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LOCAL NEWS ITEMS.
Mr. Brooks Pennington was in the
city Sunday.
Mr. Ned Thompson left Monday for
West Point, N. Y.
Mr. P. Cohen left Wednesday tor
New York City for a month's visit.
Miss Frances Turner was the week¬
end visitor of Mrs. J. C. Anderson, Jr
Mrs. J. G. Crisp and young sons
spent last week in Atlanta.
Miss Myrtle Pounds, of Culloden,
is the guest of Miss Leila Perry.
Mrs. B. W. Godfrey spent Tuesday
morning in Atlanta.
Miss Sue Harris, of Monroe was the
week-end guest of Miss Helen Smith.
Mrs. C. C. Epps and little daughter,
of Starrsville spent Tuesday in the
city.
Mr. Sockwell, of Dallas, Texas is in
the city visiting his brother C. A. Sock
well.
Miss Mae Harwell, of Tignal, speut
Monday with Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Har¬
well.
Mrs. G. W. Davis, of Rutledge is
the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. K. Luns¬
ford.
Dr. C. A. Lee. of Atlanta was a
proininet visitor to our city Wednes¬
day.
Dr. and Mrs. E. W .Ragsdale, of
Tignal spent the week-end with rela¬
tives here.
Mr. and Mrs. C. I. Cash spent the
week-end with Mr. and Mrs. R. L.
Middlebrook at Starsville.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Murray, of At¬
lanta are the guest of their parents,
Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Parker.
Mr. Will Stillwell is making a busi¬
ness trip through North Georgia in the
interest of the Matress Company.
Miss Annie Peek has returned home
after a visit of two weeks with rela¬
tives in Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Ramsey and
family left Tuesday for an extended
motor trip through South Georgia.
Mrs. John M. Davis has returned
from a two mouths visit to relatives
in Charleston, S. C.
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Caldwell and
family moved yesterday into their new
home on Floyd street.
Mrs. McClendon, of Birmingham
Ala., is the guest of her daughter, Mrs
8. I). Haynie.
Mr. Perry Evans Lunsford left Sun
(lay for Henderson, N. C., where he
will enter school for the summer.
M ss Alma Parker wai among the
visitors to Atlanta Wednesday after
noon.
Mrs. F. A. Henderson was called to
Monroe Tuesday by the illness of her
daughter, Mrs. Ruth Pentecost.
Miss Neal Cochran, of Athens, is
the guest of Miss Annabel Robinsoi)
at her home on Washington street.
Misses Alice Pope Harris and Janie
Auld, of Elberton are the attractive
guests of Miss Ora Upshaw.
Miss Susie Kate Hall, of Norwood
is the attractive house guest of Miss
Islah Mae Hopkins.
Mrs. H. G. Gheesling and sons, Hor¬
ace and Ray spent several days with
Dr. and Mrs. A. S. Hopkins.
Col. and Mrs. C. C. King and chi!
dreu spent the week-end with
in Monroe.
Mrs. M. S. Heard of Griffin is
ing her son, Mr. R. H. Heard
Floyd street.
Mrs. Georgia Banks is
soon to spend the month of July
her niece, Mrs. R. R. Fowler.
Mrs. Walker Combs and sons
er and Jim spent last week in
Circle.
Mr. W. T. Cauley, prominent
zen of Starrsville, made the News a
short visit Monday.
John R. Thompson, of West Newton
was in town Saturday and while
vuade the News a pleasant call.
Mr. and Mrs. J. G. Upshaw were
Logansville Sunday to attend family
reunion.
Miss Annie Neal Cochran, of
lanta is spending a few days with Miss
Annie Robinson.
Mr. Gene Lee, Jr., spent the week¬
end in Monticello the guest of his sis¬
ter, Mrs. Kelly.
Miss Francis White, of Atlanta will
be the guest of Miss Luck Wooten for
a few days.
Miss Pearl and Ruth Taylor will
leave Friday for Jonesboro for a two
week's camping trip.
Tlie Boy- Scouts leave Thursday for
their summer camp. They will camp
in the hut which they built.
Miss Mary Sockwell has as her
visitors for the summer her two cous¬
ins, Misses Sockwell, of Texas.
Messrs. Candler Harwell, Tedo
Smith and Philip Cohen motored to
Indian Spring Saturday night.
Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Wright motored
to Monticello last Wednesday to at¬
tend the burial of Mr. Dick Davis.
Mr. J. L. Elliott who has been visit¬
ing in Baltimore, New York and Wash¬
ington, has returned.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Adams,
Washington, Ga., were the guest
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harwell for the
week-end.
Mr. and Mrs. Lee Trammell, Jr.,
spent the week-end in Madison as the
guest of their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Lee Trammell, Sr.
