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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Sep 27, 1918
Page
14
Advertorial snippet urges readers to choose clothing style that suits needs and climate, promoting practical selection and durability. It hints at a store or brand but provides only fragmentary guidance without full details.
A social column notes a prominent figure’s prayer circle event drawing attendance by local families and religious leaders. The gathering, hosted at a central church, featured refreshments and brief remarks on community unity, charity, and youth outreach efforts.
A supplicant pleads to a higher power to restore a lost loved one or grant peace after the struggle. If return is not possible, the request shifts to enduring protection and ultimate happiness after life’s trials. The verse blends longing with faith and hope for solace.
The event featured red cross score cards and a festive ice course for twenty guests. Mrs Head, with Mrs Curry and Miss Elsie Curry assisting, urges Belgians in need be clothed. 1200 pounds allocated to Butts county. Miss Pauline Mallet leads the Belgian Relief Committee asking residents to gather and deliver clothing promptly.
The D A R Wm. McIntosh chapter plans a Tuesday four o'clock meeting at Mrs A T Buttrill with Mrs J K Sitton and Miss Fannie Myrt Biles as hostesses. Mrs W E White of Green Cove Springs Fla visits Mrs G D Head for a Red Cross tea Christmas red and white decor featured throughout the home.
Master George Head Jr celebrated his first birthday with a Wednesday afternoon party for many young friends. The babies received playthings from the hosts while a tiny cake with one lighted candle marked the milestone. Extremely light refreshments were served.
Butts County Red Cross Chapter hosts a linen shower at Red Cross Rooms on Wednesday at 4 30 to benefit front line hospitals in France. Public invited to attend and donate as rooms reopen once material arrives. The event aims to cover costs for 480 scultetus bandages and 300 comfort bags amid tight funds.
The Red Cross in Washington sent a call for relief gifts to Butts county to aid wounded soldiers. The printed allotment lists 57 sheets 64x102 inches 122 bath towels 19x38 inches 245 hand towels 18x30 inches and 171 handkerchiefs 18x18 inches with hem specifications. Donors are urged to launder gifts and attach giver cards.
Mrs. Edward B. Harrold district YWCA chairman calls a Friday September 27 meeting in Macon for chairmen from surrounding counties. Attending will be Miss Lois Westbrook and Mrs. Nellie Peters Black to discuss the November 11 to 17 campaign with a goal of 170 million dollars. District chairmen named include Mrs. Lucy D. Douglass Flovilla Mrs. A Liffey Barnesville Mrs. Hugh Hardin Forsyth Miss Louise Arnold Thomaston and others from across the state to greet guests and plan committees.
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