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PAGE FOUR.
Personal and Social Activities
Mrs. ,J. N. Holder spent Saturday
m Atlanta.
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Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Flanigan were
%utitors in Atlanta Saturday.
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Miss Kate Marlow of Gainesville
was a week-end guest at the home
k>f Miss Mattie Bailey.
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Lewis Greenburg is at home from
♦tie University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill.
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Miss Betty Jane Hardy of Jeffer
ron was the guest of Miss Sena Page
last week-end.—Commerce News.
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A. C. Parks, prominent citizen of
Cunningham district, was a visitor
n the Herald office Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Watson have
returned home, after spending
ueveral weeks in Bradenton. Fla. —
VValton News.
Mrs. C. H. Drake and Miss Doro
thy Drake were in Braselton recent
ly, guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. N.
Lott.
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Miss Edith McDonald of Braselton
a recent visitor at the home of
tier parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Mc-
Donald in Jefferson.
Mrs. W. V. Chafin and two sons,
Killy and Tom, of Gainesville were
recent guests at the home of Mrs.
J. A. Wills.
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Dr. and Mrs. Howell were recent
guests fo Mrs. W. B. McCants and
Miss Charlotte McCants at their
tiome in Winder.
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Mrs. H. I. Mobley joined her sis
ter, Mrs. Powell, in Atlanta Tuesday
end together they to Pel
ham to visit Mrs. Allen Akridge and
Mrs. Vernon Harris.
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Mrs. George Henry Fite, Mrs.
Joseph Johnson and youn|f)*on, of
spent Tuesday with their
giarents, Mr. and Mrs. P.l Cooley.—
Lawrenceville News-Herald.
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Friends of J. M. Nix wffl he in
terested in knowing that he is im
proving from sciatica attacks at St.
Mary’s Hospital in Athens.;—Com
merce News.
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Jones H. Aderhold, Mrs. M. L.
Mobley and Mrs. Henry B. McDon
ald from the Lawson Hospital pro
ject near Atlanta, spent the week-end
t their homes in Jefferson.
Dr. and Mrs. Warren C. Baxley,
Who spent last week with Mr. and
Airs. F. P. Holder, left Saturday for
fr’ort Benning. Until they secure
living quarters, their young son,
•Warren, Jr., will remain with Mr.
and Mrs. Holder.
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Enoch Brown and Edmund Gar
rison, students at Piedmont College,
are spending this week with their
parents in Jefferson, while college
■work is suspended for Spring Holi
days.
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Mrs. G. L. Colbert and Mrs. H. W.
Caldwell of Atlanta were guests the
past week-end of their mother and
fcfster, Mrs. J. C. Dooley and Mrs.
Thelma Bloodworth, at their home
on Sycamore street.
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Mrs. W. J. Peeples and W. J., Jr.,
of Athens were guests Sunday of
JVIr. and Mrs. H. E. Aderhold. W. J.,
Jr., is at home from the Augusta
Medical College for Spring Holi
days.
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J. B. Tompkins, V. A. Niblack and
Mrs. J. A. Wills accompanied Mrs.
Tompkins to Royston, Sunday, where
the is supplying in the Beauty Shop,
cm account of the illness of the pro
lrietor.
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Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Key and Miss
Eugenia Key of Durand and Jim
Key of the State University, and
Air. and Mrs. C. B. Gay of Athens
•were week-end guests of Mr. and
II rs. Jack Bennett at their home on
Hill street.
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Mr. and Mrs. Gridley, who origi
nated and painted the Art Pageant
x*e persons of note. Mr. Gridley
•spent over twenty years as a con
cert soloist and entertainer in the
Lyceum and Chautauqua field. Mrs.
Gridley studied art under both Amer
ican and European masters and has
taught aj-t in several colleges,
end European masters and has taught
efrt in several colleges..
R. J. Kelly is in Louisville, Ga.,
this week, attending a conference of
R. E. A. superintendents.
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C. D. Flanigan, prominent Athens
business man, was a visitor in Jeffer
son Tuesday.
