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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1913
Page
14
The Piedmont Driving Club urges members to arrive by 7:20 PM for a 7:30 PM dinner start. Aimed at punctual arrivals, the notices warn late guests may miss hot dishes and the event may turn lively with surprises on the menu. Already 160 reservations noted.
McBurney hosted twelve guests at his Peachtree Street home with an artfully arranged table of Killarney roses and blue ribbons. The event followed by Mrs Childs tea at Piedmont Driving Club, where about a hundred ladies gathered to meet Mr Jesse Draper.
The narrative details a flurry of holiday entertainments in Atlanta, including dances for Miss LaGrange Cochran and Miss Virginia Cochran, hostesses entertaining college guests, and a Yale Glee Club appearance. Prominent families and clubs are listed among the attendees, with plans for Christmas Eve and New Year gatherings noted. The item also mentions the Endowment Committee meeting and a Bridge Tea hosted by Miss Helen Dargan. A separate crime note reports three men robbing Eisel Jewelry in Lima, Ohio.
Mrs Foster regent of the Georgia division of the Daughters of the American Revolution has published a fund raising book titled Revolutionary Reader. It contains reminiscences and Indian legends from revolutionary days, with maps and portraits. Proceeds go to the state education fund and the author serves as financial agent to avoid local seller margins. Price is $2 with mailing address 711 Peach Tree Street.
Under Faacab Patrol association, the Shriners ball at Taft hall on January 15, 1914, will be a notable social event. It starts a series of entertainments with guests from across North America, two top orchestras for continuous music, and refreshments in uniform by Faarab patrol members. Officers listed include Walter F. Andrews president and J. O. Seamans captain.
Leonard C. Parker of Americus Georgia, captain of company C, was honored by the Georgia Military Academy cadets after returning for special prep for the United States Naval Academy exam. He expects to enter Annapolis in spring. The corps, praised for its fall term, granted furlough until January 7 as exams approached. About fifteen states are represented, and cadets left Friday afternoon for the break.
Members of the Kappa Sigma fraternity near Atlanta will meet Tomei at Ku'cluck at the ter house of the Georgia Tech chapter at 22 Williams Street to reorganize the local alumni chapter. Refreshments will be served and talks by prominent alumni. About 150 Kappa Sigmas in Atlanta plan to revive the alumni organization.
Samuel A Stoe and his wife face federal charges of white slavery after an 18 year old Atlanta girl testified. Each defendant was bound over for $1,000 to await the federal grand jury. The case featured defense witnesses and testimony on the couple’s character as prosecutors prepared later testimony.
Mayor Woodward Friday returned the six minute limit smoke ordinance passed last Monday to council with a recommendation it be recommitted to a committee. He said the action is not a veto but to ensure fair play after plant owners appealed for a hearing before the measure becomes law.
Supreme court affirms constitutional venue provision in damage suits against Central of Georgia Power. Case by Newton county farmer J. Stubbs, owner of 522 acres near Yellow and Alcory rivers, claimed dam caused malaria and health harm to family and tenants. Company argued no Newton county presence. court ruled venue law valid.
Georgia records show Gray Car Door Company of Atlanta is chartered with $200,000 capital, authority to increase to $509,000, with J. M. Gray as president. Officials say rumors of no charter and misused funds are false. Separately, Thomas I. Sims, Civil War veteran from Forsyth County, ill with apoplexy at his North Jackson Street home.
Christmas fare reductions apply to N C and St. Louis routes and to West Gate and Great Western and Atlantic Railway routes through agents.
Juggs 4. W. Fite of Cartersville said the recent city election was not a defeat for his side but a gratification at the results He denied reports of a victory for opponents and praised new councilmen Satterfield and Gaines as his friends Milner and Gall were defeated and the mayor had no opposition
New York records a land price of 2 150 000 for a 724 by 160 foot plot at Firth Avenue and Forty second Street equating to 307 per square foot. Statisticians project if such value rose across Manhattan Island the 24.9 square miles could be worth 187 004 848 720, far exceeding the combined wealth of the United States.
Chattooga county commissioners announce tax assessors for 1g Special. J W Wheeler to six years, W G Watson to four years, C N Zurstey to two years. Summerville hosts the selections with the board confirming appointments.
A garbled note suggests a musician’s tip about preferring a used Glanc of sound make over a poor new one. The fragment mentions a Constitution Want Ade Telephone Main and numbers 5000 atlantis 5001, but context remains unclear.
Mulsey, a young farmer from Panthersville, died at Graay Hospital after a shotgun discharge blew off the left side of his face. He died yesterday morning. Survived by his father J. J. Tulser, three sisters Mrs. F. R. Santel, Mrs. N. B. Sewell, Miss Carrig Hulsey, and three brothers Marion, Varl, and Frank Hulsey. Body at Patterson's undertaking chapel pending funeral arrangements. The death occurred while he was on a hunting trip. body found by two Negro farmhands Thursday afternoon.
President K G Mathesorn of Georgia tech states today is the final day to submit applications for the free night school winter term. The term began last week but the list remains open this afternoon for those unable to attend day sessions. Georgia offers the same free advantages to night students as day students.
The Pyke Congregational church will host a Christmas dinner for the city’s colored poor children. The dinner is set for twelve o’clock with one hundred invited, including local church members. Contributions may be sent to John Bozeman, chair of the corral team, or to Rev H H Procter, pastor, at the Auburn Avenue church.
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