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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1914
Page
2
A weekly schedule lists events at parish houses high school and auditorium including a D of C reception for Mrs Gordon a YWCA board meeting and a panhellenic dance. It features a haunted sophomore declamation and a Thomas Grant Spencer verse about night and good deeds forgotten.
An editorial argues historians must chronicle the feminist movement and women’s wartime sacrifices to fully recount U S history. It notes suffrage progress and calls for broader social and economic context in school histories for the benefit of children. In a separate item, Mrs Wilson hosts a bridge club at 4 15 p m in honor of Miss Julia McArthur.
Mr and Mrs Abe Joel host a reception at their Hancock avenue home to mark their twenty fifth wedding anniversary. The event attracts many friends from across the state and is described as one of the week’s largest social affairs.
Mrs John B Gordon will be the honor guest at a reception this afternoon hosted by Mrs Welch, president of the Laura Rutherford chapter D of C. Receiving hours are 7 to 8 30. Sunday School Picnic at the Christian church grove on the farm tomorrow invites members and friends to a day in the woods with a train trip from the Southern depot at 8 10 a m and return at 7 25 p m. fare 20 cents for children and 30 cents for adults.
The Mildred Rutherford chapter of the Children of the Confederacy opens with 41 charter members headed by Mrs. G. W. Dozier as directoress. The group aims to educate Georgia children about Southern heroes of the sixties and will meet monthly at the Woman's Clubhouse. The Dawson News notes plans and invites all children to join, and mentions a Georgia flag for each charter member. Also listed are Dawson attendees bound for University of Georgia commencement in Athens.
Savannah society notes describe Miss Susie Cole Winburn hosting a luncheon for Miss Rosalind Wood and her wedding attendants. Decorations feature yellow and white, daisies, and a French garden centerpiece with daisies on place cards. Attendees include Miss Wood and several named guests from Athens Atlanta Virginia and Gloucester county.
Salvage by Victor Vic tor is set to open Friday at the Colonial with a S R O crowd expected as all seats sell quickly. The Thalians push the production as a triumph and hope for a strong reception from Athens patrons.
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