Athens Chamber Names Committees for 1918
Directors and officers of the Athens Chamber of Commerce announced committee assignments for the year. Under President Andrew Erwin the groups include Advertising and Publicity chaired by D. G. Anderson, City Improvement led by C. D. Flanigen, Education led by Jno White Morton, and New Enterprises headed by A. H. Sykes. Other panels cover Collections, Entertainment, Railroad, Public Service Corporations, Council Committee, and Membership with named chairmen and members listed. The luncheon at Hotel Georgian followed the formal naming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Hotel Georgian
Andrew Erwin
Flanigen
Abney
Crichton Callaway
Athens
D. G
B. B. McGill
H. Carthers
J. F. Hart
E. J. Bondurant
John D. Moss
J. W. Webb
C. D. Flanigen
M. J. Abney
W. H. Shelton
B. R. Hodgson, Jr
Fortson
Hugh H. Gordon
B. F. Hardeman Jerre M. Pound
Martin J. Abney
T. W. Brabaton
Sam Woods
R. T. Goodwyn
C. D. Campbell
J. L. Deadwyler
L. C. Smith
N. .G. Slaughter
Dobbs
B. A. Crane
Peabody Hall Aims to House Georgia Education School
The Peabody School of Education will be a state normal college within the University, housing George Peabody Hall. It will offer BA BS and MA programs, focus on high school pedagogy rural education and school supervision, and include laboratories and a new rural education specialist. Extensions include summer school, high school conferences, and a Teacher Appointments Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Richard Mulcaster
Herbert
Universities of
America
Gouthern
South
University of Georgia
School of Education
George Peabody
Peabody School of Education
Athens
eeGeorge Peabody Hall
R. L. Geissler
Saxony
University of Texas
Cornell University
Teomen
Randall
State Normal School
J. 8. Stewart
Illinois
Virginia
State Educational Association
Alabama
Louisiana
Georgia
The
University
Judge Cobb Headed Georgia Electors in Atlanta Meeting
The Banner reports Judge Andrew Cobb was unanimously chosen chairman of the presidential electors in Atlanta. John C. Reese won the messenger post on the second ballot amid a lively contest among Reese, Harlee Branch, and Flynn Hargett. Electors nationwide cast preliminary ballots, affirming Wilson and Marshall for president and vice president, with final electoral college action to follow in February.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Cobb
Atlanta
Reese Messenger
Woodrow Wilson
United States
Thomas R. Marshall
John C. Reese
Macon Telegraph
Messenger
Washington
Bacon
Georgia
Senate
Wind
B. M. Blackburn
Walter E. Stead
Taylor County
John Dupree
J. B. Hutcheson
Underwood
Dupree
Wilson
Marshall
Harlee Branch
Atlanta Journal
Flynn Hargett
State Senate
Reese
Hargett
Branch
Texas Prohibition Fight and Rail Policy at State Session
Special to the Banner from Austin Texas January 14 Prohibition supporters and opponents vow a vigorous battle over a statewide prohibition measure at the thirty third Texas Legislature session convening at the capitol Also on the agenda railroad restrictions stock and bond law amendments and the formal election of Morria Sheppard to the US Senate to fill the unexpired term Also noted is Frank Stantop s Just and the State Normals cooperative effort to fill the educator gap in teacher preparation through the High School Quarterly
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Austin
Capitol
Morria Sheppard
United States Senate
R. M. Johnson
Bailey
All Friends of Education
Reverend Charles Soon Mohammed Exposed as Fraud in Classic City
A long letter recounts how Reverend Charles Soon Mohammed posed as a missionary and ex follower, defrauding Methodists across the South. Rev. Thomas A. Smoot of Epworth Church Norfolk confirms no Randolph-Macon diploma, no Empire mission, and urges removal to protect congregations while detailing prior arrests and evasions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mohammed
Mosele
Methodist Church
Stephens
Norfolk
Virginia
Epworth
Charles Soon Mohammed
Durham
N.C
Charles
Randolph-Macon College
Morocco
R.M. College
Professor Flowers
Trinity College
Charlie
High Dudgeon
South
Alabama
Nashville Advocate
Wilmington
Atlantic Coast Line Railway
North Carolina
John R. Pepper
Memphis
C. Mohammed
Thomas A, Smoot
Laymen's Missionary Movement Georgia Convention 1918
The Laymen's Missionary Movement announces Georgia's second state convention in Atlanta on February 9-10 1918 as part of a national campaign to spur mission giving and service. Delegates from Georgia churches are urged to attend with a one dollar registration to cover meals and floor seats, as transport rates are sought and accommodations arranged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laymen's Missionary Movement
Georgia
Laymen’s Missionary Movement
Atlanta
Men of
of Galilee
Galilee
Nationa
Church Triumphant
Southeastern Passenger Association
Avanta
A Burning Question for Athens Merchants on Parcels Post
The article urges Athens merchants to seize the parcels post advertising opportunity. It outlines a plan to create a county and city map centered on Athens, showing zones and postages, printable for mail order catalogs, ads, or stationery. The Chamber of Commerce funds a draftsman to produce the map and offers loaned map plates to printers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
C. C. Callaway
Chamber of Commerce
United States
Athenas
Matt
Atheny
Georgia Church Convention Call for United Prayer
A Georgia aspirant convention urged united prayer to amplify missionary work amid a national awakening. H A Ethridge and Julien Rogers call Georgia men to gather in Atlanta, dubbed the gateway of the New South, to support boards, lay movement leaders, pastors, and delegates for a broader evangelization effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
Galilee
Atitanta
Men
Atlanta
New South
H. A. Ethridge
Julien 8. Rogers
Eee
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George Peabody Hall
Thos. Jackson Woopter, Dean
Frank Stantop
Cham
Ber
Commerce
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