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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 09, 1914

Page

11

Funeral Arrangements for Mrs Woodrow Wilson

Washington August 8 The nation will pay tribute as Mrs Woodrow Wilson is honored at a White House funeral. Congress adjourns until Tuesday and government offices close. A special Senate and House funeral committee will receive floral tributes. The service includes Presbyterian rites by Rev Sylvester Beach and Rev J H Taylor. The casket to be transported to Rome for final burial Tuesday.

Associated Press Washington the Nation Woodrow Wilson White House Congress Government Department Rome Senate Capitol House Committee House Ellen Axon Wilson Sylvester Beach Princeton J. H. Taylor

Mayor Dorsey Names Committees for Burial Attendance

Athens to officially represent Mrs Woodrow Wilson's burial in Myrtle Hill Rome Ga Tuesday with three committees from city council citizens and women of Athens. The council includes Mayor Dorsey and Aldermen Gordon Hinton Betts. citizens and women lists named by Mayor Dorsey include prominent state officials, professionals, and civic leaders.

Dorsey Woodrow Wilson Athens First Presbyterian Church Myrtle Hill Cemetery Rome William F. Dorsey City Council W. F. Dorsey Hugh H

Grand Masters Georgia and South Carolina at Washington Meeting

Forty members of Mount Vernon lodge of Masons will travel from Athens and Washington to attend the August 12 meeting in Washington with LaFayette lodge. The event features the dedication of a new temple on Liberty Street and the presence of Georgia and South Carolina grandmasters. Officers of the Eighth District Convention, led by Geo. W. Wells, will conduct the session starting at 10 a.m. with the Lodge of Master Masons opened by Chas. Howard Orr.

Mount Vernon Athens Eighth District Geo. W. Wells John T. McKinnon W. F. Dorsey S. I. Bachelor High Shoals F. G. Harper Bogart Tyler T. M. Forrester Master Masons Chas Howard Orr W. M LaFayette Lodge No. 23

Summer Goods Advertised For Prompt Delivery

The notice promotes a stock of fruit jars jelly tumblers jar rubbers preserving kettles and prompt delivery. It also touts cream freezers water coolers ice boxes refrigerators and a full line of summer goods for immediate purchase.

Masonic Convention Honors And Temple Dedication In Washington

The H T Huggins and Son event lists speakers and officials for a Masonic convention in Washington. Includes prayer by Rev Troy Beatty, welcome by Frank Colley, and responses by Garnett Andrews Green and W F Dorsey. Grand Masters from Georgia and South Carolina attend, with temple dedication and degree conferrals scheduled.

Booth Reunion Honors Mrs. Malinda Booth at Jackson County Homestead

On August 5, 1914, a reunion at the Booth homestead in Jackson County honored Mrs. Malinda Booth widow of J. M. Booth. She is eighty six, mother of twelve with forty nine grandchildren and forty two great grandchildren. Eight of her children were present along with most grandchildren as Rev. John Wood of Atlanta praised her motherhood and hospitality.

Old Booth Jackson County Malinda Booth J. M. Booth

Rev. C. C. Jarrell Returns From Bogart

The Rev. C. C. Jarrell pastor of the First Methodist church returns home after a protracted Bogart meeting and will preach today. A local dialogue hints at romance with a girl he wishes to court, noting a past earnings mismatch of fifty versus twenty five dollars a week as the obstacle.

C. C. Jarrell First Methodist Church Bogart

Potato Peeling Distinction Cited by Reader

A reader argues the correct term in a recent potato story should be paring rather than peeling. The note explains that raw potatoes are pared while jackets on boiled potatoes may be peeled, citing the Cleveland Plain Dealer on the fine point of language.

Sacca Bonna Cleveland Plain Dealer

Morning Departure Rumor Tangles Household

Hilarious exchange hints at an impending cook’s departure as Mrs Noowed jokes about a bottle and singing on the kitchen floor while Mr Noowed counts the hours. The humorous dialogue captures domestic tension and timing.

Real Philanthropist and Flower Seeds for Chickens

A man in a flat describes his next door neighbor as a real philanthropist. The commuter recalls the neighbor bought $10 worth of flower seeds last spring for his chickens, illustrating unexpected generosity.

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