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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1916
Page
8
Mre G L Pratt will leave Monday for Columbus to be the guest of Mrs Hop Spencer. Mien Fidith Helle Lawrence will leave for Annapelia Md on Monday to visit her again. Mra Cheatur C Jersey wit.
Lieutenant C C Jersey is chosen by the Navy department for post graduate study on special lines. Mrs Kullman of Memphis visits her niece Mrs HL Solomonson. Mr Sam Fromshon shows slight improvement. Mr and Mrs D B Hamilton attend funds. Mr and Mrs FP Grant of Rome motored.
A flow of visitors and social events fills Atlanta households. Guests include Mrs Jones and family in town from New York and Boston, Misses Mooring and Lamb visiting relatives, and Teacher Robinson leading a Helen Thomas hosted Epworth League gathering at 86 Crewntreet. The city also notes Mrs WA McCollough’s illness and social teas at Wesley Memorial hospital.
Suffrage supporters plan a street campaign in Atlanta to push for 5000 petition names. Hunter Street and Alabama Street meetings feature noted speakers including Mrs Emly C McDougald Mrs J A Coszens Dr F Wads Conklin and others with headquarters at 11 Whitehall Street hosting midday talks next week led by Mrs J A Cozens.
Night school students at the boys and girls night schools schedule a February 22 celebration at Commercial High School auditorium. The program features George Washington Jr Orchestra, acrostic poems, songs, dances, stanzas, and a finale with America. Local students perform under supervision of LBL Yandrum, superintendent.
Boston February 18 Gains in all departments are shown in the report of the New York New Haven and Hartford railroad for the last quarter of 1915 filed with the public service commission today. For the first time in two years the net income shows a surplus of 1 210 821 compared with a deficit of 272 675 in the last quarter of 1914. The gross operating revenue was 13 977 741, of which 9 529 070 was from freight and 7 262 578 from passenger earnings. The revenue for the time period a year ago was 16,780. The total operating expenses was pipes ea. compared with 11,867 677 in
Henry M Sharp, a well known southern furniture man, rejoins the furniture department of M Rich & Bros Co after three years away. He left in 1909 for a Macon firm and is now welcomed back, with broad Atlanta connections noted.
John A Manget accuses Sunday theater operators of plan to defy law by opening on the Sabbath. He says prosecutors will prosecute and asks electricians, operators, managers, musicians, porters, and others to refuse work. He pledges full legal action to enforce the rest on Sunday and to shutter theaters that violate the law.
The southeastern agents of the Burroughs Adding Machine company closed their weeklong session with an address by Edwin A Walton of Chicago. A banquet at the Angler hotel featured speakers including Charles P Staubach and C Coleman of Detroit and DB McCarthy of Raleigh as about thirty men attended.
Anrene finding a suitcase marked Mary Dupree of Spartanburg S C will oblige the owner by sending or carrying the same to the Majoutic hotel Mise Dupree to one of the Brenau Glee club members. Last night on her way to the Georgia Tech concert the case fell from the machine she rode in. Contents include costumes and makeup for the club performances. Mise Dupree will leave the city at 10 o'clock this morning with the club.
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