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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1919
Page
5
Miss Hattie Buttrill was hostess to her rock club and guests Friday afternoon. The gathering was enjoyed, and a sweet course was served during the interesting game. PROM PARTY Hostess Miss Sara Redman entertained about twenty young guests Tuesday evening. Decorated living room and porch featured cut flowers and ferns with cream and cake served late.
Mrs Thomas M Bond acted as matron of honor in white georgette while Arthur Boyd McMichael of Eastman served as best man. Flower girls Miss Margaret Maddox and Miss Lois McMichael wore white organdy and carried pink rose baskets. The couple plans a Tennessee mountain wedding trip and will host friends after the 15 at Mr Bond's home.
The engagement of Miss Lucy Pace and Mr. Frank Thorpe Denham of Eatonton is announced to friends in Jackson and Butts counties. Miss Pace teaches at Locust Grove Institute and is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Pace. Denham comes from a prominent Putnam County family. The marriage is planned for late summer.
Miss Miriam Sams hosted a delightful Thursday afternoon rock party with Miss Rosella Thornton of Tallapoosa and Miss Maggie Perry of Lawrenceville. Bright flowers adorned the living room where five tables were set for players with Mrs. T. B. Miller and Mrs. J. B. Harrison aiding in hospitality and serving ices and cakes.
A Monday afternoon shower hosted by Mrs. W. W. Jamerson celebrated Miss Tennella Tingle ahead of her marriage to C. E. McMichael. Guests praised pink and white decorations, registered verses, a Flowers wedding guessing game, and a misadventure as gifts toppled from the piano basket while Miss Tingle played. Ices and cakes followed with hostess support from Mrs. H. W. Nally and Mrs. Ralph Jamerson.
Miss Tennella Tingle and Mr. Charles Edgar McMichael were married Tuesday afternoon June 10 at the home of the bride’s uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Thos M Bond Ferns roses and lilies decorated the rooms Viola Staley Slaughter played Mendelssohn as the couple stood before an improvised altar Rev S R England performed the rites. The bride wore a dark blue tricotine suit with a matching hat and carried white roses and lilies.
The second meeting of Jackson's Woman's Club, formed May 20, met at president Mrs. J. B. Settle's home. Guest Mrs. Hawkinson spoke on Federation benefits, by-laws were reviewed, clean-up week praised, and park beautification plans discussed with Col. T. J. Dempsey donating a triangle for public use. Monthly meetings set for the second Tuesday, with July hosted by Mrs. Settle.
Mr and Mrs Levi Carter announce the birth of a daughter born Sunday June 8. Sidney Stembridge of Mil ledgeville visited the city Sunday. Annie Lou McCord is spending several weeks in Macon and Fort Valley. Helen Ham has returned from Tifton where she taught. R P Newton J C Newton and Park Jr spent Sunday in Newnan. J R Hopkins and Mrs Hopkins spent the weekend in Norcross. Mrs J More Watts and children linger a month at the Wigwam with Mr Watts. Fay Willis and children spent the weekend at Berner with relatives. E D Tolleson of McDonough visited Mrs W A Harris Sunday. Carrie Lou Harper of Jenkinsburg visited Annie Reid Harper Monday. Emmaly Nolen spends the week in Atlanta with her sister Clara Nolen. J W Hencely Beulah Mae and Louise Hencely spent the weekend in Macon.
Mrs Lucy Jones visits Mr and Mrs J C Jones. Dr A F White of Flovilla shuttles through the city. Miss Viola Slaughter returns from Atlanta. Col Frank Willingham of Forsyth visits Jackson. Many locals travel to North Carolina Asheville New York Toomsboro and Grand Rapids while others attend weddings and funerals. Births and hospital visits are noted including Vera Jones daughter of Mr and Mrs Joseph E Edwards. Evans and Newton residents return from visits and overseas service personnel plan returns to their posts.
A Saturday visit is planned for Mrs. Nena Cook and Mr. S. J. Carter in Parrott. Meanwhile Preston will attend the veterans reunion in Dawson. Friends note Miss Annie Crawford, treated at St. Josephs Sanitarium in Asheville, is daily improving.
Express shipments of new Ready to Wear and Millinery are arriving steadily. See them as they come in at the Busy Corner.
Miss Waldrup, Jackson postmaster, urged holders of First Liberty Loan Bonds in the Sixth Federal Reserve District to reinvest June 15 interest coupons into Thrift and War Savings Stamps. She noted stamps are cashable at post offices on ten days notice and that reinvestment keeps interest compounding while aiding Treasury goals.
The Boy Scouts founded in England in 1910 and introduced in the United States the same year aim to foster patriotism discipline courage and self control in boys. The unit is a patrol of six to eight boys with a troop led by a scoutmaster. Baden Powell and Ernest Thompson Seton are cited as founders.
Doctors stress the impact of a mother's prenatal disposition on future generations and praise the long used preparation named Mother's Friend. The remedy claims to relax abdominal muscles and nerves reducing nausea and pain during childbirth, shortening the crisis and lowering danger. It advertises Dent f Lamar Building Atlanta Georgia and urges obtaining a bottle from local druggists.
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