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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Jul 09, 1912

Page

2

Summer School Calendar and Social Notices

Society items show events for women readers including July lectures by Miss Evelyn Bargett and Dr. R J De Loach on birds. A porch party hosted by Mrs Charles Scudder honors Mrs Charles Mell and Miss Baldwin with decor and card games. The First Presbyterian Ladies Missionary Society plans a veranda meeting with an announced program.

Miss Bargett R. J. He Ladies Missionary Society of the First Presbyterian Church Charles Scudder

Night Walk to Sleepytown Poem Reading

A Chicago Post poem describes a caregiver soothing a child at night and guiding him to sleep. It contrasts childhood fear with parental comfort and hints that adults will one day seek stars and rest with a father’s face.

Sleepytown

Quiet Sunday Afternoon Wedding of Dora Harper and Robert McMahan

Miss Dora Harper and Mr. Robert McMahan were quietly married Sunday afternoon and left that night for a bridal trip to New York and other eastern cities.

Dora Harper Robert McMahan New York

Reception Hosts Introduce Athens Guest at Elegant Saturday Event

Mrs John Robert Wilkinson led a large Saturday reception introducing her daughter Mrs William B Wilkinson of Athens formerly Miss Harriet Gilbert of Milwaukee. The elaborate decor featured pink and green Killarney roses and ferns, Mexican drawnwork linen, and candles. Attendees included Miss Annie Mays Patterson in marquisette and Miss Annie May Fuller among others.

John Robert Wilkinson William B. Wilkinson Athens Harriet Gilbert Milwaukee Killarney Annie Mays Patterson

When to trust a jeweler for wedding gifts

A wedding gift guidance note stressing that buying from a jewelry store with a seller who stands behind his merchandise ensures quality. It encourages choosing a shop known for real backing rather than one merely at the counter.

Library Punch Served by Sue Bell and Guests

Sue Bell Miss Janie Cofer and Miss Mary Jim Dunlap served punch in the library from a decorative bowl with ivy vines and sunflowers. Invited were Mrs Warren A Candler J C Greenfield Mrs Elijah A Brown Mrs Thomas H Jeffries Mrs Mell Rk Wilkinson Mrs J L Campbell Mrs W D White Mrs William Percy Mrs Oscar Davis Mrs S C Prim Mrs S C Dobbs George P Fuller Miss Ethel Eastin Miss Mabel Jeffries Miss Susan Stephens Miss Alice May Mackey Miss Winnie Davis Miss Isabel Reynolds and others.

Tie Sue Bell Janie Cofer Mary Jim Dunlap Warren A. Candler J. C. Greenfield Elijah A. Brown Thomas H. Jeffries Mell Rk. Wilkinson J. L. Campbell W. D. White William Percy Oscar’ Davis S.C. Prim S. C. ‘Dobbs George P. Fuller Ethel Eastin Mabel Jeffries Susan ‘Stephens Alice May Mackey Winnie ‘Davis Isabel Reynolds Edna ‘Béehre Journal

Parlor Recital by Miss Matti Julia Nichols at Home

On Wednesday afternoon at six o clock Miss Matti Julia Nichols will give a parlor recital at her home near the city.

Miss Matti Julia Nichols

Largest and loveliest summer party honors Miss Mell

Miss Sarah Mell of Augusta was honored at a Friday evening gathering hosted by Miss Kathryn Morton. About fifty friends were invited to the celebratory event at Miss Morton’s home decorated with sunflowers palms and ferns. Guests in elegant lingerie dresses enjoyed games and were thanked by the host. Winners included Miss Marion Nicholson and Messrs Howard McWhorter and William Riviere.

Miss Marion Nicholson Messrs Howard McWhorter William Riviere

Dainty refreshments at season's brilliant social evening

An elegant evening featured dainty refreshments and a brilliant social scene with a long list of invited guests led by Misses Sarah O'Farrell Harriet Benedict Janie Ma Webb Moselle Lyndon Lydia Griffith Florence Harper Marion Nicholson Elizabeth Smith Kathryn Rowland Marie Rivierre Nell Choate Janet Newton Isabealle Talmadge Augusta Arnold Louise Dorsey Josephine Nicholson and many others. The BULLOCK MASON engagement announced a wedding set for August at Winterville with Levonia England to Warren Bailey Mason of Athens. Several residents plan summer trips to Georgia mountains Wrightsville Beach and Detroit while others return from visits or prepare for travels to Atlanta Nashville or Norfolk.

Sarah O'Farrell Harriet Benedict Janie Ma Webb Moselle Lyndon Lydia Griffith Florence Harper Marion Nicholson Elizabeth Smith Kathryn Rowland Marie . Riviere Oley Vincent Julia Orr Natalie. Bocock Nell. Choate Janet ‘Newton Isabealle Talmadge Augusta Arnold Louise Dorsey Josephine Nicholson John_ Hill Moss R. L. Moss Shelton Scudder Alex ‘Scudder Alex. Wier Happy. Wier Craig Ort Rank Cheney John’ Strickland Hampton Rowland Margaret Camp Bell Miriam Haselton Louise Ashe Howell Barnett Frederick John Nicholson John O'Farrell Loyd Griffeth Walter Pope Alban Reed William Rivere Fleetwood Lanier Sophy ‘Cobb Edward Soule Ed Dorsey William Sizer Henry Nickerson Douglass Flankigan Dick Goodwin Pinckney Price Pinckney -Snelling Howard McWhorter Julian Erwin Cadesman Pope Hugh Hodgson

Miss Ethel Scarbrough Hostess for House Party Guests

Miss Fikel Scarbrough will host a house party on the fifteenth with guests Miss Jemma Jordan Miss Cora Brown and Miss Rachael Nunnally all from different cities. The event honors Miss Mabel Fearce and Miss Fay Dobbs of Atlanta and Moselle Scudder of Athens, all Lucy Cobb girls, in Columbus.

Fikel Scarbrough Jemma Jordan Cora Brown Atlanta Rachael Nunnally Monroe Mabel Fearce Fay Dobbs Moselle Scudder Athens Lucy Cobb Scar Teinment Columbus

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MAB Alice Adams Evelyn Barge DeLoach John Burrougs Charles Mell Augusta John Mell Miss Baldwin Washington, D. C Harry White Pridge Mrs. Mell Chicago Post Harper-Mcmahan Annie May Fuller Jen Frank E. Block CO R. Brandt D. Lee Peacock Southern Mutual Building KODAK Frederick J. Ball College Avenue Tyree It Central of Georgia Railway R. Roomelean J. C. Hellner Clayton ‘St Athens, Ga Enquirer Bullock-Mason T. B. Hill Lamar Hooper Nettie Donaldson Georgia Mountains H. H. Linton Louis Camak Sylvanius ‘Morris Wrightsville Beach J. J. Shepherd Commerce India Bush Lexington Col. W. W. Stark City C. B. Griffith Lydia Gwendolyn Griffith Detroit Annie Love Cordelia Hornton Winterville J. W. Lamar Ella Meaders Waynesville Nashville D. A. Robinson Baby Mrs. A. Cook Savannah Richard Graylae Mr. Fleming Hardeman Brumby Norfolk Callie Watson Jefferson George Hulme W. A. Wright J. C. McKinney Wrightsvile Beach Grace Fellows Loganville Henry Reaves John Jackson Ethel Scarbrough Esc Ernest H. Jester Mgr National Woolen Mills Clayton St
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