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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1945
Page
7
Social notes list numerous guests and visits including Happenings Miss Claudia Pierce at Warm Springs Mrs F A Peed visiting Ft Benning and Mr W W Steed in Atlanta. The item records many relatives and friends staying in or visiting local households with several regional names and places.
Mr A W Adams of Howard announces the engagement of his daughter Dorothy L Adams of Macon to Sgt Henry W Brooks Jr son of Dr and Mrs H W Brooks of Buena Vista. The marriage will take place at an early date.
Local residents and visitors share weekend travels and visits across Georgia towns. Notable mentions include Miss Mabel Parr visiting family in Panhandle, Mrs. LeRoy Stringfield and Mr J R Stringfield hosting in Thomaston, and Mrs. J R Carpenter hosting in Ellaville.
The Butler Garden Club met May 9 at the home of Mrs. W. H. Trussell with Mrs. T. L. Fountain as co host. The meeting opened with a prayer by Mrs. L. R. Adams and president Mrs. L. R. Dean led the business session. The club voted to send flowers to Camp Wheeler and Robins Field for Mothers Day. Walter Butler gave a talk on Eyes That See Not. Mrs. W. H. Suggs sang a selection with piano accompaniment by Mrs. Adams. Hosts served an attractive salad course.
Dr. William F. Ogburn, Mercer alumnus and noted sociologist, will deliver the commencement address to Mercer University’s 1945 graduating class. President Spright Dowell announced the June 17 and 18 exercises with a sermon by Dr. C. Roy Angell of Miami.
Frances Sealy James Smith Sarah Stewart Tommy Summerour Alice Swain Rachel Theus June Trussell Louise Vann Betty Sue Watson Betty Weldon Clarice Whitley are named in a community notice listing residents and relatives. The fragment suggests a memorial or social page item highlighting local individuals.
The piece marks May 6 to 13 as the 22nd National Music Week, launched in 1924 to foster unity through music. It urges Americans, led by the St Cecilia Junior Music Club, to spread enthusiasm for music as a vital self expression beyond mere entertainment.
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