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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 07, 1914

Page

2

Merchants Carnival Highlights Week Schedule and Thoughts

Calendar covers Thursday board meeting and a Colonial Carnival event at night. Friday features Georgia versus Tech and dances at Holman ballroom. Saturday hosts a Dansant and Cotillion at Holman ballroom. Also printed are poems, a thought for the day, and a report praising the Merchants Carnival's success with the Civic Department and University music groups.

Board of Directors Colonial Georgia Tech Holman Ball Room Merchants’ Carnival J. Y. Carthers Civic Department of Woman's Club Graves Colonial Theater University Glee Club University Quartet Wec

Local society events and Mothers Day proclamation noted

Notices report informal tea for Miss Elizabeth Golloday at the Hunnicutt home, YWCA extension club meeting, a bridge party honoring Mrs Munro Dearing, and Lucy Cobb Institute ballot drive. Also listed are engagements, travels, Georgia Tech events, and a Mothers Day proclamation by Governor Slaton dated May 1914.

Golloday Nell Hunnicutt Elizabeth Golloday Hopkinsville John Hunnicatt Milledge Avenue W. B. Wilkinson Munro Dearing Dearing

Monroe Letters and Social Notes From Athens Visit

The Monroe News reports Mr. Frank Carthers, Greene County Railroad agent, enjoyed a Sunday with relatives in Athens and praised Monroe as unchanged at heart. It notes Miss Elizabeth Barksdale’s meningitis in Atlanta with slight improvement, and mentions Miss Marie Shippen’s arrival from Washington Seminary for a weekend visit. The column lists local visitors and travelers from Lexington, Macon, and Georgia Tech.

H. J. Langston Walton County Monroe Athens Mr. Langston Walton Walton News Frank Carthers Greene County Railroad Frank Elizabeth Barksdale Frank Hawkins Atlanta Lucy Cobb

Local residents visit and travel notes from yesterday

Names of Farmington Bogart and other residents visiting or traveling yesterday are listed. Several individuals journeyed to Savannah Dallas Dallas and Roswell while others left for Washington D C. Multiple ladies and families are noted as visiting or departing to visit relatives or on business.

F. E. D. Morgan Kemmer Reba Dallas Atlanta Dunwoody Roswell, Ga

Solemnized in the White House at the National Capital

A formal notice records a solemnization to take place in the White House within the National Capital region. The brief item notes the ceremonial context and official setting without listing participants or dates.

White House National Capital

Quiet White House Wedding for Wilson Daughter and Cabinet Officer

Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson, daughter of President Wilson, will wed William Gibbs McAdoo, Secretary of the Treasury, in a subdued White House ceremony planned with close family and officials. The bride, 22, is described as brunette and handsome, with blue eyes and a bright smile.

Associated Press Washington, D. C White House Wilson Eleanor Randolph Wilson William Gibbs McAdoo McAdoo

Eleanor Wilson and William McAdoo in Capital Society Ties

The article details Eleanor Wilson and William G. McAdoo as rising social figures in Washington. It notes Eleanor’s upbringing from Middle Town Connecticut to Raleigh and Philadelphia, her White House social circle, and fashion sense. It profiles McAdoo’s career, the Hudson tunnel project, and his family, including daughters and remarried status. The piece places their lives at 1709 Massachusetts Avenue and Irvington-on-the-Hudson, hinting at a future alliance.

Miss Wilson Middletown Connecticut Wesleyan University Raleigh N. C Margaret Kensington Bride of Tomorrow Philadelphia Capital White House Wilson Roosevelt Eleanor McAdoo Sarah Houston Fleming Chattanooga Tennessee Charles Martin Arizona Francis H. McAdoo William G.mcadoo, Jr Princeton Robert McAdoo St. Pauls Nona McAdoo Washington Sallie McAdoo Nona Eleanor Wilson Massachusetts Avenue Irvington-on-the-Hudson Cabinet

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Mer Wear E. H. Dorsey Civic Department C. A. Extension Y. W. C. A. Extension Club Lucy Cobb Institute Atlanta Constitution Villa Prince Kelly Haynes J. A. Kelly Monticello Vera Cornelia Eugene M. Baynes Baptist John M. Slaton State of Georgia Executive Department State of John . Slaton T. B. Conner B. A. Moseley Danielsville Georgia-Tech J. T. Gohlston Henry Polter Mr. M. S. Polier South Carolina Allen Fleming Jacksonville Tate Wright Mr. F. P. Griffeth Georgia Tech Little Pilgrims Seney-Stovall Chapel Uneeda Biscuit Echt Graham National Biscuit Company Marie Shippen Washington Seminary Aurelia O'Farrell Clarence Chandler John Harris Macon E. B. Foster Lexington City C. A. Stevens Cynthia and Pellie Stevens Hubbard Whitehead Lawrence Parker Mrs A. S. Parker Hamilton McWhorter, Jr J. C. Thurmond Statham J. G. Daniel M. A. Lipscomb Airs. W. D. Ellis, Jr J. T. Roberts Farmington Max Michael Savannah Malcolm McCullough Litte Daughter E. R. Hodgson, Jr Louisiana Robert Hardeman Colbert 3. L. Maxwell W. H. Deadwyler Etta Kenney Crawford Mrs. L. F. Florence High Shoals Mr. Lee Trammell Madison S. D. Fambro Bishop Mr. DeLaney Hall M’adoo R. Brandt The Jeweler and Optician Insurance Building Clayton Street Grugedale Greenhouse Bludwine Elgin Bludwine Company Elgin Watch Company
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