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LOCAL AND PERSONAL
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Mr. Paul G. Walker was in
Monday. „ .
Miss Sara Ethel Norris was in Atlanta
Tuesday.
Mr. Guy Robinson was in Atlanta
several days.
Miss Pauline Gary is in Cordele, vis¬
iting homefolks.
Mrs. C. H. White and family were in
Atlanta Monday.
Judge J. S. Peek was in Atlanta on
business Wednesday.
Mrs. Howard Middlebrooks spent sev¬
eral days in Milledgeville.
Mrs. G. M. Brundige left Monday for
her old home in Tennessee.
Mr. and Mrs, E. M, Piper and chil¬
dren were in Atlanta Friday.
Mr. and Mrs. James Porter, of Macon,
were in Covington this week.
Miss Martha Lamar, of Atlanta, is
the guest of Miss Frances Dearing.
Mrs. J. L. Harris and two sons spent
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. Charles
Hill.
Miss Lucy Robinson is the guest of
her friend, Miss Charlotte Dean, at
Gordon.
Mr. Richard Smith, of Atlanta, was
the guest of his Smith-Yining relatives
Sunday.
Mrs. W. C. Kinard and daughters re¬
turned Sunday from a visit to Farrar
relatives.
Misses Hyda Heard and Eleanor Wil
s#n are at home from visits to McDon¬
ough friends.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Phillips, Mrs. Ev¬
ans Lunsford and Jack Neel spent Tues¬
day in Atlanta.
Miss Eugenia Dearing left Saturday
for a visit to her sister, Mrs. Lee Calla
way, in Athens.
Miss Carrie Beck Davis spent several
days in Atlanta last week with Mrs.
C. A. McKibben.
Misses Neenah Billingslea, Eugenia
and Emma Pittman visited Jackson rel¬
atives last week.
Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Flowers have re¬
turned from Salem, where they tented
during the meeting.
Miss Fay Ramsey represented the
Covington B. Y. P. U. at the rally in
Social Circle Sunday.
Mrs, J. B. Downs and son, John H.,
spetjt the week at Salem camp ground,
attending camp meeting.
Miss Louise Dixon, who was the guest
of Misses Ruth and Theo Gary, left
Tuesday for her home at Millen.
Mrs. Eugenia Stovall, who was the
guest of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Martin, has
returned to her home in Augusta.
Misses Julia Ferguson and Bena
Asher, of Atlanta, arrived Monday for
a visit to Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Merck.
Mrs. H. B. Robertson and sons, after
a visit to Mrs. J. T. Swann, will go to
Tennessee for a slay with relatives.
Miss Doris Clark, of Muskogee, Okla.,
is the guest of her aunt, Mrs. O. 3.
Porter, during her stay in Covington.
Miss Mildred Beam has returned to
her home at Jersey after spending the
past week with her aun.t, Mrs. C. N.
Hill.
Mr. and IVfrs. Frank Jordan and
daughter, Ruth, of Atlanta, were guests
of Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Callaway
week.
Mr. C. A. Harwell, Misses Florrie
well, Lucile Peek and Annie Peek,
Judge J. S. Peek spent Wednesday in
Atlanta.
Mr. and Mrs. C. A. Harw'ell and
Florrie Harwell returned Monday
a fortnight’s stay at Indian
camp meeting.
Col. and Mrs. R. W. Milner, of
chester, Tenn., visited Mr. and Mrs.
C. Guinn and Dr. and Mrs. “’W.
Wright last week.
Miss Frances Burton, of Social
made a stop-over visit to
friends on her way home from visits
Madison and Eatonton.
Mr. Eugene Lee, Jr., who took a
cial course at the Arts and Crafts
in Atlanta, has returned to his
with the Dahl Floral Co.
Mrs. W. H. Pickett, Miss Jean
and Bruce Pickett, with Mrs. G.
Wells, were recent guests of Mr. W.
Pickett, Jr., in Carrollton.
Miss Nancy Lowe Morton, after
visit to North Carolina and
Summer school in Athens, is the
of Dr. and Mrs. Tully U. Smith.
Mrs. H. L. Hitchcock and
returned this week from a two
visit to Eiberton relatives. Mr.
cock went to Eiberton for them Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Loyd and son, Harold,
of Mansfield, were the week-end guests
of Mr. and Mrs. L. A. Patrick, making
a stop-over on thier way from Atlanta.
