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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1915
Page
7
A Portland Georgan calendar lists meetings from City Mission Board and YWCA to hospital and theater events, plus weekend football at Sanford Field and Riverside. The feature includes Edgar A. Guest’s Courage poem and Mary Brine social history notes from the Portland Oregonian.
Miss Mildred Lewis Rutherford of Athens Georgia, general historian for the United Daughters of the Confederacy, urges thorough study of American history to foster better North South understanding. She promotes national harmony through informed view of past conflicts and current issues.
The Junior Division of the Woman's Missionary Society met at Miss Mary Hunnicutt's home with Martha Jarrell presiding and a "Little Japanese Girl" story hour. Elijah Clark chapter D A R held a 4 pm meeting at Mrs. R Brandt's with visitors Mrs. Owen and Mrs. Chesney. A surprise party honored Miss Ruby Holleman, and the City Mission Board called a Monday 11 am meeting at Mrs. A. S. Parker's home on Prince Avenue.
A午後 afternoon party at the Holman ballroom featured Haughey's orchestra. Dancers listed include Nellie Phinizy Savannah, Helen Dearing Savannah, Virginia Lipscomb Atlanta, Louise Broyles Atlanta, Florence Hooper Atlanta, Helen McCarty Atlanta, Susie Blackmar Columbus, Dorothy Hodgson Columbus, Natalie Bocock Atlanta, Alice Muse Atlanta, Louise Walker Monroe, Susie Hatcher Columbus, Margaret Rowe Mead ow Farrell, Harriet Benedict, Nina Scudder, Louise Dorsey, Jennie Arnold, Carolyn Bayne, Lil Hodgson, Jane Webb, Neal Cochran, Fannie Neal Anderson, Marion Hodgson, Caroline Davis, Nettie Webb, Miriam Haselton, Marion Nicholson, Simmons Statesboro, Callie Lumpkin, Mamie Ansley, Helen Jones, Nellie Hood Ridley Atlanta, Mildred Paine Elberton and others.
The YWCA Extension Club met Friday in the club rooms and organized a new glee club. Several new members were welcomed and refreshments followed the business session. The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday.
The Omega Betas will meet with Mrs A S Parker Tuesday at 4 30 in the afternoon. All members urged to attend as important business will be transacted.
A lavish Georgian Virginia gathering at Dr. White's home honored the Georgia and Virginia football teams. Ladies in green and pink ta flu gowns hosted a formal reception with assisted teas and a musical program by Haughey's orchestra. Prominent guests and athletic association directors attended. Vesper services at the YWCA invite all for 6 PM led by Mrs Pit tard on "Prayer."
A grand march will open the Harvest Festival ball on Atlanta day Tuesday November 16. Atlanta society leaders and guests including Miss Julia Murphy Miss Dorothy Ark wright and Miss Helen Gamble lead a cosmopolitan crowd with Major Schmidt as grand marshal and Mrs Astor famed social line. The event features a string of prominent Atlantans and visiting figures gathered around a queen candidate roster from Athens Rome Atlanta Macon and Agnes Scott College.
A note directs readers to TELL HER that Stevens Engraving Co of 47 Whitehall Street in Atlanta will forward items at no charge. The instruction emphasizes free forwarding service.
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