About Americus times-recorder. (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current | View Entire Issue (March 21, 1924)
PAGE TWO ez WESLEYAN ALUMNAE TO GATHER FOR BANQUET Alumnae and former students of Weslayan College living in Sumter county will gather in Americus for a dinner c-n the night of Saturday, March 29, io mark the opening of the million dollar Greater Wesleyan campaign it is announced. Miss Carrie Speer, has been appointed chairman for the county ad plans for the affair are now being com pleted. There are 39 Wesleyan women in Americus alone and a total of 4 i in Sumter county, making this com mPoity one of the more important alumn’ae centers. All the alumnae and for .'VP students of whom the college has record are invitc ' l to attend the i’ inner > which is to be held in the Sig's of the Pine tea room. A local chapter c t^lo Wesleyan Alumnae Association s vas organize J here some time ago, with rs ‘ * ' (,l ‘ rie Allen Chappell as pres, c ' ent an< ‘ Mrs. Reese H. Horton as set. retar y, both of whom are taking an ;k tlvc part in the present greater Wesle., movement. Miss Speer is also p rt -minent in the work of the chap ter. ji tof the Wesleyan women liv ing Jn L A follows: Mrs CL ar * es L. Ansley, Mrs. Eu gene A. Ba, Miss Katherine R. Buchanan, K ,ss Nell Hog-g, Mrs.. Reese H . Hor/ On > Mrs. William i Thomas Lane, MU S - Evan Mathis, Mrs. Jesse Mathis, Mrs R. L. Me Math, Jr., Mrs. Bela Hill Moreland, Miss Sara Oliver, Miss Fi -ances B Outler, Mrs. Frank Sheffield, Mrs.' J. E. Sheppard, Mrs. Fred W. Sills,' Miss Carrie Speer, Mrs. Crafword Wheatley, Mrs. E. B. Anderson, Miss Orlean Ansley, Miss Rossie Andrews, Mrs. Florrie Allen Chap pell, Mrs. John A. Cdbb, Miss Ma bel Ellis, Miss Ann Ellis, Mrs. T. N. Furlow, Mrs. T. F. Gittewood, Sr., Miss Mary Godwin. Mrs. The First of Our Better Saturday Pictures A story of the East with just a flavor of the North Guy Bates Post IN “GOLD MADNESS” from the popular magazine story, ‘‘The Man From Ten Strike’ by James Oliver Curwood. Other Attraction* “Such Is Life,” Century Comedy ■ “Th e Ghost City” . RYLANDER SATURDAY | I TODAY—POLA NEGRI IN “SHADOWS OF PARIS” - -A YOUR LAST CHANCE “** u . TO GET ONE OF THESE WEATHER PROPHETS This coupon will not appear again. If you haven’t mailed I or brought your ccupon in yet, act quickly, for our supply will not last long. Our price, while they last, only G9c. • ! COUPON This coupon 69c ' $i ■- a Weather House Prophet “ ~ An Excellent Gift for All Occasions Made in America —Guaranteed When the weather is fine, the two children will b e oat, and when rainy weather is approaching, the witch will come out 8 to 24 hours ahead of rain or snow. The hygrometer will tell ad vance weather reports better and more reliably than general weather reports. It also has Thermomoter, Elk's Head, Bird’s Nest, etc. Mail orders 9c extra for packing and postage. HOWELL’S PHARMACY i Phone. 11 & 33 Charles Hale, Mrs. J. G. Holtz, Mrs. T. G. Hudson, Mrs. F. Morgan, Mrs. R. P. Moore, Mrs. Walter Rylander, Mrs. John Scarboro, Miss Cornelia Shiver, Mrs. W. G. Turpin, Mrs. H. W. Van Riper, Mrs. G. C. Webb, Miss Nina Williams, and Mrs. W. T. Lane. Other alumnae in Sumter county are Mrs. Mamie McDonald Bradley, Miss Laura Caughman and Mrs. Bowman J. Wise, all of Plains; and Mrs. H. J. Johnston and Miss Mary i Wilson, of Leslie. Any Wesleyan women living in the county whose names are not list ed are asked to communicate with Miss Speer in order that her record,* may be made complete. • » * JUNIOR MUSIC CLUB i TO MEET SATURDA X i A meeting of the J unior Music ! Study Club will be held .Satuday af ' ternoon at three o’clock,, at Miss ■ Kate Land’s studied on Jacksor I street. An interesting feature of the program will be the musical i lumbers rendered by Miss Elizabeth Mixon, and Mrs. A. H. Tompkins w iio will assist the children in the rendition of thC folloi ing program: 1. Arp. ! 'ggio Waltz Carolyn Crawford, Marion Tillman. 2. Dance of the Butterfly— Blake, Catherine Ryals. 3. Mornin g prayer—Stzeabbog— Bessie Bell 4. The Hu turning Bird—Heller L,Avalanche —Cornelia Merritt . 