Mrs. Wade Gray and daughters of
Asheville, N. C., and Mrs. E. F. Ed¬
wards spent Thursday in Atlanta and
Friday with relatives in Conyers.
Miss Caroline Wooten left yester¬
day for White Mountains, N. II., where
she will spend the summer with Mrs.
Orton Bishop Brown.
Misses Jeanne Lambdin, 0 f Atlanta,
have returned to their home in Ashe¬
ville, after a pleasant visit to the for¬
me’s mother, Mrs. E. F. Edwards.
Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Hicks announce
the birth of a son, Thursday June 17,
who has been given the name of
Dewey King Hicks, Jr.
Mrs. Minnie Powell Wright was
called to Atlanta Wednesday by the
extreme illness of her daughter, Mrs.
Samuel Green at the Kimball.
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Middlebrook
and daughter, Miss Mary, of Starrs¬
ville were guests of Mrs. C. I. Cash,
Thursday.
Miss Louise Gheesling, of Greens¬
boro arrived in the city yesterday to
visit Mrs. William Ross Stillwell, on
College Ave.
Little Miss Martba Kate Murray is
spending the week in Monroe, as the
guest of her gAndmother, Mrs. J. W.
Bennett.
The many friends of Mrs. J. T. Cor¬
ley will regret to learn that she con¬
tinues quite ill, but wish for her a
rapid recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Robinson, Miss
Mareelle Robinson and Miss Florence
Wells motored over to Monroe Sunday
afternoon.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer E. Lunsford
and family moved last week in their
pretty new bungalow on Floyd street,
which has just been completed.
Miss Alma Parker has returned
from a visit of several days in Atlanta,
and was accompanied home by her
sister.
Mrs. Russell Dodson has returned
to her home in Richmond, Ya., after
an extended visit to her parents, Mr.
and Mrs. J. B. Robinson.
Mrs. Thomas S. Jones, Jr., has re¬
turned to her home in Chicago after
a delightful visit to her sister, Mrs.
Homer. L. Hitchcock.
Mrs. O. H.»Peek and | Reginald,
son
of Charleston, and Mrs. J. E. Peek, of
Atlanta have been the guests recently
of Mr. and Mrs. John Peek.
Mrs. Will Knox and children, of
Social Circle spent Tuesday night with
Mrs. Walker Combs, en route to East¬
man.
Mr. Ralph Meeks, editor of the Cal¬
houn Times and stockholder in the
Covington News, spent Monday in this
city on business.
Mrs. Wiliian Asher, of Atlanta is
visiting her mother and father, Mr.
and Mrs. A. U. Hays. She will be re¬
membered as Miss Odessa Hays.
Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Chapman, Miss
Mabel Thomas and Mr. Linton Smith
motored over to Indian Spring Sun¬
day where they speut a very pleasant
day.
Mrs. G. T. Wells and Mrs. R. E.
Everitt attended the wedding of Miss
Edna Tompkins and Mr. Sam Ward
which took place in Atlanta Wednes¬
day evening.
Rev.P. G. Veasey, of Warrenton,
,spent Tuesday night with his daugh
ter, Mrs. A. S. Hopkins, enroute to
the Georgia legislature, where he
cupies a place as Senator.
Mr. John Corley returned to
home in Jacksonville, Fla., Friday af
ter spending several Weeks in the
with his mother, Mrs. J. T. Corley
who is quite ill.
Mrs. Dudley Williams has returned
from a visit to Sparta. She was ac
dompanied home by her daughter,
Miss Ethel Williams who spent the
winter in Thomasville.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pickett motored
to Atlanta Monday to meet Mrs. Pick¬
ett's mother, Mrs. H. D. Grant, of Fort
Collins, Colorado, who will be their
guest for several months.
Rev. Walker Combs, Misses Mary
Willingham and Brownie Perry were
delegates to the B. Y. P. U. Conven¬
tion which was held in Gainesville
last week.
Miss Helen Jordon and Sara Evans,
of Grovestown arrived Friday to he
the attractive week-end guests of Miss
Islah Mae Hopkins in North Coving¬
ton.
Mrs. H. Kilpatrick Is expecting her
mother, Mrs. W. A. Andrews home
this week from the Georgia Baptist
Hospital where She has been for six
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THE COVINGTON NEWS, COVINGTON, GEORGIA.
Miss Fletcher Lou Lunsford left
Friday for Washington, D. C., where 1
she will visit for one week and from
there she will go to New York City
where she will take a six week's curse
in music at the Columbia University.
Mrs. Wade Gray and daughters
^
Marjorie Nowell, of Monroe, and Mar¬
garet Wheatley, of Americus, have re¬
turned to their respective homes af¬
ter a delightful visit to Misses Natalie
and Florence Turner.
