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Newspaper
Atlanta Constitution
Location
Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1909
Page
6
The refractionist accurately determines eyewear needs and confirms fused lenses meet standards with absolute precision across all departments. The statement emphasizes reliable results and strict quality control in eye care services.
Georgians from across the state travel to Atlanta for a week starting tonight to see The Shephen King at Gran theater. Mayor Maddox and family will attend in a theater box. Will B. Nelson of The Constitution will photograph the audience. Also featured are actors from vaudeville acts with Lew Pistol returning to his old home in the audience.
Interdenominational home missions publicity campaign comes to Atlanta February 3 and 4. Sessions at Central Presbyterian Church on Washington Street open at 2 30 pm with Governor W J Northen presiding. Notable speakers include Rev B D Gray Rev H C Herring Edmund Dooper and Gov R B Glenn with Rev Reems F Alsop. Committees across denominations listed.
An advertisement touts a wide range of flatware styles florid simple antique rich colonial and notes easy pairing options by chest size. It highlights family gift groupings tailored to each case as a specialty of the seller.
Telegram from his daughter in Atlanta says Judge Claiborne Snead, famed jurist and soldier, is gravely ill after a paralytic stroke. He served in the Cuban and Civil Wars, led in the Third Georgia regiment, was captured at Gettysburg, later served in Georgia legislature, and practiced law in Augusta before moving to Columbia County.
Special report describes YMCA rallies held across the Midwest with Roy Jones and other organizers in Columbus guiding enthusiastic workers. About six thousand volunteers were needed to form the core of the efforts as a new building and furnishings were prepared for the opening.
E D Ritchey aged 68 and E D Ritchey Jr aged 88 were jailed after a Call County officer arrest at Geldmere hotel on a charge involving Charles A Ritchey of Chicago. The father and son, alleged to have misappropriated funds from the Portrait Company, deny knowledge of the charges and claim the records will explain the situation.
Yesterday at Wooley Memorial Church the pastor preached at both services on The Church and the Boarding House. He noted the 386 families in his congregation represent 65 lines of business and 50 sought salvation at the night service. Attendance was high at Sunday school and Epworth League. additions joined the Jonathan’s men’s group. Next Sunday evening he plans a sermon to wage earners and to advocate a strike policy.
Over a thousand people attended the opening exercises of the first fully equipped institutional church in Atlanta for Black people. The new building on Houston and Courtland streets houses a gym, kitchen, sewing room, library, kindergarten, reading room, Sunday school, baths, and more. Atlanta University faculty and students attended. a window honoring Edmund Asa Ware was unveiled. Rev A F Beard preached on The Power of Right Leadership. Services begin February 1 with expected daily access for the race. pastor is H H Proctor.
In New York on January 14 a group of two hundred stage children gathered to form the Society of Stage Children. The aim is to protect themselves against what they call unjust legislation and to promote their mutual interests. The group plans to establish a permanent organization in Atlanta soon.
Captain Charlies A Kendall of Columbus, a veteran Southern Railway conductor, was paralyzed in Atlanta yesterday. He is well known throughout this section. Special report from Columbus.
A midwinter Sunday in Atlanta bursts with spring signs as open streetcars hum, peach blossoms bloom, and families crowd Peachtree and Washington streets. Cars fill with riders, clubs crowd driving clubs, and livery stables reap a holiday harvest while everyone enjoys the warm sunshine and outdoor scenes across the city.
Arthur Huesay of Columbus buys the Hatohsr River plantation, 1606 acres in southern Mun cores county, for about 635000. The farm is described as one of the finest in the Georgia region.
News reaches West Greene of the death of R. K. Abrams a prominent farmer. The body was found in a field near a fence with a sunshot wound. An accidental discharge by Seaton as he was climbing the fence is suggested. no hunter was present at the time.
The city council met in special session by petition of fifteen members to revisit Piedmont Park. A special committee, appointed by Mayor Joyner, recommended halting new fairs and tearing down certain buildings while preserving the Coliseum and government structures. The Piedmont Park Improvement Association vows to fight any proposal for another fair, potentially seeking court action. Trustess of Grady Hospital planned a major meeting to assign staff for the coming year.
Chief Jennings orders officers to report any skeleton keys found on prisoners or suspects. Turnkey Born seized two keys from Bob Thompson. Will Dixon, Ralph Hightower, and Pete Ballard were also found with keys. Police expect to seize many more as the sweep continues.
Forecast for today is fair and warm with moderate variable winds. The day continues balmy as May opens, with a light breeze carrying breezes from the tropics and Florida, making for a pleasant spring condition overall.
A windy, warm day in Atlanta hints at spring while February promises snow and freezing air elsewhere. Local chatter includes visiting girls, beauty standards, and a brief note about four cases of bubonic plague reported in Willemstad.
Colonel J H Van Orsdale and Major Cynoweth of the Seventeenth Infantry arrived in Atlanta from Havana, Cuba, and resumed regimental duties at Fort McPherson. The Seventeenth is back in full, including the band, and Atlanta again resembles a military post as routines restart with a dress parade and weekday concert.
The Moore Memorial church hosts a reception for pastor Roy Dr A R Holderby tonight in the church to mark his birthday and nineteen years as pastor. The event celebrates the new church improvements and the dispensary that helped spawn the Presbyterian hospital, highlighting Holderby as a leading Atlanta Presbyterian figure and expecting full membership attendance.
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