Misses Bessie and Alice McCorkle, of
Athens, have been the guests of Rev.
and Mrs. C. B. Tomb. The McCorkle
family were friends of the Tombs in
Louisiana.
Miss Margaret Porter left for Colum¬
bus Thursday to visit Mr. and Mrs.
J. O. Porter. She will remain there until
tlie opening of Wesleyan College on
September 13th.
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Mr. Marvin Johnson spent Sunday
near Jersey.
Mrs. R. ,\1. Tuck spent this week with
Greensboro relatives.
Messrs. Allen and Curtis Lee Johnson
are spending the week in Savannah,
Tybee, and other points in South Geor¬
gia.
Miss Maude Mobley, with several
friends, motored over from Social Circle
Wednesday.
Mrs. Pearl Belcher Taylor, with a
party of friends, visited Mrs. E. O. Lee
Wednesday.
Judge and Mrs. A. D. Meador were
at Jersey this week to visit .\lr. and Mrs.
Hugh McGarity.
Miss Leonore Ellis returned from Dil¬
lard Wednesday, accompanied by her
cousin. Miss Mildred Gower.
Miss Nannelle Dobbs, after a pleas¬
ant visit with the .Misses Fillyaw, re¬
turned to her home in Atlanta last Fri¬
day.
Mrs, Doug]as Rumble, who has been
with her Woodruff relatives, is again
with Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Elliott before
returning to Emory University.
Dr. and Mrs. W. C. Wright accompa¬
nied Miss Eeonora Wright to Eatonton,
where they remained with their parents
Prof, and Mrs. W. C. Wright, for the
week-end.
Mis. W. C. Clark, who has been spend
ing some time in the mountains of
North Georgia, arrived in Atlanta Mon¬
day, where she has taken a house until
October 1st.
Miss Florence Wells is at home from
an outing at Lakemont and other re¬
sorts. Miss Nell Butler, who accompa¬
nied Miss Wells, has returned to her
home at Pelham.
Miss Annabel Robinson, Messrs, Reg¬
inald Robinson and C, D. Ramsey mo¬
tored to Indian Springs Thursday with
Mrs. Sanford, who has since gone to
j her home at Eufala.
Mrs. Harwell, who is matron at the
Georgia College for Women, at Milledge
ville, accompanied the Pickett party to
Carrollton and was the guest of her sis¬
ters during the visit.
Miss Margaret Porter, who has been
in charge of the summer amusements
| at Porterdale during the absence of
j Miss Ethel Belcher, is now in Covington
with her grandmother, Mrs. O. S. Porter,
Mr. C. A. Cannon, with his daughters.
Misses Elizabeth and Isabel, were at
North Georgia mountain resorts
week. During their absence, Mrs.
Sewell and children, of Oxford,
with Mrs. Cannon.
Mrs. P. T. Austin chaperoned the
lowing , . young people , on a motor trip .
Atlanta last week; Misses Ruby
Annie Grace Austin, Iola Parker,
Maude Gray, Emily Leonard, Theo
and Mr. Dewey Biggers.
Among the many Covingtonians
tending Indian Springs camp
were Mr. and Mrs. Tom Heard, Mr.
Mrs. A. M. Griffin, Mr. and Mrs.
Stroud, Miss Eleanor Wilson, and
J. H. and J. E. Ellis.
Mrs. A. H. Talmage, Misses
Marian and Maude Talmage, with
Charles Bickerstaff, of Athens,
week-end guests of Dr. and Mrs.
Robinson and family. They
their trip to Atlanta Monday.
Mrs Pauline Burns Foster and
daughter, Miss Mary Lou. with
Inez and Mary Lee AVomao, have
ed to Atlanta after attending
camp meeting with Mrs. Foster’s
ents. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Burns, in
Western part of the county.
Mrs. J. G. Nunnally and
lone, Mr. and Mrs. Cofield, of
Miss Irene McCord, of Covington,
Mr. Irvin Dietz, of Washington, D.
formed a congenial party motoring
to the home of Mrs. J. L. Harris,
they spent the day one day last
BENEFIT FOR YOUNG
MATRONS’ CLASS
The measuring party conducted
the Young Matrons’ class of the
tist Sunday School was a marked
cess. The committee arranged a
of diversions, delightful to old
young.
The entertainment was creditable
well worth the price.
