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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Apr 29, 1917

Page

9

War Scarred Rosters and Silent Coffin Tally

In a trench scene east of the Yser canal two soldiers tally fallen regiments while a sergeant and captain fade into numbness amid shellfire. A ruined ledger names men killed and missing as water seeps and guns pound, a sacrament of murder shared by two blind priests in the night. Reprinted from John Curtis Underwood, War Flames 1917. Thoughts for the Day follow. Plans for Child Welfare Week outline baby parades, lectures, clinics, and birth registration advocacy across Athens Georgia with Dr. A S Edwards leading discussions and local groups hosting events. Pi Kappa Phi fraternity to host a Friday dance as part of the week’s activities.

John Curtis Underwood The Macmillan Company A. 8. Edwards University of Georgia Athens Lucy Cobb Institute State Normal School Young Women's Christian Association East West Recreation Hall Athens Manufacturing Company A. S. Edwards United States Children’s Bureau U. S. Department of Labor Census Bureau Georgia

Sigma Deltas to Meet Miss Holden at Milledge Avenue Home

The Sigma Deltas will be entertained Tuesday afternoon by Misses Mary and Queenie Holden at their Milledge avenue home, an event described as delightful.

Sigma Deltas Holden Mary Queenie Holden Milledge Avenue Roberta Hodgson University of Wisconsin

Not-a-Chance Club entertains with Miss Wilkins on Milledge

Social notes report Miss Josephine Wilkins to host the Not-a-Chance Club Monday morning at her parents home on Milledge avenue. The D A R silver tea at Mrs Julius Talmadge’s home is planned Thursday afternoon and public is invited.

Josephine Wilkins J. J. Wilkins Milledge Avenue Eirjah Clarke Julius Talmadge

Lucy Cobb May Day Program and YWCA Notices

Lucy Cobb plans a May Day program on Thursday May 3 1917 at 6 o'clock featuring Mary Lovell McElmurray and An nie Linton among senior and junior class leaders with dances songs and a May Pole. The issue also urges fly control messages and lists YWCA calendar events World Wide Mission Study Japan talks eight week course led by Miss Murdred Rutherford and Mrs. Wat son with forty plus participants. Major Boswell returns with cadets after Camp at Chatto hoochee Park.

Lucy Cobb Mary Lovell McElmurray Annie Linton Three Fair Maids Yvonne du Mont Sarah Hall Louise O'Callaghan Humoreski Mary Frances Routh World Wide Mission Japan First Aid Red Cross Extension Club Central Studio John D. Moss Stanley Grubb W. C. Jones Roberta Hodgson King’s Highway Mildred Rutherford W. F. Watson

Social Roundup Sees Dozens Return From Trips

A flurry of Atlanta Gainesville and Macon visits fills pages as Mrs. C. D. Cox, Miss Mary Holden, and others return from trips to Gainesville and Brenau College Conservatory. Grand opera and Tosca outings anchor the social calendar with Mrs. Porter and Miss Hodgson among those back home.

C. D. Cox Mary Holden Charlie Cox Bob Gang Gainesville Lucile Cox Brenau College Conservatory Aaron Cohen Atlanta Emma Stapler Commerce City Mrs. Satterfield Carteraville Evelyn Satterfield

Garden Hose Priced At 10 Cents and 18 Per Foot

An advertisement lists garden hose at a sale price of 10 cents and 18 per foot, indicating a basic discount structure for buyers comparing length options. The offer highlights affordable outdoor utilities with straightforward pricing.

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