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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 08, 1917

Page

8

South America Beauty Showcased At Georgia Summer School

Dr Peter Goldsmith of New York spoke on The Beauties of South America as Revealed by Her Literature and Art at the Octagon hall. The program listed lectures, concerts, plays, and an excursion schedule for the Summer School period, with events from July 9 to July 23 featuring educators, artists, and clubs.

South of Us South America P’eter Goldsmith New York Asl Hight Octagon Assembly Georgia Goldsmith Carnegie Foundation Endowment For International Conciliation Buenos Aires Argentina Santiago Rio Janeiro Brewer Brown New York City Normal School President Soule University Clifton F. Hodge M. L. Brittain University Octagon Edwin Mims Vanderbilt University Mims Deveraux Nothling Devereaux Players Moliere Devereux Sherdan Devereaux Ibsen J. C. Muerman Bureau of Education Nellie Peters Black Georgia Federation of Women’s Clubs Athens Woman’s Club Celeste Parish Helen E. Marion Rucker University of South Carolina

Summer School Lectures and Events at University Campus

The Normal School and Lucy Cobb Institute host a series of July and August events. Lectures include Mildred Rutherford on The Southern Woman in the Sixties at University Octagon. Concerts feature Hugh Leslie Hodgson and Kate Blake Hodgson. Receptions, readings, exhibitions, and state examinations round out the program at University Campus and Chapel venues.

Normal School Hugh Leslie Hodgson Kate Blake Hodgson University Mildred Rutherford University Octagon Carolyn Cobb University Chapel Remus Pagnent Department of Music

Peking Panic Deepens as Rail Link Cut by Royalists

The Peking to Tien Tsin railway has been severed by General Chang Hsun’s Royalist troops to block republican junctions. Panic grips the city as reports reach the capital. Also noted are local personal items: Miss Pinkie Johnson’s minor operation and Miss Florence Knuckles returning to Atlanta after a visit to Mrs. J. O. Mitchell in Atlanta.

Associated Press Tien Tsin China Peking Chang Hsun Pinkie Johnson J. P. Johnson Oconee Street Florence Knuckles Stone Mountain Atlanta J. O. Mitchell Georgian

German Raiders Attack Hospital With Red Cross Flag

London July 7 official figures report thirty seven killed and 141 injured by German air raids this morning. A hospital with Red Cross flags flying was attacked though the building escaped damage. The raid prompts calls in Parliament for reprisals. other fronts show Russian drives and British gains.

Associated Press London Red Cross Koenucky Wytschaete Champagne Thames Dunkirk

Quartermaster Enlistment Corps Classes Start Tomorrow

Prof. Sanford announced that all detailed information for the quartermasters enlistment corps courses at the Summer School has arrived. Classes begin tomorrow at 8 30 A M with young men urged to report. about twenty five have enrolled and many more may apply.

Quartermaster Enlistment Corps Sanford Quartermasters Quartermasters’ Corps

Pershing praises American troops in Paris parade

In Paris Gen Pershing lauds the Fourth of July reception for American troops as France shows deep gratitude. He notes women children and French soldiers marching with U S forces during the celebration in Paris. The report also cites a Barcelona political event demanding provincial autonomy and a threatened parliamentary session.

France U. S Paris America Pershing Barcelona Correspoment Spain

Legislator Farmer and Business Man of Oconee County

The piece profiles Hon. J. H. Lowe of High Schoals as a prominent local figure blending farming interests with business leadership and legislative role. It also includes a testimonial praising Jackson's Cordial for acute indigestion and related ailments, claiming rapid relief and life safety.

Oconee County J. H. Lowe High Schoals Jackson

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