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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Feb 22, 1912

Page

2

Social Calendar Highlights From Athens Local Clubs

Thursday social calendar lists Sadie's Circle at Mrs Fulton Warner's 8 30 p m Chapter F Episcopal Guild at Mrs Lambert on Milledge Avenue 4 p m Augusta Y M C A vs Athens Y M C A basketball at Y M C A building 8 p m Civic Club meet with Mrs Frances Long Taylor 4 p m D A R meeting at Mrs Taylor 1 1 a m plus club notes on Mrs H C White Athens guest and State Federation of Women's Clubs meeting at Georgian Terrace February 28 with luncheon and officers listed for attendance.

Washington Sadie Episcopal Guild Civic Club Frances Long Taylor Atlanta Z. Fitzpatrick Thomasville State Federation H. C. White Z. I. Fitzpatrick Howard McCall Garding E. R Athens J. C. Hays Urer Max “Idge Uta Rosa Itarian

Fine French China and gold lace decorations on sale

Description touts fine French china with pure gold band and gold lace decorations in dull finish. Patterns kept in open stock and priced to satisfy Athens traders. Monogram work claimed to be the finest in America, with reasonable prices and confidence in purchasing.

Athens China America

Stage stars and new works in early 1900s theater

A survey lists many performers and productions headed for London New York and San Francisco. Cecilia Loftus Maria Tempest Alan Campbell Mrs Fiske Katheryn Osterman Thurlow Bergen Aphie James and others are slated for plays sketches vaudeville or comic opera with dates mentioned for premier or upcoming shows.

Day on the Occasion of the Annual Section

A brief note marks a day devoted to the annual section honoring Godfrey de Bouillon with religious and civic observances. Local officials and residents attend services and ceremonies commemorating the medieval crusader and Duke of Lower Lorraine.

Godfrey de Boujlier

Pugilist Mike Gibbons and Sports Notes Featured

The fragment mentions Mike Gibbons as a new star in boxing and references J C W Harris and Bill Brennan. It notes Mrs John Crowley visiting with Griffith and hints at upcoming rough play next season. Uncle Remus magazine and Athens Daily Banner ads appear with a subscription offer of $2.50 for six months.

Rifith J. C. W. Harris John Crowley Griffith Bill Brennan Bill Mike +Gibbons Uncle Remus South Athens Daily Banner

Famous Signatures Mark Niagara Falls Power House Visitors

The Niagara Falls power plant visitors book holds signatures of world figures such as William McKinley Theodore Roosevelt William Taft J Pierpont Morgan and Wu Ting and Li Hung Chang. The article notes ongoing preservation talks and a Canada United States waterways treaty to protect the falls while doubling usable power for industry.

New York N. Y William McKinley Niagara Falls Czolgosz Exposition Grounds Buffalo Theo Roosevelt W York William H. Taft Bpterpont Morgan Potter Mégie Kelvin Li Hung Chang Wu Ting Ching China Great Britain United States Canada Niagara

Central League Adopts 231-Game 1912 Schedule

The reorganized Central League finalized its 1912 plans in Ft. Wayne with a 12 club lineup. Teams include South Bend, Terre Haute, Wheeling, Dayton, Fort Wayne, Zanesville, Grand Rapids, Canton, Springfield, and Akron Erie. The season runs 231 games from the third week of April to Labor Day.

Ft. Wayne Ind Duby South Bend Terre Haute Wheeling Dayton Zanesville Grand Rapids Canton Springfield Akron Erie

Boxing card features multiple bouts across three states

Rumors say promoter Me whets the Giants’ appetite by offering Bugs Ginond another chance. Fights listed include Attell vs Kilbane in Vernon California, Welsh vs Briton in San Francisco, Klause vs Petroskey in San Francisco, Papke vs Mantell in Sacramento, Baldwin vs Knockout at New York, Thomas vs Gunboat Smith in Coalinga California, McGovern vs Wagner in New London Connecticut, and Smith vs Daly in New York.

de Attell Johnny Kilbane Vernon Cal Die Welsh Jack Briton San Francisco Ink Klause Ed. Petroskey Illy Papke Frank Mantell Sacramento Atty Baldwin New York Joe Thomas Gunboat Smith Coalinga Hil McGovern Young Wagner New London Id Smith Johnny Daly

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Society Alice Adams Augusta Y. M. C. ‘A Athens Y. M. C. A Y. M. CA B. Emanuel Guild J . H. J. Rowe Dutch Sanken W. K. Meadow Ed Dorsey Chauncey Middlebrooks Billy ,Gunnells Alban Reid Robert Wilson E. H. Dorsey Mrs. White Iriday R. Brandt Ory Seyre Terieh eHese Roo Mrs. Langtry Cecilia Loftus Lewis Waller London Patrick. Campbell Alan Campbell Marie Tempest Clara Blandick Hope Booth Robert Chambers Katheryn Osterman Charles Rann Kennedy Jefferson de Angelis the Traveling Dentist Thurlow Bergen St. Paul Elsie Esmond Aphie James Louis James Wallace Irwin D. Lee Peacock Southern Mutual KODAK Frederick J. Ball College Accus Mont Paris Vienna France Austria New Orleans French Market Mills New Orleans Coffee Company, Ltd Niagara Power House Ssip Mew The Giants Bugs Ginond Anothur Wilson’s Freckle H. R Palmer'& Son Orr Wilson Wirug
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