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R. B. "Maxwell was in Gainesville
Sunday to attend the burial service
of Walter B. Veazey.
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Mr. and Mrs. Theron Coker of
Ila spent Sunday with his father.
Dr. J. E. Coker.
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Mrs. H. G. Hargrove and son, Gay,
spent the past week-end with Mr.
Hargrove at Beaufort. S. C.
O. Q. Ledford of Columbus was a
visitor at the home of Mrs. Mamie
Foster one night this week.
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Barney Carter of Waynesboro and
Mrs. J. A. Carter of Alma were
week-end visitors of Mr. and Mrs.
J. Z. Carter.
Mr. and Mrs. Glad Brock and fam
ily and Bill Cottongim of East Point
spent the week-end as guests of Mrs.
C. O. Brock.
Bill Purcell, a student at Pied
mont College, is spending the week
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. H.
L. Purcell.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Kelly have re
turned from Louisville, Ga,, where
they attended a meeting of REA
Superintendents.
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Mrs. Loy Cowart and two chil
dren of Summitt were in the city
the past week-end, visiting her
brother, Storey Ellington.
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M iss Mary Hal Moore from Pied
mont College is spending this week
with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.
H. Moore, on Martin street.
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Mrs. Carl H. Legg is spending the
week with her .sisters, Mrs. Fanida
Hawkins and Miss Laura Baker at
their home in Gainesville, Fla.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Cannon and
daughter, Roleene, and Mrs. J. B.
Humphries spent last Saturday night
with Mr. and Mrs. Frank Sell.
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Miss Sallie Bryan, will arrive in
the city this week from Sweet Briar,
Va., to spend Spring Holidays with
her parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. M.
Bryan.
Mrs. Charles Hay and little son,
Sam Kelly, will arrive in the city
from her home in Mobile, Ala.,
Thursday to visit her mother, Mrs.
Sam Kelly.
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Mr. and Mrs. Paul Collier and
Paul, Jr., of Madison have been in
the city this week, visiting their
mother, Mrs. B. H. Collier, at her
home on Athens street.
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Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Hill, Mr. and
Mrs. D. S. Berryman, Sr., Mrs. R. B.
Potter, Mr. and Mrs. D. S. Berry
man, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Flee
man, Jr., Mrs. R. L. Tribble of At
lanta, Mrs. Pete Bailey of Miami,
Fla., attended the funeral of Mrs.
Lee Bailey, near Hoschton Friday,
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Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Maxwell
were in the city Tuesday night, visit
ing their father, R. B. Maxwell. The
many boyhood friends of Douglas
will be interested to know that he is
moving from Chicago to Columbia,
Tenn.
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Mrs. Ed L. Kelly has returned
from Atlanta, where she was called
on account of the illness of her
aunt, Mrs. W. G. Spier, who passed
away Monday. Funeral services
were held at Spring Hill Tuesday
and interment was in Greenwood
cemetery.
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Miss Doris Hancock of the Com
merce school faculty spent the past
week-end in Jefferson with her
mother, Mrs. Ethel Hancock, and had
as her guest, Miss Migon Sewell.
Misses Hancock and Migon and Mrs.
J. R. Ellington were guests Satur
day at Brenau Cqllege.
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The Gridley Art Pageant at the
Institute auditorium Monday after
noon and Monday night has a very
elaborate stage setting, consisting of
huge, golden picture frames, special
lighting effects and ten huge original
oil paintings. See this entertain
ment.
THE JACKSON HERALD, JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
G. W. C. Holliday made a business
trip to Athens Monday.
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Billy Wall has accepted a position
with the Upchurch Mfg. Cos. at New
nan.
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Mrs. Bob Davies of Atlanta and
Mrs. Clara Tuck of Savannah visited
Mrs. Estes Holliday last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Algood, Mass
Jean Algood of Athens were guests
of relatives in Jefferson Sunday,
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Mesdames E. H. Crooks, Lizzie
Carter, Miss Sara Dadisman were
visitors in Athens Tuesday.
