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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1910
Page
2
Notices announce Woman's Auxiliary meeting at the Emmanuel church Rectory and Emmanuel Guild Chapter F gathering, with a Cotillion planned at Harana hall. A lengthy Victorian poem about a baby accompanies a profile of the Phinizy family, including Ferdinand Phinizy and descendants in Georgia and Athens.
The executive committee is called to meet at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at the residence of Mrs. J. N. Webb on Prince Avenue. Attendance is urged as matters of moment will be discussed.
A biographical note recounts the Phinizy family of Augusta linking wealth to Ferdinand the Second’s descendants. It mentions Mary Lou Yancey Phinizy and Mary Lou’s marriages to John Banks and Bowdre Phinizy, plus other kin such as Charles H. Phinizy and Louja Turney. The piece also notes a Bridge Club gathering hosted by Mrs. John Banks at Broad Street, with C. M. Awtrey achieving the top score and a salad course served to sixteen guests.
Grace Livingstone Hegger describes a November Woman's Home Companion feature with games for girls and men. The activities include colored ribbon golf sticks, ball-throwing matches, flower exchanges, mirror partner dances, vanity sheeting, and jockey race ribbons for lively party entertainment.
The item blends social updates from the Athens area with market offerings from Davison-Nicholson Co. and Adams Market. It notes social visits, upcoming debut, travels, and local events alongside ads for coats, dresses, blankets, and newborns, plus a medical claim about D D D eczema cure at H. R. Palmer & Son.
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