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SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1936.
Mabel Claire Speth, President
Of Pilot Club International,
Is Honor Guest at Banquet Here
Interesting details of her past
several month's work as a field
worker in the formation and re
organization of clubs, were re
lated last might by Mabel Claire
Speth, Savannah, president of
Pilot International and honor
guest at a banquet in the Georgi
an hotel given by the Athens
club. .
In her duties as a field worker
Miss Speth has traveled through
Georgia, Alabama, Florida and
Cuba and now will head west. In
Cuba, at Havana, she organized a
new club in the international
group.
The banquet was presided Over
by Louise Starr, local president,
who presented’ the international
pregident. Mrs. Alice Wood gave
a toast to Miss Speth and Lucille
Crabtree toasted the Athens club
president. Misses Speth and Starr
wore corsages, sent them by the
club nere. :
During the evening Pilot songs
were sung. |
Clever decorations, carrying out
the Washington birthday theme
Colorful Military Ball Is Held
Saturday Night In Woodruff Hall
BY JACK FULLILOVE
. Under a arch of sabers and to the
strains of Johnny Hamp's orches
tra, Cadet Colonel Dan Bowden and
Hoeuomary Cadet Colonel Mary
Bach, both of Aflanta led the
grand march at the annual Mili
tary Ball Friday night in Woodruff
hall. /7
The arch was formed by the
first advanced students and only
the second advanced students and
their dates composed the grand
march. The officers passed by
‘twos under the arch, then by fours,
_and completed the march by eights,
“During the march Johnny Hamp
playved a medley of popular songs.
There were six no-breaks, three
for the advanced ROTC students
and three for their guests.
Over the entire dance floor was
stretched the American Flag made
of red, white and blue crepe paper.
The stripes were about six feet
wide. The walls were hung with
gold crepe paper gtreamers. The
- packground of the orchestra stand
Kappa Delta Formal Dance s
Brilliant Event Of Saturday
The Kappa Delta’s formal dance|
was held Saturday evening in
the Physical Education building
from 9 to 12 o’clock. Red, white
and blue formed the patriotic)
decorat'ons in elaborate detail.]
Jack Dale and his Bulldog orches-|
tra furnished the music. !
The Xappa Deltas wore cor
sages of white roses and theirl
dates wore boutounaires of white,
roses. The chaperons included
Mrs. Clara Yarborough, Mrs. Jul
ian McCurry, Mr, and Mrs. Ted]
Middlebrooks, Prof. and Mrs. |
John Drewry, Dr. and Mrs. T. H|
MeHatton, Mr. and Mrs. Robert[
Gunn, Dean and Mrs. J. . Mead—‘
ows. The Kappa Deltag and dates
were: |
Doris Malone, Ray Jett; Sara |
Bryant, Ned Harrison; Dorothy |
Marshall, Alfred Means; Kather-|
ine Hudmon, Jim Gillis; Hazel
Hansom, Tom Abney; Emily Fish
er, Paul Betts.
Anna Jean Tanner, Ralph Lank
ford; Mary Helen Woodham, Jack
Mayes; Caroline Feagin, George
Tdwards: ‘Cary Strickland, Reid
Horne; Frances Butters, Wright
Executive Committee
Of Christian Endeavor
Society Has Meetmgi
The executive committee of the |
Christian Endeavor Society of the
Christian church held its regular'
monthly meeting immediately fol
lowing the prayer service last
Wednesday night at the church. ‘
Due to the absence of the,
president, Mrs. Lamar Laßoon
presided.
Encouraging reports were given
from the different committee
chairmen. Jack Steward, social;
chairman announced a party would ]
be given the week before St. Pat-;
rick’s Day. }
A short business sessipn fo]lm\--z
ed, many jmportant things being |
discussed, after which the meet- |
ing adjourned. {
—_Publiecity Chairman. l
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Captain and Mrs. ‘
Percy Hunt Hosts
At Lovely Dinner|
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Captain and Mrs. Percy Hunt |
and Mrs. C. N. Hunt entertainedi
Friday evening at a lovely dinner |
party preceding the brilliant .\m-¥
jtary Ball. 1
GGuests included a congeniuli
group of the military department |
of the University of Georgia. Dec—l
orations of snapdragons and cal
endula and glowing candles madc‘
an attractive setting and graced |
the handsomely appointed table. |
Covers were placed for Colonell
and Mrs. H. E. Mann, Major andi
Mrs. B. J. Hoit, Major and Mrs. ||
Richard Trimble, Major and Mrs.f
Payton, Captain and Mrs. Magilli
Captain .and Mrs. Vance, Mr. and |
Mrs. Luther Nelson, and Mrs |
MecFarland of Dalton, the guest of:
Major and Mrs. Payton. i
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Mpr. Emmitt Bond of Atlanta is
spending Sunday with Mr, and
Mrs. H. H. Cobb.