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Mrs. Lizzie Carter left Tuesday
for Meigs. While there she will at
tend the wedding of her neice and
of a close friend.
Mesdames J. C. Alexander, R. H.
Wall, J. S. Echols and Miss Mary
Lou Wills were recent guests of
Mrs. I. W. Ethridge.
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Mrs. Angie Holliday on Route 2
attended a Vocational Teacher’s Con
ference in Jefferson on Wednesday
and Thursday of last week.
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Rev. and Mrs. A. O. Hood and
their daughters, Misses Eloise and
Janette, spent last Sunday in Atlan
ta, the guests of Mr .and Mrs. D. E.
Coker.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. C. Holliday
on R. F. D., No. 2 had as their
guests recently, Garland Martin,
Mrs. Weyman Martin, of Arcade.
Mrs. E. Butler, Atlanta, Miss Winn
of Athens, Miss Lola Pirkle and Mrs
Anderson of Hoschton.
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Misses Marie Staton, Fay Daniel,
Clara Nell Lavender, Roslyn John
son, Vivian Shirley and Billy
White and Douglas Barnett from
North Georgia College are spending
Spring Holidays in Jefferson with
their parentns.
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Mrs. Byrd Martin, president of
the Jefferson American Legion
Auxiliary, was in Atlanta last week
to attend a meeting of the Auxiliary
and be a guest at a lovely tea and
banquet given in honor of the na
tional president of the Auxiliary,
who was a noted visitor and speak
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Miss Julia A. Flisch, aged 80,
died at her home in Augusta Mon
day. Miss Flisch at one time taught
music in Martin Institute. She de
voted her life to the education of
women and was one of the main ad
vocates of the opening of the Uni
versity of Georgia to girls. She
wrote several books, the best known
being her novel; “Old Hurricane.”
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Miss Mildred Blackstock, complet
ing her apprentice teaching in the
Hartwell High School, department of
home economics, this Friday will
visit her parents at Talmo previous
to her return to G. S. C. W. where
she will resume her course of study
for the spring quarter.—Hartwell
Sun.
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Loyd H. Seabolt, resident of White
hall, died in an Athens hospital Mon
day morning. He was 34 years of
age. Funeral and burial services
were held at Beaver Dam Baptist
church in Banks county this, Wed
nesday morning. Among the survvi
ing relatives are two sisters, Mrs.
Hubert Crumbley and Mrs. William
Robrey of Jefferson.
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Those who heard Rev. James T.
Burrell at the Baptist church here
last Sunday and Sunday night were
charmed with his discourses. His
home is at Colquitt where he has
been pastor of the First Baptist
Church of Colquitt for some time.
His father was a minister and he has
a brother who is pastor of the Bap
tist church in Millcn. Rev. Burrell
was reared near Augusta and is a
graduate of Mercer University.
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Rev. A. B. Elizer was one of 200
Methodist leaders invited to Atlanta
this week to attend the Methodist
Regional Conference on Higher Edu
cation, in which aims of various sec
ondary schools, colleges and univer
sities which the church maintains
were discussed. Prominent men, in
cluding Bishop F. J. McConnell of
New York, Raymond M. Paty.
president of Birmingham-Southern
College, Dr. Emerson Ford of South
Carolina and Dr. J. Earl Moreland
of Randolph-Macon College, had
parts on the programs.
LOVELY PARTY GIVEN BY
MRS. ISBELL
Entertaining at her home on the
Commerce road Tuesday afternoon,
Mrs. L. H. Isbell was hostess at the
regular meeting of her bridge club,
with a few additional friends pres
ent. Jonquils and hyacinths decor
ated the living room where tables
were placed for bridge.
High score prize went to Mrs. H.
J. W. Kizer; low score to Mrs. J. L.
McMullan and bingo to Mrs. James.
Refreshments were served during
the social hour and the party was
one of the most delightful of the
season.
