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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1916
Page
2
A dated campus page highlights a Theatorium party and dance hosted by the Senate Club with many student names. Also listed are social circles and hosting duties for the Sewing Circle, Chatters, O Farllell bridge group, and Not-a-Chance Club box plans. Missionary meeting, Glee Club March 18, Y W C A events, and a house party homecoming note are included.
CHAPTER A B of Emmanuel church will meet with Miss M A Frierson on Hancock avenue Tuesday at 11 am The event forms part of a community schedule with a note on local activities. The piece mentions “The Importance of Being Earnest” to be staged by Lacy Cobb on Tuesday March 7 with Amalthians involvement and Balderston directing. Tickets cost 25 cents available at Costa’s and Palmer’s.
Yesterday afternoon Mrs W C Ash entertained a group of young friends of her daughter Miss Jeannette Ash at a theater party at the Vaudette followed by refreshments at Costa’s. Guests included Miss Hazel Hodgson Elizabeth Carroll Alice Chandler Cornelia Mitchell Marita Bulloch Matilda Upson Mina Davis Kathryn Ashford Katherine Park Dot Haselton Emily Deadwyler Louise Upson and Jeannette Ash.
A refined dinner at the Shelton Sanford residence honored the Senior Round Table with spring floral decor, a six course service, and a notable address by Prof. Lustrat. Other social notices include Miss Rutherford speaking in Augusta, and various formal gatherings at Lucy Cobb and local homes.
The passage praises Hayne and Timrod as Georgia’s eminent poets and notes their works will endure. It mentions their birthplaces and upbringings and asserts the broader impact of Georgia’s literary heritage with affectionate regard.
The Oglethorpe County Teachers Association will convene March 18 1916 in Crawford school auditorium with a varied program led by Rev W H Faust and M S Weaver. A basket dinner will be served and local officials will help prepare tables on the grounds. The event aims to boost cooperation among county schools and improve teaching through topics on curriculum citizenship and efficient operations.
In Atlanta on March 3 the mood turns cheerful as signs of spring appear. A youth wears a Palm Beach suit and straw hat, newsboys smile, and pedestrians enjoy brighter display windows. City winds shift with warmer days, and women begin wearing higher boots and heavier furs.
The Associated Press reports thirty thousand maimed French soldiers seek work and education to enter skilled trades. An American committee at the Plaza Hotel funds three to six months of training costing four to five francs a day, with profits shared by trainees.
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