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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1914
Page
2
A collage of moral reflections asks what a person did to help others and includes quotes by James W. Foley and Bishop Phillips Crooks. The piece segues into meeting notices, bridge party invitations, engagements, and upcoming weddings across Georgia, with social events and a piano recital.
Florida Carr Orr, class of 1884, leads Lucy Cobb Alumnae in a campaign to raise funds for the John Gordine Infirmary Memorial and to prize an automobile by voting in the Atlanta Constitution contest. Alumnae encourage clipping vote coupons and renewing or new subscriptions, with mails routed via Orr Drug Co. and Miss Basiling Prince at the Villa.
The board of directors at the YWCA gymnasium department announces May only offer: join during May and pay $5 for the entire year’s membership covering all athletic privileges including floor gymnastics swimming and tennis. The plan aims to attract more young women to the work despite full-year costs. Call S77 for details. Also, concert at Lucy Cobb May 15 at 8:30 in Seney Stovall chapel features Miss Willis with violinist Phil Branson and reader Miss Louise Walker. billed as a premier program of the year.
The Bludwine Company partners with Elgin Watch Company to produce a large batch of 7 jewel Elgin watches in 20 year gold filled cases. Watches, not for sale, will be given away free as premiums and in guessing contests after a factory visit and bulk purchasing deal.
Mrs. Laura B Fanning and grandson Wootten of Washington left for home after visiting the P eeks. Mrs S B Jossey returned from Jacksonville Maria. Mrs W 44 Weatherly and Ruth Weatherly go to Atlanta for Shriners events and games. John Callaway Leila Calaway returned from Washington. Mrs W C Hardeman of Crawford arrived. Mrs Cliff Ward returned to Commerce from visit. Mrs H C Carrington returned to Commerce after visiting Miss Teshie Herring. Kappa Alpha held a straw ride to Mitchells Bridge with a picnic supper chaperoned by Mrs W D Hooper and Mrs E F Porter. Attending were Marie Shippen Helen Dearing Dorothy Daves Lucile Peacock Gwendolyn Griffith Meadow O Farrell Margaret Rowe Florence Hooper Natalie Lencock Harriet Benedict Catherine Morton Marion Nicholson Martha Nicholson Josephine Wilkins W C Jordan Dr Henry Palmer James Barrow Col Joe Deadwyler headed to Atlanta for Shriners convention. Frank Hardeman and E B Cohen went to Atlanta for the Shriners. John R Northcutts spending the week in Atlanta.
The notice highlights a concert program with pieces by Tudopts Friml and Vieuxtemps and remarks on Miss Louise Walker's impersonation of Mrs Ruggles. It also lists performers such as Katharine Morton Natalee Rocock and Louise Walker plus city social updates on surgeries Shriners and Miss Callie Sosnowski recovering from pneumonia.
Rev. Stanley Grubb spent last week in Valdosta. Mrs. Arthur Booth and her young son spent the week-end with relatives in Elberton.
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