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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 01, 1917
Page
2
A mixed page features a poem by Edgar A. Guest about ease versus burden and personal courage, followed by a devotional scene at Washington's tomb. Then church and club calendars guide readers to events at Milledge Avenue, the Y W C A gym, Emmanuel parish house, Not-a-Chance Club, Nabors Johnson wedding, and Philharmonic Club hosting by Miss Alice Chandler.
Miss Ethel Bonner and Mr. James Mobley Gamble of Gray Georgia quietly wed at the bride’s sister Mrs Preston Hawkins home Relatives of the groom joined the ceremony and the couple will host guests for several days Social events follow including a luncheon at Milledge Avenue and a dinner at Mr and Mrs John B Gamble’s home
Mack Sennett, the film figure, writes in the February Mo tograph about his views on censorship and the role of parents in film regulation. He weighs in on what content should be kept from audiences and how censorship should be applied to protect viewers.
Red Cross Room 812 Holman Building hosts a Saturday session at noon for members to organize units and assign work. Knitters must supply two sponges each using Dexter cotton. March 12 is a fund day with a five reel World film and a two reel film from the Washington nursing bureau. Members who have joined but do not appear should phone Madame Lustrat at 229.
The Home School Club met at Mrs. E. H. Dorsey’s Milledge avenue home in a library setting with daffodils. Mrs. Dorsey presided as members discussed Poland’s literature and Russia history with papers by Mrs. Adams Miss Louise Morris and others. Next meeting is March 15 at Miss Esther Upson on Prince avenue with plans for Peter the Great Glimpses of Russia and the Romanoffs.
Miss Janette Ash plans a stylish weekend gathering at her home. Guests include Misses Sarah Hood Agnes Hood Annette Harber of Commerce and members of the Philharmonic Club. The Friday arrival leads to a dinner and dancing with local young men joining later.
Public invited to George Washington exercises at Childs Street School this morning at 11:30. A very interesting program has been arranged. Informal dance this evening at Harmony Club tops the social events of the week.
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Mrs Abe Joel hosted a social evening at her Hancock avenue home with a large dancing contingent expected. The sewing club gathering featured abundant daffodils and foliage plants, guests included Mrs Jennie Myers of Atlanta Mrs Leverstine of Parkersburg Va and Miss Somers of Hawkinsville along with Mrs Jake Joel assisting.
A red Georgia cardinal visits a College Street lady daily, tapping at her window for a year and later entering the room to eat rice and perch on tables, delighting neighbors and Wesleyan students who seek a photograph of the remarkable city bird. The story, shared by the Macon Telegraph, notes the bird’s tame behavior and mystery of its escape from boys as it lives close to the sidewalk. Judge Hamilton McWhorter and others are mentioned in social notices from nearby counties and cities.
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