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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1922
Page
2
Fragmentary notice mentions a baby boy and a family in Saint Paul Minnesota with a name fragment Mia Johnson and a box address incomplete. Limited readable facts suggest a personal notice or announcement without full context.
Mrs. T. T. Stevens chairs the Confederate portrait committee of the Georgia U D C urging that portraits of General Lee and other southern leaders hang in every Georgia school and library. She notes prices for Bendams Lee and Davis portraits and framing details in Atlanta.
Athens community circles report Mrs. Helen Brightwell and friends visiting Mrs. Harvey Cabiness, with Mrs. Cabiness away in Montgomery. Jere Gray ill with pneumonia at General hospital, aged 83. Mrs. James Devant of Memphis guest of the Hamilton sisters. Helen Ashford visit. Chester Graham injured his arm. not serious but out of play for a time. O R Dobbk to Atlanta for Christine Mel Rachern s debut party. Mention of Ansley Park and McFachern household social events and the Follies company of thirty five with a famed chorus. Margie s promises broad comedy and laughter.
The wedding gown for Princess Mary will be made from cloth of silver with an ivory silk train woven by hand in Essex. The fabric, shipped from India by the queen, is described as a triumph of native craft. A popular fund for wedding gifts is being organized by London officials with a one pound limit. Rumors place the couple’s honeymoon at Villa Medici near Florence.
The McGregor Company presents Margie at the Colonial Theatre with Kime Coudy in the lead. The musical comedy promises refreshing entertainment and has achieved major international success, especially in England, with music by Leor Edwards and book by Thomas Hardie and Hugo Myers.
Hazel Sexton the chestnut haired stage star returns to center stage as Sidney Fairchild in 3 Wise Fools at the Colonial Theatre Thursday night. Her career spans Boston and Philadelphia engagements with praise from critics and Golden seeking new roles to stretch her talent.
Fountain City Tennessee resident Mrs. Jett Weaver tells of using the vegetable tonic Cardul for women after years of weakness and poor appetite. She reports marked improvement after three to four bottles and urges others to try it through local druggists.
The piece notes Miss Sexton in the role of a lifetime blending actress heft with ingénue charm. Sidney Fairchild is central as the orphan drawn into the schemes of three old admirers. Austin Strong crafted a play that blends thrills and emotion, likened to a classic in its depth.
Judge Andrew J Cobb disclosed in a University of Georgia chapel address that former President Woodrow Wilson was offered the post of chancellor. Cobb traced Wilson's Georgia ties including practicing law in Atlanta his Augusta minister father marriage in Savannah and his lifetime involvement with Georgia affairs.
An advertisement promises relief from kidney and bladder troubles and rheumatic pains caused by uric acid. It offers a free 85 cent bottle of The Williams Treatment with 32 doses to convince readers and asks for a small postage payment to cover costs. The notice labels the company as The D A Williams Co Department V 2669 P O Box East Hampton Conn. Established 1892.
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