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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Feb 22, 1902
Page
12
Social events detailed include a George Washington card party at the Piedmont Avenue home of Mr and Mrs Hugh McKee in compliment to Mr and Mrs James McKeldin. Guests will play six handed euchre, with a buffet supper, jonquils and narcissus decor, and prizes.
rRS. JULIAN FIELD and the ladies of the Second Baptist church will oversee today’s Sheltering Arms restaurant serving a delicious dinner. Souvenir menus announce the meal and cherries add to the treats as young assistants in Martha Washington capes help guests.
Miss Clara De Laperriere and Mr J Luther Lanier wed at 11 30 am Wednesday in a ceremony led by Rev J R Speck. Palm and evergreen decor adorned the home while Mendelssohn’s wedding march was played by Mrs I Ross. Attendants included Miss Fula Hosch of Gainesville maid of honor and Dr William Lee De Laperriere as groomsman. The bride wore blue liberty satin with white mousseline. the groom’s party included Mr T W Webb of Jefferson. The couple left for a Florida Cuba trip on the afternoon train. many Atlanta friends hosted attenders and visitors.
Committee No 1 of St Mark Methodist Church hosts a ye olde folk concert this evening at Mrs W S Withams residence. Proceeds support the church. Home is decorated in colonial colors yellow and blue. Refreshments including pound cake wafers doughnuts sandwiches coffee and chocolate served. Committee members include Mrs W S Witham chair Mrs George Howard and Mrs G H Tanner.
The Atlanta South Side WCTU at Baptist Tabernacle observes Frances Willard Memorial Organizing Day with congregational singing readings and an address by Dr. Len G. Broughton. Also notes the Atlanta Daughters of the American Revolution birthday observance at Craigie House with multiple allied organizations invited.
A veteran school teacher reports eleven years of service with lingering stomach issues and fatigue. After using Grape-Nuts regularly, stomach troubles and constipation vanished, nerves calmed, and sleep improved. He claims renewed energy, no need for medicine, and enhanced study and teaching performance.
A survey of social notes shows Mrs. Van Harlingen remaining in Florida for weeks while Mr. George Dexter returns home. Several locals travel for business, others recover from illness, and Mrs W T Camp travels from Fort Worth to visit Atlanta friends, with Mr Camp soon joining to reconnect with boyhood pals.
The Castro Girl arrives in US cities after triumphs in New York and London with a large cast and lavish costumes. Mary Mannering heads the cast of Janice Meredith at the Grand, drawing theatergoers. Winnigan's Ball continues at the Columbia before Harris-Earkinson stock opens with Lost in Egypt. Theatergoers can expect full scenic investment and matinee pricing details.
Pall Mall Gazette notes that Frederick the Great and his edict halted dueling in Prussia for a time. A drunken brawl led to a German officer’s death and the king personally enforced a ground rule by seating itself behind a gibbet. The story highlights the deterrent effect and the dramatic royal stance against combat among officers.
In a Georgia campaign speech Guerry denounces lobbying as chronic and shameless, citing a Knight letter claim that capitol offices were flooded with liquor. He attacks Terrell on rail depots, free passes for officials, and calls for a union depot and state oversight, urging accountability and reform.
In a forceful address, Guerry denounces railroads for tax evasion, arguing Georgia must tax lines like farmers and merchants. He cites Southern Railway underpayment and condemns local dispensaries while calling for prohibition as the remedy, opposing broader state handouts to liquor interests.
A Canadian pair visiting New York's Pan-American exposition told of posing as British nobles Sir Thomas Ray and Sir Arthur Banks. They faced hotel scorn and prying landlords before a London waiter, reveling in their hoax, became their benefactor and valet, tipping well as their farce unfolded.
A traveler recalls a dishonest head waiter who extorted bribes over several days. The pair fail to get medical help for a wife needing ten dollars, and a suitcases filled with their belongings are taken as the waiter peddles a cruel bluff. The scene ends with a taunting admission that the stories were a ruse.
Washington announces H. B. Harrison named postmaster at Bluffton in Clay county. Alabama postmasters appointed today include J. M. Leroy at Sidney in Marshall county and J. B. Spence at Toney in Madison county.
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