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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1930
Page
2
Many residents spend summer with relatives in Albany Dawson and Reynolds. Visitors include Oscar Hammock and Walter Horton from Mercer University, Miss Agnes Seay, and Miss Elizabeth Whatley. Activities cover dances, bridge, and church services. The Grand Theatre reopens June 5 with Only the Brave and new Vita-Phone sound. A new children pool near the golf course gains praise as a civic project led by C. B. Marshall and locals.
A bridge party last week at Miss Martha Powell’s home hosted by Miss Winnie Aultman featured spring flower decor and a guest list including Mrs. Jerringan Royal Lovins Tarroll Waters Henry Waters Jim Brewer A V Brewer J Barrow Ed Musslewhite Leonard Cooper Guy Windham Willis Saunders Gussie Taylor Mintie Theus. Top score went to Mrs. Cooper and low to Mrs. Taylor. Tea was served to a group led by Miss Marie Barrow Elizabeth Griffin Katherine Hutchinson Laurice Aultman Eva Griffith Mary Powell and Mrs Griffith. Mrs Frank Musslewhite and Mrs Forest Mims attended with Mrs Hall of Butler. Salad course praised.
The Methodist Missionary Society met at the church on June 2. A song and prayer opened the session, minutes were read, and treasurer Mrs Beall reported dues up from last year. Officers’ reports were given, circles counted, dues collected, and devotional led by Mrs Ricks from John 17. Mrs Hollis read Pauls prayer from Colossians 1. Mrs Shealy recited His prayer in Philippians, and His prayer to the Ephesians was shared by Mrs Whatley. “I Need Thee Every Hour” closed the meeting.
The Young Woman's Bible Class met with a large turnout as Reds had 16 members and Blues 18. The session will continue through the month and announce who’s who. Visitors Mrs C C Cooper of Macon and Mrs Herman Hicks of Columbus attended, and welcomed members returning from absence.
A long reflective piece argues that modern knowledge has grown vast and confusing, from astronomy to psychology, while moral clarity fades. It laments public indifference, warns of civic decay, and cites the era’s political and economic upheavals, urging serious thought and action. It references reform efforts, leadership, and the pull of new ideas amid ongoing failures and successes in business and government.
In Athens Georgia the Woman's Club Institute will run July 9 to 11 at the University of Georgia summer school. Director general Federation of Women's Clubs Mrs L N Harder of Marion Ohio will lead. The theme is Woman's Place in the New Order and includes lectures on The New Order in Manners Morals Home Church and The Women's Club Today.
A 1920s program outline for the Woman's Club describes sessions on public opinion, propaganda, radio, and international goodwill. Debates cover women’s suffrage and ethical leadership, with lectures on Italian and Russian topics and a focus on club activities and officers.
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