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Mrs. Paul Morrow, Alice and
AMaster Paul Edward are spending
today in Atlanta with Mr., and
Mrs, Maxwell Morrow. , L
and the Pilot club were among
the features.
In the center of the table was
a square glass-sided box with sil
houettes of the Pilot Wheel on
two sides and George Washington
silhouettes on the other two sides,
cast by a hidden light. At inter
vals along the table were small
hawthorne branches in pots and
on the thorns were cranberries,
looking for all the world like min
jature cherry trees. Place cards
were small hatches done in yel
low and green, colors of Pilot In
ternational. Mrs. Jennie Lee Han
cock and Frances Evans did the
decorations.
A unique feature was r:ictal of
five rhymes, each starting with
a letter of the word “Pilot”. The
first rhyme started with the let
ter P representing personality;
the I was for interest; I. for l1ov~:
O for opportunity and T for truth
The rhymes were written by
Fannie Mae Teat and were re*
cited by Mrs, Allie Bates, Miss
Teat, Frances Evans, Mrs, Jennie
Lee Hancock and Lillian Winn.
was blue on which were placed the
crossed standards and on either
side were the crossed saberg of the
cavalry and the crossed rifles of
the infantry. The recorations were
in charge of George Spence, At
lanta and Major and Mrs. H. G
Holt.
Among the guests invited were
the memberg of the Press Institute,
Governor and Mrs, Eugene Tal
madge, General Van Horn DMose
ley, Mr. and Mrs. George C. Spence
and Mr. and Mrs, Bob Gunn. The
chaperons were the officers ana
wives of the military staff of the
University.
This makes the third appearance
of Johnny Hamp and hig orchestra
at the University. Thiz time Mr.
Hamp had a new torch singer,
Anne ‘iraham, Birmingham, who
all but stapper the dance when she
sang novelty numbers.
After the dance the ROTC ad
vanced students were guests at
various dinners and buffet sup
pers,
Paulk: Betsy Jones, Wallace Mii
ler: Amelia Golucke, B o b b¥y
Brooks; Mary Lucy Herndon, Ed
mund MHughes; Zoe Powell, Jimmy
Hall; ~TLoulsa Stephens, Randall
Bedgood; Beerly Peeples, Tom Mc-
Daniel; Thergsa Pope, Eli McDan
iel: Geéne RBRradford, Tap Bennett
Anne Abney, Powell Smith; Ly
neath Moore, James Darby; Jac
queline . Evans, Billy Mayes; Liday
Rice, Bob Glenn; Elsie Peace,
Dean Covington; Virginia An
drews, Asa Candler; Mary Jim
Burton, James Curtis; Nell John
son, Malcolm Purcell; Nancy
Stripling, Billy Lee,
Margilou Sigman, Lovell Schirm;
Jesse Lee Lynn, Rosser Little;
Katrine Rawls, Raymond Summer
lin; Elma Smith, Tom Chambers:
Martha Wynn, Frank Crane; Rae
Miller, George Bevis; Mary Chap
man, Louis Hill; Katherine Hoh
enstein, Charles Gordon; Georgina
Woodruff, Tom Kingston; Rebec
ca Stewart, Johnnie Carey; Nell
Cooley, Dick Hudson; Mildred
Cartledge, Bill Wall.
Beth Bryant, Frank Arnall;
Jane Coffin, Fred Duvall; Connie
Lingev, Roy Martin.
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Founders Day Dance, ]
Banquet Is Given by
Alpha Epsilon Pi Here
In celebration of Founders Day,l
Omicron chapter of Alpha Epsilon
Pi entertained with a banquet and
dance at their chapter house on
Prince avenue Saturday night
from 7 to 12. Aaron Cohn, vice
president of the organization, act
ed as toastmaster. Rabbi and
Mrs. Block and Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Loef were chaperons. |
The guests included Misses
Eleanor Goldberg, Savannah; Be§-
sie Diamond, Atlanta; Natalie
Koplin, Atlanta; Evelyn Robinson,
‘Jesup; Annette Moldow, Atlanta;
Dora Kraft, Douglas; Sara Gil
'man, Columbus; Sylvia Levine,
Eastman; Sylvia XKuniansky, At
lanta; Lena Feldman, Charleston,
S. C.; Hilda Harris, Douglas;
Esther Haskin, Macon; Jeanette
Slann; Miami, Fla., and Dorothyl
Solomon, Monks Corner, S. C.
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Miss LaGrange Trussell
Is Hostess Saturday
Miss LaGrange Trussell was the
delightful hostess Saturday even
ing, entertaining at a very charm
ingly planned George Washington
party at her home on Milledge
avenue.
