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Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1916

Page

2

Why do animals prepare for winter traditions

A verse filled calendar asks why bees ants beavers geese sheep bears and other creatures prepare for winter, while noting that Nature preaches safety first though man often ignores it. A community club event follows with a Stitch Contest hosted by Mrs. Greer on Lexington road. prizes awarded and spring flowers used in decor.

Greer Keely Greer Lexington Road Fletcher D. Tuck Mattie Mathews Fritz Moseman Will Nunn O'Kelley Robert Hardeman Thomas Hardeman Charlie Mathews Marvin Davis Ed Johnson F. D. Tuck Anna Moseman Nettie Willie Jones Nina Lillie Davis

Crystal Shower for Mrs Jarrell Turns Into Pleasant Gathering

Mrs Austin Comer hosted a crystal shower on Baxter Street for Mrs C C Jarrell with forty five guests. Each guest contributed crystal gifts stored in an express package and a phone message announced their arrival. A drawing contest awarded a picture frame and a large red pencil as prizes amid spring decor of daffodils and peach blossoms.

C. C. Jarrell C C. Jarrell Austin Comer Baxter Street Comer

Social and club notes from local gatherings

Miss Nettie Webb hosts her sewing club at her parents home on Hill street. Mrs Graves Stephenson entertains a cycle luncheon at her Franklin street home with green St Patrick’s Day decor and a lengthy guest list from Atlanta and nearby towns. Many local residents visit, travel, or host relatives, with minor incidents and community updates sprinkled throughout.

Nettie Nettie ‘Webb Mrs. J. N. Webb Hill Street Chamberlin Atlanta H. M. Fullilove Olin Dozier Harold Winton Frances Cheney Douce Bradwell Alice Adams

Georgia Glee Club to Visit Augusta at the Grand

The Georgia Glee Club plans a concert at the Grand in Augusta possibly next week. The program features their alma mater song by James Wright Jr. of Augusta, written after a prior tour when Georgia lacked one. Ten thousand voices sang it at a ball game last year.

Augusta Georgia Glee Club Glee Club James Wright, Jr Georgia Wright Augusta Chronicle

Miss Rosa Warner Hosts Sewing Circle Delight

Miss Rosa Warner entertained the Young Ladies Sewing Circle yesterday afternoon in a cheerful event with spring flowers and hospitality. Mrs C N Sisk hosted a later sewing club party with St Patrick’s Day decor and a salad course. Esther Upson is in Florida, Hipkins ill, and travelers Morris and Bre­wer were seen passing through en route to Union Point and New York.

Miss Rosa Warner T. E. Brewer Carnesville Union Point

Bits of Philosophy from Cam Clarke Excerpt

A fragment from John H. Walsh’s Cam Clarke notes human feelings lie in the throat eyes and stomach. It reflects on appearances versus inner truth and the mind’s drive to explore what lies inside things. The narrator recalls Cam Clarke as an importer of interests and discusses sorrow work and rugged views on boys and authority.

Cam

Up town shift in Manhattan retail as factories spread

Weekly Gotham Letter notes real estate and shopping trends in New York as department store owners see upper Fifth Avenue and uptown areas fall to garment workrooms and sweatshops. It also discusses Charles B. Hughes potential presidential run, political forecasts, and Eleanor Porter's new novel Just Davis with large prepublication demand.

Larkin G. Mead New York Manhattan Island Fifth Avenue

Winder Man Undergoes Delicate Operation

Mr W H Sheats of Winder Ga was moved to Atlanta last Sunday for a delicate operation after paralysis struck him at Danielsville two weeks earlier Friends feared for his life but report he withstood the procedure and his recovery appears encouraging The Banner special report notes the tense period and hopeful outlook

Cam Missouri Mr. Clarke Mary Winder W. H. Sheats Danielsville Atlanta

Toads Defense Mechanism Described In Old Texts

The common toad, long called ugly and venomous, is not poison spit. When alarmed it ejects a white acrid fluid from glands above the eyes, which can make a dog foam at the mouth if seized.

Liberal With Their Gains

A Spanish adventurer returning from early American voyages reportedly gave away 600000 in alms at his Barcela marriage. Another man stood in a Madrid window and tossed silver coins to the crowd until two barrels were emptied.

Americas Barcelona Madrid

Cleaning tapestry with bran bath method

Boil water and pour over bran to make a tepid bath. Submerge tapestries without soap or rubbing, shake in liquid, then wring rinse and air dry. When dry, shake to remove bran particles.

Milk care tips for delicate lace ironing

It is advised to dip a piece of choice yellow lace in milk before ironing. Place tissue paper over the lace to protect the fabric from heat while using a warm iron.

The Talkers and the Path to the Top

A terse note from the Atchison Globe notes the crowd of voices vying for a single ascent to prominence. One man seeks a clear route upward while others offer competing, often rejected, pitches in the talkover arena.

aAtchison Globe

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