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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1914
Page
2
A mixed page of poetry and church notices includes a meditation on unseen presences, a “Thought for the Day” about kindness and empathy, a summer school calendar with events in July, and notices from missions and Bible study groups at First Presbyterian and local YWCA.
Mrs Frances Smith Whiteside sister of Senator Hoke Smith addressed the Georgia House after adjournment urging that suffrage supporters are not suffragettes. She cited Churchill and argued states adopting suffrage would add electoral votes. The session drew applause as she spoke on progress toward universal suffrage. Y W C A board meets Thursday and invites participation in a pageant. An evening campus reception on the University of Georgia campus featured an orchestral program for hundreds of visitors.
London announces Rhodes trustees will select scholars yearly from two thirds of the states instead of two consecutive years. Sixteen states omitted in 1916 include Arizona Delaware Florida Idaho Louisiana Montana Nevada New Mexico North Carolina North Dakota Oklahoma South Carolina South Dakota Utah West Virginia Wyoming.
A busy Athens social note lists a six o'clock lawn party hosted by Dr. and Mrs. Hunnicutt on Milledge avenue for visiting relatives Miss Sarah Hunnicutt Bailey of Newnan and Miss Gabriella Freeman of West Point. The column also records straw ride gatherings, travel plans, births, hospitalities, and numerous local visits involving residents and guests across nearby towns and cities.
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