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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1910
Page
17
Montgomery residents report a spring of weddings and social visits. Mr. Tyson and Miss Nabors wed in Tuscaloosa, honeymooning in North Carolina. Mrs. Bartlett and others travel for family gatherings, with many guests from Mobile, New Orleans, and Gadsden visiting relatives and attending ceremonies.
A stream of visitors and hosts fills Athens and nearby towns. Mrs. James Farrow McGowan travels from Goshen to Greensbriar and White Sulphur Springs, while Mrs Eugenia Lyle visits Atlanta and departs for home. Savannah and Milledgeville hosts host gatherings as Mrs U H Davenport and the Mell, Bocock, Griffith, and Linton families mingle at Wrightsville Beach and Tybee. Bridge parties, bunco events, and a large chauffeured social scene in Eatonton and Macon showcase seasonal hosting by the region’s society. Friends prepare for European travel as Mrs E C McEvoy’s party returns from touring.
Elberton Georgia reports a lively social month with numerous house parties and entertainments. Miss Wilona Harper hosts guests at the Gholatson Inn joining Misse Suale Cromer Effie Haywood Kate Richardson Zelma Allen. Mrs James N Rice entertains Alicen sid aulda Deaver Genevie Couser Janie Nal Julia Hanlett. Others include Miss Hilda Menton Miss Louisy Hendrick Miriam Pope Lucy Bryan Morelle Baldwin Maud Oliver guest Troliinger Clifton Arnold hosts Eleanor Rene Lustrat Abia Stevens Tribble and Joe Stephens. The week features dances at Elis Club rooms and various entertainments through midweek.
A stream of visitors and guests fills Austell Ga and nearby communities with names and places from Gaines ville Deland Miami Fort Lauderdale and Thomasville as families travel for summer visits. Hosts include Dr and Mrs L G Garrett Mrs George H Woodall and Mrs Pam Jackson while others attend dominos gatherings Pearl Springs camp visits Wrightsville and camp at Pearl Springs with several Parker sisters and Floyd relations scattered across Georgia and Florida.
Mrs D C Horgan returns to Macon after week with Mrs J A Calling. Mr H H Herndon of Brunswick to visit Mrs C E Brower. Mrs George W Stubbs hosts guests from Columbus for Bridge with Mrs Riley of Augusta winning prize. House party attendees include numerous local ladies and visitors. Several locals return from trips to Brunswick White Springs Atlanta and Warm Springs with social gatherings and picnics noted.
Invitations have been issued for the marriage of Miss Mary Hilzabeth Renfro to Mr James Wilbur Ham in Cartersville on the evening of August 10. Mr Ham, son of Mr and Mrs T W Ham, is brother of Rev J W Ham of Atlanta. Several friends from here will attend.
West Point Georgia and nearby towns feature a list of residents visiting friends in Troy Alabama, Opelika, London and Manchester England, Selma and Newnan Georgia, Atlanta and Columbus guests. People include Mise Alice Askymie, Jessie Lewla Johnson, Mr and Mrs John Horsley, Mrs W B Herford, Miss Marjorie Werford, Miss Bartia Wooton, Miss Blazebe Barnag, Mrs G L Warner, Mrs John Barker, Mrs Rona Herzfeldt, Mrs J Frieben, Miss Kate Lane, Mrs Hugh Hil, Mrs George T Smith, Mrs G N Croft, Miss Mary Garrett, Miss Louise Wright, Mrs Ernest Barron, Mrs J Lanter.
Miss Minnie smith departs for Monteagle with friends while Mrs Paul Culbertson of Coalgate Oklahoma visits her mother Mrs Harper. Families like Conner McCollister Brevans return from Wrightsville Beach and Hartsfield family travels to Atlanta. Emma and Mary King host friends. Wright Willingham clan stays at Cave Spring hotel. Hazel and Dorothy Wright visit Monteagle. Wilma Echols returns to Rome. Mrs Bam Crook from Anniston visits Sparks family.
