Society Notes and Women’s Interests Column
Society items from the Constitution feature Misses Cobb ODonnell and Westmoreland events, a tacky party at Oconee Street school for piano fund, several social gatherings in Athens and Atlanta, and updates on residents including Miss Laura Cobb Hutchins and Mrs. L Lanier as well as ailing Harriet Proctor.
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Miss Cobb
Maud Barer Cobb
Caroline Cobb
Athens
George Eliot
Emerson School of Oratory
Boston
Lucy Cobb
University of Georgia
Oconee School
Oconee Street School
Laura Cobb Hutchins
Atlanta
Rutherford Lipscomb
Missing Confederate Numbers Sought by Georgia Daughters
Mildred Lewis Rutherford, state historian of the Georgia division UDC, asks Athens readers to locate missing volumes numbers for the Georgia Historical Collection. She lists gaps from 1893 to 1912 and urges help to complete the bound volumes for the Confederate veterans project.
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Georgia Historical Collection
Georgia
U. D. Lt
Athens
Mildred Lewis Ruherford
MacFarland trial set back after docket shuffle
Newark October 4 Prosecutor De Mott announced arrangements for the second trial of Allison Mac Farland the alleged wife poisoner The first trial ended with a death sentence The defense may call Florence Bromley of Philadelphia as a key witness who did not testify at the first trial This item also includes an advertisement for Dr King s New Life Pills and local sellers.
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Newark
N. J
de Mott
Allison MacFarland
MacFarland
Florence Bromley
Philadelphia
Sove
Linen shower honors Miss Pearl Williams at Athens
Mrs Elwyn T Smith hosted a linen shower for Miss Pearl Williams a bride elect next week The event featured lavender crepe de chine gowns green white decor and a prize for a guessing contest Guests included Mrs Mercer Broach Mrs R E Haughey and many Williams and Fellows family members Several local residents were noted as visiting Athens from nearby towns Miss Kate Smith plans a visit today
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Elwyn T. Smith
Libby Reynolds
Charlie Fellows
Smith
Mercer Broach
R. E. Haughey
Henry Beussee
Parks Betts
J. W. Thomas
Will Pittard
Ruth
Helena Williams
Florence
Fredonia Hale
Nellie
Pearl Johnson
Annie Tankersley
Grace Fellows
Libbie Reynolds
Eastern college football schedule dominates weekend slate
New schedule action features Yale against Syracuse in New Haven Harvard versus Holy Cross at Cambridge and Princeton against Lehigh at Princeton. Pennsylvania hosts Dickinson at Franklin Field while Carlisle meets Washington and Jefferson in Washington. Cornell plays Oberlin in Ithaca and West Point faces Stevens Institute Annapolis meets Johns Hopkins.
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New York
Yale
Syracuse
New Haven
Harvard
Holy Cross
Cambridge
Princeton
Lehigh
Pennsylvania
Dickinson
Franklin Field
Carlisle Indians
Washington and Jefferson
Washington, Pa
Cornell
Oberlin
Ithaca
West Point
Stevens Institute
Annapolis
Johns Hopkins
Five Attractions at Normal Lyceum Course Aboard
Edwin R. Weeks Dramatic Co Beulah Buck Quartette Dean Southwick Elias Day and Ross Grane perform in a lyceum course at the Normal venue. Tickets priced at $2.00 for the series with single admissions available.
U D C Convention Notes From Georgia Daughters of the Confederacy
A column previews the Georgia Division Daughters of the Confederacy convention in Athens at month’s end. It outlines plans to publish delegate lists, invite local entertainment for visitors, and highlight Lost Cause works, with officers and volumes of delegations named. The piece closes with a poem about the Confederate Flag by an anonymous author.
