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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jan 05, 1917

Page

2

Immortality in Shakespeare and Preparatory Church Service

Three hundred years after Shakespeare, a New Year thought extols his immortality and enduring fame. The article also notes a preparatory church service at First Presbyterian and social events including Haughey's orchestra and Lil Hodgson's bridge club gathering with Ruth Wells winning top score.

Shakespeare England Charles W. Hubner Mile Lil Hodgson Young Ladies Bridge Club Miss Lil Hodgson Ruth Wells

German Club Dance at New Era Club Opens New Year

The German Club of the University will entertain this evening with a brilliant dance at the New Era Club. It marks the first notable event of the year and the club expects a number of visitors. The dancing contingent looks forward to a charming occasion with great pleasure.

Elks Club

Master Thom as Dozier the Third Celebrates Birthday

Master Thomas Dozier the Third marked his second birthday with a afternoon party at his Hill Street home. Mrs Dozier hosted a festive gathering with Christmas decor a miniature tree Santa Claus cake candles and special souvenirs for guests. Guest list included Nelle Peters Rucker Mary Davison Anne Kilpatrick Marjory Bickers Charlie Bickers Adalaide Wilkins Morton Hodgson Jr Hutchins Hodgson Bobbie Hodgson Lucy Stradley Lucy Erwin Billups Johnson Troutman and Sarah Hill among others.

Thomas Dozier Olin Dozier Hill Street Santa Claus Alice Brunson Mary Stephenson Mrs. Dozier Nelle Peters Rucker Mary Stark Davison Anne Kilpatrick Marjory Bickers Charlie Dan Bickers Adalaide Wilkins Morton Hodgson, Jr Hutchins Hodgson Bobbie Hodgson Lucy Stradley Lucy Erwin Bill

Social event at Georgian Hotel features Dr Fullilove dinner

An elaborate stag dinner at the Georgian hotel will host city physicians with several out-of-town guests. The event promises lively conversation, bright toasts, and sociability amid a festive gathering of medical professionals.

Dor. H. M. Fullilove Georgian Hotel Dr. H. M. Fullilove

Folk Song Recital Benefit at Tallulah Falls School

The Saturday Morning Music Club presents Miss Mary Allison Souders in a Scotch English and Irish folk song recital in Wesleyan Auditorium. Proceeds partly benefit Tallulah Falls School. tickets 35 cents adults 25 cents children. Mary Allison Souders heads Laurel School music department.

Tallulah Falls Mary Allison Souders Wesleyan North Georgia Macon Iter

Redeeming Love at Strand and Elite Features

The Strand presents Kathryn Williams and Thomas Holding in Redeeming Love with notable gambling scenes and a dramatic car sequence, reviewed by Moving Picture World as a strong tale. Elite showcases Jane Grey in Man and His Angel with Helen Holmes starring in Lass of the Lumberlands. Saturday also offers Chaplin in The Rink and Mabel Taliaferro in The Sunbeam.

Paramount Kathryn Williams Thomas Holding Famous Players Paramount Productions Moving Picture World Morocco Wyndham Strand Jane Grey Triumph-Equitable Equitable Triangle Man Miss Grey Helen Holmes Lumberlands

Vocal Instruction Offered by Mrs Hodgson in Milledge

Mrs. Hugh L. Hodgson announces vocal instruction at 165 South Milledge. Lessons cover fundamentals, breathing, and performance technique for aspiring singers in the local community.

Hugh L. Hodgson Milledge

Funeral for R. W. Lamkin at Presbyterian Church

Friends and acquaintances of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Lamkin and Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Lamkin are invited to attend the funeral of Mr. R. W. Lamkin from the Presbyterian church this morning at 12 o'clock.

R. W. Lamkin E. E. Lamkin Presbyterian Church

Chero Cola Bottling Ends Premium Crowns Program

Notice from CHERO COLA BOTTLING CO Athens Ga January 1 1917 states the company will discontinue use of Premium Crowns in bottling Chero Cola effective February 1 1917. Crowns on hand or accumulated in January will be redeemed by February 15 1917. Collectors urged to bring crowns in before redemption date.

Chero Cola Bottling Company Chero Cola Bottling CO Athens Tuwrsu

Georgia Optometrists Examinations Underway In Atlanta

Dr. J. L. Pendley, longtime member of the Georgia State Association of Optometrists and the state examining board, conducts examinations in Atlanta. Attendees include W. A. Capps Millard Fickett and Kenneth Haughey of this city.