LADIES’ AID
WITH MRS. FELKEK
Mesdames Newt Felker, W. J.
W. J. Willis. L. L. and Howard
brooks acted as hostesses to the
Aid Society of the Baptist church Mon
■day. The Felker, meeting was held in the
of Mis. on Floyd street.
Mrs. R. W. Summours presided hi
absence of the president, Mrs. H.
Anderson, who is still in the
of North Georgia.
Tea and sandwiches were served.
PRESBYTERIANS BUY
PORTABLE ORGAN
Mrs. C. B. Tomb and her
tic committees have installed a new
gan in the primary classroom of
Presbyterian Sunday School.
The purchase of this much needed
strument was made possible by
activities, chief among which were
neighborhood rummage sales,
on the street in front of the Manse.
The children are quite pleased
their new possession.
ROOK PARTY FOR
MACON GIRL
Miss Sara Clyde Hutchins
mented her cousin. Miss Wynnelle
liams, with a Rook party Friday
ing from 10 to 12.
Ferns and pot plants enhanced
charm of the broad veranda where the
game was played.
Watermelon was served from a table
on the lawn.
Those invited were Misses Sara Ethel
Norris, Laura Heard Bush, Louly Tur¬
ner, Lynda Bryan, Frances Gober, Kath¬
ryn Smith, Rebecca Perry, Isabel and
Elizabeth Cannon. Sara King, Masters
Charles King and Billy Travis.
j A One SYLVAN hundred 1YWN and fifty FETE guests in
j were
to participate in the varied-pleas¬
ures of the sylvan lawn fete given by
Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Tomb Friday even¬
ing. The occasion honored their house
guests, Misses Bessie and Alice MeCor
kle and Mr. James McCorkle, of Athens.
A number of unique features were in¬
troduced.
On each side of the lawn were roads,
one leading to prosperity, the other to
poverty. Improvised dollars, containing
numerals ranging from one to twenty
five were presented.
Wayside booths with flowers, fortune
telling and other lures were encountered
at intervals. Even the cake and cream
had a pretended commercial value. The
spenders placed prices on the commod¬
ities.
The dollar was punched, and at the
end of the way an estimate was made
of the actual amount, showing the thrift
or extravagance of the traveler. It was
found that the road to prosperity was
longer and required more discrimina¬
tion.
The riddle booth afforded much amuse I
ment. Whenever a young lady failed to
guess, she was trundled in a wheelbar
row by her escort to the next station.
A number of souvenirs were distrib¬
uted at the Old Curiosity Shop by Miss
Ora Upshaw and Mr. Guy Robinson.
Rev. and Mrs. Tomb arc delightfully
versatile, the diversions of the evening
showing originality and much careful
planning as to detail. They were assisted
by a charming group composed of the
members of Covington's social contin¬
gent. Several attractive visitors added
to the pleasure of the occasion.
MISS JOHNSON AM) MR. COWAX
MARRY AT CONYERS
The announcement that Miss Annie
M.vrtis Johnson was united in marriage
to Mr. Irvin Cowan Sunday interests
a wide circle of friends.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Duval, pastor of the Methodist church
at Conyers, and was witnessed by close
friends and 'relatives
The bride is admired for her many
womanly attractions.
The groom is the son of Sheriff Cowan
of Rockdale county, and assists his fa¬
ther in his official duties.
The young couple have the sincere
good wishes of many friends. They will
reside in Conyers.
MRS. SMITH ENTERTAINS
FOR MISS MORTON
The afternoon party given by Mrs.
Tully II. Smith Saturday honored her
sister, Miss Nancy Lowe Morton, of
Athens and Watkinsville. The house was
effectively decorated with sunflowers.
Punch was served in the hall by Miss
Kathryn Smith. The bowl was attrac¬
tive with vines.
A salad course was served on plates
prettily garnished with paAstey an!
green peppers.
Four tables were used in the bridge
game. The following were playei's: Miss¬
es Nancy Lowe Morton, Inez Thomas,
Frances Dearing, Lucy Wooten, Alleen
Simmons, Myrtle Estes, Ora Upshaw,
Fletcher Lou Lunsford, Josephine
Franklin, Helen Smith, Ina Rogers.
j Dorothy Lee, Annie Pauline ‘Anderson,
Eva Stephenson, Natalie and Florence
Turner, and Mrs. Lillian Weaver.
