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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1916
Page
2
A collection of brief club notices and social items from Augusta updates. Commentary and prayers mix with dance invitations and meetings. Georgia Glee Club events promise gala gatherings with Augusta University and local clubs hosting and entertaining visiting students.
The University of Georgia Glee Club will appear here Saturday night in what is billed as the spring social highlight. The group this year includes standout performers and promises splendid entertainment as part of the evening program.
The Colonial theater showed Billie Burke in Peggy to large crowds with scenic effects and Haughey's orchestra providing music. The film runs daily from 3:30 with continuous performances for those who missed yesterday's showing.
Madame Labadie, famed for dramatic work, arrives on the 29th in Athens. The Elks secured her for an appearance, praised by drama lovers, with her performance of Change scheduled for next Wednesday.
The Moss auditorium will present a charming appearance Monday night as the Freshman Club opens Little Commencement with its annual dance. Decorators prepare a green and white color scheme to create a pretty effect for Monday Tuesday and Wednesday nights of festivities.
The largest social affair of the week featured Mrs. Coke Talmadge as hostess at her stylish home. Guests included Mrs. Charles Bannon of Chicago and Miss Annie Bannon of Macon, with Mrs. Walter Jones noted as the inspiration of numerous charming gatherings. The interiors boasted seasonal flowers, ferns, Tiffany baskets, Easter lilies, and apple blossoms, creating a refined backdrop for the tea.
Vase of ferns and Easter lilies formed the central adornment as Mrs. Edward Dorsey poured tea from a colonial silver service. Mrs. Talmadge and honorees formed the receiving line with numerous guests and elaborate gowns described. The notice also outlines helpful volunteers and several social movements including Daughters of Emmanuel and Junior Auxiliary meeting and Working Boys Club banquet with details on attendees, decorations, and membership growth.
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