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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1921
Page
7
Mrs. William H. Bone entertained for Miss More Thompson of Tarryton New York at a Lyric theater matinee party. Guests included Misses Dorothy Rotherton Margaret Russell Joe Brown Martha Bowen Fiorie Thompson and Mrs W H Bone. Reagan Jones hosted a later dancing party at the Avery home on Peachtree road with an orchestra and buffet supper for about forty guests.
Mina Roselyn Amorous and Robert Lynn Baker planned a social wedding this evening at 7 at El Sitio the Amorous home in Marietta Georgia. A rehearsal party last night hosted by Miss Isabel Amorous featured palms ivy cedar ophelia and a buffet supper as the couple and hosts greeted guests.
Mrs. Fred Taylor of Portland wife of the National Real Estate association president attends a luncheon at Pleasmont Driving club with twenty visiting ladies in attendance. The visit includes a Howard theater party, a Piedmont hotel buffet luncheon, a Druid Hills club banquet, and a ladies motor trip. Mrs. Watkins heads committees with Ward Wight Henry B. Scott Albert S. Adams Frank West James L. Logan and Frank Adair.
To Visitors. Mrs. Rawlings hosted a tea at her Druid Hills home in honor of her mother Mrs. J. Lloyd Bruen of Colorado and sister Mrs. Herbert Lawrence Wilde of Newark New Jersey. Guests included Bruen Wilds Philin Wilcox Frederts Page, Harry Hemance, Shepard Bryan, Charles Shelton, John Patton, Thomas Erwin, Charles Hailes, Charles Robertson, F C McConnell, S C Williams, R O M Strickland, Fred Disbro, Miss Matetine Kent, Miss Katherine Erwin, Miss Hailes and others. Script Dance At Taft Hall. A script dance will be given this evening at Taft hall after the Tech Mercer basketball game from 8 to 2 o'clock. Miss Minahan Hostess. Miss Tinda Minahan entertained yesterday at 8 breakfast at her North Avenue home, complimenting Miss Roselyn Amorous a bride elect and her guest Miss Elizabeth Pheffer of New York. Adorning the table was a silver basket tied with pink and white.
Miss Wilhelmina Drummond describes Dr Morton as a remarkable organizer who has aided Jugoslav rehabilitation. She notes sixty scholarships funded by American colleges and Red Cross coordination, with forty more passages funded for Serbians seeking US education. The Monday address follows a club luncheon honoring Dr Morton with guests Borglum Wood and Prince Alfonso.
Miss Margaret Streeter will lecture before the Atlanta Music Study Club’s juvenile department, discussing orchestral music as Cincinnati Symphony plans its children’s concert at the Auditorium Friday. The event includes a 2:30 p.m. chorus rehearsal and tickets for half-year members at one dollar.
Virginia Fenn hosted twelve in a pink and white table decor with narcissi and silver baskets of flowers, honoring Susie Knapp of Richmond. Catherine Dickey hosted a luncheon at Piedmont Driving Club for bride-elect Halley Crawford, with a silver pink rose centerpiece and rose room setting.
Reports from Atlanta society note Miss Marjorie Cooper hosting a dozen couples at her Ormewood Avenue home with Christmas themed decor, contests, and refreshments. Miss Anne Spalding hosted a dancing party at Piedmont Driving Club with attire in rose chiffon and gold satin, assisted by Mrs. William J. Spalding and others, followed by reception at the Winecoff Hotel. A separate entry shows Mr and Mrs L. W. Reeves and Mr and Mrs Arthur Reeves hosting a Thursday evening dance at their Myrtle Street home. Miss Martha Bowen held a matinee at the Howard Theater for Miss Wirrie Thompson, then tea at the Winecoff. Rosaline Morton is set for an elaborate luncheon by the Atlanta Woman's Club at 946 Peachtree Street before the St Mark's church meeting.
The Tau Phi club will entertain on Tuesday evening January 11 at 9 o clock at the Utopian clubrooms corner of Peach Tree and Third streets. All members urged to attend. Cards available from Beatrice Winslow Marguerite Hays Inez Arnold Ida Mae James and Dorothy Walker. Admission by card only.
Social notes list Miss Elizabeth Owens convalescing after surgery at Wesley Memorial hospital and planning visits after next week. Edith Taylor of Charlotte visiting Mrs. Shope, with a string of informal entertainments. Erlie Hugher returns to Augusta after visiting Miss Honnie Murphy on Peachtree Place. White Cooper of Salem Oregon back home after visiting sister Eatelle James Cooper. A M Robinson of Atlanta, xfers Hotel Chatham Vanderbilt avenues and Forty eighth Street New York. Lilian Patz of Chicago and Miles Sylvia Berset return from Macon after being hosted by Dr and Mrs Klausman, Mrs Jeane Hardeman and Mrs Hardeman Dinglehoff of Macon. Mrs Louise Spalding hosts at Fos tersettney home on Coastland Avenue.Dr TR Spading is quite disposable no Bon a t la ayenu yo ee beon.
The list records a series of society happenings including a luncheon at a Peachtree Circle home honoring Mrs. M Gray Zalinsky and Mrs. Stewart of Washington DC visiting Mrs. Davenport Pogue, weddings for Miss Halifa Crawford to Guy Allgood Kenimer and Milas Roselyn Meyer to Robert Lynn Baker, and upcoming events such as a bridge tea by Mrs Wilde, a dinner dance at the Piedmont Driving Club, a lecture by Miss Margaret Streeter, and a script dance at Taft Hall after the Tech Mercer basketball game.