The guests included Mesdames W. ;
C. Smith, Ethel Hancock, J. W. j
Hardy. J. L. McMullan, H. J. W. j
Kizer, M. M. Bryan, H. T. Mobley, j
J. N. Holder, W. T. Bryan, H. B. !
James, Byrd Martin, I. W. Wheeless. j
MRS. LEGG HOSTESS AT
BRIDGE PARTY
One of the loveliest affairs of the
early spring season was the bridge
party given Thursday afternoon by
Mrs. Carl H. Legg at her home on
Lawrenceville street.
Spring flowers, artistically arrang
ed in handsome bowls and vases, dec
orated the living room. The table
in the dining room was overlaid with
a lace cloth and centered with an
oblong crystal bowl filled with jon
quils and hyacinths.
Tables for bridge were placed for
the following: Mesdames W. V.
Chafin of Gainesville, J. D. Escoe, F.
P. Holder, J. H. Aderhold, J. N.
Holder, I. W. Wheeless, Jack Bennett,
J. L. McMullan, J. R. Ellington, J. C.
Alexander, H. E. Aderhold, T. T.
Benton, M. M. Bryan, C. D. Cox, H.
J. W. Kizer, H. I. Mobley. High
score was made by Mrs. F. P. Hol
der and low by Mrs. Escoe.
MISS ELINOR JOHNSON ENTER
TAINS SEWING CLUB
The Young Ladies 'Sewing Club
members were entertained delight
fully Tuesday evening by Miss Elinor
Johnson.
The occasion was happily inform
al, assembling the members with
work, bags for a busy hour before
refreshments were served.
Those present were Misses John
son, Vera Culberson, Mary Cathryn
Archer, Frances Staton, Ruth Ev
ans, Fannie Langford.
DAUGHTER OF MR. AND MRS.
SAM BENNETT HONORED
(From Palmetto, Fla., News)
Last Friday morning in chapel a
very high honor was bestowed upon
Ann Bennett, a popular senior of
this school. Anne was one of the
three girls voted for to be selected
for the yearly D. A. R. award for
being the most outstanding girl of
the Senior Class.
She was presented with a lovely
gold pin by Miss Irma Lathrop, a
D. A. R. representative from Braden
ton.
1 his is the highest honor given
any girl at Palmetto High.
Anne has been a member of the
basketball team for four years and
is one of its outstanding players; al
so a cheerleader this year and a
member of the orchestra. She is a
member of the Tiger Scratches staff.
Last year she won an award for the
American Legion /Essay contest.
ULRIC J. BENNETT WEDS MISS
BURGHARD IN FT. LAUDERDALE
Announcement is made of the
marriage of Miss Frances Marian
Burghard and Ulric Joseph Bennett,
both of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
The marriage took place Sunday
afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. F.
Johnson, sister of the bride, in
Cedax-town.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
M. Frances Burghard of West Palm
Beach, i s a graduate of G. S. C. W.
and for the past three years has
been employed by the Broward
County Public Instruction of Flori
da.
Mr. Bennett is the son of George
D. Bennett of Athens and the late
Mrs. Effie Jackson Bennett. He is a
native of Jackson county. His broth
er is Tapley Bennett of Pine Moun
tain Valley, and his sisters are Mrs.
J. D. Reynolds of Marietta; Mrs.
Robert B. Powell of Decatur, and
Mrs. Clyde Smith of Washington,
Ga.
Mr. Bennett received his educa
tion at the University of Georgia in
Athens.
Mr. Bennett is a past president
of the Georgia Educational Associ
ation and has taught in Piedmont
College and in Fitzgerald.
For several years he has been
located in I lorida and is now supei 1 -
intendent of education for Broward
County, Fla., and resides in Fort
Laudex’dale.
MRS. C. E. HARDY ENTERTAINS
AT BRIDGE
A most enjoyable party, honoring
her bridge club, was given last week
by Mrs. C. E. Hardy at her attrac
tive residence on Washington atrocr.
The home was attractive with bright
spring flowers, golden jonquils pre
dominating, making a colorful set
ting for the guests who assembled
at 1.30 p. m., and were served a
delicious dessert course.
