Saturday, June 24, 1916
Dr. J.W. Bachman and his son, Judge Nathan L. Bachman, went to Sweetwater to be present at the 75th anniversary celebration of Dr. Bachman’s brother, the Rev. J. Linn Bachman.
Misses Margaret Smith, Irene Bennett, and Elizabeth Black are in Jasper as guests of Miss Rowena Pope.
Sunday, June 25
Miss Josephine Whiteside will return this week from Carters, Ga., after a visit with Miss Blanche Divine.
Miss Lillian Rutledge is the weekend guest of Misses Alice and Anna Gibson on Lookout Mountain.
Monday, June 26
The Nashville, Chattanooga, and St. Louis Railway put two large barges in operation to carry eight cars of freight to the industrial section of North Chattanooga. The tug, C.E. James, is being used to tow the barges.
A soldiers’ relief organization, organized here for soldiers leaving for the Mexican border, are meeting at St. Paul’s Parish House, where Mrs. Loaring Clark will have materials for relief kits of needles, thread, scissors, buttons, and other needful articles.
A cooking school will be held every Friday morning for girls 8 to 12 years old who live in the Fairmount section. Mrs. C.W. Shackleford, who had the initial inspiration for the school, interested Mrs. A.J. Gahagan and Mrs. Paul Shepherd, who will help in teaching sewing.
Tuesday, June 27
Summerfield Johnston is entertaining with a house party at the country home of Mr. and Mrs. James F. Johnston at Tucker Springs. His guests numbered 16.
News has been received here of the marriage of Hugh Whiteside to Miss Jessie N. Erickson in Shanghai, China.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Thatcher of Swarthmore, Pa., will arrive Saturday to visit their sons, Herbert and Alfred Thatcher. They will be on Lookout Mountain in the George T. Which place.
Wednesday, June 28
A parade by 600 enlisted men on their way to Nashville and soon to the Mexican border was held downtown today. The lower East Tennessee troops are under command of Maj. C. Fred Brown. A flag was presented to the group at the East End Troop B. Park by Lewis M. Coleman. Lieut. Perry Fyffe, Troop K, accepted the flag, which was from the Women’s Relief Corps. As the 3rd Regiment Band played, tears and smiles mingled as the soldiers marched to the trains. “On to Mexico” was their slogan.
The wedding of Miss Wauneta James and Mr. Edward Melton Newell took place last evening at the home of the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. James. Dr. E.A. Elmore officiated.
Thursday, June 29
Mrs. Harry Lacey, Mrs. C.E. Buek, and Mrs. A.C. Willingham will go to Atlantic Beach, Fla., for a few weeks.
Mrs. Lapsley Hope and baby left yesterday morning for Ymer, British Columbia, to join Mr. Hope.
Vincent Mahoney leaves today for Kansas City, Mo., where he will be western representative for several wholesale furniture companies. He has been with his brother, Frank Mahoney, in the furniture business on Market Street.
Friday, June 30
Lt. Richard Kimball of Honolulu has joined Mrs. Kimball and daughter in a visit to Mr. and Mrs. D.P. Montague on Lookout Mountain.
Dr. and Mrs. Hinds of Lebanon, Tenn., will arrive soon to be the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Willard Steel on Missionary Ridge.
Tennessee ranks first, according to U.S. Government Bulletin, in strawberry production. Over 800 carloads were shipped during May from Chattanooga to the