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Newspaper
Mount Sterling Advocate
Location
Mount Sterling, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1918
Page
5
Local residents and visitors fill social calendar with calls on relatives in Lexington and Louisville. Tours to New York and Chicago for shopping and duties overseas noted, with several families traveling to attend funerals and weddings in Richmond and surrounding towns.
Social highlights include Mr. and Mrs. Tandy Chenault hosting a Friday evening at their Camargo pike home for nephew David Chenault Corbin of Indianapolis. Miss Mary Anderson hosted a dance at Ringo's Hall for Miss Mildred Gatewood's guest list including Jane Gorham Lexington Catherine Ingram Danville and Guy Ingram Danville. A Fin and Feather Camp gathering featured John Stofer Percy Bryan Wilmont Prewitt and Misses Eliza Harris Elizabeth Prewitt Coleman and Alice Young. Mrs Elmer Baber Sewell Shop hosted a Friday afternoon party for her two children Charley and Florida Baber.
The sick Mrs James W Gatewood is improving as are Lee Crear Albert Eubank and Mrs Wm Eubank Jr who were at Mayo Brothers Hospital Rochester. Emily Barnes Turner at Good Samaritan Lexington is recovering though typhoid is suspected. Georgia Pangburn Emma Byhee are better or stable. Supt W C Tropper appears on the streets after illness.
The piece warns that peace today would crown Germany with empire and global domination. It urges recall of Germany’s 68 million to 178 million birthright in conquests and vast wealth, and vows to continue fighting to break German influence and reclaim stolen plunder.
Miss Hattie Belle Yarber of Winchester and John Campbell of Mt. Sterling wed last Thursday in Lexington at Rev. J. W. Porter residence on Second Street. Attendees included Miss Letharge and Miss Green of Winchester Oscar Greene and Peter Zervas of Mt. Sterling. The couple will honeymoon through Central Kentucky then resume wedding trip.
Mr Gatewood Gay and Miss Marriet Newbury McCreary married in Richmond last Thursday. The groom is the son of Mrs Elva G Gay of Lexington and grandson of Mrs James W Gatewood of this city. Attending from here were Mr and Mrs A J Gatewood and daughter Mildred Miss Lucy Clay Woodford and R P Winn. W S
The Eight Week Club of Grassy Lick hosts an ice cream supper Friday night August 30 in Mr. Luther Mason's yard. Cream and cake are donated by the community and proceeds go to the Belgian Relief Fund. Leila Hon invites donations to help the girls reach fifty dollars.
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