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Newspaper

Atlanta Constitution

Location

Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America

Date

Aug 13, 1915

Page

5

Miss Fall Entertained at Moving Picture Party and Luncheon

Miss Eva Hall of Cairo guests host Mrs D W Wilder in informal entertainment. Mrs Wilder hosted a moving picture party and tea at Spital City club, with numerous tea dances and dinners noted at East Lake and Capital City clubs. Several young women hosted sewing clubs, house parties, and tea dances for visiting friends and relatives from Panama to Columbus, Neb, Waynesboro, and Los Angeles, reflecting a busy social week.

Fall Eva Hall Cairo D W. Wilder Mra Wylie Jones Fred Shepard Panama W E Evans West End Misa Elaine Hockenberger Columbus J Cobsons East Lake East Lake Country Club Ivan Humphries Misa Mcimurray Waynesboro Lucile Kobrt Harold Ittner S D Misa Mamie Mathews Bereyabern Clayton Corein Brown Blanch May Gladys Hooter Mize Elizabeth Mima Mamie Matthews Messrz_ Ernest Loveman Earl Harwick JD. Marshall Francis Spears Om McDaniel EA Matthews Valdemar Gude Blackstone Katherine Hook Foreyth Elmer EF Fulton Savannah Tybee Ner JA Smith Lena Huntley Mitchell King Asheville Wilder

Atlanta Equal Suffrage Association Plans Lucy Stone Celebration

The Atlanta Equal Suffrage Association arranged a program for the Lucy Stone celebration to be held Friday evening at eight oclock in the parlors of the Ansley hotel. Addresses will be made by D Rocher, Miss Dita Way West, and other well known suffragists, songs by the Win One quartet. An invitation is extended to all interested.

Atlanta Equal Suffrage Association Lucy Stone Eclock Ansley Hotel D Rocher Dita Eate Koch Presa

Guests visit Palm Beach and travel plans noted

The column lists visitors and travelers including Gervais and Russell Quwen from Buffalo visiting Lute W. Griffin in Atlanta. Many others plan trips to New York, California, the West, and eastern cities. Mentions Mrs Tolleson Kirby, Mrs Earnest Powell, Mrs George Hamey, Mrs J N Hirsch, and several others visiting relatives and friends.

Palm Beach Panama Gervais Mr Russell Qwen Buffalo Lute W. Griffin Druid Place Tolleson Kirby Earnest Powel George Hamey Newnan J .N Hirsch Iehildren Peachtree Ethel Averett Renfro Louise Phinizsy Forsyth Jare Cora Willisme J K Ottley John New York Savannah

Georgia Libby Circle Meeting Today

The Georgia Libby Circle of Kings Daughters and Sons meets today with Mrs Quarlea at 289 Central Avenue.

Georgia Libby Kings Daughters and Sons Quarlea Central Avenue

Movies for Children Moved to Strand Theater

The Atlanta Woman's clubs have arranged to transfer weekly Saturday children’s movie events to the Strand theater. Hours run from 9 to 10:42 a.m. The Strand orchestra will accompany the program. This Saturday’s feature is L. Frank Baum’s The Wizard of Oz, a story aimed at young audiences.

Atlanta Strand Theater Strand Orchestra L. Frank Baume

Muscogee County Democratic Committee Organizes Saturday

Democratic Committee For Muscogee County To Organize Saturday in Columbus Georgia issued a call to form the new executive committee and fill posts in the citys municipal court. Chairman Red Dismukes set a meeting for August 14 at the Muscogee county courthouse with an appointed list including J D Boland J M Johnson R C Jenks F O Jones J Cook Jr BD 8 Waddell H CG McCutcheon E C Mayo T J Joerg J P Yarborough W Mizell J EB Chancellor L J Jenkin. The primary is expected to coincide with the December jetty primary.

Columbus Municipal Court of RE Dismukes Muscogee County J D Boland J M Johnson R C Jenks O Jones Cook Jr Waddell CG McCutcheon C Mayo Joerg J P

Dr Miles to Deliver Tuberculosis Lecture Tonight

Large crowds attended lectures and moving pictures by the Atlanta Anti Tuberculosis and Visiting Nurse association at Exposition Cotton mill. Dr George M Miles will speak tonight with further lectures by Mr James Faulkner of the Raoul foundation. The series covers tuberculosis as a disease its causes spread and prevention and cure.

Atlanta James Faulkner Raoul Foundation

Two Sermons Sunday by Dr. W. W. Landrum

Rev W W Landrum will preach at First Baptist Church next Sunday in morning and evening services on The Great Awakening and Everybody Is Somebody He will remain in Atlanta through August and continue preaching morning and evening at his former church.

WW Landrum First Baptist Church

Methodist Pastor Returns From Southern Bible Conference

At First Methodist Church pastor Driy M Dulsose returns Saturday from the Southern Bible Conference at Lake Junaluska NC. He will lead morning and evening services on Sunday with the morning sermon Send Me and the evening topic Whence Come Wars. The evening service will be held on the church lawn.

Driy M Dulsose First Methodist Church Lake Junaluska

10000 Children Prepare For Annual Playground Festival

Ten thousand Atlanta children will gather at Piedmont park next Wednesday afternoon for the annual playground festival. Under Florence M Tibbetts, with many playground directors, the event features competitive games, dances, and exhibitions from eleven city playgrounds. Cups will be awarded for base ball, volleyball, croquet, marathon races, and folk dances, with a band stand, bugle signal, and officials invited to attend.

