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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1914
Page
9
Social calendar items describe a Driving Club dinner dance to end a quiet week, plus numerous society notices. Mentions of C W E M Day, Christmas Woman's Board of Missions, and various club events across Atlanta with numerous hostesses and attendees.
Mr and Mrs Moelviounter of Guthrie Kentucky announce the engagement of their daughter Una to Edgar Les Boyd of Hankinaville Kentucky. The wedding is planned for February 18.
Circle No 1 of the Womens Missionary Society chaired by Mrs DuBose will meet at Miss Mary Graves home at Tuniper and Fourth streets Monday at 4 PM. Freed from wife murder charge, Jonna Grondin, a chemist formerly of Waterville Maine, was dismissed as the state failed to establish a case.
In Sunday's Constitution the second installment of Mrs Livingston Mims diary recounts acquaintances with Commodore Maury the noted geologist miswritten as pneulogist and conversations with famed Southern leaders including General Henry R Jackson. It covers visits to New York hotel and the Tilden Hayes campaign era, Hell Gate explosion, Madame Bonaparte talks with Mrs Joseph Johnston and Patterson of Baltimore, painting vivid portraits of prominent Northern and Southern figures during reconstruction.
Citizens' Improvement Association leaders pledge to back a mayoral candidate who will continue the Whitehall Street project. They warn of a south side revolt if the council blocks funding and say they will mobilize 1000 veterans to place the issue before voters.
Atlanta chosen as the distributing point for canning outfits produced by Farm Canning Machine Co of Meridian Mississippi. The Bureau and Manufacturers Warehouse have arranged storage of canning outfits labels and gilders for Georgia farmers. Secretary Leahy received a letter praising the move noting Georgia farmers have long traded with Meridian and the shift will cut travel time and costs.
The Grand Opera Guarantee Fund reached 65200, exceeding the required amount by 16200 in under a week since solicitation cards went out. Guarantors include John L Moore & Sons 80, Boo Hastings 200, Hugh Richardson 300, J Russell Porter 100, Dr Ike Si arman 100, Sims Bray 190, Nan Stephens 100, Herbert Haas 10, Joseph Began Jr 160, Elizabeth Watkins 109, Pauline Hewitt 0, Martha Boynton 9700, among others, bringing the total to 65200.
The Atlanta association plans a joint revival starting May 17 led by Dr Weston Druner and twenty evangelists from the Home Mission Board. After recent Shreveport success, the campaign will include most colored Baptist churches and about forty of fifty independent churches in the area. Details on the program to follow.
George B Finley of College Path enters the race for county commissioner. He has the endorsement of many residents of College Park and East Point, following a Thursday mass meeting that urged active campaigning in his favor.
Councilman Claude Ashley plans an ordinance to hire only operators over 21 for elevators and to penalize rule violations. The rule requires doors to be closed before start and cars stopped before opening. Ashley, an expert engineer, says a person inside the car cannot be killed.
Mrs Edna Godbee of Milton Ga faces a Supreme Court hearing on her petition for a new trial after a judge in Augusta denied a motion. Arguments for and against the request will be presented the day before the hearing. The case involves the shooting death of her former husband and his wife.
Lary Daly plans tango dancing lessons at the Forsyth next week with a troupe of ten including Paul Jones Chute, Boston’s society dancing master. The comedian and vaudeville headliner previously performed for a Massachusetts legislature committee, which studied tango for possible bans, as Daly offers instruction in the pastime on Tuesday and Friday matinees and likely Friday as well.
A teenaged telephone operator, Lola Belle Brown twenty?no seventeen, faced Recorder Broyles on charges of common cheating and swindling and larceny after trust. Prosecution witnesses alleged thefts of a costly cloak mes bag and a dress and shirtwaist at Auburn Avenue boarding house. Brown denied the accusations, claimed innocence, and was bound over to higher court under a $500 bond pending superior court trial.
Judges Jansen and Venateton along with indie Ww D Ellis will spend about three weeks in Florida for a well earned vacation from the Fulton superior court. The trip is described as a routine personal break away from duties.
Dr. J Wade Conkling outlines theaters as historical institutions in a forthcoming sermon at Cleveland Manning Hall. He will discuss conflicting attitudes toward the stage and defend its role in evolving church life.
A testimonial from Mrs Bowen of Tennessee touts Cardus as a cure for long standing woman troubles. She claims rapid relief after starting the remedy and urges other women to try it, promising renewed energy and ability to work. The note invites readers to request a 64 page booklet from Chattanooga Medicine Co.
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