5. La Bien Aimee—Sch uett— Miss Elizabeth Mixon. . Venitienne—Godard—Mrs . A. H. Tompkins. MR. AND MRS. FORT HOSTS AT SET-BACK SUPPER A beautiful party of ThurstJay evening was the set-'back supper which Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Fort en tertained at their home on Lee, street, having as their gruests the members of their Thursday nig'rt Set-Back Club and a number of ad ditional friends to fill vacancies. The Fort’s apartment was uni us ually lovely on this occasion w ith decorations of lovely spring hLos soms, flowering pear, peach 1 Uos soms, pink bud, and gorgeous < iaf fodils artistically arranged in v rail vases, and baskets, and low bowls c>f beautiful double pink purple h ya ct.nths were placed on consoles . md mai.'tels. Mt.s. E. J. Eldridge and Mrs. B. F. Easterlin, Jr., tied for the ladiles’ high seme and cut for the prii ;e, Mrs. Eldridge being the lucky wi li ner of a deck of cards. J. T. W I .r --ren won the gentleman s prize, a deck of cards. Following an elegant fried chnl li en supper followed by a swe.ee course, set back was en’ n yed un t il a late hour. Mrs. Fort was assisted in enter taining by Mrs. Willis Hawkins Mrs. John Hudson and her daughte r Miss Florence Fort. The guest list included Mr. am 1 Mrs. D. R. Andrews, Mr. and Mr. Lucius McCSleskey, Dr. and Mr .e M. 11. Wheeler, Mr. and Mrs. Ed gar Shipp, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. E Id- ■ ridge, Mr. and Mrs. B. F Easter'lin, Mr. and Mrs. John Hudson, Mr. and Mrs. Willis Hawkins, J. T. Warren,, Mrs. Walter Rylander, Mrs. j. D, Hooks, Miss Sarah Tower, Robert T. Hawkins, Walter Page, Cart I Glover and Henry Osborne Jones. * * * i MISS DENHAM HONORS f MRS. ELDRIDGE A lovely compliment to Mrs.-E. J. Eldridge, of Atlanta, formerly of Americus, who is the charming guest, of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. t . Easterlin, was the afternoon bridge at which Miss Kathleen Denham Wi « hostess Thursday afternoon at h home on Felder street, having as h ir guests the members of her brid fce club and a few additional friends. Pink and white was the col or, scheme effectively carried out in the attractive living room wh ;re the table® were arranged for /.he afternoon’s game; graceful sprays of peach blossoms, plum bio str oms and pink bud filling French bas kets and flower jars. Mrs. Arthur Rylander won the top score prize, attractive bridge pen cils, and the honor guest was pre sented wdth a box of powder. At 6 o’clock, a tempting :tftlad course* with coffee was served. The hostess was assisted in en tertaining by Miss Brownie Ca rter ar.ui Miss Lallie Carter. Invited to meet Mrs. Eldrii Ige wei e Mrs. Cloyd Buchanan, M rs. Dick Brinson, Mrs. Theron Jen nings, Mrs. Middleton McDona Id, Mrs. D udley Mize, Mrs. James Lott, Mrs. H amilto Holt, Mrs. Dick Wil liams, Il Its. Dudley Gatewood, M/rs. Eugene Cato, Mrs. Arthur Rylander, Jr., Mrs. Henry Lumpkin, Mrs. B. F. Easterlin, Jr. * * ■* JOHNNY CHALKLEY, JR„ CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY. Mrs. J. W. Chalkley was hostess at a beautiful party Thursday aftei noon at her home on Bell street in hoor o:f the sixth birthday of her little sion, Johnny Chalkley, Jr. The Easter suggestion was effec. tively carried out in the decorations of the living room and dining room where the guests were entertained, the yellow ad pink color scheme pre vailig. Gorgeous yellow daffodils in low bowls and wicker baskets oi lovely peach blossoms were used in profusion. The prettily appointed table in the dining room had for its To Ladies and Gentlemen of Sumter County I wish to express my appreciation of the support accorded me at the re- cent primary. . i- / 4; Respectfully, W. M. HARPER SILVERWARE Nothing beautifies the home more than Sil verware and it is always enjoyed. We have a complete line of Silverware, both in Sterling and Plated. We will be glad to show you anything in this line at any time. Thos. L. Bell i See Our Window Display THE AM ERICUS TIMES-RECORDER H PROBE BODY HOMOID TODAY barges of Duplication of Gov ernment Securities to Be In vest \ gated WASHINGTON. March 21.