Mrs. Hardy’s guests were Mesdam
es R. J. Kelly, Claud Catlett, J. S.
Robinson, Billy Wall, M. M. Bryan,
J. W. Wheeless, W. C. Smith, J. W.
Hardy, Ed L. Kelly, J. L. McMullan,
Ethel Hancock.
YOUNG SOCIALITES ENJOY
DINNER AND DANCING
The “Cavours,” a club composed
of sub-deb Jefferson girls were the
inspiration one evening recently of
a beautifully planned formal dinner
party at the home of Miss Frances
Bryan.
The table was handsomely appoin
ted, centered with a bowl of red,
white and blue flowers. The place
cards also carried out the color motif
of red, white and blue. A five course
dinner was served the following:
Misses Martha Ann Kelly, Barbara
Beatty, Betty Aderhold, Mary Alice
Griffeth, Marian Hardy, Gene Smith,
Mary Lyle, Catherine Hargrove.
Following the dinner, the follow
ing boys called and dancing was en
joyed: Sam Kelly, Johnnie Mobley,
Jones Aderhold, Joe Griffeth, Char
les Catlett, Charles Moore, Henry
Robinson, Albert Garrison.
MISS LUCILE JARRETT TO
MARRY RUSSELL A. LYLE
Mr. and Mrs. Jarrell Robins Jar
rett of Center, Ga., announce the
engagement of their daughter, Lu
cile Robins, of Atlanta, to Russell A.
Lyle, of Atlanta and Elberton, the
date of the marriage to be announc
ed later. Miss Jarrett spent a year
in Jefferson as member of Martin In
stitute faculty and made a host of
friends here.
CIRCLE NO. 1 ENTERTAINED
BY MRS. WILLS
Mrs. J. A. Wills was hostess Mon
day afternoon to Circle No. 1 of
the Methodist Society of Christian
Service. Those present were Mes
dames Wills, Jack Bennett, W. T.
Bryan, J. N. Holder, H. R. Howell,
Stanley Kesler, H. I. Mobley, Claire
Wills, Miss . Ethel Moore.
■The second chapter of “Great
Souls at . Prayer—Jeremiah, the
Thinker” was presented by Mrs. J.
A. Wills and Mrs. H. R. Howell.
The following ladies were appoin
ted to have charge of flowers and
sacrament in April: April 6, Mes
dames Kesler and Howell, and Miss
Moore; April 13, Mesdames Holder,
Mobley, Bennett; April 20, Mesdames
Wills, Wills, Legg; April 27, Mes
dames Strickland, Bryan, Purcell.
Circle No. 1 members were ap
pointed to prepare cookies for the
Fifth Sunday night meeting of Ep
worth League.
A demonstration of cosmetics was
announced for Saturday, March 22,
at Kesler Ten Cent Store to which
all ladies are invited.
Mrs. H. R. Howell, superintendent
of Primary department of church
school, announced an entertainment
at Martin Institute auditorium at
2.15 and 8.00 p. m. Monday, March
24.
After adjournment, the hostess
served refreshments, and a social in
terval was enjoyed.
Ninth District Federation
To Meet
Mi’s. H. J. Reynolds, of Norcross,
president of the ninth district, Geor
gia Federation of Women’s Clubs,
announces the district convention
will be held in Demorest on Mai-ch
25. Mrs. Effie Stambaugh, president
of the hostess club, and her local
committees will have charge of the
arrangements for the day. State
officers will be represented on the
program.
Cheatham Re-Elected
Head of Toccoa Schools
Toccoa, Ga.—J. B. Cheatham, who
came to Toccoa as principal of the
high school in 1923, was this week
re-elected superintendent of the
schools, it was announced Tuesday
by the City Board of Education.
Mr. Cheatham has served as su
perintendent for many yeai’s, and
has seen the Toccoa schools grow
from a comparatively small institu
tion to the present all-time high
enrollment of more than 1.200 stu
dents. *
THURSDAY. MARCH 20. 1941.