Appropriate decorations in keep
ing with the day added a bright
touch to the spacious living room
and dining room, with the addi
tional beauty of early spring flow
ers.
Guests wore costumes of the
Colonial pericd and dancing was
featured, followed by dainty re
freshments. Eight couples enjoy
ed the beautiful party which add-i
ed happily to the social calendar
of interest to the high school set.‘
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Sorority Compliments
Patronesses, Alumnae
Alpha Delta Pi sorority enter-i
tained at tea Thursday alftm'noon|
at its home on Milledge avenue.
The happy occasion complimented
the patronesses and alumnae.
Blue and white were the artis- |
tic decorations, emphasizing H]e]
\sorority colors. In the receiving
line were Miss Jane McClelland. |
Miss Nell Turner and Mrs. Tim|
Willis, housemother. }
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Miss Mary Gerdine 1
Is Hostess Tuesday
Miss Mary Gerdine will enter
tain the 'l?lesda’y Contract club
Tuesday afternoon, with an extra
table for Mrs. Harris Jones of
Baltimore, the popular guest with
her family of Mr. and Mrs. Wal
ter Jones.
The delightful' courtesy will be
among the many charming social
affairs honoring Mrs. Jones while
in the city, and will be one of the!
week's loveliest events. :
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Play Reading Groups ‘
Of AAUW, to Meetl
Both Play Reading groups of the |
A, A. U. W, will' méet Monda.y‘
evening, February 24, at 7:30‘
oclock at the home @f Mrs.
Pinckney Steiner, 825 Hill street.
Co-hostesses with Mrs. Steiner
will be Mrs. T. H. Whitehead,
Mrs. Gilbert Henry, Mrs, J, E. |
Green, Miss Queenie Baker and
Miss Alvaretta Kenan.
Misg Carolyn Vance will lead the
discusgion of the play Victoria
Regina, which is enjoying wid/
popularity in New York. All mem
bers are urged to meet promptly.
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Mr, and Mrs. Howard Cunnlng-,
ham of Shinnston, West Virginia
who have been visiting Dr. andl
Mrs. Paul Morrow, left Frida}"
for Miami, Fla.
THE BANNER-HERALD, ATHENS, GEORGIA
Final Preparations Are Made For
Social And Reception At Y.M.C A.
Building Tuesday Night, 8 O’clock
Final preparations were being
made yesterday for the social and
reception to be given at the Young
Men's Christian Association Tues
day might at 8 o'clock in honor of
the newly-elected associate direc
tors and members.
The reception is the first of a
series to be held at the Y. M. C.
A. and revives an enjoyable cus
tom of years past. It is to be an
informal gathering of a distinctly
“family” nature, since every one
of the invitations sent out carried
an invitation to the members of
the person’s family to whom it
was addressed.
Each guest will be met at the
door by members of a committee,
who will provide the guest with
an _identification card so that
everybody will know everybody
else at a glance.
Invitations have been issued to
all membhers of the Y. M. C, A.,
members of the Junic: and Se
nior Hi-Y clubs and Young Busi
ness Men's club, associate direc
tors, life directors, members of the
active board of directors and the
executive staff of the association.
As mentioned above, the families
of all of these groups are invited.
In the receiving line will be L.
F. Edwards, C. M. Snelling,
James W. Morton, C. A. Row
land and John White Morton, life
PERSONAL MENTION
Miss Jan Newton of Augusta is
the week-end guest of her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. C, H. Newton.
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Misseg Grace and Elizabeth Wil
liams, of the Winterville High
school faculty were among the
visitors here Saturday.
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Miss Mary Gerdine and Dr. Lin
ton Gerdine motored to Atlanta
Saturday afternoon for a wek-end
visit to Mr. and Mrs. Warren
Moise. .Dr. Gerdine went over for
the Alumni banquet of Johng Hop
kins University Saturday night,
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Mr. and Mrs. McCall Freeman
of Washington, Ga., are spending
the week-end with Mr. and Mrs.
Randall Freeman.
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Mr. and Mrs. Sam Wingfield of
Maysville were visitors here Fri
day.
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Miss Mary Ella Yancey of At
lanta, ig visiting Mrs. Howell Er
win,
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MY. James Mathews has returned
from a short visit to Montgomery,
Ala,
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YOU CAN SAY “CHARGE IT" AT
MICHAEL'S
directors; A. G. Dudley, asso
ciate director; J. K. Davis, E. R
Hodgson, M. S. Hodgson, M. G.
Nicholson, Abit Nix, E. E. Lam
kin, Joel A. Wier, sr., D. D. Quil
lian and N. G. Slaughter, all
members of the board with ten
or more years of service; and the
executive staff, W. T, Forbes, L.
