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Newspaper
Athens Banner
Location
Athens, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1909
Page
8
Yesterday the Veterans parade preceded John Robinsons Circus which drew enormous crowds to the show grounds. The three ring performance featured feats by horses seals elephants and acrobats with standout acts by the American Hercules Smalleto and a death defying dive.
Classified notes show multiple rentals on Nacoochee Avenue Washington Street and Hill Street with immediate possession. Also listed are a seven room Boulevard home for Henry Comer and second hand typewriters at W M Breedlove. Found hat reported near Whitehall and Athens. Smoke for remedies and liniment sold by J A J Davis at Peters Street Atlanta. Indian blood remedy offered as well.
Southern papers urge that if Mississippi tender s all statues of Jefferson Davis to the United States, the move should be accepted without protest. The piece argues the acceptance is proper and likely to be welcomed broadly.
A Confederate veteran praises Athens for hosting a city reunion noting unmatched hospitality and pleasant weather. He commends open doors and the good order of old soldiers, hoping to meet again in Athens, and urges continued veteran gatherings in the city. The piece also mentions the Young People's Missionary Movement and the Georgia League led by Prof. Charles R. Forster inviting college ties to unite in faith and mission work.
The Georgia Students Missionary League schedules its fourth annual convention at Bessie Tift College Forsyth November 12 13 14. The league unites 22 colleges and aims to reach 2000 mission study participants and 1000 volunteers while promoting missionary zeal among Georgia students.
A poem by Mrs E W Barksdale of this city was read at a reunion reception at city hall hosted by the Daughters of the Confederacy. It honors veterans of the Stars and Bars, notes decades since the Civil War, and praises peace, heritage, and the faded flags kept in memory.
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