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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1916
Page
2
Three dandelions in yellow gowns long to travel beyond the road to Londontown and glimpse England or Spain. One sees chimneys, another smoke, a third ships, yet none move. They plan to travel on a dewy night but vanish far away, leaving their fate uncertain.
Vernon Castle a leading figure in modern American dances was killed while serving with British forces in an aerial mission over German lines according to reports.
A letter from Lieut. Lewis Sladen in France confirms Vernon Castle was killed two weeks ago while flying over German lines. The Royal Flying Corps members were central to the report, sparking inquiries at the British War Office with no trace found yet. The Castles, social fixtures in New York and Newport, ran a famed dance program, now under new management at their former New York house.
This afternoon the Y M C A welcomes wives mothers and sisters of adult members and friends to tour the building and discuss furnishing plans. Secretary Forbes arranges a future swim for boys whose mothers were absent last week and a drive continues to fund gymnasiums locker rooms and equipment. The article also notes visits by Mr and Mrs Lindsay Hopkins of Atlanta and lists several guests and registrants at the Georgian hotel.
Miss Melba Rhodes travels from Atlanta to New York City and Boston for Emerson College training. Mrs. James C. Morris return from Madison Springs with Dr. Morris. Judge Brand arrives from Homer and Judge Cann visits from Savannah. A Banks county convention in Homer involves Vaughan family and Prof. Smith. Various locals visit kin in Kentucky and Athens mourns Miss Belle Hutcheson’s illness. Dr. W. T. Hamilton relocates to Athens. Lucile Cox enjoys a weekend at Brenau with guests from Gainesville. Gamble returns from Homer.
Messrs D O Leary Tom Neibling Lansing Lee and Julius Johnson of Augusta Academy enter the Sophomore class at the University of Georgia. Miss Alleen Davison of Woodville visits Mrs Albert Davison on Woodlawn avenue. Misses Gussie Pearl Childs Ida Carson Brannon Mary Douglas of Talbotton attend the Normal School. Mrs J S Wool Raiford Wood and Mrs Charles S DuBose of Savannah stay at the Georgian. Eva and Ruth Prince of Arizona return to Lucy Cobb. Miss Purchell of Carnesville Advance active in city yesterday. Charles Gates Eckford of Greenville to spend weekend with Mrs Eckford visiting Dr and Mrs J A Hunnicutt. William T Bryan expected back shortly after a week away. Dr A C Wilkins of Greenville S C visiting Miss Mary Wilkins and Mr E L Wilkins.
The item describes Sotsette in natural color with plaid trim and options in sturdier fabrics for a school frock. It provides a pattern No. 6346, sizes 8 to 16, yardage 4 yards 36 inch, price 15 cents, and notes pocket plaits and a shoulder yoke. Also includes daily thought and light anecdotes.
A brief quip from the Cincinnati Inquirer asserts that an average wife need not overthink when expressing her views to her husband, reflecting a casual social sentiment of the era.
Amusements list for Saturday includes Strand Edmund Breese in The Weakness of Strength and Helen Gibson Railroad Drama Liber ty Walcamp in Lonesome Lake Comedies Hair Tonic His Undoing. The exchange notes Binks suffered a most humiliating experience after boasting about his liquor resistance and succumbing to a drug store hair tonic.
A writer counsels the man habitually behind in work to stop multi tasking. He should allocate time for each task daily and monthly to remove kinks and work with less friction.
Eastern Time schedule shows Athens departures and arrivals for trains 50 52 54 61 53 and 55. Daily and Sunday only services listed with specific times for Athens. Train 50 leaves 8:35 a m daily, train 52 4 p m daily except Sunday, train 54 4:30 p m Sundays, train 61 arrives 12:59 p m daily except Sunday, train 53 arrives 9:30 p m daily, train 55 arrives 12:30 p m Sundays.
Gainesville Midland By schedule lists train departures and arrivals for Athens with Nos 2 4 1 services. Train 2 leaves Athens 7 20 p m and train 4 leaves Athens 2 20 p m. Train 1 arrives Athens 11 40 a m and train 4 arrives Athens 6 40 p m. Nos 2 and 4 connect at Belmont for Winder Monroe and intermediate points and with the Georgia Railroad for all points and at Gainesville for Gainesville Northwestern stations and with Southern Railway north and south.
Timetable shows South Bound trains No 11 at 5 27 am No 17 at 7 10 am No 6 at 8 45 pm No 29 at 6 17 pm North Bound trains No 30 at 6 40 am No 6 at 6 17 pm No 18 at 7 45 pm No 12 at 11 42 pm and other departures.
Trains depart for all points daily at 8 20 a m 1 00 p m and 3 30 p m Sundays only 3 15 p m daily except Sunday and 12 40 p m 6 50 p m daily arrival times listed Also a 9 45 a m daily except Sunday service See commercial agent B Williams and ticket agent S Shelton for information and phone number 1024.
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