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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1929
Page
7
Fragment from Ella Wheeler Wilcox reflects on life, mockery, sorrow, and fame. It notes that fortunes rise and fall while individuals must drink life’s gall and pass through narrow passages alone. The verse laments transient friendships and the inexorable march toward death.
Butler Jjocals Lucile Bazemore ent b Columbus. Mrs Bill Watson TM of son spent Sunday in Butler. Clyde McCants of Fitzgerald visits Butler with relatives. Birth announcement July 4 for a fine son. Various visits: Miss Peavy, Mrs Irma Gill, Mrs T E Bazmore, Mr and Mrs Walter Suggs, James Lena Pool and Beulah, Miss Helen Montfort, Mrs Morgan McCants, Mrs Harvie Booth and others. Frequent travel to Macon, Sylvester, Ellaville, West Point, Rome and Augusta for visits and ball games.
From Tuesdays Macon News comes word the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs club institute of the University of Georgia summer level will be held in Athens July 17 to 19. Miss Emily Louise Plumley will direct with sessions in Memorial Hall and a full program of round table conferences and leadership exercises. The event marks the 30th anniversary of Tallulah Falls school and features prominent speakers from multiple colleges and clubs.
Mrs R C Montgomery and Mrs Walter Suggs hosted a Wednesday bridge party at Montgomery home in honor of Sadie Rawls of Clearwater Florida and Mrs W A Wood of Fort Valley The living and dining rooms sparkled with garden flowers A salad course and ice were served after several progressions of the game Attending were Mrs J W Edwards Mrs J H West Mrs Belle Carson Mrs Harley Riley Mrs M K Cameron Mrs Ben Persons Mrs Helen Dunnody Mrs Clyde Young of Charlotte NC Mrs H P Wallace Mrs L R Adams and Misses Martha Turner Martin West and Atheline Childs Mrs W A Wood and Miss Sadie Rawls
Wallace Edwards Chapter U D C gathered June 11 at Miss Marion Wests home for a business session and a tribute program for Miss Rutherford. Guests enjoyed punch, ice cream, and cake after plans were made to send a box to the Old Soldiers Home.
The Sunday School Worker's Council met Monday evening at 8 at the church. After teacher reports the main topic was the Standard Training School to be held here in September. Committees were appointed: Membership Miss Janie Neisler Mrs C E Benns Publicity Mrs Pickens Riley and Mrs Eli Garrett. Future meetings move to the 4th Monday evening.
The Mission Study Class met Monday afternoon at the church led by Mrs. L. R. Adams. She presented the Where When and Why of the Jerusalem Conference in Easter in Jerusalem with world representatives aiming to advance the Kingdom of God. The next chapter will be by Mrs. Julia Riley next Monday after noon at the church.
A reflective note on character and self-control. The author compares delicate balance to a kettle, warns that whispers can unsettle restraint, and suggests practical patience matters more than lofty philosophy.
Examinations will cover elementary and grammar school work for county licenses on August 2 1929. High school subjects and education for state elementary certificates on August 3 1929. Junior college subjects and education for junior college certificates also on August 3. Reading course details listed with book prices from Georgia School Book Depository.
Limited supply of good sound ear corn for sale at market price. Request orders to C M Blair of Butler Georgia. Also a vivid note on a painting titled The March of the Conquerors depicting Caesar Alexander the Great Hannibal Napoleon Grant Lee and a scene of a highway built of dead men's bones.
More than 100 prominent Georgia citizens from South Georgia cities and counties urged Governor Hardman to appoint Nelson M. Shipp to the state highway commission. Shipp, former Macon newspaperman, has campaigned for state highway bonds and spoken in 14 counties. He was born in Cordele and earlier served as associate editor of The Macon Telegraph and Washington secretary to Senator Harris.
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