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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1922
Page
10
The Albany Section Prayer meeting groups cooperate in Tucker cottage prayer meetings for three weeks. Good meetings are being held in all sections of the town with leaders from Oak and Line and West Decatur areas taking part.
A reflective piece discusses how men fear being natural or ordinary, valuing artifice over simple behavior. It critiques social pressures that prize artificial personas and caution against the dread of being mistaken for common trait.
Margaret Sheltoo hosts a Thursday club and a Wednesday card session. The social calendar lists a Thursday reception for Mrs. Bunn and daughter Phyllis, and gatherings at the Bailey and Malone homes.
A large party celebrated one year old twins Harriet Edna and Rebecca Worth, daughters of Mir and Mrs. Frank P. Lide. Guests included Nedra and William Pilkington Jr, Leroy McEntire Jr, Mary Penitk Jones, Nancy Worth Jones, and Thomas Wallace Carson with mothers. Decorated with flowers, guests enjoyed Graham crackers, two birthday cakes, and a watermelon feast. A group photo was taken as best wishes were extended.
Mrs. C L Saunders hosts the Tuesday Afternoon Bridge Club with three tables and guests Mrs Cain of Madison Mrs Billings Mrs H D Greer and Mr Bloodworth. Prize awarded to Bloodworth. Sandwiches and tea served.
The notice lists colleges including Judson College Marion Alabama Athens College Brenau College Gainesville Georgia and Birmingham based institutions and notes scholarships cover tuition except boards Applications are addressed to Mrs John H Hornady at 988 South 20th Street Birmingham Alabama with a temporary address at 57 Howell Place Atlanta Georgia.
A sample from Seneca Springs Mineral Water analyzed by B. B. Ross, State Chemist, Auburn, found to contain measurable minerals per gallon. Report notes chlorine, carbonic acid, sulfuric acid in varying amounts and identifies overall good water quality supporting health claims.
Winifred Black reports that art and Paris demand self reliance not chaperones. Miss Marc Gardnar and others argue a girl old enough to study singing in Paris must be able to care for herself, and a chaperone is useless or harmful. Paris is a tested arena, not a kindergarten, for a young woman pursuing art or work.
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