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Newspaper

Athens Banner

Location

Athens, Georgia, United States of America

Date

May 28, 1916

Page

5

Lucy Cobb Alumnae Hold 1916 Session and Endowment Plans

Lucy Cobb Alumnae Association met May 27 to review finances for the John Gerdine Infirmary and library needs. Officers were elected for 1917 and endowment drive launched with donations from members and a plan to mail summaries to distant alumnae.

Lucy Cobb Alumnae Association M. Rutherford Basiline Prince MAS John Gerdine Infirmary Fund John Gerdine Infirmary General Fund Lucy Cobb Association Florida Carr Orr Gerdine Infirmary Fund Capt Barnett Orr Bula Barrett Miss Prince Frances Cheney Miss Brumby Luty Cobb M.W. Welch Florence Long Bartow Ellen Hillyer Newell Atlanta Dorothy Shannon Ilges Columbus Tbasaline Prince Lucy Woodall Nicholson Helen Carlton Mell Rosena Thomas Wier Eula Barrett Florence Hooper Katherine Tift Jones Allene Walker Harrold Jennie Hart Sibley Union Point Sibley Cora Brown Maggie Morton Stanley Brumby Gerdine Mary Ann Rucker Hattie May Mitchell Keating Lollie Rutherford Hutchins Mary Gerdine Lillie Moss Bessie Breedlove Aycock Welch Belle Turner Hodgson Sarah Wilson Laura Cobb Hutchins Mary Nisbet Rachael Nunnally Julia Orr Natalie Bocock Dorothy Selby Lidie Whitner Brunswick Jacksonville Quitman Valdosta Thomasville Birmingham Johnson City Mary Lizzie Grimes Reid Eatonton Ila Lipscomb Green Zack Harmon Black Mary Kennard Ida Brand Peeples Marion Lampkin West Nannie Wylie Brown Macon Martha Foster Mobley Monroe Margaret Stamblett Ludiwika Levin Beverly N. J Belle Abbott Dickson Nina Peabody Martinere

City Birds Thrive Under Protective Laws and Humane Sentiment

The Boston Transcript praises rising native bird numbers in New England and Boston due to protective laws and humane attitudes. It notes song birds are spared, nests are kept intact, and birds like the tanager and oriole flourish near homes and gardens. Editorial from Savannah Press urges local Bird Conservation Clubs to emulate Boston’s success and recruit members.

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Stratford Holiday and School Art Displays Highlight Athens News

The article covers a Stratford Holiday Shakespeare event at Winnie Davis Hall with a campus drama by Normal School girls and a Comedy of Errors pageant. It also notes a Manual Arts and Home Arts display at the State Normal School with viewing hours for the public.

Athens United Stratford Winnie Davis Hall Miss Augusta Center Manual Arts State Normal School Manual Arts Department The

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