Kenneth Haughey J. L. Pendley Atlanta Georgia State Association of Optometrists State Examining Board of Opticians and Optometrists Messrs. W. A. Capps Millard Fickett

Mr P H Smith Returns From Florida Holiday Visit

Mr P H Smith came back from Ammonia Lake Pla where he was the guest of Dr Earl Oliver of the Cairo Gun Club over the holidays He reported excellent duck and quail shooting and brought home a bag full of wild turkeys.

P. H. Smith Ammonia Lake Pla Earl Oliver Cairo

Weather Forecast For Atlanta Jan Fourth

Special to the Banner reports rain likely in Atlanta and Georgia Friday with cooler temperatures. A southwest low pressure area with barometer under 29.65 inches in Oklahoma and northern Texas feeds ongoing cloudy rainy conditions in the cotton belt. Rain aims for Athens tonight and Friday as the disturbance strengthens and moves northeast toward the Ohio valley, with colder western Georgia possible.

Banner Atlanta Georgia Oklahoma Texas Cotton Belt Athens Ohio Valley

Temperature contrasts across the south and north plateau

Weather bulletin notes extreme heat in the southern states while the Plateau region and Minnesota and the Dakotas stay cold but above freezing. No subzero readings are reported as of this update. C. F. von Herrmann.

Tana Plateau Minnesota Dakotas C. F. von Herrmann

At the Movies Friday and Saturday Showings

Strand screens Kathryn Williams in The Redeeming Love and Shielding Shadow with Elite features Jane Gray and Helen Holmes. Saturday brings Charlie Chaplin in The Rink, Mabel Talaferro in Sunbeam, Elite Pearl White in Pearl of the Army and Luke comedy.

Charlie Chaplin Rink Mabel Taliaferro Sunbeam Pearl Kathryn Williams Elite Jane Gray Helen Holmes Mabel Talaferro Pearl White Luke Comedy

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First Presbyterian Church Haughey Maraget Morton Elizabeth Moss Elizabeth Fleming Margaret Morton Agnes Scott Strand Theater Costa's R. L. Moss Judith Moss Cora Paine Katherine Ashford Mae Treanor Barrow Recreation Hall Mill District Canning Club State Agricultural College A. S. Parker Tim Willis Lucy Fleming John Shanks Lucille Thompson Will Crawford Thomas Shanks Henry Woodruff Henry Weathers Stewart Fleming Frank Phillips George Phillips Richard Spencer Isabel Battle George Wheat Edgar Chancellor George Burrus, Jr Henry Crowell A. O. Blackmar Columbus Enquirer-Sun Wool Comforts Young Women's Christian Association Agricultural College Mary Hill Statesboro First District Agricultural High School Walter Hill Parna Hill Allen Powell Milledgeville The University Marion Hodgson Augusta Elizabeth Coker Mia John E. Talmadge, Jr J. N. Webb Messrs. W. A. Capps and Earl Marks University of Georgia W. B. Marks Augusta Chronicle Mary Williams Hull City J. M. Bryne Waynesboro, Ga E. R. Boswell Woodville M. L. Johnson Decatur Walter Mathews Alma Stapler J. W. Hinton High Shhoals Miss Horn Iowa J. A. Hamilton Gainesville Marion Nicholson Louise Dorsey Callie Hill Leila May Hall T. J. Wooster Frorida Columbus Harry Woodruff A. G. Richards Mobile Emmanuel Church Morton Hodgson Isabel Talmadge Agnes Scott College Jock Talmadge Miles Mary Pease Lucy Cobb Institute Anna Pease James White Jim White Mosella Scudder Culver, Indiana Anne Hinton Baltimore Notre Dame O. R. Hinton New York Geo. C. Thomas Laura Cobb Hutchins Rutherford Lipscomb A. C. Holliday Kate Holliday Florida Miss Dorothy Hodgson Grippe Walter Hodgson Clyde O'Neal Mis Louise Scarbrough Mat Griffith Danielsville J. T. Gholston Barber Street Miss Frierson James McGowan Mary Troutman Robert Wilson Savannah Robert A. Hemphill Susan A. Hemphill Allie Joseph Nullo Club Rome Nuilo Club Lower Broad Street Miss Joseph Big Ben Ben Mich Elite Today Kathlyn Williams Morosco-Pallas the Strand Brandt Jewelers Lamkin Optometrists GUN Club the McGregor
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