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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1923
Page
10
Miss Ruth Dumas visits. Gracon hosts activity as Hinton and Marshall visit Atlanta and Junction City. Macon visitors, Roberta guests, and Butler outings frequent. Social events include bridge parties and masquerade, with many relatives and friends noted across Cochran, Cuthbert, Fort Valley, and more. Local ads promote bathing caps and dress sales.
Mrs Geon Ingram hosts a Sunday School class gathering at Mrs J C Newsom home with guests Miss Blanche Marshall and cousin Miss Mildred Gower arriving from Atlanta. Local families from Macon Reynolds and Fitzgerald visit, plus bridge parties, hospital news, and honor roll mentions from Wesleyan. Geneva correspondent reports community events and social happenings in Reynolds and nearby towns.
The Young People's Missionary Society held its regular meeting at the church Wednesday evening with nine members and several visitors. Mrs. A. J. Barrow led a devotional, and the group studied Maude Booth and Frances Willard as part of Home Missionaries. Neva Barrow and Susie Fountain read papers. The session closed with hymns and prayers.
The Glad Girls Bible Class of Reynolds Baptist Sunday School hosted a delightful prom party at Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Newsom home on Thursday evening with refreshments served. Attendees included Emily Hicks, Alice Hicks, Blanche Marshall, Clara Parks, Eloise Weaver, Mattie Weaver, Frances Hodges, Choyce Barrow, Edith Newsom, Ethel Marshall, Camilla Hill, Margaret Payne, Mattie Musslewhite, Louise Land, Lydia Goddard, Louise Lewis, Carol Smith, Sara Waters, Mattie Crawford, Lettie Hobbs, Grace Fountain, Minnie Saunders, Lola Best, Martha Peterman, Daiiy Brooks, Doris Newsom, Lois Newsom, Mildred Gower, Emma Joiner of Atlanta, and Elbert Hill, John Turk, William Powell, William Seay, John Mangham, Hugh Neisler, Alton Liffey, Baxtop Cook, Eugene Hodges, Brown Hicks, Thomas Turk, Millard Hicks, Douglas Powell, Joe Byron, A. J. Fontain, Holcombe Newsom, John Dumas, Ross Lucas, Paul Barrow, and Guerry Strong.
One of the spritest affairs of the season, the masquerade party given by Misses Mattie and Eloise Weaver at their grandmother Mrs Z T Weaver’s home on Eastern Heights. The house was decorated with gladioli ferns and flowers, the punch bowl decor in pink roses, presided by Misses Gussie Newsom and Willie F S Weaver. A salad course was served after the party with about forty guests in attendance.
The piece argues that desire for better personal and social conditions drives policy and alliance choices in Europe and America. It cautions against overreliance on doctrinal theology, urging education to balance science and religion and warning against fakers in science. Prof. Hart is cited on reconciling religion with natural facts and avoiding hide-bound theology.
Dr C B Wilmer rector of St Luke's Episcopal Church Atlanta argues that evolution lacks scientific factors and that believers in religion remain steadfast, expressing skepticism about the compatibility of science and faith.
Dr Belk of Trinity Methodist Church in Atlanta argues religion cannot be only a human theory and may overlap with evolution. The piece discusses hope, doubt and the basis of taxation including a proposed state income tax, with Fullbright noting tax contributions should reflect ability to pay.
Notice announces a Reynolds District trustees vacancy to be filled by election on July 21 1923 or near date as established to fill the term caused by the departure of Hon F A Trustin superintendent W Trustin signs the notice Released under school district rules with names and dates in a terse civic notice style
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