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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1913
Page
8
The Atlanta Improvement Committee plans to seek council funding early January for a civic plan exhibit tour shown in New York and elsewhere. Members will decide the exhibit’s feasibility and potential show in Atlanta to demonstrate global and local urban improvements.
In Atlanta a Freedom Anniversary event marks fifty years since emancipation. The celebration, hosted at a large auditorium, will feature speakers from Fort University and other scholars. About three to five hundred attendees are expected including prominent Negro citizens and students.
A weather forecast indicates freezing temperatures will last the entire week across the state with near blizzard conditions in parts. Central areas report north winds from Georgia mountains and widespread cold that may extend into the New Year, with no warm spell in sight.
The Owls club held its annual Christmas tree event in the Thrower Building hall. A large cedar-decked tree lit with green and red bulbs drew 250 children and their mothers who received shoes, food baskets, toys, and warmth from club members during the ceremonies.
George Wilcox, a well known figure in railroad circles, has been named as a first vice general railway agent for the Watman and Birmingham lines and the Slatin SNe and Eloyda Southern Railway. The announcement came via circulars issued by John MacCatler of Waewa, with the appointment approved by the presidents and general managers of the Hyw kineviite and Lloride Brutaern companies for the Macun and Birmingham Railway.
The de Leon church will present a feature of famous paintings during Sunday evening worship. The service will include brief remarks on the role of art in Christian faith and a display of notable works.
Caesar Page is a 94 year old Georgia man born in Waerrén county who served as a servant in the Fifteenth Alabama during the Civil War. He never drew a pension, has been married four times and fathered twenty children, five of whom survive. He continues to work daily and preaches in his later years.
Three voluntary Christmas gifts arrived for the Oglethorpe University fund with EW Alfriend telegraphing a $500 subscription from Ben York J Wied Yartes, and Boston subscribers contributing $250. The executive committee led by Captain James W English is working to complete the $600 total as more donations are expected. Atlanta residents will discuss further donations at upcoming meetings while individuals are asked to contribute directly.
Chillicothe Onia December 26 Henry W Woodrow uncle of President Wilson died suddenly at his home. A lawyer and prominent in business and personal affairs in Chillicothe he long aided as a Democrat in the Eleventh District politics. He had been a candidate for internal revenue collector in Columbus but was ruled out by President Wilson’s decision not to appoint relatives. He was about 65 years old.
In the Leo M. Frank case the defense files supplemental briefs today urging a new trial on the ground that Judge Roan doubted the defendant should be tried and thus erred in denying a new trial. The brief cites Supreme Court precedents granting new trials where a trial judge showed timidity or misunderstanding of the law.
Atlanta hosts many Georgia newlyweds during Christmas season as hotels report busy wedding related activity. Couples flood the city with wedding plans and honeymoons. One hotel lists ten newly married couples registered in a day while another dining room event shows numerous honeymooners.
Mrs Hattie Barnett the only licensed woman detective in the state started to shoot at a man she believed to be a burglar Christmas morning at 15 Woodward avenue. She aimed but envisioned a corpse on an undertaker slab and chose to scare him away. The man, P Sims, neighbors at 15 Woodward avenue, was later fined $15 for disorderly conduct and the fine was paid by Mrs Barnett who explained the other man’s offense.
The Metropolitan Club brightened Christmas Eve for hundreds of Atlanta children by distributing over 100 packages of fruit nuts and candy. The hall bustled with youngsters enjoying simple gifts while club members led by President M. Stephenson and board chair PF Gond organized the long standing charity.
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