Mr Sam B Jones Jr of Cartersville and Miss Lula Booker of Hapeville wed in Atlanta at 49 West Peachtre Street home of Miss Royall. The ceremony was by Rev J J Bennett with a small group present. They will reside in Cartersville. Emily Daves hosted at the Gables for Miss Mary Lizzie Renfroe of Augusta and others hosted gatherings for local society plus Mrs Paul Axin entertaining Miss Jennie Harwell and music night hosted by Mrs A S Dickey and Sam Jones hosting a reception for Mrs Paul Jones and Mrs Walter Holcomb.
Advertisers declare Grelotco Good Will Soap the finest hand and household cleanser ever produced, claiming universal approval across social classes and usage scenarios.
The Dawson scene features Mrs J W Yooten hosting guests in compliment to Mrs M C Edwards with Misses Bithe and Annette McDonald of Cuthbert. other parties honor visitors Susie and Nettle Allen Roselle Crittenden Shellman and Miss Metcalf of Palatka Florida. a Birmingham Special sleeping car addition from Atlanta to Washington and New York is noted.
Bainbridge Georgia hosts Miss Caroline Williams and Miss May Bell Williams from Atlanta visiting Col in Mrs John E Donalson. Miss Jessie May Fry from Valdosta visits aunt Mrs William W Krause. Mr and Mrs Robert Temple and Miss Ethelyn Temple depart for New Orleans to settle there. Mrs W A Wheeler and children travel to Crawford Mississippi for time with relatives. Miss Katharine Fidilda hosts a dance at Walnman hotel for visitors Miss Livie and Miriam Philpot from Hawkinsville. Miss Bell Arnold entertains the Young Ladies Sewing Club in the afternoon.
The Brunswick ceremony at the Greenfield home united Miss Ruth Greenfield and Mr. John W. O Quinn on a Wednesday afternoon with limited attendance. After the wedding Mrs. O Quinn departed for Valdosta then returned to reside. Hostesses Miss Annie Newell of Alabama and Pear Wilson of St Marys hosted a porch party for guests and friends.
An advertisement touts a secret method to remove wrinkles and develop bust size. It promises dramatic facial and body changes without creams, pills, or masks and offers free instructions by mail. Readers are urged to write to a location for details and testimonials.
The Parker clan from Waco Georgia held its first reunion Friday July 23 and 24 at the family home near Waco. All eleven children start with I, no middle names, and most have spent life in Georgia. Twenty grandchildren bless the family with strong ties as parents share farming homes around Carrollton and Atlanta.
Augusta Georgia July 80 special correspondence details the marriage of Miss Edna Lee Barrett to Mr. Omerzee Moody at the Jennings home with Rev Levern officiating. Also covered are birthday parties, visits by socialites from Savannah and Macon, bridge and dance events, and notices of travel and domestic plans among local families and guests.
In Griffin Georgia Mrs W E O Searcy Jr is listed as missing after an elaborate tea on Saturday evening. The Domino Club hosted gatherings with guests from Macon and Atlanta. Numerous social events follow including dinners parties picnics and a wedding at a Presbyterian church in Sparta. A large reception is planned for next Thursday afternoon.
Greensboro society hosted a series of teas luncheons and socials this week. Mrs J G Faust entertained guests including Miss Laure Thompson of Galpenville. Mrs Carrie Montfort welcomed Mrs George Brown of Fort Gaines. Mrs Henry T Lewis hosted for Miss Camilla McWhorter of Athens and Laura Thompson of Gainesville. A bowling party awarded a box of candy to Mina Hallie Park and Miles W. Carter. Miss Mary Lee Gurr entertained friends at a Gay Afternoon. Miss Annie Linton visited by Mrs Thomas Wint and Mrs Charles Straton. Florence Willis led a punch reception. many Greensboro residents attended a moonlight picnic at Dons Pond.
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