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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1913
Page
4
Buttrey 3 The Store of Faction Orrg ue promotes fair pricing with a policy of cash and one price to all. It claims inflated store prices are wrong and asserts dependable growth from correct principles, urging customers to trade only where merchandise is marked at legitimate profit.
We announce the best self rising flour on the market from Becker Milling Co of Red Bud Illinois. We are exclusive agents offering Good Luck Self Rising flour with a money back guarantee if not the best you ever had,Distributor SPIGHT CO.
The Morgan County Medical Society will hold a regular meeting on Thursday in Hiartselle. Attendees will include members from local medical practices and hospital representatives to discuss society affairs.
A collage of quotations from Browning Emerson and others on virtue and destiny appears alongside verse about choosing one's path. The page notes visitors: Mr and Mrs H B Scott of Atlanta with the Allisons in Huntsville, Mrs Fannin Arnold of Nashville with son Mr Arnold in Moulton Street, and Mr and Mrs L Douglass of Haleyville visiting Decatur relatives.
Miss Julia Neville of Trinity visits with Miss Banks and Miss Wilkinson for a week. Miss Wilkinson guests relatives in Trinity on Tuesday. Mrs. Dawson Mullen returns to Trinity after holidays with her mother. Neville family hosts E T Neville in Trinity before her West Point trip Thursday. Miss Laurie Neville and Ruth Banks guests depart Trinity Tuesday. Embroidery Club to meet with Mrs A A Hardage on Johnson Street Friday at 3 PM.
Christina Guhl married George Muller Sunday at the Lutheran Church in Birmingham with Rev. H. Reuter officiating. The bride is noted as charming and the groom a member of Muller Brothers tailors. They reside on Bank Street with Mrs and Mr Muller hosting friends.
Mr and Mrs Harry Gill entertained the C C C EB for a turkey dinner Tuesday evening. A red decorative scheme brightened the living and dining rooms with cheerful guests. The sixteen place table bore damask and a large red cyclamen centerpiece with silver candlesticks. A delicious menu was enjoyed.
Mrs. Calvin hosted the Progressive Culture Club Tuesday December 13 with a program on English art Royal Academy founder ships music and world events. Guests included Mrs Wm Edwards Miss Albett Steiber of Atlanta and others. dancing and refreshments followed with a list of attendees.
Priscilla group hosted a Christmas dinner at Hotel Lyons on Tuesday for twenty five guests with sweethearts and beaux. The long banquet featured pink carnations and ferns, a toast to the Aldens, and a Priscilla brides toast by Miss Mary Bank. Kathleen Blair plans a New Year matinee at Star theatre with twelve guests then a visit to Owl Drug Store.
The Decatur alumni surprised Miss Lynda Williamson with a festive evening at her home. Yule colors adorned the house as music games and conversation filled the hours while punch and fruit were served. Miss May Stephens of Moulton visited the Decatur group today. The Sunday School Teachers Union meets tomorrow at 2:30 P M at Central Methodist Church.
Miss Christine Woodward entertained Miss Grace Holland of Athens and Decatur High School guests last evening with a Christmas masquerade. Rooms sparkled with vines and bells, a snow scene cake stood at the centre, and two contests entertained the guests including a silver hoop toss toward elk antlers and a verse drawing game with prize symbolism.
Mrs. T. H. Wilson of Middleton Tennessee has been a guest of friends in Decatur during the holidays and will return home on Thursday.
eMplay Commandery No. 14 K T will meet in regular conclave at their asylum on Thursday at 7 30 p m.
Post offices and banks will be closed tomorrow in observance of New Year’s Day. Post offices will likely reopen between eight and ten o'clock.
Community newspaper notes how the Decaturs Daily remains a common read for locals who borrow copies to stay informed. It highlights widespread readership across neighborhoods and the role of the paper in sharing local news and events.
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