H. Cunningham and Miss Anne
Foster. Wives of all the men in
the receiving line will receive with
them.
At 8:30 o'clock the guests will
hear a few words from two speak
ers and a few minutes later will
see a demonstration in the gym
rasium, staged by young men un
der direction of Physical Director
L. H. Cunningham.
Directors will escort the guests
on an inspection tour of the
buildiny, explaining the wvarious
features. At the conclusion of the
teur the guests will be served re
freshments in the boy’s lobby by
a committee of ladies of which
Mrs. W. L. Erwin is chairman.
Following the refreshments,
those interested may see some
very entertaining moving pictures
taken at the Y. M. C. A'’s sum
mer camp near Tallulah Falls.
The next social to be held in the
next month or so, will honor new
residents of Athens and another
group within the organization.
| Mr. Ed Roscoe is spending the
week-end in Elberton, -
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‘ Miss Warnie Edge of Whatkins
ville, was among the visitors here
Saturday.
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Miss Katherine Brooks of the
Georgia St te College for Women,
visited here during the week-end.
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Miss Jane Miller is spending
the week-end at her home in
Rome. Miss Miller is a popular
co-ed at the University.
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Mrs. Laurene Bray of Warren
ton is visiting friends in the city.
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Mrs. J. B. Jones and Miss
Nannie Jones of Monroe were vis
itors here Friday. \
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l Miss Margaret Sullivan of Nash
'vllle, Tenn., is visiting her sister,
| Mrs. John Motte.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Motte an
nounce the birth of a daughter
iborn February 20, at 'St. Mary's
hospital. Mrs. Motte will be
pleasantly remembered as Mise
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| It is easy to write—of a little boy,
Whose parents’ hearts knew pride
| and joy,
| Who with a sense of honor high
Would never stoop to tell a lie,
It is easy to write—of a clear
eyed youth,
Who still stood firmly for the
l truth
And measured up to a perfect
l plan,
| First, last and all a gentleman.
It is easy to write—surveyor fine
Whose keen eyes sought the
truest line
Through virgin forest, mount and
vale,
{ And worked on the earth a na
i tion’s trail. P
It is easy to write—of a soldler'
I true,
| Who every phase of hardship
{ Kknew
From soldier up to general grand,
Who could both comfort and
command,
It is easy to write—of a broad
p spread farm, |
And the call of the soil to a great
heart warm,
A planter who liked to watch
things grow
By the broad Potomac's ceaseless
flow,
It is easy to' write—First Presi
dent,
Meant what he said, said what he
meant,
Who with his people lald struc
ture strong
For others to add to as they came
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{ It is easy to write—George Wash
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—By Mrs. G. L. Moorg, in Elber-
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{Woman's Club Meets
| Tuesday Evening in
' The Holman, at 7:30
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| The Athens Woman's club will
im’eot Tuesday , evening at 7:30
lfi'cluck in the Holman hotel and
‘memhers of the club are request-
Io(l to bring their husbands. Hos-}
{ tesses will be Mrs, J..C. Stiles
{-and Miss Ent. : ‘
’ The play, “Victoria Regina,” in
{ which Helen Hayes is starring in
lNew York, will be read by Miss
| Carolyn Vance.
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HAILEY-BEALE
' Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Hailey an
nounce the engagement of thei
}daughtqr, Martha, to Mr. Oliver
{ Wendell Beale of Savannah and
| Americus. Date of the wedding to
| be announced later. +
Formal Reception To Honor Rev.
And Mrs. George M. Acree At
Methodist Parsonage on Tuesday
A lovely social event of wide
spreading interest will be the for
mal reception to be given Tues
day from 5 to 9 p. m,. at the par
sonage of the First Methodist
church, 219 Cloverhurst avenue
honoring the pastor and his fam
ily, Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Acree.
Though Mr. Acree and his fam
ily have been residents of Athens
since the first of December, the
welcoming reception by the mem
bership of the church has been
unavoidably delayed because of ¢
damaging fire to the parsonage
and this is the first opportunity
that an appreciative congregation
has had to express in this per
sonal way, the warm, hearty wel
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come they wish to extend to their
pastor and his family.
The parsonage, recently repair=
ed and redecorated under skillful,
fartistic supervision, is said to be
one of the finest in Southern
Methodism, and the local congre=-
gation feel a distinct pride and
pleasure in making it the home of
the present pastor and his family,
who have already made such a
favorable personal impression and
will be quite an acquisition to the
social, cultural, religioué life of
Athens. :
The reception committee wish
to extend a most cordial invitation
to the membership of the church
and ‘to the members of families
belonging to other denominations.