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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1915
Page
7
Local residents and visitors are listed with returns from trips to Las Vegas, Virginia, North Carolina, and Chicago. Several families, including the McDuffie and Walker households, are noted for automobile voyages and gatherings at private clubs. The piece records guests, arrivals, and departures across Georgia and surrounding states along with health updates and a few travels to New York and Highland Park.
Inter playground festival canceled due to weather and insufficient city funding. Possible move to Auditorium Armory discussed but not favored by directors Miss Gertrude Douglas and Mrs Sues. Nearby social notes mention residents visiting Birmingham Hamilton Knoxville and New York trips.
Miss Florence Bradley leaves in September for three months through the west visiting her mother Dr Prances Gage Bradley in San Francisco and relatives in Chicago. In December she returns east to New York to assist librarian duties at Tompkins Square branch Carnegie Library Atlanta. Camping Party near Fayetteville features chaperones EB Daffey and Miss Josie Daniel with a list of attendees. Mrs James Lawrence Campbell hosts a dancing party for Emily West and guests in Inman Park with elaborate flower decorations and lanterns. Dinner-Dance at Driving Club hosted by several couples. All-Day Missionary meeting at Grace Methodist Church with box lunch and program.
The board of city missions of the Methodist church will meet Tuesday morning at 10 o clock at Wesley House. A full attendance is desired.
Nashville born George H. Hickman named successor to Hugh Cardoza as manager of the Forsyth theater. Cardoza to retire. Hickman brings long theater background with Wells interests. Willard Patterson shifts to Mutual Firm. Horace Herring becomes Forsyth box office—Forsyth to reopen Monday August 20 with new Camel line attractions.
The Strand hosts a popular Saturday morning children's program with 9 to 11 shows. Admission is one cent for all, drawing many families. The Atlanta Woman's Club vetoed unsuitable films, offering only wholesome entertainment. The program features Zinga and the White Elephant along with Colonel Heeza Lier Fools the Enemy, Ham and Bud and live music from the Strand orchestra.
The Fulton Council 505 U C T plans a 8 o clock program at the council hall in the Kiger building with short talks recitations music and elegant refreshments featuring Georgia melons. Salesmen will spiel to the audience as if selling goods. Members of Atlanta 18 and their families are invited for a pleasant evening.
Walter and Leonard W Brown hosted a social gathering at their Brown's Mill Road home in New Canaan for the Court of Appeals of Georgia judges the Atlanta Municipal Court panel and about 20 other guests. The event featured brief remarks by Walter Brown and several attendees.
Dr W A Smart of Biblical Theolo Emery university will preach Sunday morning at 11 o clock at Wesley Memorial church. Professor Smart has already spoken from notable pulpits in southern Methodism. Sunday evening the pastor Rev H H Harris will preach on The End of the Law.
Dr Charles W Daniel pastor of the First church will preach at Jackson Hill Sunday morning at 11 o clock in the absence of Rev L E Barton. Dr Landrum is supplying the pulpit at Elret Baptist church through August.
Dr Eichelberger will preach Sunday morning at 11 oclock at Harris Street Presbyterian Church corner Harris and Spring streets The topic Around Us About Us and Above Us The public is invited
The Atlanta Sacred Harp Singing class will meet at the Soldiers' Home next Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock. The public is invited to attend.
Dr Jacobs sermons attract large congregations as Rev C G Westhern returns from the north Georgia mountains to preach at Boat Point. Sunday morning will cover two topics, morning subject indicated as Pete anon and the evening sermon titled Why and Why.
A.C. Bromberg has been appointed manager of Triangle Film Co in Atlanta, directing most of the south’s theater visits. He succeeds Bromberg in Mutus Firm venture leadership, with Keven leading the venture department. Triangle plans high priced releases, with New York screenings at Knickerbocker. Atlanta will set higher than usual 10 cent prices.
Friday morning Beavers petitioned certiorari against the police commission was formally filed in Fulton superior court and sanctioned by Judge Pendleton The filing preserves the right to appeal from a police commission judgment Beavers seek an answer to the petition and the case may be heard by a superior court judge with a decision likely by July Beavers' lawyers anticipate adjudication within a year.
Dr. H. M. Dubose, pastor of the First Methodist Church at Peach Tree Street and Porter Place, will preach Sunday morning on What Think Ye of Christ and evening on Divine Laughter. If weather allows, the service moves to the church lawn. Epworth League holds a regular lawn service at 7 o'clock with the Defending the Home topic.
Dr W W Landrum will preach at 11 on The Kingdom of God in the Commonwealth of Georgia and at 2 on The Backsliding Family at the Baptist church on 114 sm Sunday Avensi. Rev W B Hendryx returns from vacation and will fill St Mark the pulpit Sunday morning at 11 with Dreams in Action as the subject.
Quitman Ga August Special General Secretary Edward JToung Clarke of the Brooks County industry club receives notice of his appointment as national councillor of the United States Chamber of Commerce. Clarke, a longtime Georgia organizer, holds multiple posts including executive committee member of the Georgia Chamber of Commerce and secretary of the Hooke County Industrial club. Revival meetings begin August 22 at Calvary Methodist open-air tabernacle, led by pastor evangelist George W Duvall with O L Sutton directing singing. services nightly at 7 30 p m with a large chorus assisting.
The colored Y M C A has held Sunday meetings for three weeks to promote the building of a new facility. On Sunday the event moves to Extbenexer Baptist Church at Auburn Avenue and Jackson Street. Dr W W Landrum will speak at 6 30 p.m. A representative from the association will visit every city church Sunday morning.
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