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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1917
Page
3
A mixed Athens column cites a poem Sunset by William F. Kirk, a Thought for the Day quoting William James on action, and notes on Home Department events, Mrs Tribble, Home School Club, Rest Room fate, and an Ansley luncheon honoring Mrs Black. The item blends literary notices with local club items and society updates.
The New Era club held a social dance last evening at its Clay ton street rooms. The event featured many attendees including Misses Lishouse Shouse Mer Shouse Bluford Sims Helen Toomey Nellie Christian Johanna Gibson Nanette Freeman Lola Etheridge Hattie Lee Bray Katie Irby Dell Irby Sarah Letson and Mrs Mildred Rhodes plus several couples led by Mr and Mrs H V Doggett and others such as Messrs Weatherly Williams Stanton Moore Smith Carl Epps Guy Orr Tom Holliday Carrington Kennebrew Walters Little McDorman Morton Mines Fowler Garrett Cromartie.
The Cloverhurst Country Club hosted a charming bridge supper to kick off the new year. Guests included Mr. and Mrs. Ed Porter, Mr. and Mrs. O. R. Dobbs, Prof. and Mrs. John Morris, Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Scudder, among others, with a delicious supper preceding the bridge game.
The Neighborhood House Mothers Club will meet Thursday afternoon at an unspecified time to plan the year's work and seeks full attendance. Mrs Walter Hodgson entertained visitors Miss Clye ONeal and Miss Louise Scarbrough of Columbus with a informal sewing party at her Prince Avenue bungalow. Bowls of flowers and ferns decorated the scene and a luncheon was served. The visitors are receiving many social attentions.
A literary fragment from an Associated Press dispatch describes the last night of the old year over the battle area in France. Low black clouds drifted as a howling wind carried away the thunder of guns, the sound joining church bells summoning the warbound villages to prayer.
Washington reports that suffragists will picket the White House grounds with silent sentinels to block entry or exit, a move in a new mild militant strategy after a December 6 coup in the house gallery when suffragists unfurled a votes for women banner during the president's opening address.
300 Congressional Union suffragists led by Maud Younger and Sara Bard Field visited the president to present memorials on Inez Milholland Boissevain’s death. The president declined to commit, noting party leadership and differing views, while praising the Democratic push for suffrage more than Republicans. The group pledged $3,000 to the silent sentinel campaign as they regrouped at Union headquarters.
Advertisement for a blouse and knickerbocker suit labeled for a young despot in kindergarten age. Describes fabrics jininen chambray pique gala tea or serge. Specifies age three years requires 3 yards 36 inch fabric and price of 15 cents.
The article outlines a youth frock combining old rose and blue fabrics with a V neck and draped collar. The skirt and waist are flat, white cloth trims the collar and belt, with fur or braid possible on accessories. Medium size uses 3 1/2 yards of 54 inch material. Pictorial Review Areas No. Sizes 14 to 20 years. Price 20c.
The description outlines a morning gown design with a blue and white check fabric. It specifies a white linen belt, dress material for collar pockets and revers, required yardage of 6 1/8 yards at 36 inches wide, sizes 34 to 46 inches bust, and a price of 20 cents.
A compact note contrasts poker strategy with political inquiry, noting that in poker you cannot refuse to answer hypothetical questions while a dolphin appears as a metaphorical record. The piece hints at tension between bluffing, decision making, and public scrutiny.
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