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Georgia Division
Daughters of the Confederacy
Athens
Laura Rutherford
M. A. Lipscomb
Committee On
Railroads Suspend Autos Break in Georgia Mule’s Long Delivery
Editor Shackelford of the Lexington county weekly, the Oglethorpe Echo, faced rail and auto breakdowns while trying to deliver papers. He rode into Athens in a buggy pulled by a mule to keep subscriber and advertiser lists intact. A Walton county resident, Co. P. Lee, 78, praises Foley Kidney Pills for kidney and rheumatic relief.
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Oglethorpe Echo
Shackelford
Lexington County Organ
Weekly Press Association
Lexington
Georgia Road
Crawford
Athens
Georgia
Co. P. Lee
Walton County
Foley
Heating Stoves Prove Superior to Competing Models
Cole's Original Het pess stoves dominate American homes with proven performance across all states. Cole Manufacturing Co. of Chicago claims hot blast stoves cut fuel bills by a third, hold fire over long weekends, and deliver consistent heat on soft or hard coal.
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Cole
America
Cole Manufacturing Co
Chicago
Georgia's Three Executive Mansions in 1913
Atlanta October 4 Georgia will have three executive mansions next summer when Governor elect John M Slaton is inaugurated He will occupy the regular state mansion during the legislative session then move to his country home on Peachtree road and in winter likely occupy his city home on Peachtree Street near Pine Street near the executive mansion
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Atlanta
Georgia
John M. Slaton
Slaton
Peachtree Road
Peachtree Street
Pine
Can't Call a Taxi Any More in Atlanta
Atlanta officials report taxicabs can no longer operate in the city. The taxi company admits it cannot earn a living despite high fares, with competition from traditional hack drivers believed to be a factor. The modern taxicab service has ceased, while horse-drawn hacks continue on the streets.
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Atlanta
Salt River
Missing Tech Student Located After Prank Run
Atlanta October 4. Tillman B Gillespie, a tech student who ran away and reappeared, spent time with girls in Birmingham Gadsden and other Alabama towns. His parents feared foul play but reports say he enjoyed a spree with companions. J W Copeland of Dayton Ohio bought Chamberlains Cough Remedy for his son and the cold vanished after use.
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Atlanta
Tillman B. Gillespie
Tech
Birmingham
Gadsden
Alabama
J. W. Copeland
Dayton
Ohio
Chamberlain
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Crichton Callaway
Chamber of Commerce
O'Donnell
Lyda Nash
Mary Howard Meador
East Lake
Mary Agness O'Donnell
New Orleans
Robert Jones
Laura Ripley
Westmoreland
T. P. Westmoreland
Elvira Westmoreland
Rosa Pringle Smith
Dalton Mitchell
Constitution
Ethel Futweider
City
Steele Edwards
Hattie Storeys
Annie Whitehead
Jefferson
Mr. S. R. Martin
Augusta
The
John T. Pittard
Winterville
J. P. Proctor
Harriet
R. Brandt
Insurance Building
D. Lee Peacoc
Southern Mutual
Frederick J. Ball College
Brinn
J. L. Pendley
Optometr
Clayton St
Athens, Ga
W. J. Whitehead
Alice Crowley
Watkinsville
Stetson
E. H. Dorses
Prince Avenue
Hill Street
Prince Ave
Athens Creamery Telephone
W. H. Peavours
Jackson County
J. C. Daniel
Statham
Howell Zeigler
Greenville, D. C
H. M. Long
Harris Street
Ed Crowley
W. D. Beacham
Harry Woodruff
Columbus
Harris N. Holden
W. R. Jennings
Kate Smith
J. C. Sims
Commerce
Edwin R. Weeks Dramatic Co
Beulah Buck Quartette
Dean Southwick
Emerson
School of Oratory
Elias Day
Ross Grane
Crayon
Sion
Fall Outfittings
Chas. Stern Co
Clayton Street
C. Helen Plane
W. D. Lamar
Macon
A. C. Benning
Herbert M. Franklin
Tennille
J. M. Thomas
Griffin
E. K. Overstreet
Sylvania
Duncan Brown
Mattie Sheibley
Rome
Mildred Rutherford
Howard McCall
Jessie Cobb
Cartersville
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