Matinee Party Honors Visiting Ladies at Akers Home
Mrs. William Akers hosted a matinee party yesterday afternoon honoring Mrs. Howard Lyon of Baltimore, guest of Mrs. George King, and Mrs. Albert Dillon of Jacksonville, guest of Mrs. William Percy.
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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1915
Page
9
Mrs. William Akers hosted a matinee party yesterday afternoon honoring Mrs. Howard Lyon of Baltimore, guest of Mrs. George King, and Mrs. Albert Dillon of Jacksonville, guest of Mrs. William Percy.
Miss Irene H. Craft of Augusta Mississippi describes months of irregular periods chills fever and dizziness. After ineffective medical treatment she used Cardus and reports complete relief from backache headache and dizziness. She urges others with common female ailments to try Cardus and notes pharmacists stock it with full directions.
Mrs Edward Locke announces the marriage of her daughter Marie Lavonia to Luther Clyde Davis, the ceremony held September 18. Several other social events include flapper tea dances, teas at the Driving Club, and forthcoming weddings and entertainments featuring Mrs Linton Honing Signor Aldo Randegger and guests. Louise Whitaker to marry William Simon Whitaker on October 6 at St Paul Methodist Church with reception at 170 Sydney Street.
Little Miss Wiss Hous ton won two books of fairy tales in a peanut hunt contest. The favors were enclosed in Jack Horner pie. Mrs Adams entertained with her mother Mrs John Brownlee and sister Mrs Emmett L Jakes among the many guests listed for the event.
St.okes Business Women's club plans its September meeting Wednesday evening September 22 at the church with supper at 6 00 p m All members urged to attend The Atlanta Woman's Suffrage league meets at Carnegie Library Wednesday at 3 30 p m under Mrs Eugene M Mitchell leadership Members are requested to attend
At the Ansley hotel pine room a luncheon honored Mrs H M Horine and her committee for entertaining delegates to the National Association of Building Owners and Managers convention in Atlanta. The local association presented a silver vase inscribed to Mrs EB M Horine with a speech of appreciation and thanks to the women helpers.
Professor W. S. Kell announces extended registration for entry to the Georgia Tech School of Commerce fall classes. The move to October 1 responds to strong interest in the special newspaper advertising course and other new features. Night classes are held in the Walton building under Tech management, separate from the free night school.
A Cordele conference of railroad officials and Mayor J Gordon Jones discussed crossing upgrades. Attendees included C E Brower A B A W E F Kaderly G S F O Teague of Seaboard. Plan calls for crushed rock and gravel on all city crossings to begin soon.
Atlanta readers can purchase The Augusta Chronicle as part of a limited distribution sale. The issue covers local news, sports, and classifieds with the Chronicle’s standard regional emphasis for readers in the capital city area.
Columbus cotton market shows lively, optimistic trading with good middling at 10 3-4 cents. Sales include 150 to 250 bales at 10 3-4 cents, as new cotton moves steadily and stockpiles shrink from 24 000–25 000 bales to about 20 000. Cotton seed brings 15 and wagon seed around 28 per ton, with expectations of further price gains.
Savannah Ga September 21. Chatham county carried four bond issues totaling nearly 1 million dollars. A road from Savannah to Tybee received 375000 dollars. Additional issues funded public schools 400000 dollars and small bonds for courthouse improvements county farm buildings and a county reformatory.
Confederate veterans group Atlanta Camp No 159 denounces Sunday exhibitions by local theaters aimed at raising funds. They urge newspapers to publish the resolution opposing Sunday shows and rejecting any fundraising connection to Confederate veterans. Signed by Commander S. D. Mul Powell and Adjutant H. Harrison.
Macon Ga September 21 Special The Macon Association of Life Insurance Underwriters has issued a call for a meeting of all insurance men Georgia to be held in Macon on November 2 designated by the Georgia State Fair as Underwriters' day More than 600 Insurance men are expected to attend
Oxford Ga September 21 Special President James EB Dickey announces Emory College has its best opening in years. Registration this morning stood at 265 with additional students arriving daily.
Oxford Ga September 21 John T Bird who for nine years has been conductor at the Oxford end of the Covington and Oxford street railway has been named postmaster at Oxford to succeed BRL Gunn who has been in the office as assistant or postmaster for eighteen years Postmaster Bird will assume office about November 1 His assistant will be Mrs Walter R Branham
Jackson prepares to welcome the second Seeing Georgia party of tourists on October 6. The chamber of commerce and local auto enthusiasts plan a meeting soon to map an entertainment program for visitors.
A seven member committee will be appointed today by President Leé Jordan to have charge of Merchants' and Manufacturers' Day for the Georgia Harvest Festival. Beaumont Davison and W. W. Orr spoke at the Rotary Club lunch at the Hotel Ansley, pledging full backing. The club aims to make the festival a major citywide carnival, with previous efforts cited including new street signs installed under W. W. E. Chambers.
Miss Maude Penn and HH Brookes, both of 42 Trinity Avenue, wed in the ordinary's court with Judge A A Owens after noon. The groom, a soda dispenser at Bent Pharmacy, quit work at 1 for lunch and hurried back after a Decatur attempt was refused, briefed as a two year engagement and four year acquaintance.
Newly elected Decatur Athletic Club directors gathered at President Robert C. W. Ramspeck's home for a buffet supper. Plans covered new attractions and progress, with committees named: House George StJones chair, Tayor, Ansley. Finance Grotti chair, Hendee, Candler. Tennis Candle chair, Hendee, Haygood. Entertainment Hammock Hamspeck chair, Taylor, Sutton, Wider, Jones.
James E L Vedl der division superintendent of Brass streets will address the Ad Men meeting at the Hotel Ansley tomorrow at noon. The session titled My South's Opportunity will focus on a business revival. An interesting program includes new stunts and a quartet appearance by the Ad Men's group.
Augusta Ga September 21 a group of younger business men prepare to form a junior merchants and manufacturers association. The new body will cooperate with the existing organization but remain separate and distinct.
Athens presbytery convened in Clarkesville with moderator J. A. Hunter of Jefferson and clerk Rev. J. Cartledgy of Athens presiding. After sessions, the group planned an official visit to Nacoochee Institute, the mountain high school, in a body.
Terre Hill Pa Mrs Augustus Lyon endorses Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound noting relief from female troubles and aches in back and sides after use. The ad extols the remedy as a grand, standard cure rooted in field herbs and highlights mass testimonials from women in Lynn Massachusetts data files.
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