Christmas in Blakely features greetings from relatives and guests including Miss Susanne Knapp of Richmond visiting Miss Virginia Fenn, Hollins collegemates, and Miss Edgar McDoneral of Lexington visiting her parents at the Georgian Terrace. Other updates note returns from travel, weddings, and extended visits among local residents and friends.
Commissioner Stanley announced that child under 14 may perform on stage if the act displays artistry and lacks professional enterprise. The Howard theater's plan to feature Mary Grace and Kathleen Hogan of Atlanta next week was halted by the state law.
The Baptist Four Minute Speakers of the Atlanta association will hold their annual meeting next Thursday at 6 30 PM in Capitol Avenue Baptist Church. President Hugh M Whitworth will review the year and discuss the Baptist council. Dr John F Purser will speak on What the Baptist Council Is and What It Can Mean for Atlanta Baptists Supper will be served and officers elected. On Sunday morning the delegation will visit all churches in support of the council.
The Epworth League of Capitol View Methodist Church will present Sunday at 7 30 p m a program of special songs a debate talks by league members and a history of the league All interested in the league history and progress are invited.
Washington January 7 The house banking committee probed who funds farm organizations seeking enactment of specific legislation. Only witness Ben C Marsh, National Farmers Union, failed to provide full details, citing reliance on voluntary contributions and per capita assessments. The panel pressed for written testimony while exploring links to the federal reserve system and Wall Street influence.
Spanish War Veterans will meet Sunday afternoon at the wigwam to witness the installation of Theodore Roosevelt camp No. 8 officers for the upcoming year. Officers elected include B. Bernard as commander and A. M. Beck as senior vice commander. The installation will be conducted by Comrade A. J. Miecker under direction of Commander J. K. Wetherspoon, with many out-of-town veterans expected to attend.
Judge John Pendleton continued the mandamus hearing brought by the city of Atlanta against Georgia Railway and Power to compel paving between tracks on Lee Street from Park Avenue to McCalla crossing, three-quarters of a mile, delaying from Friday to Monday morning. The city, through James L. Mayson and Jesse M. Wood, argues the street’s dilapidated condition stems from the company’s failure to maintain its tracks and right of way. The company claims abutting property owners must pave their sections before it is obligated to pave between the tracks.
The Atlanta Art Association invites a private showing of oil and watercolor paintings by Edgar Nye of Washington D C. The event is Tuesday evening from 8 to 11 at the Atlanta Woman's Club on 946 Peachtree Street with a list of patrons and patronesses including Mrs Samuel Inman Mrs Samuel B E Thornton Sr Mr and Mrs B Bidwell and other notable Atlanta figures.
Macon Ga January 7 Special Charles B Lewis president of the Fourth National Bank of Macon today received notice of his appointment as a member of the agricultural commission of the American Bankers Association The commission consists of seven men and this honor recognizes his work in Georgia agriculture.
At the annual meeting Second Baptist reported 69 592 18 raised in the past year with 43 157 72 for the 975 000 000 campaign. D B Darrington elected deacon. W A Triebling Edgar B Broughton and William R Bedell added to finance committee. F J Paxon nominated for chairman of morning collectors. J S McCullough for evening. L B Morgan morning ushers. C C Wayne evening. A D Adair Jr music chair. Officers reelected include J S Spalding superintendent Fr T Harling treasurer Paul Agel clerk and L Alexander Boy Scout chair. Resolutions honored Dr and Mrs Porter on pastor's fifth anniversary.
Howard A Lowry, formerly connected with the Texas and Pacific Railway in Atlanta, is appointed general freight agent and then general agent at New Orleans, with T G Taylor of Paris Texas succeeding him. The announcement came via Campbell Woolridge in Atlanta. Lowry is a well known local figure and his friends greet the news.
Dr Francie E Van der Veer and Miss Margaret Isabel Alexander were married Saturday afternoon January 1 at St Philips Cathedral with Dean Johnston officiating. The couple, both prominent locals, will reside at 62 East Seventeenth Street after January 15. Following the ceremony war Red Cross volunteer Miss Alexander and Dr Van der Veer were congratulated by Yaarab patrol with a silver gift chest and coffee set.
I E Lockhart county health officer reports Fulton County outside Atlanta had a birth rate of 14.8 per 1 000 and death rate of 11.3 per 1 000 in 1920. Physicians filed 627 birth certificates. contagious disease reports totaled 156 with diphtheria 58 scarlet fever 37 smallpox 33 tuberculosis 14 cancer 8 typhoid unknown.
Eugene Williams, 19, a white youth, was bound over to the superior court on a murder charge for shooting Jacob Jenkins, a colored man, on the Street. Williams said Jenkins insulted white women including his own sweetheart, with corroboration from the women and a prior threat to his life.
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce plans a Washington delegation to urge that the southern division headquarters of the American Red Cross stay in Atlanta. The Gulf division headquarters are in New Orleans, and the reorganization would merge the two southern divisions, forcing either Atlanta or New Orleans to lose the site.
An advertisement from Burrell-Dugger Co promoting Bon Sung a tonic for hens. Test results claim eggs rose from 5 to 72 and 104 per week during cold January with Doh Sung. Offers two packages for 1.04 including tax and a money back guarantee. Distributed by Indianapolis dealer through mail order.
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