FORMER COVINGTON GIRL
MARRIES AT FLO VILLA
Of interest to many friends was the
marriage of Miss Ethel McCord and Mr.
Homer Rabern, which was solemnized
at the home of the bride's brother and
sister, Mr. and Mrs, Van Miller Free
man, in Flovilla, Ga., the Rev. Mr.
i nine officiating.
The ceremony was performed in the
living room in the presence of the fam¬
ily and intimate friends. At one end of
the room an altar was improvised of
handsome palms and ferns. Two five
branched candlesticks with white can¬
dles, and on the mantle and piano were
white unshaded candles in lovely old
candlesticks. Among those attending
from Covington were Mrs. Thacker,
Misses Lizzie Hill and Florence Bower.
.MEETING OF \V. M. U.
AT CLARKSTON
Members of the local W. M. U. were
prominent in the associational meeting
at Clarkston last Thursday.
Mrs. j. C. Upshaw talked on “Person¬
al Service”. Mrs. A. D. Meador, Dist.
Secretary, discussed the $75,000,000 cam¬
paign. Mrs. E. J. Dennard, leader.of the
Girls’ Auxiliary, presented the following
young ladies in a song service: Misses
Annie Grace Austin, Nellie Maude Gray,
Iola Parker, Ruby Perry, Emily Leon¬
ard and Theo Gary.
Mesdames Walker Combs and P. T.
Austin were also present as members
of the executive board.
F1SII FRY FOR VISITOR
Dr. and Mrs. T. U. Smith were hosts
at a fish fry Tuesday evening, the occa¬
sion honoring their house guest, Miss
Nancy Lowe Morton, of Athens. The
scene was laid at the Betty Lunsford
Golf Links, and a congenial company
was invited.
AIKEN-PATTERSON
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Henry Aiken, of
Oxford, announces the engagement of
their daughter, Anna Eugene, to Mr.
Willard Crawford Patterson, of Atlanta,
the marriage to be’ solemnized in Sep¬
tember. No cards.
PROF. ROBERTSON LEAVES
FOR FLORIDA
Prof. H. B. Robertson left Friday for
Fort Lauderdale, Fla., where he' will
soon enter upon his duties as superinten¬
dent of the public schools. Mrs. Robert¬
son and sons will join Prof. Robertson
sometime in September.
RADIO TEA MONDAY EVENING
Misses Bessie and Alice McCorkle, of
Athens, were honor guests at a radio
tea given by Rev. and Mrs. C. B. Tomb,
in the Palm Room of the City Pharmacy
Monday evening. Many amusing mes¬
sages were received. Rook was played
and ices were served.
P. T. A. .MEETING
The Parent-Teachers’ Association will
hold a meeting next Tuesday afternoon
at four o’clock in the school house.
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SEVERAL PICNICS
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A group of the young people picnicked ;
in Anderson’s Woods Tuesday. The af- ;
fair honored Miss Elizabeth Dorella. and j
was chaperoned by Miss Eugenia Strad- j
ley. Vining,
M. sdames E. J. Dennard, A. C.
and Carl Aenchbacher chaperoned a pic¬ ■
day. nic party to Henderson’s ^1 ill Wednes¬
teacher, The h, participants members nihc*rs of of were her her Mrs. class L'kiSS Dennard, ill in the the j j
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friend Baptist for Sundar each. School A delicious and an lunch invited was j
contributed by the participants.
DEATH OK FORMER COVINGTON
WOMAN
Mrs. Florida Clark, the widow of Dr.
J. C. Clark, and a former resident of
Covington, died in Muskogee, Okla., on
August US. She was a daughter of Dr.
J. S. Carroll, one of the pioneer citi¬
zens of Covington, and was a niece of
Mi-s. O. S. Porter,
Mrs. Clark is survived by two sons
and one daughter; Ed. Porter Clark, of
Mexia. Texas. Bruce Clark, of Musko
gee, Okla., and Miss Doris Clark, of
Muskogee.
The remains were brought to Coving¬
ton for interment, which took place in
South View Cemetery on August 21. The
services were conducted by Rev. Walker
Combs, of the Baptist church.
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A number of young ladies will go
Covington during the next .few
to till positions in the public
of Georgia.
Among them are Misses Helen Smith,
Conyers; Ethel Williams, to Carroll- Peek,'
Lucile Peek, to Buford; Annie
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the Primitive church, Bountifm I* 1
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