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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1918
Page
2
Reynolds community hosts soldiers returning home from service and family guests from Butler, Atlanta, Macon, Jacksonville, and Florence as millinery openings, Girl Scouts events, and regional trips are noted. Local visits from Detroit and Bainbridge are mentioned alongside Mount Morgan excursions and Red Cross outreach.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Matthews of Reynolds announce the engagement of their daughter Nita Matthews to Samuel Bentley Harp. Harp is a prosperous planter from the Delta section. Both are popular with a large circle of friends awaiting the wedding.
The Woman's Improvement Club met with Mrs. W. H. Ogburn and Miss Louise Ogburn with about twenty five members present. Members donated canned fruits and jellies for soldiers at Camp Wheeler and enjoyed a fruit driven refreshment. The next meeting will be with Miss Nettie Paris and Mrs. Dorothy Streng.
Large stock of No 1 and No 2 shingles available at Reynolds. Reasonable pricing offered by R P McGuffin.
A detailed schedule for a multi day series of church services from Sunday August 25 to Sunday September 1. Readings include sermons by Rev. Wm. K. Dennis Montezuma Rev. W. F. Smith Cor deo Dr. T. D. Ellis Macon and Rev. R. F. Eakes Atlanta with addresses on church duties wartime education and Methodism.
Mr Royal Daniel spoke at a Reynolds church gathering in union with the Methodist church and local Red Cross leaders. Attendance at Sunday school rose as the town united for worship with Baptist friends when lights failed. pastors urged better turnout next Sunday and a 10 o'clock Sunday school start with an 8 30 evening service.
A European hospital employs a system of external mirrors to reflect beams of light onto an operating table from a ceiling lamp outside the operating room.
Two aviators from Souther Field visited a rural county area and were forced to land near Reynolds due to engine damage while returning from Macon. Lieut Keough resumed to the Americus camp. Cadet Johnson remained for repairs, aided by Mr. B. W. Hinton and local crews who worked through Friday. A second accident injured a nearby machine that struck a fence, but no injuries were reported.
The article traces the orange blossom wedding custom from Spain to Moorish origins, via France to Georgia. It notes the fashion’s relatively recent adoption in the United States and its French influence on dress traditions.
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