Sunday, Sept. 1
Miss Margaret McKinney is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. Williams, in Sweetwater. Mrs. Nat Williams and daughters, Gertrude and Bernadine of Annis, Texas, will accompany Margaret home to be the guests of Mr. and Mrs. R.J. McKinney in Highland Park.
Monday, Sept. 2
Col. James Parker, Commander of the 11th Cavalry, has been detailed to attend maneuvers this autumn of the great German army. During his absence, Lt. Col. George H. Morgan will be in command of the Cavalry Post at Fort Oglethorpe.
The murder of Mounted Patrolman Clarence Livingston by burglars while he attempted to arrest three men entering the Dillard Saloon on Main Street occurred in the early morning hours Sunday. Livingston was a young and kindly officer. The Police Department is very much upset and is making every effort to locate the killers. Commissioner T.C. Betterton has made an appeal for financial help on behalf of Patrolman Livingston’s wife and small children that they might be able to keep their home. So far, over $2,000 has been received.
Mrs. John B. Nicklin and son, Jack, left for Fort Snelling, Minn., to visit her son, Capt. Ben P. Nicklin, who is stationed at that post.
Today is Labor Day. Chattanooga will celebrate with scheduled events in Warner Park. The Odd Fellows will have lively entertainment at Chamberlain Field. All City, County and Federal offices, banks and stores will be closed. Ball games will be at Andrews Field and the Army Post, and a prizefight will take place at the Auditorium on Ninth Street at night.
Tuesday, Sept. 3
Dr. and Mrs. W.T. Hope and daughters are at the Hotel Hinman in Los Angeles, Calif.
Mrs. Albert Hastings is visiting Mrs. O.L. Mitchell on Walden’s Ridge.
Wednesday, Sept. 4
The National meeting of the Farmers Union convened Tuesday. National President Charles S. Barrett of Georgia called it to order. L.M. Rhodes of Huntington, President of the Tennessee Division, made the welcoming address. Headquarters are at the Read House. It is an unusual privilege for Chattanooga to be host to the National and Tennessee Division of the Farmers Union at the same time.
Mrs. A.C. Willingham and children will return home from Wrightsville Beach, N.C., on Saturday.
R.H. Parrent and grandson Edwin Hunt have returned from the coast of Maine and Canada, where they spent the summer.
Thursday, Sept. 5
Rev. and Mrs. H.H. Sneed of Gulfport, Miss., arrived Monday to be the guests of Mrs. M.R. Frater in Hill City. Rev. Sneed is the rector of St. Peter’s Church of Gulfport.
Dr. and Mrs. H.B. Wilson entertained at their home in St. Elmo in honor of their son David, who leaves soon for San Diego, Calif., where he will be athletic coach for the Army and Navy Academy.
Edward Oehmig leaves for Atlanta soon, where he will enter Georgia Tech.
Friday, Sept. 6
Vincent Mahoney is enjoying a trip on the St. Lawrence River, stopping at Montreal and Quebec. He will return home by way of New York and Norfolk.