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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1901
Page
10
Hart Write announces a Thursday evening gathering at 8 under the South Side union. Mrs Bulloch, a leading temperance organizer, will lecture in Atlants on unions’ work before an itinerary through the state. Attendees include Misses Gay McCandless Angler Paine Mitchel Garnett and more.
ISS CORA HEMPHILL, one of the two popular young society girls, will entertain friends at a five o clock tea Friday afternoon. The house will be bright with holiday decorations of holly and bamboo. Miss Hemphill is assisted by Misses Marie Gregs Marguerite Hemphill Florene Wetts.
A city notice lists weddings and social events including Miss Nelle O Brien and Mr Joseph Stewater to wed December 26 at St Peter and Pauls in Chattanooga. Lectures by Mrs Balloch and a quiet Hagan Toland wedding in Edgewood are noted amid festive Christmas gatherings and a Raoul party.
Miss Frances Crawford wed Mr Joseph Dougherty Rhodes on January eighth at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Dr. Williamson officiating. Attendants included matron of honor Mrs James Hardin Crawford, maids of honor Maud Fuller and Helen Moore, bridesmaids Mildred McCullough Mayme Miller Alma Pope Lucile Cooledge Mabel Stiltson, best men Charles A Sisson Giles B Van Creaye William F Parkhurst John D Allen, groomsmen Clarence Haverty Edgar D Crawford A Catford Morris Dr James Crawford Dr George Noble Dr T J Crawford J A Perdue Sr James J Haverty H M Patterson and ushers. A reception followed at the bride’s parents Brookwood Road home. Monday afternoon Miss Virginia Shropshire hosted seventy-five friends at an advertisement party in West End with holly and red carnations and refreshments. first prize a Wedgewood plaque went to Miss Anne Mae Ba and Miss Mary Zach.
The Atlanta circle of the King's Daughters and Sons shifts its meeting to Friday at 3:15 PM in Room 915 Austell building. Various social items note gatherings, weddings, and holiday plans including visitors from Davenport Iowa, O'Brien Stewater wedding in Chattanooga, and local hostesses hosting friends in Atlanta. Christmas travel rates and Kodak sales and finishing services are listed with general holiday mentions.
Sam Walker presents a display of pictures and art works in a Camden Nova Scotia gallery. The collection features a cultured collage with varied pieces and artistic hanging. A festive soiree hosts PhD aesthetics and displays, attracting local circles and visitors.
The Grand presents James O'Neill in a lavish Monte Cristo revival aided by Liebler & Co. The production boasts grand scenic effects and a cast led by O'Neill with Kate Pletcher and Frederic De Belleville. The run follows his famed Edmond Dantes portrayal and marks a peak in American theater with a strong sale of seats.
The London Spectator questions common maxims such as Where there's smoke there's fire and All things happen to those that wait. It argues that metaphorical truth is often distorted by scandal and gossip and that actions like hesitation or caution do not reliably predict outcomes. The piece contrasts cautious verses bold conduct, suggesting hasty behavior can sometimes yield results while excessive doubt may hinder life choices.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that the 1900 census counted 21,320,819 men of voting age in the United States. It explains that territories like Hawaii are included for census purposes, while the Philippines are excluded. Voter turnout fell short of 14,600,900 at the presidential election eight months after the census, with two-thirds of men in the country referenced in the discussion.
The passage notes that residents of territories including the District of Columbia and Hawaii do not vote in presidential elections. It argues that even after accounting for 452 018 men in Voting eye, about 7 000 000 remain unaccounted for due to absence from polls. It concludes many citizens do not esteem the right to vote highly and lack vigilance.
London Express notes grave markers set into the Savoy steps near the Chapel Royal may date from about 180 years ago and suggests builders reused stones from the nearby church yard. The piece ponders when stones were moved and by whom, and if future generations might reuse such gravestones likewise.
A downtown business man links typewriter brainpower to beans. He cites New York office girls in downtown restaurants using nine barrels of dried beans weekly in summer and eleven barrels in winter, noting the link between diet and brain quality to be studied further.
A Washington Star fragment shows Mrs. Torkins lamenting paying for golf and a man noting the new sticks could beat carpets. The exchange, labeled Charley, highlights a humorous, clipped scene about golf gear and spending.
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