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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1921
Page
3
Mrs Morton Hodgson will entertain her Sunday School group at her Prive Avenue home on Tuesday afternoon at 4 o clock. All members expected to be present.
Circle I of the Woman's Missionary Society at First Baptist asks for contributions to the Old Ladies' Home to Mrs. Duncan Burnett by 11 o'clock Wednesday morning. Mrs. W. C. Ash asks cakes for the bazaar be sent to the Georgia hotel Tuesday afternoon. Her Cake booth committee includes Mrs. Jerre Pound, Mrs. N. Slaughter, Mrs. K. D. Brobston, Mrs. Tom Reed, Mrs. Tom Comer, Mrs. Horace Ritchie, Mrs. Gem Davie, Mr. and Mrs. R. N. Anderson and boys will spend the weekend en route from Charlotte to Atlanta. The National Map Company plans to open a branch in Atlanta as a geographical supply house. Ralph Thaxton of Griffin spent the weekend in the city. Billy Epps is ill. Lt. and Mrs. Malcolm Forton will visit from California before heading to Atlanta. Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Griffith of New Orleans are guests of Mr. Arthur Griffith. Sam Marks has returned from New York and other points. Dorothy Rowland, visiting her parents, has gone to Winder. Rosamond Epps teaching in Crawford spent the weekend in the city. Sughes Spalding and family of Atlanta spent the weekend with friends.
Athens and Atlanta society items recount visits and travel of Mrs. Henry Biot Covington and Miss Nell Forbes. engagements, homecomings, and hospital news. Mentions Mrs. W. D. Beacham in Atlanta. extended visits in Atlanta and New York. Christmas travel plans to Florida. several teas, luncheons, and birthday celebrations. births announced. and church class gathering at Center United church.
A message to United States youth requests help in speedily sending and properly addressing holiday parcels. It explains the large mail load and asks students to ensure correct addresses, house numbers, and complete details to help ensure every family receives a present by Christmas Eve.
Public notice-style guidance on proper mailing practices from a historical source. Emphasizes legible type, proper postage, plain envelopes, avoiding fancy writing, and using standard sized envelopes to prevent mis delivery. Advises avoiding small or oversized items and stresses accuracy in addresses and names to aid clerks and avoid mail loss.
In Coblenz American forces note a growing trend among soldiers who carry engraved calling cards as a late fact of daily life in Germany. Nearly every sol dier has begun adopting the practice amid postwar social routines.
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