Atlanta Piedmont Park Florence M .Tibbets Playground Fourteenth Street Peace Monument Park Commission

Brittain Proposes City Saving Plan On Street Work

Karl Brittain assistant chief of construction outlined to the claims committee a plan to save the city about 20000 annually by requiring building permits and city grade establishment before any street or sidewalk improvements. If adopted by ordinance or charter amendment property owners would bear costs for conforming to grade, reducing city expenses on underpinning and wall adjustments.

Karl Brittain General Council Claims Committee

Rains Flood Savannah Canal and Oil Tank Overflow

In Savannah on August 12 a heavy rain storm flooded the Standard Oil plant flooding a storage tank which floated from its foundation after a drain valve burst releasing about 4000 gallons of oil into a nearby canal. Thousands gathered to skim oil from the water as traffic was blocked and residents were confined by police action.

Savannah Standard Ol Company

7209 Acres Vanish From Lyerly County Tax Digest

Walker county Georgia officials face a baffling issue as the 1915 tax digest shows a net loss of 7209 acres of land from taxation. The 1913 total acreage was 273460, while the 1915 digest lists 266251 acres, prompting concern over unexplained disappearance of land in Lyerly.

Lyerly Walker County Georgia

Buchanan to Attend Delta Theta Phi Meeting in Detroit

Judge Ernest C Buchanan of the Atlanta Municipal Court will travel to Detroit to represent Atlanta Law School the University of Georgia and Mercer University as a delegate at the Delta Theta Phi Tau national convention on August 18. He originated Wayne senate of the Atlanta Law School and has been active in Atlanta's subordinate senate. He is expected to be named as the southern delegate to the San Francisco convention and may tour Canada New York Boston and other notable eastern centers.

Ernest C Buchanan Municipal Court of Atlanta DeKalb Detroit Mich Atlanta Law School University of Georgia Mercer University Delta Theta Phi Taw Buchanan Wayne Senate Senate San Franisco Bis Canada New York Hoston

Shriners in Pictures at Strand Theater Today and Saturday

Shriners in Pictures will be shown today and Saturday at the Strand theater with views from Seattle to California, including Pikes Peak and the Grand Canyon. The tour covers seven thousand miles, offering an affordable chance to see the trip’s sights. A three-reel program of educational value will be presented along with a specially arranged Strand orchestra program.

Strand Theater Atlanta Seattle Pikes Peak Salt Lake City Grand Canyon Garden of the Gods San Francisco Exposition California Shriners Strand Orchestra

Bibb County Tax Assessments Fall Amid War Outlook

Macon Ga August 12 Special The annual report of Tax Receiver A Anderson shows Bibb county tax assessments declined by 890 916 due to the European war era downturn. Total assessments this year reach 935 084 350 with 3127 196 tied to county Negro property value and county land area shrinking from 150 125 to 147 281 acres as much land was platted. This marks Bibb county’s second forty year decrease in tax values after a 4 848 145 rise in 1913.

Macon A . Anderson Bibb County Gant Atlanta Anderson

Judge Mathews Tosh in Mayor Quiter Case

Macon Georgia August 12 Special Tomorrow Judge H A Mathews in the Bible Superior Court will preside in qua warranto proceedings to oust Mayor H L Sears of Alama from office. Plaintiffs claim the mayor is a member of the tax assessor board and is thus disqualified. Judge Graham of Wheeler County is disqualified. Also pending is a case against the Bank of Alamo cashier for contempt of court after refusals to hand papers to the receiver. Feagin against Mayor Smith dispute denies running for mayor, citing residency rules and city boundaries. The mystery of What Is Beer dominates a proceeding about alleged beer in a store, with expert chemist testimony and a continued hearing. A judgment in a separate robbery case sees Clemons win $239 against Dr M W Vinson for losses from a Macon robbery.

Macon H A Mathews Bible Superior Court A .L. Berson Alama Wheeler County H L Sears Graham Sears Tax Assessor Board Mathewa Bank of Alamo Bo Bobo Joe Helwaney Boho & Helwaney Magon Clemons Cotton Avenue M. W Vinson Clemons State

Two Popular Actors Marry in Atlanta

Two well known actors, John 3 Miller from Philadelphia and Adi Davia Soubrette of Denver, wed in Atlanta yesterday. They met here two years ago and have stayed in contact despite engagements that took them to various parts of the country.

Poplar Atlanta John 3 Miller Philadelphia Adi Davia Soubrette Denver Fudge J Coy Pearce Kent

Drought Hits Chattooga and Lyerly Areas in August

Four weeks without rain leaves crops in peril with late corn mined and cotton badly reduced by extended drought. Local farms in Chattooga and Lyerly report near total moisture loss and mounting losses as heat continues.

Chattooga Lyerly

Real estate transfers shake Lyerly area market

In Lyerly August 12 three major property transfers occurred. JT Weaver sold to WD Martin a premier Chattooga County farm in east Lyerly. TJ Pollock bought E Silenberg’s lot near the high school for future improvements. Thad McCoy, Bank of Everl cashier, sold his home place to HG Postuc and will relocate to Dansville in September to assume cashier duties at the Bank of Douglasville.

Bank of Douglasville

Maxwell House Coffee: a study in perfect roasting and care

A detailed look at coffee production from berry to cup, highlighting roasting in precise revolving cylinders, careful heat control, advanced cleaning, exact blending, and modern packaging. Maxwell House Coffee is praised for flavor, aroma, and cleanliness backed by sixteen years in the business.

Cheek Neat Coffee Company Rashville Tonn Howton Toate Jacksonville Fla Maxwell Maxwell House Cotlel

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