Social and Musical Notes From Local Churches and Guests
Bible Class at First Baptist to meet next Thursday afternoon with Miss B. Thornton. Bridge club entertained by Mrs. Hugh Mallet with strawberries and cakes served afterward. Missionary Society circles met May 14 and 21 at the church with encouraging reports and fine offerings. Treasurer’s report praised for the year. Program committee praised for an engaging program. Miss Willie Frank Newman gave a graduation recital with support from Miss Miriam Fletcher, Miss Thelma Neviton, and Miss Fletcher. Jackson friends await her future in music. Mr. Johnson, son of M. C. Johnson, now a linotype operator on the Norfolk daily, is praised. Friends extend congratulations and best wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
Miss B. Thornton
The
Missionary Society of the Baptist Church
Willie Frank Newman
Miriam Fletcher
Miss Newman
Thelma Neviton
Miss Fletcher
Jack
Norfolk Daily
Mrs. Johnson
Local Social News From Jackson and Nearby
Mrs Florence Atkins a national W C T U speaker drew an appreciative audience at the court house on Sunday. Several residents travel for business and family visits include Mrs Rosser Locust Grove and Miss Virginia Carmichael in Atlanta. Friends note Mr J W Hodges improving from illness and Miss Irma Thomas to retire from Ways Station.
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Jackson
Florence Atkins
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
Court House
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union Rally Of 40 Groups
Mrs. Tian delivered a stirring address on a battle against the Eighteenth Amendment and praised WC T U efforts. She warned of a broad Association Against the Prohibition Amendment and its influence in elections. The audience pledged contributions and new members to the W C T U.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tian
Atlanta visits and travel notes from local residents
Mrs. R. N. Etheridge spent Saturday in Atlanta. Mrs. T. H. Buttrill has returned from a few days visit in Atlanta. Mrs. Ollie Willingham of Rome is the guest of her sister Mrs. Otis Ball. Mr. E. L. Smith and Misses Sara and Vega Smith spent Monday in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. N. Etheridge
Atlanta
T. H. Buttrill
Mrs
Ollie Willingham
Rome
Otis Ball
E. L. Smith
Sara and
Vega Smith
Local society notes and movements in town
Mrs. Mary Pittman and Miss Elizabeth Lewis visited Mrs. C. A. Pittman at Pittman’s Ferry. The Compton family and Miss Fannie Gibson plan to spend the summer at Mrs. S. H. Mays’ country home. Otis Ball and wife welcomed a son named Harry Willingham born May 17. Mrs. Cummings and Miss Mary Lee Cummings of Flovilla attended commencement and visited Miss Annie Lou McCord. J. L. Edwards of Macon spent the weekend here with relatives. Rev H H Jones and family moved into the Buttrill cottage during parsonage construction. W A Dozier and local men to attend Kiwanis Club International convention in Atlanta.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Ball
Harry Willingham
H. H. Jones
Buttrill Cottage
West Avenue
First Baptist Church News Highlights Prohibition and Events
The church notes an address by Mrs. Florence Atkins on prohibition and the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, praising its eloquence and noting national issues with New York's laws. It covers the Southern Baptist Convention in Atlanta, Dr. Mullins' election as president, the Commencement Sermon by Dr. Alford Porter, a piano recital by Miss Willie Newman, and a postponed Bible Class Social at Hotel Buchanan with details on attendance and leadership. Time for a pre-summer church picnic is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House
Florence Atkins
Woman’s’ Christian Temperance Union
Our
Dr Porter Delivers Pleasing Commencement Sermon in Jackson
Dr Henry Alfred Porter of Second Baptist Church Atlanta gave a commencement sermon in Jackson praising self reliance and personal thinking. He used chick and bee growth metaphors to urge children to learn and forge their own path, drawing praise from attendees.
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Henry Alfred Porter
Second Baptist Church of
Atlanta
Alford Porter
Second Church
F. S&s. Etheridge
Towan
T. M. Furlow
Dren
Porter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bridge Club
Hugh Mallet
Society For the Interesting
Terest
Johnson
M. C. Johnson
City
Mr. Johnson
Progress-Argus
Linotype
Ledger-Dispatch
Woman’s Club
Macon
J. B. Settle
R. W. Mays
Lucile Akin
J. B. Séttle
W. B. Thompson
Mary Newton
White Jamerson
Col
W. E. Watkins
Col. Watkins
Kiwanis Club
Georgia Wholesale Co
Georgia Wholesale Company
A. A. Howell
Cherokee County
Mrs. Rosser
Locust Grove
J. H. Carmichael
Virginia Carmichael
Mrs. Mack Goodwin
Mrs. Goodwin
Mrs. J
Elwood Robison
Gussie Robison
Dublin
J. W. Hodges
B. Guthrie
J. H. Knott
Chattahoochee
F. 5S
Mr. and
Mrs. Homer Carmichael
Etheridge
Mrs. T. M. Furlows
J. R. Carmichael
A. H. Smith
E. M. Smith
McDonough
R. A. Franklin
Irma Thomas
Ways Station
Savannah
Annadawn Watson
Agnes Scott College
Warren Furzlow
St. Petersburg, Fla
Ninth Street Bank
Emily Daughtry
Athens High School
Miss Daughtry
H. L. Daughtry
Duncan Burnett
Athens
Edwards’ Jewelry Store
Jos. E. Edwards
Jackson, Georgia
Ion
Mary Pittman
Elizabeth Lewis
C. A. Pittman
Pittman’s Ferry
J. L. Edwards
Methodist
W. A. Dozier
P. M. Coleman
Messrs. T. A. Nutt and
S. P. Nichols
Kiwanis Club International
Jackson, Ga
Conkey
Limberneck
Yours Truly
Carmichael’s Drug Store
American Printing Company
Mulberry St
Macon, Ga
Slaton Drug CO
Standard Pharmaceuticals
First Baptist Church News
New York
United States
State of
Southern Baptist Convention
South
New Orleans
Galveston
Texas
E. Y. Mullins
Convoyntion
Willie Newman
Chopin
Bible
Buchanan
Bea Thornton
S. 8
Second Baptist Church
Chil
Henry H. Jones
Methodist Church
William Greenway
Cleveland, Ga
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