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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1936
Page
4
Reynolds civic improvement club page records visits and travel of local residents and guests. Numerous families and friends from Macon Thomaston Buena Vista Atlanta Ft Valley St Petersburg and Millen are listed with weekday and weekend trips including Mr and Mrs Carson Mrs Sealy Miss Trapp and many others visiting relatives and hosting dinners and gatherings in Reynolds.
MAUK residents hosted and visited relatives across nearby towns. Families welcomed Miss Mary Woodall, Miss Bobbie Chalkley, and Miss Eloise Montgomery with extended visits from Mrs. Georgia Garret, Mrs. Laura Montgomery, and others. Travelers included Walter Wood returning home to Washington state and several families hosting kin from Franklin, Sylvester, Rupert, and Butler.
The Woman's Missionary Society of Reynolds M E Church held a spend-the-day mission study at Mrs. Robert Bell's home. The book Other America was the study title and a luncheon was served at noon. Participants included Mrs J N Shell, Mrs W M Hollis, Miss Winnie Griffith, Mrs W A Saunders, Mrs A V Brewer, Mrs W Marshall Jr, Mrs E T Shealy, Mrs Gray Hicks, Mrs F A Ricks, Mrs Musslewhite, Mrs F M Carson, Mrs Tom Poole, Mrs Susie Woods, Mrs W C Windham, Mrs R Aultman, Mrs Albert Hicks, Mrs Swearingen, Miss Florence Smith, Mrs Smith, Mrs M Wood, Mrs McDonald, Mrs Edgar Whatley, Mrs Maggie Beall, and Mrs H K Sealy.
A long list of residents from Five Points and nearby towns hosted and visited one another across the weekend. Families including Reeves, Adams, Jarrell, Jarrell of Reynolds, Suggs, and Gaultney gathered in multiple households from Butler to Macon, Thomaston, Prattsburg, Knoxville, and Reynolds. A surprise marriage occurred between Margarete Adams and Earl Haywood in Knoxville, with best wishes expressed. Mrs T D Jarrell is reported sick.
The third quarterly conference for Reynolds and Crowell Methodist churches will be held at Crowell on July 22. Rev. J. N. Shell is pastor and Rev. A. W. Reese, presiding elder of the Macon district, announced the date on Tuesday.
Mrs Geo Bennett of Montezuma was weekend guest of Mr and Mrs R B Jinks. Mrs Walter Kellum visited sister Mrs J A Buckner last week. Mr and Mrs C C Clarke spent Saturday in Macon. Miss Lois Bennett of Montezuma spent weekend with cousin Miss Jeanette Jinks. Misses Virginia Perkins and Evelyn Brown visited Mrs A F Fain Jr in Ft Valley for the weekend. Ernest Vaughn and children and W T Childs of Thomaston visited Mr and Mrs Will Childs and Mrs J K Adams. Mrs Margaret Watkins, visiting Buckners, left for Baldwinville to see Mr and Mrs Walter Kellum. Mrs Rod Brown recently visited Ft Valley. Master O O Brown Jr visited sister Mrs Ernest Davis in Butler. Mrs Clyde Loyd returned home after visiting relatives in Alabama. Roy Jinks spent weekend at home. Mrs Sarah Fickling and Mr Charles Fickling of Butler were guests of Mr and Mrs Joe Brown and family.
The notice lists numerous social visits among residents. Wesley R A Spinks and children of Colubus spent Sunday with the Spinks family. Jarrells, Amoses, Bazemores, Adams, Downs, Wilsons, Sages, Wilsons, and Heaths hosted or joined relatives and friends. Guests included J M Royal of Newnan, Hugh Sealy family of Reynolds, Dr W C Sealy of Atlanta, Haywood Allen family, Ruth Pound of Swainsboro, and Mildred Neisler visiting Lois Heath.
Rev Wyman C Huckabee, former Reynolds pastor turned missionary in Japan, describes a Christmas gathering at Fukushima nursery. Mothers, city social workers, and Hiroshima School students attend a Japanese room ceremony, hear the Christmas story, join a simple prayer, watch skits, and receive gifts from college YWCA volunteers. Huckabee signs from Hiroshima Japan.
In memory of my precious mother Mrs. E H Payne whose earthly life ended June 24 1933 Dearest mother the years are three Since you left us here on earth Its so sad but Im glad I see Your face and value its worth May the things I think say and do Ever draw me closer to you Your loving daughter Mrs J E Dickens
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