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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1916
Page
2
A devotional note from a Y W C A page highlights the value of a smile as a quiet power to ease the burdens of strangers and friends alike. It urges cheerful demeanor, kindness, and a hopeful view despite life’s cares, citing faith and love as guiding forces.
Mrs Robert Wilson will entertain her club this afternoon at her Henderson avenue home, changing the previously announced Thursday date.
A springlike benefit at the Harmony Club drew twenty five to thirty guests for a choir fundraiser with fall foliage decorations bright flowers and prizes. The event featured refreshments after a lively game and strong social enthusiasm for the fall season.
A group of prominent Georgia citizens launches a project to create a state historical society to collect and preserve the state's historical materials. Leaders include L. L. Knight, state compiler of records, and D. C. Barrow, chancellor, among others.
A group led by Miss Mildred Rutherford and other Georgia figures calls for a state department of archives and history. They compare Georgia unfavorably with North Carolina and others, plan a winter Atlanta meeting to organize the Georgia Historical Association, and pursue a quarterly publication. The piece also notes a 1918 federation meeting in Hot Springs and discusses the laurel as national flower.
Notices urge full attendance at the Ladies Garden Club regular meeting at 11 in the Y W C A parlors. Several local residents and visitors are noted in yesterday’s movements and upcoming events including weddings and new home plans.
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