Mrs. \Y. II. Gaither and daughter,
Mary Wood, left Friday for Washing¬
ton, D. C. After a short visit there
they will go to New York and spend
several weeks with Mrs. Gaithers’ sis¬
ter.
Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Smith and
daughter Miss Carolyn, returned from
Natasulga, Ala., Monday where they
had been on a short visit to Mr.
Smith’s brother, Mr. H. W. Smith
and sister, Mrs. Hunter Collins. They
made the trip by the auto route.
Mrs. C. E. Cook and daughter, Miss
Bernice Cook and Mr. Forest Adair
Wall, of Atlanta motored down to
Covington Sunday afternoon and ..pent
a short time in the city. They were
accompanied home by little Miss Mara
vine Norman.
Miss Florence Wells is spending a
few days in Atlanta this week going up
to attend the Cook-Wall wedding and
to take part in the Tompkins-Ward
marriage, both taking place Wednes¬
day, June 29th; one in the afternoon
and one in the evening.
Miss Islah Mae Hopkins entertain¬
ed a delightful week-end party, her
guests being Miss Susie Kate Hall, of
Norwood, Misses Helen Jordan and
Sarah Evans, of Grovetown, and
Messrs. Avery Low, of Clarkston and
George Doss, of Canton.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Pickett and
children, Jeanne and Bruce, Mrs. John
I,. Stephenson, Miss Florence Wells
and James Stephenson made a delight¬
ful motor trip to Atlanta Monday,
the two former going to meet their
mother, Mrs. Gantt, of Fort Collins,
Colorado.
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Miss Sockwell
Entertains.
Friday evening at the Sockwell
home Miss Mary Sockwell was the
^hostess to a lovely party given in
junior of her cousins, Misses Sockwell,
of Texas. Delicious refreshments were
served. Prom being the main feature
of the evening. About fifty was pres¬
ent.
Barbecue in Honor
of Visitors.
Mr. Will Lee Gaither gave a delight¬
ful barbecue Monday evening out at
the pretty country home of Mr. and
Mrs. R. M. Mobley, near Covington in
honor of Misses Margaret Wheatley, of
Americus, Jeanne Lambdin, of Atlanta,
and Marjorie Nowell, of Monroe, the
charming guests of Misses Natalie and
Florence Turner. There were about
30 guests present.
Livingston-Bradshaw.
In West Newton at the home of the
bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. G. Q
Livingston, last Wednesday afternoon,
was solemnized the marriage of their
daughter, Ada Lee, to J. O. Bradshaw.
The bride is one of Newton county’s
most popular young ladies, while the
groom is a citizen of Covington and
has the respect of all who know him.
and is manager of the local transfed
company. Rev. William Duncan, pas¬
tor of Bethany Presbyterian church,
performed the ceremony.
Birthday Party.
An enjoy ale event of the* week wa
the Birthday Pa;•:y at which Sara
Clifford Skinner entertained a large
number of friends at her home on
Washington ,street, .Tune 23rd.
Pink and white making a finely
color scheme, After many interest
; ing games, delicious cream and cake
was served,
j There were about thity guests pi'ts
er *t- dh- 3 out of te-vn guests, being:
j Caroline Anderson, Leonora Belcher,
j Dorothy May and Charles Ossian
Benton ’ Herbert ’ Jr " anfl Catheryn
Corley and Ray AUei ‘ E ^’ of Stam ‘
ville. Roy Lunsford, of Mansfield, and
Lucile Hope, of Union, S. C.
Worsham-Rossee.
The marriage of Miss Ethel Wor¬
sham and Mr. G. B. Rossee was a
quiet but pretty event taking place on
Wednesday afternoon. .Tune 30th, at
4:00 o'clock at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. N. S. Turner on Monticello St.
Re» Walker Combs, pastor of the
First Baptist church performed the
ceremony in a beautiful and impressive
manner in the presence of a few of
their most intimate and personal
friends.
The bride wore a most becoming
brown trieolette dress with hat. shoes
and gloves to match with corsage
bouquet of brides roses.
Mr. and Mrs. Rossee left immedi¬
ately after the ceremony for a motor
trip to Lake Taxaway, N. O., where
they will spend about a month.
From Party.
In honor of Misses Harris and Auld,
an enjoyable event of the week was the
prom party at which Miss Ora Upshaw
entertained a number of guests on
Wednesday evening at her home on
Monticello street in compliment to her
house guests, Misses Alice Pope Har¬
ris and Janie Auld, of Elberton. The
pretty home was unusually attractive
with its decorations of ferns, pot plants
and quantities of black eyed Susans.
Punch was served on the porch
from a pretty decorated table. Proms
and dancing featured the evenings’
pleasures. A delicious ice course was
served at a late hour. There were
about 85 guests present.
