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The Athens Republique
Published every Saturday at the Callaway
Building
Athens, Georgia
Entered as second-class matter, November 29,
1919, at the post-office at Athens, Georgia, under
act of March 3, 1879.
Editorial Staff
Julian E. Brown Editor and Manager
Thomas N. Jackson, JrAssociate Editor
Miss Alice MclaughlinCity Editor
P. E. Dorsey City Editor
R. E. SmithSubcription Agent
A. B. Capers ..Reporter for B. Y. I’. TJ. Activities
Miss Marion ClemmonsNorth-side Editor
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A nominal charge will be made
in the future on marriages and
funeral notices and excessive soc
ial item.B.
Mr. and Mrs. Watkins, of 422
Billups street, gave a Christmas
dinner the first dav in the Christ
mas, in the home of Mr. and Mrs.
P. E. Dorsey. A delicious repast
consisting of con grape fruit,
chicken, back bone, greens, rice,
gelatine, ambrosia, Ice cream,
cake, custards was served.
Those present were: Madames
Susie x Hill, Jannie Smith, Mr.
Will Hili, Sarah Mumford,
Lila Favors, Essie B. Watkins,
Master David Foster.
Miss Hassie Wallice, of Elber
ton, Georgia, spent the holidays
with her Mrs. Essie Watkins, of
422 Billups street.
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Miss Annie B. Houston was
hostess to the S. Y. S. Club on
Tuesday night, Dec. 27, 1921.
Serveral games were played and
the rest bf the time was spent in
dancing. After this a menu of
chicken salad, sliced ham, beaten
biscuits, jello with whipped cream
cake and fruits of all kind were
THE A T HENS REPUB LIQ U E
Farmers to Set Price for their Cotton
A great effort is being put forth by men of both races throughout
Georgia to organize the farmers that they might sell their cotton in
tellenily. The co-operative market of cotton will give the farmers
the chance to set the price on Ins cotton.
At Center, Ga., December 19th, the Hons T. S. Johnson and J.
C. Turner, both bankers of Jed'erson, delivered excellent addresses
explaining h w this can be accomplish >d. The address of Mr. John
son was a masterpiece and his hearers realized that he spoke from
the sincerity of his heart.
Men of all trades, through union, have forced a living waste.
Let the farmers organize and thus b ead the chain of dependence.
Another meeting will be held soon at Center that the people at
Nicholson, Ga., and around St. Matthew might have an opportunity
to hear these distinguished gentlemen. lhe pub ic will be no‘r u
of the time and place so chat the farmers may turn o ■ m taigo num
bers.
JOHN H. DE AD WYLER, Chairman
served. Those enjoy in g M isc
Houston hospotility were Misses
Melba Wright, Geneva Jackson,
Mary L. Jones, H don Reid Annie
Houston, Messrs Charlie High
tower, Malachi Bell, Willie Haw
kins, William Ray, Claude Moody.
Preston Johnson, Marion Martin,
and Harry Clemmons.
Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Avery, who
spent the last two years in Cleve
land, Ohio, are visiting relatives
and friends in the city.
M'ss Hagar Hawkins, of 394
Rock Spring street, spout “Thurs
day. in the Christmas” at Madi-on,
Georgia with her friend, Mrs.
Harrison Dowdy. Miss Hawkins
had as her guests on Tuesday,
January 3d Mrs. Julia Whitfield,
oi Savannah, Ga., and her son,
Mr. Harry Whitfield, of Chicago.
Mrs. Tom Jackson, of C! v< la< d
avenue, entertained very charn -
ingly Monday night, in honor oi
Misses Florine a id Basalena Elder.
Those present were: Mr.‘and Mrs.
Tom Jackson Misses Florine and
Basalena Eider, Messrs Willie Few
Rufus Johnsen, Samuel and Loyd
Jackson, Dr. Jackson and others.
A delicious menu of scolloped
oys-ers, hot chocolate, cake and
fruits. All reported a fine time.
Mrs. Be.-sie Grant,, of 1053 R _>e t -e
stre t, spent Christmas at Jack
sonville, Fla., as the guest of Miss
Sadie Mae Bingham.
MISS ELINOR HAMPTON.
NURSE
265 Billups Street
The Athens populace is proud
to welcome MISS ELINOR
HAMPTON,a graduate nurse from
the Fuivers tv Hospital, Augusta,
Georgia. Miss Hampton, has
passed the necessary qualifications
is a registered nurse with the
privilege of so lowing her v cation
anywhere in t K e State of Georgia.
Give her your patronage.
On Thursday night, December
-9, 1921. Pope s r- et, ascended
sudJe to popularity. This was
ac a -nd by the ma-r age of
Mss ießeatrice McKinley and
Mr. .1 ne Broughton. The bride
January 7, 1922