BAPTIST WOMAN’S
MISSIONARY SOCIETY
The Baptist Woman’s Missionary
Society met in the church on March
17, with 15 regular members pres
ent. A song, “The Kingdom Com
ing,” and a prayer by Mrs. J. C.
Bennett preceded the business meet
ing, which was presided over by the
president. The minutes were read
and approved.
The nominating committee offered
the name of Mrs. J. C. Bennett for
Ist vice presdient. and she was elec
ted. She requested each circle to
name an enlistment chairman and
report the same to her.
Reports from each of the 4 cir
cles showed that the attendance was
good and the programs interesting.
The Mission Study Chairman told
of plans for each circle.
The Personal Service Chairman
suggested activities for the month,
and Circle No. 1, volunteered to
visit the County Home and carry re
freshments and cheer to the inmates,
during the month of March.
M. E. Dickson Circle will visit
these places during April.
A letter was read from Mrs. War
ren, asking for the name of all
shut-ins in our church, and naming
W. M. U. meetings for April as fol
lows:
April ,3, Executive meeting in
Athens, 10.30 a. m.
April 8, W. M. U. Association in
Commerce, for which a splendid pro
gram and beautiful pageant is plan
ned. April 21-25, District Rallies.
The treasurer was asked to send
SI.OO to Mrs. T. K. Miller, to help
make up an associations! deficit.
Mrs. Maddox announced the exec
utive meeting at her home on Wed
nesday, March 19, at 3 o’clock.
Mrs. Stovall opened the inspira
tional period with a devotional from
Royal Service and discussed this in
connection with the 107th Psalm.
Mrs. M. H. Massey, representing
Circle No. 2, sponsored the program,
which was given by members of the
Y. W. A., The Girls Auxiliary, and
the Sunbeams, assisted by Mrs. H. E.
Aderhold. The theme was “Christ
in America.” This beautiful pro
gram had been well planned and was
effectively presented.
Songs used in the program were
“America,” “0 Zion Haste,” “We’ve
a Story to Tell and “America, The
Beautiful.” Mrs. Massey closed this
meeting with prayer.
Circle No. 1 will be responsible for
the program in April, also assist the
Sunbeams leader and place flowers
in the church.
Mrs. Y, D. Maddox, Pres.
Mrs. Ci B. Lord, Sec’y.
The Red Cross Work Room
Ships 150 Articles of
Clothing
The Jackson County Red Cross
Chapter, with headquartei-s in the
Ethridge building on Washington
street, has another shipment of
clothing to its credit.
On Tuesday the second quota
was finished and shipped to the ex
change warehoiise pt Jersey City,
N. J., where all finished garments
are assembled and shipped to Great
Britian.
The second quota consisted of 40
dresses for women and children, 5
skirts for girls, 30 sweaters, 20 bed
shirts, 30 layettes, each layette con
sisting of 2 blankets, 12 diapers, 2
shirts, 2 pairs bootees, 3 bands, 2
dresses, 2 gowns, 1 kimono, 1 cap,
one-half dozen safety pins.
Ladies from every section of Jack
son county have co-operated whole
heartedly in the work, and have ex
hibited such a noble spii’t of patriot
ism in doing this splendid defense
work.
Materials for the third quota are
being received and work will begin
against Mai-ch 25. All persons who
will pai’ticipate in making this quota
of garments are asked to come to
the work room. Work may be done
either in*the work room or carried
to the homes.
BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT AT
LOCAL GYM FRIDAY AND
SATURDAY NIGHTS
Martin Institute’s Junior basket
ball team and teams from Talmo,
Pendergrass and Jackson’s Tx-ail will
engage in a tournament at the local
gymnasium on Friday and Saturday
nights. There will be three games
each night. Admission 10 cts.
HOME ECONOMICS APPRENTICE
TEACHERS
Misses Grace Jimmeison and Doris
Jenkins will arrive in Jefferson thus
week to do their apprentice teach
ing in the Home Economics depart
ment under the supervision of Miss
Genevieve Hill.