B. Cohen Mrs. E. C. Branson Chapel Hill Dave McNeil New York Charles Talmadge Chattanooga Hugo Gwreni Atlanta,s A. H. Davenport Joe McCord Ed Williamson Homer’ Hancock Ruby Hancock Jefferson Kool Durham H. T. Huggins & Son Broad St Clayton St Greenhouse Mrs. Gee, Little Crawford Ralph Russell R. E. McKenzie City Messrs A. E. Bush D. O. Carrington J. H. McElhannon Winder R. C. Branch Bishop J. A. Childs Macon Frank Kroner Winterville I. F. White W. H. Deadwyler E. D. McQuire C. C. Shouse Milledgeville Col. Griggs Ed Soule Wingfield Nesbit The University Same’ Ware Eva Mae Thornton Russell Hudson John C. Charles A. G. Hargrove Nellie Sprout Lucy Griffeth H. C. Brangon Asbury Hodgson Elizabeth Caldwell John R. White Whitehall J. N. Webb Vernon Hall J. W. Barnett Hunter Barnett Ed Sterne E. L. Hill Annie Laurie Sarah Montgomery Harold Meyer Elizabeth Fleming B. F. Elliott Birmingham W. F. West Henry West Col T. W. Rucker Tom Shackelford Maysville Fred J. Orr R. P. Stephens Marguerite Bryan Newberne N.C J. C. Turner Paul Mathis Snow's Mill Wrigleys Piast EPEC Aeh Rod Davis Capitol Douglas Wilson United States Billy Sunday Hindenburg Mason and Dixon North Georgia Hills Hart
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