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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 13, 1916

Page

5

Prominent Men Address Georgia School of Commerce

Chairman Murphy Candler will speak at 7 pm in Peabody Hall on Railway Regulation. The long list of speakers includes Harry Hodgson on Industrial Management, L Green on Commerce Regulation, and Governor McCord on Federal Reserve Functions. More names and topics follow for the next two months.

Murphy Candler Railroad Commission of Georgia School of Commerce University Peabody Hall Harry Hodgson Empire Brente Chemical’ S Hodgson Cottton Oil Company Athens L. Green Southern Railway Company B. Gilham Macon-Atlantic Transportation Company Georgia Joseph A. McCord Federal Reserve Bank Atlanta Federal Reserve Banks Stanley H. Rose Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce Washington Joel Hunter State Board of Examiners of Certified Pub Lic John C. Hart P. S. Arkwright The Georgia Railway and Power Company W. B. Baker Atlantic Ice and Coal Corporation Wm. J. Harris Federal Trade Commission H. M. Stanley Department of Commerce and Labor of Georgia Ralph W. Byers Third National Bank of Atlanta Hamilton McWhorter John D. Moss L. E. Rast State College of Agriculture

The Barrett Co Becomes The Barrett Company After Name Change

The southern office of American Coal Products Company in Athens will name change to The Barrett Company. American Coal Products merges with Barrett Manufacturing to form a single brand handling sulfate of ammonia and related building materials. Shares exchange share for share to complete the transition effective after February 1. The ammonia sales and agricultural departments continue under Barrett Company.

American Coal Products Company Athens W. F. Dobbs South Barrett Co American Coal Products Company Barrett Manufacturing Company Barrett Company Barrett Manufacturing Co Ammonia‘ Sales Agency Department Agricultural Department

Prof R E Park Speaks on Education in Commerce

Prof R E Park of the University of Georgia English department spent a day in Commerce after delivering a Friday evening address on an educational theme. He returned home yesterday morning.

R. E. Park Commerce Park University of Georgia

Vaudette Presents Mutual Masterpictures De Luxe Week

The Vaudette offers a week of Mutual Masterpictures De Luxe begins tomorrow with The Five Faults of Flo starring Florence LaBadie and Silent Trail. The schedule includes The Sphinx with Herbert Kelsey Effie Shannon and The Girl of His Dreams, plus daily features highlighting Viola Dana Jakie Saunders Neva Gerber Violet Messereau Helen Holmes and Geo Ovey in various dramas comedies and travel reels.

Flo Florence LaBadie Herbert Kelsey Effie Shannon Geo. Ovey Ruth Viola Dana Athens Pathe Jakie Saunders Path of Happiness Violet Messereau Thanhouser Geo Ovey Mutual See

Georgia women outline agricultural rallies across the state

An announcement lists dates and venues for Federation of Women's Clubs of Georgia rallies in cooperation with the state agriculture departments. Cities include Monticello Milledgeville Fort Valley Vienna Pelham Hazelhurst Blackshear Reidsville Bullochville Elberton Stonewall Cornelia. speakers include Mrs Nellie Peters Black Mrs Samuel Lumpkin and Mrs L J Amsden with a representative from each department.

Atlanta Federation of Woman’s Clubs of Georgia Department of Agriculture State College of Agriculture State Board of Entomology Georgia Experiment Station State Agricultural Society Farmers’ Union Monticello Jasper County Milledgeville Baldwin County Fort Elberton Elbert County Stonewall Campbell County Cornelia Habersham County Nellie Peters Black Samuel Lumpkin L. J. Amsden Dan G. Hughes

Poor Kind of Sympathy Not Aiding the Plight

An opinion piece critiques hollow sympathy that starts and ends as lip service, arguing it offers little real help to those in need and urges concrete action over empty words.

Athens Defense Committee Endorses Presidents Policy

The Athens Defense Committee met at city hall with Mayor Arnold and Prof. Rhodes drafting a resolution praising President Wilsons preparedness policy. They urged broad support, encouraged attendance at the St Louis meeting March 2 3, and backed federalizing the National Guard. Sergeant Tibbetts offered to organize a military company in Athens.

R. O. Arnold B. E. Fortson Messrs. A. Rhodes J. J. Strickland W. L. Erwin W. O. Payne H. A. Nix J. R. Northcutt J. W. Arnold E. L. Griggs M. J. Costa B. R. Bloodworth W. G. Gredig Strickland Arnold Rhodes Arnold Judge Strickland Wilson Congress St. Louis Continental Army National Guard Tibbetts Athens Fortson

Darius Green Author John Townsend Trowbridge Dies

Arlington Massachusetts February 12 Associated Press reports poet and author John Townsend Trowbridge died tonight from bronchitis after a cold. A Boston literary figure, he wrote boys books and poetry and helped shape 19th century Boston’s literary scene.

Associated Press Arlington Mass John Townsend Trowbridge Boston England Western Ark Ito

Roosevelt, War Fear Stir Mississippi Rep Defends Preparedness

Representative Quinn of Mississippi, member of the house military committee and a Wilson ally, defended his stance on preparedness amid attacks from anti preparedness Democrats and Republicans. He argued the president has more information on the issue and warned against Roosevelt possibly securing the Republican nomination.

Associated Press Washington Quinn Mississippi House Military Committee Wilson Congress Roosevelt

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MR. Candler Georgia Railroad Commission Georgia School of Commerce the Barrett CO Fleming- Dearing Hardware Company C.O.D United States Court of Bankruptcy Max Michael Fleming-Dearing Hardware Co Farmers RUG Department Stove Department Bernstein Bros Broad Street Athens Defense Committee Darius Green His Flying Machine Ogden Monroe County Trowbridge Lockport N. Y Illinois New York City Paul Creg Chamberlain B. H. Shackelton Chadwicks Adv
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