Thrift Meeting of
Woman’s Club.
The Woman’s Club met at the home
of its able President, Mrs. W. C. Clark
in North Covington, Tuesday, June 22.
Quite a uumber answered the roll
call with some current event. After
the regular business was attended to
the Club members and visitors were
delighted by two recitations from Miss
Caroline .Smith, these were recited in
a charming manner.
Thrift was the subject for the pro¬
gram. Personal experiences in prac¬
ticing thrift were in order, that there
may be a wise spending.
Miss Mary Loyal Brown and Miss
Gladys Odum served punch on the
front porch. At the conclusion of the
program delicious cream and cake
were served.
The following officers were elected
for next year:
Mrs. W. C. Clark, president.
Mrs. E. O. Lee, vice-president.
Miss Sallie Mae Cook. rec. sec.
Mrs. R. A. Norris, cor. sec.
Mrs. C. R. Powell, treas.
Mrs. Dudley Williams, reporter.
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Miscellaneous Shower For
Miss Chapman.
, In honor of Mrs. B. C. Chapman,
Mrs. Jack Swann entertained a num¬
ber of guests on Friday afternoon at a
miscellaneous shower in compliment to
Mrs. B. C. Chapman', a recent bride.
Ferns, growing plants, and quanti¬
ties of nasturtiums were used in
charming effect in the house decolla¬
tions. The punch bowl placed in the
back hall was banked with green and
nasturtiums and was gracufully pre¬
sided over by Misses Lucy Wooten and
Dorothy Campbell.
An interesting contest, “A love story
in the forest primeval” was the main
feature, Misses Ruth Worsham, An¬
nabel Robinson and Mrs. H. Kilpat¬
rick trying for the prize, the latter
winning in the final drawing and re¬
ceiving a beautifully embroidered hot
roll cover. Another interesting feature
was the writing of their favorite re¬
ceipts by each guest.
Little James Swann, Sarah King and
Billy Travis brought in the basket
holding the gifts for the guest of
or. Sandwiches were served
the correction of papers and a
ice course with cake later. A
number of guests were present.
Big Dance Was
Held Tuesday Night.
The dance given Tuesday
in the palm room of the City Phar
macy is said to be the biggest
in social features ever given in Cov
ington. Automobiles kept arriving
the city until 10:45, when the
started, people coming from
Griffin, Social Circle, Elberton.
son and Atlanta.
The dance hall was at times,
what crowded, however, there
to he plenty of room. Many couples
after dancing a set, would tq>end
time in their car in front of the store
and some would spend the time in
lobby where refreshments were handy.
With the aid of many electric fans,
the dance was a pronounced success
Social events are at present, and
have been for the past century grow¬
ing more and more the attractive
feature of every place, large and
small, and while sometimes, like other
things we mortals do, these gather¬
ings have been justly criticized, when
they were caried to the extreme.
But, the dance given by the young
men of Covington Tuesday night in
compliment to the young ladies of the
city who gave a Leap Year dance a
few months ago, was an affair long
,to he remembered for the genteel man¬
ner in which the occasion was con¬
ducted. About fifty couples were
present.
The room was arranged especially
for the dance, being decorated with
green foliage and aglow with bright
electric lights, and when filled with
the many graceful dancers, it was
truly a swell affair.
Music was furnished by Dica Topes
Orchestra, of Atlanta.
From out of town were many grace¬
ful dancers as follows:
Jackson: Misses Sara Smith. Em
mie Durden and others. Griffin:
Misses Sunleaf Slade, Rose Kincaid
Elizabeth Turnipseed, Charlie Phillips
and Messrs. Herbert White, Bait
Sarcy and others. Athens; Miss Neal
Cochran and others. Monroe: Misses
Idea Barrett, Grace Langston, Mary
Barrett, Mans Newell and Messrs
Langston, Deat Barrett, Jute Kelley,
Morris Kelley, Boozer Kelley, Pinder
grass, Ra(gan Barrett, Carl Hester,
Bob Nowell and others. Social Cir¬
cle: Misses Ruby Avery, Martha Stan¬
ton, Julia Arnold. Louise Armond,
Ruby Knight and Messrs. Mobley,
Stanton and Adams. E'berton: Miss¬
es Harris, Ault and Messrs Harper
and others. Madison: Misses Ashford,
Frances Bearden, Eugenia Bosell, Ce¬
leste Furlow and Messrs. Bursheva,
Marshall, Penick and others. Greens¬
boro : Misses Marion Parks, Julia
John Wright, Fannie Wheeler and
Messrs. Jimmie Wheeler, Carl Smith.
Atlanta : Messrs. De I,a Woodall and
W. H. Brimberry.
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