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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1914
Page
5
The schedule lists Monday evening and Tuesday meals and a brides party for Darwin. Wednesday features two weddings at 12 and 8 30 pm. Thursday offers Fine Feathers at Colonial and an afternoon tea followed by a sale and turkey dinner. Friday and Saturday include more dinner parties and luncheons for Miss Darwin with several socials.
Leila May Hull hosts an afternoon tea from 4:30 to 6:30 on Thursday for her guest Miss Callie Hull and bride-elect Miss Lasage Darwin. Master Kenedy Brabston Jr invites all to a birthday party Monday at 4 at 1140 Prince Avenue for his third birthday with cake and candles.
Miss Amy Walden hosted a charming gathering for about twelve Sunday school girls at the home of Mrs. Audley Morton. Elegant decorations featured pink accents, fall roses and chrysanthemums, with rice bags on place cards and toasts for the bride. Mrs Rothe sang several vocal solos as the event continued a series of honors for Miss Smith.
The Twelve Club gathered at Milledge avenue with Mr. Robert Toombs DuBose hosting. The rooms featured chrysanthemums and ferns as Mr. Tom Reed read a paper. the event marked a notable literary night of the week.
The narrative describes a formal wedding and reception sequence with elaborate entertainments for Miss Briggs and Miss Lesier in Athens. It lists hosts, guests, and junior helpers, with plans for a luncheon after the ceremony and a move to Birmingham. Out of town guests include Rev Wardlaw and several Atlanta figures.
Mrs. Joseph Stewart and Mrs. Hil liard Spalding hosted a formal luncheon at Miss Meta Dobbs’s home on the campus. About forty guests attended to honor visiting Miss Dobbs from Thomasville and Miss Briggs, soon to wed Birmingham’s Wilkinson Wardlaw, while plans for Elizabeth Smith and James Lynch’s October 28 wedding were announced with details of attendants and guests.
The Recreation Club House opened yesterday at the Athens Factory with a reading room on the upper floor and a gymnasium on the first floor. Miss Blackshear and Miss Thomas lead classes while Mrs. Walter Childs and Mrs. John Moss appeal for magazines and papers. a portrait of Mr. R. L. Bloomfield decorates the wall.
Friday evening at the Hiawassee Settlement Bible Class Mr. C Lee Gowan shared experiences from his year as superintendent and teacher at the Bethesda orphanage founded in 1751 on the Georgia coast by Rev George Whitefield. Next Thursday hosts Halloween events and the class will skip the Friday meeting. Also a testimonial promotes Chamberlains Cough Remedy with Peru Indiana resident Mrs O B Sargent praising its value.
The Clarkyn Superior Court calendar for the remainder of the term lists cases on Monday October 26 1914 including Cook Grocery Store vs Barry Bealey vs Beazley Chandler vs Smith Claud Daniel vs Athens Ry Co Tuesday October 27 1914 Green vs Dobbins Jester vs Mutual Garage Co State vs Lon Foster Brown vs Wilson Wednesday October 28 1914 Williams and Moore vs Ginn ers Mutual Ins Co Motion and Appearance Dockets. Also a promote for Sloan's Liniment ad text appears in the same piece.
Politicians who campaign often switch to car travel after securing office, leaving behind earlier modes of movement. The observation notes a shift from walking or public transit to automobile use as campaigns conclude and power begins.
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