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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 01, 1921

Page

2

Children of Confederacy closes Athens conference with honors

At the final session in Athens the Crawford chapter won the John A. Perdue trophy for the most new members. Helen McDorman received the $25 prize in the question contest and was elected historian for next year. A Mildred Rutherford Scholarship was announced, with Adeline Baum as treasurer. Banners went to the Dublin and Jackson chapters. Mary Joe Mayes won second in the question contest. Louise Anderson took the declamation medal with honorable mention to Baum Dryer. The Stone Mountain memorial was set as the next project.

Children of the Confederacy Athens John A. Perdue Crawford Helen McDorman George McDorman Confederacy of the State Mildred Rutherford Miss Rutherford Lucy Cobb Adeline Baum Dublin Dorothy Blount Lamar Eliza LaSeur Henderson Jackson Mary Joe Mayes Stockbridge Louise Anderson Macon Baum Dryer Stone Mountain Memorial Cobb Lampkin Lois Biles Alice Stewart Atlanta Mildred Nix Albany Catherine Moore Auguata Martha McCoy Millen Margaret Clay Savannah Wingfield Walker Eatonton Mary Frances Wright Roy Mann Joel Cloud Lexington

Nunnally Westmoreland Wedding in Monroe

A wedding of Miss Rachel Nunnally and John Westmoreland took place last evening at 7 in the Monroe Baptist church. Rev J H Webb officiated with palms and hydrangeas in the chancel. The bride wore white satin and lace with a long train and orange blossom crown, carried orchids and lilies. A reception followed on the bride’s lawn with Chinese lanterns and meet decor.

Nunnally-Westmoreland Rachel Nunnally John Westmoreland the Baptist Church Monroe J. H. Webb Charles Moon Atants Dirs. Soivs Wall James Day Golden M. Knight Athens Louise Volk Dorothy Haverty Atlanta Louise Harwell Isabel Knight Frances Napier Wach Julian Prade Julian Roddenbury McKibben Lane Macon Charles T. Nunnally Homer Thompson Louis Mogruson J. Elam Nunnally John J. Nunnally Tiata Ma. J. J. Nunnally

Notable Guests Return From C of C Conference in Atlanta

A string of residents and visitors are listed as returning or departing Athens area for travels around Georgia and beyond. The roster includes Mrs. Fred Stewart of Atlanta, Mrs. Lena Hill Wright of Rome, Miss Mildred and Bertha Nix, Mrs. J. Walden, Mr. W. C. Thornton and family, Mrs. A. H. Davison, Dr. W. L. Patman, and many others attending or hosting events during the postconference period. Several plans show trips to Mountain City, Atlanta, Chicago, Grand Rapids, and Wrightsville Beach, with several families visiting relatives and relatives visiting in-town.

Fred Stewart Atlanta Lena Hill Wright Rome

New Officer Assigned to U. of Ga. For Fall

Captain Calvin Newitt of the Third Cavalry is named assistant professor of military science and tactics at the University of Georgia for the 1921-22 session. He will report September 25 to oversee the Reserve Officers Training Corps program. He hails from Kansas, born in 1894, and is a West Point graduate. The note closes with a humorous child’s quip about a soul that adds a joke about a ticking sound.

Calvin Newitt Third Cavalry University of Georgia War Department Washington DeWitt State University Ofgers’ Training Corps Fort Myer Virginia West Point Kansas

God of Commerce Grinds Romance Out of Italians

Special to The Banner reports in Home on June 30 that commerce erodes Rome's Corso. Four triumphal arches long gone, palaces and churches reduced to banks and showy structures. The area near St. John Lateran loses its old charm as carrousels and ferris wheels replace historic ambience.

Corso St. John Lateran

New Gongylonema Hominis Case Report in Georgia Patient

Prof CW Stiles of the U S Public Health Service Hygiene Laboratory reports a new human Gongylonema infection case. A 50 year old woman in Salty City Georgia presented with a three week sore throat and oral mucosa abrasions. Dr H L Akridge treated her with nitrate and antiseptic mouthwash. a worm was recovered after follow up.

CW. Stiles Hygiene Laboratory United States Public Health Service Man Ward Arkansas Stiles Florida H. L. Akridge Salty City Georgia Akridge

Parasite Worm Findings Highlight Wide US Infection Pattern

A long fragment details a parasitic worm infection in humans and animals, noting a 36 millimeter worm with distinctive head-end features. It stresses widespread but underrecognized cases across Florida, Georgia, and Arkansas, likely contracted via swallowed insects, and compares it to cattle and rodents infections. The piece also mentions naming decisions and lists convention organizers and dates in Georgia counties.

Stiles Florida Georgia Arkansas United States Man Ward

Sunday Schools to Hold Conventions Throughout Georgia

More than 125 county Sunday school conventions will be held in July and August under the Georgia Sunday School Association. R D Webb says two specialists in Sunday school work will assist with programs and personal conferences to present modern methods for larger and better Sunday schools. The executive committee of 57 men pastors business and professional leaders organized the effort and supplemented employed workers with Prof.

W. 8. Nicholson Augusta Floyd Field Atlanta Rosa May King J. G. Jackson Maton Webb Gener Daisy Magee Myra Batehelder Corantin Holdin County Reday Athen Georgy Sunday School Association R. D. Webb

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