The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-12-17
AUSTELL.


Tbie," as every one knew her, on last
Thursday night removed from our
community one of it's earliest set
tiers. Aunt Ibie had been sick for
some time and her death was not IN
expected. Had she lived two months
and ten days longer she would have
reached her eighty-sixth birthday.
AS long as she was able to be a
mong her friends she enjoyed the
pleasures of the young people. re-
member a couple of years back, at
tending a Christmas tree in one of
the neighboring churches in the
County, she was there and enjoyed
the witty sayings Of Santa, as much
as the children did, and when her
name was called, her face lit up with
such happy look, just as child's
She leaves a host of friends and loved
ones that will miss her. She was
Brown family grave yard, on &C
count of the weather being so bad,
number Of her friends were deprived
of paying the last respects to her.
The sympathies Of many go out to
the loved ones.
The Woman's Missionary Society
of the Methodist church held the last
meeting of the year on Monday Dec.
9Th, at which officers were elected
for the coming year, with the fol-
lowing results: Pres. Mrs. D. A.
Creel; 1st Vice-Pres. Mrs. j. E. Rus
sell; End Vice-Pres. Mrs D. A. Creel.
Cor. Sec. Mrs. ]. M. Strickland; Treas
Mrs. c. D. Rutherford; Asst. Treas.
Miss Zua Strickland Rec, Sec. Mrs.
James Cureton; Supt. of Social Ser
vice, Mrs R. H. Aston; Supt. of
Publicity, Mrs. H. l.. Ozburn.
Meetings are held Monday after
first Sunday, everyone is given a
cordial invitation to attend.
The Y. P. M. S. of the Methodist
church elected officers on Monday
night for the new year, as follows:
Pres. Miss Pearl Winters, VicePres.
Miss Lizzie Winters; End Vice-Pre5.
Miss Mary Strickland, Cor Sec. Miss
Ruth Shelverton; Rec. Sec, Mr.. Gail
Haynes; Treas Miss Cradle Howell;
Supt. of Social Service, Miss BERTHE
Smith.
Mrs. T. Cato has returned from
visit to relatives in Adairsville.
Mr.. John Strickland, of Tallapoa-
sa, has been on a visit to his mother,
Mrs. Fannie Strickland
Rev. j. E. Russell, accompanied b.
Mr.. R. M. Mather, and Mr.. Ray Win
ters, went over to Atlanta one night
last week, when Rev. Russell was
initiated into the Shriners Degree.
Mrs. ]. M. Strickland and Miss
Pearl Winters visited relatives in
Atlanta Monday.
Mrs. Homer Couch, and Mrs. H. l..
Davis, spent the weekend with Mrs.
C. L. Couch
Mrs. Keown, of Rome after a de-
hghtful visit to her friend, Miss
Louise Westmoreland has returned
home.
Miss Mary Kate Cureton was the
guest of Rev. and Mrs. j. B. Gresham
in Douglassville last Wednesday.
Mrs. Puma Williams, of Musca-
dine, Ala, spent the past week with
her father Mr. H. o. Markham.
Miss Ruth Cureton, Of the G. \.
& l. is home for the Christmas holl-
days; also another one Of our girls
is so glad to be home again, Miss
Louise Cloud.
Mrs. M. B. Earle has returned IRON
Chicago, H., and had as her guests,
Mrs. Loudie Mathews, of Zebulon
and Miss Ida Barnett, Of Everett
Springs.
Mrs. Laura Southland, is visiting
in Brunswick, Ga, and Jacksonville
Fla.
Miss Jewell Barnes is being enter
tanned as the guest of her sister, MIS-
F. P. Lindley, at Powder Springs. F.
The first of a round of pleasures
will be given at the home OF Mrs
]. M. Strickland Friday afternoon by
Misses Mary Strickland and BERTHE
Smith. The honor guest being Miss
Sarah Veal, bride-elect OF January
A number of entertainments are
being planned in her honor.
An engagement of interest tc
many has been annaunced by MISE
Luella Finn, of Washington lorHie'
ly Of this place. DELLA