—The creaion of a <;ommittee to investi gate the charges that millions of dollars worth of government bonds have been duplicated at the bureau of printing and engraving was rec ommende,d today to the House by the rul'jg committee. The investigation had been de manded by Representative King, of Illinois, who proposed to have the hqrise banking committee conduct the inquiry. Charges of irregularities were made by Charles B. Brewer, special attorney of the Department of Justice, who made the investigation for Presiden Harding, which led to the dismissal of 28 officials two years ago. central decoration a beautifully em bossed birthday cake, holdig isx tiny pink candles and was embedded in green grass and Easter eggs. At tractive baskets of daity candies marked the place of each guest, and pink and white Eager eggs added to the attractiveness of the table. May interesting games and an Easter egg hunt were enjoyed dur ing the afternoon, and Layfield Rob ' ertson was the fortunate winner' of the nest filled with iny eggs and rabbits. Late in the afternoon delicious ice 1 cream and cake was served by Mrs. j Chalkley, assisted by her daughters, ( Kathleen Chalkley and Dorothy 1 Chalkley. I The guest list for this lovely party included Carlton Ivey, Sam Ivey, I Hugh Worthy, George Worthy, Charles Speer. Charles Kenmore Emory Martin, Layfield Robertson, Curtis Jordan, Jr., Charlie Stevens, Oliver Chalkley and Johnney Chalk ley. * ♦ * MRS. GRUBB’S CLASS TO HAVE CAKE SALES The members of Mrs. L. 1«. Grubb’s Sunday school class of the First Methodist church will sponsor a cake sale Saturday, to be given at Piggly Wiggly on Lamar street Any members who wishes to make contributions either cash or cakes,' may leave same at Piggly Wiggly in the morning. Mrs. S. E. Warren, and Miss Lil lian Warren are guests of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Warren, at their home on Lee street, en route to their home in Byrom from Florida where they have been visiting relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Coley Lewis, and Miss Martha Lewis arrived in Amer icus from Atlanta Thursday night, called by the death of their cousin, Carl Ansley. Charles Underwood, of New Or leans, has arrived in Americus to spend sometime with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Underwood, at their home on Hampton street. Mrs. W. S. Blackmer, and Luke Blackmer and Frank Lloyd, of Salisbury, N. C. were visitors in Americus today and were the out of-town guests registered at the Tea Room for luncheon. Mrs. DeWitt Pickett and Miss Eloise Pickett, of Dawson, were amoung the out-of-town shoppers in Americus today, and were guests of Mrs. W. D. Moreland for lun cheon at the Tea Room. Mrs. James F. Humber, of Lump kin, was in Americus today, the guest of Mrs. W. M. Humber at hei home on Taylor street. Mrs. Henry Priest, who has been the guest for sometime of her sis ter, Mrs. Egbert Allen at her horn? on Lee street .returned to her home in Orange Massachusetts today. Mrs. Frank Barkalow, of'Canton, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. L. C. Medford, at her home on Brown street. Fritz Kreisler says German musi cians are suffering the most. Ameri can saxophonists seem to be run ning them a close second. first “better picture” AT RYLANDER SATURDAY The first of the Rylander’s “Bet ter Pictures” will be offered on Sat urday in “Gold Madness,” starring that eminent actor, Guy Bates Post. “Gold Madness” is said to be a fast moving and absorbing melodrama adapted from James Oliver Cur wood’s fascinating story which ran in serial form in a popular magazine recently under the title of “The Man From Ten Strike.” Not only does this ambitious pho toplay boast of coming from the pen of one of the most popular authors of modern times, but also of being the starring vehicle of one of the most noted actors of th? American stage, Guy Bates Post. It is said that this story has been given a lavish production, and in addition to Mr. Post the cast includes Cleo Madison Mitchell Lewis and Grace Darmond. Other attraction on the prog ram consist of a Century comedy, .. \ oUre ex L” and a chapter of The Ghost City,” giving a variety to the program that the manage ment hopes will appeal to every pic. ture patron. Today’s picture at the Rylander is Pola Negri’s latest starring ve hide, ’’Shadows of Paris.” ALCOHOL HEAT COOKS QUICKLY Heat in cans that does not spread its heat yet cooks very fast. New ideas in stoves to use canned heat with. Americus Drug Co. Phone 75 HEAR PNF. I. S. STMNS' wi FREE LECTURES ON Wher e Are the Dead? The Rich Man in Hell SUNDAY, MARCH 23 3:30 and 7:30 P. M. At the CARNEGIE LIBRARY Laymen’s Home Missionry Movement PROMINENT BANKER” GAINS 11 POUNDS Mr. Earl C. Crumb, Federal In ternational Banking Co., De clares “Re-Cu-Ma Has Done Me Lots Os Good.” “For a year.” says Mr. Crumb, “I have been nervous and run down; had little appetite and what food I did eat caused much dis tress, indigestion, gas, nevrousness and sleeplessness. 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